40 Unusual Websites you should Bookmark [2]

After every 500 additions to MUO directory , we select the 40 most unique and unusual services. It’s been 5 months since the first one, so it’s time for batch no. 2. As mentioned earlier, this round-up is about those little-known undiscovered apps that are rather unusual, useful, free, and are the must-be bookmarked type. Enjoy! Top 10: 1. beFunky – Awesome web app that turns images to cartoonized paintings and videos to cartoons. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Free game demo, patch and trailer downloads - Softpedia 100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (for Mac and Win) | MakeUseOf.com This stuff can be installed on any portable drive, i.e. USB thumbdrive, PDA or an iPod. You can use them at work, school, or any other place where you can plugin your device. Check them out, you can either scroll-down for relevant category, i.e office software, email tools, messengers, games, etc. or get a ‘all-in-one’ package (all essential tools) . While there are more apps for windows users, I tried to include a mac version for each essential tool. All free. Update: After reviewing comments and suggestions on this articles as well as running a survey for best portable applications we came up with an ultimate list of apps. What is a portable program ? Portable Office Software Portable Email/Calendar/ToDo Programs Portable Text and Voice Messengers Portable Media Tools (Audio / Video) Portable Graphics Viewers and Image Editors Portable Browsers and Internet Tools (FTP, Feedreaders, Torrent Clients…) Portable Security Software Portable Games Other Portable Utilities All-In-One Packages

100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (for Mac and Win) | MakeUseOf.com This stuff can be installed on any portable drive, i.e. USB thumbdrive, PDA or an iPod. You can use them at work, school, or any other place where you can plugin your device. Update: After reviewing comments and suggestions on this articles as well as running a survey for best portable applications we came up with an ultimate list of apps. What is a portable program ? Portable Office Software Abiword [Win (6.3 mb) / Mac (9.5 mb)] – word processor (compatible with Microsoft word)OpenOffice [Win (65 mb) / Mac (127 mb)] – free alternative to Microsoft Office (fully compatible with Microsoft Office docs)PDF Viewers: Sumatra [Win (1.1 mb) ], Foxit PDF Reader [Win, (1.8 mb) ]Notepad ++ – feature-rich Notepad replacement. Portable Email/Calendar/ToDo Programs Portable Text and Voice Messengers Portable Media Tools (Audio / Video) Portable Graphics Viewers and Image Editors Portable Browsers and Internet Tools (FTP, Feedreaders, Torrent Clients…) Portable Security Software Portable Games

Ultimate GMail Collection: over 80 Tools and Tips | MakeUseOf.com It’s been four months since our first Gmail Roundup. And Gmail being as popular as it is, it’s time for a major update. So here you go, over 80 Gmail tools and tips, including Firefox extensions, Greasemonkey scripts, Desktop programs, Web applications and all-purpose ‘HowTo’ guides. Firefox EXTENSIONS Gmail Manager – manage multiple Gmail accounts, receive new mail notifications, view unread messages right from your browser statusbar. “…The Gmail Manager Firefox add-on obviates the need to keep your Gmail open in a tab all the time by displaying your email info in a statusbar pop-up…” [via LifeHacker] GmailThis – excellent browser bookmarklet that lets you quickly forward highlighted text on any webpage via Gmail. Better Gmail – integrates features of 10 Greasemonkey scripts into one firefox addon. CustomizeGoogle – removes ads, switches you from http to https, hides the spam counter, quick contacts box, invite box and forces fixed font GreaseMonkey SCRIPTS (What is Greaseamonkey?) Tips

Gmail Craze: 40 + Tools and Hacks for Gmail | MakeUseOf.com All for Gmail: handy Firefox extensions, best Greasemonkey scripts, some desktop tools and lots of useful tips. Take this Gmail thingie to another level. Enjoy ;-) [NO LONGER WORKS] Gspace – multi-platform firefox addon that turns your gmail account into powerful online storage tool Gmail Search Extension – search your gmail account directly from the firefox search bar GcalQuickTab – toggle between gmail and google calendar with keyboard shortcuts GTDInbox – turns your account into flexible and feature-loaded ToDo-management service (GTD = Getting Things Done) GMail Manager – manage multiple GMail accounts right from your browser DragDropUpload – this handy extension lets you quickly attach one or more files to your emails by dragging them over the “Attach a file” link [update] CustomizeGoogle – removes ads, switches you from http to https, hides the spam counter, quick contacts box, invite box and forces fixed font E-Mail Notifier Toolbar | Gmail Notifier – as titles say ‘…notifier‘