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melvbot · 01-01-2009, 01:13 PM

Fancy upping your word count per post? Still struggling to find keys on your keyboard while someones making witty comments you want to reply to with lightning fast sarcasm?

keybr.com | Typing at the speed of thought!

It says spend and hour a day and you'll be typing 100 words a minute in a week. I tried it and quite like this site, although I doubt I'll spend an hour a day on it, more like 10 mins. It has improved my typing skills and im a bit less reliant on looking at the keyboard, throws some weird words at you to keep you on your toes.

melvbot · 03-01-2009, 09:47 AM

This doesnt need much explaining

Word Count Tool - Free Online Tool to Count Number of Words

Online tool for counting the amount of words in a block of text.

If youre all old fashioned and still read stuff printed on trees heres a book suggestion site. Enter the author/title of the cyrrent book youre reading and you get a set of results based on what other people have read after reading the same/similar book

What Should I Read Next?

melvbot · 06-01-2009, 11:36 AM

If you've ran out of ideas for movies to watch try this site

Clerkdogs

Put the title of a movie you like into the search and it throws up recommendations of similar types of movies.

melvbot · 07-01-2009, 04:11 PM

A few people have posted things like Firefox extensions for world clocks and timezones.

This site is a Google maps mashup where you just click the country you want info on and it gives the local time, time difference from GMT, date, international calling code along with some other info like pictures from Flickr of the country.

Theres also a text search where you can just type in the city.

What time is it?

melvbot · 08-01-2009, 07:33 PM

This is a great site for anyone who likes taking stuff apart or making their own stuff

makezine.com: MAKE: technology on your time

Lots of how to's and people making things in their workshops, geeky heaven.

melvbot · 18-01-2009, 08:29 AM

This site seems OK if you fancy free apps for your phone

GetJar: Free Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm and Flash Lite mobile games and applications

Free Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm and Flash Lite mobile games and applications

melvbot · 30-01-2009, 08:38 AM

Theres plenty of sites to test your up/down speed for your connection but gooooooogle has gone a bit further and partnered up with some bods to add a few more tools such as checking if your connection is being throttled/shaped for torrent downloads.

Most of the test servers are US based so I just picked a random one.

Use tools running on M-Lab to test your Internet connection. | M-Lab

A bit more in depth than just a speedtest.

melvbot · 02-02-2009, 08:55 AM

This site has a lot of documentaries to watch for free online, you might have the odd buffering issue so I started one, paused it for a while to let it load then watched it after 5 or so minutes of it loading.

Top Documentary Films

helge · 06-02-2009, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melvbot

This site has a lot of documentaries to watch for free online, you might have the odd buffering issue so I started one, paused it for a while to let it load then watched it after 5 or so minutes of it loading.

Top Documentary Films

Thank you
What a treasure, this one is

Ramatender · 31-08-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melvbot

This site has a lot of documentaries to watch for free online, you might have the odd buffering issue so I started one, paused it for a while to let it load then watched it after 5 or so minutes of it loading.

Top Documentary Films

Thanks a lot good stuff

melvbot · 05-02-2009, 07:57 AM

This is quite a nifty route planner as it seems to work within Thailand. I see a few of these sites and have used them in the UK before but never really thought Thailand would be on someones list of places to do this for.

Same as any route planner enter a start point then any other destinations and it will give you mileage, trip time and a map from Google maps. Major cities will work best of course and Im sure it will throw up the odd weird result for Thailand or any of the smaller cities in a country but a nice start.

Route Blast

melvbot · 09-02-2009, 08:43 AM

There are plenty of online file storage sites around, you can even turn a Gmail account into a storage drive. This one however claims to offer a healthy 10gb of free online storage. I wonder how long it will be free for? You can upload store and share all your digikal stuff here

Welcome to Kadoo

melvbot · 25-02-2009, 09:40 AM

I send a fair few texts to the UK which I usually use Skype for as its cheaper than AIS. This is a free service for sending texts and as usual there is a catch, its free, no sign up required you just type your details into the browser and text away.
The catch is you need to be a Merkin or know someone who lives in Merikee to use it.

Send Text Messages for Free - ForeverSMS

melvbot · 01-03-2009, 09:29 AM

This might be one for Scampy

Fliggo - Create Your Own Video Site

Fliggo allows you to create your own video sharing website in seconds. It makes the process very easy by taking care of the technical part. All you have to do is select a title and address for your site, fill out description, choose site template, upload videos and invite friends. You can build a simple private site to share videos with friends, a video blog or a full-featured community video site like YouTube, where other users can upload videos, leave comments etc.

MakeUseOf.com

melvbot · 13-03-2009, 11:11 AM

Manly sites, bring em on

http://www.chickipedia.com/ speaks for itself

The Art of Manliness Sharpen up your manliness

kingwilly · 17-12-2008, 09:25 AM

noiiiiiiiiice

melvbot · 18-12-2008, 11:17 PM

Osama Bin Scampy

JoGeAr · 22-12-2008, 09:59 PM

Some really interesting sites here. Thanks Melvbot.

SnotGoblin · 22-12-2008, 11:22 PM

Superb thread. Thank you !!!!!

melvbot · 23-12-2008, 08:28 AM

For most of us Google is an everyday part of using the net, searches, Gmail and whatnot. Google also has some other aspects to its search engine that dont get too much of a push out into the wild

Google Patents

Google Scholar

Google Book Search

Google Catalogs No idea why they did this one

Google Product Search

Google University Search

<Unclesam> - Google Search

01-01-2009, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	Fancy upping your word count per post? Still struggling to find keys on your keyboard while someones making witty comments you want to reply to with lightning fast sarcasm? keybr.com \| Typing at the speed of thought! It says spend and hour a day and you'll be typing 100 words a minute in a week. I tried it and quite like this site, although I doubt I'll spend an hour a day on it, more like 10 mins. It has improved my typing skills and im a bit less reliant on looking at the keyboard, throws some weird words at you to keep you on your toes. __________________ The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth

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melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	A few people have posted things like Firefox extensions for world clocks and timezones. This site is a Google maps mashup where you just click the country you want info on and it gives the local time, time difference from GMT, date, international calling code along with some other info like pictures from Flickr of the country. Theres also a text search where you can just type in the city. What time is it? Last edited by melvbot : 07-01-2009 at 04:17 PM.

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03-01-2009, 09:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	This doesnt need much explaining Word Count Tool - Free Online Tool to Count Number of Words Online tool for counting the amount of words in a block of text. If youre all old fashioned and still read stuff printed on trees heres a book suggestion site. Enter the author/title of the cyrrent book youre reading and you get a set of results based on what other people have read after reading the same/similar book What Should I Read Next?

06-01-2009, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	If you've ran out of ideas for movies to watch try this site Clerkdogs Put the title of a movie you like into the search and it throws up recommendations of similar types of movies.

08-01-2009, 07:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	This is a great site for anyone who likes taking stuff apart or making their own stuff makezine.com: MAKE: technology on your time Lots of how to's and people making things in their workshops, geeky heaven.

18-01-2009, 08:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	This site seems OK if you fancy free apps for your phone GetJar: Free Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm and Flash Lite mobile games and applications Free Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm and Flash Lite mobile games and applications

30-01-2009, 08:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	Theres plenty of sites to test your up/down speed for your connection but gooooooogle has gone a bit further and partnered up with some bods to add a few more tools such as checking if your connection is being throttled/shaped for torrent downloads. Most of the test servers are US based so I just picked a random one. Use tools running on M-Lab to test your Internet connection. \| M-Lab A bit more in depth than just a speedtest.

02-02-2009, 08:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	This site has a lot of documentaries to watch for free online, you might have the odd buffering issue so I started one, paused it for a while to let it load then watched it after 5 or so minutes of it loading. Top Documentary Films

05-02-2009, 07:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	This is quite a nifty route planner as it seems to work within Thailand. I see a few of these sites and have used them in the UK before but never really thought Thailand would be on someones list of places to do this for. Same as any route planner enter a start point then any other destinations and it will give you mileage, trip time and a map from Google maps. Major cities will work best of course and Im sure it will throw up the odd weird result for Thailand or any of the smaller cities in a country but a nice start. Route Blast

09-02-2009, 08:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	There are plenty of online file storage sites around, you can even turn a Gmail account into a storage drive. This one however claims to offer a healthy 10gb of free online storage. I wonder how long it will be free for? You can upload store and share all your digikal stuff here Welcome to Kadoo

25-02-2009, 09:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	I send a fair few texts to the UK which I usually use Skype for as its cheaper than AIS. This is a free service for sending texts and as usual there is a catch, its free, no sign up required you just type your details into the browser and text away. The catch is you need to be a Merkin or know someone who lives in Merikee to use it. Send Text Messages for Free - ForeverSMS

01-03-2009, 09:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	This might be one for Scampy Fliggo - Create Your Own Video Site Fliggo allows you to create your own video sharing website in seconds. It makes the process very easy by taking care of the technical part. All you have to do is select a title and address for your site, fill out description, choose site template, upload videos and invite friends. You can build a simple private site to share videos with friends, a video blog or a full-featured community video site like YouTube, where other users can upload videos, leave comments etc. MakeUseOf.com

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melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	Manly sites, bring em on http://www.chickipedia.com/ speaks for itself The Art of Manliness Sharpen up your manliness

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kingwilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33,758	noiiiiiiiiice

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melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	Osama Bin Scampy

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JoGeAr Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 02:52 PM Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chonburi/Brisbane Posts: 2,368	Some really interesting sites here. Thanks Melvbot.

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SnotGoblin Ban Chang Last Online: Today 12:56 PM Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 205	Superb thread. Thank you !!!!!

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melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:35 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	For most of us Google is an everyday part of using the net, searches, Gmail and whatnot. Google also has some other aspects to its search engine that dont get too much of a push out into the wild Google Patents Google Scholar Google Book Search Google Catalogs No idea why they did this one Google Product Search Google University Search <Unclesam> - Google Search

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