That plate of broccoli looks good, so does that hamburger. Which one should I have? Hmm. Need a little help from the Internet to decide? Ok, choosing between vegetables and junk food might be easy. What about when you want to choose between a Big Mac or Whopper. You might want to choose between that red delicious apple or a naval orange. The Internet can help you compare apples to oranges.
What is it: TowFoods helps you to compare your culinary options. The site will tell you which one has more calories, fat, carbs and protein. You can compare generic food types or brand names like Whopper and Big Mac. The site will give you the information you need, what you do with it is between you and your waistline.
For more great Web sites, visit ThisIsMyWeb today.
You can’t feel your leg. You’re pretty sure you have deep vein thrombosis (DVT). You are stuck in one of the worst seats on the plane for your 7-hour long, cross-country flight. With the help of our friend the Internet, this situation could have been avoided.
What is it: With seat guru you can find the best seat before you fly. Select from the database the kind of plane on which you booked your flight. (Note the type of vessel is available at the airlines Web site or on your plane ticket.) Seat guru will provide the seating chart for your flight with information on seat width, pitch, and comfort. The site offers:
Detailed seatmap graphics
In-depth comments about seats with limited recline, reduced legroom, and misaligned window
Color-coding to help identify superior and substandard seats
In-seat power port locations
Galley, lavatory, exit row, closet locations and more
A query in YouTube’s vast database can return thousands of videos that you have no interest in viewing. How can you wade through the celebrity imposter videos and view the video you’re looking for. YouTube XL only returns top-rated, most-viewed videos. The interface is simple and can be navigated with your computer’s remote–if you have one.
Try YouTubeXL and find the video you are looking for without all the extra crap that’s not fit for the Internet.
Today’s site of the day: YouTube XL - a better way to surf YouTube.
With Drop.io you can upload files as large as 100 megabytes. As expected, this is a free service. With drop.io’s fast transfer rate, you can upload a large file quickly, get a url for it’s location that is password-protected with a password of your choice. Then you simply email that url and the password you chose to your intended recipient.
This is a great, fast and easy way to share files between friends and colleagues. When you need to make a large secure drop, try drop.io. Don’t worry, this is not the kind of “drop” where you having to watch to see if you are being followed.
This sounds like it’s too good to be true. Fortunately, it’s good and it’s true.
Make all your calls local, never pay for international calls again. Talkster provides the most convenient way to make free international calls. No need to don an awkward computer headset. You don’t even need to have access to a computer. Talkster provides you with a local number that you can use to call your international contact. The number stays the same so you can save it in your cell phone and use it over and over. Now you can make free international calls without a need to sit in front of a computer or even set up a web-initiated call.
For more information visit today’s site of the day: Talkster.com
SoThisIsMyWeb.com: This is a must-visit site for all citizens of the World Wide Web.
In an effort to put the power of the Web in your hands, I have enlisted the help of the team at P&B, Inc. The mission to create a clearing house of some of the Internet’s best resources continues at SoThisIsMyWeb.com (STIMW). STIMW is updated daily with great sites. These sites (always free) will offer information, entertainment, and great money-saving ideas.
The Problem: You don’t want your number to show up on the caller ID of the phone you are calling. You could block your number, but you know that no one picks when a caller blocks his number.
The Solution: TelTech’s SpoofCard. TelTech offers the technology to mask your caller ID and have show up on the caller ID of the person you are calling any number you want. If the recipient of your call has a name attached to the number you choose to have display, that name attached to the number will show up.
With the power to assume an identity of your choice when call, comes the responsibility to not abuse this power. Use it to have some fun and play harmless pranks on your friends. You can use it to call a client and make it appears as if you are calling from your office so that your personal phone number doesn’t show up.
To make a spoof call, visit today’s site of the day: www.spoofcard.com
Aviary, Inc. provides dynamic screen capture of any Web site. Enter the Web site you want to capture and edit it on screen by entering the site’s url after http://aviary.com. For example, if I wanted to do a screen capture of this site, I would enter in the bowswer http://aviary.com/www.canutefoster.com.
The problem: You took the time and expense to set up a wireless Internet connection at your place. But you’re pretty sure that the cheapskate next door is stealing it — that is, connecting to the Internet on your dime. Sure, you could take the easy step of password-protecting your network, but what fun is settling for a little common-sense measure like that?
The trick: With the help of a lovely little service called Upside-Down-Ternet, you can turn that Wi-Fi thief’s free Internet scheme upside down — literally. With a little clever scripting, every image the thief views via your connection is flipped upside down on his monitor and mirrored, making Web browsing difficult to say the least. You can also redirect every Web request the thief makes to a particular site — the author of the hack suggests Kittenwar. Pretty good, but I would go with an old standby.
The effect: The trick takes a little work to set up right, but if you can pull it off, it works perfectly. And doing right by one’s neighbor just makes you feel good inside.
Today’s site is www.screenjelly.com
Weird name, great site. Without the need to download and install software, the 100% browser-based tool records your screen activity and voice–if you have a mic. You can then share the video via Twitter, Facebook or email.
This provides an effective way to share information using audio and video instead of just text and static images. Use this tool to create a tutorial, a demonstration or to show the guy in IT exactly what the problem is with your computer.
Click here for a simple demonstration of me screencasting with screenjelly.
That plate of broccoli looks good, so does that hamburger. Which one should I have? Hmm. Need a little help from the Internet to decide? Ok, choosing between vegetables and junk food might be easy. What about when you want to choose between a Big Mac or Whopper. You might want to choose between that red delicious apple or a naval orange. The Internet can help you compare apples to oranges.
