This eclectic list of websites contains so many out of the ordinary pleasures that it is hard to know where to start.
This unique list contains links to many entertaining and/or useful websites. The sites are not listed in any particular order of importance, and this list is not intended to be an all-inclusive map of the Internet or a comprehensive source of information. If you know of a site you think others should be aware of, feel free to post it as a comment. If you know something interesting about one of the sites in this list, don’t hesitate to share your knowledge.
Usually there are comments from those who find at least one of the included sites useful or entertaining. There are also those who post links to websites that were not included in the list but maybe should have been. I thank you and appreciate your input.
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Guerrilla Mail
Get a temporary email address that expires after 15 minutes. During those 15 minutes you can read and reply to any messages.
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Chain of Thoughts
A seriously cool concept…you type in a subject you would like to research and this generates a list (you choose its length) of related keywords and topics. You can visit a Wikipedia page at any time or continue navigating through the related keywords until you find what you want. It is a very cool way of diversifying a research effort.
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Ted
Some really interesting videos about varying topics.
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Wiki Travel
Another Wikipedia inspired website relating to travel. Written and edited by users. This site promises to be one of the most useful of all travel sites due to its constantly being updated.
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Fix It Club
Learn how to repair or recycle household items that you might otherwise throw away.
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Simple Help
This site promises to, “help beginner-to-intermediate computer users learn how to do various things with their computers.” It is free.
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Life Script
Life Script does sell health products but it also offers free newsletters and web portals with information and articles relating to general health, dieting, nutrition, beauty, etc.
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Full Books
An index of thousands of books, free for you to read.
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Study Guides and Strategies
A huge database of study guides for a number of subjects published in many different languages.
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Meta Religion
This site contains a huge number of articles about religion, science, and philosophy and is published in Spanish and English.
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Bibliomania
2,000+ free online classic texts plus a myriad of other articles/features.
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World Freedom Atlas
The, “World Freedom Atlas,” provides a visual method of understanding the issues of freedom, human rights, democracy, etc in the world.
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My Fit
This is a pretty good source for fitness information. The information is searchable and organized in a tabbed structure.
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How to Clean Anything
Literally…this site provides tips about how to clean just about anything.
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Dear Cupid
Ask, Answer, or browse through questions about any and every aspect of relationships. There are also many forums and articles available.
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Help With PCs
This is a decent tutorial site that specializes in PC issues.
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Sclipo
Sclipo is a video site that you can use to broadcast instructional videos that you edit or just to look up how-to videos. There is a live hosting feature, and the site is published in English, Espanol, and Deutsch.
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Speed Test
A news site for broadband issues. This link is for a feature they provide that allows you to determine your IP address and test how well your broadband is operating.
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Google Translate
This is another of the many cool Google applications out there. You can translate an entire web page or any other amount of text you need. There are a number of languages available.
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Movie Duo
This is a pretty new site that seems to be centered in, but not limited to, New York (for now). The site allows you to search for men or women within a specified radius of your zip code who are interested in seeing the same movies you are. It is a new breed of an online dating site.
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Foodio 54
This is a huge catalog of restaurants (United States only…for now). They claim to be different from similar sites in that they use a feature called, “collaborative filtering.” This is a method of determining which restaurants you might like based on your reviews and the reviews of other members. Foodio54 is a free site.
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Big Oven
This recipe-sharing site allows users to upload their favorite recipes or search for new ones. You can search by entering up to three ingredients, by keyword, or by rating.
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Beer Advocate
As described by the owners, Beer Advocate helps you learn about, share, and advocate beer.
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Music Mesh
Search for music videos and then browse the web that is created by your choices. Youtube provides the videos.
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Live Plasma
Live Plasma is not the first site of its kind but it is the best site of its kind (If you ask me…which you didn’t). You enter a movie, actor, director, musician, etc; and Live Plasma will create a web of related media for you to browse through. This is a very cool way to discover new movies and music based on what you already know.
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October 25th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Thanks for the information…it’s great. I don’t think I have heard of or seen any of these websites. I bookmarked a few that I know I will use.
Great work!
October 25th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Excellent recommendations thanks for sharing…
October 25th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Good info, TYVM.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
I can tell that I will be returning to this list for reference. Thank you.
October 26th, 2007 at 6:31 am
Good stuff, I’ve already made use of a few.
October 26th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Just wanted to say thanks for including Simple Help
October 26th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Thanks for sharing! This was very helpful.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
The PC help site you gave are pretty laden with ads and hard to navigate. I usually start with HelpMeRick.com. They do a great job of providing easy to understand, useful, and practical computer advice. They also have many video tutorials as well.
October 27th, 2007 at 1:06 am
thanks for these links.
much appreciated.
October 27th, 2007 at 11:12 am
nice list man. most of them i’ve never heard before. awesome.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:00 am
esta muy interesante en especial el primero porque me permite crear cuentas para registrarme en sitios donde probablemente usaran mi correo para enviar SPAM desmedido. xD
guerrillamail es un muy buen servicio. xD
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http://kalvinman.com
October 29th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Great resource!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
awesome list… I honestly love to find usefully useless sites on the internet. I’m not affiliated, but I’ve been playing with a site called blabbr.com — its kinda a quick way to speak your mind about anything or anyone… anyway, its pretty fun and useless.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
sorry, didn’t post a link to the site i was talking aboaut
http://blabbr.com
October 31st, 2007 at 2:44 pm
What a wonderful list! Thanks1
November 1st, 2007 at 2:58 am
This cool and good to know!! looking forward for more.
Thank you.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Santos, you saved my life!
November 1st, 2007 at 6:33 pm
I am really curious…how did I save your life???
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:19 am
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check here http://simple-life.nazrikin.com/
November 8th, 2007 at 11:32 am
thanks for the great list! very eclectic sites on there… i would also recommend etavitom.com
November 13th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Hmnn…no wonder why this become number one hotlist…Keep on posting. You saved someone’s day by your well research and well put article. Thanks for sharing.
Heart.
November 13th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Outstanding article. Thanks!
November 14th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Thx!
I used some of these,
Check out my articles and pics
~Vulron
November 16th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Your #25 site seems incredibly limited.. I searched for “Evil Nine” and it instead gave me information on “The Starting Line”.. “Erol Alkan” gave “Raymond Kane” and “Biffy Clyro” gave me “Classic Railroad Songs”..
Otherwise, some handy (and now bookmarked) sites!
November 21st, 2007 at 4:16 pm
indeed , a great resource
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:58 am
This list gives the distinct impression it was written by Monica from Friends
November 28th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
The Chain of Thoughts website just released a product browser: http://discover.chainofthoughts.com. Now you can use the wikipedia browser to find what you want then see products related…
December 6th, 2007 at 3:00 am
hey thanx for information it help me a lot to find stuff.
Jasmine
tech-chek.blogspot.com
December 6th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
chain of thoughts, particularly interesting
December 7th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
hey good list
checked out a few
thanks
December 16th, 2007 at 12:34 am
Hey, this is a cool site, and I love these links. I feel that stumble upon is the coolest of the lot, since it led me here. Long live stumble upon, that helped me to stumble here and discover these links.
heartywalk(at)(dot){com} is my mail id. Please inform me ,as and when you update this links.
January 21st, 2008 at 9:03 pm
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January 23rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
music mesh rules!
February 13th, 2008 at 6:39 am
nice list. how about mindmapping software?
cheers,
Praveen
http://OracleTube.com
February 25th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
I may award this post [and you] with the internet grazer of the week award. This is an awesome list of excellent websites.
Nice find.
May 28th, 2008 at 12:21 am
good job
June 16th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Great list and very useful!
Thanks
http://www.ziipa.com
June 20th, 2008 at 2:01 am
this sites are really cool and useful
thanks man..
July 6th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Very useful sites, this is well done.
keep up the good writing.
You should take a look at some of
my stuff I’ve posted.
-=Koyin=-
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:02 am
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August 14th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
great list
August 29th, 2008 at 6:27 am
I find the following two useful for UK broadband ISP and website hosting provider information, respectively:
http://www.ispreview.co.uk
http://www.host-review.co.uk
October 7th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
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October 11th, 2008 at 12:06 am
I’d add http://greenle.net to that list.
Greenle
October 11th, 2008 at 1:50 am
thanx
October 13th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Web Hosting, Domain Name Reg., Web Space, Web site Developer/
http://tactproperty.com
Design Delhi, Noida & Ncr Computer, Software Developer, Web Developer, Accounting, Computer DTP/ Operator, Computer Training, Computer Faculty
(Urgent Jobs), Hardware & Networking, IT Marketing Computer Training, Engineers, Mechanical, Electrical, Engineers All (Dip./Dig)
Electronics, Civil, IT Marketing, Marketing Jobs, Sales Jobs, Web Site Marketing, Others, Tele Callers, Receptionist,Offices Assistance
Personal Secretary, Field Boys, Banking, Home Tutors, Top Call Center Jobs
February 26th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I found this website extremely useful; http://www.simpleconvert.com
You can convert from any existing unit to another. Including currency!
March 30th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
http://www.localharvest.org/
gives resources for finding local produce