Hacking is quickly becoming
a household word. This does not just apply to someone gaining unauthorized
access to your computer, bank accounts, or social media accounts. There is a
whole new set of “Hints From Heloise” being shared and the name for these shortcuts
is “hacks.” The following is list of sites that can provide you with a wealth
of information and short cuts, and they’re all free.
1. BugMeNot
Are you bugged constantly to
sign up for websites, even though you do not wish to share your email? If yes,
then BugMeNot is for you. Instead of creating new logins, BugMeNot has shared
logins across thousands of websites which can be used.
2. Get Notify
This nifty little website
tracks whether the emails sent by you were opened and read by the receiver. Moreover,
it also provides the recipient’s IP Address, location, browser details, and
more.
3. Zero Dollar Movies
If you are on a constant
lookout of free full length movies, then Zero Dollar movies provides a
collection of over 15,000 movies in multiple languages that are available to
watch for free on Youtube. It indexes only full length movies and no trailers,
or partial uploads. In addition, it has a clean interface, contributing to a
good movie watching experience.
4. Livestream
Livestream allows you to
watch and broadcast events live to viewers on any platform. For the next time
when you want to share your company’s annual CEO speech live to employees who
are on remote locations, Livestream serves as a perfect platform.
5. scr.im
scr.im converts your email
address into a short custom URLs, that can be shared on public websites. This
prevents your email id from getting picked up by spam robots, and email
harvesters who are on a constant lookout from your email id.
6. TinEye
TinEye is a Reverse Image search
tool which is as accurate as Google’s Reverse Image search tool. As opposed to
Google, TinEye provides a set of APIs that can be used for personal and
commercial purposes, which makes it very useful for developers.
7. Fax Zero
Fax Zero allows you to send
faxes to US and Canada for free. Additionally, it enables you to send faxes to
countries outside North America at a fixed pay per use cost.
8. Snopes
Do you believe that
fingernails and hair continue to grow after death? Why don’t you check out if this
is true, along with thousands of other urban folklore out there, at Snopes?
9. Stickk
Is it difficult for you to
stick to goals ? If yes, then let Stickk help you reach your goals. It makes
use of commitment contracts to empower you to better your lifestyle.
10. Boxoh
Boxoh can track the status
of any shipment package on Google Maps.
11. PicMonkey
PicMonkey is an online Image
editor, that allows you to touch up your images. Also, you can apply different
effects, fonts, and designs to your images. It is a perfect tool to create pins
for Pinterest and awesome looking
Facebook covers.
12. Trello
Trello is a great online
tool for organizing just about anything using Kanban style cards. It provides a
highly visual way for Online Collaboration, and is a simple free tool for Task
and Project Management.
13. Short Reckonings
Short Reckonings is an
online tool to keep track of shared expenses. It is deceptively simple, easy to
use, and allows you to enter expenses with the fewest possible clicks. A clean,
ad-free interface adds to the charm of this simple website.
14. Memrise
Do you fancy learning new
things in small byte sized packages? If yes, then Memrise is for you. The
additive nature of gaming combined with memory improvement makes this an
excellent resource.
15. Instructables
Instructables provides
instructions to help you build just about anything you can imagine. It provides
a platform for people to explore, document, and share their creations.
16. join.me
In today’s world, where
collaboration across multiple stakeholders is key, join.me provides an online
platform to share desktop screens. Record audio for meetings conducted with
participants not in the same room. In addition, it is a simple tool to share
your screen with just about anybody on the web.
17. Sync.in
Sync.in allows multiple
people to edit documents and notes in real time. It is a great tool for online
collaboration.
18. Privnote
Do you wish to share notes
and information that self destructs immediately after it is read ? Privnote
does exactly that.
19. ScribbleMaps
Have you ever wanted to
place your personal markers, shapes, and scribbles on Google Maps? Even though
Google Maps does not allow that, ScribbleMaps does, and it does a great job at
it.
20. TripIt
TripIt is a painless way to
organize all the details of your vacation or business trip. Forget your flight
time? Can’t find the e-mail with your hotel’s address? That won’t happen with
TripIt, which keeps your itinerary in one place.
21. Skyscanner
Skyscanner is a leading
global travel search site, providing instant online comparisons for millions of
flights on over a thousand airlines, as well as car hire and hotels.
22. Hostel Bookers
Hostel Bookers is one of the
best search engines to search for cheap hostels and hotels while backpacking or
traveling around the globe.
23. Fitday
Fitday allows you to track
you diet and weight loss through its journal. The personal dietician and free
articles on nutrition and weight loss on their site are a great bonus.
24. Endomondo
Endomondo is a mobile app
that allows you to track your workouts. The website allows detailed analysis of
your training, that makes it a valuable tool to understand and plan your
workouts.
25. My Fitness Pal
If counting calories is your
main goal, then My Fitness Pal is the best web and mobile application out
there. The service has a massive database of meals and exercises to make it
easy to accurately count calories.
26. Fuelly
Fuelly tracks the gas
mileage for your cars and helps you to analyze, share, and compare your
vehicles fuel consumption.
27. 3-Minute Journal
3 Minute Journal is
different than most other Journals out there. This application allows you to
track your moods, achievements, failures, and moments of gratitude. In
addition, it does great analysis over these parameters.
28. 750 Words
750 Words is based on the
idea of “Morning Pages”; that advises aspiring creatives to start each morning
with three pages of stream-of-consciousness writing to clear away the mental
clutter, leaving you with a clearer mind to face the day.
29. Kiva
Kiva is a micro finance
website, that attempts to leverage the Internet and a worldwide distribution of
micro-finance institutions. It alleviates poverty by connecting lenders to
people in need.
If you know of others not
included here then leave a comment so others can glean from your experience. If
you have tried some of these then leave a comment and share your experience
with them.
Life is tough. Keep hacking!
Dudley Harris
dudley.m.harris@gmail.com
256.366.4201
