Monday, June 21, 2010

Cool Websites and Tools [June 20th]

Cool Websites and Tools [June 20th]: "
Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.




SepiaTown – Do you want to know what the biggest cities in the world looked like during their vintage years? Then you should check out SepiaTown. This Google Maps mashup hosts a comprehensive historical image collection of cities and landmarks. Read more: SepiaTown: Historical Image Collection Of Cities & Landmarks.





Google Font Directory – Web developers view each website critically. They observe various page elements, the fonts being one of them. If a font catches a developer’s eye, it is not always easy for them to obtain it. Google has now taken steps to help website developers obtain the fonts they like on Google. Read more: Google Font Directory: An Easy Way To Implement Custom Fonts On Your Website.




DefaultIcon – Computer users can employ custom icons to personalize their computer whereas developers can use icons for their future projects. The web has countless resources for custom icons. One such service that is extremely easy for computers users and developers alike is DefaultIcon. Read more: DefaultIcon: Free Developer Icon Set Comes With .EPS Illustrator Source Files.




6rounds – ChatRoulette made it popular by letting users to communicate random people by video chatting. However the site has not been developed much since its formation. While this might be a disappointment to its users, it definitely leaves room for other site creators to expand the Chatroulette concept to the next stage. A fine example of this is 6rounds. Read more: 6rounds: Video Communication Service With A Unique & Fun Concept.




Quizy.me – To truly quiz your friends on issues that are important to you or issues you want to have fun with, you can adopt a well known way of questioning: fill in the blanks. Quizy.me is a social quiz questions and answers service providing the type of empty-blank questions. Read more: Quizy.me: A Social Quiz Questions and Answers Platform.



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