Friday, November 19, 2010

Cool Websites and Tools [November 11th]

Cool Websites and Tools [November 11th]: "

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Typeface Project – is a unique piece of software that can create typefaces from your facial expressions. The tool can monitor your facial gestures and then accordingly create new fonts. It uses the webcam to do it. It captures how you move your face in front of the webcam and then adjusts the typefaces. Read more: TypefaceProject: Convert Facial Expressions Into Fonts

Typing Speed Monitor – We type hundreds or thousands of words each day. TypingSpeedMonitor is a tool that lets you monitor that daily typing and provide intelligent keyboard typing statistics that can not only tell you more about your typing but also help you improve on it. The most basic information this Chrome extension provides is your typing speed. Read more: TypingSpeedMonitor: Get Your Keyboard Typing Statistics (Chrome Addon)

Screenjacker – The problem with sites that help you watch or download movies is that most of them are either illegal or spam trying to tempt you to take a survey or download unwanted stuff. Hence a site like Screenjacker is helpful when it comes to searching for legitimate movie and video sites. Screenjacker is a video search engine that lists both free and paid sites, all neatly organized and accessible. The sites are screened using McAfee Site Advisor for spyware. Read more: Screenjacker: An Online Video & Movies Search Site

DownloadTube – Most of the tools that let you download videos from the internet are cluttered with banners and pop-ups. DownloadTube is a bit different since it has a clean interface in addition to a simple functionality. Just enter the URL of an FLV file and select the format you want to download video for. Options include Windows, Mac, Flash, Mobile, audio only and MP4. Read more: DownloadTube: Convert & Download Online Videos Direct to PC

SeeTheStats – If you are a website owner looking to attract advertisers then displaying your Google Analytics data would be a good move. You could always capture screenshots from your Analytics account and put them on your site, but that means you’ll have to update them as the traffic changes. SeetheStats offers a better solution. Read more: SeeTheStats: Publicly Display Google Analytics Data On Your Site

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