This week I will continue with the second half of the links we talked about last year at DoubleClicks.info.
Remember, if the site addresses are too long to type I have shortened them with bit.ly. Here they are in their order of appearance with short descriptions of each.
- CNet and Download (both part of CBS Interactive), great reviews, “how tos”, etc. of most everything tech at the first site and good downloads on the other.
- Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo, three popular free email and information providers.
- Thunderbird – a very good email application for computer that can incorporate all of the above emails on your desktop.
- Firefox.com – One of the most popular internet browsers.
- Coffitivity and Rainy Mood – fun sites which make soothing noises while you work.
- Barnes & Noble Nook – the B&N ereader, Nook.
- 10,000+ Free eBooks – a place to get free ebooks including the most recent of many for Android only.
- CCleaner, Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy – four great computer utilities from Piriform.
- iTunes – media player and controller for all Apple products.
- Mighty Text – enables you to send and receive text messages from your phone in your browser. You may also dial your phone from this add-on.
- SnagIt and Screenshot Captor – the first is a paid screen shot application with many features. The captor is a free app that is similar but does not have as many abilities.
- Livescribe – the home of the Livescribe pen that records your meeting’s audio and syncs the audio to your written text. Not free.
- Cogi – a phone application which allows you to capture, review & share the highlights of meetings and lectures.
- Burger King, Chipotle, Domino’s, Five Guys, McDonald’s, Panera Bread, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Starbuck’s, Wendy’s are just a few of the many fast-food shops having apps so you can order on your phone.
- Calorie King – a site for your computer or phone to get dietary information on all the stuff you order from the aforementioned sites.
- Realtor.com and Zillow.com – two excellent sites to use if you are buying or selling your home.
- Fitbit and Ringly and Water Dancing Droplet Speakers, Spreengs and Shoulderpod are several interesting gadgets you can buy for presents for yourself or others.
- Ninite – a site that lets you get many applications to quickly install them all at one time without stopping all along the way to ask you questions.
- AVG or Avast! – two of the better free antivirus applications.
- Malwarebytes – the best free app which checks your computer for nasty malware.
- SpeedTest – you may check the speed you are receiving from your service provider at any time.
- Typing Web – if you need typing lessons or a refresher course here is the place to get help.
- Steam Powered – a few free and many for a cost game site.
- PayPal – a very secure site for making online purchases.
Stay tuned for 2015 and have a very Happy New Year!
