Great Sites

Advertising That Really Works?

2006-12-04T20:50:00.001+10:00

Advertising That Really Works? I think so!

Will It Blend?

2006-11-30T20:12:00.000+10:00

Will It Blend? From coke cans, pens to rake handles. I guess they need to prove the point at $399.95US, this is more blender than anyone will ever need.

Holiday Tree from HP

2006-11-29T15:43:00.000+10:00

Nothing says "Merry Christmas" quite like a printed Holiday Tree from HP. Hey it's the thought that counts, right?

Kinky Koalas Peep

2006-11-26T15:47:00.001+10:00

This really is quite some Christmas display, lol!

Myer stores in Sydney may be closing the toilets to stop homo activity, but their Melbourne counterparts are putting it in their windows for all the world to see!! Check out these cute little blighters in this years X-mas window display!

Project Moustache

2006-11-26T14:33:00.000+10:00

Project Moustache encouraging the defacing of advertising everywhere. It's ironic that the people bearing the brunt of this excercise; the cleaners have nothing to do with the advertising. This type of advertising only exits because someone sold the ad space.

Da Breakup Song

2006-11-24T16:08:00.001+10:00

Break up in style with Da Breakup Song type the person's name and choose 2 reasons you want to break up, then let Lady Raptastic do the breaking up for you!

geoGreeting

2006-11-22T09:12:00.000+10:00

geoGreeting because nothing says it quite like buildings can. geoGreetings spell out greetings with the aerial view of buildings which form the shape of letters. Hovering the cursor over the letters will tell you where in the world the building is located.

WS_FTP Home 2006 Free

2006-11-21T22:14:00.000+10:00

Vnunet.com is offering the full commercial version of WS_FTP Home 2006 free. This offer will expire December 28th, 2006. Here's a note from the site: Note, ignore the ‘time limited demo’ reference on this page. This is the full commercial download and does not require a serial code.

Reg Tag News Publications

2006-11-21T21:06:00.000+10:00

Red Tag News Publications is a monitoring service for the delivery of business and consumer publications. The monitoring is done by a network of individuals that receive free magazine subscriptions in return for reporting the day they receive the magazines. Currently there appears to be opportunities for monitoring in Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Sweden and USA.

Evil Children's Books

2006-11-20T21:03:00.000+10:00

Evil Children's Books, my favourites are, "The Little Girl that died from laughing" and the one picture below.

Find It!

2006-11-19T16:10:00.001+10:00

Find It! Find what is gradually appearing or disappearing from the picture. It's harder than it sounds. If you're having trouble make sure you read the clue before you try again.

Giveaway of the day

2006-11-18T14:38:00.001+10:00

Giveaway of the Day offers commercial software absolutely free. Each day a new software title becomes "Giveaway of the Day". The free software will be available for 24 hours, possibly more for free download. Not a trial version or limited version, but a registered legal version free for Giveaway of the Day visitors.

I've not downloaded any software from Giveaway of the day but if you are going to here is something from the site to note:

We will pay the software publisher for the Giveaway license, and our visitors will only receive those after downloading a special verification program and agreeing to the Terms and Conditions, thus protecting software publishers’ interests and making our initiative beneficial for both clients and publishing companies.

Found via dumb little man

Betty Beauty

2006-11-17T10:35:00.000+10:00

Betty Beauty, color for the hair down there. Say no more!

Blingh2o

2006-11-16T07:31:00.000+10:00

Put a bit of sparkle into your water, well on the bottle with Bling H20. Bling H2O comes in Limited Edition, corked 750ml, frosted glass bottles, exquisitely handcrafted with Swarovski Crystals and contains award winning natural spring water. At $20.00 for the Baby Bling 375ml bottle and $34.95 for the 750ml, frosted glass bottle. There is of course the plastic bottles which can be bought by the case, but if it's the "bling" you're after then you'll need to buy the glass bottles.

Web 2.0 Logo Creator

2006-11-15T11:12:00.000+10:00

Create your own Web 2.0 Logo. Even though this site was created as a joke it produces a professional looking logo, reflection and beta tag optional.

Nope... It's Soap!

2006-11-07T15:58:00.001+10:00

Nope... It's Soap!, that's the title of the website too. Hand-mixed, individually formed (no moulds here people), cappuccino scented soap. Might make a nice gift idea... or not.

Sushi Anyone?

2006-11-06T10:15:00.001+10:00

Check out the sushi at Koo-Ki Sushi, it's chocolate. A creamy white shrimp with a smooth white almond filling atop a dab of green tea "wasabi" on a crisp rice cookie. You can even eat the dark chocolate plate, edged with edible copper or gold luster.

The Little Dude Can Dance

2006-11-05T09:00:00.001+10:00

The little dude can dance alright. This is hilarious, look at him go!

Scrybe: Sneak Peek

2006-11-03T16:39:00.001+10:00

Scrybe is an amazing new online/offline calendar tool that offers:

offline access
a fluid interface
time zone support
handy print formats
an export feature to export your data to other applications

Stationery Movies

2006-11-02T22:12:00.001+10:00

Stationery Movies that's right famous movie scenes with a stationery twist. Office supplies become the stars of the show with these cryptic movie scenes. Post-It Notes, Post-It Note Index Flags and Scotch Magic Tape as never seen before. Guess the 20 movies to enter the competition for a chance to win a stack of DVDs.

Free copy of Ace HTML Pro 6.0

2006-11-01T21:00:00.000+10:00

Free copy of Ace HTML Pro 6.0.

The AceHTML 6 Pro HTML editor and design software has a host of features, including:

Flexible and customizable user interface
Coding support
Web development aid
Code reuse
Quality assurance
Productivity tools
HTML editing
Project management

Note: This product installs an Internet Explorer browser toolbar unless you select "No, I do not want to install the VMN Toolbar" during installation. Offer available until November 24th, 2006.

Cool Javascript Effect

2006-10-31T20:17:00.001+10:00

Here's a cool Javascript Effect that works on any web page with images. Wait until the web page has loaded then copy and paste the code below in your your browsers address bar.

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+"px"; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+"px"}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0);

Animated Lightning Image Generator

2006-10-30T20:48:00.000+10:00

Animated Lightning Image Generator one of the image generators available at Glass Giant.

Skype MiniCards

2006-10-26T11:58:00.001+10:00

Here's a great offer from Moo and Skype. 10 free Skype MiniCards, the cards can be personalized with your name, email address, Skype name, website, blog etc for free. What's even better is Moo will ship the minicards free to anywhere in the world! There are 10,000 minicards to be given away all that's needed is the promo code "freebie".

While I'm plugging free stuff if anyone is interested in more freebies, check out my other blog The Freebies Blog.

ImageChef

2006-10-24T16:42:00.000+10:00

ImageChef would have to be the best image generator site I've come across. Download the images you create or sign up for a free account with free image hosting. Most of the images are free however some require "image credits" which you purchase. Below are some of the free animated images available.

Yotophoto

2006-10-23T16:20:00.000+10:00

Yotophoto is an image search engine for free-to-use stock photographs and images. Images are either in the public domain or released for use under a Creative Commons license. One of the great features of Yotophoto is search by colour, enter a hex value or use the colour picker to select a colour.

Ashampoo Burning Studio 5 Free

2006-10-20T20:36:00.000+10:00

Ashampoo Burning Studio 5 Free

In the great tradition of Ashampoo software, this CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning application makes it really easy to create & copy your own data, video, audio and multisession CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

From the page:

Note ignore the reference to 'time limited demo' on this page. You can obtain your full serial code from within the application. To do this, follow the instructions during installation, or within the program, click Internet > Register.

Just a note I had problems trying to download this using Firefox, I had to use Internet Explorer. I've installed and registered the program and have burnt a data cd, no problems at all. The offer expires November, 14th 2006.

How to Hide Files in JPEG's

2006-10-19T11:05:00.000+10:00

Here's an interesting tutorial on how to hide files in JPEG's. No software is needed and it works with Windows 2000 and XP.

New Numa The Return of Gary Brolsma

2006-10-18T20:45:00.001+10:00

The Numa Numa guy is baaack! Gary Brolsma makes his return in the video, "New Numa The Return of Gary Brolsma". There is no way you could possibly beat the original.

DownloadThisVideo

2006-10-18T20:39:00.000+10:00

DownloadThisVideo is a site that makes it very easy to download videos from sites like YouTube or GoogleVideo. Simply copy and paste the video link into the space provided and your download will begin. The site also has a Wordpress plugin WPvideo, which makes it easy to add videos to your blog posts and pages.

Google User Experience Research Study

2006-10-17T17:12:00.000+10:00

Here's a chance to participate in Google User Experience Research Study, with the possibility of getting paid. Fill in the form to register your interest or check out the FAQ to see what's involved.

Web 2.0 Movie

2006-10-17T16:59:00.000+10:00

Mozy Beta

2006-10-15T14:24:00.000+10:00

Mozy is a free remote backup utility. That's very easy to use. After creating an account download and install the software and select the files to be backed up. Once set Mozy performs backups in the background and encrypts all files before transfer. Mozy Free comes with 2GB free backup space.

Drawings by Mail Follow UP

2006-10-12T14:58:00.000+10:00

Well I got my drawing in the mail today from Drawings By Mail. I requested a beach scene, it came with a note that said, "This drawing was graciously completed by: Patricia Sullivan". I tried to scan it but it's a pencil sketch and wouldn't scan properly. Here is a another Drawing by Mail received by a fellow stumbler ouroborus.

A larger version of this image is here.

National Lampoon's DVD of the Month Club

2006-10-12T13:26:00.000+10:00

The National Lampoon DVD-of-the-Month Club features hilariously funny movies that never got to make it to the big screen. These movies are delivered to your door each month for less than the price of a rental and they’re yours to keep. A no repeats guarantee ensures if you already own one of the DVD’s, you’ll get another one absolutely free. Check out the list of featured movies or sign up for an obligation free trial, the first movie is yours free.

t-lists

2006-10-11T22:20:00.001+10:00

t-lists personalized tshirts. Choose a tshirt and have it personalized with your top 5 list, or likes and dislikes.

BabyToupee

2006-10-11T21:52:00.001+10:00

BabyToupee now your little one can get Wiggy with it! Yep the site is for real, I like "The Bob" myself.

Free Pearl Earrings for Website or Blog Owners

2006-10-10T12:45:00.000+10:00

Link to PearlsOnlyOutlet and for a limited time receive a free pair of pearl earrings. The link must remain up for at least 30 days to receive one pair of white 6mm freshwater pearl earrings with sterling silver posts and backings; included is a free fabric storage pouch. Looks like the offer is only available to the USA, full details are available on the site.

Yahoo Research

2006-10-09T10:54:00.001+10:00

Yahoo Research is offering the chance to participate in paid surveys within the next 12 months. Register your interest at the site and if selected you may be paid for your time. Payment can be up to $75 or more, details are available in the FAQ.

Amazing Views of the Italian Riviera

2006-10-07T20:20:00.000+10:00

Amazing Views of the Italian Riviera wait for the image to load, then use your mouse to navigate 360°.

List'd Express

2006-10-06T20:23:00.000+10:00

List'd Express is a free eBay listing tool, that makes it easy to list and sell items on eBay. Listing items is broken down into 6 easy steps:

Choose up to six keywords to describe your item
Enter a title and description
Add images
Choose a listing template (currently 3 on offer)
Set your payment and shipping details
Select scheduling options

List'd Express features unlimited image hosting, templates and a number of easy to follow video tutorials.

TheActionBlog.com

2006-10-06T20:14:00.000+10:00

Signing up for email alerts at The Action Blog will save 25 sq. ft. of rainforest. Each time an acre is reached; The Action Blog will donate enough money to the Friends of Calakmul so they can buy and protect a real acre of rainforest. Donation records are available on the site.

RSStalker.com

2006-10-06T13:52:00.000+10:00

RSStalker.com allows you to create RSS feeds for Amazon.com products. Create a feed to track the price of a single product or track an entire wishlist, and receive automatic notification if the price changes. There is no sign up, tracking items is as easy as entering the ASIN, ISBN, product URL; or an email address to track an entire wishlist. When you're done tracking an item, simply unsubscribe from the feed.

Call-in-Sick

2006-10-05T13:52:00.000+10:00

Call-in-Sick is a free service that allows you to record a "sick message" and have it sent to your boss's voicemail or answering machine at a scheduled time. Calls can be sent at anytime of the day or night, or re-recorded until you have the perfect message. So if you're planning to party all night, just remember to call-in-sick! Currently only available to the US or Canada.

Lyrics Plugin

2006-10-04T21:08:00.000+10:00

Lyrics Plugin is an add-on for Winamp and Windows Media Player, that automatically displays the lyrics when you play a song. If lyrics cannot be found you can add them yourself.

Ta-da Lists

2006-10-03T10:23:00.001+10:00

Ta-da Lists is a free service that makes it easy to create, share and manage lists. Create private lists or share them with co-workers or family and friends. The lists are web based so are accessible via your web browser or mobile phone.

Money Origami

2006-10-02T15:52:00.000+10:00

Clay Randall shares his creative outlet Money Origami. What a great way to leave a tip. My favourites are the Shirt and the Ring.

Cluedo Cop Star

2006-09-28T12:25:00.001+10:00

Have you got what it takes to become the Cluedo Cop Star? This online version of Cluedo is divided into four episodes, with a new episode added each week. Compete against other players for weekly prizes. To be included in the running to win the major prize (drawn Oct 23rd 2006) of a trip to San Francisco for a family of four, including a visit to the infamous Alcatraz, you must reach the rank of "Star Detective". The game began 22 September 2006 and ends on 21 October 2006.

Curry Complete

2006-09-28T11:39:00.000+10:00

Curry Complete is a new website specializing in traditional home cooked Indian cuisine. For a limited time only Curry Complete is offering free Chicken Curry Paks. The Curry Paks contain all the freshly ground spices needed to prepare an authentic Indian meal for four, plus an easy to follow step by step recipe (you add the fresh ingredients). Curry Complete ships to the UK and Europe, a small postage and packing charge applies.

DailyLit

2006-09-26T19:36:00.000+10:00

DailyLit is a collection of over 200 books which can be read by email. Each book is divided up into a number of sections. After selecting a book simply choose when you would like to receive each section. When you feel like reading more the "send me the next part immediately" feature comes in handy. Likewise if you need to reread a previous segment the "manage your subscriptions" link is included in each email.

Dead Fake

2006-09-24T08:43:00.000+10:00

Dead Fake send free, anonymous, fake emails. There is no sign up and rich text emails can also be sent. The FAQ states nothing on the internet is really anonymous, but you can have some fun with your friends by making an email appear to come from where ever you want.

How To Make A Hollow Book

2006-09-23T11:06:00.000+10:00

How to make a hollow book, you know you want to! it's just like in the movies.

50 Dark Movies, Hidden In A Painting

2006-09-22T21:54:00.000+10:00

Can you find the 50 Dark Movies, Hidden In A Painting? A game designed to promote new dark chocolate M&M's.

VideoJug

2006-09-22T11:20:00.000+10:00

VideoJug, no it's not another YouTube clone, it's an instructional video site. The site features an extensive range of movies in the following categories:

Food
Drinks
Health
Beauty
DIY
House & Garden
Pets
Leisure
History
Made by You

Each movie features step by step instructions; which can be printed. There is also a section for users to submit their own movies.

Deal A Site

2006-09-21T12:16:00.000+10:00

Looking to buy or sell an established website, or domain name? DealASite.com is a new website that can help you do just that. Browse websites by topic, page rank or price range. Each website listed at Deal A Site includes the following information:

a list of everything included in the purchase
monthly expenses
monthly revenue
search engines the site is listed in
website traffic information

Deal A Site is not an auction site and there is no obligation. Buyers can make an offer lower than the listed price; sellers can choose the best offer or none at all.

Logoogle

2006-09-19T20:19:00.000+10:00

Logoogle the largest collection of fake Google Logos. The site features official Google Logos, Google Art Logos, Google Fun Logos and Topic Logos. Logo design tutorials are on the way.

The Cartoon Project

2006-09-17T22:24:00.000+10:00

Below is one of the cells that makes up the 18 cell cartoon in The Cartoon Project. The project lets you create your own cartoon by changing the order of the cells, and editing the captions. Once saved you are given your own unique url, so you can share your cartoon with your friends.

Take Note

2006-09-16T15:32:00.000+10:00

Here's one for Australians, or anyone that has friends or family in Australia. Send a note for free. Take Note allows you to type a note and it will be sent anywhere in Australia free. Want to receive a note from a stranger?, if you leave your address they'll send you one.

Silver Jewelry Club

2006-09-15T13:37:00.000+10:00

The Silver Jewelry Club is a promotional site, that offers pieces of their product line for free. There are different pieces of free jewelry on offer each day. The jewelry is pure sterling silver with genuine gemstones. There is no obligation of any kind, no sign ups or commitment to buy anything in the future. You can order as many items as you like, only one item is allowed per order, with a standard shipping and handling fee of $5.99. Payment can be made by Visa Card, Master Card or PayPal. Time to start that Christmas Shopping! This offer is only available to residents of the US.

MochiBot

2006-09-14T22:26:00.000+10:00

MochiBot is a free service that allows you to track your flash content. Simply copy and paste a few lines of code into your FLA file, and each time your content is viewed a signal is sent back to the MochiBot servers. The data sent back to the servers is made available to you in simple easy to understand reports. MochiBot is currently free although they will be adding some premium paid services in the future.

Free PoshBomb T-Shirt

2006-09-13T10:42:00.000+10:00

Free PoshBomb T-Shirt. PoshBomb are so confident that once you try their quality product, you will be a return customer. There is currently no expiry date on the offer, tshirts will be shipped while stocks last. Free tshirts are available to:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Jamaica, Uruguay

Postcards from Prison

2006-09-12T21:03:00.000+10:00

Postcards from Prison, is a site designed to raise awareness. The postcards are not from Prison, they are postcards with a prison theme. They can be personalized with text and music, and sent just like regular ecards.

CDT3

2006-09-10T10:58:00.000+10:00

ClickDragType3 is the next installment in the Click Drag Type puzzles from Andrew VanHeuklon. CDT3 features all the puzzles from series one and two, plus five new puzzles. There are no instructions for the CDT puzzles, but just like the name you will need to click, drag and type to solve them.

Random Sign Generator

2006-09-08T19:01:00.000+10:00

Create your own personalized dynamic sign that changes every time you refresh the page.

White Jigsaw

2006-09-07T17:47:00.000+10:00

No colour, pattern or picture, just a White Jigsaw and the pieces keep getting smaller with each level.

Crusty Demons Tattoo Parlour

2006-09-06T14:00:00.000+10:00

Ever thought of getting a tattoo? Wonder what that tattoo might look like? Not sure of the placement? Well head on down to the Crusty Demons Tattoo Parlour and test drive a tattoo today. While you're there you might like to check out the movie or grab the wallpaper.

Found via Digital Inspiration

ZapTXT

2006-09-05T18:00:00.001+10:00

ZapTXT is a free service that allows you to monitor RSS or Atom Feeds. Simply select the websites you would like to monitor and your topic or keywords. When a feed matches your criteria an alert is sent to you, alerts can be sent via,

Mobile Phone (SMS)
Email
Instant Messenger

SMS alerts are only available to the US and Canada, however the ZapTXT Mobile Widget is designed to bring the functionality of zaptxt.com to your mobile phone.

FREE Poser 5 English Full Version

2006-09-04T07:27:00.000+10:00

FREE Poser 5 English Full Version just for registering with Content Paradise. Available only from September 1 00:00:00 PST to September 4 23:59:59. The site is very slow right now, however once you register the download is made available to you indefinitely through the "My Stuff" tab in your account.

Poser 5 is an award-winning 3D character design tool for artists, illustrators and animators.

Google Image Labeler

2006-09-02T08:33:00.000+10:00

Similar to the ESP Game. The Google Image Labeler is a two player game designed to help Google improve Image Search results. You are randomly paired with another player each time you play. You and your partner are given 90 seconds and shown random images to label. You must provide as many labels for that image as you can, when your label matches with your partners you score points and move onto the next image.

Copyscape

2006-09-01T17:42:00.001+10:00

Copyscape is a free service that allows you to check for copied or plagiarized web content. Simply enter the URL of your web page and Copyscape will scan the web for copied content. In addition to the free service Copyscape has two paid services. Copyscape Premium provides an unlimited amount of searches, with more coverage than the free service. Copysentry provides regular monitoring with email alerts should any copies of your content appear.

Picture2Life

2006-08-30T19:21:00.000+10:00

Picture2Life is an online image editor; that works with pictures you may already have online, at image hosting services. You can even send your images back to your favourite service, with the export feature (currently works with Flickr, 23, ImageShack and Slide). Images can also be uploaded through the AJAX-styled user interface.

The user interface makes it very easy to preview and apply effects, as well as create calendars and collages.

Make your own Mr Man or Little Miss

2006-08-29T22:57:00.000+10:00

Make your own Mr Man or Little Miss

PrinterAnywhere

2006-08-28T17:14:00.000+10:00

With PrinterAnywhere you can print to any printer connected to the Internet; provided you both have the PrinterAnywhere software installed. The software creates a printer on your computer called PrinterAnywhere. The user selects this printer when printing documents as they normally would, or through any software application. An encrypted copy of the document is sent over the Internet to the designated printer. The receiver doesn't need to have the same application or version of it to print documents.

PrinterAnywhere is currently in beta, the install is only 1.2MB and Softopedia declares it to be 100% malware free.

im2html

2006-08-28T08:27:00.000+10:00

im2html is a tool for converting instant message conversations into html or css style spans that can easily be added to websites or blog posts. im2html is known to work with:

AOL Instant Messenger
Trillian
Gaim
MSN Messenger
Google Talk
iChat
Novell Groupwise Messenger

And possibly with other instant message clients.

Technorati Tags: im2html, aol instant messenger, trillian, gaim, msn messenger, google talk, ichat, novell groupwise messenger

GoodSearch

2006-08-27T10:34:00.000+10:00

GoodSearch is a Yahoo powered search engine that donates money to your favourite charity or school each time you search. From the GoodSearch page simply select an organization or add a cause to the list, then search the internet as you normally would. Details of the revenue generated is available for each charity.

Lungtester

2006-08-27T10:00:00.001+10:00

Lungtester for the first time it is now possible to test your lung capacity over the internet, using either your microphone or headphones. Results are available on completion of the test.

Moola

2006-08-26T10:00:00.001+10:00

Moola is like an internet game show where anyone could become a millionaire. Players are given a small amount of money which is provided by advertising sponsors. Contestants compete against each other to win more or less money. Currently only available to residents of the United States and Canada, and in beta testing, Moola is by invitation only.

Three Drops

2006-08-25T07:56:00.000+10:00

Three Drops is an online story builder. Choose a character, then select 4 pictures to make up the story and drag them to the story board, your story is created. Stories can be saved online and even linked to other stories.

Get Bryce 5.0 Free

2006-08-24T10:07:00.001+10:00

Get Bryce 5.0 Free now through until September 6th, 2006. Bryce is a powerful 3D landscaping and animation software. After installing your copy register at the DAZ3D.com website to receive your Bryce 5 serial number. Once registered you'll be able to download the Bryce 5 presets.

Bryce 5 Manual PDF

Mail Order Chickens

2006-08-24T09:23:00.000+10:00

Mail Order Chickens is site by Christian Aid, that brings to light trade injustice. Christian Aid works in more than 50 countries, helping people regardless or religion or race to improve their own lives and tackle the causes of poverty and injustice.

World Of Logo Generator

2006-08-22T10:16:00.000+10:00

World Of Logo Generator

Guess-The-Google

2006-08-20T08:41:00.001+10:00

Guess-The-Google is a game where you are shown the results of a Google Image Search. Players must guess the keyword searched before the time runs out.

Alternate link Guess-the-Google

Oceangram

2006-08-19T09:09:00.000+10:00

Oceangram the online version of putting a message in a bottle and throwing it out to sea. To leave a message click a bottle, type your message and click send. To read a message just wait and a bottle may come floating in. Once a message is read you have the option to leave your comments and send the message out again or discard the message, removing it completely.

Scandoo

2006-08-18T11:39:00.000+10:00

Scandoo is a free service that helps protect you from spyware, viruses and offensive content. Search using Google, MSN or Yahoo, your search results are checked in real time and classified by content. Warning icons are used if a site contains a potential security threat. Sites are rated according to your own security preferences. Plugins are available for IE7 and Firefox.

OpenDNS

2006-08-17T09:33:00.000+10:00

OpenDNS is a free service that makes your internet browsing safer and faster. OpenDNS will warn you if you attempt to connect to a phishing site. Having a large cache and reliable network makes your internet browsing faster. The OpenDNS network can be checked via the system status page. There is no software to install, to start using OpenDNS changes need to be made to your DNS settings, full instructions are available on the site.

Gwigle: Guess what I Google literally everyday

2006-08-16T09:31:00.000+10:00

Gwigle is a game where you are shown the results of a Google Search and have to guess the search query. Tips on each level help you through the game and teach you to use Google more effectively.

Let them sing it for you

2006-08-15T08:03:00.000+10:00

Let them sing it for you is an interactive sound art project created by Erik Bünger in 2003. Just type some text, click play and have your words sung by some of the world's greatest pop stars. The words are chosen from a database of sung words, which has been built up through user interaction.

Am I Blocked?

2006-08-13T10:27:00.000+10:00

Am I Blocked? Check to see if someone has you blocked on AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, ICQ, or Skype. There is no registration required, just select the service you want to check and the screen name of the person.

Visual Recipes

2006-08-12T16:53:00.000+10:00

Visual Recipes is a community driven recipe site. Members share their recipes along with step by step instructions and photos. Up to 22 photos per recipe can be posted. Recipe requests are also welcome.

Toothbrush Bracelet

2006-08-11T22:50:00.000+10:00

Something to try out with an old toothbrush maybe? Toothbrush Bracelet's are very easy to make, all that's needed are tongs, tweezers, pliers some boiling water to soften the toothbrush and some cold water to cool it off.

Drivemocion

2006-08-10T18:11:00.000+10:00

Drivemocion is a simple car sign which is attached inside of the rear car window. It illuminates simple messages so you can communicate with other drivers. The unit is wireless and powered by 4 AA batteries. A remote control is kept in the front of the car and messages are activated at the press of a button. The UK based product is available in, 2 message, 3 message and 5 messages versions.

Design Your Own Paper Box

2006-08-09T14:16:00.000+10:00

Design and print your own Paper Box. It's easy choose the colour, pattern and alignment then print and put together your box.

Pix2Fone

2006-08-08T11:36:00.000+10:00

Pix2Fone is a free service that lets you make custom mobile phone wallpapers, backgrounds and logos in a snap. You can use it online or download as extension for MS Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. The browser extension adds "Save Picture to Mobile Phone" and "Upload File to Mobile Phone" options right to your browser.

freeSMS from your PC or mobile phone

2006-08-06T18:24:00.000+10:00

Send unlimited free SMS from your PC or mobile phone, to almost any where in the world. Registration is required and messages have a 120 character limit. Messages are sent through a flash interface which allows you to save a contact list and view sent messages. A list of regions covered can be found on the coverage page.

Unusual Hotels of the World

2006-08-06T15:52:00.000+10:00

Unusual Hotels of the World. From underground, to Igloos, in trees or even underwater. A guide for travellers interested in staying somewhere different.

Print Your Own Money!

2006-08-06T15:45:00.000+10:00

Monopoly money that is. Acrobat Reader is required to view and print the money.

Print some money now!

The Google Maps Flight Sim Goggles

2006-08-05T21:04:00.000+10:00

The Google Maps Flight Sim Goggles. A flight simulator that uses images from Google Maps.

WILL SELF-DESTRUCT

2006-08-05T11:54:00.000+10:00

WILL SELF-DESTRUCT. Create a one time secure web page for a recipient. Enter an email address or remain completely anonymous. The recipient will recieve an email with a link to a one-time secure web page. Once the URL is accessed the message is deleted.

Be sure to check out the FAQ before using this service, it explains the contents of the webpage could possibly be saved.

Haluz

2006-08-03T18:02:00.000+10:00

Haluz is another beautiful Point n Click adventure by Jakub Dvorsky the creator of the Samorost series.

Classic Children's Audio Stories Online

2006-08-03T17:06:00.000+10:00

Classic Children's Audio Stories Online. Stories are in MP3 format and can be downloaded for offline listening. The stories range in length from 6 to 92 minutes and include:

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

The Fantabulous Cumulo-Nimbuli Pump

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

The City Zoo

The Emperor's New Clothes

How The Leopard Got His Spots

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Little Mermaid

The Light Princess