Top 10 Undervalued Web Applications 2011
We regularly come across new web applications, however not all of them receive a deserved share of attention. And in the last days of 2011, we would like to talk about ten of them, which, it seems to us, deserve greater fame.
We decided to start the list not with one, but immediately with a set of applications. Let us dwell on those that perform one simple function, but perform it perfectly. Among them, Every Time Zone (shows the current time in all time zones), Umbrella Today? (tells you if you need an umbrella today) and notepad.cc (minimalist notepad). There is also a Spreeder that allows you to read text information noticeably faster than usual; SleepyTime - will tell when you need to go to bed to wake up at the optimum time; as well as SimplyNoise , able to generate the so-called white noise.
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Behind the scenes, there are still a lot of “smart” and useful web utilities, for the description of which we simply don’t have enough space here. But here's a little bit after you: 0to255 , Mixest , PDFMyURL , and Copy Paste Character .
Aherk is an interesting web application that allows you to blackmail yourself. Suppose you have a photograph of yourself beloved in a way in which no one should ever see you. There is also a job that you have absolutely no desire to do. Let it be: wash the plates.
You upload the above mentioned photo to Aherk! and set the deadline for the job. Once this is done, it is worth briskly accepting the plates, and then posting a photo of the shining dishes on Facebook, where your friends must confirm the fact of the assignment. If friends or your own laziness let you down, Aherk! will publish the ill-fated photograph.
aherk.com
Asana helps groups of people collaborate on several projects. Each individual user can keep track of their duties, tasks and subprojects, which are part of something global. They will be able to see what their colleagues are doing on other projects and quickly receive updates without having to register on the site each time.
If you work in a team on a set of projects, Asana is definitely worth getting to know.
asana.com
Cryptocat greatly simplifies private instant messaging. Create a chat with the specified name and send people its address - that's all that is required to create a secure chat, all information about which will be erased from the server after an hour from the last message. Although this probably will not be enough for spies, ordinary users should be more than enough.
crypto.cat
Teambox is designed to improve communication between members of the same team. He offers several ways to communicate, depending on the needs. Status updates look like Twitter, including the use of the @ sign. But you can send longer messages if required. Users can also collaborate on lists and create pages.
teambox.com
It is difficult to remember all the useful and interesting information that passes through you every day, so it makes sense to write it somewhere. Unfortunately, paper leaves tend to get lost or forgotten. There are, of course, the popular Evernote , but with it the above problems do not lose their relevance. This is where the Thinkery comes to the rescue. This is an application that can interpret the information received. If you enter, for example, a link to Amazon, the system will understand that you are interested in a particular product and will add data about it. And to add a tag, you just need to preface some word with a # sign. And this is only a couple of a wide range of its features .
thinkery.me
Cloudtact is a web-based application that synchronizes the list of contacts on all your devices and keeps it up-to-date, saving you from having to spend a lot of time updating data as soon as someone changes their place of residence or phone number. You log in, enter your own information, and ask friends to do the same. Then you can synchronize all this between Google, Android, iPhone, and / or Mac. Now everyone needs only to ensure that their own data correspond to reality. Cloudtact will take care of the rest.
www.cloudtact.com
Pixlr successfully replaces Photoshop when performing simple tasks and is incredibly easy to use. You can either import your photo or start from scratch. The application even supports working with layers and several blending modes. Plus, almost all Photoshop-familiar hotkeys will work.
pixlr.com
Although WorkFlowy saw the light not this year, we decided to include it in the list at the request of some readers. This great application for creating lists at first glance resembles a plain text editor without surplus. But as soon as you begin to create your own lists, you will see the incredible ease of navigating through their elements, something akin to walking around the site.
workflowy.com
If This Then That (or abbreviated ifttt) is, by far, one of the most interesting applications of this year (we even compiled an extensive instruction to it). The idea of ​​a service is that it performs an action when a certain condition is met. If, for example, he checks the weather and it turns out that it is raining, then you will receive an sms-message (of course, you first need to adjust it properly). And if a new email is received from mom, ifttt can initiate a phone call.
This is really one of the best web applications in the last couple of years, so take the time and get to know it thoroughly. Believe me, the initial embarrassment will quickly evaporate.
ifttt.com
10. Gadgets
We decided to start the list not with one, but immediately with a set of applications. Let us dwell on those that perform one simple function, but perform it perfectly. Among them, Every Time Zone (shows the current time in all time zones), Umbrella Today? (tells you if you need an umbrella today) and notepad.cc (minimalist notepad). There is also a Spreeder that allows you to read text information noticeably faster than usual; SleepyTime - will tell when you need to go to bed to wake up at the optimum time; as well as SimplyNoise , able to generate the so-called white noise.
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Behind the scenes, there are still a lot of “smart” and useful web utilities, for the description of which we simply don’t have enough space here. But here's a little bit after you: 0to255 , Mixest , PDFMyURL , and Copy Paste Character .
9. Aherk!
Aherk is an interesting web application that allows you to blackmail yourself. Suppose you have a photograph of yourself beloved in a way in which no one should ever see you. There is also a job that you have absolutely no desire to do. Let it be: wash the plates.
You upload the above mentioned photo to Aherk! and set the deadline for the job. Once this is done, it is worth briskly accepting the plates, and then posting a photo of the shining dishes on Facebook, where your friends must confirm the fact of the assignment. If friends or your own laziness let you down, Aherk! will publish the ill-fated photograph.
aherk.com
8. Asana
Asana helps groups of people collaborate on several projects. Each individual user can keep track of their duties, tasks and subprojects, which are part of something global. They will be able to see what their colleagues are doing on other projects and quickly receive updates without having to register on the site each time.
If you work in a team on a set of projects, Asana is definitely worth getting to know.
asana.com
7. Cryptocat
Cryptocat greatly simplifies private instant messaging. Create a chat with the specified name and send people its address - that's all that is required to create a secure chat, all information about which will be erased from the server after an hour from the last message. Although this probably will not be enough for spies, ordinary users should be more than enough.
crypto.cat
6. Teambox
Teambox is designed to improve communication between members of the same team. He offers several ways to communicate, depending on the needs. Status updates look like Twitter, including the use of the @ sign. But you can send longer messages if required. Users can also collaborate on lists and create pages.
teambox.com
5. Thinkery
It is difficult to remember all the useful and interesting information that passes through you every day, so it makes sense to write it somewhere. Unfortunately, paper leaves tend to get lost or forgotten. There are, of course, the popular Evernote , but with it the above problems do not lose their relevance. This is where the Thinkery comes to the rescue. This is an application that can interpret the information received. If you enter, for example, a link to Amazon, the system will understand that you are interested in a particular product and will add data about it. And to add a tag, you just need to preface some word with a # sign. And this is only a couple of a wide range of its features .
thinkery.me
4. Cloudtact
Cloudtact is a web-based application that synchronizes the list of contacts on all your devices and keeps it up-to-date, saving you from having to spend a lot of time updating data as soon as someone changes their place of residence or phone number. You log in, enter your own information, and ask friends to do the same. Then you can synchronize all this between Google, Android, iPhone, and / or Mac. Now everyone needs only to ensure that their own data correspond to reality. Cloudtact will take care of the rest.
www.cloudtact.com
3. Pixlr
Pixlr successfully replaces Photoshop when performing simple tasks and is incredibly easy to use. You can either import your photo or start from scratch. The application even supports working with layers and several blending modes. Plus, almost all Photoshop-familiar hotkeys will work.
pixlr.com
2. WorkFlowy
Although WorkFlowy saw the light not this year, we decided to include it in the list at the request of some readers. This great application for creating lists at first glance resembles a plain text editor without surplus. But as soon as you begin to create your own lists, you will see the incredible ease of navigating through their elements, something akin to walking around the site.
workflowy.com
1. If This Then
If This Then That (or abbreviated ifttt) is, by far, one of the most interesting applications of this year (we even compiled an extensive instruction to it). The idea of ​​a service is that it performs an action when a certain condition is met. If, for example, he checks the weather and it turns out that it is raining, then you will receive an sms-message (of course, you first need to adjust it properly). And if a new email is received from mom, ifttt can initiate a phone call.
This is really one of the best web applications in the last couple of years, so take the time and get to know it thoroughly. Believe me, the initial embarrassment will quickly evaporate.
ifttt.com
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/135350/
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