The July 2005 issue of PCWorld identifies 30 useful but little-known sites & services that are available on the Internet. I suspect that those 30 things are more widely known than they think, but they’re interesting nevertheless. Some of those thirty include the following :
- mail2web provides a web-based interface to any POP3 or IMAP4 based email system allowing you to “pick up your email from any computer, anywhere in the world”. [Good for them ... they're one of our sponsors.]
- The Wayback Machine, aka the Internet Archive, provides access to archived copies of many websites, with some dating back to 1996. There are even a couple of entries showing how Gadgetmaniac looked last year.
- PubSub watches 12 million weblogs, 50,000 newsgroups & all SEC filings for any new matches to your (subscribed) search item. It then notifies you by email when new info is created.
- ManiaTV provides film clips, music videos and chat to the 20-something demographic.
- Wirefly provides comparative info on cell phone carriers, products and plans.
- Tech Support Guy has forums that discuss computer hardware & software trouble – search them or post a question about your particular problem.
30 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do on the Internet - PC World July 2005
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Yeah, I think at least a fedw of these companies have been pretty well known for a long time.
The Wayback Machine isn’t just useful, it’s really a lot of fun to peruse.