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16 Photo Sharing Web Sites Worth Using

November 16, 2009 by Andy Merrett 3 Comments

Here are sixteen online photo sharing services worth taking a look at.

Got a favourite not on the list? Share it in the comments below.

1. Flickr

We all know Flickr, right? Easy to upload, search, tag and share photos and videos with a premium service available.

2. Photobucket

Another favourite with a nice look and feel.

3. Picasa

You need a Google account to get the most from Picasa, after which you can edit, share, tag, favourite and chat about your pictures. As you’d expect from a Google product, there are plenty of features being added all the time, and extra storage available at fair prices.

4. SmugMug

Not only photos on this great looking ad free site but also HD video on these pay accounts.

5. Shutterfly

The service claims free, unlimited, unrestricted size photo storage and the ability to create a range of products from your own pictures.

6. Webshots

A huge collection of photos including ones from professional photographers, available to purchase electronically and as prints.

7. Piczo

Designed for use by teenagers, with plenty of glitz and glamour, photo editing tools and communities.

8. Tinypic

A registration-free site for storing photos and videos, with unique links offered for each item much like URL shorteners work.

9. Snapfish

A service for uploading and then creating products from photos including standard prints, calendars, canvases and more.

10. Fotki

Upload, browse and rate photos or keep an online photo journal.

11. MyPhotoAlbum

Focusing on greater personalisation of online photo albums, with your own subdomain at myphotoalbum.com, plus real merchandise.

12. Picli

A Digg-style voting system for photos, pushing interesting pics to the front page.

13. Photosnack

Creates photo slideshows from your uploaded pictures and then share them across the web.

14. Glowfoto

A social network with a heavy focus on photos, and a platform for sharing images on other sites.

15. PhotoApe

A photo sharing service with an emphasis on mobile usage.

16. Photowall

As the name suggests, displays a scrolling wall of photos from users around the world.

The 101 Most Useful Websites

April 15, 2008 by Admin 9 Comments

I came across this list a couple of weeks ago, but it is a really interesting one so I will share it with you guys. Basically the Telegraph (a British newspaper) compiled a list with the 101 most useful websites around the net, divided into technology, entertainment, advice, house and home, social, shopping and travel.

Here are the 10 websites included under technology:

18 Undiscovered Websites Every Gamer Should Know

January 23, 2008 by Skellie 146 Comments

The gaming niche is characterized by its haves and have-nots. You’ve seen Kotaku, IGN, GameSpot, Joystiq, 1UP and the others, but what about the great, lesser-known gaming sites?

This post introduces 18 great gaming sites you might not have seen before. Whether you’re looking for freebies, music, laughs or oddities, there’s something here for occasional and hardcore gamers alike.

1. Overclocked Remix is a community hub of users who painstakingly remix and arrange video game music. There are thousands of tracks available for download. If you like the soundtrack to your favorite game, you can bet it has been remixed and reworked here.

2. The Freeware Indie Games Database offers just under 1,000 play-tested freeware titles from independent game developers. The games here are innovative and unique. Some of them are bound to be re-developed as Wii titles.

3. POKE is a light-weight utility that allows you to cheat in almost any single player game, whether it’s already published or to be published in the future.

4. The Daedalus Project gets into the minds of MMORPG players. The website’s author has surveyed over 35,000 gamers and provides a detailed break-down of his findings in areas such as the player life-cycle, making friends and status reversal. It’s fascinating stuff.

5. Gaming Magazines of the Pre-Internet Era is a treasure trove for retro gamers. It links out to .PDF databases of old and out of print gaming magazines.

6. The Grand List of Role Playing Game Clichés is a list of 100+ painful clichés any RPG fan would have encountered before. My favorite? The No! My beloved peasant village cliché: “The hero’s home town, city, slum, or planet will usually be annihilated in a spectacular fashion before the end of the game, and often before the end of the opening scene.”

7. GameCakes is the website for people who love cake and video games. These game-themed cakes run the gamut, from the bizarre to the majestic. The scrumptious photos will have you baking your own cupcakes in no time.

8. CrazyPC is the hardcore gamer’s place for computer accessories. All the neon, case mods, plexiglass, tubes and coolant fluid you can poke a memory stick at.

9. VGMusic is host to 24,000+ midi versions of video game tracks from all your retro favorites: Megaman, Mario, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, et al.

10. Build Your Own Gaming Computers is a website dedicated to helping you… well, you can probably guess. Gaming rigs sell for thousands of dollars and learning to build your own can save you lots of cash. This website provides advice on the entire process, from choosing parts to installation.

11. Abandonia offers thousands of abandonware DOS downloads. Abandonware essentially means games which aren’t sold anymore, prompting their release into the public domain. They’re the games you might have owned and loved as a child or teenager. Chances are you’ll find some old favorites here.

12. Jay is Games sources out the best casual games and brings them directly to you. The blog’s authors sure know their stuff and their opinions are worth listening to. Subscribe to their feed for a daily stream of gorgeous, idle distractions.

13. Old Grandma Hardcore is the blog of a foul-mouthed, lovable gamer grandma (with the pictures to prove it!). No, we’re not talking Brain Training and The Sims — we’re talking games like Bioshock and The Darkness. This grandma really is hardcore!

14. Insert Credit is a multi-author Japanese games and culture blog specializing in breaking news from the land of the rising sun.

15. Replacementdocs is an online archive of .PDF game manuals for thousands of popular games. If you’ve experienced the frustration of losing the manual to your favorite title, replacementdocs should have a solution for you.

16. Wonderland is an odds-and-ends gaming blog mainly known for its cool gamecrafts. From Darth Vader backpacks to Quake coasters, this blog is proof that gamers are an arty bunch.

17. The Speed Demos Archive is host to hundreds of videos documenting the efforts of those dedicated individuals who’ve conquered games in the shortest time possible. Watch epic games like Half Life 2 and Icewind Dale beaten before your lunch-break is over.

18. The System Requirements Lab analyzes your computer, benchmarking it against the minimum requirements of a specific product. Ever wondered if your computer can handle that gorgeous new release? Now you’ll know.

Update: Here are some more great websites that you might not have seen before, suggested from our readers: