Websites/Webtools That Make Life Easier

[Grand Potentate]

Starting with:

Silencer: Hides annoying spoilers on social networks

Chrome: Nobody likes spoilers, but unless you take a break from Twitter and Facebook entirely, you're bound to accidentally come across the ending of the newest Game of Thrones episode or thoughts on the new Arrested Development series. Silencer is an extension that blocks those spoilers with a click.
Silencer works in a couple of different ways. The simplest thing it does is allow you to create keyword blocks that hide content from your Twitter and Facebook streams. So, if you're sick of seeing updates about Apple, you can simply make add "Apple" to the dictionary and it'll hide any posts about Apple. Silencer also has packs you can install that block everything about popular shows. For example, the Game of Thrones block adds 44 different keywords to keep any spoilers our of your social media stream. Silencer only works on a handful of social networks, but it's pretty easy to block out everything else if you need to.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/silencer/liddmepmaofgllnbdbepbcgfgclcelno

This is a good supplemental to that:

http://lifehacker.com/5887230/how-to-block-annoying-tech-rumors-and-movie-spoilers-on-your-browser

 

[Grand Potentate]

Bumping this. I think I'm going to get a lot of use out of this one:

http://www.wordhippo.com/

Web: A dictionary tells you the meaning of a word. WordHippo tells you the meaning and also finds synonyms, antonyms, words that rhyme with it, sentences containing it, other words starting or ending with it, its etymology, and much more.

The webapp is really easy to use. Just key in what you are looking for and choose the appropriate category. WordHippo will spit out the results, as well as give one-click links to other data for the word. Quick, simple and worth bookmarking for future reference.

 

[OfficePants]

I just discovered an app for my ipad/phone which lets me control VLC remotely. There is a version for Android as well.

I can stream movies or music from a computer and use this app to pause, rewind, forward. And I can listen to music and be in a room without having to go to a computer to manage it.

Very useful for me.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vlc-remote-free/id299344206?mt=8

 

[Russell Street]

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-comment-snob/

About this Add-on
Comment Snob filters out undesirable comments from the Web. It comes with support for YouTube by default, but you can add support for many other sites by installing Comment Snob rules. For each rule that you install, you can choose from the following filtering parameters:

• Number of spelling mistakes
• All capital letters
• No capital letters
• Doesn't start with a capital letter
• Excessive punctuation (!!!! ????)
• Excessive capitalization
• Profanity
• Filtering on custom words and phrases

And of course,
https://adblockplus.org/

 

[OfficePants]

This app just launched today and is fucking awesome:

https://getconfide.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide-your-off-record-messenger/id779883419?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo=2

Totally encrypted messaging that gets wiped as soon as its read. Cannot be screen shot. Perfect for any moment you say "lets take this off the record" or "offline".

Birdman, this seems perfect for attorneys and clients, no?

I downloaded it. Cross posting in NSA thread.

 

[OfficePants]

This app just launched today and is fucking awesome:

https://getconfide.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide-your-off-record-messenger/id779883419?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo=2

Totally encrypted messaging that gets wiped as soon as its read. Cannot be screen shot. Perfect for any moment you say "lets take this off the record" or "offline".

Birdman, this seems perfect for attorneys and clients, no?

I downloaded it. Cross posting in NSA thread.

Here is a demo:

 

[Grand Potentate]

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-google-drive-into-your-personal-media-serve-1551083632

This was very interesting for those who are looking for a cloud based streaming solution.

 

[Zé Ferreira]

http://www.learnaccountingforfree.com/

This site was set up by my accounting professor from BYU - dude knows his stuff and it's super accessible. Praised by Harvard Business school for effectiveness and mastery of basic doctrines. Anyone managing their own business (hint hint wink wink Harveybirdman or acidboy) would benefit from a watch.

 

[Grand Potentate]

http://lifehacker.com/5983904/the-always-up-to-date-guide-to-streaming-blocked-content-overseas