I'm always on the hunt for useful websites that can help you to increase your productivity teach you a new skill or give you the resources you need to improve your online life.
coming up, I will show you 10 amazing websites in various categories. Hopefully, you find at least one or two of these to be useful for you.
let's get started.
1. Typing.com
typing calms, a fantastic resource that will help you to improve your typing skills. especially for those of you that are still using the hunt and peck method.
the interactive lessons will teach you the basics of typing along with more advanced facets including getting help with problem keys, speed drills, and techniques to reduce the strain that causes carpal tunnel syndrome.
typing.com is completely free for all ages. just follow the steps in each lesson. you will need to sign up and log in to save your progress.
2. Atlas Obscura
3. Interneting Is Hard
if you're an absolute beginner internetting is hard may have a silly name but it's a great place to learn web development. it's 100% free with no hidden paywalls. their HTML and CSS tutorials are in the plain-spoken text making it easy for folks to easily follow along and includes more than 250 diagrams and code examples.
here at the top select start here to begin to be sure to read the introduction thoroughly it will give you background information expectations and will let you know the free tools that you will need to complete the course.
4. Firefox Send
If you haven't used it yet, Firefox Send lets you share your files with a link that will automatically expire. the files are encrypted up to one gigabyte. if you sign in that limit goes up to two and a half gigabytes. which is not too bad considering Gmail has a limit of only 25 megabytes. you have the choice to drag and drop your files into the window or select files to upload to browse your computer you can select the plus to select additional files just as long as the total size does not exceed the limit. the default when your link expires is 1 download or one day.
The downloads limit can be changed to up to 100 downloads and the daily limit is 7 days. you also have the choice to protect your files with a password. when you are ready click on upload, when it's done uploading just copy the link and share it with whomever you want.
5. Duolingo
If you've ever wanted to learn a new language Duolingo can help with a series of activities and games. they now offer more than 30 languages for you to choose from. including Spanish Korean, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, and for the Star Trek fans out there you can now learn Klingon.
To begin to select the language you would like to learn. I'll go with Klingon, choose a daily goal 10 minutes per day seems like a decent amount it continued. it will then ask you if you're new or already know some of the languages. in this case, I'll choose new to Klingon from here on out just follow the instructions.
6. WhatTheFont
On the Myfonts website, they have a tool called WhatTheFont. that will help you to figure out the best match for the thoughts being used in your picture. it's easy to use just drag and drop a photo from your computer into the window.
It will then automatically select text from your image or you can left-click on any word in the photo to select it, then click on the blue button, it will now show you several fonts that closely match the word you selected in your photo up.
7. Scribd
Which is an ebook and audiobook service with more than 1 million titles. they're often referred to as the Netflix for books. the service offers unlimited reading each month for more than 1,000 publishers including Bloomsbury, Mcmillan & Simon & Schuster to name a few. you'll find that many of the top authors are available.
For example, if you're a fan of Stephen King you'll find a vast collection of his works on the script. they give you a 30-day free trial to try out the service. when the trial ends because it's just $8.99 per month. in addition to their website and support for Kindle devices, they also have apps available in the Apple and Google Play stores.
8. Techmeme
This will be a quick one Techmeme is one of the top sites I use when I want to find out the latest news in technology. none of the news stories are about politics, sports, pop culture, or anything else. they make it easier to get the top stories from the world of technology using various sources all on one page.
Which is all I want from a new site.
9. Creative Market
Creative Market is an online store featuring design assets generated from their community. here you can get new themes for your site, logo designs, cool-looking fonts, and a whole lot more. but the primary reason I'm showing you this Web site is that each week beginning every Monday. they give away six free things which are reason enough to bookmark this site.
10. Rainy Mood
Rainy Mood is a rain simulator, that can help you to focus and boost productivity with the sounds of a summer rainstorm. it's been around for many years and unlike some of the other noise generators, I've shown you in the past. it lacks the toggles and switches to customize it. which might be great for those of you that don't like having too many options. all you have to do is hit the play button to begin.
Let us know in the comments which amazing websites you use that could possibly benefit others.
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