{"id":1771,"date":"2011-10-15T09:52:14","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T13:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/blog\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2011-10-15T09:52:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-15T13:52:14","slug":"nifty-websites-collection-october-9-15-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekitdown.com\/?p=1771","title":{"rendered":"Nifty Websites Collection [October 9-15, 2011]"},"content":{"rendered":"

View any one of the nifty websites from our weekly collections<\/a>.\u00a0 Each week we scour the web searching for nifty websites and online tools that will, hopefully, benefit our readers.\u00a0 Websites are discovered from a wide range of sources, covering all sorts of topics.\u00a0 If you want to be informed of new collections, subscribe to our RSS feed here<\/a>, or join us on Facebook<\/a> for a weekly notification.<\/p>\n

Purevolume<\/h3>\n
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By their own description, Purevolume is \u201ca website for the discovery and promotion of new music and emerging artists.\u201d\u00a0 Purevolume is more than just a place for new artists to get noticed, they get heard as well.\u00a0 Purevolume provides track playback, free songs and albums for download.\u00a0 By sharing their music with the masses, artists can reach a wider audience and potentially increase their presence in playlists all over the world.\u00a0 Purevolume will no doubt aid you in the discovery of new artists, from local talent ‘The Lion Faced Boy’ out of Florida to Sunderland from Oregon.<\/p>\n

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Visit Purevolume<\/a><\/p>\n

Convertmemp3<\/h3>\n
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So you love watching YouTube videos.\u00a0 Sometimes even just listening to them is plenty of entertainment.\u00a0 Convertmemp3 allows you to take the audio from YouTube videos and create an mp3 file.\u00a0 The audio is stripped away from the video and converted into an mp3 file for download.<\/p>\n

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Visit Convertmemp3<\/a><\/p>\n

Bounceapp<\/h3>\n
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Screenshots are what Bounceapp is all about.\u00a0 Sometimes a screenshot just doesn’t capture enough information when it comes to websites.\u00a0 If a website stretches vertically beyond that of the screen resolution, then a simple screenshot can’t capture it all.\u00a0 Bounceapp solves that problem by taking a screenshot of the entire webpage.\u00a0 Just type the URL into the Bounceapp box, click grab screenshot and wait for the screenshot to be generated.\u00a0 Simple and quick.\u00a0 The screenshots are mostly accurate.\u00a0 We noticed a small discrepancy with line wrapping, but the information was still all there.<\/p>\n

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Visit Bounceapp<\/a><\/p>\n

CSS3Maker<\/h3>\n
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Web designers are well familiar with CSS3 by now and are utilizing it whenever possible.\u00a0 For those not familiar with css (cascading style sheets), it’s the code behind websites that add aesthetic value.\u00a0 CSS3 adds a ton of new features and functions which can take some time to sort out, code-wise.\u00a0 Css3maker makes generating the code a bit easier by providing a choice of predefined functions, an image of what the code will translate to on the webpage, the code for implementing the styles as well as which browsers currently support the css3 functions.<\/p>\n

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Visit CSS3Maker<\/a><\/p>\n

the-manuals.com<\/h3>\n
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More often than not, user manuals get tossed aside when we buy new gadgets and toys.\u00a0 They are only referenced if something is completely confusing or broken.\u00a0 When you do actually need them, it seems like they’re the only thing you can’t find.\u00a0 Well search around the house no longer.\u00a0 The-manuals.com is a manuals search engine with over five million free manuals stored for easy reference.\u00a0 Just type in the object that you need a manual for and you’ll be given the results.<\/p>\n

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Visit The-manuals.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Your Thoughts<\/h3>\n
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We’d love to hear what you think about our weekly ‘Nifty Websites Collection’, so drop us a note in the comments. Have any thoughts on the websites posted in this collection? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n

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