Cool Sites, Useful Tools

[FG Lurker]

Not specifically Japan-related, but we all get to FG via the 'net. What are some of your favorite sites and/or online tools?

A few of mine to get things started:

tinyurl.com: A great site that "shrinks" long urls into very short links. Free of course!

Bug Me Not: This is basically a protest site against sites that require free registration before you can view content. The New York Times is perhaps the most famous example. Enter the url of the site you want to visit and BugMeNot will provide login details.

Jim Breen's WWWJDIC: A great online dictionary / Kanji lookup page.

Mapion: Japanese language site, but definitely the best urban-area maps I've found on the net. Great lookup system, variable map sizes.

Mapion tip (url split for easy viewing):

http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?grp=all&uc=1&
scl=25000&el=135%2F31%2F43.200&pnf=1&
size=500%2C500&nl=34%2F41%2F01.781

The two bolded "500"s can be edited to give you different map sizes! Anything up to 1500 is possible. 1500 gives quite a large map, too big for most screens. It's great when you want to see more than the standard 500 size gives, but scrolling is a PITA.

Okay everyone, share away! What sites help you in your daily travels across the wires...?

[kuru]

www.worth1000.com for all my photoshop needs

www.dpchallenge.com for all my photography needs

www.fark.com for whenever I'm not in the mood for working...basicly all the time.[/url]

[Skankster]

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http://www.kantango.com is better than your link



http://www.samspade.org I love ya sam!

[goldenboy_ge]

Don't mind if it's a Japanese topic or not, I'll find it interessting to see something different.

my sites:

http://www.army-technology.com
http://www.hancinema.net
http://wwwnewgrounds.com
http://www.cgtalk.com
http://www.kampfpanzer.de/
http://cloudless.net/gallery/
http://www.scei.co.jp
http://www.playstation.jp
http://www.playstation.de