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iTriage Turns Your Smart Phone Into A Medical Diagnosis Tool

12:30AM October 9, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Android/iOS: iTriage puts the content of the iTriage medical information web site on your smartphone. You can search through symptoms, learn more about a wide variety of medical conditions, and more. More »


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Knots Guide Is An Android-Based Knot How-To Guide

1:30AM August 26, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Android: Never want for the most effective knot again, Knots Guide puts 74 categorised knots, complete with tying guides, in your Android phone for easy reference. More »


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YouSwear Teaches You To Swear In Any Language

4:30AM August 14, 2010 | Adam Pash

Website YouSwear teaches you to swear in over 200 languages, from Afrikaans to Zambia to Firefly. More »


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IdiomDictionary Defines That Phrase So You Don’t Have To Ask Your Friends

1:00AM August 9, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Almost like a less offensive Urban Dictionary, IdiomDictionary is for those phrases that everyone seems to understand except you — instead of getting them to explain it, you can look it up in their giant database of over 5000 idioms. More »


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Yahoo Style Guide Is A Digital Style Manual, Like AP For The Web

8:00AM June 29, 2010 | Adam Pash

Venerated style guides like the AP have long been the go-to source for resolving arguments and maintaining consistency across the written word, but the internet is a different publishing platform. Yahoo’s Style Guide wants to be the style guide for the digital world. More »


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Use Wolfram Alpha To Figure Out Confusing Family Relationships

12:00AM June 25, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

What do you call the son of your mum’s cousin? How about the husband of your mother’s uncle’s daughter? Type how you’re related into Wolfram Alpha’s computation engine, and it returns the relationship — first cousin once removed, in that last example. More »


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Inogolo Demonstrates Pronunciation Of Difficult Proper Names

5:00AM May 13, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’re puzzled on how to pronounce an unfamiliar proper name, Inogolo can help with visual and spoke pronunciation guides. More »


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Use Google Dictionary To See Words Used In Current Context

10:00PM April 9, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you want to see a word in current usage, most dictionaries offer dated or stilted examples. Google Dictionary combs news sites to pull quotes demonstrating words in current usage. More »


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NumberQuotes Gives Perspective To Your Statistics

5:00AM March 30, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Numbers — especially big numbers — can seem pretty abstract. One way to help people better understand huge numbers is by providing context based on things they do understand. Free web service NumberQuotes spits out related statistics containing any number you throw at it. More »


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Get Software Quick-Reference Sheets From CustomGuide

3:00AM September 17, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Learning a new application? Have a cube-mate that pesters you with questions about an application they’re learning? Print off a cheat sheet from CustomGuide. More »