“StumbleUpon” is one of our favorite websites and it’s also an app for iPhone and Android. It’s a great way to stumble upon fascinating websites, like collections of historic photos and shots of stars and galaxies. It’s been downloaded over 10 million times.
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“Qik” is a new Skype app is for sending short video messages to groups of friends. Skype was an early conduit for free video calls. Until now it was used mainly for long — 40 minutes or so — calls. Qik limits you to 42 second calls that don’t take up more than 5 megabytes of space on the recipient’s phone. It competes directly with WhatsApp and SnapChat.
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HotelPower.com claims to offer the best hotel rates, usually available only to industry insiders. We searched on the Southernmost Hotel in Key West. Microsoft’s Expedia had it for $482. HotelPower had it for $379. Other hotels that were sold out on Expedia were available here.
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Ballotpedia.com: Find out who’s running for office and what issues are on the ballot. The site includes school board and judicial elections, which takes you to sister sites, such as Jugepedia.org. Bing.com/elections Microsoft’s “Bing” search engine makes election predictions. Voter411.org has personalized ballots and information on candidates and issues. It’s sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
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What are smart watches good for? Not much. The dirty little secret of smart watches is that you have to have a smart phone in your pocket or bag or they don’t do much. Sales, as you might expect, have been less than torrid. For the forthcoming Apple Watch, next year, for example, you’ll have to have an iPhone too.
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WhatisMyIP.com instantly tells you your I.P. (Internet Protocol) address. Go to the site and a screen appears telling you where you live and who provides your Internet connection. You sometimes need to know the number to connect to services or equipment. It also tests your Internet speed.
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Heavens-above.com follows satellites and constellations. There are many dozens of satellites in orbit around the Earth and this will tell you which is which, and where. There’s even a satellite for amateur radio operators. Also has information on stars and constellations.
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Redshed.co.uk/blog/how-do-credit-card-numbers-work will decipher the meaning of that long string of numbers on your credit card. The first number, for instance, is the type of institution that issued the card, such as a bank. This is a garden supplies shopping site in England but has interesting information.
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“Trace & Draw” is a free app from Crayola for iPhone/iPad and Android devices. Place a piece of paper over your screen and a drawing underneath shines through, allowing you to trace it. The opening screen tells you to buy a $20 Crayola clip to hold your paper, but that’s unnecessary. Besides this app, you can get lots of images to trace for free from Images.Google.com. Search on “black and white clip art.” Ordinary paper works fine if you turn up the brightness setting on your tablet.
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