LinkChasing: March 2013

Balding, Mohawk, Rugs, Mullets, Unibrows find it all here.

Image: By Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA
[CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)],
via Wikimedia Commons

Resources to help make a trip across America a little more interesting

Everyone like to take a road trip. Of course these sometimes become incredibly boring, hour after hour, corn field after corn field. There is a solution to this in the websites below. Find unusual sites and stops along your journey.

Image: Pixabay.com

You may also be interested in finding some good gas prices along the way: http://linkchasing.blogspot.com/2013/07/GetGas.html

Find a lost pet (Cat, Dog or something else)

A pet is sometimes as dear as a family member. So when a pet goes missing the whole family may start looking for the lost friend. These websites may help you to find the animal be it a dog, cat, bird or something more exotic.

Hugo Oehmichen [Public domain, PD-US], via Commons.wikimedia.org

Any lost pet:

Find Dogs only:

Find Cats Only:

Tabbytracker.com

Searching tips and strategies:

Prevention:

Adoptions:

Petfinder.com

Dog Sitters:

Rover.com

Do you know of any other websites that will help locate a lost friend? Add them in the comments below.

Turn your text around, maybe upside down.

Writing vertically may sometimes be somewhat of a challenge. With these websites you can manipulate some text so that it appears (uʍop ǝpısdn ɹo spɹɐʍʞɔɐq) backwards or upside down.

If you know about other ways to flip text around add them to the comments below.

Win a drink from someone with these tricks.

Image: Pixabay.com

Play some drinking games:

Drinkwithme.co.uk

You may also want to look for a: new bar
while there why not try some: new drinks.

I've got the fever, the Pacman fever.

Image: Pixabay.com

Google also had a Doodle posted for the 30th Pacman anniversary.

Google.com/doodles/30th-anniversary-of-pac-man

One or two? These are the times when only a loo will do.

Have you ever wanted to find a bathroom. These websites will help you locate one just when you need it the most.

Image: Commons.wikimedia.org

Bonus websites, determine how much you earn while on the stool: Workpoop.com or Dumpdollars.com and everything you wanted to know about #2: Numbertwoguide.com Lean how to properly dispose of the used paper: Wheredoiputthepaper.com

Are you healthy?: Stoolanalyzer.com

Do you know of any other websites that we missed? Post them in the comment section below.

Relax, enjoy peaceful sounds (white noise, rain, ocean) you may even go to sleep.

The first line of William Congreve's play Almeria is "Music has charms to soothe a savage breast." So is this true? For some maybe, for others maybe not. Fortunately, there are a number of websites that will help to soothe the mind with pleasant ambient noise. Listen to these while at work, school or on the bus. Your day may be a little better.

Mix your own noise

Image: Publicphoto.org

Variety

Typing / Coffee bistro

Snow

Noise (white, pink, brown) take your pick

Rain / Thunderstorm

Fire

Outside / Ambient / Various Outdoors

Listen to Wikipedia changes

Listen.hatnote.com

Mood Music / Feelings

Color Therapy - No noise

Xoki.com

Meditation:

Streaming Radio

Radio.garden

Are there any other websites that belong here? Add them to the comment box below.

Help for those with a lead foot or other driving issues.

Getting a speeding ticket is always depressing. Missed appointments, fines, insurances, points the whole situation should be avoided. Wouldn't it be nice if you knew when and where speed traps are likely to occur? What if you got a ticket, here a some websites that may help you deal with that as well.

Red light cameras and or speed traps

Image: Photos-public-domain.com

Some advice if you receive a ticket

If you know any other websites that should be listed here, add them in the comment section below.

Happy Pi Day! ~3.1415926535897932384626433832

Everyone seems to enjoy pie, especially on March 14th. It is that time of year to celebrate that mysterious number that doesn't seem to end.

It is worth taking the time to look at Two-n.com and the visualization of Pi with 4 million digits.

Two-n.com/pi

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592.com

Find marine bound ships and other vessels coming and going into ports around the world

I always like to watch those Alaskan crab fishing shows. I often wondered where those vessels are at out on the Bearing Sea. With these websites, I now have a good idea where they are and where they are heading. Do you have someone out on the ocean? Maybe you can find where they are at too.

Photo: Publicphoto.org

Have you found similar websites? Add them to this collection by posting a comment below.

Check the strength of your passwords

Image Courtesy: Pixabay.com

While you are at it you may to generate a new password.

Connect with real people at faceless companies.

Are you tired of calling customer service only to be connected with an endless phone tree? Why put up with all of the waiting and waiting for a simple answer to your problem. These websites may help to reduce some of the time you have waiting around.

Image from: Pixabay.com

Have the company call you instead:

Avoid phone trees, and connect to a human:

Get through phone trees quickly:

Pleasepress1.com

This website may not necessarily be a way to speak with someone directly, but it may be a good way to draw attention to your problem.

Callred.com

Submit websites that you have found helpful, use the comment section below.

Swap or exchange an old book for a new one.

The library has books but so do a lot of other people. Maybe there is someone out there with the exact book that you desire. Make a trade, give someone your old book and in exchange get one for yourself. It is kind of like a huge library at your finger tips.

Thanks to: Publicphotos.org

Here are some websites that will help you to speed read. Click Here

Know any websites like these? Add them to the comment section below.

Learn to speed read.

Reading faster has always been a dream of mine. Unfortunately, I am a below average reader so I am grateful for these websites that will assist me learning to speed read. You may find these useful as well.

Image: Morguefile.co

Estimate how long it will take to read a book

Want to swap an old book for a new one? Click here for some more websites.

Found any other speed reading websites, add them in the comment section below.

Need help solving the Rubik cube?

Here is the solution to your problem. Now there is no need to remove all of those stickers and place them back on to this infuriating puzzle. Use one of the websites listed below and let these do the hard work for you.

Image Courtesy: Pixabay.com

Use you own virtual cube

Iamthecu.be

Know of any other websites that will help solve a Rubick Cube? Post them in the comment section below.

Need Help with Crosswords?

Not everyone can solve a crossword puzzle without a little help. Well, instead of hauling out a dictionary or opening up a thesaurus these online resources quickly help you to solve a crossword nightmare.. Now you can feel like a pro without all of the effort.

Are you into fonts? Click Here to see a list of font websites.

Have you found a website that should be on this list? Post it in the comment section below.

Find out what those short URLs really are before clicking on a hyperlink

Clicking on a shortened URL hyperlink is always a risky business. It is like walking in the dark with your eyes closed, you never know what you will encounter. Who wants to do that? These websites will help you to discover exactly what these shortened hyperlinks actually lead to. Use them so you are not trapped into going to a malicious or unwanted website.