How I work – 78 – 10MinuteMail.com


Many websites or online services insist on giving them your email id, before you can access their content. Very often, if you give your normal email id, it may be used for spamming or maybe even sold to potential spammers. 10MinuteMail.com is precisely for these situations. It will create a unique email account for you, which you can access online – just in case they need to send you a userid and password or even if they want to verify that you have a valid email id.

The best part of the deal is that the email id is absolutely free and will self-destruct in 10 minutes !  So no one can ever send mails to that id. Your main email will always be protected, since it was never disclosed ! A great disposable email id service which you can use over and over.

How I work – 79 – www.mathway.com


This unique site solves mathematical problems online.  The problems could be basic maths, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, statistics, chemistry and more !
Just enter your problem in the box and click on Evaluate, and up pops the answer !  Very cool for school and college kids and engineering students who need to evaluate complex problems in a jiffy.


The basic module is free, but if you wish to see the actual logic and calculation, you have to pay a small fee. Not recommended for cheating at school because actually knowing math is very important for times when you don’t have internet access to get to this site, especially in your examination hall !

How I work – 77 – Educational Games for Kids


Educational Games for Kids by Zodinplex is a great fun tool for kids. This app allows your kids to learn while playing on your Smartphone.


It has games and flash cards to learn numbers, alphabets, words, shapes, colors, weekdays, calendar and much more. It is very simple to handle and will keep your kid busy for hours while he figures out each of the exercises. It helps in training for memory, improves pronunciations, enhances concepts and improves development.


Meant for pre-school kids to learn the tricks of the trade fast !  In the process, they will be adept at handling your smartphone too !  You have been warned !

How I work – 76 – Dashclock


This is one of the better widgets made for your smartphone / tablet. It replaces the normal lock screen of your phone, which is fully customisable.


The widget comes bundled with extensions which give you instant access to current local weather, missed calls and unread messages, unread GMail updates, your next appointment and also your next alarm. Each of these is fully customizable and you have full control over what you see on your lock screen.

Android users love the fact that it is fully cusomizable – this is one more app which does it superbly !

How I work – 73 – INKredible


With all the advancements of keyboards, writing has not yet gone out of fashion. And if you have to draw figures to prove a point, you don’t have much of a choice. INKredible is an app which helps you do just that – write on your smartphone / tablet with a stylus.


When you write on your smartphone with a stylus, you observe that it can get incredibly irritating because your palm and wrist keep making marks on the screen. INKredible is a tool which helps you avoid that. So you get clean and crispy notes and diagrams without the hassles of smudges.


It helps you write on phones and tablets distraction-free. Most of the time you will just see a blank sheet to write on, with the UI cleverly hidden. It is free and worth a try for those who avoid using the stylus just because they get irritated using it !

How I work – 74 – Print What You Like


Very often one comes across websites which are useful and one would like to print selected stuff from the webpage. This is a real pain. You will also have to print all the ads and other stuff which accompanies the page. This small extension in Chrome, helps you Print What You Like.


Head to www.PrintWhatYouLike.com and download the widget for Chrome. For other browsers, there is a bookmarklet which you can snuggle in your Browser Bookmarks. Now, when you read something you like and would like to print it, just click on the widget (or bookmark), select what you would like to print and hit PRINT. That’s it !


Save ink, paper, time and all the rubbish which need not be printed when you want a print. Just Print What You Like. Very neat and useful !

How I work – 75 – ScribbleMaps.com


ScribbleMaps is the easiest way to draw and share maps with others. May it be your friends, relatives or clients.


It is very simple to use. Just go to www.scribblemaps.com and click on create a new map. You will be presented with Google Maps in the background. Locate the area where you would like to create your own map. Once you are in that area, select the tools on top to draw lines, arrows, place markers, insert text or images and more, till your map is complete. Once done, you can email the map to a friend or relative or even embed it on your website !  Truly simple and elegant.


If you register, you have certain benefits but you can even save and share maps anonymously. The base version is free and the pro version has many more features for map enthusiasts.

How I work – 72 – Educational Games for Kids


Educational Games for Kids by Zodinplex is a great fun tool for kids. This app allows your kids to learn while playing on your Smartphone.


It has games and flash cards to learn numbers, alphabets, words, shapes, colors, weekdays, calendar and much more. It is very simple to handle and will keep your kid busy for hours while he figures out each of the exercises. It helps in training for memory, improves pronunciations, enhances concepts and improves development.

 

Meant for pre-school kids to learn the tricks of the trade fast !  In the process, they will be adept at handling your smartphone too !  You have been warned !

How I work – 71 – DoYogaWithMe.com


This is an interesting website for those who would like to do Yoga at their own pace and style. It is the web’s best selection of high-quality, high-definition, 100% free, streaming yoga videos. It has HD streaming videos which you can browse by Style, Difficulty level, Length of time. You even have a choice of instructors with more than 15 instructors to choose from ! Each one of the 100s of videos is carefully made with trained instructors and totally free.

The beginners’ section has simple asanas which any lay person can start with. You can graduate to more advanced sections as per your need and convenience. There are separate sections on poses, breathing exercises, meditation, each enough to keep you interested in continuing your quest for a healthy lifestyle !

How I work – 69 – TimeJot


TimeJot measures the time difference between recurring events in your life. e.g. if you have to visit your dentist every 6 months, the app will show you the time elapsed since  your last visit !


So, if you have to change the oil in your car every 8 months, or service your Air Conditioner every quarter, or handle any such recurring tasks – TimeJot is for you. Just fire the app and you will easily make out when you had performed this task last and when it is due to be done next. You don’t have to browse through the Calendar, do some calculations or do any guesswork for the same.

Ideal for busy bodies who just don’t have the time to track their periodic routines !