+ DOUBLE-CLICK ON ANY WORD OF THIS PAGE FOR DEFINITIONS, TRANSLATIONS AND MORE...
SEARCH TOOLS
---Copernic.com offers computer users a very handy desktop-search-tool for free. This helps you find anything that is on your computer very easily and quickly, giving you the equivalent of highlighted search results from google search/cached.
Copernic Desktop Search
---Make your life easier when using google search.
Google search tricks (top 10)
---A fancy 3-D approach to searching and viewing images on the Web. PicLens
LANGUAGE TOOLS
---With a simple Alt+click find the definition of any word whilst online! This program (downloadable for free) also offers encyclopedia entries, translations into the languages of your choice and much more for the selected word. answers.com
---Have a text of your choice, or a whole web page, translated from one language to another. Easy to use, helpful to understand, but not really reliable for professional use. Babelfish
---Interested in the origins of a word? Etymonline is a very good free online etymology dictionary. Etymonline
TRAVELLING TOOLS
---A simplified version of Google Earth… You don’t need to subscribe or download Google Earth. This link gives you direct access to Google satellite images and maps. Just enter and explore… The Fanas Pages Aardvark map
---Using Google Earth images, this site lets you participate in a project aiming at gradually describing the whole world. For example, you may wish to share a particular holiday spot with the whole world, or your favorite cafeteria, or a theatre, or even the location of your own house! Wikimapia
---A great site for travellers around the world who prefer to stay in someone’s house (for free!) than in a hotel, or who would like to discover their travel destination with the help of a local. Couchsurfing
---A very useful search tool for travellers who wish to use a local train once they have arrived at an airport. Airport railways of the world
---If you are taking an airplane soon and would like to take a look at the configuration of seats in the cabin, to select a specific place when checking in, just ask your travel agent what plane model you will be flying with and then check out this site. Seatguru
---This company specializes in tickets for bus/coach services around Europe. A good alternative to expensive train and airline travel. Eurolines
---On this page you will find cheap flight alternatives for Europe. As most airlines have cheaper flights from or to their homebase, this page helps you find the best deals, by informing you of the whereabouts of each company (airlines in alphabetical order), as well as by listing most of their destinations. Low-cost flights in Europe
OTHER USEFUL TOOLS
---Quite a few common and less common secrets and shortcuts for computer users. Make your life easier on and off the internet. Secrets
---This program (downloadable for free) offers you the possibility to preview a web page in a small window before opening it. Great time-saver and with numerous customizable options. Interclue
---Check out the time where you are and anywhere in the world.
Time-zone check
