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HotShare is a free file hosting site that lets you host your files or download your friends’ hosted files without a download limit. All file types and formats are allowed. This includes images, videos, audio, flash, applications, etc.
Users can upload files up to 200MB at a time. Files that haven’t been downloaded for more than […]

If you’re tired of getting all the facts from Wikipedia, it’s time to visit a different Wiki with no content. Uncyclopedia looks and feels like Wikipedia with one glaring difference. All the information presented is false.
The welcome message on the main page describes the site as “the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, unless the […]

Yahoo has revamped its search platform to include new features in a bid to compete with Google. The new search technology was built on Yahoo’s Panama advertising search platform that supposedly provides greater relevancy, increased search speed, and integrated social tools like images from Flickr.

Another added feature, is the Search Assist, which triggers when a […]

Joost has launched version 1.0 and is now free to everyone who wants in. Users who have been part of the beta will notice that the new version isn’t all that different from the last build. What’s new though, are loads of new content that are comprised of 15,000 shows over 250 channels.
Among the enhancements […]

For those of you who can’t get enough of widgets, I’ve got good news. Widgipedia is a huge catalog of widgets for operating systems, desktop applications, mobile phones, and web sites. Widget junkies will appreciate seeing the most downloaded widgets on the main page. A tag cloud is also present for those who’re used to […]

Carnegie Mellon University has developed an anti-phishing quiz to increase awareness for phishing sites. The online game called Anti-Phishing Phil, is a flash based test that focuses on teaching users how to spot fraudulent sites by looking at the site’s URL.
The game gives tips by dissecting site URLs and showing where it’s actually pointing at. […]

Ever come across a file with an extension you weren’t familiar with? Sure you could ask Google, but what if I told you there was another way? File Extensions.org is a massive list of file extensions with detailed information of different file types and what they’re used for.
File extensions are listed in 29 different categories […]

If you’ve ever wanted to prepare meals that tasted like food from your favorite restaurant, you’re in luck. Top Secret Recipes clones recipes of famous restaurants and makes it available to anyone who wants to create their ideal menu at home.

There are lots of available recipes that you can choose from, and there’s always a […]