Cool Websites and Tools [August 24th 2011]

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posted on August 24, 2011 by Aibek Esengulov

Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool website round-ups delivered to your daily email, subscribe here.

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Page Flipflap â€" Flipbooks, where you can flip the page instead of scrolling down, is quite the trend nowadays. PageFlipFlap lets you use this sleek format by helping you convert any Word orPDF document and even images into a flip book. All you have to do is upload the documents or images and provide an email address when you want to receive the link to your flip book. Read more: Page FlipFlap: Generate A FlipBook Online From Any Document

Splarchive â€" Software that converts your documents into PDF files often comes with a price tag. Fortunately there are free online solutions that perform the same PDF-conversion task. One of these solutions is a site called Splarchive â€" a a simple to use PDF conversion web service that keeps a record of your documents. Read more: Splarchive: Get Documents Converted To PDF & Archive Online

Encipher.It â€" If you send emails through an unsecure channel, it would be a wise move to encrypt them. This can be done through simply encoding the text contained within your email. Such a text-encryption can be performed using a tool called Encipher It. You can encode your text using the toolâ€™s website or use its bookmarklet for better accessibility. Read more: Encipher.It: Encipher Your Text Before Emailing It

ASCII Flow â€" Drawings made out of text characters are often amusing and impressive. Although there are numerous web tools that let you create such drawings, very few of these tools let you export your drawings to HTML. ASCII Flow does. It also lets you create lines made up of text characters, and more. Read more: ASCII Flow: ASCII Art Drawing Tool

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