The internet can be a very interesting place if you know where to look at. Discovered will do the digging and bring you the best, new and interesting apps, browser extensions or websites so you don’t have to.
Some of this week’s finds will be productive tools and others genuinely interesting and will be fun to try out or waste your afternoon scrolling through what they offer.
Have a look at them:
Tippin
Tippin is a Lightning Network app and a browser extension that helps you send Bitcoin tips to Twitter users. It was launched late last year as a way to use Lightning Network to easily make micropayments accessible.
✏️ Now you can leave a note. Always. No matter if you tip using your balance or a regular Lightning Invoice. pic.twitter.com/kKOk4QRFna
— Tippin (@tippin_me) May 23, 2019
By March this year, Tippin had over 200 users daily with a base of 14,000 users. Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO even gave them a shout out.
This is excellent @tippin_me ⚡️ https://t.co/FifrgwBOTp
— jack (@jack) February 20, 2019
Remote Circle
Remote Circle helps users find remote jobs in their time ones. You add your current location and the site will show you current jobs hiring in your own timezone. You can filter for jobs by type, keyword, category, and company.
This is a great solution to the constraints of sourcing more realistic remote jobs.
Micro Album
Micro Album lets you hand over your phone to a friend, colleague, significant other or family member so that they can only see the photos you intended them to see.
Bluetooth managers for macOS
- Juice – This is a Bluetooth manager for macOS for easier connecting to your favourite devices from the Touch Bar and Notification Centre. It ships with a Today widget that lets you manage devices and check the remaining battery charge from Notification Center.
- Toothpicks – this is another Bluetooth manager for macOS
Overkill for Mac
This is a simple Mac app that runs in the background to make sure iTunes doesn’t open and interrupt your work every time you connect your phone.
How is everyone
How is everyone is a global online poll in an attempt to find out how everyone is dong. The poll encourages visitors to the site to take a moment to reflect on their mood. You can cast your vote, share it and also view the result of the poll.
Honeygain
Honeygain is an app that allows you to reach your internets’ full potential by making your device a getaway.
Cupcake
Cupcake lets you not forget anyone’s birthday again. You ask for your friends birthday dates and the app tracks the dates for you. Now you can delete Facebook.
Hat.sh
Hat.sh is a javascript app that provides fast secure free serverless file encryption using the AES-256-GCM algorithm from WebCryptoAPI included in your browser.
GIST
Gist is like Pinterest but better as you get to see everything you and your friends buy by verifying your entire buying history and visualizes it beautifully for sharing. It’s now easy to get word-of-mouth recommendations online. All the images are shoppable.
Broadcast Lists
The internet can very noisy and that’s why Broadcast Lists wants to curate content for you – it is a content platform for Android and iOS from people and broadcasts you subscribe to.
Blur
Blur introduces a new type of drinking game with over 1500 different questions and challenges. You write the names of the players, choose the pack you want to play and start the fun!
Triangle
This makes a pyramid of any text you enter. That’s’ it.
W H A T I S T H I S
H A T I S T H I S
A T I S T H I S
T I S T H I S
I S T H I S
S T H I S
T H I S
H I S
I S
S— marc-antoine (@marcantoinefon) October 12, 2018
Quitting Google
Here are some privacy-friendly alternatives.
milkshake
milkshake makes websites from your phone and for free. They are fun, swipe-able, gorgeous websites designed for Instagram’s mobile browser. The app turns your link in bio into an Insta website.
Dark Hacker News
If you read Hacker News, then you’ll love this app. Dark Hacker News is an app that presents Hacker News in a dark theme.
Afrocast
The Android and iOS app aggregates podcasts from underrepresented content creators from places like Africa, the Caribbean and includes ones you won’t find in mainstream podcast apps such as Neck of the Woods, You had me at Black, Two Brown Girls and 2 Dope Queens. You can also submit your podcast to be featured too.
The creator of the app builds other apps for underrepresented groups.
Lannister Capital
If you’ve followed Game of Thrones, you know Lannisters always pay their debts. This app is a simple wealth manager and financial planner including crypto funds and uses Blockstack’s decentralized authentication and storage platform. Try it out here.
The Texting Doorbell
Are millenials killing the doorbell industry? maybe?
https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1135731012477030401
Others prefer the doorbell
Dont text me that you're outside, just ring my doorbell, smh millenials
— cloud walker (@shampatle) May 30, 2016
With the Texting Doorbell, when you ring it, it will send a “here” text to the owner of the home.
Dont text me that you're outside, just ring my doorbell, smh millenials
— cloud walker (@shampatle) May 30, 2016
Magpie
Magtechwpie manages your photos and notes especially if you take photos as reminders so you don’t forget about them.
LazyDay
LazyDay lets you select what to watch on Netflix if you’re stuck on getting a good tv show or movie to watch. You can search using categories or let the site pick a random one for you. Plus there are no ads.
CandyLists
CandyLists creates interest-based YouTube feeds. It offers a good playlist management system, interests based video feeds, subscriptions management and video feed player.
Listen Along
Listen Along lets you listen to Spotify with others including your significant other, friends and family in real time by syncing.
Unapp is a repository of carefully curated minimal and useful single-purpose apps.
diff.blog
diff.blog is a platform that lets you discover and follow amazing developer blogs. You can subscribe to your favourite blogs and get notified when new posts go up plus you can take part in discussions and build a brand too.
DeepNamer
DeepNamer is an AI-powered domain name generator. It’s also a brainstorming platform that can help you find a catchy/creative domain name.
Trendy 404s
Trendy 404s is a set of creative templates for your 404s.
Carbon Visualiser
This is a carbon footprint calculator that uses emojis to nudge people towards less impactful forms of transport.
