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Track Website Changes

There are times when you need to keep an eye on a website. You might need to know if the text on a page has changed, or if a new article has been published. Going back to visit the site every day or so might not be that practical and if there is a change being able to see the differences can save you from a lot of headaches.

There are several sites offering this kind of service out there, but personally I’ve found ChangeDetection.com to be incredibly useful

It does what it says on the tin – it detects changes and when it finds them you get notified via email.

 

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Science Fiction Fan Heaven

I like science fiction, but I would never describe myself as a serious sci-fi fan.

The guys over at ScienceFiction.com however are serious sci-fi geeks (or nerds!)

If you want to find out what’s going on in the world of science fiction be that in print, on TV or in the cinema, then their site is the one to keep an eye on.

We spoke to the site’s owner a while back for the technology.ie podcast as well and he was a fantastic guest. You can listen to that interview here.

 

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Helping Cool Projects Get Off The Ground

I’ve mentioned “crowdfunding” in the past. Fundit.ie is another Irish run crowdfunding initiative with a firm focus on the creative arts ie. film, music, design etc.,

Fund it is a new all-island crowdfunding website for Ireland’s creative projects, giving everyone the power to help good ideas happen.

Fund it is designed to support greater individual giving to the creative sector; an area that up until now has been under-utilised. The approach serves to strengthen the bond between a creator and their audience which offers the potential for wider-ranging, long-term relationships.

Fund it is an initiative created by Business to Arts.

It is funded under the New Stream programme, supported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch,     The Arthur Guinness Fund and via the support of a technology grant from the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht.

Further support was also received from the Vodafone Ireland World of Difference programme and the British Council Ireland.

Business to Arts is a not-for-profit organisation working to support resilience and transformation in the cultural sector through research, innovation and partnership.

I just funded a project involving an Irish musician I’ve liked for years – very cool!

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Memolane Helps You Relive Your Memories

Most of us have an account on Facebook or Twitter or any of the ever growing number of social media sites and services that are out there.

We share content on there. Some of it’s quite banal, but some of it’s probably quite important to us.

What Memolane does is pretty interesting, though how you want to use it is really a matter of personal choice.

Memolane helps you to combine all of your social media networks and items into one place via “lanes”. You can choose to share them, or parts of them, with the public, your friends or just keep them for yourself.

Personally I’m quite addicted to the daily emails they send me which are a “memory” at a time. Some of it’s not that interesting ie. quite banal, but other memories are really cool. Today, for example, I got sent a few of my shared items from 12 months ago when I was in Arizona for a meeting. It’s nice to look back at fond memories, though you’ll probably also get some memories that you’d rather forget about.

Here’s their video which kind of explains how it all works:

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When Should You Go To Bed?

Sleep is an important activity. If you don’t get enough of it you’ll have problems functioning.

Sleepyti.me is a single page site with one very simple objective – to help you choose the best time to go to sleep.

It works based on sleep cycles, so simply put in the time you need to get up and it will automatically suggest the best times for you to go to sleep.

Who needs expensive gadgets? 🙂

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