Cool Websites #8

ZoomText user Kathy Kalaluhi sent
in a bunch of websites that she thought other ZoomText users would find interesting and helpful.  We liked the idea so much that it’s become a regular “column” in ZoomNews!  Below are her suggestions and if you’d like to submit any websites for the next issue, please email them to Becca at !

• GoodSearch - every time you use this search engine to search for info, they donate a penny to a charity of your choice.  Similarly, with www.goodshop.com, you do the same thing.  Go to this search engine to search for a store.  When you find the one you want, and then purchase something, a portion of the sale goes to a charity. 
• Walk Score - Thanks to Jim McRoy for this great suggestion:  you enter any address and it gives you a score from 1 to 100, with 100 being the best.  In addition to the “walkability” score, it shows all the major things like school, parks, grocery, banks etc. then ranks their closeness.  There is even coffee. I also use to when traveling to put in the place I am going.  I can see if I am stuck in the middle of nowhere or can get a cup of Starbucks.

And a new category of sorts:  “Best fruits in the orchard” - the best Mac apps for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad!  Some of them are available on the Android platform as well.

• skyscanner - an app that performs a search to find the best prices on airline tickets using 600 sources.  Simply enter travel locations and dates and the app will search for the cheapest price in airfare listed on the web.  You can narrow the search down by tapping direct flights only if desired.
• SaleLocator - featured on the news for holiday shopping, it locates the best prices on merchandise in your area when you enter your zip code. 


• BlogFire - an app for organizing your RSS feeds and alerts you to new comments.
• SlackerRadio - an app that allows you create a free personalized radio station.  By marking your favorite songs, the radio station will repeat these songs more often for you. 
• CamDictionary - an app that lets you snap a picture of text in multiple languages and it will translate it for you. 

Thanks to Kathy and Jim for these great suggestions!