February 8, 2012

New Website Launch – 15gifts.com

Help selecting presentsTo be honest I am hopeless and choosing the right gift for people. It does not matter if it is for a birthday, Christmas or even anniversary I generally get the wrong thing so having been told about 15gifts.com, a brand new website that takes the guesswork out of choosing a gift we’ve decided to put together a review of the site.

About The Website
For a start 15gifts.com is not just a shopping website, it’s a completely different concept based on intelligently looking at your requirements, the person you are buying for and then giving you 15 options, hence the name 15gifts.com.

When you first go to the website there is a big “start” button to click on and then you just answer the questions the system asks you such as age, what is the gift for etc and then it performs a search based on the criteria. The team behind 15gifts.com have put a great deal of effort into the gifts that they list so it ensures that only the right things are presented to you, the user.

What We Think
We think 15gifts.com is going to be a lifesaver for men. Let’s be honest we don’t have a great deal of imagination when it comes to buying presents and more often than not get totally the wrong thing. Using the website saves ages trawling through all the usual shopping sites and also enables you to find things that are slightly more personal.

We’ve added 15gifts.com to our Top Rated sites for this month as we think it’s that good especially as they have also a sign in page that lets you link it to your profile and friends on facebook and can store selected people profiles for the future.

If you want help picking the right gift then look no further than 15gifts.com

Get Free Stuff Every Day

Read the review of the freestuff websiteWe all like things for free and one of the best websites we’ve seen that lists all the offers is called magicfreebiesuk.co.uk. We actually know some of the people who run it so we that’s why we’ve put together a quick review of their website for all our readers.

About The Website
You all probably know one or two freebies websites but generally speaking they are aimed more at offering discounts than actual freestuff which is where magicfreebiesuk.co.uk beats the competition hands down. The team there basically hunt down all the offers and discounts as well as who is offering free samples entry etc and then list them on the site. In addition they have a really good relationship with some major companies so are able to get some exclusive free things such as product samples and I do know they were inundated with free bags of sweets a while ago.

The site is really easy to use and there is no registration to see the freebies (although you can sign up for the daily email which is pretty good) – you simply go to the site and check out whats on offer. In addition if you want to you can flick back and find previous offers, many of which are still live.

What We Think
Magicfreebiesuk.co.uk is a really good website for anyone who wants to get their hands on free samples, discounts or special offers and to be honest you can save a small fortune using the site. We’ve added them to our top rated list we think they are that good.

If you are interested in getting some free samples or special offers take a look at magicfreebiesuk.co.uk for more information.

The Last Password You Will Ever Need

Read the review of lastpass.comHere at What’s Good On The Web we’ve recently come across a free application that saves all your passwords securely and means that once you have entered them you never have to do so again which we thought we would do a little review of for all our readers. Called Lastpass.com we think the site has to be top of anyone’s list for downloads.

About The Website
Lastpass is a very simple application and website to understand. Basically you download a small file to your home (or work) computer and they take you through a set up process. Once you have set it up you simply start logging in to sites as you normally would but as you do so Lastpass detects that you are using a login and asks you if you want it to remember the site. When you say yes it stores the password on the computer.

Next time you visit the site with a login Lastpass automatically fills in the login details and that’s it, really simple and best of all its totally secure. The other advantage is that if you are away from your desk and want to log into a site you can do so by just visiting lastpass.com, signing in and then clicking on the site you want to log into.

There are loads of additional functions including setting up a profile which means if you have to add an address to register you can do so using the site.

What We Think
Having used Lastpass.com for a while now we think it is pretty much one of the best free applications on the Internet. If you are like us with hundreds of passwords knocking around it can save you ages looking them up or requesting reminders so we think everyone should give this a go especially as it is secure therefore we’ve added it to our top rated list for the month.

If you want to save time with your passwords in the future take a look at lastpass.com

Download Personal Training

Running and personal training sessionsIf you have ever had a personal training session or attended classes at your local gym you will know that with someone giving you encouragement to keep going or push yourself a little bit more makes you work harder. Many trainers use music as a key part of the training programme as it sets the right tempo and gives people something to follow so when we were told about Audiofuel.co.uk we thought we’d put together a quick review of their website for our readers.

About The Website
Audiofuel.co.uk is a very simple concept that is used by both individuals and professional athletes. They create and sell pre developed music mixes that are based on your training requirements (i.e. running speed) that also incorporate a training narrative as the track goes on. Now you may think that you can develop your own mix to work out to but the problem with that is what you may select tracks that have rhythm changes that can put you off your stride and also any motivation is just your own will power.

We downloaded the sample track from the Audiofuel.co.uk website and found that it worked very well – the music is set at the right pace depending on your requirements and the motivational narrative although present is not intrusive.

As you would expect there is a cost behind the tracks (from £6) which is more than you would pay for downloading a few MP3′s but they also have a number of packs that you can download which are considerably cheaper and if you like the music but don’t want the training voice over you can download them.

What We Think
Having tried the sample track from Audiofuel.co.uk we found it very useful as a fitness training tool. Yes, the cost may put some people off but if you are thinking of piling in to those mince pies this Christmas it may be an idea to get ahead of the January rush and start your training early !!!

We’re adding this to our Top Rated Websites for the month as we think the idea is very well thought out and puts professional training on your MP3 player so if you like the idea please take a look at audiofuel.co.uk.

The New Website For Train Travellers – Quno.com

Book train tickets onlineIf you are anything like us the thought of getting on a train horrifies us – costs seem to be continually on the up and there was even an article I saw recently that said the train from Manchester to London is now more expensive mile for mile than Concorde …. and that’s standard class not even first.

So when we heard about a brand new website that aims to help consumers find the best deal ticket from all the train operators (without standing at the station or guessing the best time to log on) we thought we should do a quick review of it so here it is, Quno.com

About The Website
For anyone who has already used a train booking website the format of Quno will be very familiar – you basically enter the where from and where to, date of travel and number of passengers and the website does the rest.

This is then where it breaks from the norm and instead of just offering the standard tickets it presents the cheapest tickets available on that date at various times along with options, in addition there is a neat little slider that enables you to change the travel time and select the ticket you want and if you want to go on a different day you just change it, users don’t have to re-enter all there travel details …. simple.

We tested it against the train companies own websites and the prices were the same so there is no added cost it’s just the site is much simpler to use and you only go to one website to get a variety of options.

What We Think
To be honest we think Quno.com is pretty much what train users have been missing – the site is simple to use and follow and we’re putting it on our top rated list for October we think it’s that good ….. no more frustrating hours on endless websites to get the best train ticket deal ever again.

Check out quno.com for more information on train times and to buy your tickets the easy way.

The Website For Classical Music Lovers

There are plenty of websites aimed at offering UK Internet users the chance to download or listen to music online but most cater for popular music choices such as the charts so when we heard about Bachtrack.com we thought we should do a review of their website. The site is aimed at classical music fans and covers everything all in one place.

About The Website
Bachtrack.com aims to bring the classical music world all under one roof with everything from concerts and events happening near you through to the ability to watch concerts on line live at your PC. The site itself is well designed and the content has been well thought out and even includes listing for events throughout the world – you simply select the country and you get the information you want.

What We Think
Here at What’s Good On The Web we really enjoyed our time on the Bachtrack.com website. It is obviously not to everyone’s taste but for people who want to experience and understand more about the music this website pretty much has it all. One of the things we really did like was when you search for a composer the site not only lists the CDs available but also where you can see the pieces performed live.

Bachtrack.com is definitely a site for classical music lovers so we’re also going to add it to our top rated list for October we think it’s that good.