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Useful online services found
I decided to start a new article, which I will update every now and then. I collect here useful online services discovered on Web.

Coblis — Color Blindness Simulator
Useful tool for testing your images and graphs, to see how they look for someone who has some color vision handicap.

Linguee
A very useful service to find out how different words and phrases translate into other languages. Linguee gives examples of various contexts. Here's an example how English expression "over the top" translates into Finnish in various contexts. But the examples in source language alone (English in this case) are very useful in order to see the possible different meanings and contexts.

WebFX Readability Test Tool
I do not yet know how reliable and useful this is, but surely could help to at least experiment with. Based on quick tst on one blog article in German, I guess that Coleman Liau Index may not work in anything else but texts in English. Feedback and opinions are welcome.

iFixit
Wiki-based site that teaches people how to fix almost anything. Or at least it may turn out as a comforting place to find peer support. I have had an annoying zoom button issue on my Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ-60. Every now and then when I use zoom, the video recording goes on. At iFixit I found out that I am not alone, and this is a common problem for DMC series cameras.

LingoJam
Gives all kinds of tools to play with texts.Do notice that you need to test which symbols are in UTF-8, to make them work here at ipernity.

Flip Your Text
The best backwards and upside down text generator that I have found! Only upside down diaresis are not supported. And the best results one gets with capital letters.

Shape Catcher
If you ever need to try find some symbols, then here's a great tool for it. Just draw on the box and search, and you may get surprising results. There are also other tools around to search for symbols, like Mausr and Detexify. Or try symbols.com where you either browse for symbols or ask help from the community.

statcounter
For nerds this gives a lot of useful information on what operating systems, browsers and devices people use. One for example finds out that the majority uses Windows OS (78%), Chrome browser (70%) and have 1366x768 screen resolution (23%) on their desktop/laptop computers. And it is also useful to know that over 50% of users are now having some kind of mobile device.
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Please feel free to suggest more on comments.

13 comments

Andy Rodker said:

People have given this a yellow star, Sami. Why can't I give this a star too! There is no star anywhere to turn yellow! It's not in the usual place!
Be that as it may, I was amused by your discovery of Linhguee, a staple tool of all language teachers for many years! Yes, it's good!
Please acept my saying YELLOW STAR in lieu of the icon.
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Andy Rodker:

On blog articles the star and share buttons are on next row, below the title, and to the right from author name and publication date.

And thank you for the textual star, Andy =)
4 years ago

Andy Rodker replied to :

Today it appears in its usual place so traditions can be maintained!
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to :

Strange. Maybe it was some temporary error.
4 years ago

Amelia said:

Norton virus checker definitely does not like the WebAIM Contrast Checker. Be warned.
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Amelia:

Thanks for the warning, Amelia. I removed it because it really is not that useful.
4 years ago

Frank J Casella said:

You are always a wealth of information Sami. Thank you!
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Frank J Casella:

Thank you, Frank =)
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

Shape Catcher (and similar services) added.
3 years ago

Ruesterstaude said:

Danke, Sami: Einige interessante Tools!
3 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Ruesterstaude:

Sie sind willkommen! =)
3 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

statcounter added.
3 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

Hᴇʟʟᴏ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ!
yaytext.com/small-caps
3 years ago