Websites of Interest #1
Remember when people used to say "There's an app for everything"? How come they don't say that about the internet?
Anyway, here's a list of websites I think are cool, neat, helpful, or otherwise novel that you should know about, as the title says.
Please note I found these websites from lists other people made; unfortunately, I only saved the links to two of them.
Ben Murray, "Nine websites that prove the Internet isn't totally awful," Substack, published March 8, 2026, https://open.substack.com/pub/benmurray/p/nine-websites-that-prove-the-internet.
Ikoxun's Corner, "(even more) cool websites to surf the web and stop doomscrolling (:" YouTube, uploaded April 2, 2026, https://youtu.be/sSlRTFIO3rI.
Without further ado, here they are:
No. 1: Frutiger Aero Archive -- https://frutigeraeroarchive.org/
Remember when software was cool, colorful, and wasn't minimalist rectangles or see through (gl)ass? Remember Windows 7 Aero, the Wii, the Xbox 360, and the 2008 Financial Crisis? Wait, scratch that last one. This website has all that and more, from old videos, commercials, and music, to games, downloadable icon packs, wallpapers, forums...it feels like an oasis for the internet.
No. 2: XP Archive -- https://xparchive.w10.site/en-us/index.html
Related to the above, here's a Windows XP archive so you can truly see how far we've fallen as a software-creating species. It also has themes, addons, and a chatroom. Bring back old school grey!
No. 3: Windows 93 -- https://windows93.net/
Since I'm going backwards in time, here's Windows 93, a virtual desktop with games (like upside down Tetris), music software, and Half-Life 3. You really have to explore it for yourself.
No. 4: Dinosaurs Attack! -- https://www.bobheffner.com/dinosaursattack/
In Hello Internet #118: Dinosaurs Attack!, Grey introduces Brady to the world of Dinosaurs Attack! Its arguable that a child should have access to these cards, but hey, they're too cool not to give a kid.
No. 5: Missing Dice -- https://missingdice.com/
Okay, I've finally gotten to the first "app" website, so now the introduction makes sense.
Missing Dice has virtual dice you can roll, a create-your-own "spin the wheel" option, and a random card shuffler. Along with a light/dark mode, there's also a D&D mode and, most importantly, a Vegas mode.
No. 6: Radio Garden -- https://radio.garden/
This website allows you to listen to radio stations from around the world! Navigate the globe to find the exact station you want, save your favorites, view premade playlists, or take a balloon ride.
I went to a station in Northern Italy and they were playing an American song.
No. 7: NASA Landsat -- https://science.nasa.gov/specials/your-name-in-landsat/
Courtesy of NASA, you can type your name (or really any word excluding curses) and see a selection of satellite images of natural features on Earth that spell out your name (or any word you want except curses)! Think a river in the shape of an S, an island that looks like a D, and ocean waves resembling an E. It even tells you where each photo is from!
No. 8: Explore -- https://explore.org/
Explore (heh, get it?) a large selection of live cams from bears, to birds, whales, sanctuaries, zen environments, and the entire continent of Africa. Its a pretty nice thing to have playing in the background when you want to focus.
No. 9: Open Game Art -- https://opengameart.org/
I think the title gives this away, but just to spell it out, this is a collection of art you can use for games. Make sure to attribute the artist!
No. 10: EXIF Scrubber -- https://everestpipkin.github.io/image-scrubber/
Finally, get rid of those annoying little metadatas in your photos before you upload them to the internet. You can even paint blur or blackout certain parts of the photo, then download the clean copy.