If you’re looking to get the most out of your Netflix investment, there are a few online resources that will help you better enjoy your Netflix service.

InstantWatcher

When Netflix first debuted its Watch Instantly movies, the selection was less than stellar.  A lot has changed since then however, and today’s selection of Instant movies contains over 16,000 choices.  Since new movies are added all the time, it can be difficult to keep track of what’s available, which is why you need InstantWatcher.

InstantWatcher indexes all the Watch Instantly movies available on Netflix and you can search by title, genre, or by what is most popular at the moment.  If you’re in between movies in your queue, InstantWatcher can really help you add some movies to your Instant Queue so you’ll have something to watch until your next batch of DVDs arrive. 

Feedflix

When it comes to the DVD side of things, the key of course is to actually watch the movies as quickly as possible so you can send them back and get more movies.

Feedflix is a free service that monitors your Netflix usage and actually tells you how efficiently you are using the service.  Using Feedflix, you can obtain a chart of the average time you hold DVDs for, as well as a breakdown of how much each DVD ultimately cost you in a given month.

Feedflix is great tool for determining whether you’re getting the most out of your monthly Netflix fee.  Based on what Feedflix shows, you may be able to downgrade your monthly plan and save a little bit of money.

The wisecracking guys from Spill will let you know whether the latest movies are worthy of your hard earned dollar, or if they are merely worthy of renting.

In case you haven’t heard of it, GoToMeeting is part of a suite of online collaboration tools produced by Citrix which include GoToMyPC (for remote access to your own PC), GoToMeeting (for online meetings for up to 15 attendees), and GoToWebinar (for online meetings up to 1,000 attendees).

GoToMeeting allows for quick and easy scheduling of online meetings where any of the meeting’s participants can serve as a Presenter and and show the contents of their PC or Mac desktop to the other attendees.

Unlike other webinar tools that require uploading of Powerpoint slides or other materials, GoToMeeting broadcasts exactly what is on the Presenter’s screen, allowing for greater flexibility of collaboration on documents, websites, and any other proprietary software attendees may choose to utilize during the course of a meeting.

A Presenter can also grant mouse and keyboard control of their desktop to another attendee, in essence allowing hands on use of any website or application the Presenter chooses.  This lends itself to more interactive meetings and training sessions.  If you’re worried that an attendee will use their newfound power to snoop where they don’t belong, you as the Presenter can easily resume control of your desktop by moving your mouse.

GoToMeeting makes the audio component of online meetings a breeze offering both a dial in phone number as well as VOIP options for meeting audio.  VOIP quality will vary based on the savvy, equipment, and bandwidth of the Presenter, but both options  deliver high quality audio and a Presenter is always a click or two away from muting and unmuting participants.

Archiving of meetings is literally a one-click process in GoToMeeting.  Click the button, and you can record the video and audio of the session and when you’re done, another click stops the recording and prepares the video for conversion to .WMV format.

For $50/month (less if you pre-pay for a year), you’ll get unlimited online meetings for up to 15 participants.  When you consider what can you can achieve with this type of technology, the price is a steal.

As of this writing, GoToMeeting is offering a 30-day free trial with no credit card required.