tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21241181485471266392011-06-08T06:52:38.708-07:00An eclectic mix of freeware, useful sites, buzz, and whatnot by X.Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09503643011964331889noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124118148547126639.post-6645445982538228912007-03-02T00:39:00.000-08:002007-03-02T03:21:17.117-08:00<p>Well, though it's clear that there's precious little (pretty much next to nothing) more exhilerating than the plethora of FREE, killer, readily available, FREEWARE apps available to us out on the web right now, I'll have to admit that the ever increasing stack of really cool and killer USEFUL websites sites available, definitely hold there ground. In fact, PC World just released a pretty decent roundup of the webs most useful in it's February edition, appropriately entitled "The Web’s Most Useful Websites." Now, where I do admit that their list at times reminded me of Billboard's Top 40, I've gotta say, that I found it, for the most part, to be pretty well-rounded. I mean, particularly alongside oldtimers like Mapquest and Yahoo!, it was good seeing newcomers like 30 Boxes, Pandora FM, Zoho Writer, and del.icio.us, rack up their own well-deserved ga-gas. And at the end of the day, I can say that I too was pleasantly surprised to discover a couple of very killer sites that I had yet to discover on my own (RememberTheMilk, DeskTopTwo, Yelp!). Anyhow, if you wish to read the article in full, go check it out at PCWorld.com (or click here for the printer-friendly version). Otherwise, I've included a complete Cliff's Note's version (basically just links) for you below.<br />Enjoy! </p><p> </p><br /><br /><p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Word Processors</span></p><br /><ul><li><a ref="https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?">Google Docs and Spreadsheets</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://zohowriter.com/">Zoho</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.thinkfree.com/">Thinkfree</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Bookmark Managers</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/">del.icio.us</a></li><li><a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/">Ma.gnolia.com </a></li><li><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/">StumbleUpon </a></li><li><a href="http://www.furl.net/">Furl</a></li><br /></ul><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Password Managers</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://just1key.com/">Just1Key</a></li><li><a href="http://www.passwordsafe.com/">PasswordSafe </a></li><li><a href="http://www.agatra.com/">Agatra </a></li><br /></ul><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Instant Messaging</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.meebo.com/">Meebo</a></li><li><a href="http://koolim.com/">KoolIM</a></li><br /></ul><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Web Mail Services</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://mail.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Mail Beta</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://mail.live.com/">Windows Live Mail Beta</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://gmail.google.com/">Gmail</a></li><li><a href="http://mail.aol.com/">AOL Mail</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://web2mail.com/">Web2Mail Lite</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">User Review Sites</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.yelp.com/">Yelp</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.angieslist.com/">Angie's List</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://local.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Local</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://citysearch.com/">Citysearch.com</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Answer Sites</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Answers</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.zvents.com/"></a><a href="http://qna.live.com/">Windows Live QnA Beta</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/">Ask MetaFilter</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Event Based</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://upcoming.org/">Upcoming.org</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.zvents.com/">Zvents</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://eventful.com/">Eventful</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">To-Do Lists</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.rememberthemilk.com/">RememberTheMilk</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://hiveminder.com/">Hiveminder</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tadalist.com/">Ta-Da List</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.backpackit.com/">Backpack</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Web-Based Calendars</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://30boxes.com/">30 Boxes</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/calendar">Google Calendar</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://calendar.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Calendar</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://spongecell.com/">Spongecell</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://mail.live.com/">Windows Live Mail Calendar</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Video Aggregation Sites</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.videosift.com/">VideoSift</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.vdiddy.com/">VDiddy</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://dabble.com/">Dabble,</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://digg.com/">Digg</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.videobomb.com/">Video Bomb</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Web Operating Systems</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.youos.com/">YouOS</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://eyeos.info/">EyeOS</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://desktoptwo.com/">Desktoptwo</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Mapping Services</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://maps.ask.com/">Ask.com Maps and Directions</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://maps.live.com/">Windows Live Local</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Maps Beta</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.mapquest.com/">MapQuest</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Best Widgets for Your Desktop</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://desktop.google.com/">Google Desktop Gadgets</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://widgets.yahoo.com/">Yahoo Widgets</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.opera.com/">Opera</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://find.pcworld.com/55815">Google Calendar V2</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://find.pcworld.com/55816">Informer</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://passwordmaker.org/">PasswordMaker</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://find.pcworld.com/55817">Mini iTunes Remote</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://find.pcworld.com/55818">Opera Dotoo</a></li><br /></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(221,119,0)">Mashups Make the Most of the Web</span><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.pubwalk.com/">Pubwalk</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.weatherbonk.com/">Weather Bonk</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://find.pcworld.com/55819">Pandora FM</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.google.com/transit">Google Transit</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://mappr.com/">Mappr</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2124118148547126639-664544598253822891?l=xsgoodstuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09503643011964331889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124118148547126639.post-65730926597678663442007-02-04T20:29:00.000-08:002007-02-22T15:49:05.764-08:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#333333;">Linda Yepiz, commonly known as Sister X is a geek, a romantic, an introvert, an intellectual, and the proud mother of Lucille.</span> </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></p></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /></span><div align="right"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#779900;"><em>"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."</em></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#779900;">L<span style="font-size:85%;">EWIS</span> C<span style="font-size:85%;">ARROLL </span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2124118148547126639-6573092659767866344?l=xsgoodstuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09503643011964331889noreply@blogger.com1