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How Stuff Works is a site that lives up to its name. Simplified and searchable info.
WebSong Designs has free templates, copy and paste codes, and more if you want to start web-mastering.
Lynda.com offers endless searchable seminars and guides on virtually any design or development software.
Fixya has a bajillion gadget fixes for broken technology. Busted laptop? Dead MP3 player? Try them first.
Live Mocha is sort of like Rosetta Stone online. Learn languages on this free site by hooking up with others around the globe.
MySpace still popular, and crammed with people.
FaceBook more streamlined but less custom-friendly, facebook still leads for networking.
Twitter.com forces users to keep it short, sweet, and to the point. Oddly addictive and growing in popularity.
Spock kind of a search engine for people you've lost. Great for finding old school or work pals.
Friend Feedstreamlines all the networking sites into one crawler feed.
SnapFiles is reliable, safe, and constantly changing. Get the best software for free. Conveniently divided into shareware/freeware sections.
PC Decrapifier does what it says and costs nada.
Open Office is still just as good as the Office programs you're paying for.
Kompozer is a great Dreamweaver alternative that's free. Side by side code and WYSIWYG windows rock!
Everything Else is available in the PC World Archives... if you can't find it anywhere else.
Miz Pee Don't laugh. You can log on to this site on the go and plug in a location. Miz Pee finds the closest bathroom.
Yelp provides regularly updated local information for your city or town.
Stub Hub is the legalized version of scalping. Get any ticket, anywhere, here.
Page Once combines all your log-in sites for bills, purchases, and more into one page for buying, paying, selling on the go.
Gas Buddy lets motorists find and input gas prices.
OV Guide is a super-site for searching out videos, including many you can rip straight to DVD on your computer.
Truveo provides a great search for any of your favorite shows that can be viewed online.
Pitchfork has everything you want in Indie entertainment.
Pandora outshines the more widely known music sites for surfability and quality.
Rotten Tomatoes is not as streamlined and user-friendly as it once was, but it's still a great place for movie and dvd geeks.
Who Is He/She gives basic info on any person for whom you have an accurate name and location. For 50 bucks you can get a complete print-out including everything from criminal history to financial background.
Search Systems allows you to do your own legwork, searching public records across the country. A small monthly subscription gains access to criminal and bank records.
NETRonline is another public record search for free.
Criminal Searches will give maps to locations and mug shots. For SERIOUS!
Glass Door is a site that allows users to log on anonymously and either share or dig up dirt on any company.
Short News cheesy, user-run feeds that are addictively delicious.
Slate provides a wonderful collection of headlines and feeds from front pages around the country.
Mixx has a format similar to Digg, allowing users to rate stories from many sources.
Tech Meme provides all the latest and greatest news snippets from the gadgety-geeky world of tech.
Bored.com is computer-crack. Surf on over and see how fast you can kill an hour.
Sprout is a habit-forming and super-helpful site that lets you put together flash-style widgets using your own junk.
Animoto takes your photos and creates an animated film with effects, music, and more... for free!
YouTube still provides the best time-waster online and the easiest way to pull a cheesy if you need to post something on a blog.