100 incredibly useful and interesting Web sites
Even as the Web has become more entertaining--and certainly better looking--over the past 15 years, it has also become much more useful and practical, as the 100 sites in this feature will demonstrate.
I've organized the sites in the list by the type of task they help you with. It is not a ranking; in each category I recommend sites that specialize in a different area than the others. I've also mixed in a smattering of sites that you might not use every day, but that provide ready answers to specific questions like "How can I learn to rumba?" or "Who should I vote for?" or "How do I make a wallet out of duct tape?"
Most Useful Web Sites by Category
9 Sites to Help You Survive the Recession A growing number of good Web sites, like Prosper and Bankrate, are popping up, offering you cool tools to help you manage and conserve your money. With an economy like ours, you need all the help you can get.
8 Great How-to Web Sites Because of sites like Yahoo Answers and Instructables, the Web has become the first stop for people trying to fix something, build something, or learn a new skill.
7 Sites for Buying, Selling and Renting Almost Anything The Web is a giant meeting place for buyers and sellers of all kinds; sites like CarsDirect and Greenzer offer helpful new tools to help the deals along.
Find and Watch TV and Movies Online Web video is everywhere online these days -- and not just on YouTube. We've picked the sites that best aggregate, organize or host great-looking online video of all kinds.
Healthy and Happy: 9 Sites for Fitness and Travel FitDay and sites like it can help you find and follow a healthy routine. Sites like Kayak can help you book a trip and get out of town when its time for a change of scenery.
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A great list of helpful sites!
Hi Mark,Thanks for this great collection of useful websites. Under the section "Sites to help you survive the recession" I encourage you and your readers to stop by http://www.yugma.com. Yugma is a Java-based web conferencing for one and all - meaning Mac, Windows and Linux people can get together.
Yugma's basic version is always free to use for desktop sharing and allows you to invite up to 10 attendees at anytime. After signing up, you can test drive Yugma's pro tools for 15 days. If you like what you see, you can upgrade for under 10 bucks.
Another useful Yugma feature is the View Only function for guests of a meeting. Guests can join and no Yugma download is required. No headaches to join a meeting.
Try Yugma out and keep us posted on your thoughts at info@yugma.com
LifeSnapz
Thanks for the great collection of sites. Another site you should consider adding to the "Sites to Create, Publish, and Share Content" is LifeSnapz (www.lifesnapz.com). The site enables people to collaboratively capture life events using videos, photos and text; save and explore these events using timelines, maps and tags to create a permanent life record; and share these events with families, friends and other trusted groups.http://www.lifesnapz.com