Various

• http://lifehacker.com/5559007/the-hassle+free-guide-to-ripping-your-blu+ray-collection - Rip Blueray
• http://www.watchily.com/ - search for tv / movies across many different streaming and local services.
• http://www.healthnewsreview.org/ - Rate health news stories for Accuracy, Balance, and Completeness.
• http://www.gpstk.org - Open source GPS project that we (ARL) lead.
• http://slashdot.org - News for Nerds.
• http://www.monkeys.com/wpoison/
• http://hughchou.org/ - financial calculators, etc.
• http://www.avsforum.com http://www.hometheaterforum.com http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/ - great home theater information
• http://www.thedigitalbits.com - DVD info & news
• http://www.unitednuclear.com/ http://www.hometrainingtools.com/ - Scientific Supplies - magnets, laser, chemicals etc.
• http://popurls.com/ - meta meta site
• http://gps.afspc.af.mil/index.html - 2SOPS's GPS Entry Point
• http://keepvid.com/ - save various on-line videos
• http://www.physics.metu.edu.tr/~fizikt/html/hawking/A_Brief_History_in_Time.html - Hawking's Book
• http://defectivebydesign.org - Site try to stop DRM due to the legitimate problems DRM causes.
• http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/research-beyond-google - Web research tools better than Google.
• http://www.haciendaesmeralda.com/ - Rated the #1 coffee in the world recently. I have tried some and the flavors are subtle yet complex. It was a very good coffee but not sure if I can afford the price.
• http://troop421.rules.it/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/troop421austin/ - Joseph's troop for Scouts
• http://www.poweredgeforums.com/showthread.php?t=1954 - FAQ on Dell PowerEdge SC420 Server
• http://www.ministrywatch.org - rate charities on how well they utilize money that they are given
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9HaNbsIfp0 - Oh Nine, Eff Nine with lyrics of Oh Nine, Eff Nine, One One, Oh Too, Nine Dee, Seven Four, E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 is a pretty funny song. Who thinks up this kind of stuff?
• http://www.jimmyr.com/ unique music search and meta site
• http://viatalkforum.com/ - VOIP discussions
• http://www.magicjack.com - VOIP for only $40 1st year and $20 after that.
• http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/67-int/2007/honda/fit/sport/index.html - Fit recalls
• http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/67-int/2003/honda/odyssey/lx/index.html - Odyssey recalls
• http://www.alldata.com/ - purchase technical service data
• http://consumerist.com/consumer/unscrewed/the-ultimate-consumerist-guide-to-fighting-back-308361.php - consumer complaints
• http://consumerist.com/341815/how-to-mind-control-customer-service-reps?source=rss - mind control customer service reps
• http://flightaware.com/ - Airline flight tracking
• Great Improv scenes:
  • http://improveverywhere.com/
  • http://improveverywhere.ning.com/group/austin
• http://www.welcome2texas.org/
• http://www.mrdata.com/esl/doku.php?id=start - English round table planning wiki
• http://www.isc-austin.org/english/ - English round table website
• http://www.ifixit.com/Guide - repair info and parts for a variety of electronics, iPod, consoles, etc.
• DVD Dashboard upload to i-device: http://dssdigital.com/resource.php?id=1
• Best time to buy items: http://www.freeshipping.org/blog/best-time-to-buy-guide/ and http://lifehacker.com/5736625/the-best-times-to-buy-anything-in-20121
• http://www.fullcustomgospelbbq.com/ - Texas BBQ reviews

Friends

• http://www.furtherup.net/ - Jason and Meena's blog
• http://home.earthlink.net/~mike_scott/ - Mike & Mary Scott's page ( old version http://home.houston.rr.com/mikemary/ )
• http://www.dvdspot.com/frontpage.php?member=gchrish - Chris H's DVD list
• http://www.dvdtracker.com/~cmach.asp - Chris M's DVD list
• http://www.dvdtracker.com/~bross.asp - Bill's DVD list
• http://www.facesinthestreet.net/index.html - Trip around the world by Clay and Meredith.
• http://www.hugheshouse.net/turning-an-air-popper-into-a-coffee-roaster/ - Clark Hughes Air Popper / Coffee Roaster modifications.

Shopping

• http://www.gamesurplus.com/ - Board games cheap.
• http://www.dvdpricesearch.com - compare DVD prices at many places, daily deals posted
• http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/ http://www.deepdiscountcd.com/ - Usually the best prices for new items.
• http://www.thedailydeals.com - daily updates of good and sometimes great deals
• http://www.dealnews.com - update on may (with email) of good and sometimes great deals
• http://www.pricewatch.com - search for good prices on computer related stuff
• http://www.homepages.com/ - interesting way to search for new homes
• http://www.peerflix.com/ - Trade DVDs for $.99 a trade.
• http://www.switchdiscs.com - Trade DVDs, Games, CDs for free.
• http://www.barterbee.com/ - Trade DVDs, Games, CDs for $1 a trade.
• http://www.penzeys.com - Spices for cooking
• http://www.homedecoratorsoutlet.com/ - home decor outlet
• http://gettextbooks.com - compare book prices
• http://www.filleritem.com/ - Amazon Filler finder
• http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Where-To-Buy Used-Canon-Lenses.aspx - Used Canon Lenses

Gaming & Simulation

• http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html - Space flight simulator
• http://www.mobygames.com/ - video game catalog
• http://www.gamefaqs.com/ - hints, walk throughs, FAQs
• http://www.ign.com/ - Reviews
• http://queststudios.com http://www.smc.sq7.org/ http://www.allowe.com/ http://www.markseibert.com/music.htm - Classic Sierra adventure games soundtracks
• http://www.whattheyplay.com/

HOWTOs & Software

• http://www.ledcar.com/pdvdh07/ - How to fix the H07 (HO7) Error on your Panasonic DVD player
• http://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/187078.php - How to extract audio from vob files
• http://www.synthzone.com/midiseq.htm http://www.midiox.com/ - MIDI tools
• http://www.homephonewiring.com/dsl.html - DSL splitter and home wiring.
• http://www.jdmz.net/ssh/ - SSH configuration
• http://www.alice.org/ - teaching kids to program
• www alphaworks ibm com/tech/coderally - program a race car (teaching programming)
• http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkCSpy.pdf - Beginning programming with Python
• http://www.lodgephoto.com/articles/sparklines.htm - Tufte Sparklines Photoshop Script
• http://www.torrify.com/ - Anonymous web browsing from any PC from a USB Dongle.
• http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html - mucking with someone using you Internet connection
• http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml - UnixToolbox
• http://bfish.xaedalus.net/?p=239 - Linking Google calendar into Sunbird/Lightning
• http://mydebian.blogdns.org/?p=86 - Setup Apache2 to block access to web server without the proper server name

Photography

• http://www.photo.net - great photography info
• http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/ - Flash usage on EOS cameras
• http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm - Camera Tutorials and great photos
• http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html - legal photography info
• http://www.texasphotoforum.com/ - Discussion board for Texas photographers
• http://bluemarine.tidalwave.it/ - open source similar to Adobe Lightroom
• http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/07/anything-for-perfect-shot.html - funny shots of photographers
• http://www.thedigitalphotographyconnection.com/PFDP.php - photoshop for digital photographers
• http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/
• http://www.pbase.com/fotoopa/root
• http://competitive-image.blogspot.com/2008/07/competitive-image-meets-strobist.html
• http://easydigitals.com/action-sports-set-vol-1-photoshopelements-digital-template/ - Photoshop templates
• http://www.zarias.com/?p=71 - Tutorial using seamless white backgrounds
• http://www.ronbigelow.com/articles/articles.htm - a plethora of articles
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/07/50-photoshop-tutorials-for-sky-and-space-effects/ - 50 photoshop tutorials
• http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/pencil_sketch/index.html - convert photo to pencil sketch
• http://www.jeffsimsphoto.com - Friend's photography business.
• http://www.pbase.com/daddyo - Greg McCroskery 's Galleries
• http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=691767&highlight=LightingMan - read some of LightingMan 's critiques.
• http://www.diyphotography.net/ - Do it yourself projects.
• http://www.photoflexlightingschool.com/Lighting_Lessons/Basic_Lighting/Portrait_Outdoor/index.html - lighting lessons
• http://www.brysonleidich.com/support/Outdoor%20Flash%20Technique.pdf - Outdoor flash photography
• http://www.drycreekphoto.com - ICC color profiles for a variety of photo labs
• http://photo.net/learn/architectural/exterior - Architectural Photos
• http://www.robgreebonphotography.com - Landscape photos -- nice perspectives around Austin
• http://photo.net/learn/focustest/ or http://www.scribd.com/doc/266756/Camera-Focus-Test-Chart or http://www.leongoodman.com/d70focusnew.html - focus testing
• http://www.fredmiranda.com - lens reviews
• http://www.photographyatnewenglandmoments.com/index.php?board=34.0 - photo assignment for beginners
• http://www.digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-tips-for-beginners - photo tips for beginners

Photo:Lightroom

• http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/jpeg-quality - compression quality comparison and meanings