Links
News and Politics
Local - Southwest Michigan
Local - Chicago
Entertainment
Food and Drink
Literature
- Carrie McGath - author of the poetry collections Small Murders, Ward Eighty-One & The Chase
- Margaret Atwood - author of Oryx and Crake
- Dan Brown - author of Deception Point, Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code
- David Moody - author of Autumn and Hater series
- John Grisham - popular author of legal suspense thrillers
- Philip K. Dick - science fiction and alternate history author
Urban/Suburban Exploration and History
Travel
Transportation
Hostels / Hotels
- Ca' dei Fuseri, Venice, Italy - cozy bed & breakfast on a quiet street
- Dome Pearl Hostel, Riga, Latvia - cheap rooms and a great location
- LITiNTERP Guesthouse, Vilnius, Lithuania - affordable bed & breakfast near Cathedral Square
- Loki Backpacker Hostel, Cusco, Peru - has a great view
- Magic Bean, Quito, Ecuador - located in the middle of Quito's trendy neighborhood
- Nathan's Villa, Krakow, Poland - inexpensive, fun atmosphere, great location
- Sawasdee Sukhumvit Inn, Bangkok, Thailand - great value, nice rooms
Other
Mobile Phones
- BitPim - a program that allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones
- GetJar - directory of free mobile applications
App Development
Computers
Web Browsing and E-Mail
- Mozilla Firefox - a fast, feature rich, standards-compliant web browser
- Adblock Plus - Add-on that blocks ads from selected sites
- Better Privacy - Add-on that blocks Flash cookies
- Download Statusbar - Add-on that displays a status bar for downloads
- HttpFox - Add-on that monitors and analyzes HTTP traffic
- Image Zoom - Add-on that adds zoom and rotate options to the context menu for images
- LinkChecker - Add-on that checks the validity of the links on a page
- Uppity - Add-on that enables upwards navigation with a button click
- Video DownloadHelper - Add-on that downloads and converts web-based videos
- Search Site - Add-on that adds a button to the toolbar to search the current site
- Mozilla Thunderbird - this e-mail client is the best free alternative to MS Outlook
Web Development
- Ajaxload - free loading indicator generator
- Favicon Editor - convert your image into a valid favicon.ico file
- free-ed.net - has lots of tutorials on various programming and IT topics
- STG Thumb - thumbnail generator with HTML wizard
- WDVL - lots of good web technology information here
Video Game Development
Flash and Flex
Multimedia
- Audacity - open source sound recorder and editor
- CDBurnerXP - freeware CD/DVD/Blu-ray authoring software for Windows
- DVD Flick - simple and powerful open source DVD authoring tool
- Open Font Library - free fonts for your projects
- Partners In Rhyme - royalty-free music and sound effects at reasonable prices
- SUPER - free and simple tool for converting multimedia files
- VirtualDub - free video capture and processing utility
- VirtualDubMod - fork of VirtualDub that includes MPEG-2 support
- VLC Media Player - open source media player that plays DVDs and most types of media files
System Tools
Security
Communications
Utilities
PHP
Data
Internet Service Providers
- Broadband Map - compares all broadband options available in your area