Useful websites

Originally posted by pdx pollard:
I am still surprised how many useful websites there are that I just dont hear about, maybe we should start a thread for that

www.kayak.com
www.netvibes.com
www.newsvine.com

I have tried both netvibes and newsvine before, but for some reason I always stop using them, they are pretty cool from a geek point of view though. Newsvine just made alot of changes didnt they?

Originally posted by pdx pollard:
I have tried both netvibes and newsvine before, but for some reason I always stop using them, they are pretty cool from a geek point of view though. Newsvine just made alot of changes didnt they?

i haven't really been able to get into newsvine (although it seems really useful), but i REALLY like netvibes, especially when you start rooting around the user-generated tabs and stuff like that, it's a pretty cool interface

this is the travel website that keeps me on planes:

http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/prego/calendar

it's a meta-search engine, lots of different ways of planning your trip, the "Search any 30 day period for the lowest prices" and "Find the cheapest weekend to travel in any 30 day period" features are very useful.

http://simplespark.com/

my brother-in-law is behind this one

A design site I check out daily
http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/?csp=1
I visit this site everyday

Originally posted by bizou311®:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/?csp=1
I visit this site everyday

Is it still written by that Whitney Matheson? (i think)chick? I used to read it on the regular in USA Today . . . .

yes it is. i enjoy the "early buzz" to start out my day at work.

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by bizou311®:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/?csp=1
I visit this site everyday

Is it still written by that Whitney Matheson? (i think)chick? I used to read it on the regular in USA Today . . . .

Thanks, Hoya! I'm in the planning stages of adding some more distance to my morning run, and was all set to drive around clocking the odometer to see the next step up. This will definitely save me some time!

EDIT: Although it looks like just adding another mile to my trip isn't as easy as I thought :mad:

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

Originally posted by bizou311®:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/?csp=1
I visit this site everyday

i'm so after her job.
i swear she has the best one in the world.

nah - best job is writer for the onion

Originally posted by nkotb:
Thanks, Hoya! I'm in the planning stages of adding some more distance to my morning run, and was all set to drive around clocking the odometer to see the next step up. This will definitely save me some time!

no problem, i love that site and it's also great for we bordering-on-OCD types who want to find the shortest walking route somewhere (and spend more time finding the quicker route than you actually would have saved by taking that route)

come on people, keep the sites coming, i'm sure some of you have some good ones up your sleeve … any good local sites?

http://www.delocator.net

quick reference for non-corporate coffee shops, bookstores and movie theaters. find something new or a local haunt while traveling.

Originally posted by bizou311®:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/?csp=1
I visit this site everyday

when i have read her stuff in the past she's reminded me of that trying-hard-to-be-cutesy-and-fun-loving tilly and the wall / feist type of attitude … am i way off?

<img src="http://www.auralminority.com/Resources/tillyweba.jpeg" alt=" - " />

maps.ask.com
gives driving AND walking directions