Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Neat sites

LoudLit.org lets you listen to and download audiobooks of public domain literature (via Free Technology for Teachers)

Find over 150,000 movies to watch online at Movie Monitor (via Research Buzz)

More Tuesday lists

85 reasons to be thankful for librarians

3 great online resources to learn how to cook well

3 tools to write your own sheet music online

Top 5 free online learning classes

Top 5 current affairs books of 2009

Top 10 beverage industry stories of 2009

16 incredibly impractical superhero costumes

Top 10 decades of the century: How the 2000s compared

6 obnoxious innovations that will be in your car (soon)

10 things to do before the new year

Best sports books, blogs, movies and TV of 2009 (via Lit Lists)

5 best desserts of the year (via Popcorn Trick)

25 favorite videos of 2009 on Vimeo (via Popcorn Trick)

12 of the most fascinating astronomy stories of 2009 (via Popcorn Trick)

20 most anticipated movies of 2010 (via Popcorn Trick)

15 intersections we want to live at (via Weird Worm)

Top 10 hot drinks for cold days

Top 10 fictional sporting events you'd pay to see

10 greatest fantasy series of all time

10 survival tips for disaster preparedness

5 online tools to help you keep your new year resolutions

16 anti theft gadgets and designs to deter thieves (via Neatorama)

10 psychology studies from 2009 worth knowing about (via Mind Hacks)

11 best iPhone apps of 2009 (via iLibrarian)

Tuesday lists

5 essential sites for professional photographers

8 troubleshooting resources to help you fix your Mac problems

10 best and worst performing stocks of 2009 (via One For The Road)

10 great jobs to start after college

Top 10 literary detectives

8 things every geek needs to do before 2010

Top 10 scientific achievements we are waiting for

15 amazing balloon twisting artworks

4 money-saver sites you haven’t heard of

Monday, December 28, 2009

Neat sites

Search for free images with Sprixi (via Delicious)

Search forums, message boards and discussion boards with Zhift Forum Search (via MakeUseOf)

More Monday lists

10 most infamous video memes of the '00s

5 strange ways wives have killed their husbands

8 fast-food miracles and missteps from the decade

Top 5 everything of the decade (for better and worse)

5 best wallpaper sites (via Delicious)

Top 10 growing and shrinking U.S. industries (via LibGig)

15 biggest internet controversies of the past decade (via Presurfer)

32 most anticipated 2010 entertainments (via Popcorn Trick)

20 things that happen in 1 minute (via Popcorn Trick)

Quiz



You Are Chocolate Mousse





Compared to most people, you are blissful and content with your life.

You enjoy each moment, and you try your best to live simply. You think people cause their own anguish.



You are charming and a bit of a smooth character. You can always get by on your charm.

You are confident and sure of yourself. You are comfortable with your own skin and don't try to be someone else.

Monday lists

Top 10 weird colors you’ve never heard of

Top TV of the year and decade

10 unbelievable medical procedures

10 bizarre rites of passage

5 legal cases that defined music in 2009 (via GeekPress)

Monday, December 21, 2009

Neat sites

Neat TMNT Shredder hoodie

Build your own resume online with JobSpice (via MakeUseOf)

Survey of retailer return policies 2009

Lifehacker guide to 64-bit vs. 32-bit operating systems

More Monday lists

10 historically bad Christmases

8 Peanuts music video mashups

10 creepiest Santa Clauses

6 holiday gifts to rock your productivity

5 gaping plot holes Hollywood knows you won't notice

6 great Christmas comic book adventures

10 must-read ebooks for social media lovers

10 most collectible books of the decade

11 best Simpsons episodes of the 2000s

10 best performing CEOs in the world

7 painful NFL team music videos

15 rare and amazing plant species

Top 50 health informatics blogs (via  Marcus Zillman)

2009 banished words list (via Linkfilter)

12 dynamic bathroom and bedroom design and decor ideas

10 strange celebrity exercise videos

Christmas TV and movie marathons 2009

2009 Christmas and holiday TV and movie marathon list has been updated

Games

Play basketball with other folks online (via Delicious)

Christmas Escape 3. Point and click escape game (via bontegames)

Monday lists

Top 3 sites to find free MP3 music downloads for European artists

10 best geek movies for a cozy night in

40 can’t-miss grunge fonts from DaFont (via Delicious)

100 weirdest Digg stories 2009 (via Neatorama)

100 most informative video collections on the web

60 stunning satellite photos of Earth (via Presurfer)

10 predictions for the future of the textbook

8 popular myths about your credit score (via Consumer World)

12 fascinating motorcycles

Top 10 individual protests

Best films of 2009 (via Delicious)

Friday, December 18, 2009

Neat sites

Where to find free online college courses

2009 in photos (via I Am Bored)

Learn how to pronounce words at Forvo (via Choice Internet Resources Newsletter)

2009 in media errors and corrections (via Fimoculous)

More Friday lists

9 tech patent and trademark oddities

Most illogical arguments on the web

20 dumbest questions on Yahoo Answers

10 toy crazes

2 sites to instantly convert your images to text

3 games of the year for 2009

13 types of posts that always get lots of comments

5 ways to get users to your new web site

10 worst auto industry events of the 2000s

6 tips and tricks for making the most of Google Reader

5 things you didn't know about 2010 (via Popcorn Trick)

10 music artists to watch in 2010 (via Popcorn Trick)

U.S. states ranked by happiness (via Cynical-C Blog

50 best jobs in America 2009 (via Mind Hacks)

Games

Steady The Yeti. Roll the frozen yeti into the hole (via Jay Is Games)

Scribbland. Get the guy through the levels (via Look At This)

Blosics. Knock down the bricks (via Jay Is Games)

The Cabin. Point and click game

Vowels In Your Bowels. Shoot vowels to form words

Perfect Shot. Shoot baddies as a sniper

Friday lists

7 ways to properly dispose of those old cell phones

5 best debut novels of 2009

19 impressive online image editors (via Delicious)

Top 7 tales of greed and abuse in 2009

12 creepiest children's books

10 most influential desks of the modern age

Top 10 Disney songs of all time (Thanks Nat!)

9 nerdiest nutcrackers for the holidays

6 movies with uplifting messages (that can kill you)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Neat sites

Gift guide for librarians and book lover (via Shifted Librarian)

Create your own kung-fu movie script (Thanks Stuart!)

Use this flowchart to find out if you should be a librarian

Find the odds of a white Christmas in your area (via Google Maps Mania)

Search and download thousands of ebooks at eBooksReader (via MakeUseOf)

A writer’s guide to free web apps for inspiration and organization

More Tuesday lists

11 photo-op statues

5 books we'll still be talking about in 2020 (via Lit Lists)

3 best MP3 players for portable USB drives

11 most disappointing TV shows of the 2000s

9 odd and unusual soaps

5 gifts for ice cream lovers

9 holiday characters from around the world

13 strange Christmas trees

Top 10 best movie opening title sequences of the last decade

43 facts about 44 presidents

Games

Top 2 free online adventure single player RPG games

3 Twitter games you must try

Shape Shape. Get the block to the exit (via Jay Is Games)

Tuesday lists

53 crazy useful services and apps you can get for free online

6 climate change resources

50 best protest signs of 2009 (via Linkfilter)

30 web design blogs with consistently good content (via Delicious)

12 more things your mall Santa won't tell you

10 unbelievable Facebook stories

5 simple ways to increase your reading speed

50 funniest headlines of 2009 (via Mental Floss Blog)

10 bikes so ugly that you'd prefer to take the bus (Thanks Danny!)

12 Christmas themed scams

6 terrible names people are trying to give this decade

Top 10 stupidest baby products ever (via I Am Bored)

10 creepy Santas (whose laps we want nothing to do with)

Monday, December 14, 2009

The perils of double dipping

Think of the consequences before you bite into that chip (via Candy Critic)

Neat sites

Guide to holiday tipping (via Consumer World)

Buy a personalized puzzle of your hometown or any other map

Flu viruses live longer on surfaces than cold viruses

More Monday lists

10 most over-exposed celebs of 2009

Top ten viral videos of 2009 (are mostly music videos) (via Popcorn Trick)

6 Christmas firsts

10 great digital gifts for social media lovers

Top 10 biggest movies of the decade (via Popcorn Trick)

Top 10 innovations of the decade

3 new forms of search that Google is working on now

Top 10 Christmas tv movies about estranged relatives who find the true meaning of the holiday


10 web tech innovations that have improved our lives

20 beautiful website design tutorials (via Delicious)

10 defunct advertising characters

Top 10 criminal justice colleges ranked

The following are from Fimoculous' 2009 lists:

50 wackiest pet names of 2009

World's worst dictators of the year

10 most underrated albums of 2009

Best albums of 2009

10 best airports 2009

Best music of 2009

21 favorite songs of 2009

Monday lists

12 best thrillers of 2009

10 biggest challenges ebooks face

Top 10 Santa legends from around the world

13 things your mall Santa won't tell you

50 free online documentaries you need to see

100 hacks to help you create the ultimate home office

12 of the worst soccer injuries of all times

35 websites for free ebooks download (via Delicious)

10 more bizarre mental disorders

6 ways to show you care

Top ten China myths of 2009 (via Popweekly)

40 beautiful examples of black and white photography (via MonkeyFilter)

10 food label tricks and truths  (via Consumer World)

10 most notable Alien rip-offs

10 most baffling action figure accessories of all-time

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Neat sites

Very cool coffee icons and banners (via Delicious)

Online Database of Social Media Policies has links to dozens of social media policies from corporation and government entities


Enter a product you want and Apnoti will email you of price drops (via AltSearchEngines)

More Sunday lists

6 Lord of the Rings characters who totally dropped the ball

15 ways to shop for the Twitter obsessed

8 companies that are reinventing TV online

10 alluring animal news stories

5 weird drug urban legends


13 animals facing future dangers

14 essential social media tools for event planning

I like food

Cadbury Clusters look tasty

Yummy collection of vegan recipes that includes mouth-watering photos

This Marathon Cookie recipe looks interesting (via Delicious)

Sunday lists

Top 10 homemade versions of things we love

8 spots to get moving boxes free of charge (via Lifehacker)

Top 10 everything of 2009 (via Linkfilter)

Top 10 under-hyped web apps 2009 (via Delicious)

10 Photoshop interface features you didn’t know existed (via Delicious)

20 best science fiction books of the decade (via Delicious)

Best crime fiction books of 2009

12 creative bottle holders

12 of the world's weirdest stadium (via Presurfer)

15 most disturbing movies ever made (via Delicious)

Lifehacker's most popular photography hacks of 2009 (via Delicious)

45 breathtaking examples of slow shutter speed photography

Friday, December 11, 2009

Astrologer gets ass handed to him by scientist



(via Bad Astronomy)

Neat sites

How to optimize your HDTV

TinEye Reverse Image Search lets you upload a photo and it will see where it appears (even in modified form) on the web (via Confidential Resource)

More Friday lists

6 reasons not to cut up your credit card

22 great photos found in presidential libraries

Top 10 hanukkah moments on TV (thanks Mike!)

5 tips to improve your public speaking skills

5 bizarre cases of positional asphyxia

6 sparkling wines under $20

8 tips for making latkes

5 most memorable sports tweets of 2009

11 most badass Jews in history

5 of the world's weirdest instruments

5 things you didn’t know about Larry King

Games

Plumber 3. Connect the blue and gold pipes (via Look At This)

Ancient Jewels. Bejeweled-type game (via Look At This)

Gridz. Get power to all the glyphs (via Look At This)

Friday lists

10 incredibly significant moments in history

Most popular Lifehacker top 10s of 2009

25 best high schools in America
(via Delicious)

28 rich data visualization tools (via Delicious)

Top 10 most famous people you can call

14 funny pieces of toilet graffiti

5 gadgets that should be on your Christmas shopping list

9 amazing can sculptures (via Presurfer)

8 videos of people attempting to consume tons of food (thanks Nat!)

14 ,more hidden faces in things

10 most bizarre G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero episodes

5 things Hollywood reuses more than plots

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Neat sites

You’re My Shadow Today is a blog written by a waiter featuring tales from the restaurant business. Includes some hilarious stories. (via Reader's Digest)

8coupons helps you find deals and coupons for shops and restaurants near your (via FeedMyApp)

Find reviews on millions of products at Buzzillions via (FeedMyApp)

More Thursday lists

686 gift ideas under $20 (Thanks Garrett!)

Top 10 best books for inquiring minds

70 statistics about the blogosphere in 2009 (via Delicious)

7 kinds of hope

Top 10 biggest Food Network foodgasms of 2009 (via Delicious)

5 clothing innovations that will be annoying you soon

11 famous roommates from the world of sports

Top 20 internet lists of 2009 (via Neatorama)

5 weird Allied weapons of World War II

Best economics books of the year (via Lit Lists)

Top 10 Generation X books

Top 10 albums of the decade

10 strangest books in the English language (via LISNews)

7 YouTube holiday shopper videos that'll make you glad you bought online

5 worst dishes to bring to a party

10 mascots you didn’t know the names of

7 more of the most wretched superhero games of all time

13 most dangerous movie stunts done without stunt doubles (via Popcorn Trick)

Top 6 athletic sex scandals of 2009 (via Popcorn Trick)

10 best sports gear innovations (via Popcorn Trick)

quiz



You Are the Car





You live your life in top gear. You aren't afraid to go fast, and you actually do best at high speeds.

You act on instinct, and you make decisions in a split second. Your first reaction is usually right.



You are impulsive and bold. You love to make risky moves, and you never turn down a chance to roll the dice.

You get impatient easily, and you're often waiting on those around you. You hate to be slowed down by anyone!

I like food

Buy yummy candy at Dylan's Candy Bar

Super awesomely delicious food photos from across the web are at TasteSpotting

Games

Mk5 WorkBot. Land the helicopter (Thanks Javier!)

Obey The Game. Keep the elephant alive (via bontegames)

Thursday lists

Top 148 iPhone apps

10 ways space travel isn’t like TV or the movies (via Presurfer)

101 ways to hack your college cafeteria

30 secrets your waiter will never tell you

Top 10 real-time technologies of 2009

7 funny restaurant customer stereotypes

8 controversial quotes from history's most revered heroes (via Mental Floss Blog)

7  foods experts won't eat  (via Delicious)

7 super powers that Steven Seagal actually believes he has

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

More neat sites

How to drive a stick shift

For $10 SomethingStore will send you something random worth at least $10. See some of the cool stuff people got recently

Even more Wednesday lists

Top 80 fun, fantastic and frivolous gifts for the TV fanatic (Thanks Mike!)

8 must-have traits of tomorrow's journalist

12 people sneezing in slow motion

Top 10 sci-fi and fantasy books of 2009 (via Lit Lists)

10 brands that will disappear in 2010 (via Linkfilter)

Top 10 cartoon villains (via Neatorama)

6 David and Goliath trademark disputes

11 greatest mug shots of the 2000s

Best young adult fiction of 2009 (via EarlyWord)

15 places to search for green collar jobs

3 parking lots of the future

5 best and affordable digital photo frames

5 tips for building lasting online friendships

10 of the longest movie titles

15 cool hi-tech spy gadgets, or creepy gifts for stalkers

10 simple tips to record great-looking home videos

100 essential websites (via Delicious)

Neat sites

Neat visual survey of 80 occupations (via Larry Ferlazzo's Blog)

Why you can't get a job

Do truth serums work? (via GeekPress)

More Wednesday lists

7 most mind-blowing she-daredevils in history

50 beautiful watercolor paintings

3 unusual Twitter accounts worth following

Best books of 2009

5 strangest ghost stories

15 awesome and inspiring offices (via Popcorn Trick)

Top 10 candidates for Aerosmith lead singer vacancy

Wednesday lists

10 most ridiculous laws from around the world (via Neatorama)

100+ helpful tips for surviving and thriving in dorm life

50 best blogs for special ed teachers

10 most bizarre awards

100 greatest films beyond the canon (via Look At This)

15 quite bizarre factlets

10 horrifically profitable films

12 nerdiest cult shows that still need to be on DVD

7 most pointlessly horrifying plastic surgery procedures

6 rules for rebooting a Star Trek TV show (via I Am Bored)

5 reasons Die Hard is the best Christmas movie ever made

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

More Tuesday lists

10 greatest theme park rides based on nerdy properties

9 holiday depression busters

7 horrifying aircraft landings (in which no one died)

12 snow angels


10 online financial tools to manage your money quickly and easily

5 free MP3 full albums you can download legally now

Top 10 Tiger Woods jokes on the web (via Linkfilter)

8 reasons women stay in painful relationships


12 awe inspiring snow sculptures themes


13 incredibly focused graduate programs

7 laptop backpacks


50+ free resources for writers, bloggers, and other freelancers (via Delicious)

10 of the worst blizzards ever

Games

Fox N' Roll. Get the ball to the fox (via bontegames)

3 brilliant freeware platformer games you should try out

Tuesday lists

Top one-hit wonders of the decade

Top 10 apparel items you should never wear in public

List of best of 2009 lists (via Fimoculous)

20 steel shipping container cities, dorms and apartments

Top 50 Twitter tracking and analytics tools (via Delicious)

Top 10 web product failures of 2009

50 fantastic open lectures for photographers

Top 10 green living myths (via Look At This)

10 most important vice presidents of the U.S.

6 weirdest and scariest processed foods (via Mental Floss Blog)

Top 10 warrior women (via Mental Floss Blog)

50 high-quality free fonts for professional design (via Delicious)

12 "sexy" ads that will give you nightmares

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