Links
By popular demand, here is the list of Breddy-certified websites. If you’re in a technical line of work, you’ll want to check out my technical favorites.
Essentials
These are the ones I can’t live without. The A-list. I use them daily, if not multiple times per week. In no particular order:
- http://www.google.com - saviors of the web
- http://news.google.com - unbiased because it is machine-generated
Reference Sites
These get used frequently, but if one were down for a day or two, the world could concievably continue rotation:
- http://www.wikipedia.com - amazing community-edited encyclopedia.
- http://www.reference.com - dictionary and thesaurus
- http://www.diccionarios.com - Spanish/English dictionary
Vendors
This is where I buy my crap. I trust each of them enough to store my credit card information, and they have never done me wrong in any way. The descriptions of each are what I personally patronize them for, not necessarily the whole of what they carry.
- http://www.amazon.com - books, music and videos
- http://www.buy.com - computer peripherals, consumer electronics
- http://www.newegg.com - computer parts, software, media
- http://www.trianglecables.com - computer cables, A/V cables - cheap!
Interest-Oriented
These sites are as important to me as the reference sites, but mainly due to my own hobbies and interests.
- http://www.imdb.com - everything you need to know about movies
- http://www.allmusic.com - everything you need to know about music
- http://www.phonescoop.com - wireless phone knowledge base
- http://www.dpreview.com - incredibly thorough digital camera reviews
- http://www.edmunds.com - car research
- http://www.cnet.com - hardware/software reviews and news
Forums
These kinda belong under Interest-Oriented, but they are more the work of the community, and not of a particular company or group of people.
- http://www.avsforum.com - audio/video geek stuff
- http://www.vwvortex.com - volkswagen talk
- http://www.dvrchatter.com - motorola cable box support group (you’ll need it)
- http://www.dslreports.com - more than you need to know about your internet connection