My Favorite Places

Below are a hodgepodge of links to some of the products and sites that I highly recommend.  Remember, what works great for me, may suck terribly for you, so beware!!!

Photo Printer 
Canon's i950 is by far the best photo printer I have used, running circles around the output from my old HP970, which I will continue to use for general purpose printing (the Canon will be saved for photo printing only.
Using Canon's Photo Paper Plus or Pro, it is impossible to tell that these are printouts and not output from a good photolab.  Definitely on the "A" list. 

Web Clock 
This one has to be seen to be believed.

Survival Gear
Equipped To Survive™ is the most comprehensive online resource for independent reviews of survival equipment and outdoors gear, as well as survival and Search and Rescue information. Equipped To Survive™ will help you determine the best choices to prepare for anything from a hike in the park to a life threatening emergency or disaster.

Web Cam: 
The very best web cam I have found yet is o the Minneapolis Startribune web site, www.startribune.com.  Click on the link for the live cam, and a window pops up with what looks like any other web cam window.  A scroll bar lets you choose from a number of cams set up throughout the city.

What's really amazing about these cams is that the detail gets sharper as you zoom in on a scene.  Try clicking and dragging a small window on any web cam shot and you can zoom in and almost read the license plates on the parked cars.
Very cool!! 

Pocket PC Sites
Dale Coffing's www.pocketpcpassion.com is the premier site for information and discussions relating to all things Pocket PC.  This site has by far the busiest forums of any Pocket PC site.

www.pocketpc.com is Microsoft's home on the web for mobile devices.

www.pocketthemes.com has over 10,000 free Pocket PC 2002 themes. Download the new Theme Generator 2.0 from the Microsoft Pocket PC site, and you can set your Today Screen to change automatically at a pre-determined interval.

Web Portal
www.myway.com A banner-free offshoot of Excite, MyWay wants to be your home page, and web portal, and they do a pretty good job of it.  The content is steadily growing, and the pages load super fast due to the minimal amount of graphics and lack of ads.  Worth signing up.  If you don't make it your start page, sign up and add it to your favorites.

My Reviews at Epinions
A great site for info on virtually anything, check out my reviews on everything from printers to coffeepots, try writing a few of your own.  It's great therapy, especially if you bought a lemon and you want to tell the world about it.

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Flashlights
Candlepowerforums.com - Very active discussion board covering flashlights and related products.

Newsletters
Scott Finnie's newsletter is chock full of how-to's and hints on all different aspects of computing, especially networking and broadband.

Lockergnome Start putting the snap and crackle back into your Inbox with HTML e-mail newsletters! Every mailing is FREE, fun, and very informative.

A Sharp Site
Blade Forums.com--The leading edge of knife discussion.

Cellular
www.howardchui.com has more information then you would ever care to know about cellular phones and service.  Visit the forums for tips and tricks relating to getting the most out of both your phone and your carrier.

www.phonescoop.com Phone Scoop is a comprehensive resource for mobile-phone shoppers, users, and enthusiasts, focusing primarily on the US market.  The flagship feature of this site is the most comprehensive, detailed database of mobile-phone handset information on the web.

www.esato.com Provides you with the latest information for mobile phones and wireless communication.

Business
InterShipper is a free service that lets you compare rates among multiple carriers. They also provide tracking, drop-off locating, pickup scheduling, ZIP code lookups, and more.

They also provide free integration tools that let developers use InterShipper in their own Internet and intranet applications.

This is a site worth checking out, even for the occasional user who just wants to compare shipping rates for a small package.