Miscellaneous
OpenID is supposed to organize your login info so you can log on to any site using just one ID. So far it hasn’t worked out that way, but more and more sites recognize Open ID. I’ve signed up for it, but I still don’t know all the ins and outs of using it.
Another cool little site is Gravatar. Sign up and upload a photo. Connect it to one of your email addresses, then if you join a site that is associated with Gravatar (like WordPress.com – it owns it), your image will show up on that site without you having to upload it again.
Listography – this might not be particularly useful, but if you like making lists this is a nice site to do it.
Internet Movie Database – In theory, on this site you should be able to find every single movie or tv series made. There’s a list of the cast and crew, trivia etc. All the various cast and crew members also have their own pages, with photos, filmography, trivia etc.
Technology
If you’re interested in computers (macs) and/or mobile phones I have a few sites for you:
LowEndMac
Applelinks
GSMarena
Softpedia
Free downloads:
CNet Download.com – they also offer reviews of gadgets
Tucows
News
I read news online in a couple of different places mainly
BBC news
Guardian (not the snarky comments)
The Local – if you’re interested in European (mainly Swedish and German) news in English.
Bookmarks
If your computer has crashed, you’ll know how easy it is to lose valuable information. You might have lost your bookmarks too. Fortunately there are some sites where you can store your web browser bookmarks for free. The ones I’ve tried are Mybookmarks and Hampr. They have very nice features and are easy to use. You can log on to Hampr using Open ID.
Neopets is a really cute site with what you might describe as virtual pets. You can get up to four cute little figures to play with. There’s a whole system of buying and selling stuff for your Neopet – clothes (kind of lame), backgrounds for their images, food, toys etc. You can also play games and gain Neopoints. Unlike in Second Life (see below) this currency can never be converted to ‘real’ money, and on the contrary there’s also something called Neocash which you have to buy for ‘real’ money. Somewhat unexpectedly, perhaps, I love Neopets. It’s so cute and some of the games are actually fun, though normally I don’t like to play games. There are some spelling games and other word games that I like.