50 Tech Tips

Here's all I know about technology. Some of it is free, most is useful, and all should be interesting. Enjoy!

1. Best way to keep in touch with the family: FaceBook
2. Best way to keep in touch with online friends: Twitter
3. Favorite way to video chat online with friends: Yahoo Messenger
4. Best way to text friends in Asia: Chikka
5. Best way to find help with any problem: 211
6. Best way to make free phone calls: Skype
7. Best free email (I pay $20 a year to get rid of the ads): Yahoo Mail
8. Best news and info agregator by topic: AllTop
9. Best news and social media agregator: PopUrls
10. Best web host: Webhero
11. Best cell plan (I have an old plan with an excellent rate): TMobile
12. Favorite cell phone: MyTouch Slide
13. Favorite search engine: Google
14. Best place to sell small electronics online: EBay
15. Best place to sell other stuff: CraigsList
16. Best place to book travel: Travelocity and Orbitz
17. Favorite blogging host: Blogger
18. Favorite web design software: Expression Web
19. Best place to find free CSS templates: Free CSS
20. Best place to find free software: Download.com
21. Best online tech reviews: CNet
22. Best online message board: Ask Metafilter
23. The digital camera that I use: Canon PowerShot 1300
24. The digital video camera I use: Flip Mino Ultra HD
25. The bag I carry my tech stuff in: TimBuk2
26. Favorite office software: Microsoft Office Professional 2007
27. Favorite free office software: Open Office
28. I earn ad revenue via: AdSense
29. I receive money online via: PayPal
30. Favorite link shortener: Bitly
31. Favorite social media blog agregator: LifeRemix
32. Best free photo optimizer for the web: Web Resizer
33. The only places I shop online: REI Outlet and Amazon
34. The mapping program I always use: MapQuest
35. Favorite place to get some consumer satisfaction: Consumerist
36. Favorite news site: CNN
37. Most interesting blogging platform: Tumblr
38. When I need to find a Spanish verb conjugation: Spanish Verb Forms
39. When I need financial inspiration: Dave Ramsey
40. When I want to keep up with the latest tech news and info: LifeHacker and Wired
41. My favorite online geek: Kevin Kelly
42. My favorite online aspy: Penelope Trunk
43. When I need some news of the world: All You Can Read
44. When I need gift ideas for the geeky people in my life (myself included): Cool Tools
45. Best place to watch videos online: YouTube and Hulu
46. When I need to find my nearest volksmarch: AVA
47. When I need to find a nearby walk/run: Map My Run
48. Or when I want to find some sort of other physical activity in my area: Active.com
49. Useful: 20 Places to download free ebooks
50. Useful: Universities with the best free online courses