“Think of how much more efficiently computing assets are used in this model – and, equally important, the way it renders IT essentially invisible to the users.”

“Ten years later, e-mail is looking obsolete. According to a 2005 Pew study, almost half of Web-using teenagers prefer to chat with friends via instant messaging rather than e-mail.”

Good, detailed instructions.

“The products that get the most votes in each of six rounds will be offered at ridiculous winning prices, and the runners-up will also be sold at slightly smaller discounts.”

“When I get jammed up, here are some of the things I do to chop the block.”

Tips on tagging or keywording your photos

Twitter search engine. Type in a topic and get the latest buzz. Also allows you to set up daily and weekly e-mail digests for up to five search terms.

Personal finance site focused on managing your expenses

Web-based expense reporting tool.

First task on a new project? Give the project a cool name.

“Web-based e-mail systems already contain much of what Facebook calls the social graph — the connections between people.”