photography

• 28mm

  photoessays

• BrownGlasses

  daily posts showcases all forms of photography

• photoblogs.org

  photoblog directory

• bigempty flickr

  aka tim gasperak, also bigempty.com

stock graphics & photos

• Pixel Perfect Digital

  free stock photos & graphics

• OpenPhoto.net

  free photos

web reference & tutorials

• DevShed

  geeky articles

• MeyerWeb

  author Eric Meyer literally wrote the book on CSS

• DevGuru

  manual-style references

• theManInBlue

  thoughtful pieces & design concepts

• CSSZenGarden

  cool CSS demos

• W3Schools

  clean references

• MaxDesign

  terrific CSS tutorials

• Web Standards Group

  discussions & resources

• w3.org Validator

  Check pages for broken, invalid links

shops: for the geek that has everything

• ThinkGeek

  hardcore, yet funny clothing & toys

• threadless

  t-shirts designed & chosen by user community

• KidRobot

  toys to surround your monitor

news of the weird & notable

• boingboing.net

  a reason to not despair-- awesome, visit daily

• slashdot.org

  geeky news

• fark.org

  best photoshop competitions

• This American Life

  best weekly radio hour: life stories

• FreshAir

  Terry Gross interviews newsmakers

• ScienceFriday

  weekly two hours of science

radio

• KCRW

  (Santa Monica) enjoy Metropolis, Left, Right, & Center

• KPCC

  (Pasadena) Film Week

• KSPC

  (Clairmont) Any time something's afoot

• KXLU

  (Los Angeles) New, alternative

serendipity

• del.icio.us

  community bookmarks

• wikipedia

  opensource encyclopedia

• Thinga mababy

  No kiddies? So what... trust his views & reviews to entertain.

bookplates

• Quentin Black
• Briar Press

  Hi-res Cuts & Caps

• My Home Library

friends

• David Kujda

  Motion graphics to astound

• Ted Robledo

  what he can't do shouldn't be done

• Ben Tripp

  Lulu bookstore & blog

• Bernardo's Blog

  dumber 'n spit, but funny

audio tools

• Exact Audio Copy

  rip stubborn CDs

• LAME

  mp3 encoder
  binary

• Coaster Factory

  quickstart manual for EAC & LAME