Top 50 household tools

For the aspiring new husband, and new homeowners, car owners, and just about anyone out on their own, (and Matt, you know who you are!), here are the 50 tools that everyone should have and know how to use. And for those who are not mechanically inclined, the list of tools come with notes and tips on how to use the tools, and who is using them for what. (I especially like the one on files – it sounds like an interesting job.)

Top 50 Food Blogs

Mmmmmm, food. And these 50 blogs cover the gamut of food related topics: recipes, restaurants, photography.

Icons – a tutorial

Well, if one is good, more is better, right?

This article shares with us 50 excellent icon tutorials. And now you can create your own icons for that program that just doesn’t get it right, or that special shortcut, or – on a larger scale – compact logos for business cards or stationary.

Top 50 Linux alternatives to popular apps

There are a number of apps out there for the PC or Mac platform, and some for both.

But what to do if you’re looking to play in the Linux sandbox? These are Linux apps for the top 50 popular apps in the more mainstream sandboxes.

Top 50 skills for Geeks

Here is a list of the top 50 skills all true geeks have in their repertoire.

50 digital photography & photoshop tutorials

Digital photography has moved the darkroom to the desk. (Well, my darkroom is still in the basement, but that’s beside the point.)

It used to be that only only the geeks – photog-geeks, that is – could make their pics pop and really look great; the rest of us were stuck with “vacation snapshots”, even when we were using 35 mm film and an SLR. The darkroom guys, of course, can use high contrast paper, dodge and burn the image, tilt the paper tray, and then use hot or cold devoper and other sneeky tricks. (I told you my dark room is still in the basement!)

Now, however, we have digital pics, and computers. And Photoshop(R) and Gimp(R). And these 50 tutorials will help you improve your pics, even if you’re using your phone to take those precious pics.

Free Mac apps

50 free Mac apps.

Another collection of free applications for your Mac. Several of the comments applaud the quality of the applications included on the list, so this is promising.

50 AJAX tutorials

When I was a kid, back before dinosauers roamed the earth, AJAX was how we cleaned our sinks and toilets. Then everyone got these faux marble sink tops made out of plastic and the abrasives in AJAX (and Bravo and Comet) scratched them and the plastic tubs and shower stalls, so they came out with Scrubbing Bubbles.

But that great name was left so they hired some guys to come up with something to call AJAX, and now we’re slaves to AJAX. Or at least some of us are. The rest of us who are not yet slaves need to learn to be slaves, and these 50 AJAX tutorials will help us be assimilated.

50 favorite magazines

I don’t have time to review that many, but someone does, and they have done us the invaluable service of sharing the list of their 50 favorite magazines with us.

Bucket List

We’ve all seen the movie and know the whats and whys of The Bucket List. But, have you thought about your own Bucket List?

What should be on it?

How can you do it with career and kids?

How can you do it with limited resources?

How can you start if you don’t even have a list?

Fortunately, this article on 50 things to do before you die can help you with your own personal Bucket List. Not that you’d include all 50 items, but it’s a start.

• Burning Man
• Taj Mahal (I’m surprised that’s not on there)
• Visit every continent
• Travel an entire river by canoe/kayak or other type of boat – from source to ocean.

OK, only one of those was on the list of 50 in the article, so I’ve given you a bonus of 3 extra items for free!

You’re welcome!