Best of Today's Web: Greatest Hits and Hidden Gems
We do the digging so you don't have to: 50-plus Web winners, from new and little-known sites to powerful features buried in your everyday bookmarks.
Kim Zetter
Best of the Rest
If you haven't overworked your browser yet, head over to these
sites for a look at what else is great about the Web.
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1st
Headlines: Breaking news from dozens of online sources around
the world on a single page.
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BlogSpot:
Use your browser to establish a minisite (or "blog") for an online
journal.
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ESPN.com: Scores,
irreverent commentary, and the GameTrack real-time scorecard.
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FreedomList: Up-to-date list
of free and cheap ISPs around the globe, along with pros and cons.
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HowStuffWorks: Satisfy the
curious kid in you with descriptions, photos, and diagrams of you name it.
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Handango:
Want to make a Palm or Pocket PC more powerful? Load it with software from this
PDA mecca.
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Monster: Over
1 million job listings and advice for job hunters.
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MSN:
Thought-provoking articles on Slate and cool financial tools on Money Central
are two of the site's draws.
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The Onion:
R-rated satire that makes us laugh about current events, even when we know we
shouldn't.
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PC Pitstop:
PC World partner offers Web-based tools that
give your PC a master tune-up.
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PCWorld.com Downloads: We
think our cache of cool free and shareware downloads is super.
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Personable.com: Software-rental
site gives you online access to more than 300 titles for a monthly fee.
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Quicken:
Helps you pay bills, get a loan, plan your retirement, reduce your debt, and
generate stock quotes.
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Scot's
Newsletter: PC tips, reviews, and news from technology
journalist Scot Finnie.
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Slashdot:
News for nerds (and the rest of us) gleaned from recent tech reports from
around the Web.
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Security
Check: Trace an attack or the source of spam, and test your
PC's security.
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Tom's Hardware
Guide: Reliable hardware information and in-depth tests on CPUs
and graphics boards.
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TV Barn: TV
critic Aaron Barnhart presides over a surprisingly thoughtful, continuously
updated site of small-screen news and commentary.
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WebMuseum:
How can a site that was last updated in 1996 be considered one of the best on
the Web? By showing full-screen images of thousands of paintings by hundreds of
artists.
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