Four sources of excellent applications – the main criteria being that each of them pointed me to outstanding software I’d never heard of:
ReadWriteWeb appears to publish annual lists of applications for students. Check out Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students and Back to School: 10 Great Web Apps for College Students
. They’re not all web apps, so if you have intermittent net access, these lists are still very much
worth checking out. They may not do this every day – that’s my impression – but these compilations are outstanding. We learned about them from AcademHack.
– a resource for academics trying to navigate the world of computing and technology” – is another excellent resource. They don’t do as much “compiling” – but things are well organized by subject.
The Digital Research Tools (DiRT) wiki is similarly outstanding, with a taxonomy that seems carefully designed to make sure that overlapping function descriptions won’t stop you from finding what you need.
Finally – LifeHacker
. Usually my first stop for tech problems of many sorts – from inside the OS – to outside the box, especially cable clutter. In other words, they’re living in the same tripping-on-cables and-what-about-the-damned DC-converters world we are.
Aggregate these four sites – share them, master what you need – and you and your friends will be dangerous info-ninjas.
Thanks to Kristarella – who led me to Academhack
, and the Thesis Theme community – which which led me to Kristarella. Watch this space for a transition to Chris Pearson’s Thesis Theme
, currently in testing mode.