The Improved Links Page
Click one of the categories below
Fun Stuff | Blogs | Computer Stuff | Communities | Audio/Video | Web Authoring | Entertainment
Fun Stuff
- links to webcomics, joke pages, and other fun stuff in general
Simply the funniest webcomic out there, in my own honest opinion. It doesn't hurt that I'm a total movie-fanatic myself, and thus can relate to the antics of the characters in the series!
Another top-notch webcomic. The only problem is that the creator often seems to take long breaks from drawing... Storylines span many episodes, so read them in order!
The original 'overheard' site. It dates back to 2000 and has a strong community following with lots of fun comments to the quotes published on the site.
Currently probably the biggest and most active 'overheard' site, contains loads of laughs and updates many times a day! Less intimate than Inpassing though.
Sister-site to OHINY, this features overheard converstations and statements picked up in offices around the world. You can see Dilbert is right on the money!
Blogs
- blogs that don't exclusively belong to any other category
The one and only, the real-McCoy, the leader in meta-link-blog-things : BoingBoing! Up-to-date links to popular topics, mainly (but not only) within the IT area. One of the main contributors in Xeni Jardin.
Near daily comments on media, information, copyright, etc. by Swedish PhD student Niclas Lundblad who works at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. (In Swedish)
A good blog whose author, Andy Baio, does not update NEARLY as often as he should, but it's worth a daily visit simply for the interesting links!
A blog written by a Japanese woman on mundane things about everyday life in Tokyo. For a foreign Tokyoite like me it's extremely interesting!
Computer Stuff
- links to PC hardware, CD/DVD media, software, and other gadgets
Simply the best resource on the Internet for serious discussions regarding CD/DVD-burning, media, hardware etc. Active forums with lots of knowledgable people.
A community spanning a wide area of topics, from CD-burning, Audio, Home-Theater, PC Hardware, video-encoding, and much more. They have a good Guides-section too.
A no-nonsense straightforward blog about the latest techno-gadgets. Here you often will read about the latest must-have items first! Frequent updates and nice design.
Communities
- links to great Web-communities and Forums
Dive into the deep fountain of knowledge which is the Straight Dope. Answers to many of life's biggest questions. The forum is simply the Internet's best! Highly recommended!
Audio/Video
- links related to A/V editing, converting, equipment, etc.
Together with Doom9 (see below) the best resource on the web for video-converting, authoring, encoding, etc. A huge collection of useful guides and software.
Doom9 is simply the definitive resource when it comes to information about backing up DVDs, authoring or encoding video. Lots of codecs, software, guides, etc.
Web Authoring
- sites dedicated to design and creation of web pages
CSS Zen Garden
456 Berea Street
W3C Schools Online Web Tutorial
Stopdesign
Entertainment
- anything related to the entertainment industry
Get your daily quota of Hollywood gossip from the ultimate gossip-site. Saying this is a classy gossip-site might be an oxymoron, but it's rather professionally-looking.
Actual (or so they say) pitches from screen-writers that have been denied (for good reasons) and are often hilarious, painfully stupid, and cliche!
A straightforward, no-holds-barred, movie-critic site which also hosts the Critic Watch (spotting the whores of the industry), and a good movie-related forum.
A very professional movie-site containing well-written reviews, interesting articles, and lots of links to current movie-related news and information.
The definitive source of US (and to a lesser degree, worldwide) movie Box-Office figures. There is virtually an endless amount of statistics; you can select to view data based on weekends, yearly, daily, movie, actors etc.
This page is still under construction. There are many more great links to add.
Last updated on 2005-07-22.