A few from Sree:

Trying to follow the hottest blog topics on the web? Blogniscient "categorize[s] and rank[s] blog articles and blogs in real time, providing up-to-date information on the hottest blog entries."

Can't tell whether the new monitor you're going to be is going to be too big for your desk? Have a hard time envisioning how big things are when you're just given the dimensions? Sizeasy gives it to you visually.

Always thought your iPod was a little too smart when it came to shuffle? Now meet the iTunes Plot Generator!

I was about to close this page for being too boring but then I ended up printing it out because I might use it for my thesis proposal this winter. Thus I share with thee a guide for writing project proposals.

More scholarly resources: Navigating the PhD.

And, something fun at Lifehacker: "Darkroom is a full-screen text editor that makes writing on your computer like using a typewriter: an empty screen with just your words on it. Darkroom's complete lack of toolbars, buttons, menus and other bells and whistles make writing without the futzing a whole lot easier. Most importantly, Darkroom's background color is an eyeball-friendly black and the font is a cool green Courier, which looks very familiar to command line lovers."