the basics

Introduction:

I thought it might be useful to compile a lot of the products I find to be essentially useful here. I hope you find this list useful. Eventually I’d like it to become a one-stop list of recommended products/services that you can trust.

• Household:
  • Natures Miracle Just for Cats Stain and Odor Remover with Trigger Spray 24oz.
  • Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs.
  • AAA.
  • Zillow.
  • Consumer Reports.
• Finances:
  • Mint.
  • Prosper.
  • PayPal.
  • MicroPlace.
• Health/Food:
  • Coromega Omega-3 Supplement, Orange Flavor, Squeeze Packets, 90-Count Box.
  • Stamina 15-0200 InTone Folding Recumbent Bike.
  • Propel (Flavored Water).
  • 100% Fruit Juices: Juicy Juice.
  • Medi-Share.
• Entertainment:
  • PC Games:
    • Battle for Wesnoth.
    • Moola.
  • Movies/TV Shows:
    • Netflix.
    • Hulu.
    • ClearPlay.
    • True Drama:
      • Hotel Rwanda.
    • Action/Adventure:
      • Batman Begins
      • The Dark Knight.
    • Adventure/Comedy:
      • Princess Bride.
  • Books:
    • His Dark Materials Trilogy, Philip Pullman.
    • Rise to Rebellion and The Glorious Cause, Jeff Shaara.
    • Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll.
    • Demon: A Memoir, Tosca Lee.
    • Adam, Ted Dekker.
    • The Oath, Frank Peretti.
  • Music:
    • Pandora.
    • Napster.
• Productivity:
  • Amazon Kindle.
  • Apple iPhone.
• Non-Fiction Reading:
  • Metamorpha: Jesus as a Way of Life, Kyle Strobel.
  • Newsweek.
  • Desiring God, John Piper.
  • Velvet Elvis, Rob Bell.
• Internet:
  • Verizon FiOS.
  • BlueHost
  • OpenDNS.
  • StumbleUpon.
  • K-9 Web Protection.
  • Glubble.
• Software:
  • General:
    • SnapFiles.
  • Audio:
    • Audacity.
  • System Maintenance:
    • Auslogics Disk Defrag.
    • CCleaner.
    • WinDirStat.
  • Bible Study:
    • e-Sword.
    • Logos.
  • Web:
    • RSS Reader: FeedReader.
    • FTP Client: FileZilla.
  • Mind Mapping: FreeMind.
  • Image/Photo:
    • Paint.NET.
    • Picasa.
    • Google Earth.
  • Development:
    • phpDesigner.
    • WinMerge.
    • XAMPP.
    • Akismet.
    • WordPress.
    • Who is Hosting This?
    • ASP.NET.
    • JotForm.
    • NotePad++.
  • Systems Administration:
    • PuTTY.
    • VMWare.
    • Spiceworks.
    • CrossLoop.
  • Productivity:
    • RescueTime.
    • OpenOffice.org or Microsoft Office.
    • Dia.
    • OpenLP.
  • Communications:
    • Skype.
    • Asterisk.
  • Backups:
    • Mozy / Mozy Pro.
• Recreation:
  • Creation Museum.
  • Gator Skin Balls.
• Politics:
  • FairTax.
• Websites:
  • Christianity:
    • Bible.org.
    • Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
    • Dr. Thomas Constable’s Study Notes and Commentary.
  • Reference:
    • Snopes.
    • Wikipedia.
    • Safari InformIT.
    • HowStuffWorks.
    • SparkNotes.
    • eHow.
  • Technology:
    • Crunchbase.
    • TechCrunch.
• Shopping:
  • Half.com.
  • Amazon.
  • Freecycle.
• Travel:
  • Farecast.
• Charitable:
  • Compassion International.
  • WorldCommunityGrid.