PUBLIC MARKS from user wabaus

New web ideas for each day of advent.

Good reading for parents who want to make rational decisions about vaccinations.

The three questions you should answer before hiring a programmer (or any other employee).

Self publishing to paperback, hard-cover, or e-book -- with or without ISBN and distribution.

CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the U.S. and worldwide. Using an open-content, web-based collaborative model termed the "FlexBook," CK-12 intends to pioneer the generation and distribution of high quality educational content that will serve both as core text as well as provide an adaptive environment for learning.

Curriki = a web site where the community shares and collaborates on free and open source curriculum

Upload an MP3 and send ringtone to cell phone for free

Portable software applications from USB for Windows

Portable software applications from USB drive for Mac OS X.

100 Portable software applications for your USB Stick (for Mac and Win)

Portable software applications that run from a USB drive. Windows only.

Portable software applications that run from USB drives. Windows and Mac applications.

ManyBooks.Net - The best books at the best price: Free! Downloadable eBooks.

Feedbooks: A place to discover and publish eBooks

Good Knol article on Linux migration (from Windows) with links to lists of Linux application equivalents for Windows applications

Create an RSS feed from a twitter hash tag, limited to a set of users' tweets.

Huddle.net combines award-winning online collaboration, live conferencing, project management software and document sharing.

Find alternative software applications for common desktop programs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

SourceForge Community Choice Awards for 2009. The best Open Source applications in each category.

Using Google Spreadsheets as a Database with the Google Visualization API Query Language

Data visualization tool for the web

Combine RSS feeds into a single feed. Includes enclosure support for podcasts.

A video from a few years back, but still relevant -- why so many things are still "broken".

22 suggestions for interviewing, with some video of what not to do.

Unlimited calls and bandwidth for $69.95/mo. on a smart phone. No contract. Pay month-to-month.