INFORMATION SYSTEMS-RELATED

• Google Labs - Web-based cool stuff for free...
• CNET - Good explanations of technology for the layperson
• InfoWorld, Computerworld, NetworkWorld - The "big three" national trade publications; information on trends for technology professionals
• Wired - Good source of technology news
• Webopedia - Online dictionary of computer terms
• HowStuffWorks - All kinds of useful explanations for various technologies

FUN, ODD, OR INTERESTING

• CarTalk, the show on National Public Radio
• Whad'Ya Know, the NPR quiz show
• Pittsburghese - Learn to speak like a real Pittsburgh native. YOY!
• MillCam - A picture of Mill Avenue in Tempe, Arizona
• Philadelphia International Airport - If you have nothing better to do than watch planes land, this is the site for you!
• Some guy who successfully deposited a junk mail check for $95,000
• New York Underground - from National Geographic, a virtual tour of subterranean NYC
• Stress Relief Aquarium - Don't get upset - (1) It's not a real fish, and (b) the fish seems to bounce back well.
• XYZZY - A site dedicated to text-adventure games. Includes links to playable versions of those games online.

EXPERIMENTS ON FOOD

• Strawberry Pop-Tarts Blow-Torches
  • A follow on study by an independent research team
• Marshmallow Peep Science
• The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. project
• Pickles as a Source of Light
  • Supporting explanation from the Department of Energy (!) can be found here
• A server powered by a Potato
• Comparing Apples to Oranges
• Calculating Pi by throwing frozen hot dogs