Yale as long prided itself on its selective admissions policies, and has thus reigned supreme in its collections of exclusive societies, awards, and future career opportunities.  However, while the traditional schools and its degree programs have remain unchanged over the years, the school has managed to evolve along with the rest of the world and jumped onto the online education bandwagon, much to its benefit.  Most traditional schools like Yale that have begun to offer online degrees have managed to boost their enrollment due to the expansive distance learning communities.  Even more than that, students now have the opportunity to earn a degree from Yale by taking classes through their computers.  I’m sure the original founders of Yale never foresaw this moment occurring hundreds of years ago, but Yale has proved to the education community that it is able to advance with the times, and is not simply a stoic rock in Connecticut. 

Many outsiders of the online education industry picture online degrees more like the “diploma mill” scandal, and are unaware that schools such as Yale offer online degrees as well.  However, this is far from true, and Yale is a standing contradiction to this idea.  University of Phoenix is not the only school out there (although their ads would make you think so), but in fact there are dozens of online colleges, which increase yearly.  Regardless of previous notions of online education, it has developed into a lucrative industry that has enraptured much of the nation.  The inclusion of schools such as Yale should prove to most outsiders that this is not merely a passing trend, but a new alternative for students around the world. 

Most state schools offer programs in botany for undergraduate studies, encouraging a deeper foray into the biology realm of science in order to better equip students for the study of plant development.  California and Texas are two states which have large public state schools that offer advanced degrees in botany, better preparing students for a future career in research.  Learning at a large state school may seem intimidating, but is important for a career in the sciences because it allows students to work in an environment that has many research opportunities as well as world-class laboratories.  Furthermore, these larger schools have the potential to breed larger programs in the field of botany in the coming years. 

While the University of Texas at Austin does not offer a Ph.D. program specifically in botany, it offers the equivalent through its plant biology program.  This program offers students the opportunity to earn a degree within a school that has an international reputation for its teaching of plant sciences and allows students to be taught by a myriad of faculty who are experienced in different realms of the plant world.  Similarly, the University of California – Berkeley, offers a Ph.D. degree in plant biology, which emphasizes a study of plants at the biochemical, cellular, or molecular level, as well as stresses a deeper understanding of plant genetics.

While the botany graduate degree is one which is difficult for many students to place, and typically involves an overarching degree in microbiology or a similar field, the possibilities in the botany world are nearly endless.  New discoveries are made every year in regards to new species of plants, indicating that we have only tapped the surface in our understanding of the plant world.  Advanced degrees in this realm of science helps all of us in the science expand the knowledge to ordinary people around the world, knowledge that can be vastly beneficial in fields from health to genetics.  While botany is still a degree that is slowly coming to fruition in its ability to retain its own area of study, botanists around the world can tell you that it is an important degree for the advancement of a very specified niche of science.  Therefore, the need for even more graduate programs in botany around the country has increased in recent years solely so schools can produce students who graduate with the specific knowledge of plant evolution and life. 
 

1. 
   Hugh Grant: This British actor received scholarships for two different schools. First, the Latymer Upper School where he participated in academic competition and sports including cricket, rugby, and football. Then, he received the Galsworthy scholarship to New College, Oxford. Grant studied English literature at Oxford and graduated with Upper Second-Class Honours.
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   Madonna: Madonna’s dance skills have served her from early on. At Rochester Adams High School, she was a straight-A student and a member of the cheerleading squad. She was awarded a dance scholarship to the University of Michigan, where she was taught ballet by Chris Flynn.
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   Denzel Washington: Denzel Washington studied drama and journalism at Fordham University, earning a BA in 1977. While at Fordham, he enrolled in the Lincoln Center campus to study acting, and received a scholarship to attend the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Denzel and his wife Pauletta now have the Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars Program in Neuroscience at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which offers awards to students in the field of neuroscience.
4. 
   Jeri Ryan: Jeri Ryan graduated high school in 1986 as a National Merit Scholar, and received a scholarship to attend Northwest University. At Northwestern, she was a member of Alpha Phi. Jeri also participated in pageants, winning Miss Illinois and 3rd runner up at the Miss America Pageant. She received a BA in Theatre from Northwestern in 1990.
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   Alicia Keys: Alicia Keys attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan, where she graduated as valedictorian. She received a scholarship to Columbia University in New York. Now, Alicia has donated to Frum tha Ground Up, an organization that offers scholarships to students from Jacksonville, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Harlem in New York City.
6. 
   Sharon Stone: Growing up, Sharon Stone loved to read, and was awarded a scholarship to Edinboro University in Pennsylvania when she was just 15 yeas old. There, she studied creative writing and fine arts. Sharon is also a well known MENSA member.
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   Thandie Newton: Thandie Newton says that she likes learning and did well in school. At 11, she earned a scholarship to go to the Arts Educational School, a performing arts boarding school in Tring, Herfordshire. Later, she studied anthropology at Cambridge University.
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   Tom Cruise: Tom Cruise’s early life was tough, and he ended up in eight elementary schools and three high schools. He graduated from Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey, where he played as a linebacker on the football team. At one point, he attended a Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati on a church scholarship, studying priesthood for a year.
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   Kristin Chenoweth: Kristin Chenoweth earned a full scholarship to study voice at Oklahoma City University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in musical theater. Later, she earned a master’s degree in opera performance. She also finished runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant.
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    Elizabeth Shue: While studying at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Shue took on modeling and ad gigs, but was still able to complete her studies. She earned a scholarship to study political science at Harvard University and appeared in TV and movie projects including Adventures in Babysitting.

Much different than other online colleges, Harvard has centuries of lineage behind it and the added prestige of being the first university in the United States.  Harvard helped prove to the colonists that they were able to meet England’s idea of society and additionally that they were able to function as their own entity, separate and apart from Cambridge and Oxford.  Since this point in history, Harvard has continued to impress the world with its revolutionary research methods, scholastic opportunities, and its students.  Because Harvard crept slowly into the online industry, more people have considered online education to be more reputable than it otherwise would have seemed.

While Harvard is far from offering the extensive degree programs that University of Phoenix or Kaplan University offer to their students, the fact that it is now available to distance learning students is revolutionary in itself.  Imagining the old brick university of 1636 as one of the first schools to offer online courses is quite a feat in itself, and Harvard has managed to overcome all odds and continue to be one of the leading forums in education.  Students from California can now attend Harvard classes without the cross-country move, thus saving thousands of dollars in the overall move and hundreds of dollars in the cost of classes.  It is amazing what technology has now allowed us to do, and Harvard has helped prove to all of us that online education does not need to be confined to for-profit institutions, but can be implemented in Ivy League schools as well. 

Harvard University online classes are still a work in progress, but the school continues to offer open classes, which serve to influence potential students to attend the school.  Open classes were the best source for traditional schools to attract new students because they allow anybody to view previous course lectures and notes without suffering the cost of enrollment.  Harvard updates its open course offerings every year and continues to update its degree programs as well, becoming a new face in the online world. 

Columbia is one school that currently offers students the opportunity to earn an engineering degree via online classes.  While it offers a multitude of other courses that can contribute to a BA, currently there are limited options for a full degree program in the arts.  Harvard offers many students similar options as Columbia; while there are no full degree programs that are offered through its distance learning program, the school still offers many different courses without the full degree. 

Earning a BA online from an Ivy League school is one such hope for many online students who want to put this on their resume.  Thus far, however, it still remains in the future as many Ivy League universities are hesitant to offer an entire bachelor’s program through the internet.  Dartmouth is another school which offers limited online enrollment through its Tuck Business Bridge Program that allows its liberal arts graduates to gain “total immersion” into business programs.  While this type of program is only available for professionals hoping for a better understanding of the business world, it is a sign that Dartmouth at least is on the way to offering a full degree program online.  Yale is one school that surprisingly has yet to offer a BA through its online course listings.  This Connecticut Ivy League school was one of the first to jump on the distance learning bandwagon, and even offers “open courses” (free courses) to students around the country who wish to gain a deeper understanding of a specific subject.  However, the school has not yet offered any degree programs online and seems stuck in its offerings from years ago, rather than offering new courses with each semester.

We have yet to truly appreciate the offerings Ivy League schools have to give us, but as the years pass, we can only hope that they let down their walls and allow online education in.  Earning a BA from an Ivy League university is an acclaimed feat  for any person, and allowing degrees to be offered to students across the country will be an even larger feat for the university to accomplish, not to mention the joy it would bring thousands of students. 

Just about everyone loves the convenience of having their own personalized interests delivered to them without much work. That’s exactly what recommendation engines do for Internet users. When you browse websites or make purchases, these engines remember your preferences and make suggestions for you based on your history. The following list offers over 100 recommendation engines to help you discover new possibilities or save you time when planning or browsing. With recommendations in movies, music, books, news, and many other great categories as well, you will find plenty of places to visit on the Internet to find new discoveries or save a bit of time.

Movies and TV

From selecting DVDs to watch at home to finding the perfect movie at a theater these sites will help you discover new movie and TV options.

1. Netflix. This super popular movie rental site customizes recommendations for you based on how you rate other movies and even compares your recommendations against general ratings.
2. Hollywood Video. Register with this movie rental site and rate movies to get personalized recommendations.
3. Blockbuster. Connect with friends and family to share movie ratings and get recommendations for movies you may like.
4. Starz. Register with MyStarz to get customized schedules, personalized reminders, and rate movies, shows, actors, and directors.
5. HBO. Sign in at HBO to get customized schedules that reflect your viewing habits, connect with other fans, and have access to live events in which you may be interested.
6. film.com. Find plenty of movies grouped by category or join the community for a tailored film-finding experience.
7. Fandango. Not only can you rate movies and get recommendations when you join My Fandango, but you can also find where movies are playing near your location.
8. MyFilmz. Share your favorites and discover other movies based on your preferences here.
9. Clerkdogs. Competing to be the Last.fm of movies, Clerkdogs recommends movies based on your preferences.
10. Criticker. Rank ten movies to start getting movie recommendations tailored to your tastes here.
11. What to Rent! The first time you visit this site, you will need to select a user name and complete a short quiz. The next time you visit, you immediately get movie recommendations based on your personality and preferences.
12. Fancast. Get many of your favorite TV shows here along with recommendations for others based on your preferences.
13. Mefeedia. Plug into the community here to get recommendations on TV shows or just browse through those available to watch them on your computer.
14. Hulu. Find TV shows grouped by collection, popularity, or recently added to get free TV easily.
15. ShareTV.org. This online TV community lets you create a profile and keep track of your favorite shows and get related videos, links, and more.

Books

Book lovers will enjoy these sites that will help find new and interesting reads.

16. LibraryThing. Compare what you are reading with others, share your favorites, and find new books based on your reading taste.
17. Shelfari. Share what you are reading, find out what others think about books you are interested in, and get recommendations for future books.
18. Good Reads. Like Shelfari, you can connect with others and get recommendations for books here. You can also receive reviews from others based on your interest in books you would like to read.
19. What Should I Read Next?. Enter a title of a favorite book to get recommendations for other books. If you sign up and list other books, the results become even more personalized.
20. Barnes and Noble. Not only can you get recommendations on all sorts of reading material here, you can also get updates on local events, participate in online book groups, and more.
21. Borders. Borders’ Magic Shelf customizes recommendations for books and more especially for you. Supplying your email address also provides you with coupons.

Music

No matter what taste you have in music, these music recommendation engines will help you explore new possibilities.

22. Last.fm. This popular site recommends music based on what you are listening to and comparing with other listeners with similar taste in order to create your perfect playlist.
23. Pandora. Another popular music station, Pandora asks you for a favorite band to start off the recommendations that grow as you indicate more of your favorites. Matching is based on a computer-generated list that many find very accurate.
24. Musicovery. Select from options in mood, decade, and type of music to find new as well as old favorites here.
25. iLike. Not only can you find new music here, you can also get customized concert updates.
26. Amie Street. As you browse and purchase music (for super low prices), Amie Street learns your preferences and will suggest other music that is similar to what you like.
27. MeeMix. Create stations based on your selections, choose your current mood, and rate stations to find more music.
28. Slacker. Select from almost 20 different stations, add your own, or choose music you recently listened to in order to hear what is playing on each station. You can also skip a limited number of songs you don’t like.
29. MOG. Discover and share music here and get recommendations based on your taste when compared with other users.
30. Play.it. You become the DJ here. Create your favorite playlists and get recommendations based on what you’ve done.
31. Broadjam. Devoted to indie music, this site will help you discover new music and organize what you’ve already heard.
32. Jamendo. Download and share free music (approved by the artists) and discover new music based on your preferences.
33. Mufin. Search for a favorite or click on an available title to get music recommendations based on your selections.
34. MyStrands. Not only can you get music recommendations here, but find out about music videos and music parties that you may enjoy.
35. musicmesh. Visit this site and music from your browsing history pops up with information from all the albums of a particular artist. Look at playlists, read reviews, find out where to purchase the music, and even add it to your favorites list.

Multimedia

These sites offer suggestions on a variety of multimedia including music, videos, photos, websites, podcasts, and more.

36. SeeqPod. Search for specific songs, videos, or webpages, select "discover" to find something new, or select from one of today’s playlists.
37. YouTube. This ultra-popular site offers videos similar to the ones you watch. Find plenty of fun and random stuff here.
38. imeem. Create audio, video, and photo playlists, which you can post and share, or check out others playlists. Through tags and groups, you can discover new content similar to your tastes.
39. Zune. On Zune, you can find music, videos, podcasts, games, and audiobooks. Make playlists, discover new stuff, or shop for what you already love.
40. inSuggest. Get websites, images, and bookmarks based on your preferences here.
41. ulike. Make your list and compare with others to get recommendations on movies, music, books, games, art, and news.
42. liveplasma. Music and movies are the focus of this site where you can get a "map" of recommendations.
43. Streakr. Find videos, pictures, people, and websites at this site.
44. Scouta. Get video and podcast recommendations based on your prior ratings.
45. The Filter. Register to add your tastes and you will get recommendations for music, movies, and web videos.
46. Joost. Watch TV, movies, music videos, and more at Joost and find others based on recommendations from what you are watching.
47. Veoh. You can customize your Veoh experience, then download videos, movies, and TV shows and participate in the community as well.

Internet Discovery

The Internet holds an amazing amount of information just waiting to be discovered. Let these recommendation engines help direct you to what you find interesting and save you the time of wading through the other stuff.

48. Xmarks. This new web discovery site is based on bookmarking and social ratings to provide you with tons of options to discover new places on the Internet.
49. Juice. This Firefox add-on transforms your browser into a recommendation engine that also allows you to bookmark and organize your finds.
50. StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon creates lists of sites that meet your selected criteria, and you can also choose to bookmark these for future use.
51. Reddit. Not only can you bookmark your favorite sites here, but you can also get recommendations based on your preferences and see what others think of popular sites that they rate.
52. Del.icio.us. This popular site allows you to save favorite sites, add notes to yourself, share with others, and get recommendations based on these preferences.
53. Digg. Find news stories and various postings on the Internet based on user votes and matching your preferences.
54. SpinSnap. Find news, videos, music, people, and more on the Internet by simply clicking a category of interest.
55. FeedEachOther. Based on RSS feeds, this site sends you only the web content you will be interested in reading.
56. Gnod. Search for books, music, movies and people with this recommendation engine. It remembers your interests and focuses the search results on those things you are more likely to enjoy.
57. Rollyo. Select a search from several different categories such as reference, parenting, or the news and receive customized results based on criteria you set.
58. Boxxet. Boxxet asks what you are a fan of and returns results from the "best of" news, blogs, videos, photos, and more.
59. Twine. With Twine you can search for information, collect what you find, share with others, and get recommendations.
60. Ujiko. This unusual recommendation engine allows you to customize web searches by eliminating results or tagging some as favorites and relies on your preferences for future searches.
61. Technorati. Not only is this site a blog search engine, but you can create a watchlist that delivers blog posts with your favorite topics.
62. Talk Digger. Find out what other people are saying about web sites, blogs, and specific topics that are customized to your interests.
63. Kreeo. Enter information about your profession, interests, and more to get information relevant to your interests in this community-based site.

Shopping

Not only will these sites help you find exactly what you want much faster than trying to do it yourself, many of them also work to save you money on your purchases.

64. Amazon.com. Probably the most famous recommendation engine of all time, amazon.com allows you to shop for virtually anything and offers recommendations based on both your browsing and purchasing history.
65. Overstock.com. Do your discount shopping here and get recommendations as well as reminders for important events such as birthdays and anniversaries.
66. Yahoo!. Shop with Yahoo! and you can get notifications on price drops in addition to customizable searches.
67. eBay. This popular person-to-person shopping experience remembers your past shopping history, logs ratings on your payment or selling activity, and get recommendations on upcoming auctions that match your past purchases.
68. sfeed. This microblogging platform combines shopping preferences to recommend shopping that will likely appeal to your preferences.
69. StyleFeeder. Get product recommendations based on your personal taste in everything from clothing to household goods. Browse celebrity lists too, if you want to shop like the Olsen twins or the members of Simple Plan.
70. MyShoppingPal. Shopping with this site is not only customized by your taste, but also your specific sizes, color preferences, and more.
71. 3LUXE. Enter the item for which you are shopping and get the three top matches based on best in class rather than popularity to help you discover the very best products available.
72. Like.com. This recommendation engine has taken online shopping to a whole new level. The visual search allows you to choose details, color, pattern, or shape to determine how to search for exactly what you want.
73. Slifter. If you are looking for a specific product and want to buy it locally, just enter your item and receive a listing of local stores that carry that item. Compare prices or set up Slifter to work on your mobile device.
74. The Find. Search through hip boutiques, large department stores, and local shops all through this one recommendation engine that finds unique items, sales, and much more.

News

Customize your daily news sources to deliver only what you want to read about with these sites.

75. DailyMe. Create your own customized news delivery with your choices for the type of content within several different categories–and laid out in newspaper format.
76. Congoo. Get the latest world news right on your customized home page or use the search engine to look up whatever news topic in which you are interested.
77. Fark. This news aggregator features unusual and downright bizarre news. If this is your thing, customize what you see with myFark.
78. Slashdot. Not only can you get "nerd oriented news" here, you can also save preferences and participate in the community when you log in.
79. Mahalo. From news to events to answers to questions, the categories here are diverse. Log in so Mahalo will offer content based on your preferences.
80. Wikio. Customize your breaking news, headline news, blogs, and electronics shopping with Wikio.
81. Daylife. Stay on top of breaking news with this global news aggregator where you can customize content as well as get photos, articles, quotes, and more.

Local Information

Whether you want to find a restaurant recommendation, a great concert in your area, a fantastic tailor, or want to keep an eye on the weather, these sites customize your search to your local area.

82. Docoloco. Get recommendations for businesses, restaurants, and more or contribute your own favorites.
83. Citysearch. Enter your city and get restaurants, events, night life, local shopping, hotels, and much more along with reviews and recommendations.
84. Local.com. If you want to find a restaurant, place of business, or a service and you want to keep it local, try this recommendation site.
85. Eventful. From food and wine to art openings to music concerts and everything in between, stay on top of what is happening in your area with Eventful’s tracking and management system that is totally customized to your preferences.
86. Zvents. Discover what is going on in your area with recommendations on business events, arts and craft fairs, performances, and much more.
87. Weather.com. Enter your zip code or city for local weather forecasts, severe weather alerts, and more all customized to your location.
88. WeatherBug. Like Weather.com, WeatherBug also offers local forecasts and National alerts, but also streams local weather and provides local alerts as well.

Food and Cooking

From finding recipes based on your mood to discovering non-corporate cafes, these recommendation engines will have you eating what you want in no time.

89. Cookthink. Find recipes based on such criteria as what you are craving, specific ingredients, a specific cuisine, or even your current mood.
90. Nibbledish. Get delicious dishes here where users share recipes and photos of the dishes which then receive votes.
91. Tasty Planner. Create, plan, and share recipes here. When you are ready to cook something, select that recipe, and you get a grocery list generated and emailed directly to you.
92. BigOven. This site will help you discover recipes based on your preferences or provide recipes to help you in areas such as using up leftovers, cooking with a specific flavor, or using what is in season.
93. Zagat. Enter your zip code or city and search for restaurants and reviews with this popular search tool.
94. allthefood.com. Plug in your zip code or search by state to find restaurants.
95. Delocator. Use your zip code to find non-corporate cafes in your area.
96. DineSite.com. Find restaurants in your area and reviews with this recommendation engine.
97. Food Finder.net. Not only can you find restaurants in your area, but get ratings and menu items as well.
98. Food Finder. Enter your zip code and the type of food you want to receive a listing of all the restaurants in your area.
99. The Vegetarian Resource Group Online Restaurant Guide. Find vegetarian, vegan, or vegetarian-friendly restaurants across the US and Canada.

Miscellaneous

These sites will anticipate and assist you with travel, physical activity, and gaming.

100. TripIt. Email your travel plans to TripIt and you will receive an itinerary as well as recommendations for maps, restaurants, activities, and more as well as the ability to secure any reservations or make purchases online.
101. Strands. Runners, cyclers, swimmers, hikers, and even walkers can get together here to find others like them and get recommendations on routes, gear, training programs, and much more.
102. Active.com. If you enjoy an active, sporting lifestyle, this site provides recommendations, registration for events, and a community of others with your shared interests.
103. GamerDNA. Enter a favorite video game and discover new games that may be of interest to you with this game discovery engine.

Blog sites for online colleges typically revolve around the easy adaptability to online education, the cost efficient tuition fees, easy schedules, and degree programs.  For future students of online universities, these blogs help them make the difficult decision whether or not to earn an online degree.  Blogs enlarge a bond with the reader, due to the closeness which social media sites have developed with their users.  Twitter is the best example of this, due to the many celebrities who constantly update, and their many followers who feel like they have a secret insight into their lives.  Blogs work on the same system, although they can have longer updates and are not confined to 140 characters.  Online college blogs appeal to many visitors of online college sites and are vital to the existence of the school.

Many blogs post frequent updates to engage the reader, and with the ever increasing sources of news in online education, blogs have a lot to comment on.  Online college blogs can comment on the bad reputation that many online colleges receive and how they serve to rebut these beliefs through their outstanding programs and faculty.  The possibilities are nearly endless for college blogs and can span a variety of subjects, although these blogs are more carefully honed into the interests of students.  Developing this type of blog may be difficult, since social media has transformed the way many of us read articles.  Blogs cannot be too long, but instead have to pull the reader in with sensationalized headlines (much like the early days of newspapers), and carefully broken up paragraphs.  Blogs are part of the wave of the future, and go hand in hand with the advancement of online education. 

College sports fanatics are a special breed known to go to extraordinary lengths to show their school spirit. Now college sports fans can use their iPhones to have some fun as well. The following apps will keep you in the loop when it comes to news, scores, stats, schedules, and more or provide you with school songs, help you make sound predictions, test your knowledge, and even play tailgate games while you warm up during the pre-game.

Football and Basketball

Whether you love football, basketball, or both, these apps will help you learn the latest scores, connect with other fans, get stats, and much more.

1. College Basketball Live!. Not only can you get the latest information on college basketball with this app, you can also track scores on live games, connect with other fans, and even boo or cheer teams.
2. College Football Live!. Get live play-by-play action, scores, and more for your favorite teams with this app. Just like with the basketball version, you can boo, cheer, and talk smack with other fans.
3. Fumble U. Stay updated with the latest happenings surrounding your favorite college football team by using this app.
4. I Love College Football 2008. Get rankings, standings, news, and much more with this app that also provides support for both the big and smaller conferences.
5. iFanNCAAB. Get all the latest information on Men’s Division 1 basketball leading up to March Madness with this app that only costs $0.99.
6. QB Rater. Enter your favorite quarterback’s ratings into this app, then as the game is played, tap the correct button each time a pass is made to have automatically updated season and career stats immediately.
7. StatFix. Get daily stats for all NCAA basketball teams with this app.
8. NCAA Basketball – InGameNow. Get scores, analysis, and fan interaction with this app that will keep you updated with all the NCAA basketball information.
9. NCAA Football Scores. This free app provides you with all the NCAA football scores with just a simple tap.

Specific Teams and Conferences

Here’s a sampling of the many apps for specific college teams available. If you want to find out about a specific conference, those apps are available too.

10. Go Longhorns. University of Texas fans will get the latest information, news, and scores on football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball with this app.
11. UNC Hoops. Tar Heels fans will love this app that provides schedule information, game results, TV information, and news.
12. Duke Hoops. Find game dates and times in your local time zone, TV information, news, results, and more with this app especially for Duke basketball fans.
13. KU Hoops. Jayhawk fans can also get these same benefits to stay on top of the latest KU basketball information.
14. iFanACC. Don’t let any of the basketball news and scores coming out of the ACC pass you by when you use this app.
15. iFanKentucky. Get news, scores, and the schedule for the Kentucky Wildcats as well as updated top 25 national rankings.
16. iFanLouisville. This app will keep Louisville Cardinals fans updated on the latest news and information about the basketball season.
17. Big Ten Highlights. Get 3-minute video highlights from all the Big Ten basketball games with this free app.

News

You will never miss out on any college sports news with these apps.

18. College Sports News. This app offers real-time college sports news to bring you the latest on most sports from football to lacrosse to rowing.
19. USA Today. USA Today allows you to filter your news to receive the latest on college football and basketball or even your favorite conference.
20. College BasketBall Live. Get the latest NCAA college basketball news from Yahoo! Sports, ESPN, and Fox Sports with this app.
21. College Football Live. Just like the basketball version, get NCAA news from these same sources to stay on top of what’s happening in college football.

College and Pro Apps

These apps provide scores, stats, news, links, and much more for fans who love both college and professional sports.

22. ScoreMobile iPhone Edition. While this app doesn’t focus only on college sports, it does offer scores, stats, previews, recaps, and more on pro sports and college football and basketball.
23. Sportacular. Get scores, standings, stats, and news for both college and pro teams with this free app.
24. InGameNow. Not only can you get live sports scores for both professional and college sports, but you can also interact with other fans.
25. Hockey Links. Use this app to get all the hockey links in one place for both college and professional leagues.

Predictions and Friendly Wagers

If you live for your March Madness bracket or predicting the bowl games, these apps are for you. There are also apps to help you get the leading edge on your friendly wagers with your buddies.

26. iOdds. This app provides current scores refreshed every 30 seconds for live games as well as automatic updates every five minutes to get the latest information on lines and score before, during, and after the game.
27. iBracket – March Madness Live Score Bracket Tracker. Import your bracket from popular sports sites or create your bracket with this app, then get real-time scores to track your picks and even share with others.
28. Pocket Bracket: March Madness. Create and manage your bracket with this app so you will be ready for March Madness the easy way.
29. Bowl Picks ‘08. Although it’s a little too late for this version, download the updated version next year to be ready to track your bowl picks with this easy-to-use app that helps you track your picks and monitor your success.
30. Fantell. College football fans predict winners, then Fantell.com averages these predictions and averages them out to provide live predicted data, predicted spreads, results, and much more.

Show Your Spirit

See if your school has an app that plays school songs, supports your side of a rivalry, or just makes strange sounds to help you support your team.

31. Ball State University Chirper. This app lets Ball State fans "chirp" at the opponents with their iPhone.
32. Boomer. Oklahoma Sooners will love this app that plays Boomer Sooner, Oklahoma, and the OU chant.
33. Clemson Tigers. Listen to Tiger Rag with this app. It also includes the 2008 football schedule. Hopefully they will update with new information for 2009.
34. GigEm. Texas Aggies can use this app to play War Hymn, Noble Men of Kyle, and Spirit of Aggieland. Future releases will have features such as background options from personal images and team schedules and rosters.
35. HookEm. Not to be left out of the Texas A&M/University of Texas rivalry, UT also has an app to show their loyalty that can play the Texas Fight song, The Yellow Rose of Texas, The Eyes of Texas, and the Texas Chant.
36. iRivalz-BYU. Here are two apps to show your support during the big game. BYU and Utah fans can register a vote for their team by downloading the appropriate app, then tap the school logo to hear your school’s fight song. If your team exceeds 100,000 votes, iRivalz will donate to your school’s athletic scholarship fund. Choose this app for BYU.
37. iRivalz-Utah. Here’s the companion app. Choose this app for Utah.
38. Go Pokes. Oklahoma State University fans can show their spirit and play Ride ‘em Cowboys, The Waving Song, the OSU chant, and the OSU alma mater with this app.

Quizzes

Test your knowledge of college sports with these trivia apps.

39. College Football 101- Quizner’s Sports Trivia. Find out how much you know about college football trivia with this quiz. For more fun, compete against friends or play together to find the answers.
40. College Basketball 101 – Quizner’s Trivia. If you know more about college basketball than football, then give this freshman version of the quiz a try.
41. College Basketball 201 – Quizner’s Trivia. After you have mastered Basketball 101, move up to the more difficult trivia in this quiz that’s rated a sophomore level.
42. Absolutely Trivial – Football. This quiz will test your knowledge on college football as well as pro football with trivia ranging from bowl games to facts about stadiums to rules and regulations.
43. Absolutely Trivial – Basketball. Test your basketball knowledge with this app that covers college and professional basketball facts.
44. Buckeye Classics DVD Trivia Game. If you think you know all there is about Ohio State football, get this free app and test your knowledge.

Miscellaneous

These apps offer everything from wallpapers to help finding a radio station that airs your team’s games.

45. iTeams.mobi. Create your own iPhone app at this website that will allow you to follow your favorite college sports team and even share with other fans.
46. College Football Logos. Get your favorite team logos for your iPhone here. For $1.99 you can download four wallpapers.
47. DaysTo Game. This straightforward app helps you count down the days until the big game.
48. Air Ball!. Use these basketball sounds to enhance your game-watching experience.
49. Local Radio Finder. If you like to listen to the college games on the radio and are on the road, use this app to find local radio stations. You will never miss a game on the air again.
50. Tailgate Games. If you are too busy consuming your tailgate drinks and eats to actually participate in the tailgate games going on around you, use this app to play the same fun tailgate games on your iPhone.

Financial Aid and Tuition

Calculate your Expected Family Contribution, overall cost of college, loan payments and more with these financial aid and tuition tools.

1. College Cost Projector: Figure out how much you can expect to pay for your student’s tuition in a few years.
2. Level Payment Calculator (Percent of Income): Parents can figure out what percent of their monthly income they will have to contribute to a college savings plan.
3. Loan Calculator: Calculate your monthly loan payments and the salary needed to pay them here.
4. College Cost Calculator: Here is another calculator to add up the total estimated costs of college.
5. Expected Family Contribution Calculator: In order to qualify for financial aid, you’ll need to calculate the EFC.
6. Federal Student Aid FAFSA4caster: Here you can determine whether or not your family qualifies for financial aid.
7. Long Term Planning Calculator: This detailed calculator takes into consideration projected number of years in college, annual cost increase, current savings and more.
8. Accrued Interest Calculator: Learn how accrued interest affects your loan payment plan.
9. Student Loan Calculator: Figure out student loan repayments with the help of this calculator.
10. Estimate your EFC: This is another Estimated Family Contribution calculator.
11. Financial Aid Award Evaluator: Use this tool to understand how your scholarships and awards will impact your total payment.
12. Loan Benefits Program Calculator: This tool helps you understand the savings you can accrue by using special benefits like auto-debit and on-time payments.
13. How Much to Borrow: Find out how much financial aid you’ll need to supplement your own savings.
14. Standard, extended and graduated repayment calculator: Calculate the repayment plans from your Stafford loan here.
15. College Loan Prepayment Calculator: Pay off your loan faster when you see the benefits worked out here.
16. Parent Loan Repayment Calculator: Parents can discover the kind of loan payments they can afford here.
17. Federal Loan Consolidation Calculator: Determine if this method will be beneficial.
18. Student Loan Calculator: Student Loan Repayment Calculator: Chase’s repayment calculator lets you compare up to three loans at once.
19. How much will you pay?: CNN Money’s calculator helps you figure out the fastest way to pay off loans.
20. Student Loan Calculator/College Savings Calculator: Submit current savings, rate of return monthly contribution and cost inflation to figure out your balance and expenses per year.

Savings

Find out just how much you should be saving each month and for how long with these tools.

21. College Savings Calculator: This tool will help you budget your salary or income so that you’ll have enough for college.
22. Savings Plan Designer: This calculator tells you how much you need to put in to an investment or interest-bearing bank in order to pay for college.
23. Trust Fund Calculator: If you have a trust fund set up, find out if it’ll be enough to cover college expenses after interest and inflation are considered.
24. Savings and Tax Plans: Find out if your current savings plan is enough.
25. How much can you save?: Discover how much you can save in varying amounts of time.
26. Saving for a goal calculator: Bankrate.com’s calculator will help you figure out how much you need to put away to reach your financial goal.
27. College Savings Calculator: Enter annual college costs, years until enrollment, current savings and other factors.
28. Savings Calculator: This tool shows you how long it will take to reach a financial goal.
29. What will it take to save for a college education?: Consider inflation, federal tax rate, current savings and more.
30. College Savings Plan Calculator: Here you will see a chart that details your savings balance and growth.

Basic Budgets

Use these calculators to straighten out your budget while you’re in school, documenting expenses for housing, food, laundry and more.

31. Monthly Budget Calculator: When it comes to repaying your loans, this tool will help you evaluate your budget against your debt.
32. College Expense Worksheet: Enter amounts for books, utilities, cell phone, laundry, entertainment and more to get a realistic budget.
33. Budget Calculator: This FAFSA calculator helps students budget transportation, housing, food, and more.
34. Student Budget Calculator: This calculator displays amounts in British pounds but has great entries for part-time jobs, holiday jobs, family contribution and more.
35. Student Budget: Here is another calculator that organizes students’ expenses.
36. Student Budget Calculator: Tally up your daily expenses on food, travel, clothing and loan payments.
37. How much am I spending?: Parents and students can use this budget calculator from The Motley Fool.
38. How much should I set aside for emergencies?: Consider how much of a cushion you want for auto repairs, medical bills, unemployment and other emergencies.
39. Chase Student Loans Calculator: Consider expenses and income from your job, scholarships, books, room and board, and more.
40. College Budget Planner: Fill in this calculator, compute and then print out so that you’ll stick to your spending goals for trips home, car payments, gas, snacks, clothes, rent and more.

Travel and Study Abroad

Travel actually plays a big part in some college students lives, from study abroad to campus visits to holiday trips home. Use these calculators to plan ahead.

41. Trip Calculator: Calculate your gas budget on a road trip across the country here.
42. AAA Fuel Cost Calculator: AAA helps you calculate the gas price of your trip and even considers your vehicle make, year and model.
43. Travel Budget Calculator: Calculate your spring break or summer trip overseas with this tool.
44. Universal Currency Converter: Study abroad students and their parents can use this tool to create a realistic budget.
45. ISA Budget Calculator: Use this study abroad company’s customizable, fill-in budget to estimate the cost of commuting, passport and visa fees, housing, tuition, plane tickets, textbooks and more.
46. WebFlyer MileMarker: Using this tool, you can better estimate how and when to use your frequent flier miles for a trip home.
47. Roadtrip America Fuel Cost Calculator: Here is another calculator that will estimate what you spend on gas for a campus visit or trip home.
48. Travel Budget Calculator: Customize your own travel budget for the amount of time you’ll be on vacation or visiting home with this tool.
49. Backpacker Travel Budget Calculator: Calculate how much it will cost to backpack alone through Southeast Asia, North Africa or Europe.
50. Travel Budget Calculator: Here you can add up expenses like car rentals, local transportation, airfare, bank fees, Internet cafes, rail passes and more.

Auto

Learn how to make room for auto payments and maintenance with these calculators.

51. Monthly auto loan payment calculator: Discover how much you’ll need to pay per month for your car.
52. Auto Loan Calculator: This tool from Edmunds.com calculates sales tax, title and registration, rebates, cash down and more.
53. Yahoo! Autos Finance Calculator: Here you can determine loan payments or lease payments.
54. Auto Maintenance Budget Calculator: Based on mileage, figure out your annual and monthly auto maintenance budget.
55. Car Cost Comparison Calculator: Compare expenses like licensing, financing rate, annual insurance premium, mileage and more for two different cars.

Room and Board

Calculate the cost of living with these tools.

56. Should I live on campus, off campus or at home?: Find out which option saves you the most money.
57. MrLandlord.com: Access all types of rent and mortgage calculators here.
58. Is a meal plan a good idea?: Here you can find out if a meal plan makes sense for your budget and dietary needs.
59. How much should I budget for college living expenses?: Budget your cable, cell phone, laundry, food and other living expenses here.

Investments

From stocks and bonds to savings plans, these investment calculators can help you maximize what you started out with.

60. Value of College Calculator: Here you can see just how beneficial a college education is.
61. Calculate the value of your paper savings bond(s): Find out if this investment is really worth it for college.
62. Which bond is better?: Compare the benefits and investments of two kinds of bonds.
63. SEC Mutual Fund Cost Calculator: Here you can compare the fees of mutual funds.
64. College Savings Calculator: See how your college investment is reacting to inflation.
65. Stock Option Calculator: Enter your current stock price, number of options and other factors.
66. Investment Returns: Discover the returns you’ll be getting on your investments here.
67. Investment Loan: Find out if getting a loan to finance an investment is worth it.
68. Taxable vs. Tax Advantaged Investments: Learn more about how taxes are applied to your investments here.
69. Should I sell my funds now and invest the money elsewhere?: Get the most out of your investment by figuring out where to put it.
70. When will I recover my fund costs?: Calculate when you’ll get your fund costs back using this tool.

Tax Deductions

Students and parents rely on tax breaks to get them and their children through school. Add up the benefits here.

71. IRS Withholding Calculator: This official calculator will help you determine if you’ve been withholding the correct amount from your pay.
72. Tax Exemptions and Deductions for Families: Learn all about family deductions and dependents here.
73. TaxCaster: Estimate your 2008 refund here.
74. TaxCaster Education: Calculate how much you spent for your child’s college education last year.

Retirement

Besides paying for their kids’ college, retirement is a huge burden on many parents. Learn how to balance both budgets here.

75. Retirement Planner: Enter your current age, desired retirement age, life expectancy, current income and other factors.
76. How much money can I save in my 401(k) plan?: Determine whether or not you should count on your 401(k) to help you through retirement.
77. Retirement Planner: Bloomberg.com’s planner takes into account your current savings balance and future withdrawals.
78. Plan for your retirement: Discover if what you’re saving now is enough.
79. Life expectancy calculator: Life expectancy is an important factor when organizing your retirement plan.
80. How long will my retirement savings last?: State Farm helps you answer this question and adjust your budget accordingly.

Credit Cards

Learn about monthly payments, the damage of just shelling out the minimum payment, and the difference between credit card fees using these tools.

81. The true cost of paying the minimum: Discover how painful compound interest really is to your budget.
82. How will rate charges affect my balance: This tool estimates how rate charges come into play.
83. Should I consolidate my debts?: Figure out if this option is viable for you.
84. Is a lower rate worth the annual fees?: Here you can get help deciding the kind of credit card that will work best for you.
85. Should I consolidate my credit cards?: Use this tool to decide how to cut credit card costs.

Debt

These debt calculators can help you figure out how much you can afford to accrue and when you can expect to pay it off.

86. Parent Debt Calculator: Find out how much debt you’ll be able to take on.
87. Debt-to-Income Calculator: Discover how much debt is actually manageable for your and your family.
88. How long will it take to pay off my balance?: Discover how long you’ll be paying off debt and loans here.
89. What will it take to pay off my credit card?: Figure out how long it will take until you’re debt-free.
90. When will you be debt free: CNN Money helps you organize a realistic plan for dissolving debt.

Salary

After college, your salary will determine how fast you can pay off student debt. Get salary reports and calculators here.

91. Salary.com: Get a personal salary report to find out if you’re making what you deserve.
92. Cost of Living: Find out if the entry-level salary you can earn in the city you graduated in is better or worse than moving back home.
93. What are you worth?: Find out how much your industry pays.
94. PayScale: Compare your salary to the average in your area and across the U.S.
95. Paycheck City: Calculate gross pay, pay frequency, federal withholding and more.

Miscellaneous

Turn to these calculators for even more money-saving resources and tips.

96. Amount to Borrow Calculator: This calculator uses factors like EFC, scholarships and personal savings to estimate how much you should borrow.
97. College Costs Calculator: Get a realistic idea of the cost of room, board, books, class fees, transportation, computers and more.
98. What investments can I use to save for college?: Enter in your saving frequency and filing status to get savings plan ideas.
99. What will it take to save for a college education?: Consider inflation, federal and state taxes, years until college and more.
100. What expenses do I face prior to attending college?: Discover how application fees, campus visits and more can drain your college budget.

Names

Create names for your band, or just find out what your porn name might be with these generators.

1. Random Name Generator: This generator will help you create a name based on gender, heritage, history, and more.
2. Band Name Maker: Use this generator to come up with a randomized band name, or enter your own word or phrase to use in your band name.
3. Hip Hop Rap Name Generator: Fill out the answers to a few questions to find our your hip hop name in this generator.
4. Character Name Generator: If you’re playing Dungeons and Dragons, or any other related game, and you get stuck when trying to come up with names, turn to this generator that will help you create some.
5. The Name Generator: This tool is a name generator for authors, available as a purely random tool, or with options and the ability to browse using tags.
6. The Porn Name Generator: Come up with a classy porn name with the help of this generator.
7. Fake Name Generator: Get a random name and identity with the help of this generator.
8. Pirate Name Generator: Enter your current name into this generator to emerge redubbed as a pirate.
9. The Random Name Generator: With this generator, you can get random names, from common to obscure.
10. Prison Bitch Name Generator: Enter your name into this generator to find out what your nickname in prison might be.
11. Fantasy Name Generator: Make up names for fantasy stories using the Fantasy Name Generator.
12. The Hobbit Name Generator: Discover your secret name with this generator.
13. Jedi Name Generator: Star Wars fans can use this generator to come up with your Jedi name.
14. Vampire Name Generator: Create a vampire name just for fun or for use with gothic role playing games with the help of this generator.

Business

Use these generators to make important business decisions, or just come up with strange acronyms.

15. Web 2.0 Domain Name Generator: This generator simply creates random Web 2.0-friendly names.
16. Brand Name Generator: Enter keywords relating to your business into this generator, and it will pop out with a list of original names.
17. Web Economy Bullshit Generator: With this generator, you can come up with fun and useful phrases to use when describing the Web economy.
18. Acronym Interaction, Expansion and Extrapolation Engine (AIEEE): Use the AIEEE to generate an important-sounding acronym.
19. Product Name Generator: Come up with a name for just about any product with this generator.
20. Web Two Point Oh!: Check out this satire generator to find pre-created Web 2.0 company names and products.
21. Essay Generator: Simply plug your essay topic into this generator, and get a full essay in return.
22. Random Logline Generator: Use this generator to come up with inspirational story and scene ideas to write about.
23. Press Release Grader: Measure the effectiveness of your press release with this handy tool.
24. Computer Job Titles: Create a totally random computer job title using this generator.
25. Web 2.0 Name Generator: Enter a variety of words into this generator to create an associated Web 2.0 name.

Web Development

With these generators, you can find a domain name, create buttons, and more.

26. Website Grader: Plug your URL into this generator to get a marketing and SEO score for your website.
27. .htaccess Generator: With this generator, you can create the files you need to password protect a directory of your website.
28. Dot-o-mator: Enter a prefix, suffix, or words to create the perfect domain name with the help of this generator.
29. WordPress Theme Generator: Use this online generator to create your own custom WordPress theme.
30. MyCoolButton: With this generator, you can simply and quickly make a custom button for your website or blog.
31. Color Scheme Generator: Come up with a well-styled color scheme using this generator.
32. Meta Tag Generator: Plug your URL into this generator, and it will find common words for you to place in your meta tags.
33. Nameboy: Generate a domain name based on primary and secondary words with the help of this tool.
34. Genfavicon: Use this generator to create a favicon for your website.
35. Screedbot: With this generator, you can create your own scrolling typewriter text.
36. Ajaxload: Create an Ajax loading gif with the help of this generator.
37. CSS Menu Generator: With this generator, you’ll be able to create the CSS and HTML code for navigation buttons.
38. Website Ribbon Generator: Use the Website Ribbon Generator to create and add a ribbon to your website or blog.
39. Weebly: This website and blog generator will walk you through the steps of making your own web creation.
40. Web 2.0 Logo Generator: Make a Web 2.0 logo with the help of this generator.

Social Media

Measure your strength and influence on the social web through these generators.

41. Twitter and Facebook Status Generator: If you just can’t think of anything to say, say it with this generator.
42. Twitter Grader: Measure the power of your profile with this generator that offers a ranking, suggested follows, and more.
43. Facebook Grader: Use this generator to find out how powerful your Facebook profile is.
44. Bubblesnaps: Using the Bubblesnaps generator, you can add a speech bubble or thought cloud to your photos, then share them on various social networks.
45. Klout: With the Klout generator, you can track your influence across the social web.
46. Tweetsnap: Generate a Twitter active badge that updates your status using this tool.
47. MyTweetSpace: Use this generator to create a free Twitter background.

Fun

These generators are just for fun.

48. Simple Map Generator: This map generator will highlight all of the countries you’ve visited in Google Maps and Google Earth.
49. Nickname Generator: Get a LOST nickname from Saywer from this generator.
50. Church Sign Generator: Have you ever wanted to rearrange the letters on a church sign to make your own message? Do it using this fun generator.
51. Tombstone Generator: Here lies a fun way to write your own tombstone.
52. Random Advice Generator: Find advice with no hidden agendas from this generator.
53. The Gematriculator: Use this generator to simply determine how good or evil a web site or text passage is.
54. Lucky Numbers Generator: Find lottery numbers, lucky numbers, and more with the help of this generator.
55. The Joke Opener Generator: Come up with a joke setup using this generator.
56. Custom Road Sign: With this simple generator, you can write whatever you want into a custom road sign.
57. The Surrealist Compliment Generator: Load and reload this page to generate a new surrealist compliment every time.

Inspiration

These resources are great for finding inspiration in doing what you love.

1. Pursue the Passion Career Interviews: Watch these interviews to find out what people love about their careers.
2. DIY Yahoo! Resignation Letter: Play with this fun tool to have fun writing your resignation letter to a job you’re happy to leave.
3. What is Your Passion: Check out this discussion, and you’ll find out what other people enjoy doing.
4. Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address: Read or listen to this commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs to learn why it’s so important to find what you love.
5. Case Study-Anna: Anna took a career break to run a community development project, and now works as a volunteer coordinator at a community center.
6. Daring Tales of Corporate Escape-His and Hers Edition: Here you’ll learn all about how this husband and wife team left corporate America.
7. Top Inspirational Authors & Speakers: Here you’ll find inspirational quotes from well respected authors and speakers.
8. Case Study-Short career break: Brian took a month off of work to write a script as a playwright.
9. Turning Point Coaching and Consulting: This website is full of answers for people who are searching for a change in their career.
10. Primetime Professions: Five Shows to Watch for Career Inspiration: This resource profiles 5 shows that can inspire you to find a career you love.
11. A List: What’s Your Favorite Career Inspiration Movie?: This article and discussion will help you find inspirational career movies.
12. A Job Worth Having: Read this resource to learn how to get more from your work.
13. How Did You Find Your Passion?: Check out this discussion to find out how people have gone about finding their passions in life.
14. Career Shifters: This website will help you find advice, inspiration, and more for making a career change.
15. Planning for a Career Break with a Sabbatical: This article offers lots of great advice for taking time off of work to further your career.

Blogs

These blogs offer ongoing guidance and ideas for pursuing your calling.

16. Pursue the Passion Career and Entrepreneurship Blog: Check out this blog about the ups and downs of pursuing passion.
17. Zen Habits: Leo Babuta’s blog can teach you about achieving goals, finding happiness, and staying motivated.
18. The Happiness Project: Learn about the challenge of being happier on this blog.
19. Careerealism: This blog will help you learn more about career progress.
20. Right Reality: Get inspired by this blog that’s out to save the corporate soul.
21. The Lazy Way to Success: This blog discusses "smart laziness" that allows you to do less and accomplish more.
22. Kisses & Hearts Coaching and Personal Development: On this blog, you’ll find Q&A and more on getting more out of life.
23. Dream Jobs Dialog: This blog will help you find your dream job and yourself.
24. Escape from Corporate America: Check out this blog to get counseling for changing your career and your life.
25. The Anti 9 to 5 Guide: In this blog, you’ll find practical career advice for working outside of a cubicle.
26. Steve Pavlina: Steve Pavlina’s blog is all about personal development.

Career Profiles

If you’re searching for a new job, get ideas for what you might like to do from these sites that offer career profiles.

27. Job Profiles: Job Profiles offers a guide to careers and education to start your career.
28. Salary Tool: You can view national and state wage information for more than 800 occupations through this tool.
29. Career Voyages: You can find information about the skills and education required for a variety of occupations through this website.
30. Occupational Outlook Handbook: Read about occupations that interest you in this handbook.
31. O*NET OnLine: This website will help you explore occupational knowledge and skill requirements to see how they match up with your abilities and what you like to do.
32. Career Guide to Industries: Find out what different industries do and what kind of jobs you can obtain within them.
33. CareerOneStop: Through this website, you can research your career options with occupation and industry information.
34. Occupations by Education Level and Projected Growth: Find out which jobs are suitable for your level of education, or find out what kind of jobs you might be able to get if you go back to school.
35. Career Videos: In these videos, you can watch people work in nearly 550 occupations.
36. Employability Checkup: Use this tool to find out the likelihood that you can get a job in a specific occupation using this tool.

Assessment

Take these assessments, and you’ll be able to find out about careers and life paths that are right for you.

37. Skills Profiler: Use this skills profiler to find occupations that fit well with the skills you already have.
38. Color Career Counselor: You can find good career paths by following this evaluation based on color preference.
39. Small Business Administration Test: Find out whether or not you’re cut out for starting your own business by taking this test.
40. Skills Profiler: Using this skills profiler, you can identify your skills, and find occupations that will allow you to use them.
41. Kiersey Temperament Sorter: Use this test to learn more about yourself and your temperament.
42. Career Explorer: This career explorer can help you identify careers that are a good match for your personality.
43. Work Interest Quiz: This quiz will work to determine your interests for work.
44. Transferable Skills Survey: Thinking about starting a new career? Find out how well your current skills will translate into your new job with this survey.
45. Career Vision Job Satisfaction Survey: This survey will help you determine if you’re following the right career or not.
46. What career will suit your personality?: This quiz will help you choose a career that is good for your personality.
47. The right career break for you: Take this personality quiz to figure out what kind of career break might be the best for you.
48. Career Planner Quiz: This quiz can help you find out what’s best for you in planning your career or a job switch.
49. Jung Typology Test: Using this test, you can find out more about your best occupations and degrees to pursue.
50. Discover Your Passion and Purpose Test: Take this test to learn about your values, passions, and your purpose in life.
51. Work Importance Profiler: With the help of this profiler, you can learn what’s important to you in a job.

Advice

Check out this advice to get lots of great information for finding your passion in life.

51. How to Find Your Passion: Here you’ll find a how-to guide for finding work that you love.
52. Dream Job Process: Read this post to learn how to find your dream job.
53. A Novel Way to Discover Life Purpose: Jerry Loper suggests a few methods for discovering your purpose in life.
54. How to Find Your Passion: This article has great suggestions for things you can do to find out what you love to do.
55. How to Find Your Dream Career: With the information in this resource, you can learn how to find the right career for you.
56. Why it might not be helpful to ask yourself, "What’s my passion?": Follow this advice to out why you might not want to ask yourself about your passion.
57. About Passionately Soaring in Life: Read this resource from Barbara Rose to get answers to burning questions about finding your passion.
58. Finding Your Calling: Here you’ll learn the process for finding your calling.
59. 25 Top Tips to Kick-Start Your Career Change: Here you’ll learn 25 smart tips for restarting your career in a job you really love.
60. How to Do What You Love: Paul Graham explains why doing what you love isn’t such a strange concept.
61. How to Find Your Calling After Forty: Craig Nathanson’s article has great advice for those looking for a new career after forty.
62. Are You Living Your Dreams?: Read this advice from Deborah Brown-Volkman to find out how to move past your fears and live your dreams.
63. Cheryl Richardson: Find Your Passion: Follow Cheryl Richardson’s advice to find out what you love.
64. How to Enjoy Your Job: This article will help you put yourself in the right mindset for enjoying your job.
65. How to Find Your Passion: Here you’ll find instructions for finding what you love to do.
66. How to Find Your Passion (& What You Should Be Blogging About): This post will help you find things that you’re passionate writing about.
67. Convert Your Hobbies to Lucrative Careers: Check out this article to see how you can make something you love make you money.
68. How to Find Your Passion for Anything: In this blog post, you’ll learn how to create passion, even for things you don’t enjoy.
69. Passion, Inspiration, and Getting Things Done: This blog post will help you learn what you can accomplish through passion.
70. Find Work Outside Your Major: This article will help you understand how you can launch a career that isn’t traditionally in your major.
71. Find Your Passion Compass: David Batstone offers great advice for bringing passion into your life.
72. How to Find Your Passion and Make it Your Career: Here you’ll find great concepts that will help you find your passion.
73. Ask Alana: Ask Alana will help you learn how to take on a life change.

Exercises

Make use of these exercises for self-exploration and life improvement.

75. Inspiration for Your Career Break: This website will help you get ideas for planning a break in your career.
76. Create a Personal Development Plan: With this interactive tool, you can build a plan for personal development.
77. Discover Your Life’s Purpose e-Course: Check out Colin Salisbury’s course to move closer to discovering why you’re here.
78. Accident or On Purpose?: Here you’ll find an exercise that will help you learn what you love to do and more.
79. Live Your Joy Home Study Program: Follow this program to life life more joyfully.
80. 7 Great Questions for Discovering Your Passions: Ask yourself these questions to discover and articulate your passions.
81. Personal Development Plan: This resource offers a great way to build your own personal development plan.
82. Act As If Your Life Were Perfect: This exercise of imagination will help you design your perfect life.
83. Discover What You Love to Do-And Do It With Passion: This hypnosis download can help you discover your passion.
84. How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes: Follow this exercise to find your life’s purpose.
85. If You Only Had One Wish: Try this exercise each day to find motivation and inspiration for living passionately.
86. 7 Questions to Finding Your True Passion: Answer these questions to find your true passion.
87. Meditation Exercise: This exercise will help you visualize how to achieve your specific goals and dreams.
88. 6 Questions to Ask Yourself to Get the Most Out of Life: Ask yourself these questions to find out how you can get more out of life.
89. Fee Class: Find Your Passion: Follow these lessons, and you’ll be able to learn self discovery.
90. A Quick Path to Self-Awareness: Learn to answer the question, "Who am I?"
91. Your Mission Makes Itself Known Through Your Passions: Accept this mission to find your life’s purpose.

Resources

Here you’ll find links to lots of great resources for making a change in your life.

92. Taking Time Out Resources: These resources will help you take time to reflect and recharge.
93. 23 Sources for Career Inspiration: This list of resources will help you find lots of inspiration.
94. Career Inspiration Resources: These resources are a great way to jump start your career inspiration.
95. Top 100 Career Change Resources: Check out this resource guide to find career tests, creativity inspiration, and job resources.
96. Career Coaches: This site is full of resources for finding a good career coach.
97. Career Break Links: Here you’ll find a great collection of resources for taking a break in your career.
98. Retraining Resources: The schools in this guide offer specialization in adult learning and education.
99. US News and World Report’s Best Careers: US News profiles a variety of careers that offer a high level of job satisfaction and strong outlooks.
100. Starting a Business Resources: Check out this page to find lots of resources that can help you start your own business.

Whether you are a busy executive, a single parent, a freelancer working from home, a student, or a combination of these, you have probably found yourself needing help when it comes to organizing all your thoughts and ideas that occur throughout your busy day. Now you can turn to these tools found on the Internet that will help you with tasks such as note-taking, bookmarking websites, highlighting important text during online research, creating mind maps, tracking time, keeping up with appointments, collaborating with others, managing projects, and much more.

Note-Taking and Documents

These tools will help you take notes no matter where you find yourself needing to jot something down. You will also find tools that help you create documents from your notes that you can use or share with others.

1. Evernote. This powerful note-taking app allows you to take a photo with your phone, type in text, clip information from the Internet, use on your desktop, or use on your phone.
2. Google Notebook. This web-based note-taking app also has access to Google search capabilities, Google Bookmarks, a rich-text editor, and labels.
3. Zoho Notebook. This app is a powerhouse with capabilities for integrating audio, video, html, urls, files, and much more. Tools include line, text, freehand, and shapes.
4. UberNote. Another web-based app, UberNote allows you to email or IM notes, bookmark, and access from your desktop or your mobile phone.
5. WebAsyst Notes. Create notes and then organize them in folders, share with others, or access other services such as photo storage, manage projects, and more.
6. Notefish. Save web content on Notefish notes, then organize and share your notes as you like.
7. Luminotes. Described as a personal wiki notebook, this note-taking app lets you create notes, link them together, and stay organized in an easy-to-use format.
8. FruitNotes. This online notebook offers features such as calling from your phone and leaving voice notes, uploading photos and videos, and online sharing.
9. Wridea. Write down what you need to remember, then edit, categorize, and even share your notes with others.
10. Net Notes. This Firefox add-on allows you to save notes on websites into your bookmarks.
11. Springnote. This note-taking and collaboration tool allows you to take notes on your own or work with others to create a group notebook.
12. Writeboard. Create shareable online text documents with this tool that also integrates with Backpack.
13. Jott. For those too busy to do anything but leave a message, Jott is the answer to note-taking. Call a number to leave yourself a note, add an appointment to your calendar, and even have your voice mail transcribed.
14. Qipit. Take a photo of any document with your phone, then use this tool to convert it to a PDF file that you can fax, email, or store.

Bookmarking

Whether you are doing online research or like to keep your Internet hobbies organized, these bookmarking tools will help you keep everything in order and easy to find.

15. Del.icio.us. This popular bookmarking site allows you to save favorite sites, add notes to yourself that you can also share with others, and browse other peoples’ bookmarks to find similar content.
16. Reddit. Not only can you bookmark your favorite sites here, but users can vote on sites and watch whether they are going up or down in popularity.
17. Digg. Users can vote and comment on their favorite (or not so favorite) sites here, or you can just easily bookmark your favorites.
18. StumbleUpon. Part bookmarking site and part highly-customizable search engine, StumbleUpon offers sites that meet your selected criteria that you can choose to bookmark or not.
19. PurpleBunny. Bookmark, comment on sites, share with others, read what other users have to say, and even discuss web sites.
20. Fleck. Keep all your bookmarks in one place and share with friends. Choose between Original or Lite–which provides shortened urls for sharing on Twitter.
21. Snip!t. Snip sections of webpages you want to remember and add them to your bookmarks. You can even make notes on them.
22. Digital Notes. Download this open source software to access social bookmarking where you and your friends can discuss websites on a shared note.
23. Clipmarks. With this bookmarking tool you can select a portion of a webpage–including text, video, or image–and save it.
24. iFaves. Get your bookmarks organized by the ones you most visited or tags you assign so that you never lose track of those important bookmarks again.
25. Tip’d Financial News. Like Digg, but for personal finance and investing topics.

Mind Mapping

A popular way to make sense of all those thoughts and ideas floating around in your head is through mind mapping. These tools will help you get everything together in an organized and coherent manner.

26. Kayuda. Whether you want to record your own thoughts or are trying to organize a brainstorming session at work, Kayuda helps you get everything together.
27. FreeMind. This mind-mapping software helps you keep track of projects, organize research, brainstorm, or just keep up with random bits of knowledge that you want to keep in one place.
28. yWriter5. Not truly a mind-mapping tool, this app does help organize in a unique way. Novel writers or anyone else working on large written projects can easily organize chunks of writing with this tool.
29. VUE. Created at Tufts University, this mind mapping tool is designed to help those specifically for teaching, learning, and research.
30. Cmap Tools. Create concept maps with this mind mapping tool designed specifically for academic research.
31. WiseMapping. Create free mind maps with this tool, then share yours or browse other people’s mind maps.
32. bubble.us. Start brainstorming with this simple online tool that creates bubbles and connects your ideas.
33. Mindomo. This web-based mind mapping tool will have you organized and thinking clearly.
34. Gliffy. Create flowcharts for a project or use this tool to help organize your ideas and steps to complete your projects.
35. Mapul. Easily create organic-looking mind maps with this tool.
36. View Your Mind. This mind mapping tool allows you to "generate and manipulate maps which show your thoughts."

Personal Wikis

Wikis can easily keep organizations, groups, and companies connected and working together. Additionally, many people are discovering the ease of using a personal wiki to write and keep their notes organized, then post to websites, print, or email your notes with these tools. Check out some of these wikis to help keep you organized.

37. PBwiki. Group collaboration or personal wikis are available with this popular wiki platform.
38. Wetpaint. Create your own website wiki very easily and then choose if you want others to be able to edit it or if you want to keep it just for yourself.
39. TiddlyWiki. Use this personal wiki for note-taking, a collaboration tool, creating websites, and whatever else you can think of when it comes to organization.
40. GTDTiddlyWiki. Based on TiddlyWiki, this app focuses specifically on your GTD lists and easily allows printing directly to 3×5 cards for HipsterPDA use.
41. Wiki on a Stick. This personal wiki is made to live on a USB stick and allows for easy compilation of to-do lists, notes, and even storing images.
42. doxWiki. Use this personal wiki to keep personal notes and other information that can be uploaded to a website, printed, or emailed.
43. MoinMoin DesktopEdition. Use this smaller version of the MoinMoin wiki as a personal wiki that is easy to set up and use.
44. Pimki. This Personal Information Manager is a great place to keep all the thoughts in your head someplace where you can organize, access, and never forget again.
45. Tomboy. This app for Linux and Unix allows for easy note-taking, highlighting, spell-checking, emailing, and more.
46. wikidPad. A wiki notebook for storing your thoughts, this app automatically keeps ideas together using WikiWord linking so that you can always find what you need.
47. ZuluPad. Not only is ZuluPad easy to use and install, there is a free version as well as a pro version for a fee if you need to upgrade.

Highlighters and Sticky Notes

If you have a computer covered in sticky notes or ever go back to a website and can’t find the information you needed, then these tools will help you keep you organized. From highlighters for websites you can bookmark or email to virtual sticky notes that you can place on your desktop, email, or keep on websites, you will never lose a thought or idea again.

48. Diigo. Highlight passages on web pages, add sticky notes, and share with friends with this app that is accessible through both your PC and iPhone.
49. WebNotes. Highlight text and attach notes to web pages, create notes in folders, and even share your notes with others with this app.
50. MyStickies. This Firefox add-on allows you to add sticky notes to web pages and organize them with tags.
51. Wired-Marker. Permanently highlight sections of websites so that each time you visit that site you know exactly to which section you want to refer. Your selection is automatically bookmarked for easy reference.
52. twitterlites. Highlight pieces from the Internet and Twitter them with this highlighting tool.
53. Wizlite. Use this tool to highlight any text online and even share with others.
54. Stickies. Create virtual sticky notes on your computer desktop with this tool. Just like real stickies, they stay there until you remove them, but unlike the real thing, these can be iconified, remind you of tasks, and even emailed.
55. Jotcloud. Similar to Stickies, but with fewer functions, you can write down your notes on virtual stickies with this tool. No download is necessary.
56. PinNotes. Another sticky note app, this one also allows for adding pictures, time and date, and more.

To-Do Lists

Long gone are the days of hand-written scraps of paper lost on the grocery store aisle. These super organized to-do lists will always be available and even reach out to remind you of what you need to do.

57. Remember the Milk. This popular to-do list keeps your tasks organized, reminds you when something is due, integrates into Google Calendar, and even works on your iPhone.
58. Toodledo. Not only can you keep a to-do list here, but Toodledo offers a feature that analyzes your dates, priorities, and time estimates to create a schedule for you to ensure everything gets done.
59. Ta-da Lists. Sign up quickly and be using this simple online to-do list in a matter of seconds.
60. 43 Things. Here’s a different twist on to-do lists. Publish your to-do list to the community and keep yourself accountable for getting your tasks finished.
61. Bla-bla List. For a simple to-do list, use this tool. You can also email it to yourself or update others via RSS feed.
62. HassleMe. An interactive to-do list, if you let this app know about how often you want to be hassled and what you need to do and you’ll receive an email reminder.
63. My 50. This tool will help you keep focused on your life goals by managing your list of places to go, things to do, and anything else you want to do in your lifetime.
64. bitBomb. Set up reminders that will come to your mobile phone as a text message with this tool.

Collaboration

Working with others means managing the thoughts and ideas of more than just yourself. Don’t go crazy trying to keep up with everything; instead, use these collaboration tools to keep connected, share ideas, and work together on projects successfully.

65. Backpack. Whether you are working with fellow students or in a professional setting, Backpack allows for easy collaboration with features such as shared to-do lists, announcements, calendars, files, and even centralized discussions.
66. Basecamp. Basecamp makes project collaboration easy and smooth. Share files, track time, schedule milestones, assign projects, make to-do lists and more.
67. Highrise. If your business need a tool to manage your contacts, leads, and on-going deals, Highrise offers a centralized way to share everything happening at your company.
68. writewith. For writing projects, this app keeps everyone together with shared documents and tasks, discussions, and more.
69. iLeonardo. This social network allows you to collaborate on research with friends or others who happen to be working on the same subject you are.
70. LooseStitch. Create outlines, share with others, and keep all your changes together with this tool that helps facilitate brainstorming and working together.
71. Famundo. Families and organizations alike will find useful ways to use Famundo to keep calendars, to-do lists, shopping lists, share photos, and communicate in one place.
72. Thinkfree. The free services with this app include document creation and sharing, file access and sharing, collaboration with colleagues, blogging, and iPhone access. Other services for a fee include server access, complete mobile access, and an alternative to MS Office.
73. Pidgin. Download this tool so you can IM with anyone on 16 different IM accounts.
74. MeetWithApproval. Plan a virtual meeting with coworkers or clients or organize a face-to-face using this meeting planner.
75. Thinkature. Collaborate, organize your thoughts and research, and prepare your paper or project with this tool.
76. ProBoards. Create a discussion board easily and quickly so you can collaborate. You can also leave the discussion for others to access as well.
77. ThinkFold. If you have a group working together, it can get confusing and messy trying to track everyone’s ideas. ThinkFold allows groups to create interactive, real-time outlines without all the trouble.

Calendars

Online calendars are a great way to stay organized and ensure you never miss another appointment, birthday, or happy hour again.

78. Google Calendar. This powerful calendar allows you to track events, set reminders, share with others, and even easily import appointments straight from Gmail.
79. 30 Boxes. This online calendar keeps you organized and connected with friends at the same time with its simple design and ease of use.
80. Jotlet. Create an online calendar and share it with friends, family, or coworkers with this tool.
81. WhichTime. Download this free calendar to keep up with your life. Widgets are also available to customize it.
82. Scrybe. This online organizer includes a calendar, to-do list, and more. Private beta is by invitation only or you can sign up to be notified when registration goes public.
83. Trumba. If you need a super powerful calendar like those used by newspapers, TV stations, and universities, Trumba offers that type of connection. Try this calendar for 30 days before deciding to purchase it.
84. Yahoo! Calendar. This popular calendar helps you keep up with events and appointments and also has a contact list, note pad, and access your Yahoo! email.
85. MyHomePoint. Designed specifically for families, this calendar tracks everyone’s schedules and appointments, sends reminders, and has a place for everyone to share notes.

Time Trackers

Whether you want to keep track of the time you work at home or for billable hours or if you need to limit your web browsing in order to keep on task, these time trackers are invaluable tools to keep yourself organized and focused.

86. Harvest. Track your work time, log expenses, and invoice clients with this powerful and intuitive tool that has different versions for different business needs.
87. SlimTimer. If you work from home, this tool will help you track your hours, create tasks, and run reports for free.
88. Toggl. This time management tool not only tracks time and creates invoices, it integrates with Basecamp and offers desktop widgets and an iGoogle gadget.
89. Time Tracker. This Firefox add-on times your browsing sessions and allows you to set up "work" sites that do not count as unproductive browsing time.
90. Wakoopa. Track the time you spend using various apps and create visibly pleasing graphs to quickly understand your usage.
91. RescueTime. Like Wakoopa, this tool will track your usage, but unlike Wakoopa, you can set limits to where you browse and will receive reminders when you have run out of time.

General Organizers and Task Managers

Whether you want to keep your ongoing projects organized, need scheduling help, want an easy way to share with others, or just need to have your important stuff all together in one place, then these organizers and task managers will help you get the job done.

92. HiTask. This web-based task management app provides for easy scheduling, organizing, assigning, and sharing of tasks.
93. Nozbe. Get things done with this application that allows you to keep to-do lists, manage projects and tasks, get reminders, share with others, and even access from your mobile phone.
94. TreePad Lite. This personal database provides a place for you to store notes, emails, texts, links, and more in an easy-to-organize and accessible format.
95. Todoist. With a simple interface, integration with Gmail, mobile access, and a built-in calendar, your tasks will be easily managed with Todoist.
96. mecanbe. Set goals, tasks, have performance evaluations, measure progress, and get support if you aren’t already part of a group with this tool that helps you organize and achieve your goals.
97. iGoogle. Google users can personalize their homepage with Gmail, news, Google Calendar, weather, photos, Google Reader, and more to keep your important information in one central place.
98. Pageflakes. For those who don’t use Google, Pageflakes works similarly to iGoogle and allows you to customize your homepage with all the helpful apps you need to keep your life in order.
99. Notely. Specifically designed for students, Notely provides tools such as note-taking, scheduler, homework planner, a calendar, and more.
100. Joe’s Goals. This simple chart allows you to input your goals or tasks, then you check off each you complete daily.

General

These botany themed blogs cover a wide range of issues from the latest news to information about all kinds of plants.

1. Botanical Electronic News: Sign up for the RSS feed of this blog. You’ll get all kinds of information on the latest developments and discoveries in the world of botany.
2. Banstead Botany Blog: This blog is a relatively new addition to the blogosphere but is already looking like a promising source of information on plant species from the region of Surrey in the UK.
3. Plant Science Blog: From algae to using plants for fuel, this blog is chock full of information on every aspect of plant biology and study.
4. Get Your Botany On: Challenge your botany knowledge with this blog. You can read information posts and also take quizzes to make sure you know what you should about the topic.
5. Plants and Botany: This blogger isn’t an expert on botany, but you can learn about her experiences growing, caring for and understanding plants on this blog.
6. Flora of the Texas Rolling Plains: Get a region-specific look at botany from the posts on this blog.
7. Learn Plants Now!: Check out this blog to learn the basics about plant biology as well as get some tips on where to find even more information.
8. Plant Genetic Resources News: Here you’ll find posts about the evolution of plants as well as recent research on genetic research.
9. Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog: Learn how plants have been domesticated as well as find posts of a host of other agricultural plant issues.
10. Berry Go Round: This isn’t a blog per se, but a blog carnival that can be a great place to find all kinds of botany blogs and posts that can be of interest.
11. Foothills Fancies: Here you’ll find posts about plants and animals native to Colorado accompanied by beautiful photos.
12. Plants are the Strangest People: Check out this blog for loads of information on houseplants and plants commonly used in gardens and landscaping around the nation.
13. The Fruit Blog: Many plants produce fruit as a means of reproduction. Learn about these fruits and their breeding for agricultural products in this blog.
14. The Voltage Gate: While not botany-exclusive, this blog is full of information on ecology, conservation and of course, plants role in those.
15. New York, Plants and Other Stuff: This blogger is a landscape architect and horticulturist. Her blog focuses on plants she encounters in her work.

Experts

Check out these blogs to get information about botany from professors, researchers and other plant experts.

16. Trees, Climate and People: This blog addresses some important ecological issues related to trees and their impact on world climate.
17. Niches: This biologist maintained blog focused on the Athens, GA area.
18. Ptyxis Ecology: John and Clare O’Reilly have training in ecology, botany, bryology, and molecular biology. Their blog focuses on the plants they encounter in their native UK.
19. Talking Plants: Blogger Tim is the Executive Director of the Botanic Gardens Trust in Sydney and has his PhD in plant biology. His blog provides information that will interest both the expert and amateur plant enthusiast.
20. The Phytophactor: This blog is written by a professor and academic botanist studying everything from economic botany to rainforest ecology.
21. Vaviblog: Want to take a botanical journey? This blog allows visitors to do just that as agricultural scientist and plant lover Gary Nabhan follows in the footsteps of botanist Nikolay Ivanovich Vavilov.
22. Further Thoughts: Check out this blog written by a biologist working in Trinidad and Tobago focusing on plants and plant ecology.
23. Anthrome: Spencer Woodard works in the forests of Panama researching plants and other parts of local ecology to build more environmentally friendly agriculture.
24. Biofortified: Learn from the experts on the topics of plant genetics and genetic engineering from this blog.
25. A Plant Ecology & Physiology Literature Guide: While this blog is no longer regularly updated, it is an essential resource for students or amateurs interested in botany and looking to read the best materials out there.
26. Genetic Maize: This blog is focused on the science behind genetically engineering agricultural plants.
27. Invasive Species Weblog: Local ecology is often a very fragile and carefully balanced system. This blog deals with the impact of invasive plant and animal species.
28. Nuytsia’s Playlist: Here you’ll find posts on plants and more from a conservationist, horticulturist, and botanist.

Students

These students blog about their research and studies in botany.

29. Moss Plants and More: This evolutionary biology PhD student shares her research on mosses in this blog.
30. James and the Giant Corn: Blogger James is working on his PhD in plant biology at Berkeley and his blog touches on a number of plant related topics.
31. My Growing Passion: Focused on Australia, this blog by biology student Margaret Moran focuses on issues of ecology, especially in relation to flora.
32. The Reluctant Botanist: Xavier Goldie is a Masters student at the University of Auckland. His blog focuses on plant research for his thesis, one he never thought he’d be pursuing, hence the name of the blog.
33. Seeds Aside: This blogger is trained in plant evolution and ecology and is actively posting about a range of plant and animal related topics.
34. Gravity’s Rainbow: This student and researcher is exploring issues of ecology in relation to pine forests.
35. Ecology and Participatory Democracy: Check out this blog by PhD student Timothy who’s working on research related to plant growth promoting bacteria.
36. Science and Sensibility: While this blog isn’t exclusively focused on botany, visitors will find it to be an invaluable source of information on new research, explanations about flora and fauna and more.
37. The World of BotanicalGirl: This blog is maintained by a graduate student in plant biology.

Taxonomy

If you’re looking to learn more about the great variety of plants out there these blogs can give you a head start.

38. Midoria: Learn more about plants along with this blogger who posts regularly about species they found interesting.
39. Fruit Species: If fruit is of interest to you, you’ll love this blog that goes through numerous types of fruit and tells you all about them.
40. Botany Blog: Here you’ll find detailed posts about a variety of species from around the world.

Trees

These bloggers focus on on the giant of botanical studies, the tree, and provide information on forests and the individual species that make them up.

41. Exploring the World of Trees: Here you’ll find information about specific tree species, post by post.
42. Arboreality: From forests to the trees that make them up, this blog is dedicated to covering tree issues.
43. Ten Thousand Trees: Celebrate the wide range of tree species out there with posts and photos from this blog.
44. Trees, If You Please: This blogger simply loves trees and you’ll find posts about all kinds, big and small, on this site.
45. Festival of the Trees: This blog carnival is all about the trees. You’ll find great posts and blogs related to arboreal interests.
46. Treeblog: From tree diseases to beautiful tree photographs, this tree blog explains many issues relevant to UK tree-life.
47. Tree Notes: Here you’ll find posts on all things related to trees, especially those found in North America.
48. Take Cover: On this blog you’ll find tree-related news from around the world.
49. Jill and Ted’s Tree-mendous Adventure: Husband and wife Ted and Jill document the wide variety of ancient trees in the UK in their blog.
50. C’mon Let’s Plant a Tree: Join the movement to plant more trees and green up the environment along with this blog.
51. Creature of the Shade: This American blogger talks about trees, ecology and more while he’s calling Sydney home.

Horticulture

If you want to study plants in a lab or just want to enjoy their beauty, you have to get them to grow first. These blogs give some helpful tips and advice.

52. Shoot’s Blog: Interested in growing trees? This blogger explains how it’s done, from sequoias to junipers.
53. Horticultural: Blogger Jane is an avid gardener and writer and you can get advice and information from her site.
54. Oberle Botanical: This blog is focused on gardening food-producing plants the natural way.
55. Hortcurious: Check out this site to learn more about beautiful garden design.
56. Growing with Plants: Plant geeks will love this blog that features great photos, information and commentary.
57. Garden Rant: Keep up with the latest news in the gardening world and get some alternative perspectives from this blog.
58. A Way to Garden: Acclaimed by readers, this blog is a great place to learn more about being a skillful gardener.
59. Pathway Horticulture: This blog is a great place to learn more about horticulture, plants of interest and more.
60. Landscape Juice: Those who are into landscape design will find this blog to be of particular interest.
61. Heavy Petal: Here you’ll find posts on gardening and growing, among a variety of more personal posts.
62. I Like Plants: This blogger is super into plants, especially growing them organically. Check out his blog to learn more about the plants he likes best.
63. Talking Plants: Check out this NPR blog to discuss a range of gardening and growing issues.
64. Cool Plants: This Canadian blogger, gardner and nursery worker posts photos of plants he finds interesting and worth sharing on this blog.

Climate Focused

These blogs deal with both wet and dry climates and the vastly different plants that inhabit them.

65. Mongabay: This blog focuses on the local ecology of the Amazonian rainforest, plants and animals alike.
66. SwampThings: Get muddy along with this blogger who posts about the plants and animals that live in the swamps of North Carolina.
67. A Neotropical Savanna: This blogger calls Panama home and posts about the large range of plants that call the savanna home.
68. Tropical Biodiversity: The Amazon: Learn more about the plants that make up the remarkably diverse ecosystems of the Amazon.
69. Flowers and More: Tropical flowers and other foliage form the bulk of the photos and posts on this site.
70. Cactus Blog: Explore the world of the cactus through the photos and information on this blog.
71. Desertification: Humans can have a big impact on the environment and the plants that call it home. Here you can read about how some regions are becoming more arid and how this is affecting the local ecology.
72. Soekershof: This South African garden is home to loads of desert foliage and you can read about it here.
73. Cactus and Succulents: Learn more about the wide range of cacti and succulents that exist out there from this blog.
74. Cactus Lover: Those who are into desert foliage will love this blog that celebrates all kinds of cacti.

Photos

See beautiful, educational and interesting photos of plants on these blogs.

75. UBC Botany Photo of the Day: Here you can find loads of beautiful photos from the UBC Botanical Gardens, with new updates every day.
76. Drawing on Nature: While not exactly photos, here you can see lovely drawings of flowers and other plants.
77. Digital Flower Pictures: If you love flowers, check out this photo site. You’ll be able to see photos as well as read information about each species.
78. Muddy Boot Dreams: This city-dwelling plant enthusiast posts photos of plants she sees around her home.
79. Early Forest: This site aims to educate people on reforestation and features tons of detailed photos of trees.
80. The Wooden Branch: Visitors to this site can contribute photos of trees in their area or look at the photos taken by others.
81. Flower QT: Check out this site to find some beautiful photos of flowers and other plants.
82. pildiblog: The text on this blog isn’t in English, but you won’t need it to enjoy beautiful photos of plants and other wildlife.
83. Tropical Plants Photo Blogs: Whether you are interested in tropical plants for around the house or for their biological properties you’ll enjoy these photos of tropical flora.
84. Flora Incognito: The majority of these images focus on flowers, but you’ll find an assortment of other nature photography as well.
85. The Green Fingered Photographer: Here you’ll find photos that celebrate nature and plants.

Plant Specific

Check out these focused blogs to learn more about specific species or types of plants.

86. The Ginkgo Pages: If you just can’t get enough of Ginkgo, bookmark this blog that is totally dedicated to it.
87. Eucalytologics: Here you can learn more about eucalyptus cultivation around the world.
88. Slipper Orchid Blog: Written by an orchid breeder, this blog is full of useful tips for keeping orchids in good health.
89. Joe’s Paphs and Orchid Blog: Want to know more about orchid species for growing and learning? Check out this blog.
90. Beautiful Bamboo: CHeck out this site to learn all about the incredible uses of bamboo, how to grow it and much more.
91. No Seeds, No Fruits, No Flowers: No Problem: Here you’ll find tons of information and fun facts about ferns of all kinds.
92. Blue Aquarium: Create great underwater ecosystems with advice and inspiration from this aquatic garden blog.
93. Eucalyptus: An Open Woodland: Love your eucalyptus? So do these bloggers. Read all about it here.
94. Aquatic Eden: See lush gardens and learn about underwater plant species from this blog.
95. Water Garden Blog: If gardening underwater is your thing, check out this blog to see great photos and inspiration.

Botanic Gardens

Enjoy the photos and information provided by these blogs, maintained by botanical gardens around the nation.

96. Plant Talk: Pay this blog a visit to learn more about what’s going on at the New York Botanical Garden and get some in-depth info on some of the plants they grow.
97. UBC Botanical Garden Blog: This active blog is a great place to not only find out more about these gardens but learn more about plants in general.
98. Denver Botanic Garden: Learn about research, get seasonal photos, find out about events and more on this Denver Botanic Garden blog.
99. The Garden Variety: The Cleveland Botanical Garden keeps readers up-to-date with events on this blog.
100. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Check out this site to learn more about the gardens and other botanical items of interest in the local community.

General

Here you’ll find goal trackers, progress tools, and more.

1. Goal Setting Tool: Use this simple work sheet to create goals and achieve them.
2. The Goals Grid: The Goals Grid will make it easy for you to make sense of your goals and objectives.
3. Joe’s Goals: Use this free online habit tracker to create both positive and negative tools in a really simple format.
4. MyProgress: With this tool, you’ll be able to track and analyze your productivity, wealth, and more in comparison to others.
5. eLifePlans: Set goals, get coaching, and accountability with this goal program.
6. Goalsetting1: Goalsetting1 offers graphs that will tabulate your progress toward specific goals.
7. My Life Changes: With My Life Changes, you can track habitual life goals according to your values.
8. GoalsOnTrack: Get things done and view your progress through this goal tracking tool.
9. Google Analytics: Google Analytics will help you set goals for your website.
10. iijournal: Use this journal as a goal tracking and motiving tool.
11. 8goals: Add your goals and update your percentage of completion to your goals with this tool.
12. eLifeList: Create goals for your life, organizing them in sublists and sharing them with family and friends.

Community

Join these web communities to get support for completing your goals.

13. 43Things: This community tool will allow you to list your goals while sharing them with the community and finding support from others.
14. LifeTango: Embrace your someday in this community of goal sharers.
15. GoalsTogether: This community will help you define and achieve your goals.
16. lifemetric: This social experiment will track your mood, stress, and more, and allow you to see the factors of others as well.
17. SuperViva: Using SuperViva, you’ll be able to create a life list to share with the community.
18. Goalamigo: Create, track, and achieve your goals in this supportive goal based community.

Tasks & Reminders

These tools will help you stay on the ball with your goals.

19. Remember the Milk: Use Remember the Milk to keep track of the many steps you’ll need to take in order to complete your goals, and sort them in their own individual tabs.
20. myGoals: myGoals will help you set goals, then send you email reminders to let you know when you need to be working on a specific task.
21. Vitalist: With Vitalist, you’ll get a to do list that’s really easy to use.
22. Jott: With its ability to take voice transcription and its integration with many popular web apps, Jott will make it easy for you to remember and keep track of your goal tasks on the go.
23. Todoist: Todoist is a to do list that integrates with your calendar, offers hierarchies, and a lot more.
24. 43 Actions: This web based iPhone tool will help you keep your goal tasks organized wherever you are.
25. Keepup: Get handy reminders from this service that will help you stay on track with your goals.
26. Ta-da List: Create your to dos for your goals, and even share them with others using this tool.

Finance

By making use of these tools, you can work to meet financial goals.

27. Saving for a Goal: If you’re saving for a car, vacation, house or another goal, you can use this tool to determine what you’ll need to contribute each month to reach the level you’re looking for.
28. billster: Find out exactly how much you spend and where with this financial service.
29. Wesabe: Use Wesabe to track and manage your finances in a supportive and educational community.
30. Geezeo: With Geezeo’s tools, you can get out of debt, plan for retirement, and more.
31. DimeWise: Using DimeWise, you’ll be able to track your transactions and expenses, even those that occur in the future.
32. Mint: This financial web tool will stay on top of your finances, and give you updates and warnings when things aren’t going right.
33. Moneytrackin’: Find out how your money is spent, keep track of expenses, and perform accounting with Moneytrackin’.
34. NetworthIQ: Monitor your net worth and share it publicly with NetworthIQ.
35. Just Budget: Use this free online web app to manage your budget in a really simple way.

Productivity & Time Management

Use these tools to meet your goals relating to productivity and time management.

36. 30 Boxes: Get things done and remember all of your important dates by using the 30 Boxes online calendar.
37. Backpack: Use Backpack to keep all of your important lists and plans in one handy and accessible spot.
38. iGTD: Mac users can put this productivity tool to work to make sure you get all of the tasks required for your goals completed.
39. Time Management Tool: This time management tool is designed for college students, but offers a helpful guide for anyone who wants to improve productivity.
40. Google Calendar: Stay on top of your appointments and important dates by using this web based, shareable calendar from Google.
41. Time Tracker: Use Time Tracker, and you’ll be able to find out exactly where all of your time goes.

Environment & Social Change

These tools will help you be more environmentally and socially friendly to the world.

42. Care2: Care2 will help you get organized with groups, donations, and petitions for issues that make a difference.
43. Find Your 100 Miles: With this tool you can find out exactly what your 100 mile radius is, so that you can eat food and support products within that radius.
44. Do the Green Thing: This tool, which includes a Facebook app, will give you simple actions to be a little more environmentally friendly.
45. Personal Emissions Calculator: Use this tool from the EPA to learn about your personal emissions level, and what you can do to make that level smaller.
46. Big Green Challenge: This tool for Facebook will encourage you to challenge yourself and your friends to be more environmentally friendly.
47. Widgetbox: This tool has a paper calculator that will help you figure out the environmental impact of a print job such as business cards.
48. Farm Locator: You can get your hands on fresh, local produce by using this farm locator.
49. World Wildlife Fund calculator: Learn about your impact through food, work, transportation and more with WWF’s tool.
50. Vehicle Eco Calculator: This calculator takes into account your fuel efficiency, carbon impact and more to tell you how eco-heavy your vehicle is.
51. Low Impact Living: With this home calculator, you can estimate the carbon footprint of your house.
52. Home Energy Saver: Use this energy audit tool to find out where your home can be made more efficient.
53. Eat Well Guide: This tool provides the information you’ll need to eat well while eating local.
54. TerraPass: Make your travel a little more green with this tool that allows you to purchase carbon offsets.
55. EcoImpact: This calculator will help you learn the eco-footprint of a number of different activities in your home, office, and more.
56. Water Filter Comparison: Compare the footprint of a home filtration system to bottled water to find out how much your carbon footprint can be reduced by using tap water.

Education

Make use of these web tools to meet your educational goals.

57. Mango Languages: Mango Languages will help you learn a foreign language online.
58. Dojo Learning: Dojo Learning is an awesome social courseware service that will help you learn more effectively.
59. NanoLearning: Using this tool, you can learn a little bit at a time.
60. BrainTune: BrainTune will make it easy for you to learn new information really rapidly.
61. SocialDecks: Get quick learning with this flashcard education program.
62. eNotes: With this site’s tools, you can get study guides, lesson plans, and more.
63. Nuvvo: With Nuvvo, you’ll have a free and easy way to take or create online courses.
64. Mathway: Get help finding answers to your math problems with this tool.
65. qoolsqool: This tool is full of online courses, tutorials, and other educational resources.

Health

These tools will help you lose weight, eat better, and push you to exercise more.

66. SparkPeople: Join this community of health minded people to help reach your health goals.
67. RunFatBoy: Use this service to get workouts that are based on your weight and customizable.
68. MyFoodDiary: Follow MyFoodDiary to find an exercise log, diary, charts, and more.
69. We Endure: We Endure is a social training log that will help you track your progress in enduring sports, and compare yourself to others.
70. WOMAN Activity Tracker: Make use of this tracker to stay on top of your level of activity.
71. iTrainHarder: Get tracking and planning for nutrition and fitness from this web tool.
72. FitDay: FitDay is a fully featured diet and weight loss journal that will help you track your calories, workouts, weight loss, and more.
73. SugarStats: With SugarStats, you can have a simple and convenient way to control diabetes.
74. traineo: Get motivation to be healthier from family and friends by using this tool.
75. PEERtrainer: Find weight loss and fitness support from this community.
76. Skinnyr: Keep yourself accountable with this graph that you can share on your blog, social networking sites, and more.
77. Weight Circles: Learn about healthy habits from the helpful people in this community.
78. Gimme20: Using Gimme20, you’ll be able to get tracking for your weight and fitness, as well as a community of support.

Salary

With these tools, you can set and meet goals for your salary.

79. PayScale: Check out PayScale to compare your earnings with others in similar arrangements to yours.
80. Salary.com: Make use of Salary.com’s salary wizard to find out what you’re worth.
81. SalaryExpert: On SalaryExpert, you can find out salary survey data, comparisons, and more.

Self-Assessment

Use self assessment tools to find out what is best for you and what’s up ahead.

82. Jung Typology Test: This Myers-Briggs test will help you learn about your personality type.
83. CareerMaze: Use this career assessment tool to find out about the careers that are best for you.
84. Career Values Tool: This tool will help you assess what’s important to you in a career.
85. Kiersey: Using the Kiersey Temperament Sorter, you can get insights into your personality.
86. Similar Minds: Use this site’s many testing tools, including a Facebook app, to find out more about yourself.
87. Assessment.com: Assessment.com offers the MAPP test, which will help you learn about your ideal job categories and discover career fulfillment.
88. AdvisorTeam: Take the Kiersey Temperament Sorter II through AdvisorTeam.com.

Networking & Relationships

Make use of these tools to meet new people and strengthen relationships.

89. LinkedIn: Get connected with professionals in your network through LinkedIn.
90. Big Contacts: Use Big Contacts to keep notes, remember conversations, and more with your contacts.
91. Biznik: Business owners can network with other entrepreneurs through this tool.
92. High Rise: High Rise offers contact management with lots of intuitive features.

Job Hunting

With these web tools, you’ll be able to meet your goal of landing a great job.

93. VirtualJobCoach: This tool will function as your personal job search assistant, offering a to do list, networking contact database, job listing delivery, and more.
94. JibberJobber: Use this job search and relationship manager to make networking and finding a job a breeze.
95. Worksolver: Get help with networking, contacts, and job hunting tracking using Worksolver.

Home & Family

Use these web tools to meet goals at home and within your family.

96. Chore Buster: Chore Buster makes it easy to organize your chores and distribute them evenly among your household.
97. Family Goal Checklist: Use this quiz to help determine whether or not your family goals are within reach.
98. MyHeritage: Get networked with your family members using My Heritate.
99. Chore Wars: Turn chores into a competitive game that bases chore completion on a points system.
100. Amiglia: Use Amiglia to build a family tree and connect with your family.

Crossword Puzzles

These crossword puzzles come in all sorts of difficulty levels, from The New York Times to British puzzles.

1. USA Today Crossword: Take this daily crossword puzzle and dig through the archives for even more games.
2. New York Times Learning Network: These NYT crosswords are organized according to theme, like Thanksgiving, the Civil Rights Movement, the Stock Market and others.
3. Daily Mirror: Challenge yourself even further when you do a crossword from this British newspaper.
4. Premium Crosswords: These premium crosswords from the NYT include the famous Sunday puzzles.
5. Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword: Solve the crossword puzzle from the LA Times here.
6. Thinks.com: Use the timer on this crossword puzzle to see how fast you can solve each one.

Memory Games

Sharpen your memory with these games, including flip card memory games and more.

7. Fun Match: It looks like a kids’ game, but you’ll be surprised at how challenged you are.
8. Don’t Forget! Playing Games with Memory: Play Memory Solitaire and other memory games here.
9. Random Digits: See how many random digits you can remember in this game.
10. Random Cards: This game asks you to remember random cards with numbers and letters.
11. Concentration Memory Game: This game has four levels, so you can continue to challenge yourself.
12. Flip Card: See how fast you can complete this game.
13. Photo memory: Match pictures, colors or textures in this game.
14. Are you smarter than a chimp?: Click squares in numeric order to beat the chimp in this game.
15. Military Match: Showdown: Air Combat: This flip card memory game uses photos of different airplanes.
16. Memory Chunks: You only have 15 seconds to remember a series of letters in order.

Brain Teasers

Here you’ll find riddles, logic problems and other challenging but addicting games for your brain.

17. Hidden Word: Find the hidden word in each sentence and determine it’s category: texture, vegetable, animal, color, etc.
18. Common Sayings Unscrambler: Unscrable each sentence and then find the missing word.
19. Rubik’s cube: Answer questions about this Rubik’s cube.
20. Brain Den: Here you’ll find logic problems, number puzzles and other brain teasers.
21. Braingle: Head to Braingle to solve puzzle hunts, brain teasers, optical illusions and more.
22. Riddle of the Day: Try solving a riddle every day to sharpen your brain.
23. The Senses Challenge: This timed test teaches you all about your brain, including functions and feelings like breathing, sadness and self control.
24. Focuset: Play fun brain teasers and logic games here.
25. The Tower of Hanoi: This game exercises your frontal lobes and was "frequently used in neuropsychological evaluations."
26. The Brain Teasers Network: Play games like cryptorithms and Connect Four here.

Educational Games

Besides helping your conversation skills, these educational games are great for improving your knowledge.

27. Famous Women’s Faces: Identify each famous woman by only seeing a portion of her face.
28. American History AP Quizzes: Here are over 110 multiple choice quizzes organized by categories like The Antebellum South, The Gilded Age and more.
29. Science Vocabulary Hangman: Play against the computer by guessing the science word selected for hangman.
30. Who Said It?: Match the famous quote to the person who said it in this game.
31. Elemental Balancing Act: Balance chemical equations in this game.
32. Fifteen Minutes of Fiction: This game helps you brush up on your creative writing skills and communication skills.
33. History Quizzes: Challenge yourself to answer questions about the history of Canada or Oceania with these quizzes.

Planning and Strategy

From managing a business to solving crimes, these planning and strategy games are out there but can help you sharpen a lot of life skills.

34. Law and Order–Vengeful Heart: This game based off the TV show Law and Order: Criminal Intent is free for one hour and challenges players to solve crimes, collect clues and more.
35. Kebab Van: This game is great for Human Age: Rewrite history from the prehistoric age to the 21st century, solving problems and figuring out how to survive along the way.
36. Freeciv: Freeciv is a free alternative to Sim Civilization. Players have to rely on their strategy and smarts to expand their empire.

Sudoku

Sudoku is an extremely popular game that requires players to use numbers, math skills, and logic.

38. LA Times Sudoku: Play with hints mode or the conflict eliminator off for a more challenging game.
39. Web Sudoku: It’s easy to get addicted to this game, even if you’ve never played before.
40. Sudoku: Here you can find Sudoku for kids and for experienced players.
41. The Daily Sudoku: Play games from the archive or play the daily game on the right.
42. Sudoku Dragon: Play the daily game, read about the history of the game and get tips on strategy on this site.

Word Games

This list features word games that strengthen your vocabulary and keep your mind sharp.

43. Word Analogies: Play this analogies game to sharpen your IQ.
44. Word Games: Here you can play definetime, cryptoquote, wordsearch and others.
45. Anagrams: This anagram tool can help build up your vocabulary.
46. Word Vine: Find word pairs to arrange on the vine in this game.
47. Scrabble: Play Scrabble online for free right here.
48. Boggle: This popular word search game is now available online for free.
49. Palindromes: Identify 12 palindromes to win this game.
50. Kangaroo Words: This "fiendishly difficult word game" operates on the idea that kangaroo words "carry their own baby words with the same meanings." For example, illuminated’s kangaroo word is lit.