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Six ways to start sharing resources- A how-to guide - - Here in Vermont we have ride-share, car sharing, home sharing and a public library with all kinds of tools to share. But what if you live in a community where sharing is not part of the culture... and you wish it were? Find out how to make it happen.

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Free-Nets & Community Networks - - Reading this at the library? Get wired for less. Get a cheap, used PC. Make sure it has at least a 14.4 modem, use this link to find a freenet near you, and you're all set. Well, it's only dial-up, but it's free.

Lifehacker - Life hacks - - The geek's perspective on how-to tips: Everything from the "Do Not Forget Doorhanger", "How to meditate" and "How to balance work and life", to "Lifehacking Your Grocery List".

On-line Books Page - - Over 5000 books online, From Homer (Iliad) to Howard (Rheingold- The Virtual Community). Inspiring and practical: click to read how to build a paper canoe - From The Voyage of the Paper Canoe by N.H. Bishop.

PubMed - - Free at last! Check out the long-awaited free, direct public access to the U.S National Library of Medicine's "Medline".

Six ways to start sharing resources- A how-to guide - - Here in Vermont we have ride-share, car sharing, home sharing and a public library with all kinds of tools to share. But what if you live in a community where sharing is not part of the culture... and you wish it were? Find out how to make it happen.

BookWire - - From John Stuart Mill's On Liberty to Howard Reingold's Virtual Community , and a lot in between, plus links to the internet's major archive of online texts, this electronic index is a great alternative to buying books.

gethuman - - a volunteer-run website dedicated to "changing the face of customer service". Find (and contribute) ratings for the customer service provided by all kinds of companies. A popular section of this site is the database of secret phone numbers and codes to get to a human when calling a company for customer service.

iFixit_ The free repair manual - - Free, step-by-step repair manuals for electronics and other household products - cell phones, media players, game consoles, toasters, even cars. Why throw it out and buy a new one when you can fix the one you already have?