Links to Self-Enrichment, etc

Educational/Learning

• khanacademy.org - video lectures on just about any subject
• ted.com - lectures by smart people
• academicearth.org - classroom lectures
• freerice.com - expand your vocabulary while feeding the hungry
• classicshorts.com - the best short stories
• unplugthetv.com - a collection of intellectually stimulating videos
• factsie.com - a place to learn amazing and unusual historical and scientific facts
• 100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time - Today, knowing how to use Google effectively is a vital skill.  This list links out to enough Google related resources to make you an elite Google hacker.
• Work.com - An extensive directory of how-to guides for beginning entrepreneurs.

Learn Skills

• highercomputingforeveryone.com - learn to program in C
• htmldog.com - learn html
• codecademy.com - learn to code through interactive lessons
• digital-photography-school.com - learn photography
• memrise.com - learn a foreign language
• justinguitar.com - guitar video tutorials
• Woopid - Watch free technology training videos.  Get help and answer your computer and gadget questions with thousands of video tutorials for PCs, Macs, and various software applications.

Useful Web Apps

• mint.com - for budgeting your money
• printfriendly.com - make any webpage print friendly
• printwhatyoulike.com - print precisely what you want from any webpage
• pipl.com - a search engine for finding people
• radioreference.com - listen to radio channels across the nation
• jimmyr.com - link aggregator
• msworddit.com - Reddit in Microsoft Word form
• wepay.com - like paypal but less scummy
• whatismyip.com - figure out you I.P. address
• spreeder.com - improve reading speed and comprehension
• camelcamelcamel.com - tracks prices for any product
• ptable.com - an interactive periodic table
• retailmenot.com - find coupons for just about anything
• searchtempest.com - search all of craigslist with one search
• join.me - peek in on somebody’s computer screen
• woorank.com - find out what your website is missing, how you can improve it, and how to make Google recognize it better
• scribblemaps.com - draw on maps then share them with friends
• mailvu.com - video email
• rhymer.com - online rhyming dictionary
• homestyler.com - design your dream home
• wetransfer.com - an easy way to send big files
• dropbox.com - backup your sensitive document online
• seatguru.com - find out where the best seats are on your plane flight
• unlistmy.info - find out which websites store data about you, and tell them to unlist your info
• reddpics.com - a look at Reddit’s favorite pictures
• network-tools.com - network tools
• amazon.com - the best place to buy things online
• writecheck.com - correct grammar and check for plagiarism
• pcpartpicker.com - plan out your next pc build
• nophonetrees.com - talk to an actual person instead of a machine when you call customer service
• theuselessweb.com - visit random useless websites
• ShowMeDo - A peer-produced video-tutorials and screencasts site for free and open-source software.  The large majority are free to watch and download.

Entertainment 

• redditunes.com - Reddit’s favorite music
• grooveshark.com - great place to listen to tunes
• slashfilm.com - the best movie news blog on the internet
• justthefirstframe.com - just the first frame of today’s webcomics
• music-map.com - find similar musicians
• iwl.com - find which famous writer your write like

Other Interesting Blogs

• thedailymiscellany.com - daily tips, DIYs, ane more
• getrichslowly.org - personal finance advice
• brainpickings.org - a human-powered discovery engine
• fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com - a look at politics through the numbers
• hackaday.com - a new DIY project every day
• shorpy.com - old and interesting pictures
• The Big Picture - amazing pictures covering the latest news around the world
• newscientist.com - science news
• zenhabits.net - take a breath and read this blog
• dwellinggawker.com - check out how amazing the inside of some homes look
• thesimpledollar.com - more personal finance advice
• veryquiet.com - world news and analysis
• mentalfloss.com - where knowledge junkies get their fix
• mrmoneymustache.com - financial advice through badassity
• studyblue.com - study tips
• lettersofnote.com - personal letters written by famous people
• Function Space - For Science Enthusiastic blog.