Over the years, I’ve found a number of favorite tools, many of whom have supplied me with discount / referral codes. I hope you find these as useful as I do (and full disclosure: I get discounts / payments when you use them).
| Name/Link | Description | My thoughts |
| SiteGround | WordPress hosting company | I switched to SiteGround after trying Network Solutions’ free open source WordPress system, which crashed 5 minutes after launching the blog, and has stayed crashed ever since, and it’s been 36 hours. |
| Pentadactyl | Makes firefox feel like vi | Need I say more? Of course this is good. |