Kelson Reviews Websites
- Codeberg ★★★★★ Non-profit git services for free/libre/open-source software projects. Familiar interface, works well, easy to migrate from GitHub and other forges.
- DreamHost ★★★★☆ Rock solid web hosting with managed VPS and good support. Hosting this page right now. Cloud computing has been less stable in my experience.
- DuckDuckGo ★★★★☆ A private-ish search engine that’s also serving less slop than Google. Disposable email aliases are convenient. The browser extension and standalone browser block known trackers, and the Android app can block trackers in other apps too.
- Ecosia (Search) ★★★☆☆ Non-profit search provider that uses renewable energy and partners with environmental organizations. AKA “the search engine that plants trees.”
- Feedly ★★★☆☆ Cloud-based feed reader with all the bells and whistles, focusing too much on the bells and whistles.
- iNaturalist ★★★★★ A citizen science project for reporting and identifying wildlife observations, plus a phone app for use ‘in the field.’ Think of it as Pokémon Go for real animals and plants.
- Linode ★★★★★ Flexible, inexpensive cloud hosting with a variety of Linux options. Rock solid so far!
- Not Cross-Posting to Better World Books I recently picked up some used books, which worked out great. But I’m not cross-posting my reviews there because they claim copyright over user submissions, not just a perpetual license.
- Project Gutenberg ★★★★★ Predating the web itself, they’ve put together tens of thousands of ebooks from classics and other public domain sources in multiple formats from plaintext to ePub.
- Standard Ebooks ★★★★★ Great source of classics and other public domain material, formatted and edited for maximum readability and compatibility.
- Where to Get eBooks A round-up of places I’ve used to find, buy, borrow and download eBooks.