Some blogs educate, help people collaborate, spark ideas and just plain expand our thought universe. Others stir emotions and anger us or make us laugh. The editors of Computerworld got together and offered up a list of their favorite blog sites. We pared more than 50 submissions to the top 15 technology blog sites based on breadth of information, newsworthiness, design, frequency of updates and entertainment value.
Sure, the list is subjective, but we think this is one of the best catalogs of blogs that has ever been published. The entries ran the gamut, from serious technology news and reviews to commentary on games and the latest tech gadgets. We included some honorable mentions at the end because the competition was so close.
Of course, not everyone will agree with our selections. If you think a blog site that's not on our list deserved a top 15 spot, share it with us in the comments section.
1) Lifehacker
www.lifehacker.com
Lifehackers' motto says it all: "Don't live to geek, geek to live." This blog offers timesavers of just about every stripe, from Firefox shortcuts to tips from the "Getting things done" faithful.
2) IT Toolbox Blogs
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com
IT Toolbox has a number of "in the trenches" IT pros who talk about technology and management issues. There are specialist blogs dealing with security, databases and project management, among other subjects. It's a versatile site.
3) Valleywag
http://valleywag.com
Bring in the noise, bring in the snark. Valleywag is for those who believe that the tech industry lives or dies by the scuttlebutt pinging around Silicon Valley. And it's amusing for those of us who prefer that the lotus-eaters of Northern California stick with the dishing and tongue-wagging, leaving the rest of us to get the real work done.
4) Kotaku
http://kotaku.com
Kotaku is the snarky, gamer uber-blog. It has everything from reviews and gossip to cheat tips. Just about anything you'll ever need, including which game to buy and how to play it.
5) Danger Room
http://blog.wired.com/defense
Wired's military and defense blog writes about some of the coolest and scariest military technologies -- not to mention scandals, debates and other military news. Lots of video and imagery are included.
6) Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com
Gizmodo's got the scoop on all the latest toys and cool and wacky inventions -- from high-def TVs and coffee makers to booze belts and USB drives. You've got to love a site that publishes photos of a solar-powered bathing suit. Yeah, they also blog about serious technology news too.
7) O'Reilly Radar
http://radar.oreilly.com
This is where you can read Tim O'Reilly (founder of O'Reilly Publishing) and others discuss networking, programming, open source, intellectual property, politics, Web 2.0 and emerging technology.
8) Techdirt
http://www.techdirt.com
Techdirt is a newsy, "tell it like it is" blog that frequently features debates on the hot issues in the Internet and computer fields. Scandals are a specialty. Simplicity is its hallmark.
9) Groklaw
http://www.groklaw.net
Groklaw's raison d'etre is needling SCO in its long-running legal fights against IBM and Novell, but the discussion sometimes veers toward other issues that involve technology, intellectual property, and government regulations.
10) Hack a Day
http://www.hackaday.com
Want to learn how to add USB to a cheap Linux router? Create a snake robot? How about an XBox 360 laptop? Hack a Day has these basement projects and many more. This site is for the serious techie. At the same time, it's good for a laugh or a new hobby.
11) Engadget
http://www.engadget.com
As Coke is to Pepsi, so Engadget is to Gizmodo. It's all about gear, gossip, techish issues and the occasional rant. It's got great product photos, and the editors have access to pre- and early-release gadgetry. Also, some really funny homemade junk. But we prefer Gizmodo.
12) Feedster
www.feedster.com/feedpapers/Technology
Like drinking from the hose. This Web page brings together blog sites about technology, sports, celebrity gossip, food, personal experiences -- you name it. It also offers a blog search feature that allows you to input words or phrases, and it has a very cool RSS aggregator for news feeds. It also injects some great humor into technology news. An all-around great site.
13) Forever Geek
http://forevergeek.com
Forever Geek is a great site with a myriad blogs on diverse topics, from technology and general interest news to movie and game reviews. Definitely a geek paradise. If you want to learn about the upcoming Iron Man movie or read a review of Photoshop CS3, this is the place to go.
14) Rough Type
www.roughtype.com
Nick Carr -- of "Does IT Matter?" fame -- has a sharp-minded blog that discusses all manner of issues and trends relating to technology. Always an entertaining read, Rough Type often locks horns with companies, people, technologies and policies that rub Carr the wrong way.
15) Smorgasbord
www.smorgasbord.net
Billed as a site for gadget- and game-loving geeks, this blog also serves up articles that cross over into the political and celebrity news of the day. The combination of entertainment value and tech news make Smorgasbord a top contender.
Honorable mentions:
1) The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
www.tuaw.com
TUAW offers collection of independent bloggers -- that is independent but not undecided or uninformed. It's a good source for Apple-related news. The only reason it didn't make the top 15 was its singular topic focus.
2) Elliot Back's blog
http://elliottback.com/wp
A self-professed computer scientist, Elliot posts everything from his opinions on why XML sucks, to the Titanic's passenger list and reviews of movies like 300. This site is diverse and well composed, offering great tips on topics such as increasing system performance and blocking spam.
3) Ed Foster's Gripelog
www.gripe2ed.com/scoop
There is a new crop of blogs that highlight poor customer service for consumer electronics, bad UIs and outright rip-offs, but Ed Foster has been doing it longer than anyone else. Check out these recent topics: Defective DRM, tricky warranties on plasma TVs and bad mobile phone service.
4) Gadgetell
www.gadgetell.com
This is a great site if you want to get the latest gadget and game news along with some topical opinion pieces.
5) 4sysops
http://4sysops.com
This is a very useful with well-written tips and how-to's for Windows admins.
在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)世界當(dāng)中，博客網(wǎng)站的種類是多種多樣的。它們中的一些旨在教導(dǎo)、幫助人們交流協(xié)作、激發(fā)靈感，并拓展我們的思維空間。而另一些博客則側(cè)重于激發(fā)我們的情感，讓我們感到憤怒，或是讓我們開懷大笑。《電腦世界（Computerworld）》網(wǎng)站的編輯們這些優(yōu)秀博客網(wǎng)站搜集整理在了一起，為我們提供了一份最受他們所鐘愛的博客網(wǎng)站的列表。最后，我們根據(jù)這些博客自身的信息廣度、新聞價(jià)值、網(wǎng)站設(shè)計(jì)、更新頻率以及娛樂價(jià)值，將這份50多位候選人的大名單做了進(jìn)一步的縮減，最終得到了這份15個(gè)世界最頂級的技術(shù)類博客網(wǎng)站排行榜。
不錯(cuò)，這份排名的確包含了很大的主觀成分，但是我們認(rèn)為它是有史以來發(fā)表過的此類博客網(wǎng)站的最棒的排行榜之一。這份名單所涵蓋的范圍非常廣泛：從嚴(yán)肅的技術(shù)性新聞，到對電腦游戲測評和評論，再到新潮消費(fèi)者電子產(chǎn)品介紹。我們同時(shí)也在本份名單的最后增加了一些“榮譽(yù)提名”，因?yàn)檫@次排名的競爭是如此的激烈，讓我們感到很難取舍。
當(dāng)然了，肯定不會(huì)是每一個(gè)人都贊同我們的觀點(diǎn)。如果你認(rèn)為有某個(gè)博客網(wǎng)站非常的優(yōu)秀，而又沒有出現(xiàn)在我們的“前15名排行榜“中的話，請?jiān)诒疚暮竺娴脑u論當(dāng)中留言與我們分享。
1) 生活駭客（Lifehacker）
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生活駭客（Lifehacker）的座右銘表達(dá)了它的全部理念：“不要為技術(shù)而生活，要為生活而關(guān)注技術(shù)！”這個(gè)博客提供了有關(guān)于各方各面的“時(shí)間節(jié)省”小貼士，從Firefox網(wǎng)絡(luò)瀏覽器的快捷操作，到來自“時(shí)間管理教”忠實(shí)信徒的諄諄教誨。
2) IT工具箱博客（IT Toolbox Blogs）
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IT工具箱博客（IT Toolbox Blogs）有著一大群“戰(zhàn)斗在第一線”的IT專家們討論有關(guān)于技術(shù)和IT管理的話題。它擁有一系列專業(yè)性的博客在處理跟IT安全、數(shù)據(jù)庫、項(xiàng)目管理和其它等等相關(guān)的問題。這是一個(gè)包羅萬象的網(wǎng)站。
3) 硅谷閑話（Valleywag）
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“眾口鑠金，積毀銷骨”。硅谷閑話（Valleywag）是專門為那些相信“在技術(shù)行業(yè)中的生死在很大程度上都取決于硅谷周圍所傳播的閑話”的人準(zhǔn)備的。對于那些熱衷于制造、聽聞和傳播硅谷謠言的那些人來說，這個(gè)網(wǎng)站憑借著其卓越的“專業(yè)素養(yǎng)”而讓人大為驚嘆。
4) Kotaku
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Kotaku是電腦游戲愛好者的“加油站”。它擁有跟電腦游戲有關(guān)的一切，從對游戲的測評，到相關(guān)的討論和扯淡，再到作弊技巧。這里有你所需要的一切，比如某款游戲到哪里去購買，以及怎樣進(jìn)行玩耍。
5) 威脅空間（Danger Room）
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《連線（Wired）》雜志所推出的軍事和防衛(wèi)博客網(wǎng)站，它向讀者介紹了這個(gè)世界上最新、最酷、最令人震撼的軍事技術(shù)——更不用提那些丑聞、爭論和其它類型的軍事新聞。網(wǎng)站中還提供了許多視頻和圖片。
6) 小發(fā)明（Gizmodo）
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小發(fā)明（Gizmodo）網(wǎng)站專門為讀者挖掘全世界最新、最酷、或是最稀奇古怪的技術(shù)發(fā)明——從高清晰電視、到咖啡機(jī)、到彈力腰帶，再到USB驅(qū)動(dòng)器。是的，他們同樣也發(fā)布那些嚴(yán)肅的技術(shù)性新聞。
7) O'Reilly 雷達(dá)（O'Reilly Radar）
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這是你能夠閱讀到Tim O'Reilly（著名的O'Reilly出版公司的創(chuàng)始人）和其它人討論有關(guān)于網(wǎng)絡(luò)、編程、開放源代碼運(yùn)動(dòng)、知識產(chǎn)權(quán)、政策、Web 2.0和其它前沿科技的地方。
8) 技術(shù)丑聞（Techdirt）
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技術(shù)丑聞（Techdirt）是一個(gè)話題中心，以在當(dāng)前的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和電腦領(lǐng)域的熱門事件上引發(fā)激烈爭論而聞名。流言蜚語是它的所愛！簡潔是它的特點(diǎn)！
9) Groklaw
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Groklaw網(wǎng)站的原本存在目的是支持SCO公司對IBM和Novell公司所發(fā)起的漫長的專利侵權(quán)訴訟，但是不知道什么時(shí)候，這里的討論轉(zhuǎn)向了其它方面，話題包括了技術(shù)、知識產(chǎn)權(quán)以及政府法規(guī)。
10) 改造一整天（Hack a Day）
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想要學(xué)習(xí)怎樣為一個(gè)廉價(jià)的Linux路由器添加一個(gè)USB設(shè)備嗎？想要制作一個(gè)蛇形機(jī)器人嗎？或是將自己的XBox 360游戲機(jī)改造成一臺筆記本？“改造一整天（Hack a Day）”上提供了這些地下室項(xiàng)目，以及其它更多有趣的項(xiàng)目。這個(gè)網(wǎng)站是為那些真正有一定技術(shù)素養(yǎng)，喜歡自己動(dòng)手改造技術(shù)產(chǎn)品的玩家所準(zhǔn)備的。但與此同時(shí)，你也可以在這里發(fā)現(xiàn)很多樂趣，說不定還會(huì)從中開發(fā)出一項(xiàng)新的愛好。
11)小玩意兒（Engadget）
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就像可口可樂和百事可樂的關(guān)系一樣，小玩意兒（Engadget）和小發(fā)明（Gizmodo）就像是一對孿生兄弟。它也是專注于技術(shù)產(chǎn)品相關(guān)的介紹、評論，有時(shí)候也會(huì)有充滿激情的演講和辯論。小玩意兒（Engadget）上充滿了攝制精美的產(chǎn)品圖片，而它網(wǎng)站的編輯們還有著廣泛的內(nèi)部渠道，可以在新潮的技術(shù)產(chǎn)品還處于先期或早期發(fā)布階段，就可以一睹它們的芳容。同樣的，小玩意兒（Engadget）上面也會(huì)刊登一些真正非常有趣的手工制作的玩意兒。但是，我們更喜歡小發(fā)明（Gizmodo）一點(diǎn)。
12) Feedster
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www.feedster.com/feedpapers/Technology
一切都是那么的水到渠成。這個(gè)網(wǎng)站匯集了各種各樣的博客站點(diǎn)，包括技術(shù)類、體育類、名人八卦、美食、個(gè)人體驗(yàn)等等等等——只要你能想到的，它都擁有。同時(shí)，它還提高了卓越的站內(nèi)搜索功能，以及一個(gè)非�？岬腞SS新聞閱讀軟件。它在技術(shù)新聞里面加入了非常出色的幽默感。這真是一個(gè)各方面都很優(yōu)秀的網(wǎng)站。
13) 永遠(yuǎn)的駭客（Forever Geek）
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永遠(yuǎn)的駭客（Forever Geek）是一個(gè)非常棒的網(wǎng)站，它有無數(shù)的博客文章，覆蓋了多種多樣的話題，從技術(shù)，到大眾新聞，到好萊塢電影，再到電腦游戲測評。這絕對是一個(gè)駭客的天堂。假如你想要了解即將上映的好萊塢巨片《變形金剛》的最新消息，或是閱讀一篇有關(guān)于Photoshop CS3軟件的測評，這就是你應(yīng)該去的地方。
14)粗魯?shù)奈淖郑≧ough Type）
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Nick Carr（筆名“Does IT Matter?”）撰寫的一個(gè)思想銳利的博客，專門討論與技術(shù)相關(guān)的各種各樣的話題和趨勢。他的文章文筆優(yōu)美，讓人閱讀起來津津有味，但是同時(shí)也會(huì)常常激烈那些被批評的公司、人物、技術(shù)和政策。
15) 自助餐（Smorgasbord）
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作為一個(gè)為那些喜愛數(shù)碼產(chǎn)品和電腦游戲的駭客們所專門打造的站點(diǎn)，這個(gè)網(wǎng)站同樣也提供最新的有關(guān)于政治和名人的新聞。這種娛樂價(jià)值和技術(shù)新聞的戰(zhàn)略組合，讓自助餐（Smorgasbord）躋身于最優(yōu)秀者的行列。
榮譽(yù)提名：
1) 蘋果（Apple）非官方博客 (TUAW)
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TUAW集結(jié)了許多獨(dú)立的博客——這些獨(dú)立的博客雖然和蘋果公司官方?jīng)]有正式的關(guān)系，但是這并不意味著他們的信息不充分、意見沒有影響力。這是一個(gè)了解蘋果公司相關(guān)新聞的最好來源。它沒有躋身前15名的唯一原因是它太過于專注于一個(gè)單一話題。
2) Elliot Back 的博客（Elliot Back's blog）
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作為自封的“計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)家”，Elliot對于每一件自己所關(guān)注的事情大放厥詞，從為什么XML標(biāo)準(zhǔn)很糟，到泰坦尼克號的旅客名單，再到對好萊塢巨片《斯巴達(dá)300勇士》的影評。這個(gè)網(wǎng)站的內(nèi)容多種多樣，但是安排巧妙。此外，他還會(huì)提供一些非常棒的小貼士，比如如何增進(jìn)系統(tǒng)的性能，以及屏蔽垃圾郵件。
3) Ed Foster 的牢騷錄（Ed Foster's Gripelog）
時(shí)下有一類新的博客網(wǎng)站涌現(xiàn)了出來，它們專門抨擊和曝光那些侵害消費(fèi)者權(quán)益的公司和產(chǎn)品，諸如數(shù)碼產(chǎn)品惡劣的售后服務(wù)、粗糙的產(chǎn)品外觀或是其他諸如此類的一些問題，但是Ed Foster可謂是這一行的開山鼻祖�？纯此钚滤P(guān)注的一些話題：有缺陷的DRM系統(tǒng)、plasma品牌電視機(jī)的質(zhì)保陷阱，以及糟糕的移動(dòng)電話服務(wù)質(zhì)量。
4) Gadgetell
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假如你想要了解最新的數(shù)碼產(chǎn)品、電玩游戲新聞，以及其他相關(guān)的一些消息，這是一個(gè)很棒的網(wǎng)站。
5) 4sysops
它為Windows系統(tǒng)的管理員們提供了非常優(yōu)秀的小提示和操作教程。
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