13. Try out an Online Productivity Tool and look at others.
If I did not already have an iGoogle page, I might have selected PageFlakes or MyYahoo! Although they have the same functions, they have different features and appearances.
The Ta Da List would be useful for the many quotes that I have saved in a thick file and written down in several books. That could be a project for next summer! I also looked at Remember the Milk, and read that Scrybe is not taking any new members. The list of Top Ten Productivity Web Sites included some that I had already browsed.
Later: On 9/14, after trying several countdown clocks, I decided to go with a "plain look" from Widgetbox. The Election Day countdown clock was added to my blog until Election Day, 11/04/08.