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The F-List 
Tools
Here at Flavorpill, we've lived our entire life as a company online, producing all-digital publications for five years running — so you'll have to forgive us while we dork out on online technologies for a moment. But seriously, web access is becoming nearly as necessary as water, and learning how to efficiently surf the web, organize your stuff, and get the information you need is growing evermore important. Below are our current personal (and personalizing) favorites. -Jocelyn K. Glei
Sure, Google isn't really "emerging" at this point, but it is expanding its technological repertoire every second — and its new Ajax-driven personalized homepages are downright addictive. You can choose a totally customized suite of RSS feeds, including everything from news headlines to weather and local movie times, and dynamically drag and drop them to design the homepage however you like. - Jocelyn K. Glei
Backpackit is a cool little invention from the crew at 37signals — a team of developers who publish, among other things, interesting techie/design/usability blog Signal vs. Noise — that allows you to manage all that crap you don't know what to do with. Sort your life out by centralizing stickies, to-do lists, meetings, travel plans, and almost anything else in this Ajax'd-up app. Look for a newer version batched into MS Office or Windows soon. - Mark Mangan
There are loads of services that track down cheap airfares, but this is the only one we've seen so far that mashes it up with Google maps. Drop in your departure city, the region you're traveling to, and even a theme (skiing, golf, or gambling, of course), then map it all out. It's not necessarily the most precise method of finding good fares — just one of the most fun. - Mark Mangan
A welcome alternative to the inadequate "bookmarks" or "favorites" feature on most browsers, the oddly named del.icio.us may not boast the prettiest or most welcoming website — but dig in and you won't regret it. Create an account, then start saving and tagging sites you want to remember. Tag smartly, and you'll have a growing list of manageable links accessible from anywhere there's a connection. - Mark Mangan
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