Admittedly, spending a great deal of time online is a necessity in today’s world, whether you’re a blogger, photographer, web designer, journalistic, etc. One of my main goals is to learn to work more efficiently. Great resources is the key! While we are very familiar with desktop applications, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office Suite and a host of others, many people overlook the thousands of web applications which are available for free. In addition, there are numerous websites which provide resources to make life easier.

Where do I find all these cool sites? Besides my general searching/surfing, StumbleUpon is a great resource to find information on just about any topic you can imagine, plus much more. The key to using StumbleUpon is to first register (of course), and then set up your topic preferences. Listed below are the topics I’m currently searching for…a nice geekie/artsy mix.

Here are just a few of my favorite posts listing a honeypot of cool sites and web applications you might be interested in!

• 70 Excellent Logo Design Tutorials and Resources
• 85+ Tools & Resources for Freelancers and Web Workers
• 14 Most Useful Web Design Cheat Sheets
• 28 More Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
• 100+ Sites to Download All Sorts of Things
• 100 Photoshop Tutorials for creating beautiful art
• Design Freebies
• How to Spot Quality within Web Design: Examples & Tips
• 60 Photoshop Actions for Touch-Ups and Enhancements