Useful websites, arranged like someone actually looked.
HooBoy is a hand-edited directory of the useful web: tools, reference, learning, field guides, public records, archives, and the rare commercial site that actually earns your time.
Tools & Utilities (13)
Practical web tools that solve a job directly.
Reference & Research (11)
Encyclopedias, catalogs, and primary-source lookup.
Learning (13)
Courses, textbooks, and skill-building that do not insult the reader.
Reading & Writing (12)
Essays, literature, criticism, and style guides.
Art & Design (11)
Museums, visual archives, and design references worth returning to.
Music & Audio (12)
Listening, metadata, samples, and radio.
Film & TV (10)
Discovery, reviews, and reliable cataloging for screen culture.
Games (11)
Game reference, practical guides, and places that reduce friction.
Science & Nature (12)
Public science, field guides, and planetary context.
History & Archives (13)
Scanned records, historic maps, and usable archives.
Food & Home (11)
Recipes, home reference, and domestic competence without fluff.
Health & Body (12)
Medical information and practical health reference.
Money & Work (11)
Career planning, public filings, and financial basics.
Travel & Places (11)
Trip planning, transit, and the public web of going somewhere.
Technology & Code (16)
Documentation, developer tools, and practical security.
Oddities (12)
The delightful edge of the useful web.