In no particular order, here are ten you should check out -- sites recommended by web-savvy users as well as a couple of my personal faves.

Crave something? Tell what it is and this app will deliver beautiful images and food and drink recipes curated from foodie blogs such as TasteFood, Kitchen Culinaire, and Fresh365. For instance, input “mushrooms” and Gojee will feed you 100 full-screen photos to tantalize you to get recipes for dishes with titles like “Linguine with Morels, Asparagus and Peas” and “Rosemary or Wild Mushroom Stroganoff.” You can sign in using Facebook, a Google account, or only with an e-mail address.

A genius buddy of mine who works as a senior user experience designer for a logistics software company likes to visit to study the optimal gambling strategy of casino card games based on empirical evidence.