Wikitravel

We all know how quickly travel guide books go out of date - Wikitravel is an attempt to create an up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide by allowing fellow travelers to edit any page with more current information.

It has the look and feel of its older cousin, Wikipedia, but I haven't had time for an in depth search yet.

A smarter iPod?

From OpenCulture - 10 Ways to Make Your iPod a Better Learning Gadget - Be sure to check what generation your iPod is before trying to install some of these programs.

1. Put Wikipedia on Your Ipod - generations 1-4
2. Watch DVDs on Your iPod
3. Load YouTube Videos to Your iPod
4. Make Other Video Formats iPod-Ready
5. Convert MP3 files into One Big iPod Audiobook File
6. Create eBooks for the iPod
7. Record Web Audio and Move it To Your iPod
8. Get a Civic Education on Your Ipod - ten important documents in American history
9. Load Maps onto Your iPod
10. Study Foreign Languages, Take University Courses, and Listen to AudioBooks on Your iPod - a plug from OpenCulture