Kristen R.

I think everyone starts with The Knot. It's huge, and everywhere. It's an ok source, but definitely not the best. The Look Book is fun to flip through, but go elsewhere for vendors.

In short, use it as a resource if you like, just not your ONLY resource.

Great site, I hired a wonderful steel drummer for a house party earlier this year. Simple, straight forward site. Price ranges, reviews, band info all available. Most of the vendors I requested quotes from replied (not so much on other sites). I'll use them again in future.

Google Drive is incredibly useful for sharing documents so you don't have multiple versions. It's easily accessible from anywhere, since it lives online, and sharing/collaboration are simple enough.

The spreadsheets aren't as robust as Excel. They're lacking in several simple concepts and it's a little clunky to use, by comparison. It needs work. But it's free and easy to collaborate one.

Word docs are pretty basic, but they get the job done.

Google Drive integrates easily with some other programs (Smartsheet for example) which is helpful. You can also open & save any email attachments to your Drive, which is helpful. Organization is pretty straightforward.

For home use or SMB that don't require a complete Microsoft Office set up this is the way to go. You may still require some Office products, they're more robust, but it could save time and money using these Drive tools.

All in all a good tool to add to your toolbox.

I enjoy Zappos. Tons of inventory to browse, simple enough site to navigate and easy checkout (I'm in the US). Veru happy with the service, products and timeliness of each of my orders.

I'm happy with Pandora. It's hard to complain about free entertainment that allows personalization. I stream Pandora at work and from my phone. Haven't had a connectivity problem. Sure, sometimes the playlist gets wacky, but it's free and I can always create a new station. No complaints here. Thanks for the great, free service!