Telegraph.co.uk: The 101 most useful websites

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/03/30/sv_101websites.xml
"There are tens of millions of sites to visit. Not forgetting telegraph.co.uk, here are the only ones you actually need. Compiled by David Baker"

Vector Magic: The online tool for precision vectorization

http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/
"This site traces bitmap images, turning them into beautiful vector art. Just upload your image and we will convert it for you."