DreamHost
The ultimate host. I began hosting here after being referred from Mike Davidson's Blog site. These guys are the ultimate host for the price... They are so great I have even dedicated a page to reasons why you should host with them. Click on the link to find out more about them and tell them "michael@andradenation.com" sent you.

Meebo
This is the all-in-one IM tool I use... very Web 2.0. A Web-enabled App that unifies all my IM accounts via one interface and allows me to place a widget throughout the Andrade Nation sites, including MySpace.
Give them a click and read up on them... if you have many IM accounts, give this a try.

Joomla
The ultimate CMS. Used to go by the name Mambo. Plug-ins, templates... it's all there. I used this CMS which you can get to via the Goodies link on my home page. I even skinned it to match my site with branding and all... I even branded the admin interface. Check out their site. The extensions they have cover most everything you might want out of a portal and CMS.

WordPress
This is the backend I use for my blog. Very streamlined and perfect for most any blog use. They have a good development and support community and the newest builds run smoothly. Templating is also a breeze and I was able to brand my blog to match the main Andrade Nation site.