Like any geek I do a lot of things online and find certain tasks easier to do on the computer and the Net than off. Take finding what’s on TV for example. Ever since the advent of cable printed TV guides are worthless. Whether you grab the free guide that comes with your newspaper or are still crazy enough to pay for a published TV Guide (like TV Guide, duh) finding what you’re looking for isn’t easy; let alone finding out which episode is on and what it’s about.

Even if your cable/satellite TV provider gives you an onscreen guide it’s a pain. You slowly navigate huge channel lists (some that you don’t get) and mash a ton of buttons on a crappy remote to try to see what’s playing then mash even more buttons to get a summary of the show you selected.

There’s got to be a better way, you say? Why yes, there is… enter the online TV guide. These online TV guides are free, have a wealth of information about all the channels you get and are laid out in that familiar grid listing you’re used to.

While there are many, many such online TV guides for you to try, I’m going to tell you a little about the Best Online TV Guide out there - ZAP2It.

Zap2It displays a 3 hour programming grid by default of the channels you get in your area. If the listing is incorrect, click the Change my area link on the site and you will be prompted for your zip code and a list of cable/sat providers for your area will show up for you to select.

The grid listing looks clean, the site is speedy and if you want to get an episode summary of any show or movie, just click on it. Middle clicking will get you a summary page that lists the show/movie, what it’s about and the times the show or future series episodes will air. You can also find a specific show or movie quickly by using their search feature.

ZAP2It loads fast, has all the information you’ll ever need to find something to watch and best yet, if you register (free) you can set ZAP2It to display an unheard of 6 hour channel grid, instead of 3. That’s more than any online TV guide you’ll find out there!

Simple, clean, informative and blazingly fast is why I use ZAP2It every day. What are you waiting for? Or do you use a different online guide or other method to find what you want to watch? Please share.