go.tagjag.com – What drink do you enjoy first thing in the morning? Is it coffee? Is it something else caffeinated? Join the club. Well, it’s not an official club or anything – just that there are millions of us who love the wake-up juice. www.facebook.com twitter.com I recently learned about an easier way to make “French Press” coffee without the French Press. chris.pirillo.com How do you make your coffee?

www.chow.com Arno Holschuh, barista at Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco, discusses the big and the little the surface area of the bean, the thousand small cuts that will kill your espresso, and why Starbucks is not so bad. Video by CHOW.com

Wired.com takes a look at the Clover, an 000 coffee machine hand-built by a team of Stanford engineers.

www.chow.com Clean, hot water; freshly ground beans; and a proper drip filter (we like the porcelain ones from Sweet Maria’s, but many types are available) Good drip coffee is an attainable goal. Video by CHOW.com.