Useful Links(The Daily Telegraph UK) |
| Martindale's 'The Reference Desk' www.martindalecenter.com Arts, business, science and technology, a dry though authoritative conglomeration of data from around the world. |
| How Stuff Works www.howstuffworks.com Encyclopaedia of the modern (and not so modern) world, with good illustrations and clear text. |
| Technorati www.technorati.com An intelligent, intuitive and inspiring way to read entries from some of the millions of blogs that dot the internet. You can browse by subject or area of interest, read the postings that are catching the world's attention and bookmark blogs that catch your attention. And if you want to join in... |
| Endgadget www.engadget.com A (digital) finger on the pulse of the technology world. All the newest developments, discoveries, gadgets and toys - before they hit the shops. |
| Uncyclopedia uncyclopedia.org Spoof Wikipedia-style encyclopaedia where nothing is true, but a good deal is very funny indeed. |
| Embarrassing problems www.embarrassingproblems.co.uk From bad breath and piles to cold sores and beyond, Dr Margaret Stearn dispenses invaluable advice. |
| Design My Room www.DesignMyRoom.com Provides the ability to redecorate your home in cyberspace. Choose colours, furniture, accessories and finishes and then publish the results online. |
| bubbl.us www.bubbl.us Organise your thoughts by creating mindmaps online and sharing them with others. |
| Cork'd www.corkd.com Discover more about wine by reviewing what you've enjoyed and receiving tips and suggestions from others. |
| Anonymouse www.anonymouse.org Surf the web without disclosing who or where you are. |
| Zoho www.zoho.com A suite of free business programs. From word processing and presentation software to tools for taking notes in meetings, planning projects and creating databases. |
| Backpack www.backpackit.com To-do lists, notes, ideas and calendar. Excellent for juggling projects and much more versatile than a ring folder. |
| DaFont www.dafont.com More than 7,500 free fonts (for Mac and PC),. |
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| Whatsonwhen www.whatsonwhen.com Events, attractions, openings and exhibitions from around the world. Enter a location and dates and the site will show listings. |
| Screenonline www.screenonline.org.uk The British Film Institute's definitive guide to the British film industry. Plots, features, statistics and news from the film world. |
| Live Plasma www.liveplasma.com Expand your music and movie tastes. Enter the name of a song, band, movie, actor or director you like and Live Plasma will return some pretty intelligent recommendations for further investigation. |
| Blinkx www.blinkx.com A clever way of searching for video clips on the internet - from uploaded episodes of your favourite soap to comedy home-video moments. |
| Lulu www.lulu.com Self-publishing made smart again. Write, design and then print your own books - though you'll still have to persuade others to buy them. |
| Wonder How To www.wonderhowto.com Two sites full of short videos showing you how to do almost anything, |