The big ol' list of links
Let's face it, you're only here for the links, so here they are:
News
The UK
| BBC News |
It's the BBC, they're the best, they're British and part of my daily (if not hourly) browse! |
| ITN Online |
It's ITV, they're not the best, but they've got Desmond... |
Newspapers
World
| BBC World News |
It's the BBC, they're still the best, even for the rest of the world! |
| CNN |
One of the most popular news networks from the USA |
| MSNBC |
MSNBC (MSNBC == Microsoft NBC, be scared...) |
| CBS |
Another American news network |
| Reuters |
Providing news coverage to the world |
| Daily News |
Yahoo!'s daily news sheet |
| My Yahoo! |
My Yahoo! is more than just news, but you can personalise it to your own taste |
IT
Physics
| PhysicsWeb |
The online home of the Institute of Physics |
| BIDS |
The bibliographic information database, containing information on most science papers published |
| New Scientist |
Science in layman's terms, often interesting articles which you might be able to understand! |
Information
Words 'n stuff
| Dictionary.com |
An online dictionary, great for looking up words as long as you can spell (it does have some ability to correct your mistakes) |
| Thesaurus.com |
No it's not a dinosaur, it's a place where you can look up words that mean similar things |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
It's the definitive dictionary, with other content too, such as the word for the day |
| Wordsmith Anagram Generator |
Neat little anagram generator, very quick to produce thousands of alternatives |
| Easy Peasey Anagrams |
Anagram generator which also does crossword puzzles and gives help with scrabble!! |
| The wordsmyth's crossword solver |
The best crossword solver on the 'net (that I've found!) |
Good News!
| Southampton Vineyard |
My Church. If you want some LoudFunkyGospelLifeChanging stuff, then come along! (I administer the website too!) |
Search Engines
| Google |
Very good search engine - I don't know anyone who uses anything else! |
| Ask Jeeves |
Jeeves is great at finding things, except where I work because the firewall makes it time out. |
| AltaVista |
Great for searching the web, particuarly for music / images |
| Yahoo! |
Not much to say really, it's Yahoo! An old classic, also has web hosting and e-mail etc |
| The Internet Archive |
This allows you to go back in time... look at the internet as it was - great for laughing at how it looked just a few short years ago, or if you find a link to something really useful is out of date... just go back in time to when it wasn't! |
Currencies, Money & Travel
Phone Numbers & Postcodes etc
| Yell |
The directory from the Yellow Pages - covers the WHOLE country! |
| ThomWeb |
Similar to the Yellow Pages, but from the Thompson Local |
| Scoot |
find a plumber in Scarborough or a Hotel in London (or what you're looking for!) |
| The BT Phonebook |
Cool, no more bulky paper stuff and more versatile! |
| 192.com |
Look people up by just more than their name... like the phone book but with more advanced search features! |
| The Royal Mail |
look up postcodes and find out about letter / parcel delivery and costing |
| Up My Street |
Check out what your (or any other) street in the UK is 'rated' as from it's postcode - very enlightening!! |
Weather
| The BBC |
5 day forecasts from the MET office |
| Yahoo! Weather |
Get weather details around the world (inluding the Ski report) |
Computers
| AVG Anti-Virus |
Free virus scanner that's pretty darned good - I highly recommend it |
| Sophos Anti-Virus |
Really good anti-virus software from the UK, also an interesting and informative website on the history and current trends in viruses |
| Zone Alarm |
A personal firewall so you can safely connect to the internet without anyone getting into your PC! |
| TightVNC |
This tool allows you to remotely control your PC via a separate client or even a webpage! Great for those with lots of PCs and not enough monitors (or who are simply lazy and can't be bothered to walk to the other side of the room...) even better for those with broadband. |
| PCGuide.com |
Nice site containing descriptions, histories and general useful information on pretty much everything to do with PCs. |
Programming
| IRT |
A knowledgebase for web designers and programmers |
| Javaside |
A great page for Javascript / Applets |
| DynamicDrive |
DHTML scripts for free download |
| TheCounter.Com |
Provides free web counters for websites! |
| Internet.com |
All the HTML info / news you'll ever need |
| VBXML.com |
Informative website about XML / XSL and how to do it from Visual Basic |
| PHP.net |
The official website of the internet technology 'php', great for learning to program in it |
| VisualBasic@About.com |
Handy online resource about VB programming, useful for everyone from the novice to the expert! |
| World Wide Web Consortium |
They set the standards on HTML, CSS, XML and a bunch of other stuff, it's like eating bricks made of muesli but it's the definitive answer on any subject and a handy resource! |
Broadband (ADSL)
| ADSLGuide |
Not sure what hardware / software / ISP to use? Answer it all here |
| Force 9 (part of plusnet) |
They provide my ADSL, they're cheap, efficent and if you sign up using this link - they'll give me money! |
| DynaDNS |
Once you've got yourself a broadband connection, use this handy (free) service to access your PC remotely |
Educational
| About.com |
A search engine but also a great store of information, educational and otherwise (physics stuff is great!) |
| HowStuffWorks.com |
The low-down on how practically anything works |
| AskJeeves Kids |
A fun and safe search engine for children, great for help with homework |
| W3 Schools |
A very informative site on how to write HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XSL... the list gets bigger all the time |
Online Entertainment
Shopping
Books
CDs
| Play247.com |
Not such a great range of music, but good prices |
| Amazon.co.uk |
Amazing choice of CDs, both from the UK and the US |
| CD-wow.com |
Really cheap chart and recent CDs |
DVD / VHS
| Play247.com |
DVD only, but very cheap, a wide selection and the option to purchase region 1 DVDs as well |
| Blackstar |
Very good for all DVDs / VHS, esp. older or more obscure ones |
| Amazon |
Amazon sell DVDs - their prices are quite variable and it's worth checking the other sites, but Amazon also do a rental service! |
Computers
| Novatech |
Not far from Southampton and usually a good price |
| Dabs Direct |
Good service, decent prices |
| Insight |
Another retailer (recommended by a friend) |
| Overclockers.co.uk |
Great for the ultimate in computing hardware |
| Scan |
Cheap prices, especially on their one day special offers |
| thinkgeek.com |
The perfect place to buy gifts for geeks, or in my case, I just buy stuff for me |
Food
| Waitrose |
Muchos ethical and more affordable than you think - and they deliver! |
| Iceland |
Home Delivery on Internet Orders over £40, I've used them a couple of times and I've been really impressed |
| Tesco |
Online shopping, recommended by friends |
| Marks & Spencer |
Best chicken tikka sandwiches in the world |
| Sainsburys |
Home Shopping and other stuff like a reciepe finder |
Clothes
| As Seen On Screen.com |
They sell more stuff than just clothes, but you can buy all sorts of things that look like the clothes people wear in movies - so you can finally get those Morpheous nose-clip sunglasses! |
| Marks & Spencer |
Clothes shopping online, but I must admit I've never bought any |
Random Stuff
| The Glow Company |
Pretty much anything you can think of that might glow is on offer as well as some stuff you'd never have thought had it in it! Friendly efficient service too! |
| Happy Puzzle |
Sells all sorts of interesting and educational games as well some stuff which is downright entertaining! |
Shameless Plugs
| Pamela Evans - author |
My mum's website, providing all sorts of useful information about her Christian books and teaching resources. |
| Get2Dom.com |
Dominic wants me to put lots of links to his website so when he 'ego surfs' he finds himself at the top of Google!! |
borngifted.co.uk
borngifted.com |
A chic baby products company run by a former colleague of mine, by having a link to her site, it improves it's popularity on search engines! |
Multimedia
| WinAmp |
Fantastic MP3 Player |
| DigitalBlasphemy |
Brilliant computer generated Windows backgrounds |
| mp3.com |
Music written by all sorts of people, variable quality |
| IFilm.com |
Masses of films to watch, if you've got a decent internet connection, watch a film or two (I recommend 'Computer Boy' - wonderful Matrix spoof) |
Miscellaneous Stuff
| The Babel Fish |
translate English, French, German, Italian and more |
| Sunsite.doc |
Sunsite has mirrors of every major ftp site in the world |
| SETI |
the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence |
| The Science Museum |
It's grrreat (well, I'm a Physicist, so it's in the blood) |
| CDDB |
CD Database - a database of every CD in existence |
| Internet Movie Database |
Practically every film ever released, with reviews, cast lists and pictures |
| Southampton Traffic Cameras |
The BBC provides traffic cams around Southampton (and probably other cities too) |
| Powerbulge |
Fantastic Acid Jazz band |
