[Philip Plisson http://www.plisson.com/]

Web Sites - useful links

CONTENTS
 Art
 Bookstores & Publishers
 Business
 Career
 Children
 Computing
 Education  Open University, flying schools, programming tutorials etc
 Entertainment
 Free ISP Web Access
 Free on-line web space
 Free on-line e-mail
 General Interestmisc links, education, UK telephone directory, health, geneology, greetings cards
 Government government, met office, dti, monarchy
 Health
 Link Sites
 Magazines
 Millenium bug (Y2K)
 Modems  how to configure and fix them
 Money/Finance
 Museums
 Papers
 Proxy servers some ISPs provide proxies for their members
 Science museums and art
 Spiders on the webrobots, web page names, titles and meta-tags searched to find that elusive page.
 Travel general, specialist holidays, accomodation
 Weather
 Web authoring

Free ISP Access to the Web go to top

FreeUK   http://www.freeuk.com/Technical support 50p per minute.  Unlimitted access, 25Mb web space unlimitted e-mail addresses, 24hr technical support.
Freeserve  http://www.freeserve.net/CD from Dixons, PCWorld,
Virgin Net  http://www.virgin.net/
X-stream  http://www.x-stream.com/free e-mail technical support, e-mail, 20Mb web space
Free-Online http://www.free-online.net/ 5x  POP3 mailboxes, unlimited web space.  Support 49p/39p per minute
Tesco  http://www.tesco.net/
Line one  http://www.lineone.net/
Toys-R-Us  http://www.toysrus.co.uk/
Arsenal  http://www.arsenal.co.uk/a good site for football fans
Freenet http://www.freenet.co.uk/unlimmitted POP3 e-mail boxws 15Mb web space support £1/minute
Connect Free http://www.connectfree.co.uk/ unlimited POP3 e-mail names, unlimited web space support £1/min
Callnet  http://www.callnet.com/1x POP3 name, 5Mb web space, e-mail support only after setup.
in2home  http://www.in2home.net/free web space. unlimitted e-maill addresses, local call rates.
EggonLine  http://www.egg.comPrudential banking arm 10mb web space 5 e-mail addresses unlimitted access

Free On-line Web Sites go to top

Tripod  http://www.tripod.com/Free 12Mb web space and on-line web page building tools.
Lycos  http://www.lycos.co.uk/free 12Mb web space, web building tools and e-mail
Acme City  http://www.acmecity.com/20Mb web space
Geocities free web services  http://geocities.com/
PCPlus  http://www.pcplus.co.uk/allows up to 50Mb of web space

On-line E-mail providers go to top

Lycos  http://www.lycos.co.uk/unlimited e-mail
Hotmail free e-mail service  http://hotmail.com/
PostMaster   http://www.postmaster.co.ukUK based e-mail service provider
England  http://www.email.england .com linked to the official City of London tourist web site.

Proxy Servers for members go to top

Freeserve  http//www-cache.freeserve.net/Port 8080
BT Internet  http://wwwcache.btinternet.com/
Proxys-4-All http://www.bikkel.com/~proxy/public proxy servers.

On-Line Services go to top

AOL   http://www.aol.co.uk/
CompuServe  http://www.compuserve.co.uk/
LineOne  http://www.lineone.net/

Science/Museums/Art  go to top

Science:
NASA  http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/PhotoGalleryfor a tour of the planets
NASA  http://www.nasa.gov/
Virtual Tour of the Sun http://www.astro.uva.nl/michielb/od95/all about it.
BBC Education  http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/
Chemistry  http://www.chemsoc.org/
Exploratorium  http://www.exploratorium.edu/
How Stuff Works  http://www.howstuffworks.com/
New Scientist  http://www.newscientist.com/

LOUVRE MUSEUM (Paris) http://www.emf.net/louvre/for museum tours.
PREHISTORIC ART  http://dmf.culture.fr/culture/gvpda-en.htmfor French cave paintings
PALEONTOLOGY  http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/paleo.exhibit/paleo.htmlfor fossil information
NewScientist  http://www.newscientist.com/magazine
Museum  http://www.telenaut.com/gst/links to good sites

General Link Sites  go to top

Pointers to information about MUSIC http://www.music.indiana.edu/misc/music_resources.html
Astronomical Observatory Padua (Italy) http://www..pd.astro.it/kids.htmlplaces for kids to visit.
Excite UK Guide  http://uk.guide.excite.com/uk_home/
Bigfoot  http://www.bigfoot.com/
Discovery  http://www.discovery.com/
Dictionaries  http://www.bucknell.edu/~rbeard/diction1.html#Specialfor all kinds of dictionary
WebWorld  http://www.webworld.co.uk/web/browseww.htmldirectory of sites.
Weekly Cool Sites  http://www.teleport.com/~cooler/coolest/cool-library.htmllinks to numerous sites
Farmer's Almanac   http://www.nj.com/weather
Do-It-Yourself  http://www.doityourself.com/
Garden Guides  http://www.gardenguides.com/
UK telephone directory   http://www.bt.com/phonenetuk/
 

Children  go to top

Yahooligans  http://www.yahooligans.com/
Cochran site  http://db.cochran.com/li_toc:theoPage.db
Museum  http://www.telenaut.com/gst/links to good sites
Michelle Rosenburg's   http://www.michellerosenberg.com/clothing.

Government  go to top

British Government  http://www.open.gov.uk/
British Monarchy  http://www.royal.gov.uk/
The White House  http://www.whitehouse.gov
The Met Office  http://www.meto.gov.uk/
UK government site www.bug2000.co.uk/
Department of Trade and Industry (dti) information service http://www.dti.gov.uk/ir/nmw/

General Interest go to top

Education
Open University  http://www.open.ac.uk/prospectus
Open University http://oubs.open.ac.ukbusiness school
East Midlands Flying School  http://www.eastmidlandsflyingschool.freeserve.co.ukfixed wing, Donnington
Leicestershire Aero Club Ltd.  http://www.lac.uk0.net/intro.htmfixed wing
Truman Aviation Ltd. http://www.nottinghamairport.co.uk/index.htmlNottingham Airport fixed wing and rotary Donair Flying Club http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/dmc/dfc.htmlfixed wing Donnington Airport
Central Helocopters http://www.central-helicopters.co.uk/at Nottingham Airport
Heli Air  http://www.members.aol.com/helairNottingham Airport
Programming Tutorials http://www.programmingtutorials.com/Java, Java script, C, C++, HTML, VBasic etc.

Career
Top jobs on the Net http://www.topjobs.co.uk/
Monster job search  http://www.monster.co.uk/
Change jobs UK  http://www.change jobs.co.uk/
City jobs  http://www.cityjobs.com
City jobs  http://www.cityjobs.co.uk/
Times Educational Supplement http://www.tes.co.uk/

Geneology
Trace your family tree:
 http://www.geneology.com/
 http://www.ancestry.com/
 http://www.geneologytoday.com/
 http://www.familysearch.com/
 http://ancestorhunt.com

Egyptology  http://www.kv5.com/intro.htmlValley of the Kings
Dead Sea Scrolls  http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html
Welsh Highland Railway Project  http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/preservation society

On-line cards:
Yellow Submarine  http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ma5mjf/ys/electronic greetings cards
Electronic postcards  http://www.zen.co.uk/home/page/nchadd/post.htmNorth Chadderton School
Electronic cards  http://www.e-cards.com/
Blue Mountain  http://www.bluemountain.com/a card fir every occasion

Weather:
Met Office Weather   http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec3/
Very useful WEATHER page  http://www.maalla.demon.co.uk/UK-weather/
BBC Weather Centre on line   http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Mining Company  http://www.miningco.com/

Health:
Stress Management  http://www.stressweb.com/
Skin Cancer  http://www.nedermatology.com/skincancer/
Tina Cooke  http://www.CAIB.co.ukCancer Alternative Information Bureau prevention and control
Excite search engine http://www.excite.co.uk/health/
Nutrition  http://www.nutrition.org.uk/
Allergy  http://www.allergy.co.uk/allergy.html
Yahoo Health  http://www.yahoo.co.uk/Health/
Symptons  http://anatomy.adam.com/peds/symptons.html
Be Well  http://www.bewell.com/guide to good health
Doctor Patient Partnership  http://www.doctorpatient.org.ukhealth guide
British medical Associationhttp://www.bma.org.uk
Specsavers Opticians http://www.specsavers.com/eyecare advice and health
HSA Healthcare  http://www.hsahealthcare.org/health insurance

Music  http://www.einet.net/
New South Polar Times  http://205.174.118.245/nspt/newsletter by staff on site
Survival guide for potential, man-made disasters including Y2K  www.survival-center.com/
Talk City  http://www.talkcity.com/
Whats On  http://www.aloud.com/find out what's on and book on-line
Garden Guides  http://www.gardenguides.com/
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Travel  go to top

General:
City guides  http://www.timeout.co.uk:81/
UK Travel sites http://www.travigator.com/england.htm
National Express  http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/
World travel  http://www.dreamscape.com/frankvad/world.travel.html
Irish Ferries  http://www.irishferries.ie/
Ireland  http://ireland.travel.ie/
A2BTravel  http://www.a2btravel.com/designed to rplace travel agents.
Bargain Holidays  http://www.bargainholidays.com/
Travel Guides  http://www.travel-guides.com/
Visit Britain  http://www.visitbritain.com/
Virgin Trains  http://www.virgintrains,co.uk
 

Travel agents:
Co-op Travelcare  http://www.co-op-travelcare.co.uk
Solo's holidays for singles http://www.solosholidays.co.uk/
 

Accomodation:    go to top
The Great British B&B   http://www.kgp-publishing.co.uk/
B&B Nationwide  http://www.bbnationwide.co.uk/
B&B MYGUEST http://www.beduk.co.uk/
B&B UK http://www.visitus.co.uk/
Crowne Plaza  http://www.crownplaza.com/
Hotel guide & booking service http://www.hotelworld.com/
Holiday Inn  http://www.holiday-inn.com/
Holiday Inn Express  http://www.hiexpress.com/
Index of Hotels  http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/ukindex.html
Travelodge  http://www.travelodge.co.uk/
Menzies Hotels http://www.menzies-hotels.co.uk/on-line booking
Heritage Hotels  http://www.heritage-hotels.com
Posthouse Hotels  http://www.posthouse-hotels.com

Flights:    go to top
Internet Travel Network http://www.itn.net/
Lufthansa Airlines http://www.lufthansa.com/
Travel Select http://www.travelselect.com/on-line booking
Airline Network http://www.airnet.co.uk/discount flights
British Airways http://www.british-airways.com/on-line booking
British Airways  http://www.go-fly.com/low cost flights
Cheap Flights  http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/
go-fly online booking http://www.go-fly.com/
Virgin  http://www.fly.virgin.com/
Flights of Fancy  http://www.concorde.co.uk/supersonic flights
Easy Jet  http://www.easyjet.com cut price flights challenging BA and other standard airlines,  on-line booking
Ryanair  http://www.ryanair.com/cut price flights, on-line booking

Entertainment  go to top

Cinema  http://www.mca.com/universal_pictures
Anglia TV  http://www.anglia.tv.co.uk/
BBC  http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/today/TV and radio programmes
BBC  hhtp://www.bbc.co.uk/map/A-Z of all BBC sites

BBC access to - Comedy Zone - RT Guides - Top Gear - The Travel Show  http://www. takeoff.beeb.com/
BBC Weather Centre on line   http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Formula 1 Racing  http://www.itv-f1.com/
SceneOne entertainment guide http://www.sceneone.co.uk/

videos:
BBCShop  http://www.bbcshop.com/BBC videos
DVDirect  http://www.dvdirect.co.uk/videos
Blackstar  http://www.blackstar.co.uk/
DVDplus   http://wwwdvdplus.co.uk/
Entertainment Express http://www.entexpress.com/
British Rock Symphony http://www.BritishRock.com/

Shows
SceneOne  http://www.sceneone.co.uk/a UK entertainment guide, reviews and ticket buying.
TicketMaster  http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ticket booking agency.
Tickets Online  http://www.tickets-online.co.uk/ticket booking agency.
London Breaks  http://www.londonbreaks.com/Tickets to show and hotel breaks
Royal Festival Hall http://www.sbc.org.uk/booking office
Solo  http://www.solo.uk.com/currently presenting Mike Oldfield
Theatre breaks  http://www.theatrebreaks.co.uk/top range of West End shows with hotel accomodation.
Luxury theatre breaks  http://www.uktickets.co.ukbest tickets available for all London shows
Jane McDonald in Concert  http://www.jane-mcdonald.com/

Magazines go to top

Electronic Newstand  http://www.enews.com/listing a whole range of magazines
Which?  http://www.which.net/
.Net Magazine  http://www.futurenet.com/net/http://www.netmag.co.uk/
New Scientist  http://www.newscientist.com/
Computer Shopper  http://www.compshopper.co.uk/
Computer arts  www.futurenet.co.uk/arts
Futurenet Publications .net - PC Answer - Internet.Works http://www.futurenet.com/
Internet.Works own page  www.iwks.com
MoneyWorld magazine  http://www.moneyworld.co.uk/
NewScientist  http://www.newscientist.com/
ZdNet  http://www.zdnet.com/intweekweekly magazine
Internet magazine http://www.internet-magazine.com/
Net User magazine http://www.paragon.co.uk/netuser/
PC Plus magazine  http://www.pcplus.co.uk
Electronic NewsStand http://www.enews.com/
Investors Chronical   http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk

Book Stores & Publishers go to top

 Acses  http://www.acses.com/compares book prices across
 Amazon  http://www.amazon.co.uk/now set up a UK site.
 Barnes & Noblehttp://.www.barnsandnoble.com/major Americam bookshop, competing with Amazon.
 BookFinder  http://www.bookfinder.com/meta search of other booksites to identify who sells at what price.
 Bookpages computer books  http://www.bookpages.co.uk/
 Computer manuals http://computer-manuals.co.uk/
 The Book People  http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/limited but large discounts.
 Net Megastore  http://www.net-megastore.co.uk/
 Bloomsbury  http://www.bloomsbury.com/
 Harper Collins  http://www.fireandwater.com/bookselling site.
 Heffers of Cambridge  http://www.heffers.co.uk/
 Online originals http://www.onlineoriginals.com/
 Penguin  http://www.penguin.co.uk/
 The Internet Bookshop http://www.bookshop.co.uk/a UK on-line bookshop.
 Waterstones  http://www.waterstones.co.uk/
 MacMillan library  http://www.mcp.com/personal/book on-line loans, fully searchable books.
 Alphabet Street  http://www.alphabetstreet.com/also sells music
 Blackwell's  http://www.bookshop-blackwell.co.uk/
 BOL   http://www.bol.com/new British on-line bookstore offering up to 40% discounts 4,000,000 titles

Papers  go to top

New York Times  http://www.nytimes.com/
The Times  http://www.the-times.co.uk/(free registry)
CNN  http:/www.cnn.com/
The Guardian  http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Reuters  http://www.reuters.com/
Press Awards  http://www.pa.press.net/on line news
Newslink  http://www.newslink.org/news.html
Times Educational Supplement  http://www.tes.co.uk/
Leicester Mercury  http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/
The Telegraph  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/electronic newspaper (free registry)

Business  go to top

Birstall Garden Centre (Leicester) http://www.birstall.co.uk/comprehensive shopping site with video.
BritNet  http://www.britnet.co.uk/
Find  http://www.find.co.uk/company directory and financial sources.
Business Network  http://www.bnci.com/resource.html#referenceonline resource page.
Supermarkets

Online Shopping  go to top

 Computer storeslisted in computer hardware section.

Shopping Malls:
Best of British  http://www.thebestofbritish.com/
Buckingham Gate  http://www.buckinghamgate.com/a place to send the butler to pick up the shopping
QVC UK   http://www.qvcuk.com/
Shoppers Universe  http://www.shoppersuniverse.co.uk/

Supermarkets:
ASDA   http://www.asda.co.uk/
Co-op  http://www.co-op.co.uk/
Sainsbury  http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/
Somerfield   http://www.somerfield.co.uk/
Tesco   http://www.tesco.co.uk/also a free ISP access to Clubcard holders
Waitrose  http://www.waitrose.co.uk/

Shopping directories:
UK Shopping http://www.ukshopping.co.uk/
Shop Guide http://www.shopguide.co.uk/reviews and rates sites
Shops on the Net http://www.shopsonthenet.co.uk/powerful search engine to locate a product
Find It  http://www.findit.co.uk/

Food and Drink:
Whisky Shop   http://www.whiskyshop.com/
Drinks Direct  http://www.drinks-direct.co.uk/

Electrical:
Dixons  http://www.dixons.co.uk/
HED http://www.hed.co.uk/bargain prices
Unbeatable http://unbeatable.co.uk/
Value-Direct   http://www.value-direct.co.uk/
We Sell It   http://www.we-sell-it.co.uk/general catalogue

Insurance:
Car Quote  http://www.carquote.co.uk/selects a number of quotes
Eagle Star http://www.eaglestardirect.co.uk/on line quotes
Norwich Union http://www.norwich-union.co.uk/prodins.htmsome on-line quotes
Direct Line  http://www.directline.com

Classified Adverts:
Auto Trader  http://www.Autotrader.co.uk/
Exchange & Mart http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/
FindIt   http://www.findit.co.uk/
Loot http://www.loot.com/
LocalAds  http://www.localads.net/
Preloved   http://www.preloved.com/secondhand goods.
Dateline International http://www.dateline.co.uk/

Clothes:
Charles Tyrwhitt  http://www.ctshirts.co.uk/shirts
Designers Direct  http://www.designersdirect.com/American designer ranges, sells abroad
Deisel UK  http://www.diesel.co.uk/
Principles   http://www.principles.co.uk/
Fox & Chave  http://www.foxandchave.co.uk/ties
Jones Bootmaker  http://www.jonesbootmaker.com/shoes
Fade  http://www.fade-fashion.com/
Buttons Direct  http://www.buttonsdirect.com/as the name implies
Bras Direct   http://www.brasdirect.co.uk/as the name implies

Auction:
Auction Guide  http://www.auctionguide.com/guide to auction sites worldwide
The Auction Channel  http://www.theauctionchannel.com/live auctions.
QXL   http://www.qxl.com/
Thinkbid  http://www.thinkbid.com/
British Car Auctions http://www.bca-group.com/

Misc:
Buying a Car  http://www.autobytel.co.uknew/used cars, model comparison, test drive reports trade-in-prices
Last Minute  http://www.lastminute.com/a site for last minute presents, bookings to theatre, hotels
Africa Warehouse http://www.africawarehouse.co.uk/non profit making promotion of African culture
Shows and artists  see entertainment
Aloud   http://www.aloud.com/concert booking site.
Gardening Store  http://www.gardeningstore.com/Royal Horticulture Society books and plants.

Money/Finance  go to top

Barclays  http://www.barclays.com real-time account statements (covering last 6 weeks). Can use MS Money 98 or 99
First-e http://www.first-e.com savings account offering good interest rates.
Smile  http://www.smile.co.uk Current, savings and ISA accounts. Award for secure site
Nat West  http://www.natwest.com Allows multiple current accounts (up to 20) same rates if interest as high street branches
Egg  http://www.egg.comis a division of Prudential Banking plc. Savings account, loans, credit card, insurance and shopping
First Direct  http://www.firstdirect.co.ukon-line banking
Royal Bank of Scotland http://www.rbs.co.uk
The Bank Of England  http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/
MoneyWorld Magazine  http://www.moneyworld.co.uk/
Market Eye  http://www.market-eye.co.uk/financial tracking
Nigel Bourke  http://www.nigelbourke.co.uk/financial tracking
Yahoo finance  http://quote.yahoo.com/stock market
Nationwide banking http://www.nationwide.co.uk/
Northern Rock   http://www.northernrock.co.uk/
Virgin-Direct  http://www.virgin-direct.co.uk/
FT Quicken  http://www.quicken.co.uk/
Motley Fool UK  http://www.fool.co.uk/financial advice

savings and investment
b2 investmant  http://www.b2.com/ ISA
Johnsonfry  http://www.johnsonfry.co.uk
Save and Prosper  http://www.prosper.co.uk
Legal and General  http://www.LandG.com
Cheltenham & Gloucester  http://www.cheltglos.co.uk
Fidelity Investments  http://www.fidelity.co.uk
Scottish Widows  http://www.scottishwidows.co.uk
Royal and Sunalliance   http://www.rsa-investments.co.uk
Coventry Building Society  http://www.covbsoc.co.uk
Norwich Union  http://www.norwich-union.co.uk/isa
Mercury Asset Management   http://www.mam.com/income
Standard & Poor's Micropal http://www.Micropal.com/ standard for assessing returns on investments.

Search Engines  go to top

Yahoo  http://www.yahoo.com/
Lycos  http://www.lycos.com/
Excite  http://www.excite.com/
Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com/
AltaVista  http://www.altavista.digital.com/
WebCrawler  http://cuiwww.unige.ch/http://www.webcrawler.com/
Dejanews http://www.dejanews.com/
Goto  http://www.goto.com/eg. type in -holiday - for a list of sites to visit.
Find  http://www.find.co.uk/company directory and financial sources.
W3 searching  cuiwww.unige.ch/meta-index.html
UK Plus Daily Mail search engineers of reviewed sites http://www.ukplus.co.uk/
Ask Jeeves  http://www.askjeeves.com/
Google  http://www.google.com/

Web Spiders (Robots) go to top

Altavista  http://www.altavista.com/
Hotbot  http://www.hotbot.com/
Webcrawler  http://www.webcrawler.com/
Northern Light  http://www.northernlight.com/
Deja News  http://www.dejanews.com/

Computing  go to top

Microsoft  http://www.microsoft.com/
Demon  http://www.demon.net/
Netscape  http://home.netscape.com/
Gateway Computers http://www.gw2k.co.uk/
DyroWeb  http://www.dyroweb.com/web based training
S.u.S.E Linux 5.3 (Unix style operating system) http://www.suse.com

Modems
Modulation protocols http://www.modem.com/
Modem Help  http://www.modemhelp.com/

Computer Hardware:
PC World stores  http://www.pcworld.co.uk/
Tiny Computers  http://www.tiny.com/
Dan http://www.dan.co.uk/
Dell  http://www.dell.co.uk/
Gateway  http://www.gateway2000.co.uk/
Hewlett Packard http://www.hewlett-packard.com/uk/
Hewlett Packard  http://www.buy.hp.co.uk/on line computer sales
Mesh plc  http://www.meshplc.co.uk/
Technomatic for all peripherals http://www.technomatic.co.uk/
DABS Direct  http://www.dabs.co.uk/computer components
Insight UK  http://www.insight.com/uk/computer components
Toms Hardware Guide http://www.tomshardware.com/
Mr Driver  http://www.mrdriver.com/for the latest drivers for computer equipment
FOXdirect  http://www.foxdirect.com/OEM computer supplies.  Free delivery.
SMC Direct  http://www.smcdirect.co.uk/PC upgrade parts
hardware.pairnet.com Links to hardware news and reviews
infopad.eecs.berkeley.edu/CIC CPU information
www.56k.com News and information on KFlex, X2 and v.90 standard modems
www.anandtech.com Reviews of motherboards,processors etc.
www.atipa.com/InfoSheets/irqs.shtml Troubleshooting COM and IRQ requests
www.cd-info.com Compact disc developent and production technology
www.chipanalyst.com/q/ Microprocessor design resources
www.chipset.com Links to chipset web sites
www.cpu-central.com CPU specifications, information, and reviews
www.drivershq.com Links to hardware drivers
www.driverupdate.com Windows 95 and 3.1 hardware drivers
www.hardwarecentral.com Reviews, FAQs about most PC hardware components
www.irda.org Infrared technology standards
www.isdn.ocn.com ISDN information and FAQs
www.itu.ch International Telecommunications Union (Standards body for modems and telecommunications)
www.lemig.umontreal.ca/bios/bios_sg.htm BIOS survival guide
www.mrdriver.com Links to hardware drivers for many operating systems
www.pc-card.com PC Card and PCMCIA standards
www.pcengines.com/simms.htm Memory buyers guide
www.pcWebopedia.com PC technology encyclopaedia and search engine
www.storagereview.com Reviews and benchmarks of SCSI and ATA IDE hard drives
www.sysopt.com System optimisation and performance particularly motherboards
www.the-view.com Hardware reviews and news
www.tomshardware.com Reviews and analysis of motherboards, processors, video cards etc.
www.tweakit.com Reviews and performance comparisions of new hardware
www.twinight.org/chipdir/ Directory of chips, manufacturers, pinouts etc
www.usb.org USB specifications and information
www.vesa.org VESA standards
www.windrivers.com Hardware drivers for all versions of windows
www.winfiles.com/drivers Windows 95 hardware drivers

Networks
Network Computing Magazine http://www.networkcomputing.co.uk

Software:
Beyond.com  http://www.beyond.com/
Software Warehouse http://www.software-warehouse.co.uk/educational MS offers
Software savings  http://www.softwaresavings.co.uk/
Educational Software Company  http://www.educational.co.uk/

Home Networking:
Networking standards in the home will break away from traditional networking features.  New technology is aimed at complete integration of home appliances on a local network.  It is envisaged that all computers in a home will be able to share resources and communicate in the near future.  It will also be able to comunicate and control household apliances (TV, telephones, washers, cookers etc) as well as heating. Control of 25 appliances up to 500ft apart are envisaged as initial signalling standards.  Players include Advanced Power Components (APC using standard telephone sockets), Tut Systems (produced HomeRun plug-in boxes), Compaq,  Intel (Anypoint) and home networking kits are to be launched summer 1999 by Microsoft, who plan to make it part of Windows 2000)
Tut Systems  http://www.tutsys.com/
HomePage Networking http://www.homepna.org/

Millenium Bug (Y2K web sites) go to top

Survival guide  http://y2kchaos.com/
UK government site  www.bug2000.co.uk/
Discussion group  www.helptalk.com/y2k/index.html
Humour   www.y2klinks.com/y2kfun.htm

Web Page Authoring go to top

Graphics:
The Hood  http://www.northnet.com.au/~robrow/Paint Shop Pro guidance
The Paint Shop Pro Foundry  http://www.digital-foundry.com/
JASCs Digital Studio  http://www.jasc.com/studio.html
Paint Shop Pro tutorials  http://www.grafx-design.com/psp_tut.html
WDVL introduction to PSP5  http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/Graphics/Tools/PSP/
TeraLogic TextureMaker  http://www.s-direktnet.de/HomePages/tobias_reichert/

Builder.com  http://www.builder.com/resource for building a web site
Web Utilities  http://www.webutilities.com/
Programming Tutorials http://www.programmingtutorials.com/Java, Java script, C, C++, HTML, VBasic etc.
Gifs and Jpegs  Useful backgrounds and icons