| Communications | |
| SMS Messaging | |
| Genie | Free SMS after registering |
| Lycos free SMS | Send messages free to mobile phones. Use PC keyboard! |
| SMS to Germany | Send free SMS to mobile phones in Germany |
| SMS to Switzerland | Send free SMS messages to mobiles phones in Switzerland |
| Computers | |
| Remote | Free utility to use the computer from afar |
| Accessories | |
| Gadgets | ZD Net's gadgets. Desirable computer accessories. |
| Mouse Rugs | Mouse mats that look like little rugs |
| Manufacturers | |
| Dell | Dell Computers |
| My Dell | Specific information about my Dell |
| Networks | |
| Network Connection | How to wire a network connection |
| RJ45 wiring | How to wire up a network connector |
| Virus Protection | |
| PC-cillin | From Trend Micro. I tried it and it did not work! Try another one first. |
| Finance | |
| Accountants | |
| Quay Accounting | Accountants in Bournemouth |
| Advice | |
| Motley Fool | Financial advice online |
| Exchange Rates | |
| Sterling | Sterling Exchange rate. |
| Portals | |
| FT | Financial Times newspaper online |
| Software | |
| Sage | Popular financial packages for business |
| Fun and Nonsense | |
| Anagrams | |
| Generator1 | Solves, or generates anagrams. Try your friend's names. |
| Generator2 | Generates anagrams, but slower than 1 |
| Jokes | |
| Aveit | Another collection of jokes and videos. |
| Download videos | Download funny videos (some rude) |
| Humour Archive | A collection of all Internet jokes, some rude. |
| Humour Search | 10000 American jokes |
| Humour Zone | Millions of jokes, some funny, some rude. |
| Time Wasters | |
| Alan's World | List of Prestel web sites, great for wet afternoons. |
| Cool Robot | Cool Robot of the week |
| Googlisms | Type your name in, funny comments about it |
| Laff Works | Collection of funny stuff |
| Photoshop Contest | Daily photoshop contest |
| TV Cream | Download TV themes |
| Hobbies | |
| Boozing | |
| Badger Brewery | Tanglefoot and King and Barnes brews too. |
| Charles Wells | Charles Wells brewery: bombadier, eagle |
| Fullers | Fullers pubs |
| Monopoly pub crawl | Pub crawl visiting whole Monopoly board |
| Moorland | Brewer of Old Speckled Hen |
| pubs.com | London pubs A-Z |
| Wetherspoons | Needed updating last time I looked |
| Youngs | Youngs pubs |
| Cycling | |
| Tyre size guide | It's not simple to find the right size tyre for a bike. This explains. |
| DIY | |
| E-commend | Find a local recommended builder, plumber etc |
| FAQ | UK D-I-Y newsgroup FAQ |
| Good Homes | BBC decorating advice and shopping |
| IPPEC | Plastic plumbing |
| WD40 | Oil spray, also wd40 fan club! |
| Film | |
| DVD Shrink | Free software to convert DVDs to files |
| Genealogy | |
| 1901 Census | Online search of 1901 census. Pay for details. |
| Family search | Mormon genealogy information |
| Homebrewing | |
| Art of Brewing | Online order of homebrew items, Kingston, Surrey |
| Home Brew Shop | Homebrewing items. Online ordering. Lancashire. |
| How To Brew | Simple step by step instructions |
| Photography | |
| Canon S10 | Firmware upgrade for Canon S10 |
| Domps TDC-15 | Website of Domps little camera |
| Sailing | |
| North Herts & East Beds Sailing Club | Local sailing club |
| Skiing | |
| Arosa | Arosa ski resort, Switzerland |
| Internet | |
| BSS | Access work email |
| BSS Bugzilla | It's a work thing. |
| BSS Bugzilla (use this one) | It's a working thing |
| BSS email | Webmail link to BSS mail |
| Browsers | |
| T-Online WAP | WAP simulator |
| Wapalizer | Wapalizer - Mobile phone data in the corner of your PC screen. Only works for Microsoft Explorer. |
| Domain Names | |
| UKREG | Cheap domain name registration |
| whois | Look up who owns a particular domain name. |
| Hacking Protection | |
| Network ICE | Produce BlackICE, hacking protection software |
| Shields Up | Ensure that your PC is protected from Internet spies. Click on Shields Up links. |
| ISPs and Internet Ac | |
| Modem speed test | Shows the actual speed of your Internet connection. |
| ntl HiSpeed | High speed Internet access |
| Modems | |
| Cable modems | General site with information about cable modems. |
| Online apps | |
| Google Spreadsheets | Like Excel but online and from Google. |
| Passwords | |
| Online password generator | Generate passwords for Apache .htaccess files |
| Spam | |
| Spam Cop | Easy way to report spam. |
| Utilities | |
| rar | Utility for compressing and decompressing files |
| Viruses | |
| Virus Check | Free Online Virus Checker - Housecall |
| Virus Hoax Check | You've just received an email saying watch out for such and such a virus. Hoax? Check it here. |
| Web Hosts | |
| Addr | Host used by Round Table. |
| Cammail | Hosts antnet.net, based in Cambridge |
| Hot Chilli | Hosts welhamgreen.com |
| No-ip | Converts a dynamic IP address into a static one |
| Portland Communication | Free web hosting, including PHP4 and MySQL |
| Square Internet | Cheap Unix web hosting |
| Webnests | Their website includes a lot of information about what makes a good host. |
| Web Page Development | |
| CSS Validate | Validate your style sheets |
| Devhead | ZD net, web development articles, extensive |
| Flash demo 1 | One persons idea for how to use Flash |
| Flash demo 2 | Another person's idea for how to use Flash |
| HTML Validate | Validate your HTML |
| Internet Magazine | News and design information |
| w3.org | All about standard web design |
| WAP | Official WAP homepage |
| Webmonkey | A lot of information about web development |
| Jobs | |
| Career Care | Mostly Scotland but site so easy to use, must be worth a look |
| Contracting | Freelance Informer. Information for contractors. |
| Agents | |
| @MG | Mostly in Holland |
| Aaron Millar | |
| Abraxas | Local contract and perm work, search for "c" (no ") as does not understand c++ |
| Allegis | Allegis |
| ARM | Advanced Resource Managers, contract and perm jobs |
| Chamberlain Scott International | Show their jobs on Jobserve |
| Computer Futures | Agent, site also contains many tutorials. |
| iProfile | My profile created for a number of agencies (much detail!) |
| Oxygen Online | List of Agencies |
| Reed | Seem to have a lot of contract jobs. |
| Review | Lot of sw jobs |
| Web Net | Another agency |
| Limited Companies | |
| Companies House | Limited company name check |
| Portals | |
| Go Job Site | Jobs portal |
| Job Channel | Online and Interactive TV jobs |
| Jobserve | Many jobs in all categories |
| Monster | List jobs provided by agencies |
| Planet Recruit | Noticeboard for many agencies. |
| Total Jobs | List of jobs from agencies |
| ZD Net Jobs | Lookup location for agencies |
| Microprocessors | |
| Microcontrollers | |
| 68HC11 info. | Motorola 8 bit microcontroller |
| Miscellaneous | |
| General | |
| Coin sorters | Picture of a mechanical coin sorter |
| Eating Insects | What can I say about this. |
| Flies | It really flies. Don't try this at home children. |
| St. Albans Round Table | Of which I am a member. |
| Music | |
| Bands | |
| Muse | Muse. The Band. On Taste Records Ltd. |
| The Cure | The Cure. The Band. The official website. |
| Instruments | |
| Tin Whistles | Chiff.Fipple "the poststructural tinwhistle internet community"! |
| Podcasts | |
| podcast.net | Directory of podcasts |
| Radio | |
| LBC | LBC London radio, online broadcast. |
| xfm | XFM Radio, alternative music |
| Samples | |
| McSleazy | Mixes |
| News | |
| Newspapers | |
| Guardian | "The UK's most popular newspaper website" |
| Independent | Independent newspaper |
| Internet Public Library | Site containing links to thousands of newspaper sites |
| Mirror | Daily Mirror |
| Star | Trashy newspaper |
| Telegraph | Daily telegraph, online. |
| Technical | |
| Yahoo Technical | Yahoo UK, Technical news |
| World | |
| BBC | BBC News, updated every minute |
| CNN Europe | CNN general news, Europe based. |
| NewsNow | Breaking news, updated every 5 mins |
| Sky | News from the satellite company |
| Yahoo UK | Yahoo UK, general news |
| People | |
| Blogs | |
| Ant's Blog | Just a place to experience blogging |
| Contacts | |
| Friends reunited | Find an old school friend - but pay to email them |
| Friends Collegues | |
| Bill | Bill travels and drinks beer at the same time. |
| Christian Wessalowski Drehpunkt | wesa |
| Kevin and Julia Orchard | Friends in Switzerland |
| Phonebooks | |
| IDC | International Dialing Codes |
| People Finder | Find someone given their name. Not only UK. |
| Phone locator | Find area from STD telephone dialing code |
| Phonebook | Online phone book, not only BT numbers |
| Postcode Finder | Find an address from a postcode, or vice versa - Royal Mail site |
| Property | |
| Agents | |
| Portals | |
| Propertyworld | Property World |
| Search | |
| Dictionaries | |
| Bartleby.com | Massive site, references, encyclopedias, biographies etc etc |
| German | Online German dictionary |
| One Look | Good multiple dictionary lookup |
| Phrase Finder | Meanings and origins of well known phrases |
| Directory | |
| Faves | Similar to this Links. Share with others. (was bluedot) |
| Internet | |
| Altavista | UK search - good for finding graphics |
| Copernic | Searches Yahoo, altavista etc all at the same time. Brilliant. |
| Excite | Exite search engine and portal |
| Lycos | Lycos search |
| Search Find | Categorised lists of websites |
| Watch search | Can't think of what to search for? Watch what other people are searching for! |
| Watch search 2 | Can't think of what to search for? Watch what other people are searching for! |
| Yahoo UK | Needs no explanation. |
| Shopping | |
| Cars | |
| Kwik Fit | Tyres, brakes, suspension |
| Computers | |
| itrefurb | Cheap second hand computers (?15!) |
| Online | |
| Amazon UK | Books. I ordered two paperbacks on-line and had them in my hands in less than 24 hours. |
| Anything Left-handed | Scissors, pens, mugs, knifes, keyboards, boomerangs and more for left handed people. |
| Car Insurance | Institute of Advanced Motorists, link page to online car insurance companies. Fill in all your detai |
| CD Direct | Order software online from this UK company. |
| Computer Manuals | Order computer books online from this UK company. |
| DreamTech | Sell cloned babies. |
| ebuyer | Computer components and accessories |
| Fox DIY | Online British DIY shop |
| Greenweld | Electronic components and junk |
| Halfords | Car accessories |
| IMVS | Music online. |
| Innovations | Wacky stuff. |
| Kamera Photo | Camera shop. Cheapest I found on the net for my camera. |
| Kelkoo | Compare prices of online and shops |
| Microworld | Order software online, arrives within a week. |
| Net Shop | Everything for networks. Not the most competent online supplier but I don't know a better one. |
| Postvan | Will deliver large items for fixed price. |
| QEDirect | TV, Video, Hifi, Gas and Electrical Appliances. We got our tumble dryer from QED; it was cheaper an |
| Screwfix | Everything from screws to baths, delivered next day. Ant recommended. |
| Shop Smart | Directory of online shopping in the UK. |
| Shoppers Universe | Online British shopping - all categories |
| Shopping UK | Database of on-line shopping in the UK. |
| SVP Communications | Order cheap blank CDs from Torquay |
| Tesco Online | Weekly groceries delivered. |
| Waterstones | Books. Tend to be expensive, check the others too. |
| WHSmiths Books | Good place to buy books on-line. (10% goes to charity.) |
| Wickes | DIY |
| Zoom | Online British shopping - all categories |
| Sailing | |
| Marine Store | Secure online chandler. I bought Laser cunningham from here. |
| Rooster Sailing | Sell Polilite rope. I used for main sheet for the Laser. Very quick delivery but not secure site. |
| Shopping Centres | |
| Bluewater | Over 330 shops and restaurants and three leisure villages, in Kent |
| Harlequin | The Harlequin shopping centre in Watford |
| White Goods | |
| Appliance Online | Fridges, freezers, cookers etc |
| Software | |
| ActiveX | |
| Microsoft ActiveX | Home page of Microsoft Active X |
| C/C++ | |
| Bjarne's page | Stroustrup's page, many links. |
| C++ Book (Annotations) | Clearly written C++ information from a Dutch university |
| C++ FAQ | C++ Frequently asked questions |
| const correctness | Good example of making code const |
| Coding Practices | |
| Hackers Dictionary | Dictionary of interesting software terms |
| How to write unmaintainable code | How not to write code |
| COM | |
| Microsoft COM | COM information |
| Design | |
| Design Patterns | Standard ways to code |
| MS Inductive UI design | Microsoft Inductive User Interface Guidelines |
| UML | Unified Modelling Language |
| General | |
| Ascii table | Every so often everyone needs an ascii table |
| Cetus | Links to extensive software knowledge |
| Peak Audio | Corba Net |
| Java | |
| Caffeine | Java benchmark tests |
| Javasoft | All things Java |
| NSI Com | Israeli JVM manufacturer |
| MySQL | |
| MySQL Homepage | The world's most popular open source database. |
| PHP | |
| PHP Official homepage | Official homepage. Download it, read about it, learn it. |
| PHP Zend | PHP info |
| wrox | Online PHP discussion / user group |
| Pocket PC | |
| Download embedded visual tools | Start developing embedded sw by downloading the tools for it. |
| Real time | |
| Wind River | Real time os |
| STL | |
| STL tour | Bjarne's tour of STL |
| STL tour | Bjarne's tour of STL |
| Windows | |
| Windows Update | Always run this after installing Windows |
| XML | |
| XML Parser for C++ | XML parser to incorporate in your own code. |
| Travel | |
| Book Online Travel | |
| Bargain Holidays | "Britain's No.1 independent online holiday store." |
| British Airways | Not cheap but quite good |
| EasyJet | Cheap if you're not fussy when you fly. |
| eBookers | Cheap flights |
| Expedia | Cheap flights |
| ski insurance | skiing insurance |
| Buying Cars | |
| Auto Express | Based on the magazine |
| Autotrader | Slow but extensive, based on the magazine |
| Car Ad | Online car search |
| Car World | Gleaming family cars |
| D J Dean | Car dealer in Ruislip |
| Exchange and Mart | All the cars from the magazine |
| Loot | Loot magazine |
| Driving | |
| Speed Traps | Interesting facts about speed traps. |
| Jouney Planners | |
| Herts Journey Planner | Plan your journey around Hertfordshire on the buses and trains |
| Railtrack | Trains. Plan your journey, times, route, cost. Now with WAP access. |
| Transport Direct | Free online journey planner |
| Maps and Places | |
| Multimap | Another map search. Enter postcode, address or even telephone number. |
| Streetmap | UK Map |
| This is Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire portal |
| News | |
| London Public Transport | London public transport news and delays |
| Official Stuff | |
| Hertfordshire Info | Hertfordshire County Council Website |
| Passport Office | UK Passport office - details of how to renew a passport |
| Places to Go | |
| Great Days Out in Beds and Herts | Places to go and stay, includes special events |
| Jubilee Bridge | First covered bridge across the Thames |
| Millennium Wheel Web Cam | Millennium Wheel, live web cam. |
| UCI cinema | UCI cinema eg Hatfield |
| Visit Britain | Official home of the British Tourist Authority |
| Welham Green | Welham Green's own website |
| Portals | |
| Travel Portal | Portal for all things travel |
| Pubs | |
| Good pub guide | Find a good pub online |
| Restaurants | |
| St Albans | Restaurant guide to St Albans |
| St Albans Night Life | |
| Toyota MR2 | |
| IMOC | International MR2 Owner's Club UK |
| Jap spare parts | online spare parts, catalogue & prices |
| Manual | Online repair manual (bad music) |
| MR2 Owners Club | UK based owners club - everything you need to know |
| Stereo Wiring | Manufacturer of converter leads from MR2 to ISO |
| Stereo Wiring | Ben found this site about stereo installation |
| Stereo Wiring | Another guide to installing radios in MR2s |
| Webcams | |
| Earth Cam | Directory of cameras all over the world |