COMPUTERS & THE WEB
Online gaming
Shockwave
www.shockwave.com
Hundreds of high-quality multimedia games from the people who brought you www.atomfilms.com.
Miniclip
www.miniclip.com
Free games mostly based on pub games and puzzles.
Yahoo! Games
http://uk.games.yahoo.com
Play against an international line-up of online competitors – rarely fewer than 100,000 online at one time.
GameSpotter
http://gamespotter.com
Directory of online games.
Orisinal
www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal
The cutest games on the web.
Computer help
ProTonic
www.protonic.com
Describe your PC problem in the interactive question box, and ProTonics’ expert technicians will help you out for free. Brilliant idea, well executed.
Cyber Tech Help
www.cybertechhelp.com
Includes a busy and helpful online community.
Help-Site
http://help-site.com
Thousands of online computer manuals.
Software downloads
Download.com
www.download.com
Comprehensive source of free software, from time-wasters to anti-virus software. Includes a Pick of the Day and well-written reviews.
5 Star Shareware
www.5star-shareware.com
The UK’s top directory of shareware and freeware downloads, with pithy reviews and a free newsletter.
Tucows
www.tucows.com
More than 40,000 free downloads tested, rated and reviewed.
Weblogs
Blogger
www.blogger.com
Set up your own blog for free. Minor internet fame could be yours.
BlogShares
www.blogshares.com
Fantasy shares game, where value is based on listed blogs’ hits and links.
Moblog
www.moblog.co.uk
Instant photo-journalism and snap-happy “days in the life”.
Gaping Void
www.gapingvoid.com
Brilliant cartoons drawn on the back of business cards by Hugh Macleod.
BoingBoing
www.boingboing.net
Cooler-than-cool blog that calls itself “a directory of wonderful things”.
Chat & forums
ICQ
www.icq.com
Community, people-search and messaging service.
Ciao
www.ciao.co.uk
Real consumers share their opinions of products and services.
Just Chat
www.justchat.co.uk
Surprisingly grown-up site with chat rooms, email penpal service and more.
Google Groups
http://groups.google.com
Millions of discussions on all manner of topics.
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