| Link |
Description |
| 123-reg.co.uk |
These are my current favourite domain registrars. Main advantage over ukreg is that their DNS control is better, ie. you can create TXT records (needed for SPF) |
| Altavista |
One of my favourite search engines |
| BBC News (UK) |
Still the best News website around. Note: some browsers will not distinguish between this link and the one below; your preferred edition may be loaded instead of the specific one here. |
| BBC News (World) |
The World Edition of the BBC News website |
| Cellar Image of the Day |
This is an interesting 'blogging' site. Basically they put up some thought-provoking image every day and people from all over the world write comments about it. |
| Descent 3 Help |
This site provides detailed information on ships, weapons, and tactics for Descent 3 |
| Dilbert |
Visiting this site is a daily ritual for me. I have to admit that some of it just seems too familiar (or is it just me?) |
| Earth & Moon Viewer |
Satellite Imagery |
| Elite |
Ian Bell's Elite site. Until recently, this was the most absorbing game I've ever played (multiplayer Descent 3 just edges it off the top spot). Became hooked on it on the Acorn Electron, Elite on the Atari STFM and PC - and can still get lost in it now when I can find the time. |
| Freedom2Surf |
My ADSL provider |
| Garmin |
Garmin is a manufacturer of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices for marine, outdoor leisure, motoring and avionic applications. |
| Google |
Another popular search engine |
| Google Maps |
Is there anything that Google don't do well? |
| Grumbletext |
Have you received a text message on your phone claiming you've won a prize? - most of these are scams designed to get you to phone premium rate numbers. Grumbletext list all the latest ones and let you report new ones. |
| Guardian Unlimited |
In depth news reports. |
| Lycos |
Another popular search engine |
| Multimap |
UK and Worldwide mapping with aerial photo overlay. |
| Night Owl Creative |
Opulent exotic fabrics from India and the Far East. |
| Pearls Before Swine |
Another great site and my wife's favourite cartoon. There is a great book out too called 'BLTs Taste so Darn Good' - well worth a look. |
| Peter Millican |
My 2nd cousin Peter's home page. |
| RAC |
Motoring and route planning information for the UK and Europe |
| ShopAtHills |
This is an excellent place to buy television and video equipment on the internet; good prices and personal after-sales service. |
| SpeedTest |
Very good ADSL speed tester (does not seem to suffer bandwidth problems like some others) |
| Star Trek Shiporama |
Pictures and information on just about every Star Trek ship design. |
| Streetmap |
Street level mapping for the whole of the UK and good tools to convert between postcodes, lat/long coordinates, and OS GB Grid References. |
| The AA Routeplanner |
Reliable route planning throughout the UK |
| ThinkBroadband |
Guide to broadband internet services and products in the UK |
| UK Reg |
These are one of my favourite domain registrars. They are low-cost and include free services that many others charge extra for (ie. DNS control, email- and web-forwarding). If you need assistance, they always answer quickly and efficiently. They don't charge release fees if you decide to move a domain, but with service this good you won't want to (unless you're selling one!). |
