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Donate A PC		www.donateapc.org.uk   Rating: 4 Stars
Donate A PC review: Got old PC equipment which you no longer want? Most of the 'big' recycling companies will only listen if you have at least 20 PC's to get rid of. You probably just have that old monitor which is now cluttering the corner of your study. DonateAPC seeks to bring together donors and groups such as youth clubs who are after this sort of thing. PC equipment is full of manky stuff like lead, and to make from new costs energy and resources, so if you've got serviceable equipment please don't just throw it out. Advertise it here and someone will take it off your hands.
OandA		www.oanda.com   Rating: 4 Stars
OandA review: Simple and accurate currency conversion. Offers lots of other features as well, but the quick currency converter is right there on the front page. Been going (and used by us) for many years.

BBC News		news.bbc.co.uk   Rating: 5 Stars
BBC News review: Regularly updated headlines from the BBC. Includes an In Depth section, giving access to the history behind stories, and access to the BBC archives.
Sky News		www.sky.com/news   Rating: 4 Stars
Sky News review: Sky News website, including newspaper front pages, daily opinion poll, and plenty of tabloid-style news.
Pricerunner		www.pricerunner.co.uk   Rating: 5 Stars
Pricerunner review: This seems to be the best of the 'compare prices online' sites. It found us a fantastic TV at a huge discount on the recommended price. Links directly to the appropriate page on the retailers site. Also includes links to appropriate external reviews.
PC Pitstop		www.pcpitstop.com   Rating: 4 Stars
PC Pitstop review: Online PC configuration checking. Includes tools to analyse your PC remotely, fix problems, and make recommendations for improvements.
Expedia		www.expedia.co.uk   Rating: 5 Stars
Expedia review: In our view, Expedia provides the greatest range of flights, hotels, car hire, and other holidays of all the online travel centres. Even our obscure flight across the middle of Russia was accurately planned and booked. Very smart.
Helpful Holidays		www.helpfulholidays.com   Rating: 4 Stars
Helpful Holidays review: For cottages and houses throughout England's Westcountry. Helpful Holidays are friendly, reliable and will give you completely honest opinions of their accommodation. Browse online, or speak directly to one of their staff for a personal recommendation.
Amazon		www.amazon.co.uk   Rating: 5 Stars
Amazon review: For books Amazon are the undisputed leaders in online commerce, and now they're offering many other products as well. Their site is easy to navigate, books are quick to find, and delivery is prompt and absolutely reliable. Reviews are posted online by customers, and Amazon will even produce personal recommendations based on your previous purchases.
Scoot Cinema Finder		www.scoot.co.uk/cinemafinder/   Rating: 4 Stars
Scoot Cinema Finder review: Simple, speedy cinema and film finder. Provides film times, booking numbers and maps.
Streetmap		www.streetmap.co.uk   Rating: 4 Stars
Streetmap review: View maps by postcode, placename or grid reference throughout the UK. And all completely free. Great stuff. There are a few of these around now, but we find Streetmap the simplest to use.
Amazon - Music & Video		www.amazon.co.uk   Rating: 5 Stars
Amazon - Music & Video review: Amazon, leaders in online commerce, bring their reliability, prices and speed of service to the music industry. Includes reviews, track listings and samples.
123-Reg		www.123-reg.co.uk   Rating: 5 Stars
123-Reg review: For a long time Easily has been the best place to register domain names, but now we find ourselves using 123-Reg more frequently. They have an excellent registration and domain management process, and the domain prices are very low. They are also closely linked with the excellent Webfusion hosting company.
Boomtown		www.boomtown.net   Rating: 5 Stars
Boomtown review: Good-looking games review site with few of the annoying pop-up adverts which seem so prevalent on other sites. Free registration required for downloads.
Donate A PC		www.donateapc.org.uk   Rating: 4 Stars
Donate A PC review: Got old PC equipment which you no longer want? Most of the 'big' recycling companies will only listen if you have at least 20 PC's to get rid of. You probably just have that old monitor which is now cluttering the corner of your study. DonateAPC seeks to bring together donors and groups such as youth clubs who are after this sort of thing. PC equipment is full of manky stuff like lead, and to make from new costs energy and resources, so if you've got serviceable equipment please don't just throw it out. Advertise it here and someone will take it off your hands.
BBC News: On This Day		http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthi...   Rating: 5 Stars
BBC News: On This Day review: In typically slick BBC style, this site offers a different view of the BBC news archives, offering events that occurred on a particular day of the year. Includes video and 'contextual' information - e.g. how has the story developed since.
JobTrack		www.jobtrack.co.uk   Rating: 5 Stars
JobTrack review: Run by the same company as JobMagic, with the same jobs and the same search mechanism. Good, effective searching, which narrows down jobs to a reasonable degree. Critically, the search results also list the key information such as location and salary. Details pages offer substantial information about the jobs and links to the recruitment company, and to apply online.
Virgin Restaurant Finder		www.virgin.net/foodanddrink...   Rating: 4 Stars
Virgin Restaurant Finder review: Reviews provided by the Good Food Guide, and a special emphasis on pub food. Good country coverage. Site also include pub finder.
Electrotank Minigolf		www.electrotank.com   Rating: 4 Stars
Electrotank Minigolf review: Absorbing minigolf flash game. Requires Flash, downloadable from the site.
JobMagic		www.jobmagic.net   Rating: 5 Stars
JobMagic review: Run by the same company as JobTrack, with the same jobs and the same search mechanism. Still, at least its good, effective searching, which narrows down jobs to a reasonable degree. Critically, the search results also list the key information such as location and salary. Details pages offer substantial information about the jobs and links to the recruitment company, and to apply online.
Art Republic		www.artrepublic.com   Rating: 4 Stars
Art Republic review: Not only does this site provide a great variety of posters and prints for sale, but also lists current and forthcoming exhibitions in the UK and abroad. Includes options to search by subject, style, artist and even the dominant colours. Much used and appreciated by us.
Late Rooms		www.laterooms.co.uk   Rating: 4 Stars
Late Rooms review: Having given up with Lastminute.com, where we have spent many hours without ever successfully finding a holiday, we took a look at LateRooms. A revelation! A guide to discounted hotel rooms in the UK and abroad, from the very highest class, to more run-of-the-mill. You generally can't book online, but the prices are just a phonecall away.