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My top ten favourite websites
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Posted April 30, 2012 at 11:09PM
Hi all.
I had the idea today to post my 10 favourite sites, along with a brief reason why. These are the ones I visit most often. I'd be interested in comments, as well as suggestions for possible alternatives (along with reasons why), and if anyone has a list of their own. Well here goes, in no particular order:
1-www.google.co.uk
What can I say? google has become so comprehensive that the name itself has become a verb to many people. It can be a goldmine of information, just as long as you can ask the right questions
2-www.dilbert.com
A little light relief in the rat race of life
3-www.bbc.co.uk/news
There's a big wide world out there, and things are happening in it
4-www.pcadvisor.co.uk
When google flounders, you can always count on the talent here.
5-www.imdb.com
You just know that you've seen that guy somewhere else, but where?
6-www.dailymail.co.uk
It's good to get a different slant on the news than just aunties built in bias.
7-www.ebay.co.uk
For when you just have to have it, no matter how obscure it is.
8-www.halifax-online.co.uk
Online banking, lets me do just about anything I want to except download and print out my own banknotes!
9-www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/wallpaper
Every month without fail I get a new wallpaper picture of somewhere in these isles, along with this months calender.
10-www.moneysavingexpert.co.uk
If you want a good deal on just about anything (lets face it, who doesn't?) this is pretty much a no-brainer.
I've deliberately not made the links active. I'm not touting for trade for any of them, merely telling people about them. Hope people like them.
WTM
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 9:27AM
I agree with WTM about Martin Lewis's site. I got a flight to Australia through it for £360 return to Perth (usually that is well in excess of £600). So to me it was half price and I jumped at it.
I also use the BBC site and read quite a few newspapers independently.
Dilbert... What in heaven's name is that? I will have to have a look now, but if it is a stupid comedy type thing then it won't be for me. I prefer serious stuff.
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 11:28AM
WTM
I agree with some of your sites - Google, PCA, BBC and thanks for the OS one. I regularly use www.metoffice.gov.uk for the best and most detailed weather forecasts; www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook for statistics and info on countries;speedtest.net to check broadband speeds; for a bit of fun listening to old music on a Jukebox http//upchucky.com . I also have a site or two to do with school , military, old career etc. which are of interest only to myself. I do use wikipedia via Google quite a lot. Recently, following a link from a recent forum user I have added ship and aircraft tracking site like this one: Ship tracking
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 12:02PM
For a little life relief I just love Simons Cat
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 8:06PM
Here's my most visited sites www.google.co.uk - not just for search, the provide my email, documents, and general news hub
www.facebook.com - not terribly popular here I know, but I communicate with a lot of friends there, keep up with news of bands and artists I follow, and I maintain a page on Factory Records.
www.youtube.com - used for posting videos on above facebook page
www.bbc.co.uk/news along with www.guardian.co.uk - news obviously, plus sport
www.denofgeek.co.uk - movie and TV news from a geeky angle
www.stuckincustoms.com - blog by a photographer who's work I admire and aspire to emulate
www.fantasticfiction.co.uk - kind of an Internet Movie Database for books
www.amazon.co.uk - obvious really
www.theregister.co.uk - irreverent IT news
www.pcadvisor.co.uk - here
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 8:20PM
alan14 - fantasticfiction...just checked out Stanislaw Lem ...I did not realise he wrote Solaris - thanks for that great linkless link!
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 9:42PM
AitchBEE
I thought they'd all automatically become links, but maybe the site needs HTTP:// at the start before it turns addresses into links
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Posted May 8, 2012 at 9:49AM
I’m not gonna put them in order. My favourite websites are: YouTube, Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, facebook, twitter, flicker, bbc, imdb, pcadvisor
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Posted May 8, 2012 at 12:34PM
Again I will not put mine in any particular order. I got into the habit of watching Al Jazerra when I was overseas as the BBC 24 news never gave any UK News. Their web site is also pretty good.
I use a mix of Facebook and Messenger to keep in touch with friends around the world with a preference for messenger and hotmail.
My Internet banking is of course a must as it is hard to visit your branch from 5000 miles away.
Discogs which is a wondeful site for people interested in music and seeing the detail behind releases in various parts of the world. Yes the Japanese do get an average of 2-3 extra tracks on their Cd's compaired to us in the UK.
PCA Nice to keep in touch with other users.
eBay for getting rid of lots of stuff I don't need but thought I did at one time.
UKSaabWorkshop Great for help with problems keeping an older Saab on the road
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Posted May 11, 2012 at 8:01PM
ahoy there sailor John Bunyan aye aye captain Bunyan
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Posted May 11, 2012 at 8:08PM
finerty
Why the "Hello Sailor"? Only one site was for tracking ships etc. What are your favorite sites?
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