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* * * 2005 Sites of the month * * *

December: Here are three Christmas sites, all very different. The first is just for fun, and it's infuriating! The second is for the more literary among you - a site which lets you hear a poem being read by its writer (plus much else), including such luminaries as Tennyson and Browning. Finally a site to let you know where the cheapest petrol is being sold locally just by putting in your postcode (you have to register to get the information).
November: Several price comparison sites for books, DVDs , CDs and videos.
October: Have you been snared by the 'sudoku' craze? Here's a site to help you when you get stuck.
September: Some useful " admin" sites: Click here for the national Government site, here for the County Council, here for the District, and here for the Town.
August: An excellent search engine for finding the cheapest flights anywhere.
July: A range of marvellous optical illusions, puzzles, quizzes, etc.
June: A site of particular relevance to those of us in the 'third age' is this one maintained by Age Concern. It contains reminiscences of life throughout the 20th Century, and it is set up so that we can contribute our own memories.
May: Way back in February, 2003, our site of the month was a "people's encyclopaedia" (q.v.). It was just like any other encyclopaedia, except that anyone could create an entry or modify an existing one. That idea has now broadened to include a "people's news agency". Now you can also be your own news journalist.
April: The experts say that this site is " ... turning into a huge global resource." For starters it contains more than 3.5 million photographs. See what you make of it.
March: The site this month is a superb resource - a set of free online tutorials run by Bristol University. There is also an incredible number of fascinating links, including one to the Web Public Library! However, the main link may be found here.
February: Last month you got 100 sites for your money, and again it hasn't been possible to limit this months 'worthwhile' site to only one. There is so much going on in local and national government that I've felt bound to publish seven key sites which will keep you both intrigued and informed ...
January: a site to end all sites! One hundred links taking you to significant pages dealing with art, education, health, news and many, many more.


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