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You will find here variety of links with some commentary that I've gathered from various sources such as newspapers, books, TV, radio, magazines (e.g. ComputerActive, WebActive & WebUser my favourites), Internet and, of course, real-life news from my sources. |
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General News and Interesting Links |
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3rd Jul 08 Celebration of a Half a Year just passed in Korcula was an extraordinary event. With gymnasts from all over the Europe, locals and some ship crews, band and DJ, plenty of food and drink, celebration lasted till the early morning hours. Check a few photos at Korcula.net website. Photos 1 link and Photos 2 link and Photos 3 link. |
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1st Jul 08 ViewMy.tv streams video from broadcasters as far as Argentina and Japan, so you can catch up on the latest South American soaps or Oriental pop music. The actual streaming is sometimes patchy though. |
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28th Jun 08 Italy Abroad - For lovers of Italian cuisine and wine stuck at home in Britain, Italyabroad.com is a worth a visit. Set up by two Italians living in the UK, who are clearly passionate about their food and drink, the site sources Italian favourites such as olive oil, artichokes and wine from Italian artisans. They are passionate about Italian food and wine and would like to offer you the best possible eating experience. Importing only food and wine made by small producers they ensure they bring you the best, the healthiest and the most authentic Italian food and wine. |
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26th Jun 08 Home improvements can help you turn your home into a nicer place to live and increase its value in the long term. So whether you are building a conservatory, converting your loft, making the place more energy efficient, or just giving it a lick of paint, this site is here to guide you through the process with useful information and key things to remember. |
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25th Jun 08 Frixo is a free service aimed at giving you up-to-date traffic news and information. Frixo specialises in traffic news and reports making it easy to use whether you're about to make a journey or out and about using their wireless service. |
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24th Jun 08 YouTube call to young scientists - The University of Cambridge is challenging budding scientists to create a two-minute video for YouTube to prove that computer science isn't boring. The winners of the competition could win an Asus Eee PC and a trip to Google's new engineering plant in Zurich, visited by Web User earlier this year. Organisers of the competition have set the challenge to try and ignite interest in computer science, which is seen by some as the preserve of 'nerds' and 'geeks'. Watch the video of Web User's visit to Google's engineering plant in Zurich. |
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20th Jun 08 Euro 2008 - UEFA has done a brilliant job in making available online everything you need to know about this summer's Euro 2008 tournament in Austria and Switzerland. There are profiles of the 16 teams, comprehensive information about the host nations and venues, and fixtures lists. There are also plenty of high-quality videos and photo galleries to feast your eyes on, and the chance to win prizes ranging from jerseys to match tickets in the content-packed FanZone. Best of all, you can watch matches live via pay-per-view and catch up with highlights from this and past tournaments in the Replay area. |
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18th Jun 08 Grou.ps is a platform for social groups to get together. Use it for any purpose. Choose your template and pick all the modules that you want (wiki, blogs, photos, links etc) and get your group web site without waiting. No branding, it’s free! Plus it's integrated with 3rd party services such as Flickr and YouTube. |
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17th Jun 08 Ryanair - Tasked with upgrading its website recently, Ryanair did what the budget airline does best – generate controversy. After going offline for an entire weekend to carry out essential maintenance, the site returned looking even brighter and brasher than before. Sticking with a four-column format, the new design is a little less cluttered but with some added features on the homepage. These include the handy Bargains application, which you can download to receive live updates on flight discounts on up to five selected routes. |
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15th Jun 08 Jooce - This site is a must for the 500 million people who access the web from internet cafés, but miss the customisability of a home PC. The site bundles all your chat and email accounts into one easy-to-use virtual desktop. You can upload files, videos, photos, music and access it all from any computer whether you’re trekking through South America or sat in a cyber-café in Warsaw. |
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Music News and Useful Links |
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Not sure what the name of a song is? Use your computer keyboard to tap the rhythm of the song. SongTapper.com will help you find the name of the song. Its fun, its easy, and thousands of daily visitors find it very helpful. All you have to do is tap the song rhythm and SongTapper does the rest. After tapping is complete you will see a list of matching songs. If yjey can't identify your song, you can teach their system by entering the song name. Premier Promotions specialise in Event Management as well as marketing, promoting and introducing venues, tribute artists, cabaret acts and disco's. They are the 'introducing party' for tributes or disco's for your venue, or venue's for your event. MTV UK has relaunched its main website as an all-purpose entertainment portal with a host of great content to enjoy. Virtual Festivals - This is an extremely informative site, covering everything you need to know about European festivals. Learn to play the drums with Blur - Budding musicians can learn how to play their favourite songs from the artists who wrote or performed them with the launch of a new video music service. Chordie is the ultimate source for finding the free guitar chords you are looking for. Search the lyrics for nearly 12,000 artists. It is also search engine for finding guitar chords and guitar tabs. |
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