Links

Here are some links to my favourite websites

Computing

• Delphi Super Page - Delphi components etc.
• RX Component Library - Home page for a freeware set of Delphi components
• Delphi32 - Another Delphi programmers resource
• Delphi Deli - And another
• Jordan Russell's software page - Home to Toolbar97, a very nice Delphi toolbar and Inno Setup, a handy setup program generator
• The Register - News with a slightly cynical eye
• Richey's Delhi Box - Heaps of links to Delphi resources
• WinShoes - A free Delphi internet component collection

Daft things

• Bert is Evil - The truth about Sesame Street's favourite cuddly creature (closed at present)
• Darwin Awards - Find out how some very stupid people have managed to end their lives
• Tokyo toilets - What's hot and what's not in the world of Japanese toilets
• Star Wars action figures in action - SIlly stories involving Stars Wars figures
• The Onion - Silly news stories
• Half A Cow - Art or photos of half a cow? Make up your own mind
• Direct Debit - Apparently this is the official Direct Debit website, but I find that a bit hard to believe
• Fucked Company - Watch the Dot Com meltdown.

Football

• Blackburn Rovers Supporters Site - The unofficial, but best, Rovers website
• Blackburn Rovers - The official site, just recently renovated
• Lancashire Evening Telegraph - Another good source of Rovers news. Updated at 3pm GMT every day
• Team Talk - General football gossip
• Football365 - Danny Kelly's web venture

Music

• The NME - The music paper online. Why waste £1.05?
• Radiohead - The official site for the miserable rockers
• CD Now - Buy CDs online. A huge selection, and pretty reasonably priced (even to ship them to the UK). Apparently they are going broke.
• Billy Bragg - The official site for the big-nosed bard from Barking
• Live Concerts - RealAudio recordings of gigs and interviews
• Public Enemy - The rappers online. Chuck D posts here on a regular basis.
• Broadcast.com - Listen to CDs and other stuff online
• MP3.Com - It might destroy the music business, or on the other hand it might not. MP3 files are CD quality, free and all over the net. Find out more here.
• WinAmp - Home to the definitive MP3 player.
• CDDB - Ever get pissed off having to type in the names of CDs into the Windows CD Player? Ever thought how handy it would be if your CD player program could work out what CD it was. Well CDDB contains a huge database of CDs, which can be queried by anyone with a connection to the internet, a facility that WinAmp takes advantage of.
• Astralwerks - Home to some interesting bands, with lots of RealAudio

People I know

• Simon Rous - Java guru and friend from Newcastle Uni
• Andrew Bell - My brother's site
• Colin and Helen - Jo used to work with Helen. Now we go out boozing with them

Sites I have developed

• Andrew Bell - My brother was travelling round the world and this is his site
• Lifts 4 Free - My current project, a site for people to offer and get lifts. Currently in development.

Useful stuff

• Railtrack - Get times of trains without having to wait for hours on the phone
• El Khiam - Find out about human rights in Israel
• MoneyNet - If you're doing grown-up things like get a mortgage, then this is the place to be
• UK Street Map - Find maps of different places all over the UK, from the street name or postcode.
• Up My Street - House prices, schools, Council Tax and other stuff in your area
• Hotel Reservation Service - Book hotels all over the world

If you find any broken links, can you inform me please.

Last Updated 05/07/00