These are my old links. I now keep them with pinboard (see my pinboard bookmarks) and archive them on this site (see the Links page).
Categories
- Unclassified
- Services and reference
- Motorbike
- Cookery
- Cinema
- Travel
- Job sites
- Estate Agents (in Manchester)
Unclassified | Go to top
- The Arts Links page has some useful links, for ordering tickets etc.
- Singing Fish Search for audio and video.
- Drummerworld The definitive drumming site. It has information and media on all famous drummers, for example, the legendary Buddy Rich. If you want to be really impressed, check out the videos.
- UnderwaterPhotography.com Underwater photography equipment for sale and some useful forums too by the looks of it.
- Creating Playlists in Nokia 6230 As well as telling you how to create playlists (which is suprisingly complicated) it also tells you how to determine your Nokia's firmware version (type *#0000#) and mentions the fact that the "Invalid track list" error I'm getting is probably down to a Nokia PC Suite / firmware mismatch. Very useful.
- Manchester Live The council's events list.
- 12 sided calendar Postscript to print a calendar that folds into a dodecahedron.
- Gist Books: Quotations Collections and Books by Quotable Authors Recommended books. Here for future reference.
- Tricks of the Trade Professional secrets from those in the know.
- Ultimate Car Page Images, specifications and information about fast cars.
- Review Centre Search for product reviews. Well formatted results link to a picture, info and user reviews.
- HotBot Search engine with a variety of customisation options and filters. You can also search with the Google or Ask Jeeves engines.
- newsmap A very impressive visualisation of current world news.
- Entrepreneur.com Advice about starting a business. It's an American site but I'd imagine the advice is still sound for the UK.
- A Bibliography of Non-Standard Logics
- Calculators and mathematical tools The site also has some nice applets with descriptions, such as the Game of Life.
- Mosley meets Wilcox Cool original products for your home (mainly). I particularly like the One-a-Day calender and the Dip Lamp.
- Master Muscle List Reference for the muscles on the human body.
- Steve's DigiCams Digital camera reviews.
- Genome Biology Resources.
- Driving Standards Agency They have mock theory papers online.
- Project Gutenberg Online book library. Contains text for books that have gone out of copyright.
- NationMaster.com "..a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations."
- ibiblio Online science library/archive.
- iGadget.com Techy gadget shop.
- ThinkGeek :: Stuff for Smart Masses Gadgets, computing and other geeky stuff.
- BugMeNot.com Allows you to bypass the compulsory registration that some sites require.
- SiteSeer Scientific literature digital library. There is also a search page.
- This to That (Glue Advice) Select two materials that you want to attach and it recommends a glue.
- UK Online Interactive portal to UK Government services.
- How to tune drums
- art.com Buy prints and posters.
- Binary Encode and decode ASCII text into binary. Very useful I'm sure.
- Tiny Link Convert long URLs into tiny ones (that link to the tinylinks site in order to redirect to the correct destination). Not sure how useful this is, but I like it never-the-less.
- Richer Sounds Good value hi-fi shop.
- DVDplus I found "Pogues: Very Best Of" here for a very good price. Only deliver to the UK (which costs nothing, for CDs at least).
- CD WOW! Online CD shop with good prices. The delivery can take a while though (when I bought White Stripes' Elephant it came from Hong Kong!).
- tipsofallsorts.com Tips for everyday life. For example, there's these tips about hangovers.
- Firebox.com Gadgets, games and boys toys. I particularly like the expensive stuff.
- Lollo Restaurant reservations (with a special offers search).
- Spot On Computers An online computer shop with great prices.
- dabs.com Online retailer of IT and technology products. I've not bought anything from them (I may in the future, hence the link).
- Petition Online Free online petition hosting.
- Creative Watch Watches much cheaper than in the shops. I can't vouch for them thought as I've not bought anything (I may in the future).
- Extreme Bartending Resources for bar staff. Only interesting for the mixed drink recipes.
- gadgetshop.com Online shop for gadgets.
- Web Calculator The page also has links to other calculators (cost of living, savings, debt, etc). It's a US site so largely useless to anyone in the UK.
- Textz.com An archive of free online books.
- My Village Network A nice list of bars, restaurants, etc in the UK and London (including Wandsworth and Clapham).
- dmoz open directory project Apparently "..the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web..".
- BBC Very impressive site for design and content. Has a good food section.
- This is London What's on in London, maps, jobs...
- London Restaurant Review Editor and readers reviews. I went to Black Pepper because of a review recommending its fish stew, and they were right.
- Virtual Manchester What's on in Manchester, maps (including a good "virtual" tour), jobs... Basically everything to do with Manchester.
- Manchester Uni. Union Covers student interests in Manchester. For example, you can see a list of gigs at Manchester Academy.
- About.com Extensive site containing something about pretty much everything. Has annoying pop-ups though.
- academic info A site that indexes various web resources by topic. Has close links with about.com.
- The Temple of the Screaming Electron A site about information (whether you like it or not!).
- the free site Links to lots of free internet stuff.
- Yahoo Greetings Lots of free greeting eCards.
- eGreetings Various eCards. Many free.
- Kelkoo Compare the prices of products from various stores (with links to their web pages).
Services and reference | Go to top
- Citizen's Advice Bureau (here's the Manchester branch). Free advice for citizens of the UK.
- Met. Office UK weather. See their 3 day outlook.
- Google Sets Automatically creates sets of items from a few examples. E.g. Enter "car", "bike" and "lorry", click search and get back a set of other vehicle types. This is very useful for searching for a word you've forgotten, when you know other related words. I've even used it for searching for a company name, based on the names of other similar companies.
- Financial Ombudsman "...a free, independent service for resolving disputes with financial firms". In other words, go here if you've been ripped off by a company. I believe it's a UK service.
- BugMeNot.com Temporary logins for a number of web sites.
- Creative Commons A non-profit organisation who provide a voluntary "some rights reserved" copyright. Everything is clearly explained and they've a good interface to put together your copyright doc.
- Quick Address Pro on-line demo Find complete information about an address (street name, number and postcode) given partial details.
- Tutorial Find Search for tutorials.
- Free Translation A web service that provides translation to and from various European languages.
- Amnesi Domain name search (with wildcards).
- UK Mirror Service Mirrors over 150 web and ftp sites of interest to academia.
- Ad. Mart Classifieds
- One Accross Search for crossword puzzle answers.
- Grammar Traps Common mistakes with English grammer, e.g. Its vs. It's.
- MERLOT Home Page Online learning materials and peer reviews. Comprehensive resource.
- The Plastinated Brain Explore slices through a plastinated brain.
- dict.org Search a range of dictionarys using a range of algorithms. Comprehensive results thanks to the broad selection of dictionarys.
- Mixed-Drink.Com Search for drinks.
- Information Please Search for general info. Not so good on techy searches. This is an American site so I'm not sure how worldly the info'll be.
- eLibrary Search leading newspapers, magazines, transcripts, journals, etc. This returned good results for techy searches (such as "Neural Networks").
- Search-22 Search for keywords using one of the general reference resources.
- OneLook A multi-dictionary word search, with wildcards.
- Urban Dictionary
- Dictionary
- Thesaurus
- Encyclopedia
- yourDictionary.com Links to LOTS of foreign language dictionaries online.
- Free Translation A web service that provides translation to and from various European languages.
- Freelang.net Online dictionaries, automatic translation and search forms.
- Acronym Finder Find out what those acronyms and abbreviations stand for.
- 20000 names Lists of names (of different cultural backgrounds) and their meanings.
- BT search Search for residential and business numbers in Britain with British Telecom.
- Yellow Pages Search for businesses (probably better for UK businesses but do US one too).
- Buzz Search for US businesses.
- uni. map A map (with links) of the universities in Britain.
- UnitsConverter.net - Convert Common Engineering Units in One Click A number of unit converters on a single page.
- Interactive Units Converter An index of converters for pretty much everything.
- currency conversion
- Radio Times What's on radio and TV in the UK, with reviews, etc...
- UK TV Guide Brief (but extensive) TV listings for every UK channel.
- Time and date ...for all countries.
- World time Gives the current time in any location in the world, as well as plenty of other information.
Motorbike | Go to top
- Check out the biking section for my favourite motorbike resources.
- Blazing Trails Motorcycle holidays.
- Insurance problems - fitting a race can Advice about how fitting a race can effects your insurance, from the Hornet's Nest.
- Tapework Graphics - Neon rimstrips I've some of the neon yellow rim strips on my bike. Looks great as far as I'm concerned.
- Attn: Cmrarider This is a thread started on a US biking site. An unhappy customer airs his complaint, the whole thing spirals completely out of control and people jump on from all over the place (all over the world). It ends up with visitors from 30 odd different sites/forums (including the Hornet's Nest, where I found it) reaching an audience that must have approached 1/2 million. The guy's going to have real problems doing business again. Just goes to show the power of the internet.
- BikePics Submitted pictures and videos.
- Motorcycle Funerals "A dignified final ride by motorcycle hearse." Completely serious too!
- Hornet's Nest The best online Honda Hornet resource.
- Dynojet - Jet kits Description of how jet kits work.
- 2Pass Hazard Perception Test An online hazard perception test that uses Flash rather than the video footage you'll find in the DSA's real test. I couldn't find any online versions of the real test - the DSA have not released the video footage and I guess no one's been bothered to record their own.
- UK CAR Registration plate and year data It's remarkable how difficult it was getting a simple mapping from registration year and plate letter/number.
- Motorcycle Training - The Beginner's Guide Clear instructions of what's necessary to gain a motorcycle licence (in the UK).
- Bike Trader AutoTrader bike section.
- Used Bikes Bike classifieds.
- Motorcycle News News, reviews, classifieds, etc..
- Moto Technique Manchester based motorbike training school and bikes/accessories sales. This is where I learnt to ride. Unusually they train you on a Honda Hornet 600 for the big bikes course - unusual but brilliant. This site is out of date. Give them a ring on 0161 833 4136.
- Visordown Bike forums. Check out the bikes for sale.
- Bikez World wide classifieds. The UK ones are here.
- Used Bike Guide Bike reviews, advice and free ads.
- Motorcycle buyers guide UK - Which Bike Should I Buy Guide to buying bikes, with a very good checklist for when you come to inspect a second hand bike.
- ClickQuote.com Online motorcycle insurance quote.
- Bike-Exchange.com US and UK ads.
- Exchange & Mart Motoring Motorcycle section.
- Loot Motoring
- UK Ad Post Motorbike classifieds.
- Browse Motorbikes Classifieds.
- UK Bike.com Shop, reviews and classifieds.
- New Bike Guide Dealer search, classifieds, racing news and a very clear licence guide flow chart. They've also got a nice gallery showing most (new) bike models.
- Hunts Super-bikes.co.uk Only vaguely good for their used bikes section.
- Bike Club U.K. - Maintenance Tips
- Motorcycle Direct Online quote.
- Motorcycle Action Group (MAG)
- earplugs.gb.com A range of earplugs. Essential kit.
- Haynes Home of the famous engine manuals.
- Motrax Motorcycle clothing and accessories. Only carry generic products though.
- MPS Motorcycle accessories. Apparently cheap, with quick delivery.
- Kamikaze Motorbike Parts A specialist Honda Hornet accessories supplier. German site so you might want to translate it with Babelfish.
- Pyramid Plastics Aftermarket plastics. I bought a nice carbon-look fenda extenda here.
- Ermax Motorcycle accessories. Mainly plastics. I've got one of their undertrays. In my experience you get absolutely brilliant service. I can't stress that enough. They've gone out of their way to help me on numerous occasions.
- NWS Motorbike accessories. Mainly practical items such as huggers, ground anchors, paddock stands etc.
- Scorpion Exhausts I have one on my Hornet. Lovely.
- Buster's Motorbike clothing and accessories.
- Will England :: eclectic :: motorcycle Articles on various motorcycle topics, including the odd product review. It seems to be a good resource on summer kit because he rides in hot areas of America.
- 10 Mesh Motorcycle Jackets for Hot Weather Compared
- Performance Motorcycle Parts UK suppliers with a good collection.
- Biker Sport Motorcycle clothing and accessories warehouse.
- Hornet Mod Info about the Hornet and its modification.
- A'n'E Motorcycle Accessories
- Inter-bike Seem to have quite a comprehensive shop.
- gear4bikes Motorcycles accessories. Look good for replacement parts.
- David Silver Spares Honda motorcycle parts - genuine spares and pattern parts.
- Parking in London A topic on the Hornet's Nest Message Board with lots of good tips about securing your bike on the street.
- Bellypans Links to a whole load of sites that sell belly pans.
- MRA Motorcycle Windshields A German company selling a wise range of windshields.
- Skidmarx Motorcycle Screens & Bodywork
- GIVI An American company that makes a nice range of screens (and luggage cases/bags).
- Powerbronze A UK company that make motorbike components, maily bodywork and screens.
- TCP Aerodynamics Bodywork.
- Motorcycle Gear Review Reader reviews of gear and security.
- Draggin Jeans Motorcycle jeans with a good reputation.
- Hood Jeans Motorcycle clothing. Make a nice looking pair of combats.
- Aerostich Riding gear and accessories. Good reputation. The Darien Pants look like a good pair of overtrousers.
- Lazer Helmets I've got one. Good spec for the price. I'm lucky enough not to have tested the protection it offers, but presumably it's good given it's approvals.
- Non-leather Motorcycle Gear (Vegan Motorcylist) A good resource for links to quality non-leather bike clothing.
- Almax Security Chains UK High quality chains.
- Top 5 biker's cafes IN the UK. According to the Observer.
- Scottoiler suggestions A topic on the Hornet's Nest Message Board.
- Steps for installing a Scottoiler It happens to be Hornet specific but it'll apply to all bikes.
- Moto-Rama They have some good technical links.
Cookery | Go to top
- BBC food section Lots of recipes, from both the public and "celebrity" chefs. Search by recipe name or ingredients.
- Cooking By Numbers Enter what you've got in stock and get a list of recipes that use those ingredients. The recipes are fairly basic, but it's a good idea.
- Tokyo Food Page The complete guide to Japanese cuisine.
- Meals For You Recipes organised into categories, my favourite being the Time category.
- Extreme Bartending Resources for bar staff. Only interesting for the mixed drink recipes.
Cinema | Go to top
- Rotten Tomatoes Movie reviews.
- The Film Works Main site for these UCI cinemas. Also see The Film Works Manchester. They show a huge range of films, good original ones as well as tat.
- AMC Cinemas Main (global) site for AMC Cinemas. Also see AMC Cinemas, Deansgate, Manchester, which is a big, quiet cinema. They only show popular films.
- UGC Cinemas Also see UGC cinema, Didsbury, Manchester. They only show popular films.
- Cornerhouse A cinema/gallery/bar/cafe in Manchester. They tend not to show mainstream films (only the very best) and their selection is normally outstanding.
Travel | Go to top
- Edward Hasbrouck, The Practical Nomad Articles by a man who travels around the world and writes about it.
- RAC Route Planner
- The World Factbook (by the CIA) Look up info about the countries of the world. Each country has a description and a set of further details.
- Sziget Festival Great festival in Budapest.
- Ryanair Cheap airline.
- Easyjet Cheap airline flying from Liverpool.
- Expedia Search for flights.
- The AA: Latest Travel News ...for the UK.
- how far is it? Find out the distance between any two locations in the world (as the crow flies).
- Quick Address Pro on-line demo Find complete information about an address (street name, number and postcode) given partial details.
- Lonely Planet Home of the Lonely Planet travel guides.
- Travel Guides A nicely indexed site with lots of info.
- Council Exchanges One way to work, study, teach or volunteer abroad. (I haven't done myself, but I know a man who has).
- National Geographic MapMachine Brilliant world map with a nice zoom feature (just choose the area you want to zoom with the mouse).
- Bugbog maps Simpler world maps than those from the National Geographic MapMachine, but quicker to load.
- Maps of England and Great Britain Region and county maps of GB.
- The Counties of Great Britain A nice large-scale map (that doesn't assume you know where places are).
- Multi Map Very comprehensive street maps for the UK, Europe and the rest of world. You can also see aerial photos and more.
- UK streetmap A street map with less options, but faster than Multi Map.
- London Transport Mainly london bus and tube info. Links to a great Journey Planner.
- Tube Planner Calculate a journey (tube and train) by specifying places of interest you wish to visit. Having done so you can view street maps of the departure and destination points.
- Hostels.com Lists of hostels around the world.
- UK hotels
- more UK hotels
- world hotels
- internet cafes A list of internet "cyber" cafes around the world. Useful to keep in touch when really on the move.
- The Train Line Quick and easy UK train ticket sales, timetables etc...
- UK Railways on the Net Good for UK rail timetables, with links to train operating companies (from which you can buy tickets).
- Railtrack Railtrack travel info.
- European railmap
- European railmap (detailed) This is a very detailed map of Europe and it's railways. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader v3 or higher.
Job sites | Go to top
- CWJobs IT jobs.
- Manchester Online business directory
- GoJobSite Probably the best site I've found for computer-related jobs and has good services too (jobs by email, online CV, etc...).
- Fish 4 Jobs
- Monster
- NetWise Manchester uni. and UMIST careers service.
- MatchTech
