About.com's Focus on Windows: Your Windows refusing to open or getting stuck a bit too often for comfort? Not getting the after-sales support your PC dealer promised you to solve the problem? Well, don't tear your hair out; there's excellent online help. Not only is this a wonderfully comprehensive guide to Microsoft's copacetic but crash-prone Windows operating system, but it also explains all the complex manoeuvres in refreshingly crisp, almost jargon-free language. There're lots of nice little lessons and great tips to let you get a better grip on Windows' intricacies. And the adventurous should try out some of the exclusive tweaks suggested to fine-tune the Windows operating system.

Backpacker.com: If you're into wilderness travel, this is the site you should trek through for tips on hiking, camping and other adventurous outdoor pursuits. The brilliantly designed home page is packed with all kinds of information for trips in rugged territory. Topics tackled include proper nutrition on rigorous journeys, night travelling, and making the right preparations for multi-day treks. There're also useful sections like 'Gear', which offers expert assessments of everything from hiking boots to tents, 'Destinations' and 'Technique'. And the 'Trail Talk' forums, which let travellers share their experiences, are full of interesting first-hand insights into adventure trekking.

The Dilberito Game: Here's a fun site that office drudges seeking lunchtime escape from their crummy situation will love. It's a simple game that lets you choose the right foods for Dilbert, the hero of boss-haters, so that his life expectancy can be increased. And for your effort, you can see the guru of fool-the-boss philosophy "dance on the grave of your nemesis!" You need Macromedia's Shockwave plug-in to play the game but it's sure to get many disgruntled office drones addicted. The page also includes links to other Dilbert resources like the 'Dilbert Archive' and 'Dogbert's New Ruling Class'.

Fortean Times: Fascinated by the weird, the spooky and the totally bizarre? Then you'll love walking your fingers through this "journal of strange phenomena" that reports on some of the most otherworldly events of recent times. Like the monkey man of India, plans for the cloning of Dracula, and the story of an escaped kangaroo that lived a year in Holland. There's a 'Breaking News' section for the latest stories, and main features are headlined with one-line summaries. There's also a search box that allows you to track down a phenomenon that particularly interests you. The main page is rather cluttered with text but you immediately get an idea of all the exciting stuff available.

Remembering Pearl Harbor: On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese launched an all-out air attack on Pearl Harbor, the main US naval base in Oahu, Hawaii, causing utter devastation in just two hours of sustained bombing. The surprise attack resulted in 19 ships being sunk or disabled, 120 aircraft destroyed, and 2,400 people killed. Soon after that, the US declared war on Japan. Almost 60 years later, Hollywood has re-enacted this dramatic moment in history as a "Titanicised" romantic story in the film 'Pearl Harbor'. So where do you go to find the unvarnished facts on this major event? Try this National Geographic site. It's a multimedia retrospective that tells you the real story with "photos, footage, firsthand accounts and narration". Besides getting a chronological account of the attack, its historical significance and details on the US lossess, you can look through a searchable archive of survivors' stories. There're also links to the 'Pearl Harbor' film Web site and many World War II resources. You need the latest version of Flash and a good connection to enjoy the multimedia section but it's worth the bother.

William Blake Archive: The world of William Blake (1757-1827) was one filled with angels, strange creatures and mystical visions. Many of these found their way into his paintings and poetry which have fascinated art and verse lovers through the centuries. This "hypermedia archive" presents all of the English Romantic poet's work, including his "complete poetry and prose" and his paintings. It's a site that's thorough and authoritative enough to satisfy the serious scholar, though the casual surfer seeking an introduction to Blake won't be intimidated by the contents. The archival database is pretty extensive which is why a whole section is devoted to explaining how to use it. A list of other Blake sites is included for unappeasable Blake maniacs.

World of Reading: Here's a great story storehouse for the kids during the current school holidays. All they have to do is got to the site, choose from a list of "wired books" and read some wonderful tales of adventure that have stood the test of time. Among the full-text classics available are Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huck Finn', Jack London's 'Call of the Wild', Mary W. Shelley's 'Frankenstein', Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Kidnapped' and 'Treasure Island', J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan' and Alexandre Dumas' 'The Three Muskateers'. You can also do a search for by author or title and submit a review of a book you've particularly enjoyed reading.

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