FRIDAY

www.gmail.com
Is there anyone without a Gmail account? Now it’s been made freely available instead of invitation-only

www.guinnesshands.com
Amusing animation plugging the stout, but you can also do your own mash-up

www.amillionpenguins.com
Here’s writing by democracy - a novel co-authored by anyone who wants to add a bit

THURSDAY

www.simshorts.com
Ingenious web users create movies using tools from The Sims games, with entertaining results

www.dailycandy.com
Acerbic online magazine which produced the guide to awards seasons slang

www.flixxy.com
Latest in a long line of YouTube hangers-on, promising the cream of the vids from all sites

WEDNESDAY

Friendly fire on tape
The full video of the tragic friendly-fire incident in Iraq which is causing so much controversy (see page 8)

www.rte.ie/tv/listing.html
RTE reintroduces its mighty handy online TV listings — shame there aren’t more days in advance to it

www.webwise.ie
Yesterday was Safer Internet Day, learn how to protect yourself and your kids online

TUESDAY

www.stellaawards.com
It doesn’t look great but the Stella site reveals the most bizarre lawsuits in America

Short Irish film
Several Irish short films now available to view on your PSP, but paranoid Sony makes it so difficult to download them

search.gov.ie
First port of call if you’re looking for some info from the Government

MONDAY

www.linerider.com
Internet phenomenon which asks you to draw a landscape on-screen for your little sled man to follow

www.groundhog.org
The legendary Punxsutawney Phil — remember the Bill Murray movie? — has given his verdict for the coming year

digicc.com/fido/
Number puzzle in which Fido of 7Up fame guesses a digit you’re thinking of. Irritatingly, he always gets it right

FRIDAY

www.jkrowling.com
Get the dope on Harry’s last adventure, straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak

Read the news, learn a language
Learn foreign languages through freely available news
podcasts

www.convinceme.net
Which are better: ninjas or pirates? This — and many other philosophical conundrums — are debated at ConvinceMe

THURSDAY

smashingtelly.com
The weirdest and the wildest from the goggle box around the world

www.guinnessfantasyrugby.com
The Six Nations starts on Sunday, see if you can pick the winning team

www.stpatricksfestival.ie
The festival of green beer and silly hats returns for another weekend of shenanigans