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echokilo | 13:22 Tue 11th Jan 2011 | How it Works

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My dad has recently become "computerised" and is starting to explore the internet - can anyone suggest any interesting, useful and informative sites he can browse just to get more practice navigating and searching please? He is interested in history, UK geography, transport - most things really, just looking for some ideas for him of useful sites. TIA

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hc4361

This is a fascinating site
http://www.historypin.com/

A news such as BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

HIstory Time Line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...unch_tl_british.shtml

ummmm

Wiki...

hc4361

Clicking Random Article in Wiki can wonderfully pass an hour or so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Motors

echokilo

Question Author

Love random article in Wiki - he will too. Thanks for all the ideas - any more, let me know x

AB Editor

Or there is The AnswerBank? I've heard it's full of cool, sexy, exciting, interesting, clever people?

Also, if he want randomized fun and frolics around the internet, why doesn't he try stumbleupon?

echokilo

Question Author

Thanks Ed - have already helped him register on here so he beat us to it!!! Will try stumbleupon. Thanks.

craft1948

AB Editor
Or there is The AnswerBank? I've heard it's full of cool, sexy, exciting, interesting, clever people?

When do they log on ?

ChuckFickens

every 29th of February, craft :)

craft1948

must make a note for next year.........

VHG

The Saga web site is pretty good.

It has loads of forums where people discuss all sorts of subjects.

http://www.saga.co.uk/

rccatnap

Not another Saga Lout; like me!

boxtops

Love the kitten, catnap!

Buenchico

For UK travel planning:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
http://www.traveline.org.uk/
http://www.transportd....aspx?repeatingloop=Y

For browsing through other people's photo albums:
http://www.picasaweb.com/
(It's good fun to try different search terms, to see what comes up!)

To discover historic buildings, etc:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
http://www.nationaltr...ain/w-vh/w-visits.htm

For historic documents (such as Shakespeare's will and the indictment of Dick Turpin), see here:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/museum/
(You need to click on the 'transcript' links to read the text).

This site isn't fully online yet. (It's being developed throughout 2011). But there are some great films from the British Council archive already there. (Click on 'Digitised Films', at the top left. I strongly recommend viewing the 'Cricket' one!):
20:04 Tue 11th Jan 2011

Buenchico

Oops! The link has been cut off:
http://www.timeimage.org.uk/

Chris