Internet links

Here is a list of internet links which I find helpful.

For information on investing in Australian shares I use http://www.hotcopper.com.au . One needs to realise that this is a chat site and some of the recommendation may be from individuals who are using it for their own benfit but overall it is very readable and informative. Both http://www.kitcometals.com/ and http://www.kitco.com/ are informative when it comes to the price of precious (latter) and base metals (former). Also useful is http://www.liveindices.com/ which gives live prices of the major share indices.

When I have computer question or glitches I refer to http://www.whirlpool.net.au/ They seem to be a great bunch of people with a vast knowledge base. Of course for the latest in the computerworld one cannot go past http://www.tomshardware.com

Travel is nicely covered by the two booking sites http://www.wotif.com/ and http://www.lastminute.com even though lately I have found that one can get just as good a deal by ringing the actual place itself. www.virtualtourist.com/ and www.TripAdvisor.com are great sites to check out information about places to stay and visit. I actually find you can have a virtual holiday by using google earth and those two sites.