Links for the Ladies
We’ve collected some links to websites that we think are of interest to women. We will continue to add to this list. You can pass them on to Mum, friends, sisters – guys may like them too! If your Mum hasn’t used the Web much, this could give her a good starting point…
(Note: These are links to external sites. WIE takes no responsibility for the content.)
Finding Answers
Google – popular search engine http://www.google.com/
Wikipedia – multilingual, community developed encyclopaedia http://www.wikipedia.org/
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – put a twist in your information http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/
Media
ABC http://abc.net.au/ | Channel 7 http://seven.com.au/
Channel 9 http://ninemsn.com.au/ | Channel 10 http://www.ten.com.au/
SBS http://sbs.com.au/ | ABC2 http://www.abc.net.au/tv/abc2/
Enough Rope – transcripts available for all interviews http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/
West Australian http://www.thewest.com.au/
The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
Quokka - http://quokka.com.au/
Communities
Flickr – photo sharing site – try browsing the last 7 days. Reloading pages will show new photos http://flickr.com/
Multiply – personal space for your thoughts, blogs, photos http://multiply.multiply.com/
Family Lobby – a place for setting up family websites http://www.familylobby.com/
Home Arts
Gardening Australia http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/
Better Homes and Gardens http://www.bhg.com.au/
Mitre 10 projects - http://www.mitre10.com.au/
Bunnings - http://www.bunnings.com.au/
Humour
Dilbert – Subscribe to “daily Dilbert” http://dilbert.com/
Chaser – Irreverent Australian humour http://www.chaser.com.au/
Peanuts - http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/
Mr Bean - http://www.mrbean.co.uk/
Bruno Bozzetto - animated shorts http://www.bozzetto.com/homepage2.htm
e.g. Male and Female http://www.bozzetto.com/flash/fem_male.htm
Inspiration
Chicken Soup – join the daily email list and get something positive in your email each day.http://www.chickensoup.com/
Oprah – http://oprah.com/
Make a Wish Foundation - http://www.makeawish.org.au/
Starlight Foundation - http://www.starlight.org.au/
Patch Adams - http://patchadams.org/
Greenpeace - http://www.greenpeace.org/
Travel
QANTAS http://qantas.com.au/
Virgin http://www.virginblue.com.au/
Exchange Rates http://www.xe.com/ucc/