Bigfoot A mixture of a search engine and web directory. Carries lots of sites in different categories - travel, entertainment sport etc. The real attraction, however, is its claim to help you track down long-lost friends. We gave it a go and some UK addresses did come up, but not the one we were after. Let us know if it works for you.

Books We Love Bookswelove.co.uk is a site for anyone who reads books to children aged 0 to 6. It includes up-to-date information on all of the UK children's book awards, as well as providing details and reviews of other popular well-loved children's books.

Direct Gov - Public services all in one place The government's all-encompassing, one-stop shop website where you can access all public services all in one place. Users can do everything from renewing their car tax, to looking into benefits or changing the address on their passport. A very few examples of all the things you can find out about and transactions you can complete all in one place on Directgov: Register a birth * Find local schools, nurseries or childcare * info on health during and after pregnancy * Find out what special education support is available and how to apply for it * Advice and ideas on helping your child to learn * Finding out and applying for child tax credit and other benefits * Find your local doctor/ dentist * info on healthy eating from babies to teenagers * Become a school governor * Apply for a passport And much more?

Encyclopaedia Britannica The leather bound books go live on the net. This site hosts the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica (44,000,000 words, 32 volumes) and it's free.? It also has access to over 70 other sources of information and reviews 125,000 + websites. Worryingly addictive, it should make school project info gathering a doddle. UK version arriving this summer.

EveCars evecars.com is the motoring website written by women for women. Whether you're buying, selling, or simply looking for helpful advice on running your car, evecars.com has all the tools and information you need. You'll find reviews of every car on sale, plus used car reviews, a valuation tool, help and advice, news and competitions. You can also post reviews of your own car, and check other readers' views, too.

Hints and Things Run as a hobby this site aims to share knowledge and pass on the pearls of wisdom that used to be passed from generation to generation but aren't anymore. Helpfully set out - you click on different rooms in the house for different areas of advice eg visit the office for help with finance or computers, or the kitchen for recipes or help converting weights to metric. The nursery has an assortment of stuff - rhymes to help your child learn, suggested ways to entertain children and a method of removing head lice. It's easy to use and has a cosy friendly feel to it - worth dipping into.

Multi map A detailed street map of Britain, which you can search by town, village, postcode, or if in London, street name. The ideal site if you don't have the full complement of A-Z guides to hand.

PhoneNetUk An online directory enquiries, which beats the old 192 hands down if you've easy access to the net. You get better advice on finding the number you want, as many attempts as you like at defining your terms and most of the postal address as well. It's also a lot faster than all that 'the number you require is' nonsense. It feels a bit spooky, though, to see all your details up there on screen.

Royal Mail A handy way of tracking down a postcode or finding an address from a known postcode. We loved it. You can even print your own postage!

Word Pool Set up by an ex maths teacher and chidren's author, Word Pool offers book reviews from children, a section dedicated to reluctant readers and a whole zone dealing with numeracy and how to help children understand numbers. Still in its early days, the site is worth a visit if you have primary school age children.