Here are a few links to web sites that I think you might find interesting:

Given that our weather is particularly changeable, one shouldn't be without a link to the Met Office. Gavin Pretor-Pinney's Cloud Appreciation Society is quintessentially English, and well-worth a visit. Whilst not meteorological, here's a site that monitors sunspot activity and the Aurora Borealis.

I'm very much interested in language and have found Dictionary.com to be the best online dictionary and thesaurus.

I must mention Bob Brookmeyer who I consider to be amongst the greatest jazz composers of all time. Similarly his band, the New Art Ensemble is one of the greatest big bands I have ever heard. Another favourite big band is the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - I feel that Thad and Mel would be proud to know that they have left such a powerful legacy.

A very good friend of mine, Andy Daniels is a great jazz pianist and truly world-class composer of music for film.

I have a Dell PowerEdge T105 server on which I have installed Microsoft Windows XP, which is unsupported by Dell for this machine. I've written a T105 web page detailing the solutions to the problems I've encountered during this project.

I've used a variety of ISPs over the years, and have found PlusNet to be the best in terms of reliability, customer service and value for money.

Finally, here's a Java Timer applet that I often use when cooking. Medium-sized free-range eggs take 3 minutes 45 seconds to soft boil from when placed in boiling water.