General interest in the virus is fading fast but if you're interested
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General interest in the virus is fading fast, but if you're interested in checking out where Melissa came from, how it spread and information about the alleged perpetrator, David L Smith, then the Melissa Update Page is the place to head. The site isn't particularly well designed but is comprehensive and regularly updated. As well as a non-technical introduction to Melissa and it's background, there's an excellent introduction to viruses and the the type of people who create them. If you're using search engines to look out more examples of Melissa, you are advised to be a little careful There are a lot of rogue Melissa sites around at the moment.
As with anything that attracts interest on the Internet, pornography sites and evangelical religious groups soon hijack the name so that keyword searches pull up their sites rather than the ones you're looking for.Millennium Music www.Y2K-music.co.ukUp until now the Internet has been only of limited use to people wanting to break into new careers such as writing or music. No writers to date, for example, have been discovered by publishers after posting their work on the Internet. However, a new site, Y2K music, aims to help new musicians get their work heard via the website.. GREEN FINGERS www.gardenguides This is one of the most professional horticulture guides on the Internet.
It includes a gardening tip of the day, and carries a huge amount of bang-up-to-date information about caring for your garden, which you can also access via the email-based newsletter. The main index page is very user-friendly, with sections divided up into different categories, such as annuals, bulbs, perennials and vegetables. Particularly handy is its herb index which gives you superb information on everything from lungwort to marjoram. Also, be sure to take a moment to check out its "herbal companion" chart, which tells you which types of herbs do and - perhaps more importantly - don't make good bedfellows. You can also get advice on the best way to landscape your herb garden.HHHHA ROSY FUTUREgarden-gate.prairienet Although it suffers from an American bias, this is one of the best places to start if you're a beginner in the gardening world. Most of it consists of links to other gardening sites but they are extremely well chosen.
Its "reading room" has a great selection of on-line magazines. Worth checking out here is Dig magazine ( www.digmagazine ) which runs essays on gardening and horticultural subjects. Garden Gate's website hosts catalogue and book reviews and has a tutorial section, through which both beginners and experts should be able to find the answer to just about any question that they want. And if you still need inspiration, there is also a list of sites allowing you to tour some other botanical gardens and greenhouses from around the world.HHHHTHE BEST OF THE REST www.internetgarden. co.uk HHHAn excellent site containing hundreds of useful links for plants - everything from hothouse to carnivorous varieties. www.gardenweb HHThis site tends to be too American-biased but has some useful pages on a whole variety of subjects. Its information for rose growers is especially good.gardennet HHHIf you're looking for a site with real scope and depth, try visiting Garden Net. It includes a comprehensive directory for raising every conceivable plant from bamboo to water lilies.
www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/hcs.html HHIf it's hard-core scientific information you require about a gardening topic, you could well locate it here. This site possesses a huge amount of information about crop science and other related subjects.. CHRIS SMITH is to warn the BBC to stop "dumbing down" and produce quality dramas and documentaries, rather than cheap quiz shows, when he meets the Board of Governors next month. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport intends to tell the Corporation's ruling body that the BBC's remit means it should be aiming for quality rather than ratings. He will highlight serious concern among MPs about the reduction in the BBC's coverage of politics, including its decision to limit Yesterday in Parliament to Radio 4 longwave. Mr Smith is concerned that the number of listeners has dropped dramatically since the switch was made.The Secretary of State will also warn the Board, chaired by Sir Christopher Bland, that the Corporation must do more to clamp down on "fakes" such as the bogus studio guests who appeared on the chat show Vanessa.The BBC is responsible for regulating its own programme-makers and so is not liable for the huge fines which have been imposed on other networks by the Independent Television Commission.Mr Smith has decided to weigh into the row over the direction the BBC should take amid growing concern that it is dumbing down to attract viewers and listeners.The Corporation has come under increasing pressure in recent weeks following the decision by the ITV networks to move News at Ten so that they can screen feature films during the peak evening viewing hours.