Voted into sixth slot, the Amritsar landmark is the highest rated Indian attraction, above Mumtaz's memorial that just about makes the top ten. Both also top the list of best man-made structures, though ironically in reverse order.

The Grand Canyon in Nevada, USA, is the mildly surprising number one spot to visit, followed by The Great Barrier Reef and Florida/ Walt Disney.

If you do intend to visit these places during your lifetime, this site could also act as an ad-hoc tourist guide, incorporating flight details, prices, currency converter, and country-specific information about inoculations, languages, documents required, etc. Brief slideshows that accompany each location will give you a foretaste.

teenGetgoing

This funky site reaches out to teenagers with drug or alcohol problems. It does so through personal stories, secret tips and even games that allow you to observe the effects of drugs on your brain; and alcohol on your reflexes.

If you drink but are not sure how much is too much, try these self-assessment questionnaires to find out. This section also helps teens realise if their alcohol consumption is problematic.

Looking at issues from a youngster's perspective, the site has columns dealing with cravings, how to control them and later on, manage withdrawal.

You may not have a problem, but suspect that a close friend does. Here are some ways you could help. There's also advice on what to do if they won't listen.

HandyNotes

If heaps of Notepads and Word documents are cluttering your desktop, consider using HandyNotes. Its resizable interface most closely resembles Notepad, but it's more like a notebook, which implies that you can store plenty of documents and yet have only one icon on your desktop.

What's more, it's available as a free download and the file is only 447K. However, it is currently compatible only with Windows.

Each file you create becomes a different 'page', and moving backward and forward is easy. Deleting irrelevant files is not a problem, and to be on the safe side, there's an 'undelete' option that restores your data. Also, if you're sharing this application with others, you can encrypt and password protect pages of your choice. Sifting through data is also easy, thanks to a keyword search.

Another useful feature: Though this programme's on your hard disk, you can synchronise your notes with the Web site, thereby allowing you access to them from any computer.

Word Stalk

Remember Jack and the Beanstalk? This game is practically the same as the story, except for a 'word stalk' replacing the beanstalk. The better your vocabulary, the higher Jack'll climb. However, it's also a race against time: The giant sleeping at the top does wake up, you know! And when he does, Jack - in the manner of his namesake from a nursery rhyme - falls down and breaks his crown. So keep an eye on the alarm clock in the top left corner.

Bottom left, is the goose of the golden eggs fame. From time to time, it will lay you a golden letter, in keeping with the theme of this game. Use that, and you get a double score. Goosie might also be persuaded to offer you a readymade word, if you click on it repeatedly. Choose a new letter each time Jack reaches another branch. You also qualify for a bonus round when he reaches the top. But don't ask me what that's like - I haven't got there. Yet.

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