Christine Burgmer | Blog

If you interested in learning about how things work, then the HowStuffWorks might be something for you.  You’ll find a wealth of information, ranging from fuel cells to computers to jellybeans to the Queen.

Look at the latest in fashion … funky, punky Christmas hairstyles:

Interested in dialects and accents of English?  Why not check out The International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA)?

I love Scottish accents.  Listen to this one here.

For those of you who have not yet seen the video “Where the hell is Matt?”

China Daily has some wonderful photo galleries with easy-to-read captions – giving an insight into life in Asia.

Another lovely little tool.  Wordle generates ‘word clouds’ out of text which you provide.

Just to give you an idea, here’s the Wordle of the first two verses of the poem “What is Life?”…

… and here’s the Wordle of my website’s homepage.

Are you thinking of redesigning one of your old IKEA products? Then check out ikeahacker for some unique ideas!

WikiTravel is an open source worldwide travel guide (with a directory of over 20,000 destinations) offering up-to-date information on hotels, restaurants, travel tips and attractions.  Check it out before you buy a guide book.