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By Nikita Singh

I have to say that the best part about having a laptop, is the fact that I can fool around on the internet at any time. While researching, facebooking, e-mailing, or playing games, I’ve stumbled across a few remarkable websites. These websites are amusing, informative and mind-boggling. Have fun checking them out!

http://www.oed.com/ : My friends call me a walking dictionary. I would like to believe this is true, but I actually search for all the words they ask me about on my phone. The English dictionary is always a useful tool, and it’s even better now that it’s on the internet.

http://www.postsecret.com/ : Have you ever felt better about your own problems after hearing about another’s? This is the feeling I get every Sunday when I read the new secrets posted. All the fears, desires and passion in the postcards submitted are real and unadulterated and will certainly shock and move you.

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ : For all those avid DC users with IPods. From this website you can download a converter to change avi downloads to mp4 format - the correct format for loading videos onto your IPod.

http://www.hallmark.com/ : Hallmark has a range of free e-greeting cards that are animated, entertaining and humorous. Many of us live far away from home, so show you care by send your loved ones e-cards for birthdays, anniversaries, or just to say hi :)

http://scholar.google.co.za/ : It’s 11pm and the library is closed. You have a psych assignment due tomorrow and you don’t have enough information. What are you going to do?! I’ll tell you… go to Google Scholar and search for PDF documents on your topic. It will provide you with useful, academic sources for any subject.