If you would like ideas for ways to make your blog better, you should read the blog, Daily Blog Tips, "... a place where you will find simple yet effective tips to improve your blog."

The Word Nerds is "a podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do."

It's fun, entertaining and educational.

I've always struggled to understand maths and ended up hating it so I was pleased to find Visual Math Learning, a great website that offers a free online tutorial to help make maths understandable and even fun!

The site provides maths exercises and games too. I can see now why some people actually enjoy mathematical chanllenges.

5min is a very useful site offering short but practical video solutions:

"The idea behind 5min is very simple: any solution can be visually explained in no more than 5 minutes."

Anyone can join and contribute their knowledge, skill, or useful tip. As it says on the site, "...everybody is an expert in something..." so here's your chance to share your talent online.

YouconvertIt is a FREE tool to use for uploading a file and converting it:

Upload any format, image, documents, audio & video without buying or installing anything on your PC.

Lunch in a Box is a fun blog, written by "Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom & former expat fluent in Japanese."

In addition to her lovely blog, there is also a page of useful tips and tutorials, and a page of recipes.

If you are looking for property in Europe, Properazzi is a property search engine that can help you "... find properties to buy and rent in every European country – both at home and abroad."

4 million properties, 49 countries, 32 languages

If you need to improve your writing skills, Daily Grammar offers FREE grammar lessons. The Daily Grammar lessons are written by Mr. Bill Johanson, a high school and junior high school English teacher.

You can choose to have the free grammar lessons emailed to you Monday through Friday, with a quiz on Saturday or you may choose to purchase a Daily Grammar Lessons eBook or workbook. You may also view the Daily Grammar Lesson Archives.

The site also offers a handy Glossary of Terms

Google is the world's biggest and most famous search engine but there are many other good ones too such as the specialist search engine called Mamma Health Search that searches the most authoritative sources of health information on the web.

Dutch Blue is a lovely blog about knitting, quilting, embroidery and other crafty pastimes. The blog is written by Corry,living in the Netherlands.

TipNut is a fun blog about household tips, hints and practical ideas. There is something for everyone on the blog!

I like the way the blog has a section featuring the "Last 10 Tips" and a "Popular Tips" section.

Top Tips For Girls is a fun and useful site. It is owned and run by journalist Kate Reardon and offers lots of handy advice and useful tidbits of information:

Top Tips For Girls is the ever-expanding bible of genuine advice, combining modern tips with the remembered fragments of our grandmothers' wisdom. All about the sisterhood, this is for women who actually like other women.

Readers are invited to submit their own tips and or solutions too.

It's a fantastic resource with lots of practical tips and advice. Don't miss the "Top 10 Tips", "Latest Top Tips" and the "Celebrity Tip of the Week".

Learn to Knit and Crochet is the internet site of the Craft Yarn Council of America. The site offers basic instructions about how to knit and crochet as well as quick project ideas, and projects featured in magazines.

Crochet 911 and Knit 911 offers additional information and useful advice about how to knit and crochet.

Studential provides "...in depth information about going to university and the application process"

The site provides reviews and guides on various universities, tips and advice for writing a personal statement and how to prepare for interviews.

If you are about to start university,then you will want to be sure and read these very useful features: Freshers guide to starting university, and the very handy Checklist of stuff to take to University.

Studential also features a collection of articles and advice on various aspects of university admissions and student life .

Stuck in London is a very cool site, written by Kirsty Henderson, a Canadian living in London. The site is a useful "guide for living, working and playing in London" with lots of practical information and advice about day to day life in London.

I particularly like the guide to the areas of London with practical and candid information including both good points/bad points to each area. This is exactly the kind of information that is especially useful before choosing to move to London!

There is also a very handy guide to London prices which is sure to be a popular feature for anyone considering a move to London, especially since there is a currency converter too.

Stuck in London is a very impressive site and deserves kudos for offering so much practical information and advice. If you are about to move to London or just moved there and wondering how you are going to cope with everything, Stuck in London is a handy resource for you. It's a brilliant site!

StudentCook offers practical advice, articles and "...tips on preparing, cooking, eating, storing and shopping for food."

This site is a fantastic resource for all students going to university! It's packed with lots of great features such as How to Cook which explains and simplifies the whole process very well. The "Ideas for Every Occasion" and "No Time To Cook" are very useful features too and bound to be popular!

Dumb Little Man is a blog you will probably return to time and time again to read the "...tips that will save you money, increase your productivity, or simply keep you sane."

Widgetoko is the name of a fun and useful blog which provides the code for web widgets to put on your blog, homepage or profile.

"Your daily dose of widget-y goodness"

Studentastic is a very useful website for those of you who are about to start university.

The site is a fantastic resource for students entering university in the UK with lots of articles offering practical information including advice about accommodation, budgeting, and creating a CV and cover letter.

There are also helpful articles about socialising and relationships and how to cope with homesickness. There is a feature about how to prepare for potential emergencies too.

To help with planning and packing for university, there is the handy pre-Uni checklist.

Matching Food and Wine is "the most comprehensive food and drink matching resource on the web" created by award-winning food and wine writer Fiona Beckett.

I think the list of pairings for the times you might be in a hurry is a very useful feature. There's also a match of the week and Winelovers' Kitchen offers recipes for those who like to cook with wine.

George's Japanese Garden is George Nesfield's website about his beautiful garden in Yorkshire, England. He slso provides lots of links pertaining to Japanese gardens.

Mr Nesfield has created a jaw-dropping garden. It's simply stunning. It's a site to enjoy and be inspired by.

Chick Knits is a fantastic knitting site that offers complimentary patterns, knitting tips, articles, links and a fun and useful Chick Knits blog by Bonne Marie Burns.

Yarn Thing is a charming podcast by Marly, "...a stay at home mom who LOVES to knit and crochet..."

There is also a blog for podcast notes called Yarn Thing Pocast and Marly's personal Yarn Thing blog.

I love her motto: "Love, Laugh, Crochet, Knit!"

Time to Write by Jurgen Wolff - a writer, teacher, and hypnotherapist - is a very helpful blog with "tips, ideas, inspirations for writers and would-be writers and other creative people." The site offers lots of useful information and advice.

Cooking For Engineers is an impressive website created by Michael Chu, "...as a place for Michael to store and share the recipes that he likes to use as well as some kitchen notes."

There is a lot of information on the site and he has a blog too.