i.seek.you

ICQ is a nifty, dandy little program that will enable you to communicate with your net friends ANYWHERE in the world at ANYTIME - whether they are on or offline. Download this program from www.mirabilis.com and start adding your e-pals - you have total control over who can contact you - you can send a direct message, chat person to person, email, list your homepage, block out nuisances, send files and much more. ReTroGrrl finds it essential! - She can tell instantly who is online and contact them immediately - no matter what they are doing. The "I Seek You" interface is easy to use and sits snugly on the task bar. (You can even be online and set it so that you are 'invisible' to other ICQ users - COOL!)

retro

If you like 'retro' style then www.retroactive.com is for you! Full of interesting articles that concentrate on the 20's,30's and 40's. You can also send retro-postcards to friends and listen to cool music with 'Real Audio', which can be downloaded from this site. Or sit back and read the classic movie reviews.

the.riddler

Www.riddler.com, as you would expect is home to riddles and games - play for prizes or just play! See if you can guess the daily riddle. They do have a chat room but that is currently unavailable - when it does come back you will find some real nice folk there

you.don't.know.jack

"You don't know Jack" is a little like trivial pursuit gone troppo! It's great fun and stretches the little grey cells just enough. Download the 2mb program and you can play two new games every week - each takes around 10 minutes to play and there is a chance at winning prizes. www.berzerk.com (You can even play with a friend - groovy!)

talk.talk

The best place to start chatting is at www.talkcity.com - just sign up, find a room that sounds interesting, pick a nickname that befits your personality and away you go!. Most people here are friendly and are all too willing to help the novice webby. Try to be nice no matter who bugs you - what goes around comes around! As with most chat places it is up to you to be selective in who you chat to ... if you don't like the conversation leave the room ... ReTroGrrl loves the acronym game in the ABC chat room - super fun!

cool.tools

Wouldn't you like to find out all about a cool new 'web tool' everyday - well hey presto! www.cooltool.com is a handy place to bookmark and the guy's here have a good sense of humour

fonts!

Mr Chank is a font man - and he very generously allows you to download many of his terrific way out fonts for free. ReTroGrrl must warn you though that he can get a bit carried away with rude words so if you can't handle it - don't go there. It's a shame really 'cos he is obviously some talented guy. Que Sera - www.chank.com.