We interrupt this regular transmission to tell you that Go To That Site may not have regular posts during today and perhaps some of tomorrow as we’ll be getting a new domain!

Do you know what this means? Not only will it be easier to remember but I’ll also start circulating in the blogging world (I didn’t want to spread the word about this domain while I’ve been leeching from my personal domain). This is great of course, but quite scary as I’m not used to writing and hoping anyone reads what I have to say!

Saying all that though, it can take up to 24 hours before I can start using the new domain, but as soon as I can I’ll be redirecting from the old site to it and making a post to reflect that the changes are in place.

Exciting stuff!

Click to visit: W W W . W I K I H O W . C O M

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Although this is the first wiki to get attention on this blog, it probably won’t be the last. For anyone that doesn’t know what one is, it is usually a large collection of pages that visitors help update with new information. wikiHow’s purpose is to be an extensive how-to manual.

Today is 22nd April Earth Day so I thought it quite fitting that I found a page on wikiHow that gives some great advice on how we all can celebrate Earth Day. It includes a snippet about the history regarding Earth Day and some useful general suggestions of how we can do our part.

The page linked to, as well as many others, also contain links to other pages about similar content – this page in particular links to pages with more details on recycling and buying a carbon offset, for example). At the bottom of each page you will also find links that go to external websites such as official, or useful, sites for further reading.

All in all wikiHow is one of my favourite of all the wiki family. There is something that everyone can relate to because of the variety of topics that everyone has contributed to. You can find a how-to on anything from moving to New York to using a stethoscope… and everything else in-between! If you’ve thought of a topic that hasn’t had the how-to treatment yet, or simply want to expand on a page already written, the internet is waiting for you.

I should note that, as with all wiki websites out there, as anyone can update pages it does mean that anyone can accidentally or purposely misinform others. This is unfortunate as it tends to spoil it for the rest, however, normally it doesn’t take long before errors are recognised and rectified.

Every so often I find websites that are fairly similar to one another but all are worth mentioning in their own right. This gives me a few options of how to handle it when blogging about them. I could either:

• Write an individual post about each site, even if they’re only slightly different
• Create a post which includes all the sites, but has less details than a regular post
• Pick one good site and ignore the rest
• Pick one good site and link to any similar
• Don’t blog about websites like that

I’ve decided that my best course of action is the 2nd so they all get a fair mention, but the post is less indepth about any in particular.

This new feature won’t happen every day, but I expect to post it every so often. Quick Picks sounds like a catchy title to go with for the series, and the first one should be later on in the week. I hope you all enjoy it!

On a side note: even if a website is included in quick picks it doesn’t mean it won’t ever be mentioned separately.

Click to visit: W W W . B O R E D . C O M

The internet is great for many things, especially alleviating boredom. We’ve all felt the need to be entertained while we’re procrastinating or waiting for another website to load and that is where today’s entry makes its appearance!

As it’s a Friday I wanted to go for something a little lighter to get through the rest of the working day or the weekend with and Bored.com ticks all the right boxes. It has a huge selection of pages to browse through which makes it a difficult site to review – where exactly do I start? One thing is for sure - there is enough content on bored.com to take anyones boredom away!

The website has all different kinds of areas that mostly contain quick to view pages for short bursts of fun. It’s very easy to navigate in that there are several sections (games, music, quizzes & trivia, etc.) and once you’ve picked one to look at you’re greeted with a page full of links with a sentence describing what you’re about to see.

Want to read about internet hoaxes? How about have access to thousands of free ebooks? What about a list that tells you specifically what to do when you’re bored? Maybe you’d like to find out how to win small cash prizes? All the things I’ve mentioned and far much more are available on the site. Some pages are linked to a bored.com page or partner site, while others are just links to other websites that have something entertaining to offer its visitors.

Unfortunately the website does have a downside that I feel I must mention. Banner ads are one thing, but this site also has plenty of pop-ups too. If you have a good pop-up blocker or won’t be too annoyed by them, I’d definitely say you should spend a while on the site and have a look around.

In case you didn’t know, it’s High Five Day! I felt I’d be missing a golden opportunity if I didn’t bring this yearly event up today so give yourself a high five and enjoy the websites I’ll be giving attention to.

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Click to visit: W W W . N A T I O N A L H I G H F I V E D A Y . C O M

As the website starts off by saying, National High Five Day (NH5D) occurs the third Thursday of April every year which, this year at least, lands on the 17th. The continues by explaining how the high five came to exist, when NH5D started, what you can do to take part, and the people behind this spirited celebration.

The highlight of this site are the links to various multimedia including;

• NH5D documentary
• Videos showing “intense” high fives
• A comic promoting NH5D
• A list of songs that make up the soundtrack for each year’s NH5D

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Click to visit: W W W . H I G H F I V E . M E . U K

This website is what first showed me the wonders of National High Five Day. It pains me to admit that I didn’t even know that such a thing existed!

highfive.me.uk is a wonderful high five resource website. There’s a blog with the latest news, links to the creators’ social networking pages, a database of high fives in the media, miscellaneous information about our favourite hand to hand gesture (such as the history, culture and science), an extensive collection of pictures, and the types of high fives available… and that’s just for starters!

As if all that wasn’t enough the website also have lots of fun activities for all the family to use such as computer wallpapers, a jigsaw puzzle, a widget that counts down to NH5D and a browser toolbar for all your searching requirements.

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I hope you enjoyed today’s websites and they made you want to high five someone you care about. However, if you’re reading this post a little on the late side, then there’s no need to feel left out… Consider this virtual high five from me!

Special thanks to highfive.me.uk that supplied that image (which, incidentally, was what I was looking for online when I found the website!).