Free Games (But Don't Tell The Boss!)

I love playing games on the PC, but then who doesn't? It can be very relaxing to while away the hours with a good computer game. The time seems to fly by when I am totally absorbed in a shoot em up or puzzle. And as you know I'm also very fond of freebies, so it was nice to find a Website offering free online games this week.

The site is very well designed with a nice uncluttered layout and features obvious navigation at the top of each page to each section featuring the various style of online game such as puzzle, racing, shooter and strategy. I was gobsmacked at just how many games are on the site – definitely plenty of choice for any taste and each one is quick to load on screen and requires no additional software apart from the Flash plugin which just about everybody has already.

Mind you, I have to be careful because some of the free retro games are so addictive I can often forget what I'm supposed to be doing as my work goes out of the window – not good at all!

If you have the urge to kill some time playing games you can find plenty at www.online-games-zone.com

World Of Electronics

This week I stumbled across the Elatec Vertriebs GmbH website for the electronics distributor. The company was founded in 1988 and has branch offices in ten European countries and since 2006 they have had a joint venture partnership with KAGA Electronics, a leading Japanese independent distributor. Elatec develops RFID Readers as modules, OEM boards, PC cards and as complete devices in housing.

Well designed and simple to use, the site is navigated via links at the top and also at the left hand side of each page and there is an excellent download section containing a multitude of PDFs. I feel that the site would benefit from a design update as it does look a little dated compared to a lot of contemporary “Web 2.0” sites out there. However, this does not detract from it's useability and the site has obviously been built to be standards compliant.

The Industrial Computing section features some excellent stuff about Elatec's Embedded Computer products with very useful hyperlinks for order enquiries or to request further information. All in all the Website is certainly fit for purpose and definitely lives up to the company byline of “electronics is our world”. Check it out at www.elatecworld.com

Travelling in Central Asia?

I like travelling and I always enjoy discovering new places and cultures. However, I haven't as yet done much travelling in central Asia, so it was useful to find a Website featuring exactly that. If you are looking to travel central Asia then you will probably find the East Site useful. It offers a plethora of information about visiting and touring a variety of places in central Asia including Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan and more.

The site is very well designed with a nice menu structure and features lots of hyperlinks offering easy access to all sorts of information such as Silk Road Tours and on-line hotel reservations. There is even a forum where users can discuss all aspects of travelling in central Asia – although it has to be said that being new, there aren't that many members yet, although I'm sure that will be rectified in the near future.

One area of the Website which may be of particular interest is the About Silk Road page which explains the history and geography of the great Silk Road and how important it continues to be for travellers and traders in central Asia. Fascinating stuff!

You can find the site at www.east-site.com