Web Week

By MICHAEL FOREMAN

Kiwiflatmates: All of the carefully positioned webcams on this reality site have now been opened up for free access. This means that the more intimate areas of the flat shared by five young people, such as the bathroom or bedrooms, are no longer restricted to fee-paying voyeurs, sorry, "viewers."

We managed to catch Sasha in her bedroom, dressed in a bikini (or was it her underwear, it was difficult to see). in the middle of a telephone conversation with a friend. Judging by some of the language used, she was quite unconcerned about the presence of the camera.

FindSounds.com: Billed as the first search engine focused on finding sound effects on the web, this wite will be most useful to web developers and film/video makers but it's a fun site for anyone. Just type in a keyword like train, siren, or explosion - or you can specify files formats, sizes and sample quality. The makers Comparisonics say songs and music files have been filtered out, as have obscenities.

Online Originals: This electronic book site has announced that Day of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth will be following in the steps of Stephen King by making his next book available on the net only. The book, called Quintet, will be released as five short stories priced at around $6 per instalment.

Links:

Kiwi Flatmates

Find Sounds

Online originals