Web Week

Get yourself a hobbit name (www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/default.asp): As the countdown continues to The Lord of the Rings premiere, it's time to find out what your name would be if you were a hobbit. George Bush would be Squinty of Simpleton, Prime Minister Helen Clark would be Posco Moss of Lake by Downs and, oddly enough, David Tua would be Drogo Bolger. Osama bin Laden would be the harmless-sounding Reginard Gangee of Bywater.

Record junkies paradise (www.realgroovy.co.nz): Long-time local record retailer Chris Hart tries to capture online the music lover's joy of discovering new and second-hand treats with an almost overwhelming site. Best part: a "secondhand faves" section that lets you keep track of stuff from up to 25 of your favourite artists.

Move over Spielberg (www.lessfilm.com): Matt Buchanan and three other Auckland web designers have just launched a non-profit site to promote Kiwi short films. You can view the first 10 films using Apple's Quicktime (download www.apple.com/quicktime).