Web Week

Fight anthrax (www.intel.com/cure): Download this screensaver and donate your personal computer's spare processing grunt to build a virtual supercomputer capable of analysing billions of molecules in a fraction of the time it would take in a laboratory. The screensaver works by running whenever computation resources are available. Once processing is complete, the program sends the results back to a data centre and requests a new packet of data the next time the user connects to the internet. Clever.

Cold, but fun to watch (www.saltlake2002.com): Because of TV rights, you won't be able to see winter Olympic events live on the web. But the official site does have interesting graphs, backgrounders and the latest build-up for the February 8 opening.

The first steps to class (www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/children/firstday/firstday.htm): If your child is facing the first day at school, you need to be prepared. Among the advice: Teach your child that learning is not confined to school and that every new experience broadens life.

Find an image (www.picsearch.com): More search engines are offering picture searches. Finding images online is all that this new site does - Lord of the Rings pictures are the most popular.

Hangover cures (www.hungover.net): The suggestion to "go back to bed" sounds the only sensible option in a list of random cures for waking after a hard night out. The advice at www. blurofinsanity.com/hangover.html is the best - it advises prevention, but this may be too late. What causes hangovers is explained at www.drinkease. com/drinkease1.html

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