Anyone who has been involved with a website knows there are millions of web hosts out there offering a variety of hosting packages. And, the internet being what it is, there are now millions of website hosting review sites to help us decide which one to choose. (Ironically, here I am writing a review of one of those sites.)

Upperhost.com is one website hosting review site that stands out from the crowd, because it has no advertising on the site – not even for anything unrelated to hosting. The site specifically states that:

“We accept no advertisements or donations from any web hosting company. “

This is important because you need to know that reviews are not biased in any way. The reviews are detailed and informative, providing plenty of information on which to base a decision.

In addition to the reviews, there are a number of useful articles for webmasters and small business owners covering topics ranging from e-commerce to domain names and branding.

In the US, a wide variety of grants are available for businesses, individuals, Government agencies and not for profit organisations which can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, obtaining these grants requires the submission of a proposal and with the large amounts of money available, the competition is intense. Having your grant proposal professionally written can help it stand out from the crowd and make your case even more convincing.

US Grant Writers have a team of qualified professional writers with a vast amount of experience at producing winning grant proposals (they have won over $10 million in grants since they began offering this service). Unlike some professional writing services, none of their work is out sourced, it is all completed by qualified writers based in America. Not only that, but they charge a flat up front fee rather than a percentage, and assign a team of writers to your project rather than a single unsupported writer.

There are two components that are most likely to fail on your laptop and those are the battery and the adapter. But don’t worry, there are loads of online retailers where you can buy replacement laptop part.

Smart Parts UK is one such who can supply a laptop battery for most of the big manufacturers including Acer, Dell, Compaq, Apple, Toshiba, Lenovo and Sony. And it’s easy to find exactly what you need using the search facility, you just drill down to it by selecting the required manufacturer, name, series and model.

The site also lists every laptop ac adapter you’ll every need (how many laptops do you have anyway?) and other parts like screens and skins – although I’m not entirely sure what a ‘laptop skin‘ is.

One of the most intersting parts of the site is the blog where there are posts about laptops (obviously) but also accessories and USB gadgets. Who wouldn’t want a wood covered USB flash drive?!

Elatec are an international electronic components developer and distributor with headquarters in Germany and offices in 6 European countries.

Working with high quality suppliers, they provide industrial computing solutions to industrial customers as well as companies in the transport, aeronautics and gaming sectors. They also produce important computer components such as PCMCIA Cards – typically used for network cards, modems and hard disks. The latest development is the PCMCIA Reader, a compact smart card reader and writer, which could become an essential device for laptop and mobile computer users allowing them secure access to home banking and electronic payment facilities.

Smart cards are one of the innovative security products produced by Elatec. Their latest Net cards run a varient of the Microsoft .NET Framework and work seamlessly within Windows (including under the new Vista operating system). They provide companies and organisations with a simple and cost effective way to secure their networks. The cards have encryption abilities and can have applications built in.

Visit Elatecworld.com for more information on their range of electronics and computing products.

All work and no play makes for a dull working day so why not break up your computer time with a little online gaming? It can’t hurt – as long as you don’t get distracted and spend hours playing instead of working!

Online Games Zone is a great place to go for online games. Not only are they all free but there is also no need to install anything on your computer (as long as you already have flash installed), so no need to attract the unwanted attention of your IT support department. And of course, because they are online they are always there and you can play the same games and interact with the same gaming community at home, work or in the coffee shop.

Online Game Zone have a wide variety of games available, from strategy games like Commando III and Worm Craft to racing games – check out Drift Battle.

Now you know where to go for your gaming fix – just remember to get some work done as well!