Web essentials

Of course it's not all about work. Taking regular breaks from the daily grind is an important part of a happy working life. Screen breaks are essential,
but if you fancy shutting down a Word or Excel file for a few minutes and having a surf online, here are some useful and fun websites.

Keeping in Touch
You can keep in touch with colleagues and friends through instant messaging or real-time chat, through online services such as Skype, 'MSN Messenger', 'Yahoo Messenger' and 'i-Chat'.  The links below explain everything you need to know:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=msnmessenger
http://messenger.yahoo.com/
http://apple.com/ichat
http://www.skype.com

Fun and relaxation
www.last.fm - put yourself in the DJ booth & choose your own homeworking tunes
www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com - for those moments when you need a refreshing distraction 
www.enterprisenation.com - check out the weekly recipes and top tips on keeping fit in your home office
www.addictinggames.com - more games, lots of choice.
www.barefootdoctorworld.co.uk - online chilling and Taoist meditations.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk/blackangel/bubble.html - virtual bubblewrap, completely useless but very addictive
www.travelcounsellors.com - book a trip away with a friendly home-based travel agent

News and gossip
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3223354.stm - use this link to install the bbc news ticker across the bottom of your monitor.
www.thesun.co.uk - online version of Britain's best-selling daily.
www.popbitch.com - showbiz scandal, great to read but not necessarily true

Happy homeworking!

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Sources of more information
We hope you've found our brief guide to setting up your home office useful. Here are some more sources of information that you might find helpful.
www.enterprisenation.com
www.unison.org.uk
www.tca.org.uk
www.homeworking.com
www.flexibility.co.uk
www.homebusiness.org.uk
www.startups.co.uk
www.smallbusiness.co.uk
www.egrindstone.co.uk
www.hse.gov.uk