Missing Links

Ah, cassettes, those relics of the past. But one of the best things about cassettes was the ability to record yourself. Over at www.sweetthunder.org/tapes/, they've collected a mishmash of things found on those old tapes. There seems to be a lot of examples of kids singing, but the true gold lies in those '80s answering machine messages.

It's not easy to be polite, yet firm, when leaving a note telling your roommate to stop eating your food or your co-workers to clean up the microwave after a spill. At www.passiveaggressive notes.com, people have sent in the best examples of admonishing others to just stop it already.

Fancy yourself as a superskilled typist? Or you are an admittedly bad one who'd like to get better? Test your skills at play.typeracer.com, where you can race four other people to see who types a passage with the fastest accuracy.

Do you have an interesting Web site you'd like to share with other readers? Send it to Melissa Sullivan at msullivan@reviewjournal.com.