Final logout

Not to sound morbid or anything, but have you ever wondered what will happen to your web-life after you die? Your emails, high scores, blogs etc...

1. Those who spend ages playing games such as World of Warcraft or contributing to an internet community worry about this. One man from Ohio gave his son a USB key with details of all those he had to notify in the event of his death, including online groups.

2. Websites have sprung up providing a similar service. One site, www.deathswitch.com, will automatically send e-mails to all your contacts if you don't check in during a specified period.

3. If that sounds macabre, there's www.slightlymorbid.com. This also sends e-mails when a member dies, but only when a trusted friend uses a password to start the process. Either way, we suppose it's reassuring to know all your contacts will be informed should you shut down permanently.