2010 Winter Olympics: A Desktop Tour of the Games

This does not pretend to be journalism.

It's not even a literary endeavor.

It's simply a handy Winter Olympics enhancement at your fingertips.

If you are reading this, you surely have a mouse and a monitor—all you need to enjoy these features.

Here's an easy-to-read event schedule , which includes results from already completed events. It will help you set your DVR or plan when to call in sick.

Just in case you're one of the few persons in the world without a TV, here's an excellent site which provides online viewing of selected events. Plenty of other features, too.

The weather has been a huge factor at these games. Wouldn't it be nice to find current conditions and venue forecasts for any particular Olympic site? It's just a click away.

Check out this cool interactive 3-D venue map . If you're familiar with Google Earth, you'll love this. It covers the entire Olympic area.

Almost anything else you'd want to know about the athletes to watch is here. Really gets you up close and personal.                   

Enjoy the Games!