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Brilliant! This is a free non-commercial version which can be set to update automatically. Click below to download. Go to our computer section for more free 'Must Haves' If you subscribe to the full version you can protect against Spyware, SPAM and AVG gives you a Firewall - basically everything!
You will need this the play the radio and other audio files. It is free. The link will take you to the download point.
PC users click below to download Microsoft's much improved internet browser Explorer 8.
This site is sponsored by the British Government and leading businesses to give free, objective advice:
1. Protect your PC
Block viruses, hackers and other threats
2.Protect yourself
Protect your family, money and privacy
3.Protect your business
Advice for small businesses
BBC site with tips on using the web - beginners guide to the internet
Blender is a free, comprehensive animation package. It is quite complicated - but does everything! Good luck!
A free package which provides a wonderfully simple and quick way to convert ordinary pictures into images suitable to either email or put on a website. Note if you are using this system on this site make sure that you have cropped the images square first!
Information about the entire range of Microsoft's software - operating systems, productivity software, games, reference, development tools and more.
This site tells you what your computer's number or IP address is. This can be very useful.
Brilliant! This is a free non-commercial version which can be set to update automatically. You simply click on this link and then on download at the very bottom of the screen. Then follow the very simple on screen instructions. (Yes to most things.) Make sure that you click the update box and run the programme on the scheduler once a day.
An excellent free Virus remover to check a computer suspected to have a virus. On this link you will be able to run the programme - or download it free.
Internet Filtering Software. Free software to protect you from ‘adult’ sites and any other web-based material you may find inappropriate
Stop SPAM Email, A guide to stopping SPAM mail & reporting it.
Do you get lots of unwanted SPAM emails? MailWasher is a powerful email checker with effective spam elimination. Discover the safe way to stop unwanted viruses and e-mails before they get to your computer. The service is free but you are invited to make a donation and you can upgrade to an even better version by subscription.
SPAMfighter Standard is a free tool for Outlook and Outlook Express that automatically and efficiently filters spam and phishing fraud.
Whenever new mail arrives, it will automatically be tested by SPAMfighter. If it's spam, it will be instantly moved to your spam folder. If you receive a spam mail that is not detected, click on a single button, and the spam mail is removed from the rest of the 1.999.244 SPAMfighters in 211 countries/areas in seconds.
Information about hoaxes, scams, urban legends, browsers, e-books, e-mail programs, search engines, making money on the Internet, and creating and promoting web sites.
Covers a wide variety of topics, such as html, email, tcp/ip, search engines, security, viruses, browsers, newsgroups, chat programs, file sharing, FTP
The mission of this web site is to make comprehensive and in-depth information about the Internet available to people around the world.
Easy to read monthly magazine all about computing on a PC. Archive sections with some excellent 'how to' articles.
Technology magazine featuring reviews of the latest hardware, including computers, audio players, TVs and gadgets.
Hardware manufacturer offers desktop, laptop and handheld PCs and workstations and servers for sale, to home and business users.
Buy from the computer catalogue of this direct seller of home and business PCs, notebooks, workstations, desktops, printers and servers.
Compare prices for computer hardware and accessories from suppliers such as Dell, Packard Bell, Compaq, Epson, Hewlett-Packard and Apple.
Being able to write a little HTML code is often helpful if you need to enhance the look of your websites. (HTML can be used in several places on 2day - i.e. the announcement boxes and on second pages. The Bare Bones guide is brilliant.
This is a most useful site with information about your website - going back over many years! Take a good look at the links into your site as they will be a vital for your own Google listing.
This is an amazing free programme which will convert most audio files to MP3 etc
Many video and audio clips will need this free programme installed on you computer
Speedtest.net is ones of the quickest and simplest website broadband speed test websites to use. Just click below to run the test!
Every computer has a unique number called its IP address. Occasionally you will need to know this. Just click the link below to identify the computer you are using.
This site also has several other useful tools as well.