FREE
COMPUTER RESOURCES
ON THE INTERNET
by W:. Tim Bryce, PM, MPS
timb001@phmainstreet.com
Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
"A Foot Soldier for Freemasonry"
I am often asked as to where I find some of the facilities I use on the
Internet. Actually,
its not that hard to find if you know how to search the Net and ask the
right questions. But
to help kick-start you in the right direction, I have assembled the
following list of free
computer resources available to you. Some are executable programs you
can download
and execute on the desktop, others are Internet specific services. So,
whether you need
something for your computer or to enhance your web site, the following
list should be
of help to you. To my knowledge, everything listed is free and not
pirated. None of it
is shareware or trial versions. I hope you will find them beneficial to
you.
Adobe Acrobat Reader - to read popular PDF files
Adobe Flash Player - web browser plugin
Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition - for digital
photography
Adobe Shockwave Player (formerly Macromedia) - web
browser plugin
AOL
Safety and Security Center - includes Spyware
Apple iPod
iTunes - media content
Apple
QuickTime - media viewer
Blogger - blogging
service from Google.
Calendars.Net -
calendar for inclusion in your web site.
Allows you to put in a single date, a duration event (2 of more days
in length), or a periodic date (e.g. the third Tuesday of the month)
Dynamic Drive
- library of DHTML and JavaScript code
FedEx Track Shipments
Frappr - plot your
members on a global map
Geneology.com - family tree maker
Google - add your URL to the search engine
Google Earth -
satellite imagery, great for checking on a destination
(Gee, didn't Francis Gary Powers get shot down for this?)
Google Image
Search - for graphics
Google
Language Tools - for translation
Google News - subscribe for current events (use
keywords: Freemasonry, Frreemasons, Masons, Masonry)
Google Toolbar - for Firefox (and Internet Explorer)
Java
(Sun Microsystems) - to implement this powerful and portable
programming language
Java
Boutique - a collection of Java tools
JavaScript
Source - library of JavaScript code
Jumbo! -
freeware/shareware library
Maps on Us - map
building facility
MapQuest - map
building facility
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 - for spreadsheets
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool - spyware
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 - for graphics (PPT
files)
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 - for graphics (PPT
files)
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer - web browser
Microsoft Windows Media player
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 - for DOC files
Mozilla -
cross-platform web browser; includes the Firefox browser and Thunderbird
e-mail (excellent;
puts MS I.E. and Outlook Express to shame)
Norton
Antivirus
Petition
Online - to build an Interactive Petition
PKWare - ZIP Reader for data decompression
Popup Blockers
Real
Player - multi-platform multimedia player (try the Basic Player)
Site Meter - web
counter (allows you to monitor the "hits" to your site)
Skype - VoIP telephone
Tripods's HTML Gear
(formerly Lycos) - excellent guest book facility (also see their
Headline Gear)
UPS
Track Shipment
U.S.Naval
Observatory (official time) - Eastern Time
U.S. Postal
Service - Postage Rate Calculator
U.S. Postal Service - Postage Statement Wizard 11.0.0
- for Bulk Rate
U.S. Postal Service - Track Shipments
U.S.
Postal Service - Zip Code Lookup
Vista Print - business cards
WebRing - to
connect with other web sites of similar interests
Weather
Underground - free weather gauges/stickers
White Pages -
telephone directory
Yahoo! - add your URL to the search engine
Yahoo! 360 - free web
page
Yahoo! Discussion
Groups - listserver (messaging facility)
Yahoo! Mail - e-mail accounts
Yahoo!
Messenger - on-line chat and free VoIP telephone
Yahoo! News -
subscribe for current events (use keywords: Freemasonry, Frreemasons,
Masons, Masonry)
YouTube - videos
(including Masonic related)
Keep the Faith.
NOTE: The opinions expressed in this essay are my own and do not
necessarily represent the views or opinions of any Grand Masonic
jurisdiction
or any other Masonic related body. As with all of my Masonic articles
herein,
please feel free to reuse them in Masonic publications or re-post them
on Masonic
web sites (except Florida). When doing so, please add the following:
Please forward me a copy of the publication when it is produced.
Copyright © 2007 by Tim Bryce.
Article reprinted with
permission of the author and www.FreemasonInformation.com
Please forward me a copy of the publication when it is produced.
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