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TOTAL RECORDER This is one of the best programs I have ever downloaded. Here is what one review says about Total Recorder..."Total Recorder can record any sound that your sound card plays without losing quality.
TR installs a virtual sound drive that captures sound generated by other computer programs and saves them back as WAV files. You can record from any source, such as audio files or music from your favorite game. It also records from CD, microphone, or other input lines. It even includes a built-in scheduler for future recordings and playbacks." See next listing for review of Total Recorder.
TOTAL RECORDER REVIEW and FAST DOWNLOAD Read the review on TR here and also choose to download the free trial version or convert to registered version. I found it well worth the price.
HARDWARE CENTRAL-TUTORIALS At first glance the information on this site may appear to be too complicated for a newbie, but drill down and check it out; there are useful issues, like Troubleshooting your Printer, Understanding USB, and useful information on Removeable Storage.
MORE MEMORY More Memory, Greater Performance...this useful site explains in simple terms, what differences adding extra memory will make to your computer's performance.
TOP THEMES Some great Desktop Themes here, cartoons, animals and nature, music and artists, T.V. and movies, over 900 to download.
CHRISTMAS CLIPART A good site to bookmark, for the coming festive season.
ATLANTIS NOVA Atlantis Nova is a freeware word processor and I find it very good. A small download, easy to use.
PENTRICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Pentrich is a small village in Derbyshire. In 1817 an event took place, it is know referred to as "The Pentrich Revolution" & three men were sentenced to death & 14 others were transported to NSW. There is a lot of information regarding the prisoners/convicts on the site and the story of the revolution.
THE PENTRICH REVOLUTION FILES See the details of the link above for more information.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR - GLOBAL SEARCH Databases included in this search: LDS, Ancestry.com, GeneaNet, Google Genealogy, Gendex, RootsWeb [all databases], Worldwide email search, Author profile Usenet.
SEVEN COUNTIES GENEALOGY "Sleuths" of the North Midlands. The one-stop website for the family tree that has roots in any of the following seven counties: Derbyshire, Cheshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, South Yorkshire or Greater Manchester. We are a small but dedicated professional team offering a friendly and personal service to help trace your ancestry and we would love to hear from you.
POWER DEFRAG This is a wonderful program, especially for those of us who are newbies and having problems de-fragging. There is a free version on this site, Power DeFrag Lite, and a more powerful version, Power Defrag Pro, which also has Power Scandisk support.
STATE RECORDS NSW Click on "On-Line Publications & Resources" to access the new Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825. Records available so far A-M.
AUSSIE RHONDA'S GENEALOGY Rhonda is researching Melrose, Jones, Sullivan, Miller, Mundy, Davis, and Pinkerton surnames in Australia. Rhonda also suggests other Aussie researchers join her "Genealogy Down Under" webring.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA A number of useful links on this site....well worth checking out if you are researching in this area.
MY BOOKMARKS.COM To quote from the site, "MyBookmarks is a free Internet service that allows you to keep your browser bookmarks and favorites online so you can access them from anywhere. You can even export your online bookmarks back to your browser.
GIFPILE Here is a good site for those building websites or who need good clip art. The site boasts over 2600 Graphic and Clip Art links.
NO ADS NoAds detects when Internet popup advertisements appear, and quickly closes them. A popup ad is an ad that appears in a new web browser window, and requires you to manually close that window. NoAds is fully configurable, allowing you to specify which ads you want to be destroyed automatically. It fully supports most popular web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, and America Online. The program is very easy to use, and stays running in the System Tray (next to the time) for quick access. Go to the Download Page to get this free program.
AUTO SIZER This tiny, free program, AutoSizer, has changed my life for the better. To quote from the site, "AutoSizer automatically resizes any window you specify. For instance, some web browsers open up in a non-maximized window. Using AutoSizer, you can set those windows to automatically maximize every time they’re opened. It works with almost any program, including web browsers, Notepad, etc. AutoSizer stays running in the system tray (next to the time), so it stays out of your way while it works. Go to the Download Page for the program.
EDIT PAD EditPad is a replacement for the standard Windows NotePad. Postcardware, which means if you want to keep it, send the program creator a postcard. It is worth more than that; a very useful replacement for the conventional NotePad.
GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY Australasian Genealogy and Family History Societies with Web Sites.
STATIONERY FROM THE DOG HOUSE This is the best email stationery site I have seen....wonderful and comical stationery!
FAMILY HISTORY SURNAME INTERESTS The following on-line registers list known descendants of the following families: Bramley, Goodworth, Saunders, Bennett, Hayward, Gleeson, Lee, Tuckey, Arthur, Kelly, Treloyne and Sommerville. The majority of families have their roots/history in the Newcastle & Hunter Valley area (NSW, Australia).
GENCIRCLES I have found GenCircles a wonderful facility...I uploaded my gedcom, GenCircles automatically removed the details of living relatives, then matched my gedcom details with those of other families which had been uploaded. Then I was able to see the names and email addresses of other potential relatives and contact them if I so desired. It makes researching so easy....
CLOUDEIGHT STATIONERY Email can be fun! I love these email enhancers! To quote from the site, "We currently offer over 1500 stationery designs. Our stationery, Screen savers, Active Screens , QuickNotes , and , Acpressions ™ are free . Stationery designs are listed by collection in the Stationery Library to the right. They're all self-installing files so you need not worry about zip files or where to install them. We have help pages for all of our software. All our stuff is free!"
PHOTOCOPIER This is a brilliant little program for those with a printer and scanner, as it enables you to make photocopies. So economical and easy and the program is free.
NSW GENEALOGY RESOURCES This is a wonderful site...lots of links for Societies, Convicts, Cemeteries, Military, Ships Lists and more.
PENALUN CONNECTIONS Do you have family history interests in Pembrokeshire or West Wales? Locally based researcher offers a friendly, helpful service that has links with all Records Offices in South and Mid Wales.
COMPUTERS-INTERNET This page will provide information and links to sites concerning computer tips, diagnostics, and virus protection.
WINDOWS ANNOYANCES Topics include Reducing Clutter, Performance and Troubleshooting, Customizing, Upgrading to Windows 98, and a number of other useful categories.
HOW TO SEARCH THE IGI Bolsterstone Genealogy Project site with useful illustrations and instructions for those wishing to search the IGI site.
HOW-TO's and TIPS CNet Help.com site for excellent help regarding Internet Explorer 5. Topics include How to Install, Getting Started, Set and Manage Favourites [bookmarks], Export your Favourites and more.
ALL OF EUROPE GENEALOGY LINKS This is a seriously good site! The countries listed include: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liecthenstein , Lithuania ,Luxembourg , Macedonia, Malta, Maldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia.
ENGLAND & WALES Specific sites for England and Wales. A wonderful selection of links on this site, which was created by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Hamilton Branch.
IRELAND Once again, created by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Hamilton Branch, this page has wonderful links for those researching in Ireland.
SCOTLAND Excellent links for Scottish researchers, prepared by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Hamilton Branch.
PRESTON'S PICK-EMAIL SOFTWARE Preston Gralla gives a review of software helpful for email, and downloads are available from this site as well.Some useful programs are Spam Eater Pro, Outlook Express Mail Manager, Power Filter for AOL, and many more.
PARISH MAP PRESERVATION PROJECT New South Wales Parish/Town maps can be found by entering their name (or part thereof). Pastoral maps can be found by entering their name (or part thereof) or their number. If processed, you can view the Parish, Town or Pastoral maps online.
OLD MAPS-PHASE 2 To quote from the site, "Providing free access to first edition historical maps of Great Britain dated between 1846 and 1899. This site allows you to view historical maps simply by entering a place name, an address or a grid reference. "
NEWBIES This delightful site, by Jane Lachs, offers clearly explained and often amusing help to those who are new. Other aspects of Jane's site include Mailing Lists, How to Search, Virus and Worms, Surnames Lists and Yorkshire Links.
GERALDTON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Geraldton Family History Society site for the Midwest area of Western Australia.
MIDWEST CEMETERIES Geraldton Family History Society site for cemeteries in the Midwest area of Western Australia.
GENEALOGY TODAY.com home of the Online Genealogy Index.
BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER Net Mechanic site for Building Your Own Computer. Simple, step by step instructions. Worth reading even if you never intend building your own computer, as it will increase your computer knowledge.
PUREPERFORMANCE This is an excellent site! Performance tips and tweaks for 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP. Gives rating according to difficulty, and step by step instructions.
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND RECORDS This searchable Database contains 71,423 records, with 12,285 distinct surnames and Selected states and towns.
COLLECTION OF SEARCH ENGINES This is an awesome list of Search Engines! Well worth checking out...
GENEALOGY This site has a list of general resources which lists hundreds of sites suitable for genealogy researching.
SPAIN GENEALOGY A number of useful links on this site, helpful to those researching in Spain.
GENEALOGY LINKS-NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LINKS This is an excellent page, full of interesting links, listed in alphabetical order.
ZDNET-MAC SOFTWARE LIBRARY Titled McDOWNLOAD.COM, the description is apt! Plenty of Mac Software here, in a number of categories.
DLL STAR "To quote from the site, "If your Windows applications and programs are missing the correct dynamic link library files ( otherwise known as DLL files or .dll ) you've probably been faced with either a reinstallation of you software or a non working application. DLL Star contains links to the most commonly needed DLL files in zipped file format. Most users will simply have to unzip the DLL they are missing into their default Windows/System directory to restore program functions. We've also added a few good utility disks and drivers to assist you. "
INSIDE OUTLOOK EXPRESS-BACKUP AND RESTORE To quote from the site, "Using the built-in backup tools in Outlook Express 5, it is very easy to backup and restore your mail and news accounts and your mail folders. "
INSIDE OUTLOOK EXPRESS 5 To quote from the site, "The purpose of this site is to explore in some detail how OE5 works and how to use it more effectively. "
OUTLOOK EXPRESS FOR MACINTOSH COMPUTERS A number of useful links on this site.
FROM IRELAND The site says, "This is a genealogy web site. Genealogy is not just about names and linking one part of your family tree to the other, it is about people. Many begin looking for their ancestry and think only of connections, but gradually they begin to wonder what were these people like, what were their lives like and what their characters were like.
The purpose of this web site is to try to help answer questions I have seen through the mail lists over the last number of years. Questions on gravestone transcriptions, placenames and surnames, the history and geography of counties and parishes, on parish records as well as others. This web site comes from Ireland and will tell of those who came from Ireland."
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-USA. Multiple Search Page for those researching in the United States. Searches available include: Rootsweb Surname List USA, The USGenWeb Census Project, GeneaNet, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, IGI, Ancestry World Tree, Index California Deaths Records 1940-1997, Ancestral File, and Social Security Death Index USA.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-SWEDEN Swedish researchers may find this site helpful, with surname searches for the follwing categories: County Värmland Census 1890, IGI, GeneaNet, County Jämtland Census 1890 , Rootsweb Surname List Sweden, County Västernorrland Census 1890 , Ancestry World Tree, County Västerbotten Census 1890, and County Norrbotten Census 1890 .
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-NORWAY Another multiple Search Page, this time for Norway. Searches here include Rootsweb Surname List Norway, Census 1900 NHDC, IGI, GeneaNet, Census 1875 NHDC, Ancestral File, Census 1865 NHDC, and Ancestry World Tree.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-NETHERLANDS Netherlands researchers may find help on this multiple Search Page whichs enables searching in the following databases: IGI, GeneaNet, Ancestral File, Ancestry World Tree, Index DTB BS Delft e.o 1575-1950, Index DTB Eindhoven e.o 1575-1810, Index BS 's-Hertogenbosch 1811-1932, Index DTB Rotterdam e.o 1576-1811, Index RA DTB BS Tilburg e.o ISIS, NH Dopen Leeuwarden 1603-1811, BS O Bolsward, Sneek, IJlst 1811-1942 and Catalogus CBG.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-FINLAND Researching in Finland? Here is a Multiple Search Page for Passport Register (Institute of Migration), IGI, GeneaNet, Rootsweb Surname List Finland, Emigrant Register (Institute of Migration), plus Ancestral File and Ancestry World Tree.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-GERMANY Those researching in Germany will find a multiple Search Page here for IGI, Rootsweb Surname List for Germany, Genealogie Netz (homepages), GedBas (Gedcom database), GeneaNet, Ancestral File and Ancestry World Tree.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-CANADA A multiple Search Page for IGI, GeneaNet, Rootsweb Surname List Canada, Ancestral File, Ancestry World Tree, Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario, Immigration Records (1925-1935), and New Brunswick Births reg. 1810-1899.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-DENMARK Another multiple Search Page for those researching in Denmark. Includes Rootsweb Surname List Denmark, Censuses County Odense 1787-1916 , Censuses County Frederiksborg 1787-1916 , Censuses County Copenhagen 1787-1916 , Censuses County Bornholm 1787-1916 , Censuses County Aarhus 1787-1916 , Censuses County Aalborg 1787-1916 , The Danish Emigration Archives, Probate Index: Thisted, Viborg, Aalborg , GeneaNet, IGI, Ancestry World Tree, and Ancestral File.
GENEALOGY SURNAME NAVIGATOR-IRELAND A multiple Search Page with options to search IGI, Ancestral File, Ancestry World Tree, GeneaNet, Leitrim Roscommon Census 1901, Irish convicts to Australia 1791-1853, and Rootsweb Surname List Ireland.
AUSTRALIAN SITES The sites are based in Australia. They are arranged by topic areas such as archives, cemeteries, family history societies etc. Under each topic, the sites are arranged by states.
MACBETH GENEALOGICAL SERVICES Useful for Australian and New Zealand researchers, Macbeth stock the Birth, Death and Marriage CDs and fiche for NSW, Victoria, New Zealand, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. Order on-line if desired.
THE GENEALOGY HOME PAGE This is a huge list of sites which will help the genealogist. Topics include: Genealogy Help and Guides, North American Genealogy Resources, World-Wide Genealogy Resources, Religious Genealogy Resources, Family/Personal Genealogy Pages, Newsgroups and Mailing Lists, Searching for related genealogists, On line genealogy information, Internet Genealogy Guides, Libraries, Maps, Geography, Deeds and Photography, Genealogy Software, Genealogy Societies, Upcoming Genealogy Events, and Commercial Services.
BEGINNERS Family History on the Internet - A Beginner's Guide. The site topics include Internet Help for Beginners, Family History Help for Beginners, and Genealogy Articles.
ASHBOURNE-DERBYSHIRE HOME PAGE The Derbyshire Online Family and Local History Magazine. A one-stop website for all genealogy services, photographic restoration, site photography, inexpensive website design/hosting and, perhaps, local accommodation, shops and services in Derbyshire.
PASSENGER SHIP HISTORY SERVICE Donald Hazeldine's site, where he says, "Are you looking for information on a specific passenger ship? Did a relative of yours emigrate to America or Australia on a ship, and all you know is the vessel's name? You want to know more? I have an extensive library and research database, compiled over a period of 30 years. Give me just the name of the vessel and its approximate date, after 1870, I can provide details of the ship's voyages, ports of call and key dates. Often a good starting point for tracing your family history."
FIRST FAMILIES 2001 To quote from the site, "First Families 2001 will be a unique historical and cultural record of Australia. It is a database and collection of stories about the people of Australia, past and present. It is accessible to all Australians through the Internet, and welcomes contributions from everyone. "
GUIDE TO THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT Guide to the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000. To quote from the site, "After over 3 years of consultations and fine-tuning, the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 was passed by the Australian Parliament on 17 August 2000, implementing the most comprehensive reforms to Australian copyright in thirty years. In essence, the Act aims to update the Copyright Act 1968 to take account of technological developments such as the Internet and cable TV. These changes effect everyone who creates or deals with copyright material, from books to music to computer programs. The Digital Agenda Act came into force on 4 March 2001. "
RESCUE OUTLOOK EXPRESS DATA Winmag.com site which gives useful information about how to prevent, or recover from, an email disaster in Outlook Express. Wondered where your Outlook Express messages are stored? This site tells you.
OUTLOOK EXPRESS USER TIPS Eric Miller's User Tips for Outlook Express.
FULLICK-COOKE-LITTLE FAMILY WEBSITE The website of Jenny Crawford researching Fullick, Parfeit, Whiting, Heather, Gardiner from Hampshire, UK and Cooke, Little, Crapp, Grimes, Dowding, Whittenbury, Dowding from London, UK and Fullick Australia. Census listings for Hampshire Fullicks, 5 Fullick convicts sent to Australia, an ancestor convicted for witchcraft and many other surnames included in family tree.
DOWNLOADING MADE CLEAR This a wonderful site for those of us who are Newbies and diffident about downloading software. There are simple explanations about downloading and helpful diagrams, showing step-by-step instructions. I wish I had access to this site when I was a first-time downloader!
602Pro PC Suite Want a free Office Suite? I have this one downloaded already and it is really good. To quote from the site, "Seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office is a must today. 602Pro PC SUITE 2000 is composed of three components: 602Text (word processor), 602Tab (spreadsheet) and 602Photo (graphic editor). 602Text is a powerful word processor compatible with Microsoft Word (.DOC 9x/2000) and many other document file types. 602Tab is a Microsoft Excel (.XLS 9x/2000) compatible spreadsheet with over 150 available functions. 602Photo is a graphics editor designed for digital camera and scanner image editing with support for over 15 graphic formats."
For a review of the 602Pro software:
602Pro REVIEW This review was done by PC Improvements and as well as reviewing the software, explains the features in simple terms.
PC911-FRIENDLY COMPUTER HELP Friendly Computer Help in plain English -now, doesn't that sound refreshing? How-To guides, Tips and Tweaks, Newsletter, Downloads and other good things here.
NETSCAPE - ARCHIVED PRODUCTS Download older versions of Netscape. Versions 4.7x, Versions 4.6x, Versions 4.5x, Versions 4.0x, Versions 3.0x, Versions 2.0x available.
SYMANTIC SECURITY UPDATES-HOAXES Now, here is a very useful site...check out those virus warnings to see if they are real or hoax; there is also a Virus Encyclopaedia on site, and other useful information.
TRAVELMATE MAPMAKER This is a very handy, free, on-site tool. To quote from the site, "Knowing your way around town - Map Maker lets you zoom-in to street level in almost every city and town in Australia.
Not sure how to get from A to B? Map Maker provides detailed step-by-step directions so you won't get lost along the way. Are we there yet? Map Maker gives you distances and estimated times for every journey you select.
BOOKMARK CONVERTER To quote from the site, "The ultimate program for converting your bookmarks between the Netscape and Internet Explorer formats. "
SENIOR CITIZEN.COM.AU A useful site for Seniors. There are sections for Health, Travel, Hobbies, a section on Computers and other links which may be helpful.
NORMAN BUCKLEY'S HELP WITH GENEALOGY Norman has set out basic information which would be a valuable guide for those new to genealogy.
POWER PRO v2.9 PowerPro is a combination button bar, task switcher/launcher, clock, calendar, and more-and it's free.
FIX WINDOWS.COM The Windows Troubleshooting site. Diagnostic solution guide, tips and tricks, downloads, support,drivers, shareware.
LANGA LIST Computer help and how-to content on this site, plus archives and downloads.
PC ADVISOR PC Advisor site has a number of useful links and information about computers which is easy to understand. I recommend entering their Registered User Area, which is free, and gives access to really good information.
DIRECTORY OF ARCHIVES IN AUSTRALIA This is an excellent site, with a wealth of information.
MARSH IN AUSTRALIA Errol Marsh is researching Marsh, Howells, Hall, Braun, Brauns, Bell, Parkinson, Hutchinson, Wilkie, Boswell and Morgan.
COWRA FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Website for the Cowra Family History Group.
BROTHER'S KEEPER 6.0 New version of popular Brother's Keeper genealogy program. Download from the site and also check out the list of new features. I have had BK for almost two years and highly recommend this new version.
GREEK LEGACY INC Connecting People of Greek Descent Throughout the World. Links include three databases and Passenger Ship Listing.
NEWBIES EMAIL HELP PAGE Another section has been added to our Newbies site; a page of links to help with Email. Topics include sections for Outlook Express, Netscape, Eudora and AOL users, with general links also included for Free Email Providers.
NEWBIES HELP FOR MACINTOSH USERS Another section has been added to our Newbies site; a page of links suitable for Macintosh Users. Topics include General Help, plus Software and also a section on Genealogy Software for the Mac.
1881 CENSUS LOOK-UP This is a FREE service and results are email-ed to you.
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY DATABASES Topics and databases include: First Fleet Database, First Fleet Ships Database,
Non-Convicts Of The First Fleet, Point Puer Lads Database,
Absconded Convicts Database, The Mabo Judgment,
400 Famous Australians, 200 Influential Australians,
Gallipoli 75 Project Database, Gallipoli Diary,
Dispatches From Gallipoli, Captain Phillip Callary and
South Australia Shipwrecks.
MCAFEE AVERT -VIRUS ALERTS Virus Alerts posted here are generated by AVERT. AVERT will post an Alert when it has determined a virus risk is Medium On Watch, High Risk, or at High Risk-Outbreak status.
SHIPS PICTURE RESEARCH SERVICE To quote from the site, "The Ship's Pictures Research Service aims to help genealogists and historians worldwide locate pictures of ships of many rigs, periods and nationalities. Our site provides researches with an on-line vessel searching service and order form to purchase the information we have on record."
The following links for Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire I have listed separately below: They have been taken from:
GENEALOGY LINKS Your guide to finding genealogical resources & information online.
GENEALOGY LINKS FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE A host of Cambridgeshire Links to help the genealogist.
GENEALOGY LINKS FOR DERBYSHIRE More links, this time for those who are researching in Derbyshire.
GENEALOGY LINKS FOR NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Great links for those researching in Nottinghamshire.
GENEALOGY LINKS FOR SUFFOLK More great links, helpful to Suffolk researchers.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS TIP PAGE Topics covered here include:Speed Up Your Drive with Disk Defragmenter
Defrag Delays!,
Safe Shutdowns ,
Shut Down - Not Responding,
Speed Your Boot Up Time ,
Intermittent Memory Errors ,
Hard Drive Space Error,
Boot Me Up! ,Restart Windows in a Flash,
Lock Your NumLock Preferences in Place ,
Alphabetize Your Start Menu ,Eliminate the Modem Icon From Your System Tray ,
Eliminating Excess Windows ,
Drag-&-Drop Shortcuts To The Start Menu,
Windows Explorer Keystroke Shortcuts ,
Quickly Close My Computer Windows and more.
MACINTOSH RESOURCES Cyndi's List page of genealogy software resources for Macintosh users.
INTERNET FOR BEGINNERS A host of topics and tutorials for beginners on this site.
AUSTRALIAN RECORDS A rootsweb page with a database containing 61019 records (10754 distinct surnames). Selected states and towns (as contributed)
ALL THUMBS v2.0.3.6 The ZDNet review says this of All Thumbs "All Thumbs is a fast, easy, free way to create thumnails of images. Although it doesn't create HTML pages of the thumbnails, it's a good choice for those who need thumbnails to add to their own code. A simple interface lets you quickly select a single file or an entire folder for conversion.
You can define filename case, adjust brightness and contrast, set the size of thumnails, and adjust the sharpness and gamma correction. Input formats handled include .bmp, .dib, .ico., .jpg, .pcx, .png, .tga, and .tif; output formats include .bmp, .jpg, .dib, .pcx, .ico, and .tif. The resulting thumbnails are created in the folder of your choice and can be used for Web pages or on your local hard disk."
WEBSHOTS This is an absolute favourite of mine, used every day. To quote from the site, "The Webshots Desktop software is the #1 photo wallpaper and screen saver on the Net. Put beautiful images on your PC or Mac and get a new photo every day - free!"
I use Webshots as a free screensaver to display my own digital photographs. You can download photos of your choice from Webshots, however as I have heaps of my own photos, it is an excellent way to display them. One can organise photos into collections, and choose which collection to display as a screensaver. For example, today it is English Scenery, last night we had Flowers. Tomorrow it might be Genealogy Photos. Webshots is great fun!
PICTURE TRAY This is an answer to prayer if you are a Newbie who wants to re-size graphics and photos. To quote from the site, "What is PictureTray?
PictureTray is a freeware tool for resizing and rotating pictures quickly and simply. You choose how you want your pictures resized, then drag your picture files into the "In" tray. A resized copy of each picture is made and put in the "Out" tray. You then drag the pictures from the Out tray into another program (like Eudora, Outlook, or FrontPage)."
AARP WEB PLACE - COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY Some of the topics covered here: How To Differentiate Between Internet Connections,
How To Buy a New Computer,
How To Clean Up Your StartUp Folder,
How To ScanDisk,
How To Understand Technology's Terms,
How To Choose a CPU,
How To Save Time and Effort with Computer Shortcuts,
How To Troubleshoot Computer Problems,
How To Buy a Printer,
Understanding Shareware,
How To Buy a Scanner,
Understanding Browser Cookies,
Anti-Virus Software,
Windows 95/98 Learn the Basics,
Surviving Computer Freezes,
Installing Software, and more.
JAYNE'S COPY & PASTE A really good site for newbies where Jayne explains the Copy and Paste technique with simplicity.
THE SCUTTS FAMILY WEBSITE Maureen is researching O'Neill, Tutt, Presland, Hooper, Baker, Morse, Bridges, Dickson, Kearnan, Maunder, Wells, Hausfeld, Lucerne, Lahey, McMaster, Singleton, Mobbs, Tomlinson, Bellamy, Lester, Faye.
BASIC HELP FOR BEGINNING WEBMASTERS Pat Asher's advice here is wonderfully simple and easy to understand. A very good site, with links to other useful information.
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE A WEB PAGE! Joe Barta's excellent contribution to web site building. Page Tutor tutorials, also Table Tutor, Forms Tutor & Frames Tutor.
COLOR PICKER Here's one page gleaned from Joe Barta's site which is so good it merits an entry on its own...brilliant! This little gem called Color Picker enables you to select background and link colors, font and font type and see them all together before placing them on your web page. The selections are not only viewable on color Picker but also generate the HTML code you can then copy and paste on your page. I love it!!!!
REGISTER OF SHIPS Gilbert Provost's most helpful site. Here, you will find the registration details of a vessel such as the rigging, the tonnage, dimensions, propulsion, owners and her Master. These have been transcribed from the Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping from 1764 up to 2000, with assistance from Pauline Joicey.
MAITLAND FAMILY HISTORY CIRCLE Inc Site for Maitland Family History Society in the Hunter Valley of NSW.
MICROSOFT OFFICE CONVERTERS & VIEWERS To quote from the site, "With the help of these converters and viewers from Microsoft Office Update, you can share your Microsoft Office files with people who have versions of Office applications different than your own, or even with people who don't have Office at all.
Converters enable you to open files created by people using different versions of your Office programs. Find the appropriate converter for the version of the Office program on your computer.
Viewers allow people who don't have Office programs see your work. Simply provide them with the appropriate viewer along with your files."
e PROMPTER To quote from the site, "Free Email Retrieval and Notification Program
ePrompter™ is a free email retrieval and notification utility that automatically checks up to eight password protected email accounts for AOL, AltaVista, email.com, GO, Hotmail, Lycos, Mail.com, Netscape, POP3, Rediffmail, Switchboard, USA, Yahoo, ZDNetOneBox and hundreds of other email domains - all at the same time.
ePrompter™ features a rotating tray icon, and a choice of four unique screensavers that let you know at a glance the number of new messages in each account, which you can easily read and/or delete online or offline with the click of an icon."
IFHAA GENEALOGY COURSE An on-line course of 18 lessons provided by the Internet Family History Association of Australia.
VISIT THE COUNTIES An easy to view, clickable map of Ireland counties.
DYNAMIC FAMILY TREE COMPILER This is an interesting free program, which displays a fully graphical, interactive family tree on a web browser. There is an example on site to try, before downloading.
NSW BDM SITE- LINKS TO OTHER USEFUL SITES This is a very useful page of links to sites in Australia, Britain, America, Canada and Europe, put up by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. There is an extensive list of Family History Resources in Australia and Overseas. You can also access the NSW BDM Records from this site by clicking on INDEXES, in the left margin of the page.
IMPORTING A GEDCOM FILE IN FTM DearMYRTLE's wonderful page on the topic of importing Gedcoms into Family Tree Maker program. The document is clearly illustrated with computer-screen shots which make this exercise really easy to follow.
IMPORTING A GEDCOM FILE IN PAF Another of DearMYRTLE's pages on the topic of importing Gedcoms, this time, into PAF [Personal Ancestry File] program. Once again, the document is clearly illustrated with computer-screen shots which make this exercise really easy to follow.
MOUSE CLEANING A very useful site with wonderfully clear instructions for cleaning a mouse, complete with step-by-step illustrations.
AUSLIG - GAZETTEER OF AUSTRALIA Search the Gazetteer of Australia which is a compilation of over
240, 000 geographic names of Australia. Use this search to find the location of places in Australia.
Here is a tip for those new to computers: don't forget the SEARCH ENGINES! ...you will be surprised at what you can find, using a SEARCH ENGINE...just type in what you are looking for, e.g. Scanner Help and press SEARCH. The results will be back in a matter of seconds. A useful way to get help is to search for a Tutorial....e.g. Paint Shop Pro tutorial. Back will come pages and pages of how to operate the program to best advantage. Here is a link to a full page of SEARCH ENGINES
If you are new to searching using Search Engines, check out HUNTING WITH SPIDERS, INDEXES & SEARCH ENGINES which will give you information that is easy to follow plus some more links that will be useful.
We want to retain an atmosphere of a small, caring and helpful body of people so that each person who comes along is able to benefit. For that reason, when the current group reaches more than approximately ten regular attendees, we plan to start another "cell" so that everyone continues to benefit..and in turn, help others.
Watch this space for details of the next meeting.
Thanks to the members of David's group [see below] the Newbies Group now has the use of a second computer on meeting day!
Local members, contact Juliette on 02-6852 3536 [to converse with her answering machine!]
The next meeting at David and Kath's home is to be advised. Watch this space! The evening will be one of developing practical skills. During the last three meetings we built a computer from scratch and upgraded two others, added memory and changed computer batteries, then learned how to partition a hard drive and how to image a hard drive.
We have had enquiries from overseas viewers who are interested in learning more about Forbes:
WELCOME TO THE FORBES FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Inc The Forbes Family History Group Inc.
Genealogists, don't overlook the use of Search Engines for help with your research. They are an easy way to find out if anyone else has done a website for the families you are researching. Type in the surname you are seeking....you can even find out if there is a GEDCOM available by inserting the name, e.g. Clark then adding + GEDCOM [so that the entry reads Clark + GEDCOM] You might be surprised at the amount of information you can gather by this means!
Our Local Meetings and Other Messages
Juliette's group: This is a "Girls Only" group and aimed at those who are new to computers. At this stage, the group has reached full capacity and is unable to take any new members. Any future vacancies will be posted on this site.
A second group, "The Forbes Computer Group", for computer users of of Intermediate to Advanced standard competency, has been formed, and meets at the home of David and Kath Parsons, 27 Reymond Street, Forbes. David can be contacted at 6851 5241.
Here are two sites with local information:
WELCOME TO
FORBES is another site which will give you some excellent pages on Forbes.
