Please note this website is no longer being updated due to personal circumstances. Some links may no longer be available but the entire website is being left in place since even in a restricted capacity it may still be helping people. PLEASE do not email me about changes to this website because this site is no longer being updated!
COLLECTION OF SEARCH ENGINES This is an awesome list of Search Engines! Well worth checking out...
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.
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.
OUR OWN SIMPLE STUFF PAGE An entire page of links to sites that are specially written for those new to computers and to the internet.
SEARCH ENGINES This link provided by Cora Num's Genealogy On-Line, gives a list of Search Engines.
REAL.COM This is a great site...downloads that enable you to record your CDs to your hard drive; Audio and Video player, etc; I'm new to all this but have downloaded Real JukeBox and it is wonderful... RealPlayer7 Plus and RealJukeBox 7 are for purchase but if you scroll down further there are free downloads for the regular versions.
PLACE NAME SEARCH A site by Australia's National Mapping Agency, it is an excellent site to find the location of places in Australia. As well as the location position of your place, you will be shown a map.
THAT WEB Have you ever been caught without the use of your computer and knew that there were hundreds of mail messages building up in your In Box? Usually we go to a friend's computer or use a public one in an Internet Cafe, but what about our mail in Outlook Express, etc?
Here, at THAT WEB, you can access all your mail from various addresses, at one site. Just enter your details, one time only, and from then on, just enter your email address and password to access all your mail.
WEBSTERS UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY 1913 A great dictionary on-line...
McAFEE ON-LINE SCAN: This online application checks any or all of the files on your system for viruses over the Internet. If it finds a virus, it lets you easily fix or delete the infected file.
COMPLETELY FREE SOFTWARE This site takes a little while to open but is well worth the wait... Click on the hamburger image to enter the site.
TIP WORLD A great place to get expert tips for operating Outlook Express, Windows 95, 98 etc., and has lots of help for operating your software.
SCANNING HELP Useful hints and tips about scanning. Good for beginners as it is easily understood.
SCANNING from ABOUT.COM Another really helpful site.
3-D TEXT MAKER What a fun site! Here you can 
and use it on your web site or in an email. A great way to make page headings, too. There are a number of variations; this is merely one example.
BEST SITES ON THE INTERNET This is a really cool site... There are about sixty links and some some wonderful tutorials for just about everything... This site is for the advanced and the newbie and everyone in-between.
ACRONYM FINDER This is a handy site: the URL was submitted by David Parsons.
TELSTRA EASYMAIL
Do you want to be able to send email and also subscribe to various lists without the expense of the internet? Here's good news for those in Australia. If you have A PC running Microsoft® WindowsTM '95 or '98 (with a 486 processor or faster)
VGA monitor (640 x 480, 256 colours min.)
A mouse and keyboard
9.6Kbps modem or faster
16MB RAM minimum memory
30MB minimum of spare hard disk space
A CD-ROM drive
An active phone line
then Telstra easymail could be a great solution for you. Multiple Messages - Send up to ten different messages for the cost of a local call. Each of the ten messages can be sent to twenty different addresses, making grand total of two hundred messages. You will also receive any new email messages at the same time, all for the cost of a local call.
Receive - A point and click process of receiving e-mails sent from anywhere in the world. Up to 250KB of messages can be received in one connection..
ICQ ONLINE COMMUNICATION I wouldn't be without ICQ. This wonderful free download is a marvellous way to communicate with relatives and friends on-line, exchanging messages instantly when two or more of your contacts are on-line and you can also leave messages for them should they be off-line. Set up a chat session for two or more of your contacts...a great way to have a family reunion.... Check the site for more info.
MSN MESSENGER To quote from the MSN web site... "View online status and exchange instant messages: You can see when your friends are online and exchange instant messages with up to four of them at the same time. It's like knowing whether someone is home before calling them on the phone! And instant messages are fast--even faster than e-mail! "
GO TRANSLATOR Want to translate a web site? Here is the place to go....
AUSTRALIAN LAW on the INTERNET A most interesting site.
TRAVLANG's TRANSLATING DICTIONARIES There are many on-line dictionaries at this site, all free. You can also download a freeware multilingual translating dictionary....
BRITTANICA Do an on-line search of Encyclopaedia Brittanica...
ALL THINGS BRITISH There is a wide range of links off this site, including travel, railway information, theatre, newspapers, internet cafes, maps, books, hotels, home exchange for holidays, plus lots more.
A BRIEF INTRO INTO COPYRIGHT An excellent site by Brad Templeton.
10 BIG MYTHS ABOUT COPYRIGHT EXPLAINED Another excellent article by Brad Templeton.
AUSSIE SLANG A most interesting site, with over 400 entries and explanations of Aussie words and meanings.
HOW STUFF WORKS an interesting and informative site for the inquiring mind. There is a section for Computers on this site.
NEDSITE: PEOPLE FINDER To quote from the site, "Nedsite is the ultimate "people finder" site index".
