Computing
Some computer links which may be of interest
OpenOffice
OpenOffice.org 2 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.The Wayback Machine
Browse through 55 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. To start surfing the Wayback, type in the web address of a site or page where you would like to start, and press enter.
For example have a look at old versions of www.dibbletree.com
ZoneAlarm Firewall
This is a free software firewall which protects your PC from hackers whilst On-Line. If you are online for extended periods it is essential. Although it has been somewhat superceded by the builtin firewall in windows XP
Eudora Email Client
Excellent E-mail client
GB-PVR
GB-PVR is a fully featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR), allowing you to schedule TV recordings and view and pause live TV. In additional to this PVR functionality, it also acts as a media center allowing you to watch movies, listen to music etc
Firefox Browser
July 2, 2008 – Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness World
Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The
record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of
Firefox® 3, Mozilla’s major update to its popular and acclaimed free,
open source Web browser.
Firefox 3 is immediately available for Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems as a free download from www.getfirefox.com.
Stop Spam
Spam is a major problem that takes up valuable time and increases costs for consumers, business and governments. Each of us must do our part to protect ourselves and others from spam. Canada's Task Force on Spam has developed these three tips to help you
Smoothwall
SmoothWall Express is a firewall distribution based on the GNU/Linux operating system. Linux is the ideal choice for security systems; it is well proven, secure, highly configurable and freely available. SmoothWall includes a hardened subset of the GNU/Linux operating system, so there is no separate OS to install. Designed for ease of use, SmoothWall is configured via a web-based GUI, and requires absolutely no knowledge of Linux to install or use.
