Computer Tips and FREE anti-virus, anti-spyware and utilities programs on this site.

HELP, SUPPORT, TIPS AND LEARNING SITES:

Tech Support Guy Free help for users of Microsoft Windows and Linux. This is a volunteer run site with a very active forum area covering a good range of subject areas. You can also search past forum messages, which can be a little slow but may still be the quickest way to get the answer to your problems.
5 Star Support This free site offers a variety of tech support services. First there is an excellent on-line FAQ which provides quick answers to many common problems. Second, they offer some excellent technical guides which cover a wide range of topics from installing a network card to cleaning your mouse. Finally there is an web form where you can pose a specific problem and receive the answer by email.
Protonic This is an online community that provides free computer technical support for Windows, Mac, Unix and Palm by email. The site is exceptionally well laid out and easily navigated. All you need do is , register for free then pose your question. The answer will be emailed to you very promptly
Support Freaks This is a neat site.Ffind personal human assistance on just about any Computer or Internet related topic 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a place where you can go to get immediate answers and solutions to questions and problems.
About Windows Guide Tips, tricks, troubleshooting and help. Oriented toward end-users rather than tech-heads.
Tek-Tips Great tips and support for those who know their way around a computer
Free Help with MS Word Dedicated to tips, tricks and techniques for getting the most out of MS Word
Free Excel Help For Excel problems you can't solve, try the busy forum at this site. They are very helpful.
Download Missing DLLs Got a "missing DLL" error message? Free library of DLL files you can download.

Computerhope.com Computer help site
CyberTechHelp.com Computer help site
PC support Basics, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, upgrading, backup, etc.
Make Living with Windows Easier
Complete PC Preventive Maintenance Guide
Beginners guide to basics of Internet use
Beginners guide to Email
How to Download Files and Programs
How to Protect Yourself on the Net (shopping, viruses, privacy, etc.)
Webopedia For definitions of general computer terms, and links to in-depth technical information and a searchable and extensively cross-referenced index of computer terms.
TechWeb Articles and info
What are all those items in your Startup Menu? Find out here!
Tweak Windows XP for maximum performance

SECURITY, SPYWARE AND MALWARE RESOURCES:

Good Spyware Resource Site The current spyware/adware/scumware plague is reaching near epidemic proportions. This free site offers an excellent set of protection/removal tools and many other resources.
Spyware blog with lots of helpful info and links to the free products
Anti-Spyware software
Learn about spyware and adware and how to get rid of it
Good Malware Prevention and Removal Site Advice on how to configure your system to reduce the chance of spyware infection plus detailed information how to remove an existing infection.
How to Remove Spyware (And Other Nasties) from Your PC
This practical guide is very good but it's not suitable for novices.
Help for Spyware You Can't Remove Some spyware just keeps on re-appearing on your PC no matter how many times you remove it. When this happens, download HijackThis from this page and follow the instructions. The page also shows you how to post the output from HijackThis to the Tom Coyote web forums. These folks should be able to help you permanently get rid of the problem. It won't cost you a cent either.
Run Online Virus Scan from Both Internet Explorer and FireFox
Run the TrendMicro scan using FireFox or indeed any browser that supports Java. It's well worth bookmarking as this is one of the few online scans that will also remove infections rather than just detect them.
Spyware Removal Utilities That Are Actually Spyware There are a number of bogus spyware removal utilities, many with names deceptively similar to well known legitimate products. This site has over 100 entries. Many of the "free" apps generate large numbers of fake "infections" to alarm users into purchase. Others are simply spyware applications.
How to Improve Your Internet Security This site offers some excellent security advice for experienced users. Has suggested settings for enhancing the security of Internet Explorer.
Great Security Resource for Computer Users Answers beginner and novice questions about computer security. Very informative. Experienced users should check it out, too.
AntiVirus Software listing Freeware and shareware from Majorgeeks.com
Anti-Spyware Software Freeware and sharware from MajorGeeks.com

FASTER AND MORE SECURE BROWSER:

FREE PHOTO VIEWING, ORGANIZING AND EDITING SOFTWARE:

FastStone Image Viewer Free image browser, viewer, converter and editor. Features image viewing, management, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping, color adjustments, musical slideshow and more
FastStone Capture Free screen capture software allows you to capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, full screen, rectangle / freehand-selected regions and scrolling windows/web pages.
FastStone Image Resizer Free - enables users to convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text to images in a quick and easy batch mode. Drag and Drop mouse operation is well supported
FxFoto Import, organize, enhance images, slide shows, etc. - Free
PhotoFiltre free photo editor
PhotoPlus free photo editor
StudioLine free photo editor

PHOTO SHARING SITES:

Image Event Fast, easy, and powerful, slide show prestentation (the one I use, $25 yr. for 1500 images!)
Flickr.com has free and Premium accounts. Visitors can leave comments on photos
Webshots.com has free and Premium accounts
Fotki.com has free and Premium accounts
Photobucket free video and photo sharing. Easily host and link your images and videos to auction sites, blogs, and message boards.

SHARING LARGE FILES:

yousendit.com Send Files up to 1GB for free! Just type in the recipient’s email address and upload the file. The recipient is then notified by email and can download the file anytime within 7 days. "No passwords to share, no software to install, no accounts to create, and no full mailboxes. Start sending now!"

REVIEWS
zdnet reviews Check out printers, scanners, computers here
dpreview.com Digital camera reviews and forums
PC World Online News and reviews, websites of interest, technical tips, etc.

PLACES TO CHECK FOR HOAXES:

About.com securtiy site Check out hoaxes, tips on security and viruses, more
Snopes.com Check out hoaxes, rumors, etc. before you pass them on!!

INFORMATION ON MANY TOPICS:

About.com Over 500 Guides to the Best of the Net including computers, photography, cooking, travel and more.

About Computer topics Topics of interest to the club include computers (many sub-topics), Internet (many sub-topics including HTML, home pages, web design, web clipart and other related things), Graphics software, Desktop Publishing, digital photography, desktop video, hardware, more.

HOW TO BUILD A WEBSITE, HTML, ETC.

Nvu free html editor - easily create a home page!
Free HTML Class
Learn the Net; how to build a website
Building a Web Page for the Totally Lost Baby steps!
Bare Bones Guide to HTML
Free Web Design Class How to create a nicely designed site

SHAREWARE/FREEWARE/SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD SITES:

The 46 Best freeware programs nice list with links
No-Nags Simply the best freeware download site on the web. The shareware side is slowly being added and is not yet as impressive.
Best Free Software from PC World
download.com--All kinds of software to try. Some of it is freeware, some of it is shareware, and some of it is demo software, but you can try it all for free.
Mail Washer Prevent spam and block any mail you do not want to receive. Returns any mail you block back to the sender as if your address does not exist and adds it to a black list.
http://www.tucows.com
http://www.tudogs.com FREEware mostly
http://www.shareware.com
MajorGeeks.com Freeware and shareware, all kinds

COOKING:

Flavors of the South Judy Howle's site featuring Southern, Mexican, Hot and Spicy, Cajun, Italian, Chili, Barbecue, Holiday and Desserts Recipes
Southern Cuisine at about.com. Guide Diana Rattray lives in Tupelo and is Judy's friend!

OTHER SITES OF INTEREST:

Southern Exposures Photography by Judy Howle
Digital Photography Class Site Great links for digital photography, photo editing tutorials, and FREE graphics software (Judy Howle)
Heritage Photos Judy Howle offers photo restoration and retouching, photography, website design and hosting, and graphics work
TV Guide Smply punch in your zip-code and you can call up a program grid for
your local listings.
edmunds.com Good infomation to review before purchasing a new or used auto.

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