resources and tools
The following is a list of web resources and computer tools that will help your computing life. Most of the software listed below and some of the services are free.
Web Hosts and Domain Registrars
- James Fryer Design Services Web Hosting - I am now reselling domains and web hosting at very competitive rates.
- Gate.com - A good, solid host that I used for years (for gallery3.net).
- Bluehost - Offers web hosting with free domain registration and up to six web sites for one low monthly fee.
- Google Pages - A free, if limited, web hosting solution.
Internet Programs and Services
- Firefox - Secure and fast web browser
- FileZilla - FTP
- Thunderbird - Email client
- Gmail - Best web based email service
- Yahoo! Mail - Runner up web based email service
- Hotmail - Runner up web based email service
- Blogger - Free hosted blogging service
- WordPress - Free hosted blogging service
Web Site tools
- NVU - WYSIWYG HTML Editor
- Alley Code - WYSIWYG HTML Editor
- Notepad++ - HTML Editor
- NoteTab - HTML Editor
Blog Tools
Computer Security Software
- Spybot - Anti-Spyware
- Ad-Aware SE Personal - Anti-Spyware
- Windows Defender - Anti-Spyware
- Spyware Blaster - Anti-Spyware
- AVG - Anti-Virus
Other Computer Programs
- Picasa - Photo Organizer (from Google)
- OpenOffice - Office Suite
- Foxit Reader - A smaller, lighter, faster PDF reader
- doPDF - A small application that lets you create PDF documents from other programs, like Microsoft Word