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CHAT ROOMS & FORUMS |
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Chat directly to people with similar interests or talk to experts on specific subjects for information and advice - Yahoo groups, Chat Sites for people concerned with mental health matters, Greek sites, asian sites, celebrity chat, message boards, live chat, ask the experts, teen chat, guest archives, newsletters - forums & advice on dangers of chat - see Ukorbit's chat room advice page for advice on the dangers of chat rooms. |
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| Chatdanger |
A site highlighting the dangers of chatrooms - a non-profit organisation which is working with others to help make the internet a great & safe place for children. |
| Talkcity |
Talk City is the Web's leading chat and online community site - participate in discussions about relationships, hobbies, business, technology, health - start your own chat group. |
| Ukchatterbox |
UK Teen chat rooms for teens students and all people in the UK - chat without having to sign-up - UK chat based by regions and topics. |
| VIP Chat |
Virtual Irish pub where you can chat & enjoy the craic - site dedicated to virtual Irish pub with latest news, forums, live chat, FAQ's, top links and pictures. |
| Yahoo Groups UK |
Yahoo! Groups - the biggest forums on the net - free email groups, mailing lists, communities, majordomo, newletters - share photos & files, plan events, send a newsletter, stay in touch with friends and family, discuss sports, health, current events, and more |
ADVICE |
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Recources & guides for online learning including FAQs, product reviews, buyers guides, discussion groups, newsgroups, internet guides, technical articles, Internet, ISPs, web design - refer to Ukorbit's glossaries for computer & internet terminology |
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| Allexperts |
Thousands of volunteers, including top lawyers, doctors, engineers, and scientists, waiting to answer your questions - all answers are free and most come within a day! |
| FAQs |
Internet related FAQs and user guides - archives of Usenet postings to newsgroups. |
| Net Lingo |
Net Lingo is an internet language & directory for the beginner - dictionary of Internet jargon: a glossary with definitions of online terminology and words. NetLingo has thousands of Web definitions and online jargon terms! |
ANTI-SPAM SITES |
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Sick of being spammed - stamp out unsolicited commercial emails, newsgroup spamming, and other forms of net-abuse - eliminate spam easily before its downloaded - see Ukorbit's anti-spam page for help with dealing with this modern plague. |
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| Mailwasher |
Mail Washer is a simple, easy to use email checker with powerful features to stop spam - kill spam before its downloaded - free for 1 email account (excludes Hotmail). |
| SpamFighter |
SpamFighter is a free plug-in for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, that automatically and efficiently blocks spam - protect multiple email accounts, blacklist domains and emails, SpamFighter Standard is free for private use. |
| Spam Haus |
Don't you just love spam? No? - The Spamhaus Project database tracks known Spam Support Services and lists the ISPs who keep organized spamming alive by knowingly hosting stealth spamming services on their networks. |
WEB DESIGN |
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Resources to help you design and build a successful website - CSS resources - Web Standards - perl scripts - site search - link popularity - web design - webmasters forums, CGI scripts - HTML editors. |
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| Cgi-resources |
Great site full of CGI resources - over 4000 Perl scripts listed in 340 categories. |
| Checkyourlinkpopularity |
High link popularity is important for a high ranking on search engines.The higher your web site ranks on search engines, the more customers you'll get - find out the link popularity of your web site for free. |
| Freefind |
Free service for adding search capabilities to your website - the search-engine was designed from the ground-up to deliver high-quality, high-performance search capabilities to your web site. |
| W3C |
Web Standards (W3C) - is over 400 organizations leading the World Wide Web to its full potential - the W3C Web site hosts specifications, guidelines, software and tools. |
| Webmasterworld |
WebmasterWorld News and discussion for the advanced web professional - great forums for webmasters - for design, coding, maintenance, promotion, marketing, and management of a website. |
INTERNET SOFTWARE |
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All you need to surf the net - browsers, download managers, FTP clients for the PC & Mac - explorer, netscape, opera |
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| FetchSoftworks |
Fetch is an easy-to-use, full-featured FTP client for the Apple Macintosh. |
| Gozilla.com |
One of the best download programs including ZipGozilla (free with ad ware) - multi-part downloads, completely skinable interface, and more. |
| Internet Explorer |
Download the popular browser from Microsoft. |
| Mozilla Firefox |
The next generation web browser - Firefox is the free, open-source browser developed by Mozilla for safer, more efficient surfing. |
| Netscape Navigator |
Download the popular browser from Netscape. |
| Opera Browser |
The alternative Internet Browser - said to be the fastest around. |
OTHER USEFUL INTERNET LINKS |
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Lots of interesting links for the web, broadband speed test, website monitoring services, web logs, auction sites, perl scripts, search engines - online tests for spyware, device driver analysis, video benchmark test, internet security test, disk fragmentation analysis connectivity, bandwidth, modem throughput analyizer |
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| AuctionGuide |
Excellent website reviewing worldwide Auctions sites - view upcoming auctions with full details by WorldWide location, category or auctioneer, in any calendar month. |
| Broadband Speed Test |
ADSL guide - test your broadband connection - useful free tool. |
| Internet Seer |
Great service that remotely monitors your Web site to insure that your Web site is available 24/7. If InternetSeer is unable to reach your site, we will send you an immediate email alert that your site is unreachable (allowed 1 site free) |
| Nominet |
Register your domain names here - Nominet UK is the registry for .uk internet names - they manage the authoritative database of .uk domain name registrations - they are a not-for-profit company and have members instead of shareholders. |
| PCPitstop |
PCPitstop's automated online tests will get your PC running fast, stable and secure for free - spyware check, device driver analysis, video benchmark test, internet security test, disk fragmentation analysis connectivity, bandwidth, modem throughput analyizer and more. |
| SearchEngineWatch |
Search Engine Watch is the authoritative guide to searching at Internet search engines and search engine registration and ranking issues. Learn to submit URLs, use HTML meta tags and boost placement - great site. |
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