Useful Links
Some of these links are useful, and some are just plain fun. If you know of any exceptionally fun or useful web sites, please contact us and perhaps we'll add them to this page.
Web Site & Internet Resources
Adobe® AcrobatAdobe® Acrobat is a free tool for viewing PDF files.
>>visit site
Adobe® Shockwave
Adobe Shockwave Player is a required player for viewing Adobe Shockwave files.
>>visit site
Adobe® Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player is a required player for viewing Adobe Flash files.
>>visit site
Netscape® Navigator
Free web browser that is still available in many versions, some include an e-mail client. The newest version, Netscape® Navigator 9, is a browser-only release.
>>visit site
Firefox® 2
Award-winning web browser from Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation was created with donations and support from Netscape/AOL in 2003. Now considered to be among the top internet browsers on the market.
>>visit site
Internet Explorer
Miscrosoft's free web browser available in many versions. The most recent, Internet Explorer 7 has the benefit of tabbed browser windows and virus protection.
>>visit site
Website Magazine
A completely free publication that's beneficial to more than just designers. Great information about the Internet's current trends, web site statistics and online profitability.
>>click here for free subscription
Really Good Software
Adobe - for Educators
With the right software, students can lead in today's digital commincations revolution. Adobe makes it all possible with substantially discounted prices for educational establishments.
>>visit Adobe Education Store
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
This is Adobe's newest, fully integrated design collection including InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Acrobat® 8 Professional, Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3, Contribute® CS3, and more. Wow . . . this is an incredible collection!
>>visit the Adobe CS3 site
QuickBooks
Pretty much essential for small to medium businesses. Sometimes offering up to 20% discounts and free shipping.
>>visit the site & save up to 20%
Other Interesting Resources
GreenDimes
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GreenDimes stops your entire household’s junk mail and plants 10 trees on your behalf for $20. They also offer you the choice to remove only the catalogs you don’t want. The impact is huge. In just over a year, they've stopped 3 million pounds of junk mail and saved and/or planted 1,000,000 trees. They have over 75,000 members and are supported by: The NY Times, Ellen, and Good Morning America.
>>visit the site www.greendimes.com
Google Earth
Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
>>visit site
Newsvine
See what everybody is talking about right now, and add your two cents. That's the basic idea behind this clever blog-style web site.
>>visit site
Fotofix offers incredible digital photo enhancement and correction - way beyond just deleting 'red-eye'. They help to turn regular photos into perfect mini-masterpieces. No, it's not free - but it's super affordable.
>>visit site
Ecofoot.org
Everybody's going green, so if you want to get with the program, this is a good place to start. The 'Ecological Footprint Quiz' contains 14 questions about your driving, eating and other personal habits, then gives you the ugly truth—your total carbon footprint, in acres.
>>visit site
Expertvillage.com
A vast and varied repository of how-to videos ranging from how to use a stick shift to how to apply eye makeup and how to fold an origami falcon (or flower, or fish...). More than 1,800 individuals have contributed content so far.
>>visit site
Equifax
This one is kind of personal to me. I had my credit identity stolen quite a few years ago. Not a fun experience, and if I would have had some type of credit protection at the time - it wouldn't have been quite so painful.
>>visit site
Fun Stuff
Funnyordie.comA YouTube alternative for an in-crowd of comedians and actors. There's also some odd and amusing stuff from Will Ferrell, who launched the site with writers Adam McKay (Talladega Nights) and Chris Henchy (Entourage).
>>visit site
Joost.com
This is the next generation of television, delivered in broadcast-quality streams. 150 channels of free TV of all tastes, from episodes of CSI and old G.I. Joe cartoons to the NHL playoffs. The service is still in its beta-test phase.
>>visit site
Miistation.com
For $10 this site will create your own personalized Nintendo Wii game character, or "Mii." You upload a digital photo of yourself, register your Wii's ID, and when the Mii is ready (it takes a few days) you use your console's built-in Wi-Fi to download the avatar to your machine.
>>visit site
