If you are downloading zipped programs or utilities
you will find WinZip very useful.
Download it from:
For those interested in live radio and tv broadcasts
RealPlayer or similar program is a must. Real Player Plus
may be purchased or a free version of Real Player may be
downloaded from:
Click on "The RealPlayer G2, free, plays all Real content"
A graphics program such as LviewPro is great for viewing,
editing, and converting graphic files such as jpeg, gif, bmp, and
tiff. There are many such programs but I have found this one very
reliable. It can be downloaded from this site.
software:
Are you familiar with ICQ (I seek you)?
This is a great communications tool used by 3 million
subscribers. It allows you to create a users list of friends
and acquaintances - know when they are online - send them
messages directly to their screen - establish a split-screen
chat connection and much more! My ICQ is #1081759. To find out what it is about
and to download the program go to:
New users check out "What is ICQ"
Then click download button on left of opening screen!
NetMeeting is a program for audio and video telephony
via the internet. It functions best with a Pentium computer.
It works quite well but is subject to some breaking up.
I personally use the ils.family.four11.com server but several
others are available. In the NetMeeting window go to the Tools
menu - Options - to set up the various options.
Win95 comes preloaded with ver2.0 NetMeeting but I would suggest
uninstalling this version and installing ver 2.11 (version 3.1 requires MS Explorer 4).
For 2.11 information and downloading go to:
First click "download", then click on the arrow to find the version you want.
Double Threat: ICQ and NetMeeting
Install both Mirabilis and Microsoft NetMeeting
for the most complete free buddy
paging and audio and video
conferencing system.
Running in
the background, ICQ alerts you to
the presence of your friends online.
Once notified, you can begin your
online audio or video chat. We'd
like to see your phone company do
all that for free.
The FileDirect
feature also lets you send files
directly to another ICQ user with
crash recovery, multifile, and
directory transfer. This is far more
efficient than e-mail
attachments--especially for large
files.
For those of you who where around in the '30's and '40's
take a little radio nostalgia trip by clicking on these buttons
Don't necessarily wait for the Pink Panther to finish! They take a while to load.
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