My Favourite Links

Last Update: 08/01/2006

 

 

Interweb Stuff

 

  Digital Camera Reviews and News
  • Digital Photography Reviews. So detailed it doesn't make the choice any easier!

  OneLook Dictionary Search
  • Reverse dictionary look up; Need one word where your twenty won't do?

  Urban Legends Reference Pages
  • Man dies in his sleep, killed by his own farts. (Find out how gullible you are!)

  Virgin Radio
  • Great radio station for the latest rock bands. Listen via the internet or check out their play list for new bands.

 

   

  Doogle
  • The alternative search engine

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

MP3 Stuff

 

 

 

  EAC - Exact Audio Copy
  • Freebie for perfect MP3 copies of even your best scratched CD's. Some people swear by it, or at it.

  Mp3 Tag Tools
  • Tidy up those MP3 tags so you finally know what you're listening to!

  MP3 Gain
  • Saves you having to reach for the volume control every time your mp3 player changes to a new song.

  CD Wave
  • A really simple, easy to use utility for trimming or splitting LP recordings. Shareware but doesn't blow up.

  WinAMP Media Player
  • Way better than that other stuff. Good for MP3, Internet Radio, and all sorts of other formats you've never heard of.

  Slim Devices : Squeezebox : Free your music!
  • The coolest MP3 player for your stereo. Ever.

  winLAME MP3 Encoder
  • Converts CD files to MP3's for lazy people. Not used it much myself of course!

  mpTrim and WavTrim
  • Simple, free, cuts bits out of your MP3's.

 

   

 

 

 

Computer Stuff

  Anti-Virus S/W: AVG Free Edition
  • Excellent antidote. Always read the label.

  Firewall software: ZoneAlarm Free Edition
  • Keep yourself locked in. Or hackers out. Either way, it works well and its free.

  Stickynote (Post-it Notes)
  • Simple, freebie, works just like normal post-it notes and works fine on Win XP. Or just use pen and paper...

  Free File Synchronization Software
  • Not too bad for simple copying of files between disks etc

  Handy Data Recovery
  • Freebie that proved useful in recovering my files; Undelete Files, works also on Win XP. The 'lite' version is still free - get it before you need it!

  Spybot - Remove Spyware
  • Well known freebie that removes all the spyware that collects on your PC and monitors your every move.... (use regularly!)

  WordWeb: Free thesaurus & dictionary
  • Handy if you quickly need to remember how to spell! Just highlight any text.
  Picasa Photo Software
  • Looks like the bargain of the century in Photo Editing software. Use this if you haven't bought anything else yet.
  JAlbum Web Photo Album
  • Excellent (and guess what, free!) web photo album software. I use it on my web site, so it gets my vote.

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