Some sites do not fit neatly into one
category.
ARTICLES
& INFORMATION
Boycott
Microsoft Article particularly about Windows and
Office XP terms and conditions.
How
To Recognise Valid And Invalid Petitions Don't
forward e-mail petitions where you add your name
to a long list. Valid petitions ask you to visit a
website and "sign" once online.
Safe
Hex Safe computing tips - keep viruses out
(especially if you use Outlook Express!)
Spambot
Beware How to avoid programs extracting e-mail
addresses from web pages.
Stop
Spam Harvesting Good tips to avoid unsolicited
e-mail.
Why
software shouldn't be covered by patents article
by Tord Jansson, who was threatened into removing his
hobby project, a free MP3 encoder called BladeEnc,
from the Internet due to patent claims.
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wav sound file.
SOFTWARE,
FONTS, TIPS, ETC.
I use or have used all
specific programmes listed here myself (running
Windows 98SE); all is free unless otherwise stated.
Audacity
Open-source audio editor for wav, mp3, Ogg Vorbis.
Record, edit, speed up or slow down, add effects.
CDex CD
ripper - converts CD tracks into wav or mp3 sound files,
also converts wav to mp3 and vice-versa. Version 1.51
won't work for me on Windows ME or 98SE, but 1.50 is
fine.
Font
Magic Freeware fonts archive.
Moon
Software A few freeware programs inc. FontLoader
and Font Xplorer Lite.
O4FE
Opera File Explorer - explore and edit Opera history,
visited links and cache.
Opera free, fast
Internet Browser, alternative to Microsoft Internet
Explorer. Fast, can open many windows quickly within
main window. Includes e-mail and newsreader.
Pixie tells you
RGB, etc., values of any colour on your screen - use
these to reproduce the colour in other programmes.
Pricelessware
Good freeware site.
Son Of Spy
Excellent freeware site, huge number of programmes. A
few broken links.
Tweak Home
PC Free tips and utilities downloads.
TypOasis
Freeware fonts.
Web
Time Web Timer/Logger - simple and not too
big.
Winkey
Easily create keyboard shortcuts using the Windows
key, to open programmes, folders, and Web pages
instantly. Up to 200 different key combinations.
Xenu's
Link Sleuth Link checker.
WebLog
Expert Lite Entry-level Windows program; analyse
your website statistics from downloaded log files.
WEBSITE &
WEBMASTER RESOURCES (see also SOFTWARE).
Top
10 Website Marketing Mistakes To Avoid Some good
basic tips - don't spam, get linked to, update
regularly.
Browser
Caching In Opera Includes general explanation of
caching and why it speeds up web surfing.
E-mail
encoder Encode e-mail addresses online into
ASCII numeric equivalents - paste into your website
HTML to foil address-harvesting software.
NamesCo -
my previous broadband supplier. Also web hosting,
domain names, etc.
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Thefreecountry.com
Free programmers' and webmaster Resources.
Thesitewizard.com
Guide to website design and promotion.
Web
Economy Bullshit Generator If you would like
some serious e-commerce gobbledegook to put in your
website, then try this.
Web
Hosting Reviews Very good basic guide to what is
involved in choosing a web hosting company, and what
to look out for. US site, so no specific UK company
recommendations.
Web
Page Design For Designers Many useful articles
and links. Try "Full Topic Index" for starters.
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SHOPPING
Clearlight
Hand Crafted Candles Brian & Lynne Steere's
company, established 1976, based in Norfolk, UK. Mail
order available.
Implementations
the UK supplier of PKS copper garden tools, inspired
by the work of Viktor Schauberger. Site has an
introduction to his ideas and an explanation of the
suggested advantages of using copper tools.
Jencel
Beads and jewellery, also with a shop in Hunters Bar,
Sheffield.
News From
Nowhere Liverpool's Radical & Community
Bookshop. Not-for-profit worker's co-operative
committed to social change. And you can order 1.5
million books online!
Tanjero
Hand-made soaps, Sheffield based, also mail order. No
animal oils used.
TRAVEL
Greek
Island Postcards Tourist survival guides to the
Greek Islands.
Kalikalos
Holistic Holidays In the Pilion Peninsula
in Greece, offering living-in-community guest weeks,
summer workshops, holistic holidays and retreats in
tranquil healing surroundings, near beautiful crystal
clear beaches. Nearest main town is Volos, also
less than 45 miles from the island of Skiathos. "Our
alternative holidays and special interest vacations in
Greece offer a summer programme of holistic workshops,
retreats, gatherings and family weeks with a
difference — the programme is set in the context of
community." This is where I ran my 2009 Circle Dance
holiday.
Matt
Barrett's Greece Travel Guide Excellent
resource.
Paros
Creative Holidays is a new venture by
Stefan Freedman. For over 10 years, he and Bethan have
run dance courses on the Greek island of Paros. Now
Stefan is also hosting a range of other summer courses
with well established teachers. From September 1st -
8th 2013, there are Salsa, Bulgarian Singing, and Art.
From September 10th - 17th there are Songwriting,
Belly Dance, and Harmony Singing.
XE.com's
Universal Currency Converter Quick online
conversion.
ARTS
Mandinga
Arts Charles Beauchamp and Julieta Rubio.
Carnival arts - design, realisation, performance;
workshops - costumes, masks, floats, textiles.
International, London-based.
FRIENDS
Catherine
Corcoran Former Skelmersdale, UK Circle Dance
teacher, now living in Whitianga, New Zealand.
Dave
Wicken London-based photographer - pics on site.
David
Gardiner London-based writer. Includes stories,
humour, and a sound sample of Kareve Yom (Giving and
Receiving) by Laurieston Hall's Clachanpluck (Circle
Dance Band).
Julian Mount (aka: Julian the Juggler) Circus
Unlimited! based in Hemel Hempstead.
Julian also runs Big Top
Business Training.
Lez
Watson Personal site.
The
Wonderful World of the Midgecat. Midge The Cat
(now sadly deceased). There are some photos of me
somewhere on the site, with a less than flattering
commentary.
OTHER
Wicked Moon Free
Fantasy Art E-cards.
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