Kye Valongo, Free Software on the Internet, Plymouth: Internet Handbooks, 2002, pp.141, ISBN 1840253436
This reference guide lists free software and utilities, free music and video, free games, free email and web space. It starts with the most important thing of all - how to download files and save them onto your hard disk. Also includes free browsers and research tools, plus tools such as FTP clients, chat and messaging software, and firewall programs
Full review HERE
RoughDraft
FREE word processor. Although suitable for general use, it
has features specifically designed for writers of novels, short stories,
articles, poetry, plays and screenplays.
Some of its special features include:
up to 100 files open at the same time;
spellchecking and custom dictionary;
extra clipboards; special modes for screenplay writers
and playwrights.
http://www.rsalsbury.co.uk/
Yale Web Style Manual
This does not teach the details of coding - but it's a wonderful guide to site structure, navigation, and page design. Use it in conjunction with Joe Barta's tutorial, and you've got everything you need.
http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/
TUCOWS
This is a huge site, packed with free software. Items are given brief reviews and rated on a star system for their popularity. Well worth a visit, whatever you're looking for. Choose a local mirror sites to speed the download. [The odd name comes from 'The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software'.]
http://www.tucows.com
Opera
This Web browser is a favourite amongst web designers - because it is fast, it supports style sheets, and it takes up very little space - and of course it's completely free.
http://www.opera.com
PKZip
This is one of the most widely-used compression utilities - for zipping and unzipping files, plus making self-extracting .exe files. Program appears on many free magazine cover disks.
http://www.pkware.com/
Study Skills provides advice on reading and writing skills, time management, and work planning. It also includes organising and writing essays, research skills, and details of academic conventions. Easy-access notes and clear presentation. Suitable for students at all levels of study. This book will help you grasp the essentials of commonly-used techniques in academic study.
EasyCleaner
EasyCleaner is a small program which
searches Windows' registry for entries
that are pointing nowhere. Deleting these
entries really does speed your computer
and frees up disk space.
It also lets you delete all kinds of
unnecessary stuff like temporary files
and backups. You can search for duplicate
files and it can also delete or point out
invalid shortcuts in the start menu.
http://www.saunalahti.fi/tonihele/
My Clips v1.0
You use the clipboard every time
you cut and paste. But the standard
Windows clipboard only saves one
piece of information at a time.
My Clips is a free utility which will
hold multiple files. This means you
can have a collection of ready-made
or frequently-used files, ready to
paste into any documents. You have
access to them from your system tray.
That's the cluster of small icons in
the bottom right of the Windows screen.
http://www.fireup.freewire.co.uk/
XHTML Editor
If you want to start converting your
HTML pages to the new XHTML standard,
HTML-Kit is a fully-developed piece
of software which will do the job. It
converts a page in an instant; it will
check your code; and it even has tools
for tidying your layout, checking your
colours, and passing detailed comments
on your page design.
http://www.chami.com/html-kit/
XML Notepad
Small and fast XML editor from Microsoft. The user interface is simple
and intuitive, displaying all of the
source code graphically. Expanding and
collapsing data structures, the creation
of elements with attributes, and sub
elements are all a breeze with XML Notepad.
It's a quick download, and installs
quicker than anything I've ever seen!
http://www.WebmasterFree.com/microxml.html
HTML Validator
Before publishing HTML documents, especially documents
created manually or with a 'dumb' HTML editor, you should
have the documents checked for syntactical errors.
HTML Validator makes sure that your documents are written
in correct syntax to help ensure that they are
viewed as intended in a variety of HTML browsers.
http://www.htmlvalidator.com
ClipMate
This is a really useful tool which allows you to place multiple copies into the clipboard. Cut and paste as often as you wish, without losing any data.
http://www.thornsoft.com
WinZip
Another of the most widely-used compression utilities - for zipping and unzipping files, plus making self-extracting .exe files. Program appears on many free magazine cover disks.
http://www.winzip.com/winzip/
HTML 4.0 Reference
An authoritative guide to the HTML language by the Web Design Group,
in easily searchable HTML format. You will find full explanations of
elements, tags and attributes, and how they are used in an HTML
4.0 document.
http:/www.htmlhelp.com/distribution/
Teach Me HTML
Problem: You want to learn HTML so you
can create web pages. However, you don't know
a thing about HTML or even where to start.
Solution: Start teaching yourself the
easy way with Teach Me HTML. This program shows you each keystroke required,
guiding you through every step of the
coding process.
http://www.webmasterfree.com/teach.html
Scott Brady's 'Unofficial' alt.html FAQ
More answers to problems that are often encountered.
http://www.sbrady.com/hotsource/toc.html
John Gann's Just the FAQs please
Just a few key FAQ's but with more in-depth explanations,
but with a lot of good leads for HTML editors.
http://jkgann.com/demo/faqs.shtml
Introduction to HTML
A tutorial guide written in plain language with clear explanations of the HTML 4.0 specification
http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/htmlindex.html
Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi
This is an A to Z type reference guide which covers everything up to HTML specification 4.0.
http://vzone.virgin.net/sizzling.jalfrezi/intro.htm
HTML Goodies
This is a collection of tutorials on Web publishing maintained by Joe Burns - including guidance on frames, forms, and tables.
http://www.htmlgoodies.com
Web Techniques
This an online version of the magazine Web Techniques - with a browsable archive of tutorial articles.
http://www.webtechniques.com
World Wide Web Consortium
This is the official body which co-ordinates all the latest developments in HTML and other Web standards. Visit the site for exact descriptions of cascading style sheets (CCSS) XML, and XHTML - but don't expect any user-friendly tips and tricks.
http://www.w3.org
MSDN Online Web Workshop
This is Microsoft's huge collection of tutorial guides for Web developers. Of course, they are mainly geared to Microsoft's products - such as Front Page - but you might nevertheless find something useful.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/default.asp
HTML 4.0 Reference
An authoritative guide to the HTML language by the Web Design Group,
in easily searchable HTML format. You will find full explanations of
elements, tags and attributes, and how they are used in an HTML
4.0 document.
http:/www.htmlhelp.com/distribution/
Web Design Group Web Authoring FAQ
Lots of how-to's and information on overcoming common problems.
http://www.htmlhelp.com/faq/html/all.html
