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Previously known as Moree natter but seeing as I don't reside there anymore this is a more appropriate title.

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Links and tips courtesy of vetnerd

Thanks for the links and tips
. Hope others who find my blog will find them useful too.
www.aris.com.au/cyberc
www.deadlymob.org
Where's the Party

Free Tools
Gimp: Like photoshop
Open Office : Just like Microsfot Office - yep, it will talk to your Office files and other people's office files
Flickr: free photo hosting and sharing
Skype: free voice online (make phone calls - cheap!)

Quick search tips:
http://www.google.com/– use several words that are specific to your search, eg: hammond c3 australia (to find other hammond organ enthusiasts/stores), community organisation web site hosting nsw (to find free web hosts), xbox fans australia (to find a community of gamers in australia), how to change a tyre australia (to find instructions on changing a tyre)– localise your serach to get rid of irrelevant stuff (type in nsw or australia at the end of your search, or the town/city)– the advanced search options give you better choices such as domain (you can select to get only .org.au sites, to avoid commercial sites), the time since the site was updated (good if looking for info on a recent event/publication, not 2 year old sites that haven't been updated), and you can copy your URL into a search box to find Similar Sites. That is, if you find a good site you can find other sites just like it.

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