Computing & the Internet

• www.saynoto0870.com  Dont phone 0870 or 0845 etc numbers until you try this. This site lists many well known companies, and their equivalent geographical numbers. Search to find an alternative number

• Computer Home page

• Learning about Computers Some tips

• What is the Internet? The basics - The Internet is a computer network made up of thousands of networks worldwide etc

• What is Broadband?

• VoIP or SKYPE - free internet phone calls

• Choosing an ISP - There are now hundreds of ISPs - Internet Service Providers - in the UK offering a wide range of Internet services.  

• Unmetered ISPs  With these ISPs you pay a fixed amount per month (or per period) and get all or part of your internet dial up costs free.  NOTE: Prices were correct at time of compilation - There is a strong element of competition among ISPs - so the costs will keep changing - always check the cost before signing up!

• Buying a Computer - Where to Buy? The choices!

• You got email - When you have incoming mail your computer usually lets you know with a "beep" or a "you got email" sound or something!  If you are fed up with this and want a change - just down load one of these sounds.

• Getting on the Net!!  The internet can give you access to an amazing amount of information.

• Webwise - Beginner's guide to the Internet   from the BBC.

• E-Mail Basics E-mail is short for 'electronic mail' and is a method of communicating text messages

• How to Enlarge Screen Text

• Freebies  The internet has many items which can benefit the home computer user and a lot of this material is FREE!  It can be anything from utilities to help you organise things better, or anti-virus software to protect your computer.

• OpenOffice  Read about - OpenOffice a FREE fully fledged office application suite, complete with a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation graphics program.

•  Web Based Free E-Mail Accounts   There are several good free web based E-mail services available on the Internet. These are only particularly useful if you do not have your own computer or if you are always on the move.

• Digital Cameras - So you want to buy a digital Camera?

• Rechargeable Batteries

• Set your PC clock - Use Atomic Clock
  

• Search the Web  - using some of the most popular search engines