Bribie Island Seniors' Computing Club (BISCC)
Useful Websites
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- Computer Clubs & Info
- Bribie Island Seniors' Computing Club - BISCC
- Bribie Island Family History Interest Group - BIFHIG
- Australian Seniors Computing Clubs Association - ASCCA
- Seniors of Caboolture Computer Club Inc. - SOCCC
- Pine Rivers Computer Club - PRCC
- Good Old Talk - Free Computer Club for Seniors
- Sunday Computer Markets (QLD) - (Also lists Senior Computer Clubs in Queensland)
- Utilities (Freeware)
- AVG - Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011
- SUPERAntiSpyware - Anti-Spyware (8.51MB)
- Malwarebytes - Anti-Malware (5.87MB)
- Belarc Adviser This is a must program. Belarc Advisor - Builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, & much more
- NetMeter Monitors your internet traffic. NetMeter - Monitors your internet traffic and displays real-time graphical and numerical download and upload data transfers. Also logs network traffic and provides daily, weekly & monthly summary reports. (510KB)
- CCleaner Is a system optimization Tool. CCleaner - Is a system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system, It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry
- CCEnhancer Adds more than 270 programs to CCleaner. CCEnhancer - adds support for more than 270 programs to CCleaner, the popular system and Registry-cleaning tool from Piriform. (317KB)
- KeePass Password Manager. KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish). For more information, see the features page on the KeePass Website. (1.46MB)
- KeyScrambler Personal A tool against online identity theft. KeyScrambler Personal - A free browser add-on, gives you value that nobody can beat. KeyScrambler Personal protects all your inputs in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Flock, including your login credentials, credit card numbers, search terms, Java, Flash, PDF Forms, Web email and a lot more. An indispensable tool against online identity theft. (1.14MB)
- PC Wizard System information program. PC Wizard - It's a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware. It can analyze and benchmark your computer system and many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance. (5.17MB)
- Revo Uninstaller Innovative uninstall utility. Revo Uninstaller - Innovative uninstall utility with many additional cleaning tools included. (2.3MB)
- Software Update Checker FileHippo.com Software Update Checker - Free Software Update Checker - Checks your software for updates (246KB)
- 1-Click Answers for Windows Alt-Click on any word for a pop-up info. 1-Click Answers - Download and then Alt-Click on any word in any program on your screen for a pop-up window with a concise AnswerTip and if the short version of the Answer isn't enough, the full collection of sources on that topic is just a click away with the "Read more" button. (1.3MB)
- Computer Software
- Free PC Tech
- Cyber Tech Help
- PC Guide
- IrfanView - Free Photo editing software.
- Open Office Free Open-Source Office Software suite. Open Office - Free Open-Source Office Software suite Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Graphics, Databases and more. It can be used on all common computers and can read & write files from other common office software packages. (150MB)
- Snopes - Rumor Has It - Urban Myths: (Computer Scams)
- SCAMwatch - Owned and Maintained by the ACCC
- Whirlpool - Gives the "Pros & Cons" of Broadband ISP's.
- Tinyurl's - Shortens Long Web Addresses to about 25 characters.
- Video Help - Forum, Guides, Tools
- Websites Containing useful Software
- FileHippo.com - Download Free Software
- BearWare - Best Freeware in Categories
- Major Geeks - Download Freeware and Shareware
- Tucows - Free Software and Shareware Downloads
- Softpedia - Freeware, Shareware, Demos, Trials
- FreeWareFiles - Free Software Downloads
- Freeware home - Free Software Downloads
- Search Engines
- Bing - Microsoft
- Yahoo
- Sensis - From the 'WhereIS' website
- ixquick - Claims to be the worlds most private Search Engine
- Web Wombat - The original Australian Search Engine
- INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF SEARCH ENGINES
- Free Google software
- Search Engine
- Gmail - Web Mail
- Gmail-Alerts Google Alerts are email updates. Google Alerts are email updates based on your choice of query or topic (Stock Market, People etc)
- Gmail - Gspace Firefox Add-On. Gspace is a Firefox Add-On turns 4GB of your Gmail Account into free online storage, (Photos, Music, Program Backup, Netbook storage while travelling, etc)
- Chrome - Web Browser
- Picasa - Photo editing software (11.8MB)
- Google News (Australia) - Could use as Home page
- Maps - Zoom in and see where you live
- Google Earth 6 - Download program (12.5MB)
- Desktop Search & Sidebar with gadgets
- Google Video - Free
- Tutorials
- Mouse Trainer - Training program for novices (930kB)
- Learn to Type on the Web A Review for Students and Professionals Learn to Type on the Web - A list of resources that will provide Typing Lessons and Tests, as well as Typing Education Information.
- GCF - MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint + Open Office + more
- Free Computer Tutorials - For Beginners and Seniors
- Free computer Tutorials
- Computer tutorials - Based on pictures, not words
- Sandy Berger - General Computing, Tutorials
and a very informative weekly newsletter
- Useful WebsitesLast Update: 09Jan12
- Trove National Library of Australia search engine. Trove - Is an online search engine developed by the National Library of Australia. Includes resources from more than 1000 libraries from around the country.
- Near Map High resolution online PhotoMap (Good coverage of Bribie). Near Map - nearmap.com is an online PhotoMap content company which regularly covers 75% of the Australian population with high
resolution PhotoMaps.
Personal Use: Select "Welcome" Tab - Go to "Personal Use" bottom of page - Tick acceptance box. - Press the Orange Button "Take me to the map" - Know its On (QLD) - Bribie Island & Caboolture Districts
- Bribie Library Moreton Bay Regional Council. Moreton Bay Regional
Council - Bribie Library,
Check Catalogue, Renew & Reserve books online. - Bribie Island Chamber of Commerce
- Moreton Bay and Islands - Information
- University Of The Third Age - U3A Brisbane Inc
- Probus Association of Queensland Inc. - PAQ
- Brisbane Weather Radar
- RACQ Trip Planner
- How Stuff Works
- WhereIS Includes: White Pages, Yellow Pages. WhereIS - Includes: White Pages, Yellow Pages, Trading Post, Maps, City Search etc.
- Go Via Bridge & Toll Road Passes. Go Via - Gateway Bridge & Toll Road Passes - Single journey and Return Passes can be purchased from the Bribie Island BP & Caltex garages.
- Senior Websites
- Bribie Island Seniors - Bribie Seniors Information Site
- Seniors On Line - Has some Genealogy sites
- seniors.gov.au - Aust Gov
- Seniors - Qld Gov
- Get Involved (ConsultQld) - Have your say
- Centrelink - News for Seniors Magazine
- Bonzer - The Online Magazine by, for and about Wise Elders
- It's Your Life - Retirement Village Info
- Brisbane's Living Heritage. Connecting People. Brisbane's Living Heritage, connecting People, Places and History.
- Our Brisbane - Whats on - Love where you live
- Seniors Enquiry Line - Linking Seniors with Community Info
- About Seniors Centrelink, Senior Cards, Daily Crosswords etc. About Seniors - Centrelink, Senior Cards, Meeting Places, Retirement Villages, Daily crosswords & Sudoku, etc.
- Mac Stuff
- Macintosh User Group - Bisbane QLD
- Apple Store - Chermside QLD - Mac Sales, Help & Workshops
- MacTalk - Australia's favourite Apple forum, blog, podcast
- Mac Guide and Tutorials - For Beginners
- Mac Options - Tutorials
- Genealogy
- Bribie Island Family History Interest Group - BIFHIG Family History Database Over 1000 names being researched by members.
- BIFHIG - Convict web Page - Convicts being researched by members
- Ancestry.com Library Edition - Available for use at Bribie Library
- Personal Ancestral File - PAF is a free genealogy and family history program (Recommended by BIFHIG)
- ParLoc 3 - Parish Locator UK (2.75MB)
- Rootsweb - Finding our roots together
- GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy
- FreeBMD - England and Wales (232,041,948 total records)
- The Ryerson Index - Contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers
- Mocavo - Genealogy Search - The world's largest free genealogy search engine.
- Australian Genealogy Links Over 1600 genealogy links for Australia.Australian Genealogy Links - Over 1600 genealogy links for Australia, including ships passenger lists, censuses, cemetery transcriptions, convicts, military records etc.
- ProGenealogists - 50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites for 2010
- Cyndi's List - 270,000+ Family History Links
- Recreation
- Bridge - The Seriously Social Bridge Club - Newsletter, Links etc.
- Bridge Mr Bridge
Mr Bridge - Free Weekly newsletters (Previous issues archived)
Bridge Library - Free magazine sent out several times a year and is packed with bridge articles. (Previous issues archived)
News & Views - Any bridge-related questions? - Crosswords for Fun
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Home — Travelling with Puzzles Tab — Click "free" (3rd Para) — Puzzle Archives Tab — Select type of puzzle required — Select puzzle — Press "Download Puzzle PDF" Button. - Crossword Puzzle USA TODAY Play
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Click "Featured Puzzle" Button — Choose skill level (should display crossword) — Click "Print" Tab, then select "Blank Puzzle" from dropdown menu — Print as PDF file - Jigsaw Puzzles The Jigsaw Puzzles.Com The
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Can select number of pieces - Change cut - Download puzzles - Jigsaws 1 - Free daily jigsaw puzzles - Choose your own skill level
- Jigsaws 2 - Daily puzzles
- Sudoku Puzzle - Daily Games
- Scrabble
- Newsletters
- MakUseOf - Websites, Software and Internet Tips (Daily)
- Ask Leo - Tech Questions? Get Answers! (Weekly)
- Sandy Berger - A very informative weekly newsletter
General Computing and Tutorials