- Computer Clubs & Info
- Bribie Island Seniors' Computing Club - BISCC
- Australian Seniors Computing Clubs Association - ASCCA
- Good Old Talk - Free Computer Club for Seniors
- Sunday Computer Markets (QLD) - (Also lists Senior Computer Clubs in Queensland)
- Utilities (Freeware)
- AVG 9 - Anti-Virus
- SUPERAntiSpyware - Anti-Spyware (8.51MB)
- Malwarebytes - Anti-Malware (5.87MB)
- Belarc Advisor - This is a must program
Builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, & much more - 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 cleaner. (3.23MB)
- 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)
- PC Wizard 2010 - System information program
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 with many additional cleaning tools included. (2.3MB)
- Computer Software
- Free PC Tech
- Cyber Tech Help
- PC Guide
- IrfanView 4.27 - Free Photo editing software (Updated 9/05/10)
- Open Office 3.2.1 - 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
- FileHippo.com - Free Software Update Checker
Checks your software for updates (246KB) - 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
- Cuil - Claims to be the worlds biggest Search Engine
- 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:
Based on your choice of query or topic (Stock Market, People etc) - Gmail-Gspace - Firefox Add-On:
Turns 4GB of your Gmail Account into free online storage, (Photos, Music, Program Backup, Netbooks while travelling, etc) - Chrome - Web Browser
- Picasa 3.6 - Photo editing software (11.8MB)
- Google News (Australia) - Could use as Home page
- Maps - Zoom in and see where you live
- Google Earth 5 - Download program (12.5MB)
- Desktop Search & Sidebar with gadgets
- Google Video - Free
- Tutorials
- Mouse Trainer - Training program for novices (930kB)
- Keyboard Skills - know your way around the keyboard
- 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: 20Aug10
- Trove - Is an online search engine developed by the National Library of Australia. Includes resources from more than 1000 libraries from around the country.
- Know its On (QLD) - Bribie Island & Caboolture Districts
- Bribie Library - Moreton Bay Regional Council
Check Catalogue, Renew & Reserve books online - Bribie Island Chamber of Commerce
- Moreton Bay 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,
Trading Post, Maps, City Search etc. - 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 - New Website
- 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
- Seniors Organisations - Retirement Village Info
- Brisbane's Living Heritage Network -
Connecting People Places and History - Our Brisbane - Whats on - Love where you live
- Seniors Enquiry Line - Linking Seniors with Community Info
- Seniors' Moments - A lifestyle website for the over 60s
- About Seniors - Daily crosswords & Sudoku, Centrelink,
Senior Cards, Meeting Places, Retirement Villages 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)
- 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
- The Seriously Social Bridge Club
- Crossword Puzzles - Daily Games
- Sudoku Puzzle - Daily Games
- Jigsaws
- Scrabble