ASTROPRO
NETSELECT DIRECTORY: SOFTWAREASTROPRO
NETSELECT DIRECTORY: SOFTWARE
  |
|---|
Change being the only constant, it's the Tao of the Web that sites move and go down. Please let me know if you run across a link here that no longer works. (You can click on the email button at the bottom of this page if you like.) Thanks!
Astrology
- see Astropro's NetSelect Directory Astrology Software Section
Astronomy
- see Astropro's NetSelect Directory Astronomy Section
- Check the software heading of this links section for astronomy programs.
Bugs
- BugNet Home Page
- Maybe the Web's prime source of info on computer bugs
- Healthy PC (The Help Channel)
- A guide to dealing with PC bugs (all platforms), optimizing performance and more - with searchable database
Communication
Browser Software
Browsers
1X
- 1X - a compact ActiveX net browser
- For Windows 95 platforms only
Microsoft
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Updates
- Here's where to learn about (and download) the latest security patches from Microsoft.
Netscape
- mozilla.org
- Here's where Netscape opens its browser code for the world
- Netscape NetCenter
NEOPLANET
- NEOPLANET
- A freeware browser, requires Microsoft Windows 95 or above and Internet Explorer 3.02 or above to run.
Nuthin' But Net
- Nuthin' But Net
- This web browser supports MDI (Multi-Document Interface), requires Internet Explorer 4.x to work. Shareware
Opera
- Opera
- Download this browser free for a 30 day trial, then pay $35 to keep it if you like it. Currently available for Windows & NT platforms
Plug-Ins
- Adobe Acrobat Free Reader
- Beatnik, the Web Browser Plug-in for Interactive Music and Sound
- Download the Beatnik plug-in here - it's free to try, but contains code that will disable it after 180 days if you don't buy it. Beatnik plays popular audio file formats (MIDI, WAV etc.) plus its own unique format, RMF.
- Crescendo MIDI player
- A popular MIDI player, in versions for Netscape & Microsoft browsers
- Plugsy Plug-in Manager
- Pretty much an essential utility for Netscape users on Windows machines, Digigami's Plugsy allows you to assign media types to plug-ins as you please. (Just about the only way to solve plug-in conflicts if you're running a Netscape browser under Windows - Mac Netscape users don't need it.) Free to try - a fast 610k download - $29.95 to buy.
- QuickTime Home
- RealNetworks
- RealAudio, RealPlayer, RealVideo, RealFlash
- Shockwave Future Splash Download Center
- Get Future Splash here, free for the downloading.
Miscellaneous
- BrowserCaps
- Find out the HTML-handling characteristics of various browsers, test your browser online, more
- Browsers, Viewers and HTML Preparation Software for PCs
- CNET Downloads - Browsing Companions
- Here's where to read about & download selected browser add-ons.
- CNET features - how to - top tips for push programs
- Getting a handle on Microsoft & Netscape channels and other push technologies
- Cool Tool of the Day
- Reviews of and links to download sites for all the best Net tools for Mac and Windows
Shareware/Freeware Net Software
- Sam Spade
- Free for the downloading, this utility for Windows 95 & NT machines includes a raw HTML browser and lots of Internet tracking/tracing functions: ping, whois, finger and much, MUCH more.
- TUCOWS
- Great selection of Net tools, good OS coverage
ULTRA Browser
- ULTRA Browser
- A JavaScript "browser within your browser"
Utilities
- C/NET'S BROWSERS.COM
- Optimize your browser, get patches to fix bugs, etc.
Cryptography/Encryption
Software
- MIT distribution site for PGP
- Download freeware PGP here, versions for Win 95/98/NT/2000, DOS, Linux, Mac etc.
- PGP - Network Associates Inc.
- A commercial version of PGP is available here.
- VeriSign, Inc.
- A digital ID resource: for a nominal fee - about $10/yr. - you get a digital ID you can use for email etc.
E-Mail Software
- EUDORA
Net Phones
- CNET - Talk is Cheap
- A good comparison of the current Net Phone software.
Databases
Clipper
- Barnett, Phil - Clipper Site
- Often called the largest freeware and shareware Clipper source.
- Simtel.Net MS-DOS Collection, simtelnet/msdos/clipper/
- Good Clipper collection
Data Recovery
- Ontrack Data Recovery Services & Software
- Includes a free online data recovery help wizard
Easter Eggs - Undocumented Features
- Easter Egg Page
- An Easter Egg is a secret feature of a program, which you activate by an unpublished set of commands. The website documents a bunch of them in various OS and programs.
- Egg Heaven 2000
- "The Home of Microsoft Easter Eggs & Other Curios" tells you about the goodies hidden within programs like Word (a pinball game) & Excel (a Doom-style game) & more.
Education/Training
- Microsoft Seminar Online
- Free online seminars covering various Microscoft products and issues
FTP
- WS FTP
- Get the latest commercial version of WS FTP straight from the manufacturer (Ipswitch) at this site - free to download and try for 30 days, then pay a reasonable fee to buy if if you like it. (I did!)
- WS FTP from Ziff-Davis
- This is a really good FTP program for Windows 95, free to download for non-commercial use. (I used it myself for years.)
Graphics
Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe's Photoshop Site
- Straight from the horse's mouth . . .
- Chromatica
- A plug-in for Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) that makes selecting objects, recoloring, and edge blending effortless . . .available for MacOS(r), Windows(r) 95, and Windows NT(r)
- Ultimate Photoshop
- A must for the Photoshop user: get filters and plug-ins, benefit from tips and techniques on using Photoshop and more!
- AX-Icons
- Icon creation, editing and library management tool for Windows 95, a free download from WINDOWS MAGAZINE.
Corel
- Graphics Unleashed
- Check this site for graphics tips & tricks - specializes in Corel (DRAW & PHOTO-PAINT).
Jasc Paint Shop Pro
- Paint Shop Pro 6
- All about this image editor: buy & download online if you like.
Linux, Software for
- Freshmeat
- Check here for news & downloads of Linux applications, patches to the Linux OS, etc.
Manufacturers
- Alpha Software Corporation
- Berkeley Systems Online
- Makers of the After Dark screen savers
- FileMaker
- Formerly Claris
- Inprise
- Formerly Borland
- Maris Multimedia
- Microsoft Corporation
- Quarterdeck
- Symantec Corporation
- If you don't already have the Norton Utilities, you owe it to yourself, your data, your sanity etc. to check these people out. AntiVirus is a nifty product too. Lots of good stuff!
Multimedia
- ZDNet Software Library - QUICKEDITOR
- A shareware editor for QuickTime movies
Office Productivity Suites
- Sun Microsystems - StarOffice
- Multi-platform - Solaris, Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT, OS/2 & Linux - free for the downloading suite includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, email & more.
Palm Pilot Software
- PilotZone - Your source for PalmPilot software on the 'Net!
Screen Savers, Wallpaper, Etc.
Retailers/Distributors
- CompUSA Online
- Computer hardware, software, accessories, the whole nine yards
- Egghead Software
- Outpost.com
- Computer hardware and software online retailer - formerly Cyberian Outpost
Desktop Themes
- Desktop Themes All
- Lots of free desktop themes to download here, all grouped by category
- Desktop Themes @WinFiles.com
- Desktop Heaven
- Hundreds of desktop themes for Windows 95 Plus users . . . a helpful feature is that you get a thumbnail preview of each theme's wallpaper.
- Lunaria Desktop Theme for Windows 95
- An Apollo lunar mission desktop theme
- Miami Dolphins Desktop Theme by Steven Gould
- Star Trek Desktop Themes
- Theme Doctor
- A neatly-categorized collection of desktop themes, with generous descriptions and well-considered pros & cons for each
- Theme World
- Oodles of desktop themes, lots of wallpaper & audio files, etc. - all free for the downloading
- Themes 'n Schemes
- Desktop themes, sound schemes, wallpaper, screensavers & more for Windows machines.
- IconsPLUS - Things to decorate your desktop + more
- Joke Wallpaper
- "The Web Site that believes Star Trek is an entertaining television program, not a lifestyle choice." It's a hoot, and it's got great wallpaper and start-up shut-down screens for your PC as well - free for the downloading.
- Samsung Icon Downloads
- Samsung Wallpaper Downloads
- I found some nice wallpaper here on several visits. New ones are added regularly.
Screen Savers
- Midnight Software - Custom Screen Savers
- My favorite is rover Sojourner cruising around on the Red Planet - free for the downloading.
- Millennium Screen Saver
- Free for the downloading, inspired by Chris Carter's Fox TV Network show of the same name, shows the ouroboros with a countdown to the year 2000 (or set it to 2001 if you're into accuracy).
- Petz.com
- Computer Pets - what a concept. I've got the furry living breathing kind, so I'll pass. But you might want a cyber pet...
- Samsung Screen Saver Downloads
- Samsung builds great monitors, and provides free - and beautiful - screen savers at this site. My favorites are Live Free, Orchid and Snow.
- Screen Saver Studio
- The software for sale here enables you to create your own screen savers. There are also free screen savers you can download if you're not into rolling your own.
- ScreenSaver
- Lots of screen savers here, many free - some not.
- Wikberg's recyclebin collection + wavs
- Recycle bin icons and more
- WINDOWS MAGAZINE'S Customize Your Desktop
- Free Cursors, Utilities, Icons, Logos, Screensavers, Themes, Wallpaper and More!
Search For
- Filez
- Shareware, freeware, commercial software: search over 75 million freeware, shareware, andc ommercial software files here.
- Yahoo! - Computers and Internet:Software
Security
Cookies - Anti-Cookie Software
- DOWNLOAD.COM -- Cookie Crusher
Virus - Antiviral Software
- Computer Associates
- Download free antivirus software here, get virus information and more.
- EliaShim, Intelligent Computer Security
- Info on computer viruses, plus anti-viral Net software free for the downloading . . .
- Network Associates
- Get your WebScan and VirusScan here. Check in often for the latest news on computer viruses and vaccines.
- Symantec Trialware
- Get a 30-day free trial of Norton AntiVirus here - lots of other Symantec software available for downloading, some free, some trial versions.
- Trend Micro
- Product info, security updates, free downloads & tech support - see the weekly virus report while you're there.
Shareware/Freeware
- Channel 1 File Library
- Over 100,000 files
- DaveCentral Shareware, Freeware, Demos and Betas
- Desktop 98
- Freeware & shareware for Windows 98 & NT
- DOWNLOAD.COM
- C/net's shareware library, with search to help you find what you're looking for - the better to dowload that sucker, of course. Recommended.
- Filez
- Garbo Anonymous FTP Archive
- Jumbo Shareware
- Tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of shareware programs, fonts etc.
- SharePaper - Reviews the best software... you can download!
- Read about it, then download it if you want.
- Shareware.com
- More than 250,000 files here
- WinSite(tm) Archive
- Ziff-Davis Shareware Library
- My personal favorite among the shareware libraries, very informative as well as attractive and easy to use.
Utilities
Miscellaneous
- Utilities Domain
- Lots of freeware and shareware utilities, all kinds
- Utility Software -- ZDNet Products
- ZDNet Software Library - Top Rated Utilities
Print Spoolers
- ZDNet Software Library - Baby Spooler
- For flexibility, reliability and ease of use, this one is my favorite.
- ZDNet Software Library - Disk Spool II
- ZDNet Software Library - Windows LPR Spooler
ZIP File Utilities
- ZipMagic - Use Zip Files Without Having To Unzip Them!
- Allows you to use and modify ZIP files without unzipping them first; creates self-extracting executable files in DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95
 |
Richard Nolle, Certified Professional Astrologer consultations/orders (MasterCard/Visa only) 1-800-527-8761 phone/fax 480-753-6261 - email rnolle@astropro.com Box 26599 - Tempe, AZ 85285-6599 - USA on the World Wide Web at http://www.astropro.com |
|
