Helpful tips and free fixes
1) It is sometimes useful to know what your public
IP address is. By clicking on the following link you can find out:
http://www.ipaddressworld.com/
2) If you are concerned about your internet speed,
or just curious, then http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp
offers not only a speed test but also ADSL service provider comparisons
and other useful information.
3) If you want to find out who owns a UK domain
name, or whether a particular UK domain name is available go to
http://www.nominet.org.uk/
and search using the WHOIS Lookup.
4) If your e-mail has stopped working or you want
to access you e-mail when away from home then http://www.mail2web.com/
is an excellent website that enables most users to check, delete
and send e-mail from a webpage.
5) If you receive an e-mail that sounds too good,
or too bad, to be true it is probably a hoax. Don’t send it
on – check it out at: http://www.symantec.com/Use
the “Search” facility and type in something distinct
about the message and include the word hoax in the search.
Useful software
PDF995
The pdf995 suite of products - Pdf995, PdfEdit995, and Signature995
- is a complete solution for your document publishing needs. It
provides ease of use, flexibility in format, and industry-standard
security- and all at no cost to you.
http://www.pdf995.com/
Norton/Symantec
You can perform a free online Norton/Symantec virus and security
scan by clicking on the following link and then using the “Symantec
Security Check” button as indicated below:
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