Great Help Resources
Web Design
Interested, confused, or a little of both when it comes to HTML or CSS? Explore these sites to learn how to apply new techniques or fix problems with your site.
- CSS from the Ground Up
- Hex and Decimal Color Selector
- HTML Tags / Codes
- HTML Code Tutorial
- w3schools HTML5 tag reference
- Browsershots.org Find out if your pages will display correctly on different browsers, different versions, on different operating systems.
Computer Help
- Annoyances.org Vista Help Forum
Sometimes a good forum is a great place to find information to help solve stubborn problems. After you've already unsuccessfully searched Google for a solution, go here and ask your question. - Petri IT Knowledgebase
A source of great tips for novices and pros alike. Did you forget your administrator password? Find solutions to this and more issues at Petri. - TechNet Library
A site mostly more appropriate for advanced users or professionals in the IT field. - TweakXP.com
Tips to make Windows XP behave and look the way you want it to. - TweakVista.com
What I just said, but for Vista.
Computer Software Downloads
- AVG Antivirus Free Edition Did your antivirus subscription expire? No money to buy a new one? No more excuses... here's a great antivirus solution you can download and use for absolutely free!
- ClamWin Free Antivirus
Here's yet another reason why you don't have to run your computer without protection. ClamWin is an Open Source project that offers a full-version free antivirus solution that updates virus definitions and will scan your computer automatically. - Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover 2
Originally from Frameworkx.com, this app worked exactly like it said it would. Get rid of the big arrows on your desktop icons with this download. Gus and Rich apparently got too busy evangelizing for Citrix to continue working on the Frameworkx site, which has been down for awhile now. - MajorGeeks.com
There are possibly thousands of useful applications on this site, all on a well organized, easily navigated site. Many are free, some are not. - SnapFiles.com
While I don't like this site as well as Major Geeks, SnapFiles offers some applications you may not find on MG.
Network Troubleshooting
- Configuring IP
- Network Card Configuration in Vista
- PracticallyNetworked.com
- Wugnet Speed Test
A nice Internet speed test that shows you comparisons to other types of connections. Requires Java, a free
Microsoft Office Application Tutorials
- Learn Microsoft Access Now!
- Microsoft Office Training Home Page
Tutorials to get you started in the programs found in the Microsoft Office application suites. Covers 2007 and some prior versions. Applications include Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Office Word, Outlook, etc.