RIPPER Retired & Interested Persons Group Some Useful Websites
Home Page Monthly Reports Venue Dates RIPPER News About Us The Volunteers Useful Links Download Page RIPPER's Interest Groups      Imaging      New Users      Windows      Hardware	Charles Adams suggests this site if you are new to getting rid of spyware.   It assumes you know nothing and contains links to download SpyBot S&D, Ad-aware and Hijack This, instructions for setting them up and all you need to know about running them and understanding results of their scans. The spreadsheet with the list of start-up files that may appear on your computer, and what they do, can be obtained by Clicking Here. and then going to the bottom of the page and selecting the file format to download. The library website Ken Thomas referred to at the Feruary 2003 meeting is http://www.wev.vic.gov.au/ To access all the data bases available you need to be member of one of the local libraries in the scheme. Noel's presentation referred to the following websites. FIND TUTORIALS. At http://www.findtutorials.com/ The last time we looked, there were 442 online training courses, 403 online tutorials. ACRONYM FINDER. At http://www.acronymfinder.com/ Those acronyms that we see but do not know the meaning of and those others that we use every day in correct context but forget the words they represent can be found on this URL COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE. At http://cknow.com/ also has acronyms,abbreviations and definitions and is very comprehensive. Or try http://www.techterms.org/ where you can browse by the following categories:         Internet Terms         Hardware Terms         Software Terms         Technical Terms         File Formats         Bits and Bytes         Tech Acronyms for the tech terms, the meaning of which you have forgotten. FILE EXTENSIONS. At http://www.fileinfo.net/ or http://dotwhat.net/ Get wise to the letters, symbols and keyboard characters that come after the dot in computer file names and give you serious pause when you aren't quite sure what kind of file that is.    Filext.com is the file extension resource, with a searchable alphabetical listing of file extensions you never dreamed existed - until you start clearing out your hard drive and just aren't sure if you really need that one file. OLDER VERSION. At http://www.oldversion.com/ Those longing for the good old days of MSN Messenger 3.6 or Acrobat Reader 2 will find the classics at Old Version.com, where upgrading isn't always considered a blessing.    Whatever the cause, whether your computer isn't compatible with a new version or the new version is a bloated monster, you might prefer the old.    The site archives old versions of many software programs, from AOL to Eudora, acquired from individual contributors who feel your pain, with 297 versions of 39 different programs.    But they only do Windows and only freeware and shareware.    Still, most visitors will find what they seek and, if not, the site creators will try to locate it for you. ABANDONWARE. At http://home.pmt.org/~drose/aw.html You've heard of spyware, adware, freeware and shareware.    Here's a new term for your vocabulary: abandonware.   That's software that is five years old or older and no longer supported..    Take a trip back in time and perhaps get some good old relics at Dan's 20th Century Abandonware. We would be pleased to receive more URL's of websites that you have found useful.    Please send them to the webmaster's e-mail address given at the bottom of all pages on this site.
Useful Websites given In Janice Cornwell's presentation on Family History at the May 2004 Meeting. Family History urls mentioned in my talk, along with some I did not have time to show.    Some urls contain "tinyurl".   Tinyurl is a piece of software that if used shortens the url considerably and therefore is easier to type in the full url and the tinyurl as well. (Webmaster's Note!    I have put the URLs in as links to save your typing, just add them to your favourites when on the site if you are likly to want to return) Details can be found at http://tinyurl.com/create.php These following two provide good starting points.   Use them to find "How to" pages as well as details on various countries. In other words really look at what is on the site.   Remember to explore the site fully.   A lots of sites will have suggestions on "How To.". http://www.cyndislist.com/ http://www.familysearch.org/ Australian Sites. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/ http://www.gsv.org.au/ http://www.vicgum.asn.au/ http://www.pictureaustralia.org/ http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/certificateDatesAndContent.htm http://tinyurl.com/23pps Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx http://tinyurl.com/u8ld Suggestions on why it is important to compile a medical family tree. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=385FC65E-F961-49BA-99B799A3A0DAF885 Commercial Sites.     For genealogical books, CD's and software. Gould Books. http://www.gould.com.au/ Archives CD was started by Rod Neep. The scanner he uses to scan the old books and map is superb. Details on the site. http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/ Finally:- The url with the video I would have liked to download .   See video.   The compiler uses TMG to keep his research data and then used a third party software "Second Site" to produce the web site.   You can burn it to a CD as well. http://www.rgcle.com/SS/p1.htm#i20 http://tinyurl.com/2yygv Societies or Groups in Melbourne. Genealogical Society Victoria. They have software for sale. http://www.gsv.org.au/ VicGum. http://www.vicgum.asn.au/ Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies AIGS. http://www.aigs.org.au/Default.htm Dead Persons Society DPS. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/ And finally don't forget the Special Interest Group of MelbPC. http://groups.melbpc.org.au/#genealog
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