Useful Links

We have provided a list of websites that you might find useful for a wide variety of information. To open a site, use your mouse to click on the link (blue underlined writing).

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Where to Find It.

White Pages Find telephone numbers all over Australia.
Yellow Pages Do you need a florist in Strathfield?
IMDB The Internet Movie Data Base for details on just about every movie that appears on the television.
Whereis.com Get a road map and instructions for travel from home to anywhere in Sydney or Australia
TrackWork Going to Sydney by train, when will there be trackwork?
Transport InfoLine Need to travel in and around Sydney by train, bus or ferry and need to know routes and times?
Mobile Phone Codes How to find out the IMEI code on your mobile phone so that it can be locked if stolen.
Dictionary Great online dictionary
Thesaurus Online thesausas when you want an alternative.
ABC "Your" ABC radio and television web site.

Can be used to access "podcasts'
and "online" radio.

Wikipedia or Wiki is a free web-based and collaborative multilingual encyclopedia. Many users add the word wiki to a web search eg. "cats wiki".
Web browsers are software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.
Search Engines are tools designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories. Unlike Web directories, which are maintained by human editors, search engines operate algorithmically or are a mixture of algorithmic and human input.
YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos.
Webmail (or Web-based e-mail) is an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through a desktop e-mail client (such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla's Thunderbird). Very popular webmail providers include Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, and AOL
The Powerhouse Museum is Sydney's largest public museum. Exhibitions, programs and research span the fields of science, technology, industry, design, decorative arts and social history.
PCrescue Paul Wallback, as heard on ABC radio, has lots of tips and advice eg. jargon buster, buying a computer
What is at the movies, visit CitySearch or YourMovies
What is the TV tonight, visit CitySearch or YourTV
Project Gutenberg is a collection of full texts of public domain books, with over 33,000 items in its collection. This link is to the Australian Collection. The project tries to make these as free as possible, in long-lasting, open formats that can be used on almost any computer.
Free e-Books. Read and Download eBooks for Free - Anytime. Find the help you need, the information you seek or simply fun reading to enjoy. To get started select a category or browse by author from the left.

Going on Holidays.

NRMA MyNRMA for motoring and travel services.
Wotif Want to find a good price for a hotel or motel room anywhere in Australia or overseas.
School Holidays Find out the dates for all states for next year.
Flight Centre. Get a quote to fly as cheaply as possible anywhere in the world.

ASCCA.

The Australian Seniors Computer Clubs association The Peak body for Senior Computer Clubs. The ASCCA monthly Newsletter can be downloaded directly from this site.
ASCCA Monthly Newsletter. This newsletter is well worth reading each month.

Weather and Time Information in Other Countries.

World Weather Information Service This global web site of the WMO, presents OFFICIAL weather observations and information for many overseas cities.
The World Clock. Do you need to know the current time in other cities and countries.

Savings at Home.

Simple Savings Lots of hints on how to save money by careful spending. An Australian site.
NSW Office of Fair Trading. Know your rights as a consumer and save money.

Shopping Guide.

Link to a list of online computer magazines such as Australian PC User etc.
Coles on line shopping, home delivery.
Woolworths also have a home delivery online shopping store.
Ticketek for your event tickets.
To buy or rent Real Estate, visit one of these three sites - Domain - Property - Real Estate

Green Friendly Groups.

NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service
WIRES Wildlife Information and Rescue Service for injured animals.
ACF Australian Conservation Foundation.
WWF World Wildlife Fund.
Wildwalks is a free online bushwalking and camping guidebook for NSW
There is currently detailed information on 603 walks, and more to come.

Internet Hoaxes, Rumours, tips, free Virus software and Virus myths.

SNOPES A good Urban Legends Reference Page that helps explain all those dire warnings you read about in emails.
Symantec This site from one of the leaders in computer virus control is worth noting.
Urban Legends and Folklore Another interesting site on Netlore worth a look.
AVG Download antivirus and antispyware security software for Windows for free, join the millions of home users that trust AVG to protect their computers.
Avira Free antivirus package for use by private individuals. User guide and link to support forum
Avast Antivirus package available free for noncommercial home users
World Start has daily tips on how to get the best out of your computer.

Free Software on the Internet.

Tucows One of the oldest and best known site for free and shareware software that can be downloaded from the Internet.
Adobe If you have not got the free Adobe Reader for PDF files (Portable Document Format).
Download.com Another important site for free software.
CutePDF Writer Where you can obtain a free copy of a program which will convert any file to the PDF format.
Cometdocs is a free online document conversion interface that offers a large set of document conversions that can't be found anywhere else online. Very good at converting PDF files to Word documents or text.
IrfanView Get a free copy of this excellent graphics program.
Open Office If you do not have Microsoft WORD and its associated Data Base and Spread Sheet Office Suite, this free program works just as well, and will open all WORD documents.
Paradice Software Do you like to play the card game 500. Now you can do it on the computer for nothing. Go to the Projects page.
Skype Talk computer to computer, via broadband, for FREE, NOTHING, ZILCH. All you need is a microphone or a WebCam. Local, interstate or overseas. Talk to your overseas family for an hour for nothing, and hear every word that they say as clear as if they were on the telephone.
Portable Applications. Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.
Cometdocs offers online PDF to Word conversion that is comparable to the top client side PDF to Word converters on the market today.
Free tutorials, user friendly, to help you get what you want out of your computer
E-card catalogue. Typically an e-card sender chooses from an on-line catalog of e-cards made available on a publisher's web site. After selecting a card, the sender can personalize it to various degrees by adding a message, photo, or video. Finally the sender specifies the recipient's e-mail address and the web site delivers an e-mail message to the recipient on behalf of the sender.

Government.

Seniors.gov.au Point of access for the Australian Government information sites for those "over 50".
NSW Government. Need to find a NSW Government Department.
Health Insite Want to find out up-to-date reliable information on your health and the drugs you take.
Department of Health and Aging Information on a wide range of Federal Government services available to the aging.

Local Government on the Central Coast.

Gosford City Council Your local government body.
Wyong Shire If you live further north.

Supporters of the Seniors Computer Club.

Gareth Scanlen at INKjet TECHNOLOGIES , will give a generous discount to all members of SCCCC on purchases of printer ink cartridges. His talk at the July meeting, showed that he knows printers "inside out", so he is sure to be able to help you with any printing problem you have. His shop is at Shop 2/162 The Entrance Road Erina, near the Karalta Road turn-off to Erina Fair.

Computer Fairs and Markets on the Central Coast.

Computer Fairs Australia. - This fair is held regularly at Terrigal in the Sports Stadium. It is a good place to obtain computer gear. There is a small entry fee.
Computer Markets. This market is also held regularly at Gosford at the Showground. It is also a good place to obtain computer gear. There is a small entry fee.

Community Groups on the Central Coast.

CC Family History Society. Want to research your family history.
Killcare Wagstaffe Trust. Local group that seeks to preserve the natural values of the area and its general ambiance, and to promote a sense of community and place.
Kincumber Neighborhood Centre. We try to build strong communities and increase social capital. This is done through community development; so communities are well informed, well resourced and well connected. We embrace equity and diversity in our community

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