Exciting card game action on your PC! One of my all time favorite card games is Wizard so you can imagine my joy when I found that I could play it online with my family and friends! Just download the game from the site and then hand out in the chat room to arrange a game! Need at least 3 players to start.. can play with up to 6! Make sure you try hidden bid! Rules, downloads, etc at the Wizardcards site!

Linux. The very word strikes fear into many hearts! I do see a day coming when Linux equals MS for desktops in the world (won't be that way in North America til later). So... why not head to Tinyminds.org and start learning Linux today! A good place to start is the FAQ.

Free newspaper!
Vancouver's "The Province" is free on the net right now! Read the ENTIRE paper!
Click here

Using Mozilla? Try these shortcuts!
Ctrl-T -- opens a new tab!
F9 --opens/closes the sidebar (which is cool too)
/ (and then type text) --searches the document for that word... then hit F3 to find that same word again!

Enjoy!

Time for something imporntant!
One of the amazing advantages of the internet is the ability to do research. Granted, only so much can be gleaned from website dedicated to dead cats... however, there is some excellent ways to learn the good stuff!
Start at Gospelcom.net to get excellent resources and access to dozens or Bible study helps and translations!

The best way to send a document to friends and family is by making and sending a .pdf file. Don't send .doc files! Wordperfect Office has a publish to pdf facility built right in. If you don't have WP (and you should) then just get PDF995 which converts any file to PDF for free (and get an ad everytime) or pay $9.95.

Ever have a file that you want to send to someone and you can't email it because it's too big? Why not set up your computer with an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol). Cerburus FTP is free and works well! Easy to use too!

Please don't hate me. I had my arms chopped off and I have to type this with my tongue! (just kidding). OK. So I've been lax... but there are some more software programs and web sites that I've been fiddling with that you will want to know about!


1. Well, there still Mozilla of course which is at 1.6 and doing awesome!
Of course now... is just the browser (Firefox) and just the email client (Thunderbird). Check them out!

Now, fun with PHP!!

Ever wish you could have your friends/family/church members.... etc be able to update or chat or whatever just through their web browser? Well, it's easier than ever! Here are some apps you'll wanna check out.


2. How about a free church management software system? Yes, it's true. Openserve.org features Infocentral which a PHP web browser database (driven by MySQL) application that tracks members, visitors, giving and alot more. And it's free!

3. Oh, you'll need a web host.. so why not just let your own machine host it for you! That's right, head over to Apache and download the latest server and turn you computer into a bona fide web server! (I do .. see here).

3. Free bulletin board / chat room website (based on Mysql and PHP as well). PHPbb offers an awesome bulletin board system. Check out my demo here.

4. Another bulletin board type program is Invision Board which will cost you money if you register it... but it has a calendar built right in to share info with friends and family. Here's my demo.

5. And, finally, the best word processor is due to come out with a new version soon... which includes Corel Presentations! Check out my page for getting the most out of it!