internet & related options
Whilst we at the m@trix
are most definitely fans of the Mozilla Firefox
browser, we believe in freedom of choice, and have therefore made a wide choice available for our visitors.
In addition, we have sought to make our visitors experience on the web as seamless as possible without the need for them to download (e.g.) browser plugins.
We have also endeavoured to provide this same level of choice, in respect of messaging clients and email and [even] search sites.
The programs and available links are arranged into the following categories:
A full listing of each category is provided below...
Web Browsers
- Mozilla Firefox (v2.0.0.6)
- Experience the difference... arguably the best browser available (see side panel).
- Safari (v3.522.12.2 beta)
- At last Apple have finally released their browser for Windows... why not give it a try!
- Opera (v9.23)
- The first bowser to introduce tabs... and still innovating.
- Netscape Navigator (v9.0)
- Now you can swap between Firefox and Internet Explorer... within the same browser!
- AOL Browser (v1.4)
- For all those legions of AOL fans.
- Internet Explorer (v7.00.6000)
- Microsoft's (belated) attempt to catch up to Firefox... did they? You be the judge.
Note: The following browser plugins are pre-installed...
- Sun Microsystems Java 6 (Update 2)
- Adobe (Acrobat) Reader (v8.1.0)
- Adobe Flash Player (v9.0.45.0)
- Adobe Shockwave Player (v10.2.0.22)
- Adobe Authorware Web Player (v2004.0.0.73)
- Adobe SVG Viewer (v3)
- Citrix Presentation Server Client (v10)
- DivX Web Player (v1.3.1)
- Lizardtech DjVu Browser Plugin (v6.0)
- Lizardtech Express View Browser Plugin
- MSXML 4.0 & 6.0 Parser - for those Web2 AJAX-based sites
- QuickTime Player (v7.2.0.240)
- RealPlayer (v10.5 Harmony)
- Windows Media Player (v11.0.5721)
We also have uploaders, ActiveX controls & plugins installed for the following photo upload sites...
- Eurofoto.no
- Flickr
- MSN Groups
- Photobucket
- Picasa Web Albums (from Google)
- Snapfish
- Windows Live (MSN) Spaces
Let us know if your favourite is missing...
Back to TopInstant Messaging & Chat
- Skype (v3.5)
The pick of the bunch! Call home over the internet... to an ordinary landline or mobile phone*... and save money!
* Requires an account with Skype... check out their website at www.skype.com for full details of charges to anywhere in the world!
- AIM6 (v6.1.41.2)
- The new AOL Instant Messaging client - check it out now!
- Gadu-Gadu (v7.7)
- The Polish answer to Windows Live and Yahoo!
- ICQ6 (v6.0.0.5354)
- The original... still the best?
- Trillian (v3.1.7)
- For all those IRC die-hards. Please note... you can connect to ICQ, IRC, Windows Live and Yahoo, all from Trillian.
- Windows Live (MSN) Messenger (v8.1.0178)
- The latest incarnation of the ubiquitous MSN Messenger... For all those Microsoft fans!
- Yahoo Messenger (v8.1.0.421)
- Yahoo Messenger with voice... and now with Phone Out! Call home over the internet!
Web Mail & Email Clients
- Mozilla Thunderbird (v2.0.0.6)
- Thunderbird email client - the open source alternative to Outlook - from the people who brought us Firefox!
You can send emails from our guest account using Thunderbird... but please note, this account cannot be used to receive messages (or get replies to any you send). Additionally, no record is kept on our system of any emails that you may send.
We also have direct links setup for the following web-based email sites:
- Yahoo! Mail
- The best web-based email - bar none! (Or so they say).
- GMail
- No longer just for those who've been invited!
- AOL Mail
- You have mail!
- Windows Live (MSN) Hotmail
- For those who haven't yet switched to GMail or Yahoo!
Language Tools
See our Language Support page for full details of our multi-language options.
- On-Screen Keyboard
- For when you can't remember how your keyboard layout relates to ours.
- Character Map
- Find all those characters from your language, that don't appear on our keyboards.
- Lingoes - Text Translation
- Translate any word... in any application!
Search Links
Last but not least, we also have direct links setup for the following internet search sites...
- The [current] all pervasive search engine.
- AltaVista Search
- The King of the search engines... before Google!
- AOL Search
- Another one for the AOL fans!
- Ask.com
- Innovative search engine covering a range of categories, including images, cities, news, blogs, videos and more...
- Lycos Search
- Give a dog a bone... And?
- Windows Live (MSN) Search
- Microsoft's latest attempt to topple Google!
- Yahoo! Search
- Is it as good as their web mail? You judge...
Check out our Links & Other Software [menu] page for links to more Search, News and Reference sites.
