This image viewer finds all the images on your hard drive, can convert them into different formats, show them in a slideshow, and has lots of features to modify your photographs.........and the program is totally free!

This is the easiest digital photo enhancer I have ever come across. This free version has many features that other costly programs have, with the added advantage that it is not complicated and gives great results every time. You have a choice of the free version DCEnhancer, or the commercial version, DCE AutoEnhance.

This graphics program lets you resize photographs, use special effects and filters, convert to different graphic file formats, change colours, capture screens - a very impressive list of features........another free program!

A very good firewall for your computer. When this program is running in the background, you'll be amazed at the number of attempts to access your computer without you being aware of it. ZoneAlarm protects your computer. There is a free basic version and Zone Alarm Pro.

Very handy program that sits minimised in the corner of your screen ready for use. Just highlight a word and double-click on the WordWeb icon. Definitions, synonyms, proper nouns, related words and pronunciations are displayed. A handy tool for writers.

WARNNG - this game is totally addictive! Skip98 can be played against the computer, which plays a mean game. The game uses 164 cards, 144 cards representing the numbers 1 to 12 and 18 Wild Jokers. The rules are on the website. You can also play this game against an opponent on the Internet, via the ICQ Instant Messenger, and you can directly link two computers together either through the internet or if you're in the same room, via a USB link cable (PC to PC).

This is the fast, free and easy way to make crosswords in minutes. A nice easy interface, you can make the crossword interactive so that you can complete it online, or print out the crossword and the answers separately. Not as sophisticated as the newspaper crosswords, but nonetheless a great educational tool.

Image hosting for photo sharing. Compatible with eBay, WebTV, Yahoo Auctions, and some message boards. Just add your photo's link to these sites.

This website lets you translate a piece of text to and from English. for instance, English to French, or German to English. Very easy to use.

A great currency converter providing foreign exchange rates, and information on currency trading.

Martin Lewis is a journalist and money saving expert. He has his own television show in the UK called Make Me Rich. Martin shows you how to save money on credit cards, holidays, shopping, etc etc. Bases on the UK market, but non-UK readers may glean some useful information from this excellent website.

A superb website with everything you need to know about all the kings and queens of Great Britain throughout the ages. Includes biographies, House of Windsor family tree, Lines of Succession and Coat of Arms.

For the student or researcher, this is a very handy online reference 'book'.

A very useful website from MindTools, proudly boasting that it is the Internet's most visited career skills resource. Various techniques for improving your memory and help you pass your exam, or help you remember people's names or long lists. If you have problems remembering anything, you may find a technique in here that will help.

This is an American website full of useful information, a bit like a search engine, but the difference with this, is that if you join, it gives you information about what happened on this day, and other highlights. You can also use it in the background, highlight a word on a webpage and Answers.com will pop up with the meaning of the word and other interesting facts