Internet Tools

Links to useful tools and downloads to help view, design and understand your web site.

In an attempt to provide faster download time, and reduce the load on AOL's servers, the AOL browser may compress images resulting in reduced resolution and poor image quality. Your browser may also restrict the size of an image to 640x480 pixels which can distort some images.

If you use AOL version 4 or above, you can fix the problem by following these steps:

1. Click on "My AOL" at the top of your screen.
2. Click on "Preferences".
3. Click on the blue icon that has a yellow "W" in it, and "WWW" under it.
4. Click on the "Web Graphics" tab.

Make sure that the box that says "Use Compressed Graphics" is NOT checked.
This will fix images on future sites you visit, but on images on sites you have already visited may still come up fuzzy the next time you view them. To fix this:

1. Click on the "General" tab.
2. Look for "Temporary Internet Files", and click the "Delete Files" button beside it.

This will allow you to enjoy internet photos and graphics as they were intended to be seen!

Tools
Translator & Dictionaries	Browsers
BableFish Translator	Netscape Archives
Internet Terms Jargon Dictionary	Evolt
Acronyms & Abbreviations	Old Browsers
ISO Codes
Every File Format in the World	Viewers - how your site looks in other browsers
Graphics File Formats	Lynx View
Netscape Search Instructions	Backward Compatibility
	WebTV Viewer
Acrobat PDF Reader
Download.com/

Domains
Whois	Site Testing
GoDaddy	w3 Validator
Networksolutions Whois	Bobby
Geektools Whois	Backward Compatibility
	Browser Compatibility

Tutorials
HTML Tutorials	Flashkit
Bare Bones Guide to HTML
Basic html
Crash Courses	PhotoShop
Web Pages that Suck	PhotoShop Tricks
SQL	Photoshop Tips

Hoaxes & Urban Legends
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/	HoaxBusters
http://www.urbanlegends.com/	Viruses & Hoaxes
Snopes.com	Virus Alerts

Copyright & Legal
Ten Big Myths About Copyright Explained	The United States Copyright Office
Web Law FAQ	US Patent and Trademark Office
Ivan Hoffman Internet & Intellectual Property	Website Legal Issues
Copyright and Multimedia	Internet Law and Software Law

Graphics & Images
Google Image Search	Photo Stock
	http://www.sxc.hu/- free photo stock http://istockphoto.com/ http://www.morguefile.com/ http://www.photodisk.com http://www.corbisimages.com http://www.stockbyte.com http://www.dgusa.com http://www.tonystoneimages.com http://www.gettyone.com http://www.hemera.com/ http://www.archivefilms.com/ http://www.photoessentials.com/ http://www.scphotos.com http://www.photosource.com/ http://www.freeimages.co.uk/
Color Tools
Color Visualizer
Lynda Weinman Color Palette
http://www.lynda.com/files/
Color harmonies
Colorschemer
rgb - hex
Color Deficient Viewers
Clip Art & Animations
Clipart.com
Animation Factory
Cooltext buttons & logos
Barrysclipart.com

Fonts
TrueType Converter	Font Bureau
Typography	Type Co.
Adobe Type Manager	Phil's Fonts
http://www.dafont.com/en/	Fonthead Design
Fontastic	Jillbell
Chank Store	Vintagetype
Scriptorium