LittleRasCo

Vicki's Very Useful Websites:

PC HELP:

- a free award-winning PC security utility. Download this firewall program that will keep your computer invisible to hackers. No. 1 line of defense.

Free Online Anti-Virus Checkup

- a free anti-virus check, for those without an anti-virus program. Go to the website and run a check to see if your computer is virus-free.

Anti-Virus Software

- AGV anti-virus by Grisoft. (To download click on "AGV Free Edition" in the left column.) Don't be caught without this! No. 2 line of defense.

Surf The Web Smoothly!
- Forget the bugs in Microsoft's Internet Explorer... surf the web using SlimBrowser, a free download that's simple to use!

PC Tune Up Online
- run a diagnostic on your PC and fine tune it's performance with helpful tips and patches.

INFORMATION:

Scam... Or Not?

- click on "search the site" to find out the truth. Was your email a hoax or scam??

The Weather Outside Is...

- download an icon next to your computer clock that will show you the current weather. (Clicking on it gives you expanded info.)

What Time Is It Really?

- see the official time in your time zone.

Keep Your Computer Clock Correct

- download software to use the Internet to automatically set your computer clock, then open the program and click on "Ping Now".

School Reunions

- the largest high school alumni directory on the web - find those old friends!

COMMERCE:

Online Cash

- register your credit card and/or bank routing number and send money to anyone with an email address! (They can request a check sent to them or spend the $ online.) Use your account to buy or sell items at eBay. Tip: they offer a credit card that you can use only for online purchases, to keep track of your identity.

Snipe Online Auctions

- use this service with eBay to bid on auctions while you are away from your computer.

Worldwide Flea Market

- buy and sell millions of items, books, movies, music, and games at preset prices; add items to your own "wish list" with the option to be notified by email when they become available.

Worldwide Bookstore Mall

- search for new or used books and music and get a price comparison that includes shipping at all merchants at once!

MEDIA:

TV Cuss-blocker!

- The Home Video Foul Language Filter - 6 settings that will customize your TV, cable, video or DVD viewing. It does a great job. Look for it built into some Sanyo VHS and DVD player models.

Filter Rental DVD's!

- Rent a DVD and watch it without worry. Special RCA DVD player comes with 100 built in filters! Over 1000 filters available at website! Low monthly fee enables you to download filters weekly for "New Releases."

Parental Movie Reviews

- a free parents guide to movies - very thorough reviews! (Reviews for the free service are one week behind their release to theaters and video sales.) Subscribe to the weekly email newsletter!

Film Library Database

-Internet Movie Database (IMDb) - the most extensive reference for TV and movie information.

SERVICES:

Email To Your Desktop

- Tired of Outlook Express and Microsoft based viruses?? Tired of reading email online with a slow Internet connection? You can even set up "Eudora" to receive mail to your desktop from multiple email address. Click on "Email Software" on the left, and then "Free Download."

Free Email Address

- email me for an invitation to a gmail email account, offered through Google. Beats Microsoft's Hotmail.

CHEAP Long Distance!

- with a credit card, set up an online account for a replenishable phone card at 2.9 cents a minute, any time of day! Tip 1: program a button on your phone to automatically dial your card number! Tip 2: sign in online & select "edit" next to your phone number. Then click under the "zip dial" column, and you will not have to enter your PIN number ever again! Tip 3: click the "RapiDial" link to select two-digit numbers for speed dialing your frequent calling numbers!

Price-Comparison Shopping

- before buying online, check prices and ratings from many online merchants. (Also try BizRate.com.)

Product Ratings

- before buying online, check prices and ratings for many products.

Free Tax Software

- free secure online tax preparation software, and printing of forms. Online filing for $7.95. With slow Internet connections, the program can also be downloaded to use on your computor, rather than sending your information online.

Cheap Airfare

- register for email updates on the latest online specials from Southwest Airlines.

Spelling Software

- Spelling Games software. Kids can play these games with their own spelling words: List Review, Typewriter, Spelling Bee, Magic Hat, Scrambled Word, Word Worm, Hangman, Alphabetize, Word Find, & Cross Words. (Download for $14.95)

SPECIAL INTEREST:

Free PDF Maker

- download a free program that lets you save a document as a .pdf file. This lets you share your document with others who may not have the same program you created it with, preserving its original format. Click on "CutePDF Printer" to download the program.

LDS Magazine

- information and inspiring articles related to the LDS Church.

Box Elder County, UT, Newspaper

- online edition of our weekly local newspaper, The Box Elder News Journal, serving Box Elder County, Utah.

LDS Apologetics

- a great collection of knowledgeable articles.

WEB SERVICES:

Get a Website!

- build your own home page... you are seeing ours!

Get a Domain Name!

- low cost domain name registration ($14.95 per year) for choosing that special name for your website!

Free Web Forwarding

- Internet domain name management, offering free webpage and email forwarding. That is how you get to these invisible "Geocites" pages when you type in "LittleRasCo(dot)com!" (Always spell out the "dot" in email addresses on web pages to avoid getting your address harvested by computers sending out spam.)

Save your "Favorites"

- uploads and organizes a copy of your bookmarks (favorites) to see them online at any computer.

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