Welcome to the Internet Tools Center. This page features links to the the most useful internet browsers, tools and plugins available. We will endeavour to keep this page updated as new versions and products become available, however it is very dificult to keep track of all the new updates. If you discover any broken links, please help us by notifying the webmaster.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1
The latest version of Microsoft's web browser comes with Windows XP. This new version includes improved browser security and integrated media. Users of older operating systems can upgrade for free here.

Netscape Navigator 7
Netscape Navigator is the long running rival of IE and arguably is a better browser but lacks the integration in to Windows that IE achieves.

Mozilla Firefox ::::: RECOMMENDED :::::
Firefox is an award winning preview of next generation browsing technology from mozilla.org. Firefox empowers you to accomplish your online activities faster, more safely and efficiently than any other browser, period. Built with Tab browsing, popup blocking and a number of other seamless innovations, Firefox stands out ahead.

Opera 7
Opera has been hailed as the fastest browser on earth by users and press worldwide. Opera uses less memory and less space on your hard drive than competing browser applications, making you more productive on the Web. A free ad-supported version can be downloaded here.

Google Toolbar
The Google Toolbar increases your ability to find information from anywhere on the web, by adding a Google search bar to the top of your browser window. This means you can quickly and easily use Google to search from any website location, without returning to the Google home page to begin another search. Download it for free here.

MSN Messenger 6
By using MSN Messenger, you can see when your friends, family, and co-workers are online and then communicate with them instantly. MSN Messenger can also notify you when new messages arrive in your MSN® Hotmail® Inbox, if you have a Hotmail account, and provide the latest news and headlines from MSN. And perhaps best of all, it's free!

Apple users can download version 3.5 for OSX here.

Plaxo
Plaxo keeps people connected by solving the common but frustrating problem of out-of-date contact information. Plaxo Contacts automatically updates the user’s contact list, provides a simple, secure and reliable way to keep contacts updated automatically, and is accessible anywhere, anytime on the Web. What's more it is FREE.

Download it here.

Getright 5.0

GetRight is a download manager program to help you download files from the Internet. It allows you to easily download files and recover (resume downloading) if errors occur--and has many other advanced features. Download the free trial here.

WinACE
WinAce is not just another archiving shell. With it's own powerful compression format ACE and built-in support for other popular compression types like ZIP, RAR and MS-CAB (to name a few), WinAce could actually become the only archiver you need

Shareaza ::::: RECOMMENDED :::::
Shareaza is a peer-to-peer client for Windows that allows you to download any file-type found on several popular P2P networks. Shareaza is FREE & contains NO Spyware or annoying third-party products. It currently supports Gnutella, Gnutella 2, eDonkey & BitTorrent with more coming soon.

Download it now to access the world of P2P (peer-to-peer).

Desktop Sidebar
Desktop Sidebar is an excellent FREE tool that assembles all essential information into a slim window that docks at the side of the screen. The bar displays emails, appointments, tasks and notes (straight from Outlook), Messenger contacts, stock quotes and weather forecasts. The program also lets you monitor your PC's performance and disk space and you can control Windows Media Player or WinAmp from the Sidebar. Even Google is only one key click (Win+Q) away.

This utility too has a nifty RSS reader which runs in a nicely animated carousel mode. The Newsroom panel also integrates with Internet Explorer, so you can subscribe to news feeds from pages displayed in the browser with one button click.

Download it here.