Useful links from FileSaveAs
Computers
- Startups & Startup apps - Info & lists on of Windows start-up and running apps
- Windows Startup - Great freeware app that shows what starts when your machine does
- Driverzone, Drivers.com , Windrivers - Windows drivers
- Efax.com - get a fax number that emails your faxes to you
- Online backups - A look at companies offer secure online backups
- faxfig.reg - Small registry file that fixes the Windows XP problem with the fax monitor "Fax Printers Status" showing "connection error" or "All fax printers are inaccessible". See FileSaveAs Solutions for details
Telecom / Mobiles
- O2 - Email and share alerts to your mobile
- Skype - Information on making phone calls over the Internet
- UK Telephone code locator - Details of area codes and charges
- Handheld Learning - The forum for handheld computing in education
- Over-the-air configuring - Settings for email, WAP, GPRS and MMS sent to your Nokia phone
- Caller Display - Help with caller ID and CLI. See who's calling
- Location-based services - Details of how to find people, and yourself.
- Carphone Warehouse - For handsets, accessories and ringtones
- Envirofone.com - Get cash for your old mobile (See also ConsumerDeals Old Mobiles).
- Callshield - Info on the personal number service
We also have pages on a range of Windows Mobile, Palm OS and Symbian phones, as well as like the Nokia N95, o2's XDA range and the Apple iPhone
Online directories
- BT Directory Enquiries
- 192.com - Online directory enquiry and Electoral Roll
- Powerful UK lookup engine
- BT Yellow Pages
- Friends Reunited - Track down school friends and colleagues
Reference
- Dictionary of computer terms
- Common file extensions
- GSM terminology
- Royal Mail Postcodes
- AFD Postcode Finder
- Google - The best UK search engine around
General
- Altavista -Translate text and webpages into other languages
- Virtual Flowers for online greetings
- Digital TV - Details of Digital TV options available in the UK.
- Budget Batteries - Great for tracking down an obscure battery!
- Alternative Technology - Tips on an environmentally-friendly home
- Male Order - A man's opinion of girlie shopping
Travel
Roads
Trains
- National Rail timetable
- Trainline
- Live train departures
London
- The Tube status info
- London Transport update (TFL) - with free SMS tube updates
- Tube status (BBC)
See our dedicated Travel information page for more
Gadgets
- Loc8tor - Find lost keys fast. Stick a tag somewhere, then use the Loc8tor to track it down
- Creative Vision M - Who needs a video iPod anyway?
- TomTom One - Low-priced, but powerful in-car SatNav route-finder
- Sony Reader - The electronic book
- Amazon Kindle - Amazon's eBook reader
- Livescribe Pulse Pen - The most advanced pen in the world?
- Stoway Charger Tidy - Keep your mains adapters under control
- o2 Joggler - A high-tech replacement for the fridge magnet, apparently
- Nabaztag - wi-fi enabled clever little desktop bunny
- i-gotU GPS Tracker - Geo-tagging and tracking
- Cobra MicroTalk - A walkie-talkie with a 7.5 mile max range
News/Weather
- Ananova News
- Online Weather
- Daily Telegraph
- Met Office
- FrequencyCast UK Technology Podcast
- Get your own weather station
See also: Links to Internet tools
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