Tools

How many of us could do without the Internet or access to our e-mail? It has become a mainstay in almost all aspects of life, business and personal. However, there is still a great disparity amongst browsers and in how they are able to view websites, as they are designed to be viewed. To that end, below are links to update both your browsers (free versions) and popular plug-ins (plug-ins enable your browser to read "special" file formats, such as music or video components)

Free Browser Updates:

Explorer

Netscape

Plug-Ins:

- allows you to read .pdf text documents

Shockwave - allows you to view movies,animation, and listen to audio files; often used in games

Flash - allows you to view animation

Quicktime - allows you to view video and audio files

Mediaplayer - allows you to view video and audio files

Realplayer - allows you to access streaming video and audio