(Disclaimer stuff: I/We do not endorse any product, site or software listed herein. I just want you to know that there are alternatives.)

Web browsers (all links open in a new window): Why have more than one browser? Sometimes, one size does not fit all. While SFSU officially supports IE , Firefox and Safari, you may like features, speed or the customization options of Chrome or Opera. It's also helpful for keeping your personal and professional life separate. Use Firefox for all your SFSU bookmarks and logins, have a different homepage (iLearn) than you do in Chrome (CNN, sfgate) with all your personal logins (banking, credit cards, facebook)

• Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm (Windows)
• Firefox: Browser only from the folks at Mozilla http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ (Mac, Windows & Linux)
• Safari: http://www.apple.com/safari/ Tabbed browsing, blocks pop-ups, good security features. (Mac)
  
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/chrome/browser/

Speaking of Plugins, here are the top 7:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
• PDF Browser Plugin for Mac OS X (PPC) users: http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ a free (for personal/educational use) PDf plugin for Safari that adds zoom, save and print functions. This plug-in is not yet Intel Ready.
• Quicktime: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
• Real Player Basic: http://www.real.com (As of May 2007-the link to the free version is a big orange box at the top of the page.) You must register with Real to download or try download.com (Windows) or macupdate.com (Mac) for possible alternate download options.
• Flash Player: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
• Shockwave: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
• Windows Media Player: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp Windows only. Mac users: Install Flip4Mac's WMV player plug-in for Quicktime: http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac/overview.htm

Tutorials and other helpful Internet sites:
(More Disclaimer stuff: The links hereunder are sites that I (the "webmaster") have found that I think are helpful. Some of these sites sell stuff. I do not now, nor will I endorse anything these sites sell. I just think they have provided information or services that are pretty cool.)

• Download YouTube Videos: type "download youtube videos" into your favorite search engine.
• Ken Stone's tutorial: How to make copies of your DVD movies (OS X): http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/making_dvd_copies.html
• CC PDF Converter (Windows): Convert any file to a PDF with a Creative Commons watermark: http://www.cogniview.com/cc-free-pdf-converter
• For all the searches Google provides, check out: http://www.google.com/options/
• Duck Duck Go : Another search engine. http://duckduckgo.com
• Personal favorite: The Astronomy Picture of the Day. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html. Just go there, you'll love it. Don't forget to click on the "archive" link at the bottom of the page for all the stuff you've missed since June 16, 1995...

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