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Angelfire Communications - A major free Web space provider, Angelfire recently decreased the amount of free Web space it offers from 10 megs to 5 megs. However, if you use graphics from their stock collection, they're not counted against your space limit. This service is paid for by sponsored annoying pop-up banner ads (Thankfully, you can opt to switch them off). You may advertise your business, but you may not have paid advertising banners on your page. Angelfire offers lots of helpful advice for getting you up and running with your own Web site, even if you're new to Web site authoring. This is one of the most reliable free Web hosting services. Note, though, that you can only upload one file at a time and that Angelfire lacks subdirectories.

Basic Ministries: Free Web space - Here's a free Web space service that is mainly oriented towards Christians. You get five megs of space and there's no pop-up ads to contend with.

Escalix Free Web Space - This speedy free Web page provider offers you six megs of space. Here, you upload and edit your Web page with their easy-to-use "Homepage Manager." Access is quick, thanks to their OC-3 (155 mbps) connection. Members are required to display a 468-by-60 pixel banner at the top of their pages, as well as two standard-sized (88-by-31 pixel) icons at the bottom of their pages. No porn sites allowed. Escalix recently upgraded their servers and service has greatly improved.

Family Point - Here's a free service that lets you set up a "meeting place" for your family in cyberspace. Just sign up and set up your own space on Family Point and then you can take advantage of features like a calendar for keeping everyone up to date. There's also a place to post your photos, an address book, chat, discussion groups and E-mail.

Fast Free Webs - Promising new free Web hosting service that offers you 10 megabytes of space (or 30 megabytes, if you get more than 5,000 visitors/day). Offers "unlimited" upload access, data transfer and Web page traffic. (Most free Web hosters that make this claim eventually retract it: here's hoping that Fast Free Webs can break the pattern.) Fast Free Webs also offers a fast server and 24-hour monitoring. You're required to place their banner on your pages.

FreeTown - Free Web pages available ``for personal or commercial use, providing the content is legal and rated for general audiences.'' Has a Web page creator form that lets you build your page online.

The Icestorm Network - This is a reasonably fast, free Web host service that doesn't burden your pages with annoying ads. You get three megs of space, online Web editing & uploading, E-mail forwarding and free tech support. However, you don't get FTP or Telnet access. No porn or spamming allowed.

Internet Trash - Unlike many free Web host providers, which place restrictions on content, these guys say they welcome "offensive, tasteless, useless, trashy, crude, rude, lewd, adult (etc.)" content. What's more, they don't clutter your site with banner ads or pop-up ads. Definitely a change of pace. Here, you get 10 megabytes of space and you upload your content via E-mail or through your Web browser.

MYSP.com - This free hoster offers seven megs of free Web space, with instant activation. Features include free form processing, a free secure sever, free installation help and a free guestbook. They do not display annoying pop-up ads. No porn, "warez," or hate sites allowed. Your URL here will be http://mysp.com/p/yoursite. FTP and FrontPage support coming soon.

Ostriches On Line - Free home pages to worthy people and organizations. No commercial sites. They prefer small, (under 150K) heavily-used sites.

Spree.com - A free Web space provider that also offers MLM-type money-making opportunities (we're exploring this ourselves and will be posting a report on our results as soon as we get data). Note: click on the "Your Free Website" link to get your free page. Spree offers other features, such as a guestbook, a counter and a directory manager. Spree is also offering a partners program, in which they claim they'll give you commissions for sending traffic their way.

Tripod - The second largest free Web page service (after GeoCities), Tripod subjects its visitors to annoying pop-up advertising buttons, an increasing trend among free space providers. You get 11 megabytes of space for your site at this service, which is owned by the major search engine, Lycos. Here, you have two options: if you're a beginner, you can use the "Quickpage" option if you want Tripod to write your page's coding. If you know HTML coding, you can do it yourself through the "Custom" option. Once you've signed up with Tripod, be sure to check with Chris's HTML Tutorial Center for a great step-by-step guide on HTML and Web page making. Tripod now offers support for Microsoft FrontPage extensions, which means that if you own this commercial Web authoring package, you have more flexibility in what you can do with your site, (such as the ability to easily add text searches).

Web International - Another free Web page service. Personal home pages only; no commercial sites. You can build your page via their easy-to-use online page generator.

WebSpawner - WebSpawner is a free online Web authoring system that lets you design and develop customized Web pages in a matter of minutes - without having to learn HTML.

Zy.com - A major, speedy free Web hoster and free graphics provider, Zy.com offers users a "trial" account that gives you four Web pages, with a choice of up to 10 template design styles. It's fairly easy to create professional-looking pages here and they offer a nice variety of graphics for use on your pages. Your Web site address here will be: www.ZyWorld.com/(YourSite). Zy.com also offers users a free E-mail service. Technical support here is above average, our visitors report. (Note: they place their banner on all user's pages).
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Green Cedars - Here's a free Web page provider for the Lebanese community. They offer three megs of space, with FTP access, stats, counters and more.

Le Village - This is a French free Web host provider. This service also offers free E-mail (username@cyberbrain.com), a free mailing list, free support, a NetMeeting channel (to chat with other users). Site must be in French.

MultiMania - This French free Web hoster offers 12 megs of space for your personal or commercial site. FTP access is available. A pop-up banner is displayed every 30 minutes on your pages. Tech support is provided through newsgroups. After you've been here a year, they'll increase your free space to 20 megs.

Netby - A free Web space provider from Denmark. They offer two megs of Web space, but don't offer CGI access. They don't place banners on your site. Our Danish visitors might want check out Stone's WebWriter for creating their Web pages. It's a fine freeware HTML editor from Denmark.

NetEase - (in Chinese) This service offers a whopping 20 megs of disk space, as well as a POP-3 E-mail account, counters and guestbooks. You may upload your pages via an FTP client.

PI-Web - A Danish free Web space provider. They provide 300 kilobytes of space, with no CGI. You must place their banner on your index page. Your URL here will be http://www.YOUR-NAME.person.dk.

Polbox - This Polish service offers free E-mail and Web space. You get two megs of space for your pages and your site's address here will be: http://www.polbox.com/x/xxxxxxx/

TacoNet - A free Web space provider from Taiwan. They provide you with 6 megs of Web space and free POP3 E-mail. You also get free clip art and CGI scripts (which they provide). Note: you must put their logo on your page.

TerraVista - This service is hosting free Web pages for Portuguese-speaking people across the world. It is sponsored by the Portuguese Ministry of Culture. Users are allowed up to seven megs of space and file uploading can be done either via FTP or from your browser. No porn allowed.
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AWSearch Mail - Here's a solid, free Web-based E-mail service that's easy to sign up for and use. Offers folders, filters and an address book. Your address will be yourname@awsearch.zzn.com. Offered in English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian and Swedish versions.

AmExMail - This is a competent free Web-based E-mail service. With AmExMail, you can have a permanent E-mail address, so if you move, change ISPs or switch jobs, you'll always get your mail. AmExMail also offers message forwarding, as well as junk mail blocking, filters and mail collection from multiple accounts.

ApexMail - ApexMail offers a fairly well-rounded package, including auto-responders, forwarding, POP retrieval, advanced address book/contact management and color schemes. There's also an E-mail addresses search engine, message filtering and more. ApexMail is also compatible with international languages. ApexMail has introduced new features such as the ability to embed HTML into your E-mail, as well as a reminder service. There's also a new French version of the service.

Bigfoot - Among the services that Bigfoot offers are: A free, lifetime, E-mail address; customized E-mail delivery; E-mail control and functionality and a way to "Just Say No!" to junk E-mail. Bigfoot has recently begun offering new features such as free autoresponders (E-mails that are automatically sent to your visitors in your absense) and reminder services, to remind you of birthdays, appointments, etc.

CoolMail - An intriguing free service that allows you to listen to your E-mail from any POP3 account by phone. The only "catch" is that when you log in, you must listen to a message from their sponsor, before you can hear your mail messages. You can then respond using any of four pre-defined replies that you've created. You can also send audio replies to any other CoolMail member, and they can reply to you. The first 60 minutes of calling CoolMail each month is free. The basic service, CoolMail Bronze, has no monthly charge and includes toll-free access from anywhere in North America.
CNN E-mail - Now CNN has gotten into the free E-mail act. CNN E-mail (provided through iName) offers a typical Web-based E-mail package. You can read your E-mail on the Web, forward messages and sign up for free E-mail updates from CNN Interactive on various topics, including "Latest Headlines" and more. Visitors have reported log-in problems from time to time.

Crosswinds Internet Communications - Sign up for your free E-mail account. "Real" and forwarded E-mail supported. This service may not be used to send spam, or mailing lists, however, other commercial purposes are allowed, as long as they are not for mass mailing purposes.

EMUmail - This is a POP client that lets you check your existing E-mail account using only a Web browser. Check your E-mail anytime, anywhere, with no need to sign up for an account. Useful for those who connect to the Net through a firewall.

GeoCities - The largest free Web space provider, GeoCities also offers free POP3 E-mail service and E-mail forwarding accounts. Note: The Free Site offers the Web's top roundup of free Web space providers here.

HotPOP - A new, above-average E-mail service that's packed with useful features. HotPOP offers free POP3 mail, E-mail forwarding, and can handle attachments of up to 500 kilobytes in size. They also offer spam and mailbomb protection. They offer multiple domains, including HotPOP.com, ToughGuy.net, PunkAss.com, BonBon.net, Phreaker.net and SexMagnet.com.

Lycos E-mail - The major search engine Lycos has gotten in on the free E-mail act. Here, you can access your own private E-mail account from any computer worldwide.

Juno - A pioneering, unique free E-mail service, Juno can provide E-mail service to anyone in the United States and Puerto Rico with access to a computer and a modem. With Juno, you don't even need access to the Web. To take advantage of the free service, members must install on their computers a software package developed by Juno available here. Note: no DOS or Mac version is available. Originally, Juno was unable to operate over ISDN, LANs, or network connections. However, now with the new version 2.0, Juno now can operate over network connections to the Net.

MailCity - An average free E-mail service. Features easy user interface, folders to organize your mail, unlimited mailbox size, MIME file attachments, a good address book and an interesting auto-response feature to deliver replies when you're on vacation. MailCity also offers a mail collection feature (that is, this service will gather your E-mail from other POP3 E-mail accounts).

MailExcite - Free Web-based E-mail, available through any Internet connection -- anytime, anywhere.

MauiMail - MauiMail offers Web-based POP3 E-mail with an interface that isn't cluttered and confusing. It's simple and easy to use and is custom configurable. Also includes an address book and signature editor.

Net@ddress - This major free E-mail service offers you a permanent E-mail address that never changes--even if you change Internet Service Providers. They also feature mail forwarding. If you don’t want to read your E-mail through the Web, you can use your favorite POP mail client (such as Pegasus or Eudora, etc.) to retrieve your stored mail from Net@ddress.

NetForward - A free, permanent, portable E-mail service. With this service, you will never go through the hassles of changing your address with your friends and family, business associates, etc. NetForward also allows you to choose your own custom domain so your E-mail address can read (for example): CyberJunkie.com, The18thHole.com, TheWaterCooler.com, etc.

NetForward - A service that automatically forwards your E-mail wherever you tell it.
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AbbottChat: chat program for Macs - Here's a cool free chat program for the Mac that tells you when your friends are online and allows you to send "alerts" (instant messages that you can send to selected folks or your entire list). AbbottChat supports private chat, instant messaging and file transfers. It's fast and requires no cumbersome log-on or registration. (For PowerMac with Sys 7.5 or later). The file is 866 kilobytes.

Active Worlds Browser -This is one of the all-around coolest freebies on the Web. It's a browser that lets you access AlphaWorld, a unique, 3D virtual community populated by real people. The Active Worlds universe boasts hundreds of thousands of users and thousands of kilometers of virtual territory. You can explore over 100 worlds in real-time, 3D, high-color graphics. You can even "own" land and build anything you'd like on your property, from a simple house to an elaborate palace (a process that is quite easy). Active Worlds is more than a piece of software; it's a way of life! (Note: you need a Pentium with Win 95/NT and 24 megs of hard drive space.)

AOL Instant Messenger - This excellent program, once available only to AOL users, is now available to the entire online community. It offers many cool features. It allows you to see who's currently online and lets you send quick and private instant messages. It's "faster than E-mail and more fun than the phone."

ichat Pager - With this cool client, you can be instantly connected to friends and associates and see who's on line. You may send messages instantly; participate in real-time discussions; and page friends 24 hours a day.

ICQ chat program - An incredible chat program from Israel that ranks as one of the Web's coolest freeware programs. ICQ's features could fill a book: it allows you to transfer files; travel in groups to different Web pages; play sound effects and much more. The program is very easy to use and has a very attractive and useful interface that allows you to keep track of several simultaneous conversations.

Ide@l§©ript - Ide@l§©ript (yes, that the correct name!) is a helpful IRC script from Brazil that offers all kinds of goodies. Features include basic channel and personal protection and protection against hackers. Ide@l§©ript also offers colorful greetings and personalized writing, as well as an ASCII and WAV player and an "advanced away system with message recording." A Portuguese version is here.

Kids PowWow - This is a version of PowWow for children up to age 13. It creates a fun, but protective environment for kids who want to use PowWow. Kids PowWow alerts children when an adult pages them, or when they page an adult. The PowWow for Kids home page provides conferences (which have profanity filters) and other features.

MediaRing - New!!! Make free local and long distance calls free! Just dial your friend's number and talk. You don't have to connect to a server or be in a channel ever again!!! Very clear!!! I rate it over NetMeeting and Internet Phone! (Beta version, but excellent!) Try it today!

mIRC & Eggdrop Archives - An essential site for users of mIRC, the Web's top chat program. This informative site will help you get the most out of mIRC and offers many scripts, bots and add-ons for this chat client. There's also assistance here for using Eggdrop, the popular advanced IRC robot.

Microsoft NetMeeting - With this cool program, you can hold "virtual meetings." NetMeeting offers various tools to communicate and collaborate with others on the Web. It lets you hold voice and video conferences, share software applications, chat, and share a whiteboard.

Microsoft V-Chat - With this awesome client, you start by selecting an "avatar," (a graphical representation for yourself.) With your avatar you can chat, gesture, or explore 2D or 3D environments. Choose from a wide selection of avatars or make your own.

MultiChat - This site offering free Java-based chat room software for Web sites. Easy to set up. You can link your site's chat room to thousands of others. Nice interface and very speedy.

Net CB - Now we've seen everything. This free, ad-supported program lets you talk on citizens band radio over the Net. This 2.5 meg program requires Win 95/98/NT, a sound card and a microphone. (If you don't have a mike, you can just listen in).

nOthello - Play the classic game Othello with other people on IRC! Design your own bitmaps for boards and pieces. This site also offers plenty of other cool scripts for use with IRC.

Pagoo - Has it become impossible for your friends to contact you by phone because you're always online? Then check out Pagoo, an innovative way to communicate between you and your friends. Pagoo is a free unique service that delivers phone calls to the user's desktop while they are online. Your callers can leave you a voice mail or a numeric message just like a pager. (For Windows).

PeopleLink - This excellent free software service enables you to communicate instantly with others online. PeopleLink gives you "interactive messaging", a new medium that combines the best features of E-mail (ease-of-use, safety and selectivity) with the one major advantage of chat, interactivity. (For Windows and Macs).

PowWow - PowWow is a popular Windows-based communications program for the Internet that allows up to 9 users to chat via typing or voice; send files; view personal home pages and JPEG pictures; and cruise the Web together.

SneakerChat.com - SneakerChat, a Java-based program, allows anyone to set up a chat room on their Web site. With SneakerChat, you do not need server software to set up your own rooms (as long as you are not going to use them from behind a firewall).

Visual IRC - Powerful freeware chat client that features an Office 97-like user interface, voice chat and video conferencing. Visual IRC also offers an object-oriented scripting language (ViRCScript) and support for Active Scripting. Suitable for newbies and experiences users alike. The Web's top IRC client.

XiRCON free chat client - This is a new free beta program that is highly configurable and easy to use. Many features, including an excellent interface and the ability to instantly minimize itself to the Windows tray. It also automatically remembers your favorite servers, channels and chat buddies. Also supports connection to many servers at once, without launching a separate copy of the program. Screenshot here.
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Abstract Mp3 - Large selection of current MP3 files at this well-done site. Another plus: there's no annoying pop-up banners an no porn banners. Be sure to read the disclaimer on their welcome page. Abstract Mp3 also offers info on encoders, decoders and players, lyrics and more.

Atomic-Silence - This German site serves up a good collection of free sound files of the hottest, most cutting-edge music from the underground German techno scene. Here, you can listen to an intriguing collection of innovative artists via either MP3 files or RealAudio.

Audiodiner.com - This is an interesting new MP3 site with a unique twist: they pay artists for their music and then offer their MP3 files for free to the Web community. Here, you'll find features like "Soup of the Day," which highlights a new artist and gives you a chance to download their single. Also be sure to check out "The Freezer," which features a small, but intriguing collection of unknown artists who are turning out some very interesting work in genres from techno to rock.

MPEG3 Music Archive - Nordic offers a massive audio archive with nearly 5,000 song selections on demand. Many titles come in three varieties "MP3 Stereo," "MP3 Mono," and WAV files (the latter for faster samples). Categories include everything from Big Band, to techno to bluegrass. There's a helpful search engine for locating songs by album name, artist name and song title.

MP3.com - This is perhaps the definitive MP3 resource on the Web. It offers up-to-the-minute news, contests, information about sound utilities and, of course, free sounds (over 3,000 legal MP3 files). Categories include dance/techno, electronic, experimental, heavy metal/acid rock, industrial, instrumental, new age, pop, R&B/soul, rap, reggae and rock. Be sure to check out MP3.com's Best free (or almost free) MP3 stuff And if you're new to sound files, be sure to check the "MP3 for beginners" section.

MP3 and Movie Freakin' Heaven - A well-designed, pop-up ad-free MP3 resource that offers a large, constantly-updated "Direct Download" archive and four different "Top 10" lists, so that you can see, at a glance, what's hot in the world of Web MP3 files. They also have a small, but quality "Legal MP3" section that features the work of independent, up-and-coming artists like 13 Stories and Debris.

MP3 Site Search Directory - Looking for a particular MP3 file? This popular, well-established site offers a good search engine to help you find just the sound file you need. Categories here include Legal MP3 Sites, MP3 Direct Download Sites, and a roundup of sites that feature the latest news on MP3s and more.

MP3 Top 10 - A well-designed, constantly-updated collection of current MP3 titles. There's also plenty of information here about using MP3 files. Be sure to read their disclaimer.

MusicMatch - One of our favorite MP3 sites, MusicMatch offers loads of free (and legal) sound files, by an eclectic assortment of artists. Basically, most of these artists are giving away a track or two of their material, hoping that you'll like what you hear and will buy their CDs. Most of the acts here aren't big names, but there is plenty of worthwhile music, including folk, rock, jazz and country. Each artist has been rated, on a scale of one to 10, by the site's visitors. Examples of the artists here are Michael Lille, Napalm Beach and Saskia Muroe.

The Real MP3 City - Good selection of MP3 files here, including our favorite: "Independent bands" featuring the work of up-and-coming groups. Other categories include alternative, rap & hip hop, international, comedy, theme songs and more. They also take requests, if you can't find what you're seeking. The only drawback to this site is that, like an increasing number of MP3 sites, you have to sometimes wade through a lot of JavaScript pop-up windows. Still, The Real MP3 City is worth a visit.

Real MP3 Search Engine - Here's a nice resource for helping you find that MP3 file that's been eluding you. Note that if you're searching for a particularly song, this search engine won't return a direct download link; instead it'll point you to the site that offers the title. There's plenty of other good MP3 resources listed here, as well. Categories include "legal" MP3 archives, other MP3 search engines, FTP download sites, independent bands' MP3 sites, MP3 software sites and more.

WorldWideBands - Here's a free MP3 site that offers an eclectic selection of tunes that we've not seen elsewhere. Over 130 artists are listed here. Categories include rock, alternative, folk, funk, metal, industrial, punk, ska, reggae, hip hop, dance, techno, Christian, acoustic, big band, blues, instrumental, fusion, R&B, soul, ambient, New Age and avant garde. Artists are conveniently listed by state, by country and alphabetically. The site also features RealAudio content.

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Animorphs Screen Saver - This clever screen saver morphs people into animals. You can customize the settings to your own preferences for screen blanking and wake-up times, just follow the supplied directions. (For PCs and Macs)

AVI Screen Saver - If you have some AVI, QuickTime, or MPEG files that you want to make into a screen saver, this is the program for you! You'll be able to assemble a play list of movies which will play one after the other and loop as your screen saver. Win 95 only. (By the way, if you don't have any AVI or MPEG clips, then go here for one of the Web's best collections).

Corkboard - This wonderful free program offers a versatile screen saver that does everything but take out your garbage. It's like a bulletin board for your computer, onto which you can place any one of a number of cool "objects," such as a clock, a calendar, memo pads, graphics, various gizmos, pranks and much more. Check out a screen shot. For Windows. Note: you must register to use Corkboard more than 10 days (but registering is free, too!)

Drawing Hand Screen Saver - This jaw-dropping free screen saver is one of the most impressive that we've seen yet. It features a moving artist's hand that creates incredible works of art right before your eyes. It's difficult to take your eyes off this amazing creation. Educational, too, in that it gives you insight into how art is created. 2.1 megs. (For Win 95/98).

Economist Facts about the World - This is a useful screen saver that allows you to view statistics for 60 of the world’s leading economies, check the time locally and abroad. Note: you must register with The Economist before you can download. Register, then return to the main page and the screen saver link will be in the lower left corner. (For Windows).

Elvis Presley Screen Saver - Direct download: 850 kilobytes. For Windows 95/98/NT. Remember The King with this nifty free screen saver, which features 20 images of Elvis the Pelvis, complete with transition effects.

Princess Diana screen saver - This free screen saver captures the cherished images of the great lady, from her emergence in the public's eye with her engagement to Prince Charles through the fairy tale wedding of the century and the births of her sons. Features an original piano soundtrack. Note: this site is inaccessible at times.

Sky Screen Saver - Do you take your astronomy seriously? Then check this free screen saver out. The Sky Screen Saver shows the sky above any location on Earth, including stars (from the Yale Bright Star Catalogue of more than 9000 stars to the 7th magnitude), the Moon in its correct phase and position in the sky, and the position of the Sun and all the planets in the sky. Educational!

The Amazing Leonardo DiCaprio Screen Saver - If you're a fan of the star of "Titanic," and "The Man in the Iron Mask," then this free screen saver is a must. Watch as images of the Hollywood superstar float gracefully about your screen, remain centered or appear at different positions. For Win 95.

Titanic Screen Saver - This site offers the official screen saver for the hit movie, "Titanic." There's also a "Desktop Dairy" and images for use as desktop wallpaper here. This site is getting so many hits, you may have trouble connecting; just keep trying. For Windows and Macs.

UFO Screen Saver - A clever, eye-catching screen saver that features four different types of popular UFO designs, all rendered photo-realistically, which spin or wobble their way around your screen.

Underwater photos screen savers - Blue Oasis online diving magazine is offering free screen savers that feature lovely, colorful underwater images by Gunther Deichmann and other noted photographers. Desktop wallpaper images are also available. (For Windows 95/98).

"You've Got Mail" screen saver - This free screen saver features images and quotes from the new movie, "You've Got Mail," which tells the story of a couple's E-mail romance. A Warner Bros. production, "You've Got Mail" stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. This site also features free desktop patterns and icons inspired by the movie. (For Windows and Macs.)
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