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Here's Some Tools That You May Need

If you are accessing the Internet with America Online, Compuserve, MSN , Prodigy, or WebTV, your service has bundled everything that you need into the software you are currently using.

However, if you have decided to "go it on your own" and use an Internet Service Provider (ISP) you may need to stock up on some tools. Before you cancel your membership with your online service ask the ISP which software they provide and which software you will need to obtain yourself. This way you will be able to download whatever you need while you're still connected to an online service.

For the basic, no hassle, Internet experience all you really need is either the Netscape Navigator or Microsoft's Internet Explorer. In addition to displaying Web pages they also include options for email and news readers. Click on the icon to download the browser of your choice. Not enough choices? Click here for an expanded list of all browsers that are currently available.

	The Netscape Navigator is the most popular browser in the world today. Most surveys indicate that the Navigator currently controls 75% of the browser market.
	Microsoft is determined to have the Internet Explorer become the most popular Web browser in the world. They are quickly gaining market share.

Even though the Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer have everything necessary for you to explore and enjoy the Internet, you may wish to try the following software to enhance the experience. Click on the icon to download the software.

	Anarchie	Anarchie is an FTP client for the Macintosh. It will let you browse FTP sites, upload or download files, or find them using an archie server.
	Disinfectant	Disinfectant is a program designed to detect and remove all known Macintosh viruses. Included in the program is a small extension which will provide run-time detection of known viruses.
	Eudora Lite	Eudora is a complete freeware email package which sends email using the SMTP/POP or UUCP protocol.
	Fetch	Fetch is a Macintosh program for transferring files. It uses the FTP and therefore allows a networked Macintosh to transfer files with any connected machine that supports FTP.
	Homer	Homer is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Macintosh.
	Internet Config	Internet Config was designed to reduce the number of times you have to enter your Internet preferences into the various preferences dialogs of all your Internet applications.
	JPEGView	JPEGView is a flexible image utility designed to allow quick, high-quality viewing of the most common image formats.
	NCSA Telnet	Telnet is a communications program which implements the Telnet protocol in order to provide high speed terminal connections to computers that accept Telnet sessions.
	NewsWatcher	NewsWatcher is a high-quality news reader for the Mac. Features include threads, binary extraction, drag manager support, and a built-in editor for articles.
	Nuntius	Nuntius is a news reader. It will sort news groups and thread messages.
	PPP	This is the application that connects your computer to the Internet.
	Sound Machine	Sound Machine is a utility for translating sound format files from one type to another.
	Stuffit Expander	StuffIt Expander is most efficient way to expand any compressed file you have downloaded from the Internet.
	TurboGopher	TurboGopher is a Gopher client for the Mac which was designed for speed. The Gopher system is a fast, simple, world-wide information search and retrieval system.