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Online Password Manager: These days many passwords are required for the growing number of online services. You should never use the same password for different services. And you need to access them anywhere you go on any device. From experience we can recommend: www.passpack.com If you know of any others that offer the same level of security and ease [...] Read more – ‘Online Password Manager’.
WHOIS: Find publicly available information on who is the registrar and contact details for a particular domain name Australia Ausregistry The rest of the world DNS Stuff (some free tools but for more stuff you need to purchase access) Read more – ‘WHOIS’.
Passpack Free Online Password Manager: Passpack Free Online Password Manager. DO ANY OF THESE DESCRIBE YOU? 1. You need to distribute passwords to your employees. 2. You’re a freelancer with all your clients’ web logins. 3. Your IT department uses a password spreadsheet. 4. You’re the only one with access to household accounts. Then you need to share passwords as [...] Read more – ‘Passpack Free Online Password Manager’.
DNS free lookup tool: Submit a domain name and find out all DNS (Domain Name Service) information. In english that means which server the website is on and all other records associated with that: IntoDNS Read more – ‘DNS free lookup tool’.
PDF readers and writers: PDF readers (Free) You can download a free reader from this selection. Some also provide a paid version of the program for creating PDF’s. Chrome internet browser (PDF reader built in and fast browser) Firefox browser (PDF reader built in, excellent browser too) Foxit Reader (Windows only) PDF-XChange (Windows only) Nitroreader (Windows only) PDF writers (for creating [...] Read more – ‘PDF readers and writers’.
Resizing images: This article quickly covers how to resize your images. Some cameras/phones take photos that are over 3Mb (Megabytes). Particularly if you have a slower internet connection, these need to be reduced in size before uploading to the web or sending via email. In general, try to aim for a maximum of 1000px wide and 200KB in size. Below [...] Read more – ‘Resizing images’.
ABN Lookup: ABN Lookup is the public view of the Australian Business Register (ABR). It provides access to the publicly available information supplied by businesses when they register for an Australian Business Number (ABN). Go to the website: www.abr.business.gov.au Popular resources ABN Lookup tool Need to check multiple ABNs? Download this free, easy to use tool. Advanced [...] Read more – ‘ABN Lookup’.
Use a good browser (not Internet Explorer): Generally, I recommend any other modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Opera instead of Internet Explorer as they are: Web standards compliant Much more reliable, faster, secure, more advanced and give you a better user experience Use current open-source technology Are free to use and upgrade If you absolutely must use Internet Explorer (IE) Microsoft IE comes built [...] Read more – ‘Use a good browser (not Internet Explorer)’.
Where do I get my Domain Password from?: .au Domain Name Passwords Use the Domain Name Password tool to recover your .au domain name password. The Authcode password may also be called the “Registry Key” or “Domain Password” or “UDAI Key”. All other domain names You will need to request the Authcode domain password from your current registrar before changing registrars. Depending on your existing registrar’s [...] Read more – ‘Where do I get my Domain Password from?’.