**We are trying to make this help page as helpful as possible, even for those who are not regular Internet users. If you have any questions or need assistance, if you think of something that might be helpful to include, or if you find errors on this page, please send an email to either James T. Abraham (IBM/PC users) at dh62258@goodnet.com or Christopher Weimer (Macintosh users) at cbw3@okway.okstate.edu.
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Real
Audio by Progressive Networks
RealPlayer provides live and on-demand real-time RealAudio and RealVideo
streaming content on the Web. Experience RealAudio broadcast-quality stereo
over 28.8Kbps modems, AM-quality at 14.4Kbps, and near-CD-quality audio
at ISDN and faster connections. RealVideo delivers newscast-quality video
at 28.8 Kbps and full-motion at faster connections. (AVAILABLE
FOR MACINTOSH, WINDOWS 3.X, WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS NT, OS/2, IRIX, SUN OS,
AND LINUX.)
Apple Quicktime
by Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple QuickTime lets you experience QuickTime animation, music, MIDI, audio,
video, and VR panoramas and objects directly in a Web page. The Apple QuickTime's
"fast-start" feature allows you to experience QuickTime content
while it's downloading. It works seamlessly within firewall environments
and requires no special server software. (AVAILABLE FOR MACINTOSH
68K, POWER MAC, WINDOWS 3.X, WINDOWS 95, AND WINDOWS NT.)
Maczilla by Knowledge
Engineering
MacZilla is Macintosh software that does (almost) everything: QuickTime;
ambient MIDI background sound; WAV, AU, and AIFF audio; MPEG; and AVI. Having
its own plug-in component architecture, MacZilla can extend and update itself
over the Net with the click of a button. (AVAILABLE FOR MACINTOSH
68K AND POWER MAC.)
Acrobat Reader by Adobe
Acrobat Reader 3.0 lets you view, navigate, and print Portable Document
Format (PDF) files right in your browser window. PDF files are extremely
compact, platform-independent, and easy to create. They offer design control,
print-ready documents, and an endless array of authoring applications. Download
a version of the free Acrobat Reader 3.0 to try the new features and see
how PDF fits into the World Wide Web. Then check out some Acrobat 3.0 examples.
Microsoft
Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word
Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word is a no-charge add-in that makes it
easy to create and edit great-looking documents for the Internet and intranets
right from within Microsoft Word. If you know how to use Microsoft Word,
you already have most of the skills you need to create great-looking Internet
documents. That's because Internet Assistant adds functionality to Microsoft
Word so that you can use the tools you already understand to create Web
pages. (Both Mac and Pc formats.)
Microsoft
Internet Explorer for Mac
Microsoft Internet Explorer for PC
Microsoft
Office Free Downloads
Microsoft "Free Stuff" Download Page
Tips for Writers and
Designers
Internet- and Software-Assistance Links:
UTSA
Library Links to Internet Guides
UTSA
Library Links to Web Authoring Resources
UTSA
IT Advancement Center Computer Training Guides
On-line help with all computer applications (Excel, HTML, Word, MS Mail, etc.)
MAC OS Software
and Hardware Guide
To print an article, click on the print icon of your browser, or save
article on your hard drive or diskette and print at your convenience with
an HTML-friendly word processor plug-in such as Internet Assistant. (See
download section if you don't have it).
To save an article, click on your browser's "File/Save As"
link, tell the computer which drive to save article on, and what name to
give article. Example: casta.html. [In some browsers you can save as a Plain
Text (*.txt) file.]
If you get to a new page and you're not sure how/why you got there,
click on your browser's back arrow.