Hardware and software recommendations

Wednesday 20 August 2008
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Here you can find some of the products and services we have found useful and therefore recommend. Purchases made through some of these links provide a small commission which help to pay to keep this site up to date. (Anything bought through these links cost the same as – or in many cases less than – buying direct from the manufacturer.)

Mozilla Firefox
Firefox 3

We recommend the Mozilla Firefox web browser as it's fast, reliable and secure – and it's free (both as in speech and as in cash).

Looking for help with using your new Firefox browser? Go to sitepoint.com/books/firefox3/

Paypal

Sign up for PayPal and start accepting credit card payments instantly.
Do you want to be able to receive credit card payments for your business? For low-cost fees charged only when you receive money from your customers, sign up for PayPal and start accepting credit card payments instantly. There's no set monthly fee either.

Looking for royalty-free photos?
fotolia logo

Fotolia is a new stock photo agency offering all members the ability to buy and sell photos internationally. To learn more about Fotolia go to http://www.fotolia.co.uk/partner/71802

Looking for fonts?

Find fonts by sight:
Just answer a few questions from a sample of the typeface you are looking for. You will then be shown a list of matching typefaces.
Already know the name of the font?
Just type the name of the font you need into the box below and fonts.com will find it for you (they have over 90,000 fonts ready to download). Their regular offers often mean that when you make a purchase they'll give you a free font too!

Computers and Software

If you're looking for computers and software – and many other products too – compare prices in over 3000 stores with Kelkoo…

Amazon – for hardware, software, music, books, CDs (in fact almost anything)

…or else you could just go straight to Amazon.co.uk with guaranteed quality products at low prices.

Dell laptop and desktop computers

are recognised as one of the most trusted brands of computer, at prices to suit all pockets, and are used by many of the world's leading companies. Now they make excellent handhelds (PDAs) too. Follow this link for details of their August offers.
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Web hosting, domain names and email

Our websites are hosted on Linux servers at 1&1 because they're fast, reliable – and cost-effective. For domain names, hosting, email and web packages, follow this link.
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Looking for memory?

Crucial memory for PCs, cameras, PDAs and mobiles

Travel

Train tickets from The TrainLine

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