tools

Browsers
Color Pickers
Images for your website
Graphics Software
Templates for your website
Text Editors
Web Building Support (tutorials, tips, resource sites)
Other Excellent Tools

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Need a better browser?
You do have a choice -- you can install additional browsers on your computer, even if it came with a browser pre-installed.

• Netscape
  Multiple versions of Netscape Communicator can be installed on your computer at one time, so if you like Netscape 4.x, 6.x and 7, you can have them all. Go to Netscape Now
• Opera (Sitebasics pick!)
  One of the fastest -- and best -- browsers around! The version which displays ads is a free download, but you can pay a small fee to have the ads removed. Even with the ads, Opera still rocks! And you can have multiple versions of Opera on the same computer. if you wish. Get Opera Now
• Mozilla
  A great browser, freely available. It's the project from which all new Netscape browsers are spawned. Get Mozilla Now
• Still don't see what you need? There's always Download.com

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Color Pickers

• Kira's Web Toolbox RGB Color Picker
• Color Picker II
• Dougie's Color Picker
• Visibone Color Lab
• Sitebasics.net Non-standard Colors Picker
• Sitebasics.net 216 Colors Picker
• Sitebasics.net Generic Color Picker
• Still don't see what you need? There's always Download.com

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Images for your website

• Morguefile.com - don't let the name put you off -- find many free images at this site, for your own site.
• The Free Site - tons of free stuff listed, including images.
• Still don't see what you need? There's always Download.com

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Graphics Programs

• Paint Shop Pro -- 30 day free trial, but buy it to keep using it -- highly recommended!
• Tudogs List of Free/Gratis graphics programs
• Still don't see what you need? There's always Download.com

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Text Editors

• Text Editors available at download.com -- a variety of text editors for a variety of prices, some free
• Programmer's File Editor -- handles large files without using up all your system resources, has many helpful features for text editing (Sitebasics pick!)
• Still don't see what you need? There's always Download.com

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Web Development and Design Support

• Webmonkey: HTML Basics -- a great place to start, if you're new to building websites
• Webmonkey: Site Design -- many topics on the nuts and bolts of common-sense website construction
• Webmonkey: Graphics -- because text alone won't always help you get your message across... learn how to make the most of your graphics here
• Webmonkey: Beginning Web Development -- Webmonkey has been teaching people how to build websites of their own since 1996. Learn from them here
• Webmonkey: For Seasoned Site Builders
• Developer.com -- when you're serious about your website
• HTML Goodies -- all HTML (and more), all the time
• Javascript.com -- the definitive javascript resource
• Still don't see what you need? There's always Download.com

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Other Excellent Tools

• PDF995 -- create PDFs for free -- download this application to create pdfs quickly and professionally (Sitebasics pick!)
• Still don't see what you need? There's always Download.com