Desktop Publishing and Free Software

How to Obtain Free, Low-cost and Donated SoftwareIf you missed it in the Articles Index, be sure to read this Museum Marketing Tips guide to obtaining popular, up-to-date software at much reduced prices -- sometimes even free.

Desktop Publishing TemplatesDozens of free Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXpress and Adobe Illustrator templates for everything from business cards and brochures to place cards, numbered tickets and award certificates.

Antiquities Clip artJohn Stewart's shareware collections include clip art from 17th, 18th and 19th century engravings, drawings and hand-colored prints.

About.com Guide to Free Clip Art ResourcesWhatever subject you're looking for clip art on, you're likely to find a link to it here.

Color Shipping Label TemplatesNeed a short run of customized, color labels to use on presentation folders or as shipping labels? Why not print your own? HP's website provides free templates that you can download and adapt for your own use. All you need is Microsoft Word 95 or higher, some Avery labels and an inkjet color printer.

CNET.comIf you're looking for free software or shareware to download, it doesn't get much better than this.

Calculators and Calendars
Direct Mail CalculatorsEasy-to-use online calculators at EdithRoman.com allow you to perform "what if" scenarios to determine the cost and projected profit of a direct mail campaign and how many pieces must be mailed to achieve desired results.

Calculators On-Line CenterWith over 11,000 different calculators on this site, you can calculate just about anything.

Convert Anything to AnythingThat's the claim of OnlineConversion.com, and they just may be right. At this site you can convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, yards to meters, and gigabytes to kilobytes. You can also convert clothing sizes between many different countries, test your typing speed and figure your age in dog years.

The Worldwide Holiday and Festival SiteVisit this amazing site for the dates of holidays by state, country, religion and more -- plus links to a multitude of other related sites.

TimeAndDate.comWondering what day of the week Christmas falls on in 2006, or the date of Thanksgiving in 2010? Need to know exactly how many days remain until the end of your capital campaign? Or the right time to place an important overseas phone call? How about the date of the full moon for that harvest hayride event you'd like to plan for October 2003? This site quickly answers those questions and more, with customizable calendars available for more than two dozen countries.

PhoneSpellPhoneticIf you're looking for a new phone number that spells out your organization's name -- or if you'd just like to see what words are contained in your present phone number -- try either of these two sites.

Area Code FinderWith so many area code changes, here's a quick way to be sure you're dialing the right one. Enter the city and state or zip code and up pops the correct area code.

ZIP Find CentralYou can do all kinds of zippy things at this site. Type in a zip code and up pops its population, county, area code and time zone. Or enter a zip code, chose a radius in miles and find all the nearby zips. Or type in two different zip codes and find the distance between them. Or type in a city and get a list of all of its zip codes, along with population figures. Or...

Internet
Beginner's Central -- A User's Guide to the InternetAward-winning tutorial for newbies, but even if you're an experienced user, you can find some helpful information here.
Cyber Journalist Super SearchA great search resource.
Librarians' Index to the InternetMore great search stuff!
Industry PortalsGateway to information about myriad industries.
TutorialsFind.comLinks to online tutorials on a wide variety of subjects.

Postal and Government
Free Shipping SuppliesOrder free shipping supplies online from the United States Postal Service and have them delivered to your door.
Firstgov.govThe U.S. Government's new official website; a user-friendly way to access federal departments and information.

Miscellaneous
EffectiveMeetings.comThis site's large selection of articles, tips, quizzes and interactive features makes it a terrific online resource for anyone looking for ways to get meetings back on track.
Free Online Technical SupportProtonic.com is an online community that provides technical support to computer users for free. The volunteer techs are knowledgeable about PCs, Macs, Unix and even PDAs, so if you have a computer problem - anything from hardware to HTML problems - you can submit your question on their online form and receive an answer by e-mail.
American Craft Council OnlineLinks to a number of craft associations and periodicals.
ArtCalendar.comThis site is home to Art Calendar, "The Business Magazine for Visual Artists," now in its sixteenth year of bringing artists and marketing opportunities together.

Cross Cultural CommunicationsPractical tips for those who develop material, services or products for translation and/or export.