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Sedna to Solar Fire ~ Solar Fire dominates the market for professional
grade astrology software. Here you’ll learn about tweaking your existing
Solar Fire 5.1 installation to include the very latest in astronomical
discoveries. This isn’t really a website, more an invaluable piece
of advice from Astrolabe. Tell your friends if they haven’t upgraded! |
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| AMedia
Astro ScreenSaver ~ Home of a fantastic astronomical
screensaver, built using some of the best astronomical imagery on the
Web. It’s produced by Bob Brown and is completely free to download. You
can even view the images using your web browser, clicking on each picture
to see sources of further information. |
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| Astrocom.Com ~
Website of Astro Communications Services, better known in astrological
circles simply as ACS. As well as describing their essential publications
and range of software, you can also choose from a fantastic selection
of free desktop wallpaper and send some of the best astrological e-cards
that are out there. |
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| Astrolog
32 ~ Astrolog is a piece of astrology freeware that has enjoyed a
good reputation since the early days of the Web. Written initially by
Walter Pullen and since developed further, this is the latest incarnation
from António Ramos, a 32-bit version for Windows. Do keep on trying
if the site is down, it will be back up again in a moment! |
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| Astrology Tools ~ An excellent site, developed in the UK by Tracy Delaney.
Initial impressions belie hidden complexity, because here you can carry
out all sorts of online astrological calculations, including many recent
astronomical discoveries in your workings. Everything is seamless and
very easy to use. Highly recommended! |
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| AstroWin ~ Once you’ve used the online services, you start thinking about some
astrology software for yourself, to use in the unimaginable
situation of finding yourself minus your high speed broadband connection.
Search for a few moments and you are sure to encounter
AstroWin. It’s free and must be worth a few hours of your time… |
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| BugMeNot ~ Don’t you hate websites that force you to register, for no other reason than to send you shedloads of spam and to pass on your information to others who’ll do just the same? Here’s a neat way to bypass the whole process by sharing logins and email addresses for popular sites and to submit details you’ve found useful. |
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| Cenon Astrology ~ Across a web dominated by Windows, alternatives are few if you don’t want a Mac. Linux is one you could try, much praised by many, but used by only 0.25% of those who visit this site. Linux has a geeky reputation, but it’s free. Also
free is much of this software, which helps astrologers who can’t get over Mac OS-X too! |
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| Configuration
Hunter ~ Free astrology software produced by Dan Ciubotaru in Romania.
The slick interface pinpoints major patterns of astrological aspects,
during a specified period, between two birthcharts, or in a combination
of these. You can choose which planets are included and can modify your
aspect orbs. Highly recommended! |
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| Configuration Hunter Online ~ Dan Ciubotaru just won’t lie down. Not content with
my recommendation for his free Windows software that checks for aspects
and aspect patterns, he has now developed an online version, which as he
points out, will work regardless of your operating system and doesn’t
need any installation. What’s more, it’s still free. |
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| Emma
Holmwood ~ Emma first made my acquaintance on a consultative
basis and is now learning astrology for herself. She is also a talented
designer, who has originated a series of zodiac wallpapers that are freely
available to download. While you’re there take a look around her site,
you may be able to use her services… |
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| Google News ~ RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It beams the
latest news on the subject of your choice directly to your browser,
every time you go online. But if you feel you would rather decide what
to look at for yourself, you should try out this service
from Google, already set for the search terms “astrology” and “space”… |
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| Lunar
Phases Applet ~
This free Java applet features all over the Web. You can edit
the parameters displayed yourself, and can have live lunar data on
your own website with just one short line of HTML code. Not surprisingly,
there seem to be a few versions of this applet around, but this one looks
original and also credits the author, which is only fair. |
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| McAfee Site Advisor ~ The twelve Astrologywizard.com zodiac screensavers are rather twilighted these days, they were designed in 2000 but still work with all Windows versions including Vista and 64-bit. If you ever need to check anything you’re downloading or see what it might do to your system, take a look here. It’s a great free service! |
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| StarMessage ~
There are screensavers and then there are screensavers! StarMessage is
built for the Windows platform and literally enables you to write your
name in the stars. Plus it is extensively customisable, with a wide range
of selectable options. StarMessage is free to download, astronomically orientated and just US $10
to register. |
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| VirusTotal ~ Continuing to nerd out from last week, maybe you have received a suspicious file in your email and are worried about whether your antivirus program is up to the challenge? Upload it here then for testing by 32 different virus scanners and in nearly 20 different languages already. That ought to set your mind at rest… |
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| Windows
Vista ~ Live at the Windows Vista launch event, it’s 4:54pm
and Bill Gates is walking on stage. Got that everybody? I make it 16:54
EST, 29 January 2007, in New York City. This gives Moon opposition Pluto
and void of course, plus Saturn in the first house opposition Mercury.
Looks like Vista is suck, as they say in Bulgaria… |
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| Windows XP ~ With the lame lacklustre launch of
Microsoft’s latest Windows operating system, Version 6 and named Vista,
passing by almost unnoticed at least by me, I thought you might like to
contrast this feature written on the launch of Windows 5.1 or XP, when
it was clear from the astrological outset, this was going to be a
winner. |
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| Yahoo!
News - RSS ~ RSS feeds send information straight
to your browser, without the need to visit intermediary websites.
You’ll need a feed capable browser, so for Microsoft users that means
Internet Explorer 7, out later in 2006. Then subscribe to the feeds
you like, or tailor your own using the terms you want, using for example “astrology” or “space”… |
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