Useful Links

Chirp provides the following links for use by its staff and clients. We are in no way endorsing any services provided by the linked websites or organisations.

Online News

• ABC News Online
• Al Jazeera English
• BBC News
• BBC World Service
• CNN.com - World News
• Deutsche Welle

Australian Links

• ABN Lookup
• A.S.I.C.
• .au Domain Administration (auDA) Ltd
• .AU WhoIs Interface
• HREOC: World Wide Web Access

Internet Tools

• ChapGPT
• CloudFlare - CDN
• CSS Sprite Generator
• Google Structured Data Testing Tool
• GTmetrix | Website Speed and Performance Optimization
• Image To Data URI Convertor
• intoDNS
• just ping - Free online web-based ping
• KeyCDN
• Microdata Parser
• Netcraft Uptime Survey
• RedBOT - Resource Expert Droid
• The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
• Traceroute on a map
• UglifyJS JavaScript minification
• W3C CSS Validation Service
• W3C Markup Validation Service
• WebAIM Color Contrast Checker
• XML Validator

Reputable Search Engines

• Alexa Web Search
• Ask.com
• Bing
• Entireweb
• Google
• Lycos Search
• Open Directory Project
• Yahoo! Search

Security Advisories

• CERT Coordination Center
• McAfee Threat Activity
• Symantec - Security Response
• Trend Micro Virus Information
• US-CERT: United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team

Linux Software

• Apache Software Foundation
• cURL and libcurl
• Debian GNU/Linux
• duplicity
• Fail2Ban
• GNU Aspell
• ht://Dig
• ImageMagick
• mod_pagespeed Apache module
• Munin
• pdfTeX
• PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
• PostgreSQL
• Sendmail
• Webalizer

PHP Libraries

• PHPMailer
• RSSWriter
• Speller Pages

Miscellaneous

• Currency Exchange Rates
• Google Translate
• International Dialing Codes
• Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
• Recent World Earthquake Activity
• Skype - Internet telephony
• The World Clock - Time Zones
• Twitter

War and Peace

• FreeRice - expand your vocabulary and help end world hunger
• Greenpeace International
• MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action
• Union of Concerned Scientists