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Seems to work nicely with MSN using the html-only option. Check out this thread for more info: A poll that works on MSN Groups

Siggiez.com has free countdown banners for just about any holiday or event.

Signup is required - so use a throw-away free email addy to avoid spam. Recommended by Barbara©© in this post Message 4

Eywe.com Provides a free, third-party, Form2Email service. The service allows you to receive the submitted form data as a regular email. Form2Email is a simple (templates available) and convenient way to receive feedback from your users and visitors. Dee's Note: Appears inactive as of Sept. 2005. Try E-mail Forms for other options.

Escati's free web page clock. Works on .msnw pages since the code is hosted on a third-party site - you just add the images and display their logo/link back. Requires no scripts be added on your MSN group page. They also offer a time & date clock. Countdowns and other freebies available for real web sites too. (new link is back - Nov 27 - Auntie)

Website devoted to anti-spyware/anti-adware programs. Categories include: Download Anti-Spy Tools, Download Personal Firewalls, Internet Cleanup Tools, Encryption Tools, Cookie Managers, Secure File Deletion Tools. Please note: not all are free and we can make no claims about their usefulness or security. See our Free Security Tools page for trusted freebies that work.

Discovery School offers a variety of puzzles: Mazed Things, Computer Generated Mazes, Word Search, Word Search with Hidden Message, Criss-Cross Puzzle, Number Blocks, Math Square, Double Puzzle, Cryptogram, Letter Tiles, or Fallen Phrase. Some of these can be adapted to work on Groups, others require that you register for a free "custom classroom" to save the items.

HTMLcounter.com is a free service provided by Admo.net. Just two lines of HTML code and that's it! (Thanks ByteDreams)

Free from BCentral.com - FastCounter, works with MSN groups and makes use of your Passport to register! Just ignore all the hype about FastCounterPro, it is just a paid version with bells and whistles.

Shorten your group's URL slightly with this freebie redirect from CJB.net. Your new address becomes www.somegroup.cjb.net (usually eliminates only 3 or 4 characters but can be used to rename your group). It does however come with other perks: Subdomain Address, Path Forwarding, Subdomain Forwarding, URL Cloaking, Mail Forwarding, Mail Aliases, Web Mail, Web Mail, POP3 Account, Banner Exchange, Guestbook, Forum, Dynamic DNS

Free hit counter from Site Meter.com will work on an MSN page. Detailed stats, easy to use. Requires registration - do not subscribe to any freenewletters or ads from them and you will stay spam free.

Provided by Dot.tk, these shorter URLs are really shorter. Free service shortens your group name by 11 or more characters, gives you a name which better reflects your group and positions the name GroupName.tk.

Provided by flash.to, this allows you to get a free shorter URL (by 6 letters) for your group.The new URL would be http://flash.to/yourgroupname

Link to these 3rd party: polls, guestbooks, forums or quizes. Requires registration (free). More functions available if you upgrade (not free).

Add a jigsaw puzzle to your documents based web pages, or link to one online with this free service from JigZone.com. Use their pics for the puzzle or upload your own!

Free hit counter by Digits.com
Note: they have taken action against abusers of the free accounts, so do not pad your hits.

Free games from MiniClips.com for your documents-based webpages.

Games from GameScene.com to add to your documents folder pages.

Warning, like most freebie sites, this one is supported by scumware and pop-ups. This site has links to 100s of free add-ons, like greeting cards, etc. etc.

Download and install - becomes an option on your IE browser in the Tools menu. Works nicely to get rid of spelling errors.

EyeDropper's tiny, safe, free colour tool. Shows Hex, RGB values, CMYK values, current coordinates in pixels. Has a handy magnifier to grab exact pixels. Easy to use.

ScheuleOnline.com offers calendars and schedulers. Requires email address to log-in for the free account and to make changes. No nags to upgrade.

Add a free calendar to your web site from Localendar.com. Create a Personal or Group web calendar. Search for (and announce!) events near you. Let visitors create their own calendars. Nice free package, extras available with premium packs.

A free interactive web calendar hosting service by Calendars.net. Post events visible and printable by whomever you choose. Events can span more than one day (text flows across days) or recurring dates every. Copy the calendar for offline editing or reposting.

Easy, third-party guestbook by www.Dreambook.com. Runs banner ads on page.

Yes, free from www.24fun.com, a pop-up free and cost-free guest map for your site!

Bravenet's popular guest map tool. Links your group page to a 3rd party site. Both free and paid versions (lots of ads on the free one).

Wunderground's free tools. Live display of time/temperature will work on an .mnsw page. Also has live weather maps, forecasts, etc.

Bravenet has polls (use the Vote Caster), guestbooks and other freebies for web sites. Please note: the web counter will not work on MSN pages, it is javascript. Bravenet removed their non-javascript version in Sept '03. Many of Bravenet's tools rely on javascipts or form-driven scripts. These will only work on real webpages, so read carefully.

Lots of programs and freebies. Also contains tutorials and discussions on chat/messenger type programs and add-ons.

Free software of every imaginable kind!
[Formerly www.webattack.com now www.snapfiles.com - same free programs and lots of them!]

Links to tools and tips - must join this site, but it's free.

Ad-Aware- removes spyware and adware, if you don't have it, use it! Highly recomended!

Grub uses the power of distributed computing to build the best search on the Web. It automatically crawls the Web in the background, borrowing your computer's spare clock cycles, so you won't even notice it's there. The download is quick, you control how much you crawl, and the cool screensaver shows you the real-time progress your computer is making. You can even compare your stats to other Grubsters in the project! (Pulled from Grub.Org)

You can set it to crawl your own web sites and any you control as well to insure they are added.

Free service with much expertise in SelfPromotion. Really read through the site to optimize your site, then you can use their tools to index your site. The service in general is Free, but for extra helpfull tools it is asked that you donate. You can try the site out for a year or two if you like.... if it works for you, please donate. Works on the Honor system.

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Yep, this can help you create a good-looking geneology page!

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