Here are links to the software relating to several of this issue's projects. You will find the code files in the PROJECTS folder.

SWiSH 2.01
	W9x/Me/NT/2000/XP
15-day trial û recently updated
Location on CD: software/windows/multimed/swish/

SWiSH is a quick and easy way to create Flash animations for your Web site. SWiSH is particularly useful for creating great text effects, and you can also create shapes, buttons, sprites, and motion paths. There are more than 150 ready-to-use animated effects such as Explode, Vortex, 3D Spin and Wave. SWiSH exports the same SWF format used by Macromedia Flash, so most Web users will be able to see your animation without downloading a plug-in.

You can preview your animation inside SWiSH without launching a browser or external player, and live editing lets you make changes while the animation is playing. SWiSH creates all the files you need to upload to your Web server, or you can generate the HTML code to paste into an existing Web page.

There have been many fixes and some enhancements since the last version included with Internet Magazine.

URL: www.swishzone.com

Greymatter 1.21d
Free Open Source
Location on CD: software/windows/messages/greymatter/

Opensource weblogging tool that runs on your own server for your own peace of mind. You will need a Web account that offers full support for Perl 5. Read the installation page for instructions on setting up Greymatter.

URL: www.noahgrey.com/greysoft

MySQL 4.0.13
	W9x/NT/2000/XP
Free – latest version
Location on CD: software/windows/building/mysql/

MySQL database server is a very popular open source database server. Its architecture makes it fast and easy to customise. Streamlined design means a database management system with great speed, compactness, stability and ease of deployment.

The separation of the core server from the table handler makes it possible to run with strict transaction control or with ultra-fast transactionless disk access, whichever is most appropriate for the situation.

MySQL is free to use in particular circumstances û see the documentation for details.

URL: www.mysql.com

PHP 4.3.2
	W9x/Me/2000/NT/XP
Freeware – latest version
Location on CD: software/windows/building/php/

PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language, used to create dynamic Web pages. PHP-enabled Web pages are treated like normal HTML pages and you can create and edit them the same way you usually create HTML pages.

This latest update incorporates numerous bug fixes.

URL: www.php.net

RDFedt 1
	W95+
Free
Location on CD: software/windows/building/rdfedt/

The RDFedt brings you fast and easy ways to build complex and structured RDF (Resource Description Framework) and RSS documents.

URL: www.jan-winkler.de/dev/e_rdfe.htm

xmlspy 5 Release 4
	W98/ME/2000/NT/XP
New 30-day trial
Location on CD: software/windows/building/xmlspy/

Note: once you have installed and registered your free evaluation copy, you will receive an email message with your personalised evaluation key-code that unlocks the software. All features are fully enabled for a period of 30 days. You can obtain your key at www.xmlspy.com/support_getkey.html.

xmlspy« 5 isáan industry standard XML developement environment for designing, editing and debugging enterprise-class applications involving XML, XML Schema, XSL/XSLT, SOAP, WSDL and Web Service technologies. It is a great productivity enhancer for J2EE, .NET and database developers.

New features in this version include:áDelta-V support (versioning and configuration management with WebDAV Repositories); Conditional Templates (create dynamic forms and stylesheets); improved Global Templates (modularise your Stylesheets with direct-calling of global templates). There are also numerous bug fixes and some additional minor improvements.

Please visit the xmlspy Web site for more information.

URL: www.xmlspy.com

Actinic Catalog 6.1.2
	W98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
30-day trial û new version
Location on CD: software/windows/building/actinic_catalog/

Actinic Catalog includes everything you need to design, build and run an online store.

Please see the Actinic Web site for details of the many new features in version 6. Requires a minimum of 64Mb of RAM (128Mb preferred) and MS IE v5 or later.

With Actinic Catalog you can publish an illustrated online catalogue, update your site and download orders.

URL: www.actinic.co.uk

SpeechPlugin
If you want to try the Speaks For Itself SpeechPlugin (Mac and Win), visit their Web site and download it from there.