Download WinZip to compress or decompress your files. It's shareware so pay for it if you like it.

Our favorite File Transfer Protocol program is WS_FTP by Ipswitch. I've seen it used for years with no problems - it's easy to install and use. It's shareware - so if you like it and intend to keep using it you should register it and pay for it.

The Microsoft Jet Engine Version 3.5 Service Pack 3 is here in case you you need it. Simply download this file and run it once to make sure that your data access files are up to date.

Some folks are having trouble installing the Jet Version 4, Service Pack 5 from Microsoft. If you are getting an 'error registering OCX' message when installing SP5, try installing Microsoft Jet Engine Version 4.0 Service Pack 3 first. This has fixed the problem for a couple of our customers. Make sure you then install the SP5 so all the machines are on the same version. We've included it here for your convenience, it's hard to find on the MS site.

The Microsoft Jet Engine Version 4 Service Pack 5 is available as well, but you have to get the right version for your operating system. In their quest to make Windows even more fun to work with, this service pack comes in 3 flavors. Here's the link to Microsoft's site - read very carefully and pick the one that makes sense for you.

Grab JetComp.exe when you get a chance. This utility is invaluable. It will remove dead space in your databases and reindex them for greater speed. Save it to your Windows directory so that it can be easily run from the Start button.

Windows Installer 2.0 may be needed to use the Install Files for Process Server's Toolbox or Courier Service Toolbox. If you are in the habit of running a Windows Update, you should already have this version downloaded to your computer.

• Windows Installer 2.0 for Windows 95, 98, and ME
• Windows Installer 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000

Inforad makes a great little pager program named Watch-IT that we can use to send messages to a text pager from inside PST or CST. The web address is www.inforad.com/demos.html to go straight to the Watch-IT program.

Download Slice to split a large file into small pieces on multiple floppies. Slice is a DOS program and only understands short file names, but it works great and is very tiny. If you need to compress data and move it on to floppy disks (like moving data from one computer to another), WinZip (above) can do both in one step and has a much more modern interface.

- The National Association of Professional Process Servers - A very worthy organization that we are proud to be a member of.

- The Florida Association of Professional Process Servers. If you are a Florida Process Server, or want to let Florida Process Servers know who you are - Join FAPPS!

- The New York State Professional Process Server's Association. An organization dedicated to the process serving industry. If you serve papers for New York State, or are wanting to network with several Process Servers, you will want to join the NYSPPSA!

- ServeNow.com. A directory dedicated solely to providing you with a complete list of Process Servers throughout the world!

International Process Servers Association - Contains point and click listings for each state's Rules of Civil Procedure as well as a searchable list of process servers.

COVAPPS - Commonwealth of Virginia Association of Professional Process Servers

PS-Academy - OnLine Training for Texas Process Servers, 24-7

USPS - United States Postal Service

Federal Bureau of Prisons Site Map - Inmate Locator, Facility Locator & Much More.

Find Law - A great first place to check for all kinds of law-related links.

• Legal Associations and Organizations - State and Local Legal Associations.

The NorthWestern University Oyez Project - A multimedia reference source on Supreme Court arguments and decisions.

Cornell University's Legal Information Institute - offers Supreme Court opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic-dissemination project.

Cornell University's Hyperlinked U.S. Constitution - an excellent resource.

The Federal Judiciary Home Page - The purpose of this site is to function as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.

The Ancestry Social Security Death Index - offers you the most powerful and up to date Social Security Death Index on the Internet.

Fone Finder - It's a free area code and prefix to City cross reference.

How To Call Abroad - This website provides provides comprehensive and up to date information on how to dial internationally from the USA, Canada or from any other country.