About this Web Site

This site has been designed to be mostly compliant with current Web standards and to be accessible to disabled visitors.

If the pages of this site lack graphics, try turning on CSS recognition on your browser via its preferences settings.

Software Tools You May Need

Content on this Web site is presented with the help of a number of software helper applications.

If you are unable to access some of the materials here you may need to download and install one or more of the following free software packages (note that the some companies don't make it obvious that there are free versions you may have to look at their Web pages carefully).

Adobe's Acrobat Reader - Adobe Acrobat reads PDF files that allow the disptribution of printed materials accross compluter platforms and operating systems. PDF files are used on this site to distribute materials to printed and circulated such as event or issue flyers.

iTunes - iTunes is a free .mp3 audio management program from Apple. If you have an Apple iPod you have this software installed. Even if you don't have an iPod, iTunes allows you to play .mp3 and other audio files on your computer and to burn them to CDs if you have the right CD drive available. The podcasts on this site are provided in .mp3 audio format.

Macromedia Flash Player - The Flash player allows you to view and play Flash animations and related content. Flash is used on some pages of this Web site.

QuickTime - Quicktime is Apple's media player. It allows you to watch QuickTime movie files that contain audio or video. QuickTime movie files end in .mov. Quicktime is used on this site to provide video downloads.

Real Player - Real Player is Real's media player that allows you to view video clips. Real player is used on this site to provide streaming video and audio.

Windows Media Player - Is Microsoft's media player. If you own a computer that uses Windows as its operating system, this player is likely already installed on your system.

RSS Readers - RSS readers allow you to access and read our current RSS feeds. For more on RSS and RSS readers, look at the RSS page.

iPodder - iPodder is an application, availbel for Mac and Windows, that will give you access to our podcasts. For more information about our podcasts, see the podcast page.

About Web Browsers

As web-based technologies develop and improve, old software may become outdated or obsolete. If you are experiencing difficulties viewing our website, an older web browser may be to blame. While not required, it is recommended that you upgrade your browser software, which you can do for free by clicking on one of the links below. (The disadvantages of downloading a newer version are: the time it will take to download, and the additional storage space that it will require on your computer.)

If you are unsure which browser you are currently using, you can easily find out by clicking your browser's Help menu. The menu will list something like "About Internet Explorer" or "About Firefox". Select the About item for further information.

Firefox - Firefox has an integrated RSS reader
Mozilla
Microsoft Internet Explorer (Due to security issues, we do not recommend Internet Explorer. For more information, see this USA Today article.)
Netscape
Opera (not recommended for inexperienced users)