Commanding Officer (CO) Resources
PBB, PBEM & PBW Resources
Website Hosting
Free HTML & CSS Website Templates & Editors
HTML & CSS Tutorials
Images & Rank Pips
Obsidian Fleet Resources
Other External Star Trek Resources
Writing & Character Resources
Instant Messengers and Chat - Communicate With Your Players
PBB, PBEM & PBW Resources
SMF: Task Group 47A's preferred forums for your PBB sim
PhpBB: Another forum for your PBB sim
Yahoo!groups: Email mailing list for your PBEM sim
Sim Management System (SMS): Basic site setup with posting archives for your PBW sim
Website Hosting
Site Ground: Relatively cheap, and they have an automagic install for the SMF forum
Trek Simms: Free hosting and install for SMS sites
IX Web Hosting: Decent prices
Geocities: Free webhosting, may have limited use ie unable to use banner exchanges
Free HTML & CSS Website Templates & Editors
Open Source CMS: Access to view demos of heaps of Content Management Systems (CMS)
thefreecountry.com: Free HTML editors
Taco HTML: Free HTML editor for Macs
fresscsstemplates.org: Free website templates
templateyes.com: Free website templates
ex-designz: Free website templates
Life Hacker: Free website templates & tips
Template World: Free website templates
HTML & CSS Tutorials
HTML CSS Tutorials
W3 Schools: Basic HTML and XHTML to advanced XML, SQL, Database, Multimedia and WAP
CSS HTML Tutorials
HTML.net: CSS Tutorials
HTML.net: HTML Tutorials
Images & Rank Pips
ST-Spike.org: For uniform images &smp; stuff
Kuro's Rank Pips
Ceb's Rank Insignias: Unique images with both black and white backgrounds
Obsidian Fleet's Ship Database: One image of your ship's class, if you're lucky
Obsidian Fleet Resources
Sim banners: use on banner exchanges or your site
New Commanding Officer Handbook
Obsidian Fleet's Wiki: A database on everything Trek in OF, from ships to characters to drinks and weapons
Obsidian Fleet's Ship Database: For your ship's specs and deck listing
Cadet & CO Academy: Lessons to help new simmers and new COs
Awards & Services: All the awards you'll ever need to award to recognise your players
Office of Personnel Management: Handle character transfers, also information on recruiting
Fleet Corps: People who can discuss department specific information or help you propose a unique sim
Research & Development: This dedicated team approve new ships and weapons into OF
Judge Advocate General: To be used only as a last resort
Other External Star Trek Resources
Daystrom Institute Technical Library: Large information resource
Memory Alpha: Huge wiki-based information resource
Startrek.com: The official Star Trek website
Star Trek Dimension - The Archival Edition: Includes heaps of info on stuff and star charts, etc.
Ex Astris Scientia: A wonderful Trek resource library
Writing & Character Resources
Task Group 47A's Player Tips, Advice & Things To Ponder...: Guide on character creation and post writing
Task Group 47A's CO Tips, Advice & Things To Ponder...: Includes tips on posting as a CO
Baby Names: Includes background information on names and a random generator
Fiction Factor: Advice on character creation and development
Google Image Search: Great for character pictures
Uncle Orson's Writing Class: Detailed and catagorised writing advice
Instant Messengers and Chat - Communicate With Your Players
mIRC: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) for PC
Snak: IRC for Mac
Trillian: All IMs in one for PC
Miranda: All IMs in one for PC
AdiumX: All IMs in one for Mac
CO Tips, Advice & Things To Ponder...
Ideal for new and experienced COsCO Handbook
Successful COing
Posting As A CO
Handling Applications
Writing An Ad For Your Sim
Writing A News Article
Command Protocols
General Orders & Prime Directive
Data Access Levels
Levels of Security Clearance
MORE COMING SOON...