I like to share free quality resources, but sometimes free isn’t always the best option. In my opinion the best online training resource and bang for your buck is Lynda.com, which offers a wide variety of affordable software trainings. BUT, because this is a site about free resources I do have something free to share from lynda.com
Lynda.com is currently offer a FREE 24 HOUR TRIAL PERIOD, and you don’t need to provide a credit card as part of the sign-up and trial period.
I like and HIGHLY recommend lynda.com because:
- Whether you opt for a monthly subscription, or yearly, you have access to ALL of the trainings, and there are no limits on how many trainings you do.
- Training topics are current and range from basic to advance.
- Each training is made up of a series of QuickTime videos that are organized into small consumable clips.
- Some trainings are only a couple hours and some are much longer, but because the trainings are neatly organized into clips you can complete the training at your pace.
- Each clip within a training is clearly titled so, for example, if you need to learn more about exporting data from FileMaker you would simply (and quickly) locate the FileMaker trainings offered, and skip to the section on exporting.
- Repeat trainings or simply access portions of trainings as needed.


I recommend easy to use, free tech services and resources that I've personally used/tested. I select free tech tools to review based upon my past & current work with various non-profit organizations in which I provide(d) a wide variety of tech support services including general tech consulting, web design, database dev, and elearning. Additionally, I like to help those new to technology learn more through tips and simple explanations.