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| Computers and Internet - General | ||
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and.doxdesk.com parasite detector | On entry does a quick and free check for spyware and other parasites. Advice on more complete detection techniques. 02-Mar-2002 |
| Apple-History.com | Just what it says in the title. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| BandwidthSpeedTest.com DSL Reports |
Check the speed of your high speed line. 14-Apr-2001 | |
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CD Recording Primer CDrFAQ.org |
A couple of CDR info sites. 02-Mar-2002 |
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Computer Museum | From the University of Virginia Computer Science Dept. 20-Sep-2002 |
| ComputerUser.com | From the Magazine of the same name | |
| Comp.peripherals.printers FAQ | Frequently asked questions for the Usenet newsgroup comp.peripherals.printers 19-Feb-2001 | |
| CreativePro | Online magazine for creative professionals. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| Dan Bricklins Personal Web Site | Inventor of VisiCalc | |
| Dialpad.com | Free and paid long distance via the Internet, pre-paid phone cards. Operates in several countries. (Timed out 29-Dec-2001) | |
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DigitalConsumer.org | Quoted from Digital Consumer's Overview section - "We believe that recent changes to copyright law have gone too far by depriving citizens of rights that they had for almost two centuries. Our goal is simply to restore the balance of copyright law so that artists and creators can prosper while citizens have reasonable flexibility to use content in fair and legal ways." 20-Sep-2002 |
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Electronic Frontier Foundation | Quoted from the EFF's Who we are section "Based in San Francisco, EFF is a donor-supported membership organization working to protect our fundamental rights regardless of technology; to educate the press, policymakers and the general public about civil liberties issues related to technology; and to act as a defender of those liberties. Among our various activities, EFF opposes misguided legislation, initiates and defends court cases preserving individuals' rights, launches global public campaigns, introduces leading edge proposals and papers, hosts frequent educational events, engages the press regularly, and publishes a comprehensive archive of digital civil liberties information at one of the most linked-to websites in the world" 20-Sep-2002 |
| Enhyrda | The Enhydra.org project is similar to Apache, but with a focus on E-Business software revolving around the application server. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| Firewall test from GRC | Gibson Research Corp. has quite a bit of useful info on data recovery and firewall security at this site. Required reading before you hook up your cable modem or DSL line. 19-Feb-2001 | |
| Fix your own printer | Information and parts necessary to fix your own printer. 19-Feb-2001 | |
| Groopz | Groopz is more than a chat service. They are aimed at online customer service. Several services are offered. Site has an online demo-tutorial. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Hobbes Internet Timeline | "The definitive Internet History" | |
| HomePlug.org - LAN connections via power lines | "The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is a not-for-profit corporation formed to provide a forum for the creation of open specifications for high speed home powerline networking products and services. It also seeks to accelerate the demand for these products and services through the sponsorship of market and user education programs." | |
| Hyperoffice Online Office | Free online office software and storage | |
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Imsai.net | The official page of Imsai developers. You can still get a new one! 20-Sep-2002 |
| Open Source Developers Network | OSDN brings many of the Open Source community's favorite gathering places together and makes it easier to move between them. SourceForge, freshmeat, Linux.com, Themes.org, Slashdot, and other useful Open Source sites are accessible from a central entry point. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| Jerry Pournelles Chaos Manor Musings | Columnist from Byte Magazine, Science Fiction author. 30-Sep-2001 | |
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Privacy.net | This site will tell you just how much information about you or your computer can be gathered when you visit a website. Be patient, it takes a couple of minutes to complete it's tests. 20-Sep-2002 |
| Purportal.com | Another hoax busting site. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| SANS | Security reference group 30-sep-2001 | |
| SecurityFocus.com | A site devoted to security information. 29-Dec-2001 | |
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Share the Technology | Here's a place to donate that old computer and those used laser and ink jet cartridges. 20-Sep-2002 |
| SpamCop | Are you getting a lot of junk e-mail? Here's a place to report it. 23-Dec-2000 | |
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SpyWareInfo.com | Claims to have all the info you need to protect yourself from spyware all in one place. 20-Sep-2002 |
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SwitchEMail.com | Afraid to switch ISPs because noone will be able to find your new email address? Here's a solution. Make sure you read the How It Works section. It is not exactly automatic. 20-Sep-2002 |
| ThinkFree Online Office | Free online office software and storage | |
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| Computers and Internet - Code Sources | ||
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AnalogX | Several free utilities endorsed by the TechTV ScreenSavers program. 02-Mar-2002 |
| ArtToday | High-quality clipart, buttons, arrows, etc. | |
| Barrys Clipart Server | ||
| BestofWebmasters.com (web site tool directory) | A directory to several Web Sites with features of interest to webmasters. 23-Dec-2000 | |
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BelArc PC Management Tools | BelArc develops PC management software. Listed here because of the free downloadable PC audit tool. 02-Mar-2002 |
| Be Seen (web site tools) | Several Web Site features that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Most are free. A part of LookSmart 14-Apr-2001 | |
| BraveNet.com (web site tools) | Several Web Site features that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Most are free. 23-Dec-2000 | |
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Cablenut.com | Free software for optimizing your broadband connection 02-Mar-2002 |
| Clipart.com | ||
| Clipart Clubhouse | 30-Sep-2001 | |
| Cool Text | CoolText.com is a free online service which provides real-time generation of customized graphics. 30-Sep-2001 | |
| The Daily Wav | Sound file archive - wavs, mid, links to other sites | |
| Dial-a-Nerd | "Talk Radio for a Technically Challenged Planet - Our Mission on planet Earth is to educate and entertain." | |
| The Easter Egg Archive | The Most Software Easter eggs | |
| Distributed Intrusion Shield | Software and a place to share firewall intrusion log information. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| eXTReMe tracker | Free Tracking software to see who visits your web site - lots of stats | |
| EZwebdesign.com (web site tool and info) | Free website tools, scripts, and information. Tutorials on Dreamweaver, Flash Fireworks and Photoshop 29-Dec-2001 | |
| File Mine | Downloads of Shareware, Games and Commercial Demos | |
| Flaming Text | At this site you can create custom images to use on your website, as a e-mail signature, or for whatever. 30-Sep-2001 | |
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Free Typewriter Fonts | Over 95 free downloadable fonts that look like various typefaces from different typewriters of the past. 02-Mar-2002 |
| FreeTools.com (web site tools) | Several Web Site features that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Most are free. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| FreeSiteTools.com (web site tool directory) | A directory to several Web Sites with website tools that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Most are free. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| FreeWebTemplates.com (web site tool directory) | A directory to several Web Sites with website tools that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Most are free. Very tacky home page 23-Dec-2000 | |
| graph paper software - free | Freeware - prints graph paper of various types and sizes. I haven't tried it. | |
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Graphics for a Woodworking Web site | Courtesy of WoodworkersWoodshop.com 02-Mar-2002 |
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Greenstone Digital Library Software | Software to build a digital library. Originally aimed at photos, but looks like it has been expanded for other content. 20-Sep-2002 |
| Fresher Image | Free clip art images, as well as how-tos, tips, and tricks for creating graphics. 30-sep-2001 | |
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Google APIs | Write your own software using Google's search engine. 20-Sep-2002 |
| GuestBooks | HTML Gear (also has other freebies) DreamBook Bravenet GuestPage |
Guestsbooks and other free stuff for websites. 19-Feb-2001 |
| HITBox | Multiple levels of web stats. Limited free program to more extensive pay program | |
| hits4me.com (web site tools and content) | Web Sites tools and content for the webmaster. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| HomePageTools (web site tools) | Several Web Site features for the webmaster, Some free, some not. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| HTMLGear (web site tools) | Several Web Site features that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Most are free. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| Inxight navigation software | Tree oriented navigation software. Good demo provided. 16-Jun-2001 | |
| The Java(TM) Boutique | The Ultimate Java Applet Resource | |
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Javafile.com | scripts, java, html and other code 02-Mar-2002 |
| JavaLobby | Another Java Resource. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| The Javascript Source | Huge, well indexed site of javascripts. 19-Jan-2001 | |
| Leo's Icon Archive | a collection of icon sets of over 7000 high quality icons in GIF and ico format. There is a lot of good stuff here, but be warned this site generates several pop-up and pop-under ads. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Microsoft's Clip Gallery Live | Clip Art, Sound, Video, Animated Web art etc. | |
| MyComputer.com (web site tools) | Several Web Site features that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Several levels of service from free to fee. It looks much more professional than it did a few months ago. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| MoreOver - (web tool - news source) | Now offers stories from over 1,800 sources grouped in over 700 categories, organized by channel. News stories can be freely accessed from the site's main page, or after free registration, users may also receive free news feeds for their sites. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| NetMind | The mind it service for webmasters is a hosted subscription service that notifies users when a page has changed. Other services are available. See the site for full info. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| OpenDX | An open source software package to facilitate the visualization of data. Based on IBMs Visualization Explorer. 17-Feb-2001 | |
| PalmPilotWare.com
Palm.net PalmGear.com PalmPilotFiles.com Handango.Com PalmPower Magazine PalmTown software list The PilotZone (at TuCows) |
Several sources of Palm Pilot info and software | |
| Quickbase | Online Database from Intuit. Web based database, first three for free, fee thereafter. 19-Jan-2001 | |
| The Shock Zone | Animations, clip art and java script. Beware, this site opens several new add windows. Very annoying. 30-Sep-2001 | |
| SitePoint.com (web site tools) | Several Web Site features that can be included on private pages, yet hosted elsewhere. Most are free. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| SubPortal.com (web site content) | News and other free content for the webmaster. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| Thinkmap navigation software | Powerful java based navigation software. Good demos provided. 16-Jun-2001 | |
| Trellix | Free web site design software | |
| Tudogs | Clip art, animation, music, etc | |
| TuCows | Downloadable Software of all types | |
| Vantagenet - free web polling service Freepolls.com - same place |
You build the poll and it generates the code for your site, several other functions | |
| WebDeveloper.com | Lots of free gifs, icons, code, articles for the developer. Part of Internet.com 29-Dec-2001 | |
| WebShots | Free Screen Saver and Wall paper, new pictures daily | |
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| Computers and Internet - Community | ||
| About | search engine with a large community component. Previously called Mining Co. | |
| Blogger | Some people like to post an ongoing personal log to the web. This is one place where they do it. | |
| Break the Chain | Stop Junk e-mail and Misinformation 14-Apr-2001 | |
| AT& Community Port | Portal to Member Home Pages | |
| CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists | ||
| Compuserve's Web-accessible Forums | ||
| Delphi Internet Services | several hundred forums on various topics | |
| Egroups (now Yahoo groups) Onelist |
Mailing list Managers. Onelist was purchased by egroups, egroups was then purchased by Yahoo. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| GeoCities (Yahoo) | Community site based on free web pages | |
| ICQ.com | ICQ is probably the biggest Chat and Instant Message service. Once an independent, now owned by AOL. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Liszt.com Topica.com |
Mailing list managers and directories. Liszt has been acquired by Topica. | |
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NewsReaders.com MailGate.org |
Acouple of places to read usenet news. 20-Sep-2002 |
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Smr-usenet.com | A site dedicated to the advancement of usenet and newsreaders. 20-Sep-2002 |
| Tripod (Lycos) | Community site based on free web pages | |
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| Computers and Internet - Design Info | ||
| Accessibility Check | Submit your website to bobby and have it checked for accessibility by the disabled. | |
| All the Design Guidelines We've Seen So Far | Most of the links have been removed. Some article references still remain. Evidently, they could not keep the site up to date. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| AnyBrowser.com | Check how your code will appear on several different browsers. 14-Apr-2001 | |
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AOL website design guide | If you want your site to work on AOL - follow these guidelines. 02-Mar-2002 |
| AskTog | A Quiz Designed to Give You Fits, on Bruce Tognazzini's web site. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Bad Human Factors Designs | 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Builder.com | CNet's instructional site for web developers. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| Desk Top Publishing | Lots of design info here | |
| Extreme Programming xprogramming.com |
Another programming methodology. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| Ben Forta's Cold Fusion website | Ben Forta is a self-described ColdFusion evangelist. He's and employee of Allaire and has written several books on CF and Homesite. | |
| Good Documents.com GDNet - Writing for the Web |
Two sites on how to write for a web site. The first site is authored by Dan Bricklin, one of the originators of Visicalc. That was the first spreadsheet program. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| HTML Resources | A huge collection of HTML resources collected on the Blacksburg Electronic Village Site | |
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JND.org | Don Norman is one of Jakob Nielson's associates. His outlook takes in a wider view. He's the author if The Design of Everyday Things. This is his site. 20-Sep-2002 |
| LVS Online Training | Online courses in web design and some graphics tools. 29-Dec-2001 | |
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Oreillynet.com | Oreilly is the publisher of all those reference guides you see on everyones bookshelves. 20-Sep-2002 |
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The 5K | Competition for web pages that are less than 5K. 20-Sep-2002 |
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Usability.gov | A guide for designing useful, usable, and accessible web sites provided by the National Cancer Institute. 20-Sep-2002 |
| UseIt.com | Jakob Nielsen, Usability expert 29-Dec-2001 | |
| User Interface Engineering | ||
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 | ||
| Web Monkey | A tutorial site for web developers. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| Killer Sites SiegelVision Secret Sites |
David Siegel is an author and web designer. These are the sites that are the companions to his various books. 19-Feb-2001 | |
| Web Developers Journal | Online magazine for Web Developers | |
| WebReview.com | Online magazine for Web Developers | |
| WebTV Developers Guidelines | Microsoft provides this site to give developers all of the special constraints to be followed to create a useable WebTV web site. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium | ||
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Wow Web Designs | Web sites critiqued. Other design info. 02-Mar-2002 |
| W3Schools | Free tutorials on several web tools and languages. 23-Dec-2000 | |
| Yale C-AIM Web Style Guide | ||
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| Computers and Internet - Industry Research | ||
| Cahners In-Stat Group | ||
| CompareWebHosts.com DomainNameBuyersGuide.com HostCompare.com HostFinders.com HostSearch.com Webhosting-guide.comWebHosters.com |
These Sites Compare Web Hosts | |
| BrowserNews | BrowserNews offers statistics on the software used by Internet users. | |
| Browser Watch | Described as the absolute final word on all browser software - from new Internet Explorer and Netscape releases to extra plug-ins for your current browser, general browser news to future developments. | |
| CyberAtlas | Internet Statistics and Market Research | |
| DSL reports | Great information source on DSL comm lines. Several utilities and monitoring programs also on this site. 19-Jan-2001 | |
| Welcome to eMarketer | ||
| Forrester Research | ||
| Gartner Group, Inc | Computer research group | |
| Giga Information Group | ||
| Global Business Network | GBN generates alternative scenarios used by business in planning for the future. | |
| Hot 100 | Ranks most visited sites overall and by category. Categories include business, education, entertainment, lifestyles, technology, art, culture and others. At one time visiting the 10 top sites in a category may have given you a good overview of that field. I'm not sure that is still true. It looks more like a paid advertising site. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| IDC - International Data Corp. | IT Industry analysis company | |
| IDC Global PC Pricing Database | ||
| Internet.com | Internet.com Corporation (NASDAQ: INTM), the Internet Industry Portal, is headquartered in Darien, CT. It is a provider of global real-time news and information resources for Internet industry and Internet technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. 19-Jan-2001 | |
| Jupiter | Internet and Web analysis organization | |
| LinkPopularity.com | The Free Link Popularity Service. Type in your URL and it will list everyone that links to you. I think this actually uses AltaVistas search service. (29-Dec-2001) | |
| Media Metrix Top Rankings | ||
| Meta Group | Computer research group | |
| MetricNet.com | Metricnet collects data from organizations around the world on Information Technology. Data on IT spending, practices, tools and techniques, staffing, etc. The data is available on the site both directly or in the form of special analysis reports for download. The more you contribute, the more you can access. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| Netcraft Web Server Survey | Who uses which server for the web | |
| Nielsen Media Research | ||
| NOREX | ||
| Pew Research Center | "Internet and American Life - an initiative of the Pew Research Center, a project of the Tides center, and fully funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts" | |
| searchterms.com the top ten | At one time this would list the top ten search terms. It has not been available for a few weeks. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| SiteMetrics Corporation Decise |
Sitemetrics has changed their name to decise, Web site visibility and statistics | |
| The Standard | "Intelligence for the Internet Economy" stats and downloadable slides. Now, out of production, but IDG has been good enough to archive a lot of the original material. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| StatMarket.com | Web metrics, HitBox program has limited free stuff | |
| United States Internet Council | State of the Internet 2000 report can be found here | |
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| Computers and Internet - ISPs and "Portals" | ||
| AT&T WorldNet Service AT& System Status Page AT& Message Center |
ISP and Portal | |
| CompuServe | Internet Service Provider and Portal | |
| Excite | General Interest Portal | |
| Go - ABC and Disney's venture | Go is a thing of the past, but the page links to all of the stuff owned by Disney. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| The Go2net Network | another portal | |
| InterNIC Directory | Public information regarding Internet domain name registration services. | |
| iVillage | Advise, support and tools, primarily aimed toward women. 14-Apr-2001 | |
| The List | Find and ISP by State, Region, ZipCode, Area Code, etc | |
| The Microsoft Network | The Microsoft Internet Portal | |
| NBCi.Com | NBCs Internet Portal | |
| Onepage.com | Portal building software 29-Dec-2001 | |
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SBC-Yahoo, the old Prodigy | Prodigy finally bites the dust. They got sucked up by SBC/Yahoo 20-Sep-2002 |
| Tell ME | A voice portal for use with the telephone. 14-Apr-2001 | |
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| Computers and Internet - News | ||
| Byte Online | At one time Byte Magazine was the best there was. Now it only exists online. | |
| Cnet's NEWS.COM | Tech News | |
| Computer Chronicles | From the CMP TV show of the same name | |
| Computerworld | The grand daddy of the Computer trade publications | |
| Cringely | Bob Cringly's commentary column | |
| InfoWorld | IT Trade Newspaper | |
| Nerd World Media Internet Subject Index | More news for nerds. more general than slashdot. | |
| News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters | This is where the Linux folks trade info | |
| Newsbytes | A division of Post-Newsweek Business Information Inc. An independent news service focusing on IT. | |
| NewsSearch.UserLand.Com | Search engine for three special interest sites Scripting News, Tomalak's Realm and Hack-The-Planet. They all cover the web from the point of view of a web developer or investor, covering different skills and interests. | |
| Tasty Bits from the Technology Front | Technology News | |
| Security News | May have had a relatively short life. First listed 30-sep-2001, it cannot be found on 29-Dec-2001 | |
| TechWeb -- The Technology Super Site | ||
| UPSIDE TODAY | Tech Business News | |
| Wired Tech News | ||
| ZDTV | Video News on Computing | |
| ZDNet Tech News | Ziff Davis Tech News | |
| ZDNet | Ziff-Davis huge computing info site | |
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| Computers and Internet - Organizations | ||
| Aim Institute | Applied Information Management Institute - Omaha, NE | |
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Federal Agency Security Practices | Hosted by NIST 20-Sep-2002 |
| IEEE Computer Society | ||
| SANS | System Administration, Network and Security Organization | |
| Telecommute America! | Nonprofit group dedicated to promoting telecommuting | |
| WUGNET on the Web! | Windows User Group | |
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| Computers and Internet - Reference | ||
| CIAC - Computer Incident Advisory Capability -home Hoax Busters at CIAC |
Computer security site run by the Department of Energy. Home page organizes security related incidents. Hoax page records and debunks commonly known rumors, schemes, chain letters, etc. | |
| GigaLaw.com | Legal Information for Internet Professionals 14-Apr-2001 | |
| ITtoolbox.com | A portal to information on various IT topics. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| AT& WorldNet User's Reference Desk | ||
| Nano - Search and infobot | Looks like it's changed to Simile and now its a tool for corporate content management. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Computer Phrase Definitions | jargon dictionary | |
| My Help Desk | was personalized computer help desk 31-Oct-2000 Now it's listed as Corporate.pcsupport.com and is an provider of outsourced helpdesk services. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Netiquette The Core Rules of Netiquette |
Netiquette - good manners for using e-mail, discussion groups, etc. | |
| Sql-Server-Performance.com | Performance and Tuning tips 30-Sep-2001 | |
| Vmyth | Computer Virus Myths 31-Oct-2000 | |
| Webopedia | Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology | |
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| Computers and Internet - Vendors | ||
| Adobe Systems Inc | software vendor | |
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CDrecordable.com | Primarily a sales site for CD and DVD blanks, but also contains quite a bit of informational material. 02-Mar-2002 |
| Cipher | A competitive intelligence vendor. | |
| Dell Computer Support | computer vendor | |
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DIT Computers | Support and parts for the do it yourself crowd. 02-Mar-2002 |
| Enfish Tracker | indexing and tracking software | |
| eRoom | Workgroup services offered via the web | |
| Online office and workgroup software | HotOffice Technologies, Inc. OnProject Punch Networks |
Workgroup and office services offered via the web. PC magazine review rates HotOffice the best. The review can be found here. Perhaps the bottom line is Quickteam is free. HotOffice is free with advertising, monthly fee without adds. The others have various combinations of limited use free and fee plans. I'm sure this will change quite often so I won't copy the detail here. |
| Evergreen Technologies. | Makers of cpu and memory upgrade boards. 16-Jun-2001 | |
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Lavasoft USA | Sells software to remove adware and spyware from your computer. 02-Mar-2002 |
| Macromedia Corp. | Makers of Shockwave software | |
| ManagePro Performance Solutions Technology, LLC |
Management and Team Effectiveness Software | |
| The Microsoft Corporation | software vendor | |
| Moulton Co. | Computer related Training and Seminars | |
| Netscape Corp. | software and service vendor | |
| Network Solutions | Domain Name Registration Service | |
| Oracle Corporation | ||
| One Name | A name registration company, similar to Microsoft's passport. Much more versatile. Offers services for free to first million customers. Additional name $12 per year. Much like a DNS for Personal Names and information. | |
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Pair Web Hosting | 02-Mar-2002 |
| Real Audio | software vendor | |
| Online Meetings at WebEx.com | Free Web-Based online meeting center | |
| PowWeb web hosting service | Hosted services, several plans. 29-Dec-2001 | |
| Wilcom Inc. | Telecommunication Test Equipment - DSL connection supplies |