My Favorite Places -- Computer Stuff

Appearance of a link on this page does not imply endorsement of any kind. The author of this page assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the links or the content of the corresponding web pages. The following list is provided for entertainment purposes only. If irritation results, please consult your doctor.

As you can see, there are now over 700 links on this page. I do not personally maintain these linked pages, nor do I have the time to make sure they all still exist. Should you encounter a dysfunctional link, please feel free to let me know but please also keep in mind that web sites often disappear as fast as they show up.

Work-related Links:

Computers and Programming:

Windows 95 (and Microsoft):

• Microsoft Corporation18
• Windows 9519
• Windows95 Annoyances is a very good reference for Win95 customization.20
• Windows Sources TipFinder21

Spam and other online annoyances:

Hacking, Phreaking, and general Anarchy:

• The The How to Hack Manual22

Other:

• What will happen to your computer in the year 200023
• Computing Dictionary24
• An AT&T Bell Laboratories Research World-Wide Web Server25
• Quadralay Home Page26
• Available C++ libraries FAQ27
• University of Cambridge Computer Lab Home Page28
• Ethernet FAQ29
• TurboTax Home Page30
• Signature, Finger, & Customized Headers FAQ31

Linux Technical Information and Services:

General:

• The Linux Home Page (sometimes slow)32
• LinuX Resources33
• The Linux Documentation Project, or Linux Documentation Project34

Web Technical Information and Services:

General:

• The MetaCrawler, DogPile, and MetaFind all submit your search to several different engines at once.35
• The World Wide Web Initiative: The Project36
• The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)37
• Getting the W3C Source Code Distribution38
• Netbook: The Netizens and the Wonderful World of the Net39
• EFF's (Extended) Guide to the Internet - Table of Contents40
• SlipKnot Home Page41
• All about pobox.com42
• A few interesting devices connected to the net43
• Master list of Internet Service Providers44
• Master list of Usenet FAQs45
• The URL-minder tracks changes to your favorite web pages and notifies you by e-mail when changes occur (really useful!!)46
• The support people at best.com maintain web-based gateways to traceroute and whois (bravo!)47
• David's Amazing Internet Creations includes, among other interesting things, the Interner Access Provider FAQ for all you budding ISPs out there.48
• The NCSA HTTPd Library provides everything you need to write your own web server (and some useful things for us web-page writers).49

Web Hosting (freebie):

• Sites that offer FREE WEB PAGES50
• Beverly Hills Internet / GeoCities51

Web Hosting (other):

• budgetweb has a list of low cost web services.52
• VIP Internet Services hosts web pages for a small fee.53
• Best Internet Communications is one of the providers I use because they allow full CGI and personal 'hit' logs54

Web Rings and Link Exchanges:

• The WebRing55
• The Rail -- Junction56

Browsers and Compatibility:

• Here is NCSA's What's New archive57
• BrowserWatch (alternate: BrowserWatch) provides news of browsers and plug-ins.58
• Linx (the best text-based browser around)59
• Online Linx 'simulator'60
• The Web Page backward compatibility viewer61

HTML/CGI Programming Resources:

Since I began keeping this list, I have also assembled a page of Basic HTML References. This was mostly for the use of my fellow HTML newbies at Ikos Systems but I have now made it available on my personal WebSite for what it may be worth. What follows here is a more complete but less organized collection of HTML/CGI resources I have found over the years.

HTML language reference:

• A Beginner's Guide to HTML62
• A very good summary of Web Design63
• The Web Developer's Virtual Library64
• World Wide Web Design Resources65
• The The HTML Writers Guild has a great resource page66
• The Sandia HTML Reference Manual is the definitive reference on HTML.67
• Elements of HTML68
• Compendium of HTML elements69
• HTML ColorMaker70
• HTML TableMaker71
• Lynx Enhanced Images72
• The Mosaic for X version 2.0 Fill-Out Form Support provides links to 12 HTML examples for creating interactive forms73
• Instantaneous Introduction to CGI Scripts and HTML Forms (10/95)74
• An HTML editor for PC's running Windows (ftp link)75
• Advanced HTML Questions and Answers76
• Web Toolkit77
• JavaScript Guide78

Perl and CGI Scripts:

• A good online Perl Manual15
• The Perl Language Home Page79
• PERL -- Practical Extraction and Report Language80
• Perl Reference Guide & Perl 5 Desktop Guide81
• Rex Swain's HTMLified Perl 5 Reference Guide82
• Perl Tutorial83
• Selena Sol's Public Domain CGI Script Archive and Resource Library84
• I use the WWW Homepage Access Counter here85
• Yet another HTML Access Counter86
• RFC2109 is the official Netscape Cookie spec, or see Netscape's own description.87

Images and Image Archives:

• Anime Web Turnpike and the Anime Picture Archive have Japanese animation images88
• Online Image Archive89
• Icons90
• Use GIF Wizard Search to find images and GIF Wizard to help clean them up91

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