Computers, General

Non-technical information about computers

1. History & Folklore

2. Composition and Publishing

3. Computer Clubs and Fairs

4. Energy Usage

5. Freeware

5.1 General

5.2 Firewalls

6. Hardware

6.1 General Hardware

6.2 Networking Item

6.3 Diagnostics

7. Help Information

8. History

9. Humor

10. Legal

11. Misc

12. Networking

12.1 Fiber Channel

12.2 Wireless

13. PDAs

14. Samba

15. Software

15.1 Live CDs

15.1.1 DOS Clone

15.1.2 FreeBSD

15.1.3 Linux

16. Tools

17. Vendor Links

17.1 Hardware

17.2 Linux

17.3 Products

18. Virus & Worm Protection Links

19. Unified Communications

20. Windows

20.1 General Windows Software

20.2 Windows Counterparts For UNIX/POSIX Programs

20.3 Native Windows Software - needs no special environments

20.4 Special Software - provides special environments

20.5 X-Windows on Microsoft Windows

20.5.1 Freeware

Hits since 2002-09-10:

• 1. History & Folklore

• Computer Bug [2003-05]
  The original computer bug
• All About IBM 1130's [2000-07]
  • WikiPedia's entry [2006-06]
• MacKiDo/Interface/ui_history [2003-05]
   

• 2. Composition and Publishing

• SGML Tools at VUW Comp.Sci. [2002-01]
  Many useful SGML links
   

• 3. Computer Clubs and Fairs

• Brookdale Computer Users Group [2001-07-20]
  Third Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m., NAS Room: 100, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
• Tri-state Computer Fairs [1998-05]
   

• 4. Energy Usage

• Home Energy Saver [2006-03]
  The first web-based do-it-yourself energy audit tool
• Environmental Energy Technologies Division [2003-04]
  Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • End-Use Forecasting [2003-04]
• Linux Tips
• The Linux Documentation Project [2003-04]
  • Linux Ecology How To [2003-04]
  
   

• 5. Freeware

  • 5.1 General

  • Tesseract OCR software [2008-01]
    • HOW-TO at groklaw.com [2008-01]
  • Spybot-Search&Destroy [2003-08]
    Freeware anti-spyware softwar
  • OpenOffice [2003-01]
    office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.
  • ABC Amber WordPerfect Converter [2007-03]
    Free 30-day trial
     

  • 5.2 Firewalls

  • Zone Labs [2003-07]
  • Tiny Software [2003-07]
     

• 6. Hardware

• USB to Female PS/2 Connector Adapter [2008-06]
• Tech ARP [2008-05]
  Reducing The Power Consumption Of Overclocked PCs
• www.modem.com [1999-10]
  helpful and easy-to-use source for modems information on the Internet

  • 6.1 General Hardware

  • Flexible Keyboards [2008-02]
  • Flexible Keyboards at Tiger Direct [2008-02]
     

  • 6.2 Networking Item

  • Video Products Inc [2004-06]
    Cables, jacks, etc., looking even better
    • common Pin-outs [2004-06]
  • Deep Surplus [2006-09]
  • Firewall Router Notes
    • HomeNetHelp.com Router Reviews [2004-12]
      Stuff I haven't read fully yet.
  • dslreports.com broadband reviews by manufacturer [2004-12]
     

  • 6.3 Diagnostics

  • CPUs
    • Hyperformance PC [2003-06]
    • Intel corporation [2003-06]
      • Processor Support [2003-06]
  • Memory
    • Memory Guides [2003-04]
  • Memtest86
     

• 7. Help Information

• Welcome to Annoyances.org! [2002-04]
  Collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows
• PC Magazine [2002-03]
• Sunshack [2002-05]
  Much information about Sun
   

• 8. History

• Computer History Museium [2000-11]
• Computer Histoy SImulaton Project [2006-12]
  General Simulator of many machines.
• IBM 1130 Simulator [2006-12]
  (no input/output devices)
   

• 9. Humor

• The Easter Egg Archive [2002-05]
  Lots of good things about programs movies, etc.
• A Grandchild's Guide to Using Grandpa's Computer [2000-04]
  (Bits Bytes Chips Clocks, Bits in bytes on chips in box, ... Dr. Seuss parody)
• Next Generation Windows [2001-02]
  Windows CeMeNT ;-)
• Microsoft Windows 98 Source Code [2001-06]
  The truth comes out ;-)
• Real Programmers Don't Each Quiche; Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal; more... [2006-10]
  Collection of clasic humor articles
   

• 10. Legal

• Drawing Bright Lines Between Open Source and Intellectual Property Rights], DRM, SIM locks,... [2008-06]
  A TechnoCrat.net response by Bruce Perens
• Open Invention Network [2007-05]
  Formed to promote the Linux system by using patents to create a collaborative ecosystem.
   

• 11. Misc

• Redmond Roundup [2002-01]
  Index of anti-Microsoft, anti-Gates, anti-Wintel, and anti-monopoly sites on the Internet.
• Tracks version information on popular software [2002-03]
   

• 12. Networking

• 10BaseT and 100baseT - Making Your Own Cables
  Lots of good telco and data cable info
• GAIM - GPL'ed AOL Chat for Linux, and more [2003-04]

  • 12.1 Fiber Channel

    
     

  • 12.2 Wireless

  • (In)Security of the WEP Algorithm [2001-12]
  • New York City Wireless [2001-12]
  • Wireless Network by Neighborhoods [2001-12]
  • Warchalking
     

• 13. PDAs

• Should You Buy A Used PDA [2008-06]
   

• 14. Samba

• Samba [2002-03]
  Connecting Windows and UNIX
  • Samba Documentation [2002-03]
• Source Forge Samba Netbios Forwarder [2002-03]
  Samba patch to be able to browse the network neighbourhood from behind a masqueraded firewall
• Andrew Williams' home-page [2002-09]
  Dedicated to Samba solutions
• Linux Magazine [2002-03]
  Chronicle of the Revolution
  • Samba -- Opening Windows Everywhere [2002-03]
  • The Story of Samba: Linux's Stealth Weapon [2002-03]
  • Samba Overview [2002-03]
  
   

• 15. Software

  • 15.1 Live CDs

  • List of "live CD"s [2007-02]

    • 15.1.1 DOS Clone

    • FreeDOS downloads [2007-02]
       

    • 15.1.2 FreeBSD

    • FreeBSD LiveCD Project [2007-02]
    • FreeSBIE - Free System Burned In Economy [2007-02]
       

    • 15.1.3 Linux

    • Knoppix [2007-02]
    • Ubuntu [2007-02]
      A complete Linux-based operating system.
      • Downloads [2007-02]
    • S-T-D: Security Tools Distribution [2007-02]
      A collection of hundreds if not thousands of open source security tools
       

• 16. Tools

• Virtual machine comparison [2006-04]
  Wikipedia
  • VMware [2000-09]
    Allows Linux/NT systems to run multiple "guest" operating systems at the same time.
    Windows under Linux or vice versa.
  • QEMU [2006-04]
    QEMU is free software written by Fabrice Bellard that implements a fast processor emulator, allowing a user to run one operating system within another one.
  • Plex86 -- GPLed clone of VMWare (formerly called FreeMWare)
  • Background of Multi-OS Use [2002-03]
    Docuemtation describing VMWare, FreeMWare, and other multi-OS solutions
  
   

• 17. Vendor Links

  • 17.1 Hardware

  • Also see BIOS & Motherboards [2002-06]
     

  • 17.2 Linux

  • BlackDog
    Secure Linux on USB
     

  • 17.3 Products

  • Ink Cartridges
    • CompuBiz Inkjet [2001-08]
    • Pacific Ink [2001-08]
      low cost ink cartridges
  • Printer Parts [2007-03]
  • The Copier Network [2007-03]
    Parts, how to reset errors, etc.
     

• 18. Virus & Worm Protection Links

• Virus Protection Page [2001-07]
  Personal page with links
• Software Providers
  • LavaSoft Ad-Aware [2003-12]
    Wonderful adware killer
  • AVG Anti-Virus [2006-08]
    • Free Edition [2006-08]
  • PC-cillin [2003-12]
    Anti-virus and more
• Software
• Device Drivers Discusion Forum [2001-10]
   

• 19. Unified Communications

• Steering Committees [2008-04]
  Network World
   

• 20. Windows

  • 20.1 General Windows Software

  • WinAbility [2001-06]
    Folder Guard, Security Softwware, for Windows Me/98
     

  • 20.2 Windows Counterparts For UNIX/POSIX Programs

  • GNU Win32 Collection [2008-02]
    (most of which is in UnixUtils)
     

  • 20.3 Native Windows Software - needs no special environments

    • Ayera's TeraTerm 3.1.x [2004-10]
      Telnet, SSH2, SSL Client with built in Web Server
      • free download [2004-10]
    • Simon Tatham's Home Page [2004-10]
      • putty: SSH-2 client for Windows [2004-10]
    • MicroOLAP TCPDUMP for Windows [2006-10]
    • Native Win32 ports of selected GNU Utilities [2006-09]
    • Vim Online [2003-09]
      Home page for vim, an improved vi. includes win32 downloads.
    • The Fine Free File Command [2008-02]
      Determine file types
      • Win32 File command from sourceforge.net [2008-02]
        Binary downloads
    
     

  • 20.4 Special Software - provides special environments

    • Linuk-like Environment For Windows [2006-09]
      Provides DLL with Linux API emulation layer, and supporting software
    
     

  • 20.5 X-Windows on Microsoft Windows

  • Omni-X for Windows 98/95/NT [2008-02]
    a high-performance 32-bit X Windows Server for Windows NT & 98/95. It transforms your Microsoft Windows NT/98/95workstation into a fully functionally X Windows terminal.
  • X-Win32 [2008-02]
  • WinaXe+ [2008-02]
    • WebserverTalk thread on subject [2008-02]

    • 20.5.1 Freeware

      • Cygwin X Server [2008-02]
        Depends on cygwin being installed
      • Xming X Server for Windows [2008-02]
        from freedesktop.org via source forge
      • WierdX [2008-02]
        Pure Java X Windows System Server - with limits
      
       

This information was gathered by Gilbert Healton for his personal use and is without warranty of any kind whatsoever. Use at your own risk.

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