Computers, General

Non-technical information about computers

1. History & Folklore

2. Business Of Software

3. Composition and Publishing

3.1 General

3.2 LATEX

4. Computer Clubs and Fairs

5. Energy Usage

6. Free Software

6.1 General

6.2 Firewalls

7. Hardware

7.1 General Hardware

7.2 Networking Item

7.3 Diagnostics

7.4 Monitors

7.5 Storage Systems

8. Help Information

9. History

10. Humor

11. Legal

12. Misc

13. Networking

13.1 Fiber Channel

13.2 Wireless

14. PDAs

15. Repair

16. Samba

17. Software

17.1 Drivers

17.2 Live CDs

17.3 Free Software

17.3.1 DOS Clone

17.3.2 FreeBSD

17.3.3 Gnu/Linux

18. Tools

19. Vendor Links

19.1 Hardware

19.2 Gnu/Linux

19.3 Products

20. Virus & Worm Protection Links

20.1 Cloud Antivirus

20.2 General

21. Virtulization

22. Unified Communications

23. Microsoft Office®

24. Microsoft Windows®

24.1 Microsoft Windows-7®

24.2 General Microsoft Windows Software

24.3 Registery Cleaners

24.4 Tools for Administration

24.5 Technical Documents

24.6 Microsoft Windows Counterparts For UNIX/POSIX Programs

24.6.1 Native Microsoft Windows Software - needs no special environments

24.6.1.1 Programs I Always Load

24.6.1.2 Special Programs Not Always Loaded

24.6.2 Special Software - provides special environments

24.6.3 Additional Tools

24.7 X-Windows on Microsoft Windows

24.7.1 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. Business Of Software

• The Development Abstraction Layer [2008-11]
  By Joel Spolsky, Tuesday, April 11, 2006
   

• 3. Composition and Publishing

  • 3.1 General

  • SGML Tools at VUW Comp.Sci. [2002-01]
    Many useful SGML links
  • Typing Errors (Qwerty vs Dvorak) [2009-01]
    The standard typewriter keyboard is Exhibit A in the hottest new case against markets. But the evidence has been cooked.
     

  • 3.2 LATEX

  • LaTex Tutorial [2009-01]
  • LaTex Tutorial [2009-01]
     

• 4. 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]
   

• 5. 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]
• Gnu/Linux Tips
  • The Gnu/Linux Documentation Project [2003-04]
    • Linux Ecology How To [2003-04]
  
   

• 6. Free Software

  • 6.1 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
     

  • 6.2 Firewalls

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

• 7. 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

  • 7.1 General Hardware

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

  • 7.2 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]
     

  • 7.3 Diagnostics

  • Colour-Science digital test images for monitor and Printer calibration [2010-06]
  • CPUs
    • Hyperformance PC [2003-06]
    • Intel corporation [2003-06]
      • Processor Support [2003-06]
  • Memory
    • Memory Guides [2003-04]
  • Memory reporting tool by Crucial [2010-03]
    Reports on current and potential memory of systems (private use only)
  • Memtest86
     

  • 7.4 Monitors

  • PowerStrip 3.8 (Microsoft Windows) [2010-06]
    Provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards (try before you buy)
  • Xorg FAQ Video Modes [2010-06]
  • X and ModeLines [2010-06]
    Xorg display in wrong postion for your screen, including LCD displays? This takes you through using xvidtune to shift things to your desire.
     

  • 7.5 Storage Systems

  • Backblaze: Inexpensive Bulk Storage for backups [2010-03]
    • How to build petabyte storage [2010-03]
  • Twibright Optar - Stroage on paper using 2D Golay Barcode [2010-03]
     

• 8. 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
   

• 9. 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)
   

• 10. Humor

• Computer Songs - Various computer parody songs [2010-06]
  Demented Music Database
• Silicon Valley Guy by Don Data and the Rez-Tones (Patty Bell and assorted friends)
  • Waxidermy [2010-06]
    With link to Silicon Valley Guy MP3
  • Lyrics [2010-06]
    from www.poppyfields.net
  • No spoon for Silicon Valley Guy Boca Raton News [2010-06]
  • Infoworld via Google Books Link [2010-06]
• 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 Microsoft Windows [2001-02]
  Microsoft 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
   

• 11. Legal

• White Collar News Crime Blog by Jef Henninger [2]
• The Sedona Conference [2008-11]
  Papers from the cutting edge of issues in the area of antitrust law, complex litigation, and intellectual property rights
• 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 Gnu/Linux system by using patents to create a collaborative ecosystem.
   

• 12. 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]
• Slash Dot: Creative Uses For Extra Drive Bays [2010-08]
  • CD/DVD Holder that fits in CD drive slot. [2010-08]
  • Multi-function Multimedia Front Panel Bay with SDHC Card Reader + USB 4-Port Hub [2010-08]
  • Think Geek E-Z Bake Oven for PC [2010-08]
• 
  2010-08
   

• 13. Networking

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

  • 13.1 Fiber Channel

    
     

  • 13.2 Wireless

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

• 14. PDAs

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

• 15. Repair

• Giving Your Computer A Bath [2009-10]
  Yes, realling cleaing a computer's insides with water.
   

• 16. Samba

• Samba [2002-03]
  Connecting Microsoft 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 Microsoft Windows Everywhere [2002-03]
  • The Story of Samba: Linux's Stealth Weapon [2002-03]
  • Samba Overview [2002-03]
• Security Fix - The Scrap Value of a Hacked PC [2009-05]
  Washington Post Blog by Brian Krebs
   

• 17. Software

  • 17.1 Drivers

  • Device Drivers Discusion Forum [2001-10]
     

  • 17.2 Live CDs

  • List of "live CD"s [2007-02]
     

  • 17.3 Free Software

  • Best 101 Free Computer Software For Your Daily Use [2009-05]

    • 17.3.1 DOS Clone

    • FreeDOS downloads [2007-02]
       

    • 17.3.2 FreeBSD

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

    • 17.3.3 Gnu/Linux

    • Debian Live [2009-03]
    • Knoppix [2007-02]
    • Ubuntu [2007-02]
      A complete Gnu/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
       

• 18. Tools

• Fully Auotomatic Installer [2009-05]
• Gnu/Linux&Windows Desktop Sharing with vnviewer. [2010-02]
• Synergy [2009-01]
  Logical KVM allowing one keyboard/mouse to operate multiple computers (each with its own display)
  • 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
  
   

• 19. Vendor Links

  • 19.1 Hardware

  • Also see BIOS & Motherboards [2002-06]
     

  • 19.2 Gnu/Linux

  • BlackDog
    Secure Gnu/Linux on USB
     

  • 19.3 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.
     

• 20. Virus & Worm Protection Links

  • 20.1 Cloud Antivirus

  • CloudAV: N-Version Antivirus in the Network Cloud [2009-06]
    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Panda Relases Cloud Antivirus - CloudAve.com [2009-06]
  • CloudAntivirus.com - Panda's download site [2009-06]
     

  • 20.2 General

  • Virus Protection Page [2001-07]
    Personal page with links
  • Software Providers
    • LavaSoft Ad-Aware [2003-12]
      Wonderful adware killer
    • AVG Anti-Virus [2006-08]
    • Avast Anti Virus (recommented by Slash Dot users) [2008-10]
      • Free Edition [2006-08]
    • PC-cillin [2003-12]
      Anti-virus and more
    
     

• 21. Virtulization

• Virtual machine comparison [2006-04]
  Wikipedia
  • VMware [2000-09]
    Allows Gnu/Linux & Windows systems to run multiple "guest" operating systems at the same time.
    Microsoft Windows under Linux or vice versa.
• Virtual Box from Sun Microsystems [2009-05]
• Cloning and Copying VirtualBox virtual machines from Weblog [2009-05]
  Stuart's Notes
  • Getting to know Sun Virtual Box Snapshots from IT Knowledge Exchange [2009-05]
    By Rick Vanover
  
   

• 22. Unified Communications

• Steering Committees [2008-04]
  Network World
   

• 23. Microsoft Office®

• Microsoft Word - printing word documents without opening word [2009-09]
   

• 24. Microsoft Windows®

  • 24.1 Microsoft Windows-7®

    • Five Things You Should Know About Upgradeing From XP To Windows-7. Tony Bradley, PC World, via Washington Post [2009-10]
      • Windows-7 Upgrade Advisor [2009-10]
    
     

  • 24.2 General Microsoft Windows Software

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

  • 24.3 Registery Cleaners

  • CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. [2009-03]
  • Registrery-Reviews.net: Which registery Cleaner Is The Best [2008-09]
  • Eusing, the free registery cleaner [2008-09]
     

  • 24.4 Tools for Administration

  • Derfagger: defragmentation tool [2009-03]
  • Recuva: FREE file recovery tool [2009-03]
    For the whole drive or selected files
  • MSIZAP: collect Microsoft Windows Installer garbage that eats of disk space [2009-01]
    A great weay to clean up problem installs ("G" option for general clean-up)
  • UBCD4WIN: Ultimate Boot CD for Microsoft Windows [2009-01]
    The bootable recovery CD that contains software used for repairing, restoring, or diagnosing almost any Window's computer problem.
  • Trash Application Removal Tips and Tools [2010-06]
    Useful collection of tips, and a few tools, like the Dummy Executable, for blocking determined, but unwanted, applications.
     

  • 24.5 Technical Documents

  • The BOOT.INI File of Microsoft® Windows™ NT/2000/XP/2003 [2008-09]
  • Redoing Windows: A Guide for Customizing Windows for Users with Low Vision [2010-06]
    (Also useful to give individual users their own custom settings)
     

  • 24.6 Microsoft Windows Counterparts For UNIX/POSIX Programs

    • 24.6.1 Native Microsoft Windows Software - needs no special environments

    • These programs provide a POSIX shell environment to Microsoft Windows environments without the overhead of a special environment.

      • 24.6.1.1 Programs I Always Load

      • (well, maybe not all of them all the time, but most of them all of the time)
      • UnixUtils: Native Win32 ports of selected GNU Utilities [2006-09]
        Older software, but includes a real shell, sh, based on a BSD implementation of zsh. Should augment with following GnuWin32 routines, installed to a different directory, to get newer copies of everything else along with many more routines.
      • GnuWin32 [2005-03]
        provides ports of tools with a GNU or similar open source license, to Microsoft Windows)
        (above UnixUtils contains popular basics, including B shell)
        • Packages [2008-09]
          • Core Utilities [2008-09]
            chrp, chmod, .
          • CPIO Utilities [2008-09]
            (find, cpio)
          • Diff Utilities [2008-09]
            (diff, .)
          • CygUtils [2008-09]
            (unix2dos, .)
          • File [2008-09]
            (file...)
          • Gawk [2008-09]
            (awk, .)
          • Grep [2008-09]
            (grep,...)
          • Less . improved more [2008-09]
          • Make [2008-09]
          • Patch [2008-09]
          • PsUtils [2008-09]
            PostScript&tm; Utilities
          • Sed [2008-09]
          • TarUtils [2008-09]
          • uuencode & uudecode [2008-09]
          • Unzip [2008-09]
          • Which [2008-09]
          • Zip with GNU improvements [2008-09]
      • Emacs Home Page [2009-04]
        • Microsoft Windows FAQ [2009-04]
          See Getting Emacs
      • The Fine Free File Command [2008-02]
        Determine file types
      • Simon Tatham's Home Page [2004-10]
        • putty: SSH-2 client for Microsoft Windows [2004-10]
      • Vim Online [2003-09]
        Home page for vim, an improved vi. includes win32 downloads.
         

      • 24.6.1.2 Special Programs Not Always Loaded

      • Ayera's TeraTerm 3.1.x [2004-10]
        Telnet, SSH2, SSL Client with built in Web Server
        • free download [2004-10]
      • MicroOLAP TCPDUMP for Microsoft Windows [2006-10]
         

    • 24.6.2 Special Software - provides special environments

      • Cygwin: Gnu/Linux-like Environment For Microsoft Windows [2006-09]
        Provides DLL with Gnu/Linux API emulation layer, and supporting software
      
       

    • 24.6.3 Additional Tools

    • MinGW: "Minimalist GNU for Windows" [2010-05]
      port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), and GNU Binutils, for use in the development of native Microsoft Windows applications.
       

  • 24.7 X-Windows on Microsoft Windows

  • Omni-X for Microsoft Windows 98/95/NT [2008-02]
    a high-performance 32-bit X Windows Server for Microsoft Windows NT & 98/95. It transforms your Microsoft 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]

    • 24.7.1 Freeware

      • Cygwin X Server [2008-02]
        Depends on cygwin being installed
      • Xming X Server for Microsoft 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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