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

6.3 X-Windows

7. Hardware

7.1 General Hardware

7.2 Graphic Cards (Video Cards)

7.3 Networking Item

7.4 Diagnostics

7.5 Monitors

7.6 Storage Systems

8. Help Information

9. History

10. Humor

11. Legal

12. Misc

13. Networking

13.1 Fiber Channel

13.2 Wireless

14. Office Software

15. PDAs

16. Repair

17. Samba

18. Safety

Hits since 2002-09-10:

• 1. History & Folklore

• Computer Bug [2003-05]
  The original computer bug
  • The Origin of the Word "Bug" from telegraphs of the 1870s [2010-11]
    Describes false signals on early multiple telegraphy circuits
• 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]
     

  • 6.3 X-Windows

  • Xming - Free X-Windows server for Windows [2012-01]
    • XMing documentation. [2012-02]
    
     

• 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 Graphic Cards (Video Cards)

  • What is PCI Express? A Layman's guide to high speed PCI-E technology - Lee Penrod directron.com [2010-11]
    Information on video card technologies (ISA, PCI, AGP, PCI-Express)
  • PC Buyer Beware [2010-11]
    • Video/Graphics Cards : ISA - PCI - AGP - PCI Express Adapter Cards [2010-11]
    
     

  • 7.3 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]
     

  • 7.4 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
     

  • 7.5 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.
     

  • 7.6 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

• All About Microsoft: CodeTracker [2010-11]
  Code names used by Microsoft
• 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

• Changing MAC addresses on Win2K and XP [2010-10]
  • (clone of above on different site) [2010-10]
• 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. Office Software

• Microsoft Office 2007 File Viewers And Conversion Services [2010-01]
  (includes links to more generic conversion services)
   

• 15. PDAs

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

• 16. Repair

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

• 17. 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
   

• 18. Safety

  
   

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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