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DSLReports.com
The best single spot for information and tools relating to DSL. Many discussion boards about ISP's, hardware, and software, as well as tools to test connection speed, patches, and more. You can even keep a log of your connection rates and compare to others by ISP and zip code.
(Note: In 2002 the name changed to Broadband Reports though still dslreports.com.)

FileExt.com
For anyone who uses Windows XP and views multi-media presentations, you are familiar with messages stating you have an unknown file type, or need a codec, or have an unrecognized media extension. You've likely been directed here by Microsoft. One click will tell you what the file extension is associated with so you know what program to use.

GRAFICA Obscura
An "evolving computer graphics notebook". Technical notes, pics and essays.

HTML 4.0 Specifications 4-24-98
For web authors who speak HTML. The real thing, from the W3 Consortium.

ICQ - Free download!
Way better than AOL's buddy system. Chat, mail, pager,& ftp features. Communicate with anyone, not just AOL. It's simple to use, so that cyberbuddies can easily find eachother or leave a message if somone's busy or offline. (1998, 2000)

Internet Hoaxes
Please. Before you send off warnings to 500 cyberbuddies, about some new computer virus which gobbles up your computer, be sure to check this page. A definitive and informative archive of known computer viruses, along with some historical context. Find out why spreading chain mail hoaxes is so harmful for everyone. (U.S. Dept. of Energy, CIAC)
[See also CIAC's Guide to Internet Chain Letters and Symantec's Anti-Virus Research Center Hoax Guide.]
[See also the McAfee Guide to Virus Hoaxes and the Urban Legends Hoax Archives. ]

Internet Tutorials
From the University of Albany Libraries, useful guides including a basic guide to the Internet, research tips, and an extensive tutorial on resources and techniques for searching the Internet .

LearnTheNet.com
Given 4 stars by Yahoo! Internet Life in April '97, a re-visit to this site shows it's even better now in its collection of easy-to-use references for the novice Internet user, on everything from attaching e-mail files to searching and surfing the web.   English | Español | Français



Online Virus Scan!
From Panda Software, a very thorough -- and FREE -- online scan. While most AV software is very good at intercepting the newest viruses, of which there are many out there, this one actually caught a very old virus in a Word Document, and I was impressed. Hint: After requesting the scan, make sure to click the option to repair errors, or it won't.




PC Magazine - Online
Great online version of PC Magazine. Now featuring The Top 100 Web Sites. A nice reference, with large-Sample Reader Ratings as well as PC Lab Tests of new software and hardware.

Psychologist's Internet Guide
Psychologist Pauline Wallin, Ph.D., provides a primer on informed Internet use, beginning with a look at choosing search engines effectively, and covering topics such as understanding your browser's potential, practicing safe online shopping, and taking advantage of the newest software and communication options. (Updated 4/2005)

Spam Law
Tired of getting unsolicited junk and having the Internet clogged up by commercial spamming which says that it is "in accordance with federal law"? Guess what? There currently is no such law protecting spammers from bombarding unwilling recipients. This is the proposed bill by Senator Murkowski, which has gone nowhere since Congress and the FTC apparently decided the Internet is no longer about information but about commercial exploitation. Write to Congress and the FTC if you do not like spam taking over your computer!

TinyUrl.com
Here's a really handy online utility for instantly converting hideouosly long web page addresses (such as is common with news articles and e-cards) into tiny url's suitable to sending along to friends and family with little risk of having the url get broken up along the way. Free and easy. Not to be confused with the world's smallest web page (literally!), Guimp. :-)

Enter a long URL to make tiny:

Top 10 New Mistakes of Web Design
Beautiful, short and sweet explanations about good design, with annotations and examples.
(Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Webmonkey Reference Guide
One of the funkiest (and first) online resources for web designers. It's gotten bigger and slicker since becoming part of HotWired, but still funky like a webmonkey! For advanced users and pros.

WebReference.com
Another solid reference for web-developers. Information on standards, languages, legal issues, browser extensions, and other esoterica for webmasters.

Windows Annoyances
Intended for "Intermediate to advanced users", a neat fix-it guide in 1995, now "the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows" (site description). Formerly one page highlighting the quirks of Win95 and another page for Win98, this newly-moved site now features an all-purpose collection of Windows Annoyances

WinDrivers.com
This is a favorite place for tech support, pros, and advanced users. If you're stuck looking for a driver (say, for that new Win2000 machine), this is the site.

World of Windows Networking
Another great resource for setting up a Windows OS for network access, whether intranet or Internet. This site, also mirrored on helmig.com, includes useful troubleshooting tools and information for Win95/98, ME, NT, and WIN2000, both end-user and server software.

Y2k and the"Millennium Bug"
There's been so much spoken and written about this that it's mind-boggling and/or numbing. Here's a great starting point for those interested in the topic, a compilation of relevant links from the New York Times.



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