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• Computing
  • Anti Virus / Security
• Search the Internet
• Dayton Area
• Other places of interest

Computing

• Anti Virus / Security

  • AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security
  • CERT/CC Malicious Web Scripts FAQ
  • CIAC Security Web Site
  • ClamWin - Free Antivirus for Windows
  • DataDotDna - DataDots for your assets (theft deterrent)
  • Dayton InfraGard local chapter of national InfraGard
  • eicar - Anti-Virus test file
  • Free Virus Scan - Kaspersky Lab
  • F-Secure
  • Home Network Security
  • Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) port numbers
  • Kaspersky Lab: Antivirus software
  • McAfee - Antivirus Software and Intrusion Prevention Solutions
  • Microsoft's online password checker - displays indication of password dtrength or weakness
  • Ohio Information Security Forum
  • OptOut - Internet Spyware Detection and Removal
  • Remove/disable Windows Messenger in XP
  • Secure Passwords that can be easily Remembered
  • Software Inspector - Secunia checks your computer for insecure versions and missing security updates.
  • Spyware detection and removal software at Webroot.com
  • SpywareInfo
  • StopBadware.org a "Neighborhood Watch" campaign aimed at fighting badware
  • Symantec Antivirus Software search Symantec for viruses & hoaxes
  • Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan HouseCall
  • viruslist.com Viruses, anti-viruses, events, facts and commentary
  • Vmyths.com- Truth About Computer Virus Myths & Hoaxes
  • Zone Labs - excellent software firewall
• 20 Year USENET Archive - and brief history
• A free award winning e-zine: Internet ScamBusters
• AnandTech hardware analysis and news
• Answers That Work - Computer Solutions, Helpdesk, PC Troubleshooting
• Ars Technica: RAM Guide: Part I: DRAM and SRAM Basics
• Atom Smasher's Error Message Gallery - funny fake error messages. Also see real error messages
• BadVista Blog
• Bandwidth Place, Speed Test
• BetaNews | Inside Information, Unreleased Products
• BetterWhoiscom
• Black Viper's Web Site - lots of good technical computer info
• BugNet (Archived copy)
• C|Net - Technology product reviews, price comparisons, tech video, and more
• digitalFAQ.com DVD MEDIA GUIDES -> Blank Media & Quality FAQ
• Digit-Life.com
• Dorgem - Open Source Webcam Capture Application Use your PC and webcam as motion detection security system
• Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world
• Email Privacy :: The most comprehensive source for information regarding email security and privacy.
• eMailman® -- electronic superhero(sm)
• ExtremeTech - Deep technology content for the IT community
• FamilySearch.org - Family History and Genealogy Records
• FILExt - The File Extension Source
• FileZilla - FTP client for Windows
• Freeware SSH and SCP for Windows 9x, NT, ME, 2000 & XP - secure terminal emulator & file copy
• GetNetWise
• Guide to Computer and Electronic Waste Reduction
• Hard Drive Interface Chart
• Hardware Analysis - Investigating the force that drives IT
• Hardware One - Your Daily Computer News and Reviews Site
• How To Ask Questions The Smart Way - we are not a help desk for your project!
• How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware | George Ou | ZDNet.com
• IrfanView - Freeware Graphic Viewer
• IT Conversations New Ideas Through Your Headphones
• Jargon - what the heck does that term mean?
• Kim Komando's Komputer Klinic
• LangaList
• Liszt, the mailing (and news) list directory
• Mail Abuse Prevention System
• mandolux - great photos by Mando Gomez for your desktop wallpaper, especially on multi-monitor systems
• Memory FAQ
• Microsoft Store Buy brand name PCs without all the crapware
• Motherboard HomeWorld - motherboards.org
• My IP shows the IP address of your internet connection (or any IP address you specify) and locates it on a map
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• Navas Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide
• Network Professionals Association - Dayton Chapter
• NSI - WHOIS Lookup
• Official U.S. time (requires Java)
• OpenSource Freeware Review
• OpenSSH a FREE version of the SSH protocol suite of network connectivity tools
• O'Reilly & Associates -- computer books, software conferences, online publishing
• Pandora Radio - radio from the Music Genome Project
• PC Guide a little out of date, but useful for beginners
• PC Mechanic
• PCBuyersGuide
• PCiQ - The Personal Computing IQ Test
• Phidgets Inc. Unique and Easy to Use USB Interfaces
• PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives
• Power Supply Wattage Calculator - JS Custom PCs, LLC
• PracticallyNetworked.com network product reviews, troubleshooting, tutorials, how-to's. etc.
• Price Watch - Street Price Search Engine
• Smart BootManager
• Smart Computing Computer Tutorial Articles, Tips
• Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
• SpamCop
• System Optimization - PC Hardware and Performance Guide!
• TechDictionary.com
• Tera Term Home Page ttermp23.zip ttermv14.zip
• The Harrow Group The Harrow Technology Report
• The Register
• The Vi/Ex Editor
• The Weird Error Message Gallery - real error messages. Also see fake error messages
• TheOpenCD - a collection of open source software for Windows
• Tom's Hardware Guide
• Troubleshooters.com
• Tucows Downloads
• Ultimate Boot CD lots of useful utilities on bootable CD
• USB On-The-Go (OTG) Basics
• usergroupstore.com User Group Store (UGUGS04)
• VI (and Clone) Introductionory Guide
• W3 Consortium
• "WAMU Computer Guy's Home Page"
• webwasher.com - keep your web clean
• whatis.com - technical terms defined
• Windows Device Drivers at Windrivers.Com
• WinPlanet - Windows Software Reviews and Downloads
• Ziff Davis
• Zip & Jaz Drives - Click Death

Search the Internet

• All the Web
• AltaVista
• Ask Jeeves!
• Copernic: Software to search, find, and manage information!
• Dogpile
• Fazzle (Nice MetaSearch, but requires JavaScript)
• Footnote - The place for original documents online
• Google
• HotBot
• iLOR Search (See article iLOR Makes Google Even Better)
• Ixquick Metasearch
• Lycos
• Northern Light Search
• Ohio at OyMap.net - a world directory
• Teoma Search -- Search with Authority
• Yahoo!

Dayton Area

• Active Dayton
• Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center
• Better Business Bureau of Dayton & the Miami Valley
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
• Centerville-Washington Park District
• CITYFOLK -- Dayton's traditional and ethnic arts organization
• Cox Arboretum MetroPark
• Dayton Air Show
• Dayton Art Institute
• Dayton Dragons
• Dayton Hamvention
• Dayton IT Alliance
• Dayton Metro Library
• Dayton
• Find jobs in the Dayton area
• Five Rivers MetroParks
• Fraze Pavilion
• Greene County Public Library
• International Butterfly Show, Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati - April 16 through June 26, 2011
• Mendelsons Liquidation Outlet
• National Aviation Hall of Fame at WPAFB
• National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly known as United States Air Force Museum)
• Northmont Area
• RiverScape MetroPark
• Washington-Centerville Public Library
• Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
• WLW History

Other places of interest

• Acronym Finder
• Anti-Phishing Working Group
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Bell System Technical Journal 1922-1983
• bigchalk Home "World's best study & research help!"
• CASPIAN Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering
• Consumer Reports® Online
• Convert Latitude / Longitude in Degrees:Minutes:Seconds to/from Decimal
• Convert-me.Com: Interactive measurements calculator
• Cost-of-Living Calculator - AIER
• Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
• Digi-Key Corp. lots of electronic components
• DIY: The Do It Yourself Network
• Easter Date Calculation
• English Idioms, Sayings and Slang
• Eric Conveys an Emotion while away some time ...
• Froogle - Find products with Google
• Home LearnCenter
• How Stuff Works
• How to get around annoying phone menus when calling (some) big companies
• HubbleSite - NewsCenter Hubble's Future
• Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas, & Almanac Reference
• InspirationalSpark.com - Inspirational Quotes
• IRS - Income Tax Forms, etc.
• iTools incl. language tools
• KidsCom
• Lat - Long Finder help find Latitude & Longitude of a location
• Library of Congress
• MakeZine.com - DIY Construction projects
• Meetup: Organizing local interest groups
• MegaConverter 2 - convert form one measurement to another
• NASA Earth Observatory
• National Avaiation Hall of Fame
• National Do Not Call Registry, managed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• NPR Online
• Official Darwin Awards (not for the faint of heart)
• Ohio Invasive Species: How to deal with them Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Ohio Radio stations
• Ohio Top Links - a directory of Ohio web sites
• Ohio TV stations
• PBS Online
• PDR.net Getting Well Network
• Phrases, sayings and cliches, with meanings and origins.
• Privacy.net
• Quatloos!—Cyber-Museum of Scams and Frauds Learn how to avoid being scammed
• ResellerRatings.com Customer reviews of online retailers
• Satiche - Index - Wordplay and Lexicography
• ScienceDaily Magazine: Your Source for the Latest Research News
• Science@NASA Home realtime satellite tracking
• Smithsonian
• Tech World Radio! hosted by former "On Technology" co-hosts Patrick Suarez and JameyZell
• The Exploratorium
• The Internet Public Library
• The Why Files
• The Word Detective
• The Word Spy devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases
• U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• USPS ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information
• Visual Thesaurus by Plumb Design - requires Java
• VolunteerMatch find / post volunteer opportunities
• WirelessAdvisor.com Cellular, PCS, and wireless phone service information
• World of Discovery
• worthless word for the day
• WWW Virtual Library

Lots of links to web page authoring information, for the webmaster wannabe's.

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