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Where I Like To Go
This is a partial listing of the places I go back to over and over again. Sorry, the nudie sites aren't here. Some of these are fun to visit, some are very informative.
Most of the links are good. If you should run across any that do not work, please let me know....
I have this set up so that any link you follow from here is going to open in a new browser window. I'll leave the management of that up to you. When you are done wherever I have sent you, just close that window. Hopefully, this window will still be open, and you won't forget me...
Checking out those email hoaxes My cousin's wife's mother said that if I forwarded her email to 900 of my closest friends, I would magically see a clip of Bill Gates sending me a gift certificate to Outback Steak House. Yeah, yeah. If you want to find out about the latest email hoaxes and Urban Legends, check out The AFU & Urban Legends Archive. Some of the Urban Legends are down right good - and I'll bet you have heard more than one, in some variation or another. And if someone sends you an email telling of a new catastrophic strain of syphilis that gang members are smearing on faucet handles in your restrooms at work, go here and see what it is all about BEFORE you make a fool of yourself sending it to 900 of your cousin's wife's friends.
The U.S. Department of Energy used to run a really good database of current viruses that were on the loose. Their "Computer Incident Advisory Capability" site (CIAC) has since dropped maintenance of that area due to duplication elsewhere on the web, I guess. But they still have a great wealth of information on all, or most of, the most dangerous software "holes" (security flaws) that you may not have patches for. They also maintain a hoax database that is pretty exhaustive. If you are looking for a way to kill some time that will make you sit up after an hour and say "How long have I been here"? Go browse the database. See how many of these you have seen before from well meaning friends. And worse, how many you yourself are guilty of forwarding on to others.
If you just want information on viruses, current, or known, I use Symantec's Antivirus Research Center web site quite a bit. It is pretty well maintained and up to date. Myself, I use their product, including the email scan option and I set the automatic update feature to check for new virus definitions nightly. I also do a full system scan for viruses nightly. Of course, if you turn your computer off at night, this won't work for you, and you must endure it while these things go on while you are trying to "work". A definite item that will make you "put it off until tomorrow". Which means it will never get done. I must admit that if you leave the outgoing email scan option enabled, it seems to take forever to send an email. Since I keep my definitions up to date, and do nightly system scans, I opted to turn this feature off. Incoming messages tend to not be so obvious in the slow down department, because you aren't really aware of the scan until you receive the email. More than once, a dangerous attachment has been corralled on my machine by this utility. I wouldn't be without it.
Other Virus Information Sites: Stiller Research Virus Information, Virus Bulletin Home Page, McAfee Virus Pages, and Computer Associates Virus Information Center.
What the Hell was that File Extension again? The File Extension Source maintains a list of almost all file extensions you think you may ever need to know. When someone sends you a cute little attachment that you "just have to see", but it won't open, try looking for the file extension here. It will tell you what the associated app is, and usually where to obtain a copy for download (a lot of these are freeware).
Perdue University's THOR site (THe Online Reference) has dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, Thesauri, maps, area codes, zip codes, phone books....
Can't Find the Right Words? Penn State's Electronic Classics Site contains a lot of historical political documents, as well as the King James version of the Bible. Aesop's Fables, Melville, Milton, Poe, Plato.
The Darwin Awards - No, I haven't made it here, yet! And as long as you haven't made it either, then there is a whole bunch of people here that are not as smart as you are!
Chris White's Top5 List Hopeless people with nothing better to do at work. It's even occasionally funny.
The Big Dump Truck Random rants and raves...actually a good time waster. Some interesting observational humor.
Do you ever have troubles getting windows to work the way you want it to? No! You don't say!? Windows Annoyances has tons of tips, tricks, and workarounds. This is not for application programs.
Looking for a great, cheap, image editor? Jasc's Paint Shop Pro is a great choice. I won't bullshit you, I still found it difficult to learn and use, but it is much easier and MUCH cheaper than the "bleeding edge" packages out there, and contains most of the same features. There is also a huge user base out there that is more than willing to share tutorials and other how to's.
Scripts you say? Matt's Script Archive is a great jumping off point. There are a wealth of free CGI scripts there, as well as links to other sources. You didn't think I was smart enough to do this crap myself, did you? Actually, the free scripts are very good "building blocks" to learn with, as well as to modify and use for your own specific purposes. There are also pay versions that are much more robust and contain a whole lot fewer bugs than I put in.
DIY Home Networking You really can do it yourself. A wealth of information for getting your home network setup and to keep it working.
Once you have your network setup, or even a stand alone machine connected to an "always on" or broadband connection, you need to protect it with a personal firewall. One of the best free products for this is Zone Alarm. If you want a more full featured and configurable firewall Zone Alarm Pro is the way to go. I like the fact that this firewall not only checks for hackers trying to get into your PC, but will also check outgoing traffic to see what is up, just in case someone did get a worm or trojan horse onto your system and, unbeknownst to you, is trying to send information out to someone.
PC PitStop Very complete information for testing your PC, as well as your internet connection, and how to make things better. Very useful site.
Gibson Research Corporation Possibly the best site I have found for learning about my computer's security. Visit this site and LEARN!
Searching? Don't bother to look around. Google is best search engine out there, hands down!
Classmates.com - Look up those high school friends you haven't seen for thirt...er, ah, a few years. There is a very good story, here. Maybe I will tell you all someday. Actually, this site started out really great, but has evolved into a pay site that, in my opinion, is not worth the money. My advice: Go there, see if there is anyone you REALLY want to contact, then pay the money. If not, sign up with your name and wait on others to contact you. They may be changing things so that only paid members can communicate at all.
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