MineZone Wiki

Hardware/Software Companies

• Microsoft Corporation
  • Support Newsgroups
  • Knowledge Base
  • TechNet
  • Security Advisor Program
• Hewlett-Packard Company
• Dell Computer

Shareware/Freeware Sources

• Links to Freeware -- a site with links to many other freeware sites
• Software Directory Directory -- a directory of software sources
• File Hippo - Free Software Downloads
• SnapFiles -- good coverage of freeware and shareware (including reviews)
• NoNags -- lists freeware programs
• Pricelessware -- best of alt.comp.freeware (2006 version)
• Freeware Home -- another large source of freeware
• Shareware.Com -- fairly comprehensive multi-OS shareware site
• Download.Com -- comprehensive PC shareware site
• WinSite -- Windows shareware
• WinFiles.com -- shareware for all flavors of Windows
• Slaughterhouse -- more 32-bit Internet related shareware
• ZD Net Windows '95 Shareware Library -- small Windows '95 only site
• WebAttack.com -- shareware and freeware
• OSDir -- stable, open source apps
• The Great Software List
• CleanSoftware.org
• The OSSwin project
• Open Source Alternative -- find open source equivalents to commercial software

Windows NT/2000 Resources

• Windows NT Magazine
• Windows NT Systems -- another NT magazine
• ENT Onlines -- Enterprise NT magazine
• Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine -- free magazine for MCPs
• SearchWin2000.com -- a search portal for Windows 2000 information
• LabMice.Net -- Windows NT/2000 resource index
• Windows NT FAQ -- a huge list of NT Q&As
• Windows NT Tips -- huge list of tips and registry edits, but not well organized
• NT Resources -- more NT tips
• RegEdit -- answers to all your windows registry questions (95, 98, and NT)
• EventID.Net -- a database of Windows Event IDs and associated information
• ntbugtraq -- mailing list for discussion of security exploits and security bugs
• NTWare.com -- a well organized source of NT shareware
• BHS Windows NT Resource Center -- useful site, but one of the worst use of frames around
• NTInternals -- systems administration utilities
• Focus on Windows NT -- About.com forum on NT
• Sunbelt Software -- Windows NT Management Software & host to several useful mailing lists
• NT*PRO -- find local Windows NT user groups
• Open Source Software in a Windows Environment -- open source software projects for Windows
• Shell Extension City -- shell extensions for Windows

BackOffice

• SWYNK.COM -- information on all BackOffice products
• Microsoft Exchange Forum -- Exchange mailing list and other resources
• Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center -- more Microsoft Exchange resources
• Microsoft Proxy FAQ
• IIS Answers -- information about Microsoft Internet Information Server

MCSE Information

• MCSE Braindumps
• Microsoft Certified Professional Program -- the official site
• MCSE Directory -- links to resources useful to aspiring MCSEs
• Cram Session -- concise study sheets and references

Windows '95

• Windows Annoyances -- how to fix a lot of those pesky "features"
• 32bit.com -- comprehensive 32-bit Windows resource
• PCWin Resource Center -- tips & large file area

UNIX

• Rosetta Stone for Unix
• Unix command cheat sheet
• Root Prompt
• Unix Guru Universe
• UNIX Reference Desk
• SunHELP
• unixtips -- short UNIX tips and tricks
• System Administrators' Guild -- professional organization for system administrators
• dotfiles.com -- examples of a variety of UNIX configuration files

Linux

• freshmeat.net -- largest index of Linux software on the Web
• Linux.com
• Linuxnewbie.org
• CheapBytes -- very cheap Linux CDs
• Linuxiso.org -- download CD images of Linux distributions
• DistroWatch -- information about a huge variety of linux distributions
• Central Texas Linux User's Group
• Austin Linux Group

Palm Pilot

• 1src -- palm news, forums, and software
• PalmGear H.Q. -- lots of pilot applications and resources
• FreewarePalm -- freeware for the palm pilot
• Freeware For Palm -- more selective links to palm freeware
• Palm Open Source -- open source software for the palm pilot
• MemoWare -- PDA document repository
• Palm Tipsheet -- palm pilot newsletter
• No So FAQ's -- "Solving Not So Common Palm Series Problems"

Macintosh

• MacSlash
• macosxhints
• Mac OS X Apps
• Native OS X Applications
  • OS X Links
• SecureMac.com

Hardware Information

• Ars Technica -- high performance hardware information
• AnandTech -- another hardware information site
• BonesReview.com -- links to hardware review websites
• Storage Review -- exhaustive hard drive reviews

Software/Hardware

• ComputerESP -- hardware and software price comparisons
• Price Watch -- hardware price comparisons
• dealram -- RAM price comparison

Bookmarklets

• Bookmarklets -- the page that started it all
• Jesse's Bookmarklets Site
• Bookmarklets category in the Open Directory Project
• Shantanu Oak's bookmaklet page
• Favelets
• slayeroffice -- web development favelets
• Bookmarklets/Favelets that work in Safari
• Milly's Bookmarklets for Internet Explorer
• Milly's Bookmarklets for Mozilla or Phoenix or Netscape
• HTMLSource Bookmarklets
• LibraryLookup homepage
• Favlets.com
• HubLog: Bookmarklets

Creating Bookmarklets

• WebRef bookmarklet tutorial
• Write Your own Bookmarklets
  • Bookmarklet Builder
• Ugly Variables and Encapsulation
  • Ugly Variable Generator

Miscellaneous

• DriverGuide -- a great resource for tracking down device drivers
• Daily Rotation -- aggregated technology news
• Austin Technical Events Calendar
• Geek Austin -- slashdot-like site for the Austin area
• Central Texas Lan Association -- local network user group
• Free Wireless Internet Access Points in Austin
• MyHelpdesk.com -- computer help portal
• Desktop Engineers Junk Drawer -- resource site for desktop engineers
• AppDeploy.com -- tools and resources for application deployment
• Bookpool -- excellent source for technical books; great discounts
• WinDrivers.Com -- great source of drivers for all flavors of Windows
• BrainBuzz -- large number of forums for technology discussion
• PC World Online
• NT Toolbox -- Windows NT hacking/security tools and resources
• L0pht Heavy Industries -- security from the hacker perspective
• Hacker News Network -- "news from the computer underground for the computer underground"
• Woody's Office Watch -- resource dedicated to Microsoft Office suite
• Slashdot -- mostly Linux news
• Geek.com -- wide ranging computer news
• geeknews.net -- computer news
• PC Webopaedia -- huge glossary of computer terms with links to related websites
• whatis.com -- a slightly smaller computer terms glossary
• TechWeb
• Lockergnome -- newsletter with interesting stuff, despite sappy writing
• TinyApps.Org -- a guide to very small software for your PC
• sweetcode -- innovative free software (mostly unix-based)
• c|net -- all around computer resource site
• Hacking FAQs
• WebMaster's Notebook
• Webmaster Reference Library
• Web Review
• Symantec Security Response -- comprehensive computer virus information
• Free SSH Programs -- free ports of ssh clients and servers for multiple platforms
• Stroud's Consummate Winsock Apps List
• FreeAnswers -- search several large knowledge bases
• Bookmarklets -- simple tools that extend the capabilities of browsers
• DeskMod -- "Your source for desktop modifications"
• VisualRoute Server -- find the physical location of a server
• Archive Comparison Test -- archive/compression program comparison
• WhatIsMyIP.com -- a website that returns the IP address of your Internet connection
• FILExt -- "a detailed database of file extensions and programs that use them"
• Just Say No to Microsoft -- alternatives to Microsoft's products
• Syntax at a Glance -- basic code examples in a variety of programming languages
• BenchmarkHQ -- benchmarking software
• Broadband Wireless Exchange -- includes a directory of wireless broadband providers
• Broadband Reports -- lots of broadband information, including useful forums
• Wiki Engines -- a listing of the many different wikis
• The Screen Savers -- computer information via TechTV
• OldVersion.com -- previous versions of software
• Bootable CD-Roms
• GNUWin -- a free software compilation for Windows
• TheOpenCD -- a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software
• VideoHelp.com -- make your own VideoCDs, SVCDs or DVDs; playable on a standalone DVD Player
• Nationwide Fast Response On-Site Network
• JavaScript Password Generator
• Password Generator
• DIYParts.org -- exchange spare computer parts with others
• Windows Live Safety Center -- online virus scanner