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Here are some links in no particular order to various web sites I find interesting! If you find a broken link, OR know a site I should include -  please let me know!

Index

click on the topic to take you to the links

 

COMPUTER CLUB

TELEVISION PROGRAM

RADIO PROGRAM   

BLOGS AND PODCASTS

MICROSOFT SITES

UTILITIES

INFO, RESEARCH AND HELP

POCKET PC/MOBILE

MAGAZINES

GAME SITES

DIGITAL IMAGING AND VIDEO

SECURITY

GENEALOGY

EMERGENCY REPAIR KIT

OTHER INTERESTING SITES

TRAVEL SITES

 

 

COMPUTER CLUB

www.dvpc.org                                    my favorite computer club

 

TELEVISION PROGRAM

www.g4techtv.com                                 tv tech shows

Watch TV on your PC-Hulu
Watch TV on your PC-Sling
Watch TV on your PC-World TVPC
Antenna Info

 

RADIO PROGRAM

www.everythingcomputers.com      

The Kim Komando Radio Show®--America's Digital Goddess

 EverythingTechnology Home of the O'Donnell on Technology Radio Program-archive site-off air

Radio Station Guide

 

 

BLOGS AND PODCASTS

Leoville 

Chris Pirillo   

Digital Photo Blog
Digital Photography Weblog
This Week In Tech Podcast- great tech!
Itunes: Lots of Podcasts
The Digital Photography Show
Tips from the Top Floor
Studio Lighting
Microsoft Photo Blog
All Things Twit (This Week in Technology)
The Tech Guy
The Podshow:Podcast Directory
Incredible Podcast search engine

 

 

MICROSOFT SITES

http://support.microsoft.com               knowledge base

Microsoft Community Newsgroups
 
Microsoft Office - FrontPage Home
 
Microsoft Office Product Updates
 
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
 
 Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP
 
Windows XP Expert Zone
 
wmplugins - Find and share plug-ins, skins, and visualizations for Windows Media Player.
 
XP Compatibility Resources and Information
Windows Media Player
Windows High Definition
Vista Upgrade Advisor
 
Welcome to Microsoft Beta
 
Q & A with Microsoft Product Managers
 
Q308006 - Troubleshooting Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP
 
 Windows Media Cool Stuff

 

 

 

UTILITIES

FCC Manufacturer ID identifier                                              

 www.lavasoftusa.com                                 spyware software

www.drivers.com                                         find old drivers

Screen Capture Program                          Snagit by Techsmith

IP Chicken - Find Your IP Address!

Inventory Your computer components by Belarc

AVG (FREE) Anti-Virus
 
MailWasher: Free antispam
 
3d Traceroute
 
 Zone Alarm:Free Firewall
 
Network Downloads NetStat Live --- AnalogX
 
OldVersion.com : Find old versions of software
 
SpybotSD - Spybot - Search & Destroy antispam Software
 
CSTInc, The Online Memory Tester and Testing Solution Company.
 
Memtest86 - Memory Diagnostic Page
 
 Qualys Browser Checkup
 
 
Super Tweaks for Windows XP by Black Viper
 
Sysinternals Freeware - Utilities for Windows - Process Explorer
 
Tucows:Great Download Site!
 
Run diagnostics on your machine. -SiSandra
 
Software update info -version tracker
 
Sam Spade Whois tool
 
Network Solutions-domain registry
 
SpyBot anti-spyware
 
Surf anonymously
 
Bugnosis:find web bugs
 
Spambayes: free antispam
 
Hushmail:secure email
 
Belarc Inventory
 
American Power Conversion-ups info
 
Antivirus test file and info:Eicar
 
antispam research group
Atomic Clock Synch

 

 

 

INFORMATION , RESEARCH AND HELP

Wikipedia-an encyclopedia
The Wiki How To
eHow a great site to learn how to do things
Paul Thurrot's Windows Super Site
About.com- how to on computers

  www.annoyances.org                            great tips

  http://navasgrp.home.att.net/                  broadband help

   www.solinas.com                                    tech site

   www.lockergnome.com                            terrific tech site

Black Viper's Web Site: great tip site
 
broadband » Wireless Networking
 
broadbandreports.com - the place for BROADBAND
 
Mapping and GPS                        www.delorme.com

www.fixwindows.com                              help site

www.wown.com                                        networking help site

www.techweb.com

www.wopr.com                                        microsoft office help

www.bigfix.com                                         download fixes

www.winxpnews.com                                 xp help site

www.windows-help.net                           windows help

Windows Process Library                  Check running processes

Check event codes

Inside Outlook Express Home

Webopedia Online Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms

THE NAVAS GROUP Home Page: Broadband info
 
PC Pitstop: online diagnostic site
 
BetaNews Inside Information, Unreleased Products
 
broadband » Wireless Networking
 
broadbandreports.com - the place for BROADBAND
 
ExportHTML - XRay Vision by X10.com
   
Sarc Anti virus info
 
MSN.com
 
Paint Shop Pro Users Group -An Online Community
 
PracticallyNetworked.com-Great Networking info.
 
Decode running processes in XP Task manager
 
SmartDisk Home Page
 
News Microsoft promises end to 'DLL hell'
 
Memory upgrades by Crucial
 
VTI Product Information
 
iM Networks
 
Troubleshooting and Resource Guide for Windows 95-98-ME-XP, Home Page
 
The ProScope™ by Scalar,
 
Troubleshooting Windows XP, Tweaks and Fixes for Windows XP
 
What does your phone number spell
 
Windows Process Library
 
File extension "decoder" ,
 
another file extension decoder
 
PC Help Subscription Help Service
 
CNet Technology Site- great reviews!
 
All about cookies! : www.cookiecentral.com
 
Online windows user group
 
Lots of tips and tutorials
 
Extremetech Technology site
 
Interesting Tweak site.
 
Tech and gadgets
 
Broadband Info
 
Windows Help
 
Hardware Central
 
Linksys networking site
 
Faqs site!
 
Overclocking
-do this at your risk!
 
Spybot Forums
 
Pricewatch: Shopper's Guide
 
Create a bootable ISO WinXP CD
 
CrazyPC parts
 
Internet white papers
 
Internet society
 
Earthcam sites
 
Currency converter
 
ComputerGeeks parts site
Source for Microsoft News
Pure Performance
Windows Registry Guide
TweakXP.Com
TweakHound
How Stuff Works
Wikipedia- the online encyclopedia
Windows Media Center Site

 
 
 
 
 
POCKET PC / MOBILE
 
 
Pocket IE Home
 
Mobile Devices
 
Palm Cables, PCMCIA Cables, Modem Cables
 
Pocket PC Passion
 
PPCW.Net - HOW TO Remote Display your Smartphone on your Desktop PC

Solutions catalog for the iPAQ Pocket PC - multimedia

Pocket PC Info

 
Warchalking and Wardriving!
 
Geocaching!
 
Wifinder hotspot locator
 
Wi-fihotspotlist

 

 

MAGAZINES

Smart Computing--Computer articles, computer reviews, tips, and advice
 
Computer power user:Advanced computing magazine
 
PC Today:Computer magazine website
 
PC World website
 
PC Magazine website

Slashdot News for nerds, stuff that matters

Neowin.net - Where unprofessional journalism looks better

 Chicago Tribune James Coates

Sims Online Blog and Newspaper

The Onion
 
 

GAME SITES

Classic Game Emulator
 
Another game emulator
 
X-Box Info
 
Atari emulator
 
PlayStation Website
 
Game Maker Pages

 

 

DIGITAL IMAGING AND VIDEO

Photoplus:free photoshop alternative and more
 
Pixia:another photoshop alternative
 
PRESENTLY NOT AVAILABLE:Pixvue: Free digital photo manipulation program
 
#1 DVD Ripper,best dvd ripper copy dvd to divx-VCD-SVCD
 
IrfanView - free popular digital photo viewer
 
Welcome to virtualdub.org! - virtualdub.org
 
http--www.divx.com-divx-
 
DivX Digest - ASF to AVI Conversion Guide
 
PapaJohn - Movie Maker and Photo Story
 
Exif Info
 
Picasa: Google's Free Editing software
 
DVDRHelp.com - VCDHelp.com
 
DVD Video Tools and Help
Luminous Landscape
Microsoft Photo Story
Microsoft Photo Info Plug-In
Photo Net
DP Review- digital photography review
Steve's Digicam
Barry's (from DVPC)great Photoshop Elements tutorials
PC Photoreview
Photography FAQ
Digital Camera Resource
Microsoft Digital Photography Site
Paint Shop Pro User Group
Paint Shop Pro site (now Corel)
SNAGIT- the best screen grabber
Digital Field Guide
Free memory card file recovery
Depth of Field info
Digital Camera Software
Learn about photography
The Digital Photo Guy
The color schemer and color pix
The color blender
Color codes
Color Theory
More color theory
Photocourse
RGB Info
Photography Downloads
Flickr photo sharing site
YouTube video site
Photoshop Elements User
The plug in site
Elements Forum
Photoshop Talent-tutorials
Travel Photos
Free Fotos
Outdoor Photographer
Adorama Camera store-check their 100 tips!
Digital Software with great photo faqs!
All about digital photos!
Adobe TV
Adobe Software

 

SECURITY

Microsoft Security
 
Phishing Info
 
GRC:Security and great info site
 
Carnegie Mellon Cert Site
 
Online Security
 
Encryption software:Pretty good privacy

 

 
 
 GENEALOGY SITES

 

Cindi's List
 
Rootsweb
 
Jewish genealogy
 
Usgenweb
 
Familysearch
 
mytree
 
ancestry
 

 

EMERGENCY REPAIR TOOL KIT!

Download and install these programs as a precaution to disaster!
Avast Cleaner
McAfee Stinger
Ad-aware
HiJackThis
CWShredder
Notepad2
Autoruns,ListDLLS,ShareEnum,Process Explorer
CCleaner
SpywareBlaster
Norton Removal Tools
KeyFinder:Product key finder

 

 

OTHER INTERESTING SITES

Diablo Valley College

The California Aggie

SpaceDaily.Com - Your Portal To Space
 
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

Rick Prelinger : Historic video

http--tycho.usno.navy.mil-time.html

DVC WebAdvisor

Space Info

History Channel
 
Discovery Channel
 
Military interest
 
NASA site
CraigsList
Historical Site on the third reich-fascinating photos!
Facebook - Social Networking
Skype-make calls
Yesterland- Historical Disney
Snopes- check out urban legends
Discount software-academic superstore

Travel Sites!

Hotels.com-reservations!
Seat Guru-where is your seat?
Travelocity-travel reservations and more
Rick Steves- travel maestro
tripadvisor reviews
Google Earth and more-amazing!
Google Maps with street view
National Geographic