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Services


  1. Deathrow OpenVMS Cluster
    Shell accounts available for you to learn VMS.
  2. binsearch.info
    Browse and search newsgroup posts without having to load up your newsreader.
  3. multiple DNS lookup engine
  4. Fotopic.net
    Service allowing users to upload images, organize image galleries for others to see, and order prints.
  5. ImageShack Hosting
    Allows you to upload single images files so that you can link to them without having to have a webhost.
  6. AT&T Relay Service
    Provides free online relay calls.
  7. Free Shell Accounts
    List of many free Unix shell providers.
  8. K7 Unified Messaging
    Setup a free mailbox with a 206 (Washington state) number, and receive your voicemails as WAVs by e-mail and receive faxes as TIFs!
  9. Free World Dialup
    Allows you to make free VoIP calls to other VoIP users and toll-free numbers.
  10. Panda ActiveScan
    Free online virus scanner.
  11. Laser Voice Mail
    will give you a free anonymous voicemail box in 206 (Washington).
  12. Beige Tower
    Provides free web hosting, e-mail, PHP, and MySQL.
  13. TelcoData.us Telecommunications Database
    Detailed technical information about specific switches, COs, prefixes, etc.
  14. VCDQUALITY
    Information about the latest releases of VCD/SVCD/DivX movies from warez groups.
  15. Sprint Relay Online
    Make free operator-assisted TTY calls through this online tool.
  16. Broadband CO Finder
    Find out detailed switch information.
  17. Local calling guide
    All kinds of neat information about the telephone switch for a given area, including the owner, prefixes it serves, and more. Searchable.
  18. NFONews.com
    A great site which keeps track of movie, music, games, e-book, applications, and other binary posts to Usenet, without you having to sort through post listings yourself.
  19. Super Dimensional Fortress
    SDF is a public access Unix system which offers very inexpensive shell accounts and other services as well.
  20. FreeWebspace.net
    A guide, complete with user comments, to help you find the free web host most suitable to your needs.
  21. Daily Rotation
    Grabs news information from over 100 different tech sites, and formats them all on one easily readable page.
  22. Trend Micro HouseCall
    A free online virus scanner. Nifty! Apparently only works with MSIE, though.
  23. Hacker Tracker
    Provides information about IPs, domains, and IP blocks. Allows you to select ping, whois queries, verify e-mail addresses, finger, dig, etc.
  24. Freebelt
    Information about companies offering free e-mail accounts, shell accounts, webpage hosting, free internet access, etc.
  25. SpamCop
    Online tool that can track down spammers, their ISP, and send a generated report to their ISP's postmaster.
  26. Hotmail
    Free web-based e-mail.
  27. MyRealBox
    Free POP3 e-mail account.
  28. ShellYeah
    Limited Unix shell accounts.
  29. Freeservers
    Setup a free virtual subdomain webpage on freeservers.
  30. Domain Host Services
    Dynamic and static DNS and URL redirection services.
  31. Yi
    Free dynamic DNS services, allowing you to have hostname.yi.org.

Privacy / Anonymity


  1. Tor: An Anonymous Internet Communication System
    Very reliable and unique system which allows anonymous, encrypted traffic to be passed through various nodes on the internet.
  2. BugMeNot
    Bypass compulsory web registration on sites by looking for already working logins/passwords on this site.
  3. cr45du57's HTTP proxy
  4. Entropy
    Entropy is a P2P based application which focuses on privacy and anonymity.
  5. Proxify
    Effecient and free anonymous web browsing.
  6. OutGuess
    Some stegonography software to embed information in standard JPG files.
  7. Counterexploitation
    Information and message boards about dealing with and removing adware/spyware.
  8. SilentSurf
    Fast and free anonymous web browsing.
  9. Privacy.net
    Mostly links to privacy and anonymity resources.
  10. Privacy On the Net
    A guide to various facets of privacy online and tracking.
  11. Netspy - Public Proxy NNTP Servers

Software / Downloads / Drivers


  1. Windows Software: Daily Updates
    Indexes recent released of free Windows software.
  2. Ultimate Boot CD
    A Linux based (and Windows version available too) boot CD which is preloaded with tons of diagnostic tools and utilities.
  3. TightVNC
    TightVNC is a free remote control software package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.
  4. The OSSWin Project: Open Source for Windows!
    Links to tons of open source, free software for Windows, organized into categories.
  5. Sysinternals Freeware
    Several good applications and utilities.
  6. Orb Networks
    Orb is an awesome freeware application that will provide streaming audio and video to you from a remote location through Windows Media Player, Real Media, WinAmp, etc. It can even stream to your cellphone!
  7. InkSpector
    InkSpector is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator screensaver for Windows, where each Spectrum appears as a 3D television model with its display appearing on the TV's screen.
  8. Filetopia
    Filetopia is a unique peer-to-peer application which supports various encryption protocols, chatrooms, private chat, messages (similar to e-mail), and full control over which files are being shared depending on the level of trust of the user.
  9. VCDGear
    Free software used to repair MPEGS, extract VCD files back to their original MPEGs, and more.
  10. BitPim
    BitPim allows you to modify and backup data, phonebook, apps, videos, and ringtones on many cellphones, provided you have a cable.
  11. MySpleen
    Incredible torrent site focused on bringing you hard to find rare TV shows and videos, things which will probably never make it to DVD.
  12. TorrentSpy
  13. LiveTorrents
  14. The Pirate Bay
  15. Behive Tracker List
  16. Demonoid (BitTorrent tracker)
  17. Torrentz.com Torrent Search Engine
  18. GAIM
    Multi-platform multiple protocol messaging client.
  19. NONAGS
    Lots of freeware.
  20. Miranda Instant Messenger
    Multi-protocol Windows messaging client.
  21. PeerGuardian
    Blocks RIAA/MPAA known IP ranges from P2P software.
  22. Civillians
    Site dedicated to Trillian resources.
  23. Blackbox for Windows
    Blackbox is a replacement shell for Microsoft Windows, very similar to that of X Windows, and allows much more customization.
  24. AVG Anti-Virus
    Decent free antivirus and anti-spyware software.
  25. Xteq Systems
    A company providing various utilities for Windows & DOS, the most useful which is an advanced registry editor/system tweaker.
  26. Stunnel
    A great security utility that allows you to run SSL in most any TCP connection from any application, thus converting a normally plaintext medium into an encrypted connection. Source code and binaries are both available.
  27. Trillian
    Trillian allows you to use ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, and IRC all in one client.
  28. Completely FREE Software
    Lots of free software.
  29. UtilityGeek
    Functional utilities and apps for Windows.
  30. Opera Software
    Give Opera, a relatively new graphical browser, a try.
  31. Tucows Network
    Download software for Windows, Mac, BeOS, and Linux from a huge well-organized archive of rated software
  32. Winfiles.Com
    A great place to find any Winblows programs or drivers you are looking for.

Hardware / Reviews


  1. The Inquirer
    News and reviews of new hardware.
  2. newegg.com
    A reliable online computer and electronic retailer.
  3. The Imaging Resource
    Forums, tutorials, and reviews of digital cameras.
  4. Ben's Bargain Center
    The latest deals on computer hardware pooled from various resources and compiled here.
  5. The PC AV Tech
    Some reviews and comparisons of older soundcards and video cards, but some useful testing information is found here as well.
  6. ZipZoomFly
    Good place to find lots of cheaply priced hardware.
  7. Sharky Extreme
    Information and reviews on new computer hardware.
  8. Tom's Hardware Guide
  9. Tiger Direct
    Order systems and hardware directly from a manufacturer and warehouse.
  10. CNET - Hardware
    Browse through computer hardware, get specs, and find cheapest prices.

Tech Info / FAQs / Tutorials


  1. DVD-lab Manual
  2. VCDRookie
    Articles on video editing, conversion, and burning.
  3. AfterDawn
    Useful guides and forums devoted to digital video conversion.
  4. Digital Video Information
    Some good concise information about digital video formats, editing, etc.
  5. Troubleshooting Windows XP
  6. DivX Digest
    Digital video technical info and tutorials.
  7. Startups
    Comprehensive listing of things found in Windows startup and whether they are necessary or not.
  8. Black Viper
    OS guides, tutorials, and software reviews.
  9. Doom9
    Many technical guides and tutorials about digital video encoding.
  10. Digital Digest
    Well written tutorials covering capturing, converting, and storing a variety of digital video formats.
  11. Gnet Gateway
    A small, developing wireless network designed with security in mind. 802.11 documentation and networking information is available here.
  12. VideoHelp.com
    This website contains all kinds of information and tutorials about various video formats, with specific focus on creating VCD and DVD movie discs.
  13. Linuxnewbie.org: Wanna Learn Linux?
  14. The Webmaster's Reference Library
    Tutorials and tips for all aspects of web development from HTML, graphics, Javascript, XML, and more.
  15. Linux From Scratch
    Reference guides and detailed information about installing Linux.
  16. ShortCourses
    Guides with techniques and tips for digital photography.
  17. Ars Technica: The PC enthusiast's resource
    Lots of technical information and reviews of new hardware and software.
  18. Jeff Frohwein's Software / Hardware Dev'rs
  19. Web Developer's Virtual Library: Encyclopedia of Web Design Tutorials, Articles, and Discussions
  20. HotSyte
    Javascript links, tutorials, FAQs, and other resources.
  21. PageResource.com
    Tutorials for javascript, HTML, perl/cgi, and tons of other webpage creation resources.
  22. Connect: Internet Encyclopedia
    RCFs, FAQs, and tutorials on many things.
  23. Windows Annoyances
    Shows how to modify the registry to make Windows do what you want it to do. Large, searchable indexes.
  24. Beginning HTML at htmlgoodies.com
    Comprehensive, explanatory tutorials about all aspects of HTML
  25. CD-Recordable FAQ

Alternative Operating Systems


  1. Knoppix Linus
    Fully functional live Linux CD based on Debian GNU/Linux.
  2. Sure as Hell Aint Windows Ninety-five (SHAWN) OS
  3. Linux Online - The Linux Homepage
    Taste the different flavors of Linux.
  4. CheapBytes
    Low cost CD-ROMS, Linux distros, and books.

Other


  1. Abandonia - Home of abandonware DOS games
  2. BBS Corner
    Maintained and updated lists of BBSes, sysop and user resources, and BBS history information.
  3. ThinkGeek - Stuff For Smart Masses
    Buys t-shirts, hats, computer accessories, and other geek related products here.
  4. Classic Computer Magazine Archive
  5. Abandoned Places
    Links to several good abandonware sites.
  6. Home of the Underdogs
    Excellent abandoned games site with reviews, ratings, screenshots, and downloads of most of the games.
  7. BBS: A Documentary
    A documentary about bulletin board systems (BBS) that an acquaintance of mine is currently undertaking.
  8. Vintage Computer Ads
  9. The Gaming Depot
    Downloads of old adandoned but popular games.
  10. Lockergnome - Free Technology E-mail Newsletters
  11. Obsolete Computer Museum
    Pictures, stories, some technical data, and a bit of history about old computer systems.
  12. The Programming Languages Page
    DOS compilers and interpreters for many different languages.
  13. The Perl Language Home Page
  14. ScriptSearch
    Search for the Java/Javascript/Perl/shell/etc. script you are looking for.
  15. Slashdot: News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters.
    Get the latest computer and technology news.


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