 | News WebSites | | Boston Globe | daily news | | CBC | Canadian Broadcasts Corporation... | | CNN | Cable News Network, the largest news network in the world. With complete coverage of global events. A cool place to watch streams from too. | | LinuxToday | Linux Today is a resource for professionals interested in maintaining the highest level of awareness pertaining to Linux and the Open Source (TM) community news. | | Slashdot | The number one news source of the
opensource community. Billed
as "News for Nerds", Slashdot has
one of the largest online message boards
in the world. | | Last Modified : April 11, 2002 |
Operating System Manufacturers | | Debian | Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. Debian GNU/Linux provides more then a pure OS; it comes with more than 3950 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine. | | FreeBSD | FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for the Intel compatible (x86), DEC Alpha and PC-98 architectures. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. It's also the server os that runs this website. | | gentoo | Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution for x86, PowerPC, UltraSparc and Alpha systems that's geared towards Linux power users. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, path sandboxing, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more. My new favorite linux distro :) | | NetBSD | NetBSD is a free, highly portable UNIX-like operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit AlphaServers to handheld devices. Its clean design and advanced features make it excellent in both production and research environments, and it is user-supported with computer source. Many applications are easily available. | | Novell | Manufacturer of Novell Netware Network Operating system | | OpenBSD | The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Their efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. OpenBSD supports binary emulation of most programs from SVR4 (Solaris), FreeBSD, Linux, BSD/OS, SunOS and HP-UX. | | Slackware | The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table. | | SuSE Linux | Founded in 1992 by four German software engineers, SuSE is the oldest major Linux solutions provider. SuSE Linux operating system is one of the most widely-used Linux distributions in the world, particularly in europe. | | Last Modified : March 19, 2003 |
Software Manufacturers | | Faronics Corporation | Faronics Corporation develops and markets workstation protection management solutions for multi-user computing environments. Makers of deepFreeze, which is a great product for enterprise desktop/workstation machines. | | Ipswitch | Ipswitch develops and markets innovative Windows-based software that makes the Internet and intranets accessible and manageable. Built by networking professionals who understand the meaning of having the right tool for the job, the Ipswitch product family includes the world's most popular file-transfer utility for Windows, an Internet messaging server, and low-cost network monitoring tools. Ipswitch products set new standards for functionality, performance, reliability, and interoperability, while providing the foundation for increased productivity. | | Last Modified : February 19, 2005 |
Software Sites | | CNET download.com | a shareware directory from CNET. | | mininova | Who says all the bittorrent websites are down? Need your torrent fix? This place has terabytes of data shared. | | SuperFiles | download index for Win9x/2000 and Mac software apps, themes, drivers, and tips. | | Torrentse.cx | This torrent host uses a modified version of the BitTorrent tracker. A great site for getting files off of BitTorrent. | | trinsic | A software site containing serialz and cracks for many of the annoying trial or nag ware software found on the internet. Useful for making the ad boxes, nag notices, and feature crippling go away on windows shareware. | | Tucows | Collection of Internet software, categorised by type and platform. | | Last Modified : February 17, 2005 |
Support Links | | Microsoft Support Website | The Microsoft support website, helpful for finding all of the latest hotfixes and services packs for whatever product that's not quite working properly. | | Windrivers | The #1 resource for Windows Support / Drivers. | | Last Modified : May 02, 2002 |
ISP | | AOL | America Online, the largest isp in the world. Known for providing an easy to use internet experience at a low cost. They also produce ICQ the popular instant messager program. | | MSN | Microsoft's own ISP, and internet
network. | | UUnet | a WorldCom company, is a global leader in Internet communications solutions offering a comprehensive range of Internet services to business customers worldwide. Providing Internet access, Web hosting, remote access and other value-added services, UUNET offers service on five continents, to more than 70,000 businesses, and owns and operates a global network in thousands of cities throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. | | Last Modified : April 11, 2002 |
Hardware Manufacturers | | 3com | Peer with such giants as Intel, HP and Microsoft, 3Com is one of the largest communications and networking product manufacturers. Amongst their products are modems, Hubs, NICs, Remote Access Equipment and advanced telecom devices (DSL, cable). | | Adaptec, Inc. | Adaptec is one of the oldest and largest companies specializing in data communication. They are especially well known for their SCSI/RAID controller cards and CD-R software. Other products include network cards, cabling and connectivity software. | | Alienware | Alienware Corporation, established in 1996, manufactures high-end computer gaming machines, DV systems and high performance workstations. Alienware has earned numerous awards for excellence in the computer industry and is also a respected, globally recognized brand name. The company's motto is "build it as if it were your own". They have built a great reputation in the computer industry and work hard each day to maintain it. | | Ars Technica | Ars Technica serves up the best multi-OS, PC hardware, and tech coverage possible. A great range of articles, to suit the hardware kiddies, all the way to dealing with wifi security. | | Cisco | Manufactures of routers, switches and hub. Which power most of the internet, one of the largest companies in the world. They provide the unseen infrastructure that runs the internet. | | Compaq | Compaq is one of the largest personal computer manufactures in the world, and produces complete systems that meet the needs of home computing all the way up to enterprise level business servers. | | Coraid | EtherDrive Storage Blades are Ethernet connected hard disk drives. With EtherDrive Storage Blades, Storage Area Networks (SANs) can be assembled for less than $1.50 per Gigabyte and that includes the cost of disk drives and Ethernet switches. EtherDrive provides Storage Area Network functionality without the need for expensive Fibre Channel networking technology. AoE (ATA-Over-Ethernet) is a simple 'Open' Standards-based protocol designed to transport disk commands over Ethernet. Unlike iSCSI, the AoE protocol stack does not require processing of TCP/IP. | | Dell | Large manufacturer and maker of personal computers and servers. | | HP | Hewlett Packard, an industry giant, provides everything from full blown computers, to CD storage solutions and printers. | | IBM | IBM or Big Blue, is one of the very few companies that really needs no introduction, Currently IBM is strongly marketing various products including full systems, servers and components (especially hard drives). | | Monarch Computer Systems | Monarch Computer Systems is listed as one of the top 10 system manufacturers in the country by NASBA. Great place to buy parts online. | | PC Connection | a leading direct marketer of business computing solutions and hardware. Basically these guys are a reseller for the highend stuff you can't buy in stores, as well as bulk orders. | | pricewatch | Comparison shopping search engine for notebook, computer components and accessories street prices. | | Pug Servers | The Pug Vault is a server appliance that allows you to share files across a network. The difference between Pug Vault and other devices is that Pug uses the power of RAID technology to continually keep a secondary copy of your data. The Pug Vault is a robust solution that provides a second layer of data protection and assures you that your important data is safe. | | SGI | Silicon Graphics, the makers of high end 3d machines. Used by nearly everyone in the motion picture and television industry. The computer power behind such films as like the Matrix, the X-Men and StarWars Episode 1. Considered to be the world leaders in graphics and supercomputers. | | SUN | Manufactors of high end unix servers and workstations. Much of the Ebusiness in the world today runs on Sun equipment. They literally are the DOT in dot.com since the root name servers run on their hardware. | | TigerDirect | An online canadian computer parts vendor. Wide selection of brand name components. | | Tom's Hardware | The one stop place to read hardware reviews. Tom's Hardware Guide, the Internet's premier resource for PC hardware reviews and news. Tom's Hardware Guide delivers hard-hitting articles and reports to tech-savvy IT professionals, technology innovators and early adopters looking to buy PC hardware products and services. | | Last Modified : August 09, 2005 |
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