Microsoft's Internet Information Server, every Windows 2000 and Me desktop, and every Windows 9x desktop that's added Internet Explorer 5.x or 6.x. (Not XP) - A PC can be hacked if it merely views a malicious Web page or HTML e-mail. No user action, such as opening an attachment, is required. See Microsoft's Knowledge Database Article: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-065.asp (From Brian Livingston, Windows Manager, InforWord 12/9/02)
MemTurbo reclaims your computer's memory. More information here. Check it out here.
USB devices may not work in Win98SE (under certain circumstances - an AMD proc. 350mhz+ & a VIA USB controller): http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q240/0/75.asp
AIFF, WAV and AU files:
http://www.findsounds.com/
(ftp, telnet, finger, etc.):
www.grc.com
www.grc.com
Search Engines and Information Sites back to top of page
Directory Sites: The very best.... www.google.com
Overture.com actually shows you what an advertiser paid to be listed! www.overture.com
Multiple dictionary search engine: www.onelook.com (special thanks to Jennifer Berger!)
The single best source of information on the Net: http://www.refdesk.com
Technical Information: http://webopedia.internet.com/
Caller ID -- Reverse lookup caller's name from phone number: http://www.infospace.com/info/reverse.htm Yahoo! Internet Life's 25 Most Incredibly Useful Sites: http://www.zdnet.com/yil/content/depts/useful/25mostuse.html www.askjeeves.com www.yahoo.com www.About.com www.Netcenter.com www.Suite101.com www.looksmart.com
Direct Search web search engine - for non standard sites: gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/direct.htm
Search Engines: www.altavista.com www.excite.com www.hotbot.com www.infoseek.com
MetaSearch Sites: (for using multiple search engines concurrently) www.dogpile.com www.mamma.com www.ProFusion.com www.search.com www.cyber411.com
For more information on search engines...
Search Engine Information: www.searchenginewatch.com
KatieSoft's scroll program: www.katiesoft.com
NeoPlanet: www.neoplanet.com
Computer Hoaxes back to top of page
Computer virus myths: www.vmyths.com www.kumite.com/myths
Urban Legends and Folklore: www.urbanlegends.about.com
€ The Euro is here! Euro Fonts and information back to top of page
Information about the Euro symbol and its use: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/faq/faq12.htm
To download free, updated Euro fonts in Arial, Times New Roman and Courier New: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/default.htm What is the €uro (information)?
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Sound/Music Programs back to top of page
http://www.zy2000.com/
If you're looking for MP3 applications, utilities, rippers, zippers, re-namers, or anything else MP3-related check out: http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/expa9904/www.zdnet.com/swlib/topics/mp3.html
MP3 files and additional MP3 information: www.mp3.com
PC Players - MP3 players: www.winamp.com WinAmp: http://www.winamp.com/winamp/download/
AudioGrabber -- one the the best rippers (to convert CDs to MP3 files) New version 1.7 just released: http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/
Additional information about MP3 files
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http://www.dpreview.com
http://www.camerareview.com
Real photographic prints from digital images:
http://www.ofoto.com
Handspring Visor :
http://www.handspring.com
Palm PDA:
http://www.palm.com
AlbumToGo software (carry pictures on your
PalmOS):
http://www.clubphoto.com
AvantGo (carry the Internet on your PDA):
http://www.avantgo.com
BigClock timer:
http://www.gacel.de
PalmQuotes:
http://www.palmquotes.com
Other PalmOS software:
http://www.palmgear.com/handspring/index.cfm
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/two/adma05.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q286575
Download Gibson Research's XP's security patch (UnPlug 'n Pray)
http://www.grc.com/UnPnP/UnPnP.htm
Assorted Windows 95/98 & NT Programs back to top of page
TweakUI
- recently updated to work on Windows9x/2000/NT now
available for downloading at:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp
TweakAll - for Windows95/98 only, an even
more powerful utility, available at:
http://www.abtons-shed.com
TClockEx is a terrific little freeware program that shows
a calendar on the system tray, among other little goodies.
http://www.users.iafrica.com/da/dalen/
http://www.regedit.com/
Web servers from gaining any information about you
or your computer. Pick it up from:
http://www.anonymizer.com/
http://www.privacyx.com/
Try Pretty Good Privacy at:
http://www.pgp.com/
http://www.scour.com/
* Increases available RAM for applications and the operating system
* Defragments system memory
* Recovers RAM from applications and the operating system.
* Recovers RAM leaks from poorly behaved applications.
* Performance-tunes your file caching.
* No performance-robbing compression.
* No system files modified or replaced.
* No drivers or VxDs are installed on your system.
* Complete uninstall facility (which we hope you'll never want to use!)
Get it at: http://www.memturbo.com/
http://www.xe.net/cgi-bin/ucc/convert
the Aureate Trojan Horse Virus::
http://grc.com/optout.htm
Download the free removal utility:
http://www.grc.com/files/optout.exe
Macro Express v1.6 -- one of the best Windows macro programs ever! Download from: www.Macros.com
Download the official SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) screensaver and be a part of history: (Thanks to Kay Eldon, Eugene, OR) http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu SETI@home is a scientific experiment that harnesses the power of hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data. There's a small but captivating possibility that your computer will detect the faint murmur of a civilization beyond Earth.
Windows 98 Service Release #1(AKA Second Edition) - information and ordering - : http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/usingwindows/work/articles/906Jun/setour0.asp
CompuPic is fabulous graphics viewing program. It's a complete solution for organizing, viewing, finding, & editing images,fonts, animated GIFs,movie, sound and PhotoShop files, red-eye reduction, comic-style talk bubble and text overlay features, picture indexing & true multi-tasking. 15-day FREE trial! (Thanks to Bud Hornsby, Australia!) www.photodex.com/
ACDSee and PicaView Viewing and managing graphics is made a lot easier with two programs from ACD Systems: http://www.acdsystems.com/index.html (Note: ACDSee is a fast, comprehensive and integrated graphics viewer for Windows 95 and NT. Once you are viewing an image just press PageUp or PageDown to see other images in the same directory. PicaView is even slicker - it puts a thumbnail view on the right mouse menu bar, great for sorting out images scattered around your hard drive. Also lets you convert images to some other formats.)
RegClean 4.1, a Windows 95/98 registry repair tool: A Microsoft designed tool for repairing problems in the registry. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q147/7/69.asp
Windows 95/98 "Annoyances" A useful site for checking on fixes for Win95/98 undocumented fritters: http://www.creativelement.com/win95ann/
DUNCE, DialUp Networking Connection Enhancement, A free utility which automates the dialup process: http://www.vecdev.com
information and ordering:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/usingwindows/work/articles/906Jun/setour0.asp
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Computer Technical Information back to top of page
http://solo.abac.com/dllarchive/
http://www.motherboards.org/search/mb-search.cgi
Get the idea? From computers, to CDs, to motors, etc.
http://www.howstuffworks,com
http://www.regedit.com/
http://webopedia.internet.com/
Subscribe to the LockerGnome Newsletter! It's useful and it's free!! http://www.lockergnome.com/
Tech support hotlines for various manufacturers: http://www.winmag.com/library/1998/1102/hotline.htm
Updated peripheral driver list: www.driverguide.com
USB architecture information: www.allusb.com
An excellent source for technical information on motherboards, chipsets, etc.: http://www.tomshardware.com
Also try this site for provocative hardware reviews: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/
Firewire (IEEE 1394) information: http://www.ti.com
Daily information about science, technology, future developments and innovations: http://www.scitechdaily.com
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Internet back to top of page
NeoTrace - a really nifty, graphical, Internet Pinging program: http://www.neoworx.com/
PingPlotter - another great graphical Pinging tool: http://www.pingplotter.com
How fast is my Internet connection? Check it here at MSN's Computing Central http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest50.asp
How fast am I downloading Internet graphic files? http://homepage.eircom.net/~leslie/testpage/testpg7.htm
Internet info: http://www.cnet.com
Internet Engineering Task Force Internet design and configuration information: http://www.ietf.com/
Internet Protocol version 6 information and FAQs: http://www.ipv6.com/
http://thelist.internet.com/ ISP Buyers Guide - Check out different Internet Service Providers http://www.internettrafficreport.com/ The Internet Traffic Report monitors the flow of data around the world. It then displays a value between zero and 100. Higher values indicate faster and more reliable connections. http://www.mids.org/weather/ Animated maps of current Internet lag (locally and internationally). http://www.internetstats.com/ Internetstats.com points marketers, entrepreneurs and professionals to websites that have the business & market information, statistics, trends and news they need—quickly and easily. http://www.isoc.org/zakon/Internet/History/HIT.html Hobbes' Internet Timeline v5.1 - A nice historical overview of the Net
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Astronomy, Space & Climate Information back to top of page
http://www.globexplorer.com
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3D/AppletFrame.html
Space Shuttle launch information: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/ (Thanks to Penny Freshwater, Ocala, FL)
Satellite images: http://www.terraserver.com
Satellite-tracking program (STSPlus) to locate ISS, HST, and others... www.dransom.com (Thanks to Ian Threlfo, Freemantle!)
International Research Inst. for Climate Research - graphics and info on weather and El niño: http://iri.ucsd.edu
Additional weather information sites: http://www.weather.com/aviation http://www.univ-wea.com/univwx/weather.htm http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/index.html http://www.noaa.gov/
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http://www.easygps.com/default.asp?rc=213pF
Assorted GPS links:
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/links.html
US Government GPS Info:
http://gps.faa.gov
http://ares.redsword.com/gps
US Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
http://www.trimble.com/
Garmin Corporation
http://www.garmin.com/
Delorme
http://www.delorme.com/
Etak, Inc.
http://www.etak.com
MapTrek
http://www.maptrek.com
Technical Information: http://webopedia.internet.com/
Computer acronym lookup site: http://www.AcronymFinder.com Other technical information: Techweb Encyclopedia: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
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(Q126449):
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q126449
http://www.quiet-time.com/newsite/sitemap.html
Physician Report Card:
http://www.healthgrades.com
Licensing Board detailed information:
http://www.doctorswhoswho.com/medical_network
Suspicious Doctors? Browse the Medinet:
Order a report: $14.95 -
http://www.askmedi.com
http://www.neosoft.com/davo/livedead
http://www.infospace.com/info/reverse.htm
http://www.bartleby.com/
http://www.eeggs.com
http://www.gamelan.com/
Thousands of animated images for your presentations and websites:
http://www.animfactory.com/
A list of the 100 most important inventions of the past 2000 years: www.edge.org/documents/Invention.html (Thanks to Bill G.)
View the Cape Hatteras (America's tallest) Lighthouse 2900 feet inland of the North Carolina shore: http://www.witntv.com/lightcam.html (Note: this is the lighthouse which was recently moved to protect it from eroding cliffs.)
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/toc.asp?s=Tracking
Satellite-tracking program (STSPlus) to locate ISS, HST, and others... www.dransom.com (Thanks to Ian Threlfo, Freemantle!)
Interesting and useful technology information (also virus info): http://chkpt.zdnet.com
Mount Everest expedition to uncover the fate of George Mallory: (Did Mallory reach Mt. Everest 29yrs before Hillary?) http://www.mountainzone.com/ Mount Everest weather website: www.weather.com/outdoors/everest
Ultra Wide Band Radar - links to the UWB Working Group Information on pulse or ultra-wide-band radar http://uwb.org/uwblinks.htm What is Ultra Wide Band Radar (information)?
"Trouble in Paradise.exe" program to check your Iomega ZIP Drive for the "Click of Death" : http://www.grc.com
Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer website: http://www.azstarnet.com/~pud/msdbc/
Baby-boomer information - on the year you were born: http://www.babyboomers.com
Mountaineering information: http://www.395.com
Vegetarian info and recipes: http://www.veg.org/veg
Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute: http://www.rmhiherbal.org
CyberCafe Database: http://www.clearlight.com/kireau/cafe
Cool word definition look-up site: http://www.dictionary.com
Buddhist study and practice: http://www.dharmanet.org
General Delivery University: http://www.bandersnatch.com/gduedu.htm
Cool website for Lost in Space junkies; great JAVA: http://www.lostinspacetv.com
Find out what your telephone number spells: http://www.phonespell.org/
First commercial "spy" satellite photos: www.digitalglobe.com
Speech recognition software that actually works: http://www.dragonsys.com
The Animation Factory. Thousands of free animated GIFs, free clipart, free graphics, original 3D animations, icons, buttons, and images: http://www.eclipsed.com
Photos of and information on aircraft incidents: http://www.airdisaster.com
Here's a wonderful wind-chime program for the PC: www.syntrillium.com
Excuuuuuse me, but your icebergs are showing! Watch the "calving" of the latest
threats to marine navigation and life on Planet Earth as we know it: //uwamrc.ssec.wisc.edu/amrc/iceberg.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/upgrade/compat/setupw9x.asp
Here's a great website for more
Win2000 information, links and tips:
http://www.labmice.net
Additional NT/Win2000 info:
http://www.ntfaq.com
http://www.quiet.org/
A wonderfully creative website:
http://www.quiet-time.com
Windows "Tips" Websites back to top of page
Tips and tricks for Windows 95/98/2000
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/
Angela Lilleystone's Windows 98 & NT Resources http://www.cs.umb.edu/~alilley/win.html
Computer Tips http://www.ctips.com/index.htm
FixWindows.com-The Windows Troubleshooting Site http://www.fixwindows.com
Frank Condron's World o' Windows http://www.worldowindows.com
MDWin.com Tips and Tricks http://www.mdwin.com/tips
Microsoft Support Online http://support.microsoft.com/support
Windows Software and Resources http://desktoppublishing.com/windows.html
Windows Tips Index http://www.chami.com/tips/windows And, of course, don't forget John's latest book, WinTips, for Windows 95, 98 and Beyond! Over 200 of the latest, greatest, neatest Window's tips to be found!
Viruses back to top of page
Up-to-date computer bug information and fixes: http://www.bugnet.com
Information about the W32/ExplorerZip.worm virus: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/special/doublevirus.html also... http://www.computerworld.com/home/news.nsf/CWFlash/9906104worm
Equipment John Uses back to top of page
Many of John's clients have asked about the different types of A/V equipment he uses in his presentations. Here are a few examples:
Atek Tote Remote RF remote control for PowerPoint http://www.atek.com/tote-remote.htm
Lectrosonics Freedomike Professional FM Wireless microphone: http://www.billjohnson.com/Wireless.html
Digital still camera: Nikon Coolpic 4500, 4 megapixels, optical zoom, compact flash, Nikkor lens Sony DSC-F55 2.1 megapixels, 3x digital zoom, Memory Stick media, Carl Zeiss lens Click here to see example photographs taken with the F55
Garmin GPS V handheld GPS receiver: www.Garmin.com
Y2K (Millennium Bug) Information back to top of page
This page moved 6/27/2001
Chef Michael Smith's website:
http://www.innchef.com
The Food Network
http://www.foodtv.com
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