| Hardware |
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Build PC | pcmech.com; Detailed text instructions on building your
own PC |
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Build PC | buildyourown.org.uk; Text and photos on how to put together
your own PC |
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Geeks | geeks.com; computer-related excess inventory, manufacturer-closeouts |
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Hardware Central | hardwarecentral.com; news, reviews, forums |
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NewEgg | newegg.com; online sales of computer hardware and software,
consumer electronics; shop by category or brand |
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Tom's Hardware | TG Publishing; CPU's, motherboards, ram, graphics,
storage, build your own PC |
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| History |
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Atanasoff | Iowa State U.; Atanasoff-Berry Computer history, links to
other computer history sites |
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IEEE History of Computing | ieeexplore.ieee.org/ This site has historical articles about computing. |
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Images | Historic Computer Images; photos of computers starting in
the 1940's |
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Old Computers | old-computers.com; online exhibit, detailed history
of personal computers that starts around 1977 |
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Project | History of Computing Project; hardware, biographies,
software, companies, timeline |
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Virtual Museum | Virtual Museum of Computing; Computing,
Pioneers in Computing |
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VisiCalc | Spreadsheet program that helped the acceptance of
personal computers in businesses |
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| Java |
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BlueJ | www.bluej.org; integrated Java environment for Java education |
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Freeware Java | freewarejava.com; The site is a portal: applets, jsp,
zines, tutorials, books, javascript |
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Gamelan | developer.com/java; The site has many up-to-date articles
on Java |
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IDE's | javaboutique; Java Development Tools |
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Javanotes | David Eck's site; Introduction to Programming Using Java;
this is a free online textbook. "Scanner" is mentioned but not implemented
in examples. The site has good explanations and examples. |
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Java Boutique | javaboutique.internet.com; tutorials, news, IDE's,
applets, servlets, forums |
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Java Coffee Break | javacoffeebreak.com; free tutorials; some material
is starting to get outdated; I did not find any references to "Scanner." |
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Java Notes | Fred Swartz's site; Java Programming Notes;
This is a well organized site of
Java notes and has GUI examples. |
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JCreator | jcreator.com; free Java IDE, with a Pro version for sale
that has advanced features |
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Sun | java.sun.com; downloads, forums |
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Sun Tutorial | java.sun.com; The site has up-to-date tutorials. |
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| Magazines |
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BYTE | current online magazine; archives from 1994 - 1998 are online |
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Computer World | news, knowledge center with category list, blog and more |
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MSDN | msdn.microsoft.com; Microsoft's magazine for developers. This
site has articles and source code. There is a search feature. |
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PC Magazine | reviews, news, downloads, advice |
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PC World | news, articles, reviews, ads! |
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ZD Net | news, blogs, reviews, downloads, white papers |
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| Miscellaneous |
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Build a Computer | pcmech.com; "Do It Yourself" has information on building a computer; Information on Hardware and Software; Internet; Mobile; Gaming ... not all current |
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Chris Pirillo | chris.pirillo.com; The site is a blog and more related
to computing and technology. |
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CNET Tips | cnet.com; How To Tips and Categories of TOpics |
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Computer Science | Links to information managed by University at Albany, SUNY |
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Computer Science Teachers Assoc. | csta.acm.org; There are links for
various resources related to K-12 computing at this site.
On the |
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Daily Rotation | dailyrotation.com; This site list headlines that are
links for a large number of news sources.; searchable |
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Dictionary FOLDOC | Denis Howe's site; Free Online Dictionary of Computing |
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Ethics | Edward Gehringer's site; basics of ethics, application of ethics
in Commerce, Speech, Computer Abuse, Intellectual Property, Social Justice,
Privacy; |
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Gibson | Steve Gibson's site; test your PC protection, hard disk
data recovery, more |
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Kim Komando Tips | www.komando.com This site offers computer and Internet tips.
The site has some commercial aspects but offers many free tips for the average computer user. |
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Knowledge | Computer Knowledge; news, FAQ, computer terms defined,
virus tutorial, file extensions, forum |
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Nerd TV | PBS; Interviews with notable people in the world of
computing (e.g. Andy Hertzfeld, Dan Bricklin, Doug Engelbart); 13 total interviews
as of September 2006. Download Quicktime video file (muddy audio) or view transcript. |
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Pliagarism | Copyscape; Search the WWW to see if content from your site has been
copied by another site, free search up to 20 times per month |
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Protection | firewallguide.com; Tips and links for antivirus, firewalls,
anti-spyware, malware; news about Internet security |
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Quotations | cs.cmu.edu; Maxims and humor for programming. |
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Support | 5starsupport.com; free technical support in forums, FAQ,
email technical support |
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Tech Spot | techspot.com This site has reviews, guides, prices, downloads, drivers, forums, and
answers to support questions. |
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Time | Office U.S. time; click on timezone, accurate to a few tenths
of a second, displays a map of the sunlight portion of the earth |
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Urban Legends | about.com; you can search at this site to see if the topic discussed
in an e-mail or story told to you is a hoax |
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What Is | whatis.techtarget.com; Dictionary of IT terms;
search for a term or browse |
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Windows Secrets | windowsecrets.com; This is the home page for the
Windows Secrets newsletter. The newsletter has merged with the LangaList
newsletter. You can enter your e-mail address to receive two free newsletters
each month. You can also pay a small fee and receive expanded newsletters and
priviliges. |
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| Programming Languages |
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AndiLinks | links to resources for various programming languages |
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Code Guru | codeguru.com; C++, C#, Visual Basic; articles, code segments that
have been posted to this site by programmers; forums |
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Context | context.cx; Context is a free editor for programming. It
uses color to help you produce code with the proper syntax. It supports
several programming and scripting languages. |
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Dev Central | devcentral.iftech.com; Free registration is required
to access the tutorials and content for C++, Java, Visual Basic, C#, HTML, scripts |
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Scala | www.scala-lang.org This site is the home page for the Scala language. "Scala
is a general purpose programming language designed to express common programming patterns
in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way. It smoothly integrates features of object-oriented
and functional languages, enabling Java and other programmers to be more productive. " |
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The Free Country | thefreecountry.com; compilers, sample code,
webmaster and security resources |
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Thinking in ... | Bruce Eckel's site; free downloads of books on C++ and Java,
links to order the newest editions |
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Visual Basic | devdos.com; tutorials and source code |
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Visual Studio | microsoft.com This site offers free downloads for the
Visual line of express software. Most (?) compilers here will not let you create
an executable file. |
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| Software |
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100 Downloads | 100-downloads.com; Free software for the Windows
operating system. The site now has over 300 titles for XP and Vista. |
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Bugs | Thomas Huckle's site, Munich, Germany; many examples of
software bugs and the consequences |
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CNET Download | download.com; freeware and shareware |
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CutePDF | cutepdf.com; This software will create a PDF file. The basic
version of the software is
free for personal and commercial use. |
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Gimp Talk | gimptalk.com This site has help for using Gimp, the open source program
that has similarities to PhotoShop. |
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Gimp:Meet the Gimp | meetthegimp.org This site has video tutorials for Gimp. |
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Inkscape | inskscape.org Inkscape is open source. It allows you to edit scalable vector graphics.
Its equivalent is Adobe Illustrator. |
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Jumbo | jumbo.com; Shareware site |
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Major Geeks | majorgeeks.com; Files to download, news |
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Nerd's Heaven | boole.standford.edu; Links to software sites. The links
are organized into categories: General Software, Internet Software, Scientific,
Operating system, etc. |
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Numerical Methods | fullerton.edu; John H. Mathews' site; Numerical
Analysis and Numerical Methods; Modules for Matlab, Fortran, C, Pascal, Basic.
Animations; Textbook recommendations. |
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Numerical Recipies | www.nr.com; |
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Old Version | oldversion.com; You can download old versions of
programs from this site. |
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Open Office | sourceforge.net; Open Source replacement for the (TM)
Microsoft Office programs |
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Snapfiles | many categories of freeware; ratings by users for individual
programs; click on home and you can click on the Shareware tab |
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Source Forge | sourceforge.net; open source software projects |
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Thinkfree | thinkfree.com; free software to create documents
compatible with Microsoft Office; online storage of files |
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Tucows | tucows.com; freeware; Windows, Macintosh, Linux; searchable |
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ZDNet | zdnet.com; freeware, shareware, trialware; search by keywords, or,
browse by operating system and purpose of the software |
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| Tutorials |
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Jan Smith | Jan Smith's Computer Literacy 101; tutorials for novices; Computer Basics,
Windows, Word, Excel, Internet, Presentations; free for personal use, free
right now for classroom use but you must get prior permission for use |
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Microsoft Office | office.microsoft.com; This site has
some nice introductory tutorials for Office 2007
and Office 2003, along with other resources. |
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Office Experts | Instructions for cleaning your PC, performing tasks in Access, Excel, FrontPage
Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, VBA; free downloads |
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