Barbarian's Technical Links

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Linux Links

• Linux Homepage
• Redhat's Homepage. *very good release*
• Slackware's Homepage. *very good release*
• OpenSUSE Homepage. *Very good release*
• Linux Headquarters for linux info and links.
• Linux Applications and Utilities Page.
• Debian's Homepage.
• Ghostview and Ghostscript postscript viewer.
• Samba Homepage -- Samba allows Unix and Windoze networks to talk. VERY nice.
• Linux Applications & Utilities Homepage.
• Memory Hacks. Be careful w/ these.
• Pine information center.
• Unix Web Servers FAQ.
• Benchmark of Unix on Pentiums.
• Unix Guru's page. Looks to be an AWESOME source for unix/linux.
• the main Unix Web Page.
• The FAQ for WU-FTPd unix ftp daemon.
• Check out this smart PPP Dialer:WvDial.
• Consistent BackSpace and Delete Configuration
• Why Linux?
• Linux Quake FAQ/Howto

Microsoft (Windoze) Links

• Win95 OSR2 FAQ.
• Winfiles formerly Windows95.com, good 95 shareware page. Now covers NT and 98 also.
• Microsoft's Main Homepage...terrible navigation.
• GSView -- Windows version of Ghostview..a postscript viewer.
• Microsoft Product Security.
• Windows NT Magazine.
• Windows NT Service Packs and Patches. The patches fix the service packs ;-)
• Tools for Windows NT.
• Good NT Resource Page (32bit.com).
• NT Freeware/Shareware Site.
• NT/Win9x Resources.
• NT FAQ Website.
• Windows NT Tips, tricks, and hacks.
• NT Tech Center.
• Microsoft's manual download for corporate IT guys for Windows 98.
• Wayne's NT Resources for Administrators and Users. - A verrrry nice site...loaded w/ LOTS of useful advice and data.

Graphics Programs

• Paint Shop Pro -- a NICE poor man's Adobe Photoshop.
• Adobe Photoshop -- their Windoze apps are painful to support...but very capable for the user.

HTML Resources

• BigNoseBird -- a great HTML resource.
• Webreference -- another top source.
• W3C Consortium. These guys MAKE the HTML standards!
• A solid website resource: Devshed.
• PHP, the awesome web language...much better than ASP.

Hardware

• Intel. The people who make those hideous commercials in pastel colors...
• AMD -- they make the only clone CPU that I'll take over an Intel.
• Dell Computers...the best big-time OEM out there. I prefer stuff that I personally build...but these are good systems! (Note: I may be revising this opinion with a noticed quality slip recently with Dell servers and the fact that they are exporting so many support jobs to India)
• Gateway Computers...used to be good, not so hot anymore.
• Acer Computers. Acer makes good components...their systems can be quite questionable, mixing old and new technology.
• ESS Technology. Low end soundcards.
• Trident Microsystems. They make inexpensive chipsets. Some good, some not.
• Industry Support List.
• The Ultimate Modem string list.
• InWin PC Cases.
• Hard Drive Jumpers & Specs.
• 3COM Networking Products...excellent NICs.
• Turtle Beach makes some awesome high-end alternatives to Creative Labs.
• Netgear--very good, low cost alternative to switches, NICs, and SOHO firewalls.
• Tyan--best motherboards made.
• Epox--Good motherboards, somewhat less expensive than Tyan.
• Asus--Excellent runner-up to Intel.
• Foundry Networks--Best managed switches made: Layer 2,3,4-7. Excellent enterprise and metro level equipment. These switches are cheaper and better performers than Cisco.
• Cisco--King of the Routers and biggest hitter in the high end switch market. They have the market. Excellent routers, second best switches.

Network/Internet Resources

• Apache Webserver...free for Unix/NT. Best there is...
• A script that tells you what web server that a site is running.
• Sam Spade - a cool tool for troubleshooting your internet site.
• Another tool for trouble-shooting and information: All Nettools

Firewall/Security Resources

• Firewall FAQ.
• Socks5 Firewall Proxy...used to be free, now more informational for developer types...
• TIS Firewall Toolkit another free firewall solution...
• PGP Crypto program...learn it, love it, keep Uncle Sam outta your email!
• GPG GNU Privacy Guard, PGP work-alike.
• Firewall Newsgroup.
• PPTP and VPN.
• NT Security Website.
• Borderware Firewall. One of the best firewall packages around.
• Nmap -- the BEST port scanner out there. Validate that your servers and PCs are as secure as you believe. It's an eye opener!
• OpenSSH -- a free Unix Secure Shell Server. Replace Telnet and FTPd with this.
• Putty -- A windows client for SSH.

Technical Papers of Differing Operating Systems

• An evenly written NT vs. Unix article.

Site catering to Unix/Windoze/Other

• Two cows

Drivers and Stuff

• Driver Guide - big list of drivers.

Commodore 64 Resources -- it's memory lives on!

• Dave and Greg's C64 emulator page.

Good Tech-humor oriented stuff

• The infamous, and my hero, Bastard Operator from Hell