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Here are links to some web sites you'll find interesting (hopefully... Let me know of any that you think should be included or excluded):

Art Related:

Computer Related: 

General Hardware
  • BIOS Setup Information Guide: The who, what, when, where, why, and how of BIOS.
  • BXBoards: News, reviews, and tweaking info.
  • The Brotherhood of the CPU: A solid site with useful information on various CPU types.
  • Hardware Central: Decent place to find hardware reviews and some optimazation tips.
  • HardwareGroup.Org: Good place to find some answers, news, and reviews about your hardware.
  • The Heatsink Guide: Everything you ever wanted to know about heatsinks and heatsink related subjects. A must visit for anyone who wants a stable system (especially overclockers)!
  • Intel Secrets Page (X86.org): Question about your Intel processor? Secrets Intel doesn't want you to know...
  • Intelligent Firmware Ltd.: A good site with processor performance information and shareware benchmarking programs.
  • Motherboard Homeworld: This is where you should start if you have any questions about motherboards.
  • MR BIOS (Microid Technologies): Excellent BIOS (no longer shareware) to make your expensive machine hum.
  • OverClocking FAQ: Ever thought that you could make your computer run faster (20-30%) for free? 
  • System Optimization Information: Used to be much better.
  • Tom's Hardware & Performance Guide: Answers to just about everything you've ever wondered about your hardware. A great place to look if you're into tweaking your system at all.
  • Wim's BIOS Page: Looking for a particular BIOS for your motherboard? You'll probably find it here. HUGE list!

FAQs

  • USENET FAQs: Master list of all USENET FAQs. 
  • CD-Recordable FAQ: Great FAQ on CD-Recordable technology. 
  • Cookies FAQ: Everything you've ever wanted to know about cookies.
  • DVD FAQ: From alt.video.dvd.
  • EIDE/Fast ATA FAQ: A pretty good place to start with your Hard drive, CD-ROM questions.
  • Java FAQ: From comp.lang.java. The computer language, not the type that comes in your coffee cup.
  • Memory FAQ is where you'll want to look for all your RAM questions. If you want to resolve your "Out of Memory" errors however, you should read Optimizing Your DOS Memory.
  • OverClocking Tips: Well, not technically a FAQ, but a good source of info on overclocking.
  • SCSI FAQ: From comp.periphs.scsi.
  • Storage FAQ from comp.arch.storage. Answers for all your storage needs (i.e. hard drives, syquest, tape, zip, jaz, etc.).
  • Video Hardware FAQ: From comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video.
  • Virus FAQ from comp.virus.
  • Win95 FAQ: Comprehensive FAQ on Win95. 

Storage

Video

General Software
  • 98lite.net: Install Win98 without Internet Explorer! If you run, or planning to run Win98, it's a must visit.
  • Adobe: If you use any Adobe products (PageMaker, Photoshop, etc.), you might want to stop by.
  • Drivers and Patches: Don't make me repeat myself...
  • FTP Search Engine: Looking for a particular file to download? You won't find a better search engine.
  • Microsoft (ftp): You'll find the latest updates from drivers to operating systems in the software library. 
  • Shareware.com- from C/Net: What? You don't like free software?
  • Stroud's Consumate Winsock Applications Collection: If you use the internet at all, you'll find this page useful. Download everything from winsocks, plugins, to Html page editors. 
  • SysInternals Software: Some invaluable tools for Wintel users.

Help Yourself

Linux Links

News & Misinformation

Security

Free Falling 

  • Bigfoot: Free email forwarding (multiple accounts capable).
  • The Free Site: A site devoted to free stuff on the web.
  • Geocities: Free email and web space.
  • Hotmail: Free web based email.
  • Iname: Free email forwarding service.

Fuzzy Foreigners:

Hearts and Daggers:

Nothing but work, work, work...

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