Links to Support Sites

• Active Directory
• Broadband/Cable/DSL
• Browsers
• CD/DVD Technologies
• Hardware
• Linux
• Microsoft
• Microsoft Email
• Misc
• Networking
• Office
• PDF
• Scanning
• Security
• Software Development
• Thin Client
• Training
• Viruses and malware
• Web
• Windows
• Windows 2000 and XP
• Windows Scripting and GPOs
• Wireless/Mobile
• WordPerfect Office

Active Directory:

• Active Directory Discussion Blog
  from Tim Springston
  http://blogs.technet.com/ad/archive/2006/06/09/434604.aspx
• PSS Active Directory Security Blog
  from Microsoft
  http://blogs.technet.com/guarddog/default.aspx
  INCLUDES: "Run by Microsoft Support Engineers, it covers authentication, authorization, account lockouts, auditing, interactive logon, Kerberos, NTLM, and just about anything else related to controlling your network security in an enterprise environment. GD has news for ongoing issues, hands out best practice info, covers frequent questions, and most importantly, listens and responds!"
• Brian Puhl's Weblog
  from Brian Puhl
  http://blogs.technet.com/bpuhl
  INCLUDES: Cutting edge AD info
• Group Policy Blog
  from Darren Mar-Elia the GPOGUY
  http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/gpoguy
  INCLUDES: All the latest stuff on GPOs--excellent technical read
• Joeware Free Tools for AD
  from Joe Richards (Microsoft MVP for Windows Server Directory Services)
  http://www.joeware.net/win/free/index.htm
  INCLUDES: "free tools that admins love"
• Active Directory
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/default.mspx
  INCLUDES: Microsoft AD homepage
• Matty Holland's Group Policy FAQs
  from ActiveDir.Org
  http://www.activedir.org/gp_faq.htm
  INCLUDES: Good info--including how to make custom template (ADM) files.
• Dan Holme's Wiki
  from Intelliem
  http://intelliem.editme.com
  INCLUDES: Great source for hot AD (and other) tips.

Broadband:

• Broadband Connection Tweaking Guide
  from TweakTown
  http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=guide&dId=93&dPage=3
  INCLUDES: "This site has a very useful tweaking guide for ADSL and cable users. Not for beginners."
• Cablenut software
  from Broad[bandnuts]
  http://www.dslnuts.com/software.shtml
  INCLUDES: tool for optimizing your Windows TCP/IP stack...
• Navas Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide
  from John Navas
  http://cable-dsl.home.att.net
  INCLUDES: a good site on DSL...
• Robin Walker's Cable Modem Pages
  from Robin Walker
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker
  INCLUDES: "Although this site is small, and part of it seems focused on Great Britain's Ntl:Home cable modem system, anyone with a DOCSIS-based cable modem (and that's a rapidly increasing number of cable Internet users), will find services and links on this site very useful."

Browsers:

• Convert Bookmark File
  from linkaGoGo
  http://www.linkagogo.com/go/Convert
  INCLUDES: "a free service that allows you to import bookmarks in nine different formats and export them in seven"

CD/DVD Technologies:

• DVD Compatibility Table
  from DVDR Help
  http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php
  INCLUDES: Which players can handle which media?
• CD-Recordable FAQ
  from Andy McFadden
  http://www.cdrfaq.org/
  INCLUDES: Everything you ever wanted to know about CD-R
• CDR-Info
  http://www.cdrinfo.com/
  INCLUDES: "The Recording Authority"
• Burning CDs in Windows XP
  from Alex Nichol, MS-MVP
  http://aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm
  INCLUDES: Good overview plus excellent details relating to WInXP.
• Primer on CD-R
  from Mike Richter
  http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/primer.htm
  INCLUDES: "...intended to be parts of a primer on recordable Compact Disc formats. I have favored simple expression over technical detail."

Hardware:

• The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide
  from Adrian Wong's Rojak Pot
  http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=9
  INCLUDES: "a continually revised index of BIOS settings and their meanings"
• Jumper Viewer
  from Ontrack Data Recovery
  http://www.ontrack.com/jumperviewer/index.asp
  INCLUDES: "HDD jumper settings--a single, bookmarkable page that acts as a front end to eight different drive vendors"
• Motherboards.org
  http://www.motherboards.org
  INCLUDES: "Mother of all Motherboard Sites"
• Driver Magic
  http://drivermagic.co.nz/x/welcome
  INCLUDES: "real drivers, real fast"
• Total Hardware 1999
  http://th99.pley.org/
  INCLUDES: "Jumper settings for 18655 devices"
• ModemHelp.net
  from Bradford Liedel
  http://www.modemhelp.net/
  INCLUDES: "a darn good resource for anything and everything modem"
• The Ultimate Memory Guide
  from Kingston Technology
  http://www.kingston.com/tools/umg/default.asp
  INCLUDES: lots of good info on memory...
• Understanding RAM Chip Numbers
  from Chipmunk International
  http://www.chipmunk.nl/DRAM/ChipManufacturers.htm
  INCLUDES: just what the title says...
• X-bit Laboratories
  from X-bit labs
  http://www.xbitlabs.com/
  INCLUDES: "real-world computer hardware comparisons and news"
• Warp2Search
  from Gary Field
  http://www.warp2search.net/
  INCLUDES: "up-to-date news on tech products, software, cool Web happenings, and most importantly driver revisions"
• Gary Field's SCSI Info Central
  from Gary Field
  http://scsifaq.org:9080/scsi_faq/
  INCLUDES: "Look no further! You've Found SCSI Nirvana! The Official SCSI FAQ is now within your reach!"
• 8th Edition of Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs
  from Scott Mueller/Que
  http://cma.zdnet.com/book/upgraderepair/index.htm
  INCLUDES: "Excellent reference for basic PC system hardware." This older edition covers CPUs up to the Pentium II and has very little on USB. Purchasing the newest version is highly recommended.
• Tom's Hardware Guide
  from Tom Pabst
  http://www.tomshardware.com
  INCLUDES: Many details on new processors, video cards and the like.
• StorageReview.com
  http://www.storagereview.com/
  INCLUDES: "hard disk and storage-related performance issues"
• 3D Spotlight
  http://www.3dspotlight.com
  INCLUDES: "Your definitive PC Hardware/Gaming Resource"
• Adaptec FAQs
  from Adaptec
  http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/faqindex.html
  INCLUDES: "Retrieve all FAQs for a specific product."
• BIOS Arcana: description and translation
  from Ars Technica
  http://arstechnica.com/guide/building/bios/bios-1.html
  INCLUDES: "very detailed BIOS guide that discusses some of the more recent settings and configuration options that have appeared on BIOS screens and addled many in the process"
• BIOS Central
  from Eric
  http://www.bioscentral.com/
  INCLUDES: the goal is "to provide the most comprehensive PC BIOS information on the internet"
• Tweakers
  from Australia
  http://www.tweakers.com.au/
  INCLUDES: "technology news, reviews & analysis"

Linux:

• Find Linux Distro tailored to your needs
  http://eedok.voidofmind.com/linux/chooser.html
  INCLUDES:"plug in your Linux needs and get recommendations for the distro that comes closest to meeting those needs"
• User Guide to Using the Linux Desktop
  from The International Open Source Network
  http://www.iosn.net/training/end-user-manual
  INCLUDES:"Free Linux Desktop Guide for Non-Linux Users"

• Linux Documentation Project site
  http://www.tldp.org/
  INCLUDES:"a gold mine of advice and tips"

• LFriendly.com
  http://www.lfriendly.com/
  INCLUDES:"you can use this site to find retailers who sell a range of computers pre-loaded with Linux, or find specific Linux-friendly hardware."

• LinuxISO.org
  from Lance, Rick and Carlie
  http://www.linuxiso.org/
  INCLUDES:"Fresh ISOs, just like mom used to burn."

Microsoft:

• E-Bitz - Small Business Server 2003 - the SBSBlog
  from Susan Bradley
  http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley
  INCLUDES: "SBS MVP the Official Blog of the SBS "Diva""
• The Old New Thing
  from Raymond Chen
  http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing
  INCLUDES: "Interesting stuff from a Win32 API guru"
• MSMVPS.COM Blogs
  from the Microsoft MVPs
  http://msmvps.com/blogs
  INCLUDES: "The Ultimate Destination for Blogs by Current and Former Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals"
• TechNet Blogs
  from the Microsoft TechNet
  http://blogs.technet.com/default.aspx
• MSFN
  from the Microsoft Software Forum Network
  http://www.msfn.org/
  INCLUDES: Great Microsoft site
• MSDNAA IT Solutions
  from the Microsoft Developers Network Academic Alliance
  http://www.msdnaa.net/content/?computing_solutions
  INCLUDES: "Your source for University-focused Windows support resources."
• Annoyances.org
  http://annoyances.org/
  INCLUDES: "the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows"
• Internet Explorer Update Problems
  from Microsoft
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325192
  INCLUDES: "regularly updated MS knowledge base article (325192) that deals with problems and issues you may experience after you install IE updates"
• Microsoft Internet Explorer download site
  from the Computer Help Desk, University of Victoria
  http://helpdesk.uvic.ca/how-to/support/win95/msiexpl.html
  INCLUDES: Download full installer for most versions of IE.
• NTFS.com
  from NTFS.com
  http://www.ntfs.com
  INCLUDES: Details on MS file systems: Fat, Fat32 and NTFS...
• Microsoft Watch
  from Ziff Davis Media
  http://www.microsoft-watch.com
  INCLUDES: The latest skinny on MS, plus tops 10 MS links...
• Ted's Quick Microsoft KnowledgeBase Lookup
  from Ted Mieske
  http://members.cruzio.com/~tmieske/mkbq.htm
  INCLUDES: KnowledgeBase articles grouped by topic
• Java Virtual Machine Download Links
  http://java-virtual-machine.net/download.html
  INCLUDES: "simple website that offers direct download links to several sites on the Internet hosting Microsoft's 3805 version of the JVM"
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary List 2002
  http://www.activewin.com/bugs/secb2002.shtml
  INCLUDES: This site lists all 72 security bulletins issued by Microsoft during 2002
• WindowsReinstall.com
  http://www.windowsreinstall.com
  INCLUDES: This site will show you how to install, upgrade, reinstall, repair, troubleshoot and fix most all versions of Microsoft Windows.
• KB Alertz
  http://www.kbalertz.com/latest.aspx
  INCLUDES: "Receive Free Email Alerts every time Microsoft Publishes NEW Support or Knowledge Base Articles!"
• Free Answers.com
  http://www.freeanswers.com/
  INCLUDES:"FreeAnswers.com lets you solve computer-related problems simply by asking questions in plain, everyday language to access knowledge bases from leading vendors." Great way of accessing the MS Knowledgebase.
• Keyboard Assistance
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboardassist.aspx
  INCLUDES: "Find a list of keyboard shortcuts for many Microsoft products"
• Windows Guide Network
  from Windows Guide Network
  http://www.winguides.com/
  INCLUDES:"Windows Registry Guide, Windows Security Guide, Windows Scripting Guide, Windows Driver Guide and Windows Software Guide along with other support resources."

Microsoft Email:

• Glen's Exchange Dev Blog
  from Glen Scales
  http://gsexdev.blogspot.com/ INCLUDES: "My Experiences as a Messaging Developer"
• Microsoft Exchange Server Blog
  from Evan Doods
  http://blogs.technet.com/evand INCLUDES: "Exchange, clustering, E2K3 SP1, cross-site moves, and other assorted ramblings"
• Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center
  from Sue Mosher
  http://www.slipstick.com
• Inside Outlook Express
  from Tom Koch
  http://www.tomsterdam.com/
• Live Office
  from Your Email Experts
  http://www.liveoffice.com/

Misc:

• Running Old Applications under Windows 2000, NT and XP
  from Kennedy Software & Systems Ltd
  http://www.kennedysoftware.ie/oldapps.htm
  INCLUDES: "Free guide for using older apps in newer OSes"


• Disk Failure Freeware
  from Paul Pruitt
  http://www.s2services.com
  INCLUDES: Can't get to your data and low on cash? Try this site.


• Tech Soup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits
  (submitted by MJ)
  http://www.techsoup.org
  INCLUDES: "TechSoup Stock connects nonprofits with donated and discounted technology products."


• Tek-Tips
  from the Tecumseh Group
  http://www.tek-tips.com
  INCLUDES: "Excellent free tech support site."


• Free Version of RealMedia Without the Adware
  from the BBC
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/audiohelp.shtml?help


• Bootdisk.com
  from Ed Jablonowski
  http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

INCLUDES: Various DOS and Win9x boot disks with CDROM support plus setup disks for newer MS-OS...
• FontFreak
  http://www.fontfreak.com/index2.htm

INCLUDES: "...fabulous range of free type styles"
• Suggest A Fix PC Support Forums
  http://www.suggestafix.com/

INCLUDES: "Great free support site."
• On-line Random Password Generator
  from WinGuides Network
  http://www.winguides.com/security/password.php?guide=registry

INCLUDES: "Allows you to create random passwords that are highly secure and extremely difficult to crack or guess due to an optional combination of lower and upper case letters, numbers and punctuation symbols."
• Google Ultimate Interface
  from Fagan Finder
  http://www.faganfinder.com/google.html

INCLUDES: "Power searchers should try Fagan Finder, the 'ultimate Google search interface'."
• FAQShop.com
  from FAQShop.com
  http://www.faqshop.com/

INCLUDES: "This site provides hints, tips and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), relating to Systems Management technologies such as Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), Operations Manager (MOM), Software Update Services (SUS), Windows, IBM Tivoli, amongst others."
• Internet FAQ Archives
  from The Internet FAQ Consortium
  http://www.faqs.org/faqs/

INCLUDES: "This archive contains Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) postings in Hypertext format and in FTP archive textual format."
• Radified Guide to ASPI Drivers
  from Radified
  http://aspi.radified.com

INCLUDES: ASPI tips and tricks for its use.
• Scot's Newsletter Forums
  from Scot Finnie
  http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/forums/

INCLUDES: On-line forums on various topics: Windows, broadband, SPAM, etc.
• The Secret Guide to Computers
  from Russ Walter
  http://secretguide.net/

INCLUDES: Acclaimed computer book, available to read on-line.
• Webhelp Character Map
  from A2Z Computer Works
  http://www.kintner.com/cw/cwpgs/altnum2.html

INCLUDES: Handy guide to those ALT+nnnn keyboard combinations.
• Wotsit's Format - the programmer's resource
  from Paul Oliver
  http://www.wotsit.org/

INCLUDES: "This site contains file format information on hundreds of different file types and all sorts of other useful programming information; algorithms, source code, specifications, etc."
• Uri's TCP/IP Resources List
  from Uri Raz
  http://www.private.org.il/tcpip_rl.html

INCLUDES: "FAQs, tutorials, guides, web pages & sites, and books about TCP/IP"
• ActiveWin.com
  from Byron Hinson & Robert Stein
  http://www.activewin.com/awin/default.asp

INCLUDES: one of the best resource and info sites for the PC and Windows...
• PCQ&A.com
  http://www.pcqanda.com/

INCLUDES: good technical issues forum...
• PDABuzz.com
  from the Handheld Media Group
  http://www.pdabuzz.com/

INCLUDES: "Top PDA and handheld news."
• Gizmodo: The Gadgets Weblog
  from Pete Rojas
  http://www.gizmodo.net/

INCLUDES: "Gizmodo is a weblog dedicated to everything related to gadgets, gizmos, and cutting-edge consumer electronics."
• Software Firewall Evaluations
  from PC Flank
  http://www.pcflank.com/art21.htm

INCLUDES: useful chart comparing the performance of several popular firewalls...
• The Unofficial Cookies FAQ
  from David Whalen
  http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/

INCLUDES: everything you wanted to know about cookies but were afraid to ask...
• Bart's Boot disks
  from Bart
  http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/

INCLUDES: the entire caboodle on boot disks...
• The OS Files
  from Frank van Gilluwe
  http://www.theosfiles.com/

INCLUDES: "My goal is to provide news, information, background, links and availability for every current and planned OS that runs on the PC platform, with a minimum of fuss or fluff."
• Ext Search
  http://extsearch.com/
  INCLUDES: "This search engine lets you query 2,297 file extensions."
• Webopedia
  http://www.webopedia.com/
  INCLUDES: "The only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology."

Networking:

• Angry IP Scanner
  http://www.angryziber.com/ipscan/
  INCLUDES: Fast and free IP scanner and port scanner that can be run right from the web...
• Practically Networked
  http://practicallynetworked.com/
  INCLUDES: another good site for all things networked...
• HomeNetHelp.com
  http://www.homenethelp.com
  INCLUDES: "DIY home networking guides and tutorials"
• WindowsNetworking.com
  http://www.windowsnetworking.com
  INCLUDES: "The site can answer almost any question about the Windows portion of networking--- i.e. getting the networking software going--- either directly or by referring you to other sites."
• DNS Stuff
  http://www.dnsstuff.com/
  INCLUDES: On-line net tools: DNS, whois, tracert, ping, etc.
• IEEE OUI and Company_id Assignments
  from the IEEE
  http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/index.shtml
  INCLUDES: "The first three octets of a MAC address are the Organizationally Unique Identifier, and are explicitly assigned to a particular network device manufacturer." Find out who made that device from the MAC address.
• SubnetOnline.com
  from Peter van den Steen
  http://www.subnetonline.com/
  INCLUDES:"The Complete IP Addressing and Subnetting Web Site"

Office:

• The Office Experts
  http://www.theofficeexperts.com/
  INCLUDES: "The Office Experts represents a combined effort of many Microsoft Office consultants. Our goal is to provide Microsoft Office users with the information and tools needed to automate their regular tasks as much as possible."
• Woody's Goodies
  from Woody Leonhard
  http://www.woodyswatch.com/util/index.asp
  INCLUDES: "On these web pages you'll find some of the most amazing, fantastic and unforgettable extras for Microsoft Office."
• David McRitchie's Excel site
  from David McRitchie
  http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
  INCLUDES: in-depth Excel information and links
• Microsoft Word MVP FAQ site
  from the Microsoft Word MVPs
  http://www.mvps.org/word/index.html
  INCLUDES: this is a simply wonderful site full of information on using MS Word
• Microsoft Word: Living with the Beast
  from John G. Faughnan
  http://www.faughnan.com/msword.html
  INCLUDES: "Microsoft Word...is the single most miserable piece of software that I absolutely must use. This web page contains my personal notes on attempting to live with the beast."

PDF:

• Neevia Document Converter eXPress
  http://convert.neevia.com/
  INCLUDES: "...makes it possible for anyone to instantly convert their files to PDF or Image without the need of installing special software."
• PDFzone.com
  http://www.pdfzone.com/
  INCLUDES: "The online authority for Acrobat, PDF and Document Management professionals."

Scanning:

• A Few Scanning Tips
  from Wayne Fulton
  http://www.scantips.com/
  INCLUDES: "The purpose is to offer some scanning tips and hints, help with fundamentals and other basic scanning information to help you get the most from your scanner. How it works, for those that want to know."

Security:

• Top 100 Network Security Tools
  from insecure.org
  http://sectools.org/
  INCLUDES: "the best security tool list on the planet"
• Sysinternals Utilities
  from Sysinternals
  http://www.sysinternals.com/SecurityUtilities.html
  
• Foundstone Free Tools
  from Foundstone
  http://www.foundstone.com/index.htm?subnav=resources/navigation.htm&subcontent=/resources/freetools.htm
  
• The Microsoft Security Response Center Blog!
  from Microsoft TechNet
  http://blogs.technet.com/msrc
  INCLUDES: "The Microsoft Security Response Center works every day to help protect customers from vulnerabilities in software."
• Jesper Johansson's Blog
  from Jesper Johansson, Senior Security Strategist in the Security Technology Unit at Microsoft
  http://blogs.technet.com/jesper_johansson
  INCLUDES: "My job is to explain to our customers how to run Microsoft products securely, and to the extent that it is needed, help the product groups figure out how to make it possible to do so."
• MS-Security.org
  from Debra Littlejohn Shinder, MVP/Security
  http://www.ms-security.org
  INCLUDES: "articles, weekly security-related blog posts, tech book reviews and other computer/network security information"
• Windows Security Log Encyclopedia
  from Randy Franklin Smith
  http://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/encyclopedia.html
  INCLUDES: "Plain English Explanations of Windows Security Log Events."
• Handbook of Applied Cryptography
  from Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
  http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/
  INCLUDES: "a standard textbook on cryptography - free"
• CERT Home Computer Security
  from Carnegie-Mellon Software Engineering Institute
  http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/
  INCLUDES: "Detailed info, well-organized worksheets and checklists--- great stuff!"
• Security Web Sites
  from UF OIT-Net Services
  https://net-services.ufl.edu/security/links.html
• Microsoft Technet Security Site
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Default.asp
• AboutCookies.org/
  from the lawfirm of Pinsent Masons
  http://www.aboutcookies.org/
  INCLUDES: "a guide to deleting and controlling cookies"

Software Development:

• Dzone
  from DeveloperZone, Inc.
  http://www.dzone.com
  INCLUDES: "Dzone is a social bookmarking site for developers. There's almost nowhere with developer-focused links as active and interesting as what the dzone.com community produces."

Thin Client:

• Brian Madden's Your Independent Citrix, Terminal Server, Server-Based Computing, and Thin Client Resource
  from Brian Madden
  http://www.brianmadden.com
• Thin Client Support
  from Tokeshi.com
  http://www.tokeshi.com
• Mark Minasi's Terminal Server/Services Forum
  from Mark Minasi
  http://x220.win2ktest.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=22

Training:

• online classes - learning center
  from Hewlett-Packard
  http://www.hplearningcenter.com/
  INCLUDES: "Check out Hewlett Packard's on-line university. There are a wide variety of courses available and they are all free. They're not certified but the quality is excellent."

Viruses and malware:

• Malware Help.com
  from Shanmuganathan
  http://www.malwarehelp.org/
  INCLUDES: "Step-by-Step visual guides for Cleaning and Preventing Malware for those new to Online Security. Learn about cleaning Malware which includes Spyware, Adware, Trojans etc. Their methods, symptoms, how to cure and prevent recurrence."
• VMyths.com
  from Rob Rosenberger
  http://www.vmyths.com/
  INCLUDES: "Truth about computer security hysteria"
• 2-Spyware.com
  from 2-Spyware.com
  http://www.2-spyware.com/
  INCLUDES: "Manual and automatic removal of spyware, adware, worms, dialers and other parasites."
• Webhelper4u
  from Webhelper
  http://www.webhelper4u.com/
  INCLUDES: "All About The Adware, Spyware and Coolweb Search"
• Spyware Warrior
  from Eric L. Howes
  http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
  INCLUDES: "Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites"
• How to Remove Spyware and Malware from a Windows computer
  from Michael Horowitz
  http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/removespyware.html
  INCLUDES: Practical guide for experienced IT folks
• Free Online Trojan Scan
  from GFI
  http://www.trojanscan.com
• Best Anti-Trojan Programs
  from Tech Support Alert
  http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_anti_trojans.htm
• find Unsolicited Commercial Software
  from Andrew Clover
  http://doxdesk.com/parasite/
  INCLUDES: Information about parasites. What they are, where they come from, a script to detect some of them, and a whole bunch of good links.

Web:

• Full Web Building Tutorials
  from W3Schools
  http://www.w3schools.com
  INCLUDES: "...comprehensive collection of web development tutorials. Topics include HTML, XML, JavaScript, ASP, PHP, .NET and dozens of others."

Windows:

• DLL Help Database
  from Microsoft
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp
  INCLUDES: "This database contains information about DLL files that ship with selected Microsoft products"
• LitePC
  from LitePC.COM
  http://www.litepc.com
  INCLUDES: "Remove the Bloat from Windows"
• How to Optimize Your Swapfile
  from Xtreme PC Central
  http://www.xtremepccentral.com/articles/swapfileoptimization/
  INCLUDES: "This guide will help you tweak the settings."
• Startup Applications List
  from SysInfo.org
  http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
  INCLUDES: "This free site lists thousands of common startup files along with full descriptions of what they do, plus links back to the vendor' web site."
• Performance Tweaks and Tips
  from Marc Bosser
  http://www.pureperformance.com/
  INCLUDES: "It's a tweaking site, easy to navigate and with excellent explanations suited for all windows versions."
• Task List Programs
  from www.AnswersThatWork.com
  http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
  INCLUDES: Identify those oddly named running task in the Windows task manager...
• www.dll-files.com
  http://www.dll-files.com/
  INCLUDES: You can find the most commonly missing .dll files here.
• Dual- & Multi-Boot Menu
  from Tweak Home PC
  http://tweakhomepc.virtualave.net/dualboot.html
  INCLUDES: Freeware utilities and info for dual- and multi-boot Windows setups.
• WinFind
  from Brian Livingston
  http://www.briansbuzz.com
  INCLUDES: Search 22,000 pages of Windows tips, tricks, and workarounds.
• Startup Program List
  from AZpcHelp.com
  http://www.azpchelp.com/StartupListA-F.htm
  INCLUDES: an extensive list of programs that might be run on startup and which ones are necessary
• Shell Extension City
  from R. Helmer
  http://www.shellcity.net/
  INCLUDES: "Configure Your System Wickedly" - tweak Windows interface settings
• Windows Support Center
  from James A. Eshelman
  http://www.aumha.org/
  INCLUDES: "SUPPORTING MICROSOFT DESKTOP SYSTEMS Windows Operating Systems & Leading Application Software"
• The DLL Help Database
  from Microsoft
  http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp
  INCLUDES: "This database contains information about DLL files that ship with selected Microsoft products."
• The Windows Update Corporate Site
  from Microsoft
  http://corporate.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
  INCLUDES: "The Windows Update Corporate site provides a comprehensive catalog of updates that can be distributed over a corporate network. It is a one-stop location for Windows Update content and Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) logo device drivers."
• www.32bit.com - Help Forums
  http://www.32bit.com/hyper95/get/tricksnt.html
  
• Desktop Engineer's Junk Drawer
  http://desktopengineer.com/
  INCLUDES: "Handy Odds N'Ends for Managing Windows"
• WUGNET
  from Windows Users Group Network
  http://www.wugnet.com
  

Windows 2000/XP/2003:

• XP Myths
  from Andrew K.
  http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html
  INCLUDES: "Myths regarding Windows XP."
• Windows XP Tips
  from Windows-Help.NET
  http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/all-tips.html
  INCLUDES: "This site offers an excellent collection of Windows XP tips including answers to some of the most common only encountered problems."
• More Windows XP Tips
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/tips/default.asp
  INCLUDES: "Dozens of XP Pro tips including a sneaky way to bulk rename files."
• New Life for Windows XP
  from Harry O.
  http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/index.htm
  INCLUDES: more tips and links for working with Windows XP
• WinXpFix.com
  from Raymond Garcia
  http://www.winxpfix.com/
  INCLUDES: "a plethora of tips and tools for Windows XP..."
• Bink Windows XP
  from Steven Bink
  http://winxp.bink.nu/
  INCLUDES: "This site provides news, tips and downloads about the new OS Windows XP"
• Windows XP Tips and Tricks
  http://www.tipsdr.com
  
• LabMice.net
  from SearchWin2000.com
  http://labmice.techtarget.com/
  INCLUDES: "Windows 2000/ XP /.NET Resource index"
• Wayne's Windows XP Resources for Administrators and Users
  from Wayne Maples
  http://www.is-it-true.org/nt/xp/index.shtml
  
• Kelly's XP Corner
  from Kelly Theriot
  http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm
  
• Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows
  from Paul Thurrott
  http://www.winsupersite.com/
  
• JSI FAQ
  from Windows and .Net Magazine Network
  http://www.jsiinc.com/reghack.htm
  INCLUDES: "Windows NT / 2000 / XP Tips, Tricks, Registry Hacks and more..."
• Windows IT Library
  from Windows and .Net Magazine Network
  http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/
  INCLUDES: "Windows IT professional's free online technical reference library"
• EventID.net
  from Altair Technologies Ltd.
  http://www.eventid.net/
  INCLUDES: "The Event ID database contains 1389 event IDs and 250 event sources provided by 482 contributors, 1805 submitted event(s) pending validation"

Windows Scripting:

• Group Policy Blog --- GPOGUY
  from Darren Mar-Elia
  http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/gpoguy
  INCLUDES: "This blog is dedicated to the fascinating world of Windows Group Policy."
• Scripting Guys' Webcasts On-Demand
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/archive.mspx
  INCLUDES: "watch a Scripting Guys’ webcast when I want to"
• scriptinganswers.com
  from Don Jones
  http://scriptinganswers.com
  INCLUDES: "Where Windows administrators come to automate!"
• Win32scripting
  from Win32scripting
  http://cwashington.netreach.net
  INCLUDES: Very nice site for all things scripting.
• TechNet Script Center
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/scriptcenter/default.asp
  INCLUDES: "Here at the Script Center, we categorized the best sample scripts designed to run on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003."
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sagsas_overview.mspx
  INCLUDES: On-line book written by Microsoft's "Windows Resource Kit Scripting Team". Well done.
• DevGuru
  from DevGuru
  http://www.devguru.com
  INCLUDES: good resource site on programming all sorts of Windows scripting
• WMI Scripting Primer
  from MSDN
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnclinic/html/scripting06112002.asp
  INCLUDES: Just what it says it is. Part 2 is there also.
• Windows Scripting Solutions
  from WindowsITPro
  http://www.windowsitpro.com/WindowsScripting/
  INCLUDES: resources and tutorials for Windows script writing
• Windows Script Documentation
  from Microsoft
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/scriptinga.asp
  INCLUDES: Microsoft's documentation for various Windows script languages and platforms
• Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation Scripting
  from Microsoft
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwmi/html/wmiscript.asp
  INCLUDES: Microsoft Technical Article on Windows Management Instrumentation Scripting

Wireless:

• Windows Mobile Team Blog
  from Microsoft
  http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/03/16/552996.aspx
  INCLUDES: Great site for all things scripting.
• Wireless LAN Installation Steps
  from Wi-Fi Planet
  http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/1718161
  INCLUDES: Great site for all things scripting.
• ReceiveSensitivity
  from FreeNetworks.org
  http://www.freenetworks.org/moin/index.cgi/ReceiveSensitivity
  INCLUDES: Find out how good your wireless card is at picking up a signal...
• WiFinder
  http://www.wifinder.com
  INCLUDES: World-wide hotspots directory...
• Microsoft WiFi Website
  from Microsoft
  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/networking/wifi/default.mspx
  

WordPerfect Office:

• WordPerfect Universe
  from volunteers
  http://www.wpuniverse.com/
  INCLUDES: "WordPerfect Universe exists to provide useful information to users of WordPerfect Office, and to provide a method for WordPerfect users to interact."