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Just a few "Golden Nuggets" of info that I've mined from the internet
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1) Free software and Services
2) Not so Free software and Services
3) Articles
4) Search Engines
5) Hardware
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http://redrival.com/emmental/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Windows Restart/Shutdown Version: 1.0 This utility automates the process
of restarting Windows then shutting down. It is particularly useful for
machines that continue to "hang" when shutting down despite applying various
Microsoft fixes. It also allows a computer to turn itself off when Windows
shuts down
http://www.lavasoft.de/free.html
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
AD-aware 3.3 now includes the detection and removal of Cydoor,
Radiate\Aureate, Conducent\TimeSink and CometCursor. There are some
improvements in the user interface and many new features.
http://atm.idic.caos.it/loweng.html
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Another Task Manager (ATM) A Windows9x application dedicated to power-users
who actually want to handle their systems. It provides a real-time
capability to monitor all processes and threads, used memory, their CPU
usage, execution time, etc; it allows you to completely manage the system
priority of all running processes and threads. You have even a list of
process-related loaded modules. You can even set a DPC (Dynamic Priority
Controller), which can switch between two defined priorities specifying a
time-slice for both, and view a list of all DPC-managed objects. ATM
provides a list of system handles opened by all processes. You have a list
of all system windows and you can spy and control all of them too. ATM
offers even a built-in CPU cooling function; it is based on the x86 HLT
instruction which is called only when system is idle, so that it doesn't
affects other tasks. Naturally, you can uncheck it whenever you want
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Motherboard Monitor. This program will try to access one or more of the
following chips: LM78, LM78-j, LM79, LM80, WinBond W83781D, WinBond W83782D,
WinBond W83783S , GL518SM, GL520SM, ADM9240, ADM1021, ADM1020, MAX1016,
MAX1016a, FMS2701 and LM75 on your motherboard and will try to provide you
with information about your motherboard's temperature, voltages, fan speeds
and cpu temperature."
http://www.eprompter.com
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
ePrompterT is a free email notification utility that automatically checks up
to eight AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo, Mail.com, email.com and POP3 email accounts at
the same time, featuring a unique screensaver that lets you know at a glance
the current status of your selected email accounts, whether your computer is
online or offline
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2) Not so Free software and Services
http://softwareoutlet.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcnotsofree.html
Softwareoutlet.com. Closeout and surplus software at bargain prices. Both
Jack and Roger recommend it. Looks like a good place to get some bargains
on older and " 1 or 2 version back" software programs.
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http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#articles
Pixel-high privacy spy. Spies too small to see are keeping an eye on you
while you browse the world wide web. If the bugs are put in an e-mail there
is no real defence against them. The "web bugs" hide computer codes behind
images only a pixel in size to gather information about surfing habits. If
the bugs are put in an e-mail there is no real defence against them.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news_224731.html
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#articles
PCs aren't cheap. Why not make them work for their keep? FORGET buying
shares in ailing dotcoms. You will soon be able to earn money without
lifting a finger--just by leaving your PC switched on overnight.
http://www.techextreme.com/hardware/networking/cwave/
Coaxial Waveguide. This technology uses Fiber Optic technology, modified, to
launch data streams through the cable much more efficiently and less
expensively.
http://www.maximumpc.com/content/2000/07/13/11614
Higher Density CD-ROMs Are A Coming. New double-density CD-ROMs are just
down the pike waiting for your data storage enjoyment. Sony officially
defined a new 1.3GB format for CDs, but will it survive the coming onslaught
of DVD-RAM?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/12334.html
Bacteria make themselves silicon jackets. Researchers at the State
University of New York may have taken an inadvertent first step towards
workable bio-transistors, taking advantage of a bacterial strain's ability
to convert light into electricity to create an optoelectronic switching
element
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http://www.searchengines.com
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#search
SearchEngines.com is a comprehensive resource center for both web searchers
and webmasters. They have an extensive list of search engines and
directories as well as tips for effective searching. They also provide
tools and techniques for search engine optimization, submission and
maintenance.
http://www.datasheetlocator.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#search
Datasheet Locator is a free electronic engineering tool that enables you to
locate product datasheets from hundreds of electronic component
manufacturers worldwide.
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http://www.pcnineoneone.com/reviews/other/b4poc.html
The Omni Cube is a small black box that has 2 PS/2 inputs for a mouse and
keyboard on the front and a monitor input on the back. This is where you
plug in your monitor, mouse and keyboard that you will be using. On the back
it offers 4 sets of ports, each one containing 2 PS/2 ports and a monitor
port, to connect up to four computers. This allows you to use a single
monitor, mouse, and keyboard to control up to 4 different systems.
http://www.thetechzone.com/reviews/controllers/iwill/side-raid66/index.shtml
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#resources
RAID for those who don't know, stands for Redundant Array Inexpensive Disks or Redundant Array of Independent Disk, depending on which text book you read. RAID was once used only for high end SCSI systems but with the introduction of the new HighPoint HPT368 controller chip it has found its way into the IDE arena.
The Iwill SIDE-RAID66 is a PCI IDE RAID card featuring a HighPoint HPT368 ATA6 RAID controller chip, two independent IDE channels, support for Ultra DMA/66, DMA/33 and all PIO modes, 32bit/33Mhz PCI Bus Master interface and concurrent PIO and bus master access.
What RAID does is offer your system faster hard drive speed, better safeguard of mission critical data or both. It does this by taking two or more hard drives and linking them together as either a mirrored or striped pair or a combination of both.
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