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Geek |
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Geek, as in techno-geek, a complimentary term.
Links on this page are ones that I use at least semi-regularly. It is
by no means a comprehensive list, and changes with my current interests.
See the CBT Tape site for a much
bigger link set on mainframe geek topics.
IBM links
| IBM Redbooks | z/OS Internet Library |
| z/OS Red Alerts Subscribe to e-mail alerts | LookAt |
| CICS Main Page | DB2 Main Page |
| IMS Main Page | WebSphere MQ Main Page |
Mainframe Assembler
| Dave Alcock's S/390 Assembler Tips | Abe Cornelius' links Page |
| dmoz Assembly S/370 | HLASM Home Page |
| HLASM Library | Simotime.com |
| Xephon Journal Archives |
Miscellaneous Geek Stuff
| Geek News links | Clay Shirky Commentary on Internet issues |
| Internet Traffic Report How busy is it? | How fast is your connection? |
| UNIX Rosetta Stone | acronymfinder.com |
Newsgroups and Forums
Open Source and/or Free Software I actually use
| CBT site has tons of links, so I've removed dupes from my page. | Ad-Aware Malware protection. Don't compute without it. |
| CBT Tape Sharing for decades (MF) | The Hercules Project Mainframe on a PC or Mac |
| HTML-Kit Validator, editor, and more | Notetab Powerful PC editor, $4.95 |
| Opera Free Web Browser. I love it. | Spybot Like Ad-Aware, it's on all my PCs. |
Organizations
| ACM Association for Computing Machinery | Computer Measurement Group |
| IEEE Computer Society | Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| NASPA | SHARE IBM Mainframe User Group |
PC and Windows links
| Annoyances.org Windows annoyances. Fun! | Free PC Tech Just what it says |
| PC Task List | PC File Extensions |
Scams and Hoaxes
| Hoaxbusters CIAC | ScamBusters |
| Snopes Check here before forwarding that email |
Security Info and Productss
Also see the links elsewhere on this page for Ad-Aware and SpyBot.They're free. Use them.
| Ben Edelman Adware and Spyware Info | CA Decent security product line |
| CERT | F-secure Used to be DataFellows |
| Gibson Research Various Security Topics | Insecure.org Resource for distributed platforms |
| McAfee A solid anti-virus product | Security Focus |
| Sophos Anti-spam and anti-virus | Symantec The makers of Norton products |
| Vmyths Virus hysteria countered |
Swag: T-Shirts, Books, Toys
| Think Geek | Computer Gear |
Time and Calendar
| Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Savings Time - Unbelievably informative | Perpetual Julian Calendar |
| World Clock - Cities around the world. | World Time Zones Courtesy USNO |
| Nice world map showing local time. | Commercial British site good info. |
| Paul Sadowski's Site with some fun stuff. How many seconds since you were born? | Claus Tondering's site. FAQ on calendars from various cultures and times. |
Web Authoring
| Web Pages That Suck Just so. | The Daily Sucker Direct to the Daily Hall of Shame |
| Webmaster World Good advice, much of which I've ignored. | W3C XML Spec |
| HTMLDog XHTML, CSS tutorials, articles, etc | w3schools XML |
| An XML Primer | An Accessibility Guide |