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Allen Matheson's

Some old stuff follows...I don't update or use this page much anymore. Google usually gets me where I need to be.

Development & Internet Stuff

Miscellany
- Network Solutions Whois Service
- NetCraft Web Server Survey
  - Web Server Graphs
- Whatis.com IT-specific encyclopedia
- Domain Name Country Code List
- The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- BNC WebWorks Boyd Collins Development Resources
- Internet Routing and Network Statistics
- FAQ's upon FAQ's
- FlashPlanet.com
- Develop an IE Browser / Scrape Pages
- Cookie Central
- Decompilers, etc.
- Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
- Common Windows Startup Programs & Services
  - Process Library try this one first!
  - Startup Programs A-Z
- MVPs.org
- Database Resources (also see XML, ASP, and Visual Interdev)
  - The Access Web (Dev Ashish)
  - DevGuru ADO / ASP References
  - Oracle7 Server SQL Reference
- Motherboard Homeworld
- Microsoft Misc.
  - MSDN Online
  - Microsoft Knowledge Base
  - Microsoft Developer Network
  - Microsoft Online Seminars
  - FAQ for Windows
  - DLL Help
- Miscellaneous App's
  - URL-Minder
  - wusage
  - Macromedia Shockwave
  - Xenu Link Checker
  - VNC - Virtual Network Computing
- File Formats and File Extensions
  - File Extensions list
  - Images - File Extensions List
  - Multimedia - File Extensions List
- Adobe PDF
  - Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader
  - Create Documents to PDF
  - Convert PDF to HTML or Text
Search Engines / Indexing Info
- NetSearch
- Submit Corner
- SearchEngineWatch.com
- Webmasters Guide to Search Engines
- Metadata / Dublin Core
  - Metadata / Dublin Core Overview
  - Dublin Core Home Page
- URL Submission
  - Submit It!
  - PostMaster
  - did-it.com submission & index validation
XML
- XML 1.0 Spec
- xml.com
DreamWeaver
- FAQ
- Macromedia DreamWeaver Support
- macromedia.dreamweaver at Deja
Free Internet Access
- FreeWeb
- NetZero
- BlueLight
Mail, FTP, NSlookup
- Pegasus Mail
- Eudora Mail
- WS FTP
- CuteFTP
- LeechFTP
- NSLookup
Graphics
- Online / Interactive
  - PixelSight Icon / Button creators
  - Graphics Optimization
  - Image Alchemy Online graphics conversions
  - Monitor Calibration
- Windows Apps
  - Graphic Workshop for Windows
  - GIF Construction Set for Windows GIF Animations
  - Paint Shop Pro
  - Ulead Multimedia Tons of graphics apps
- Unix Apps
  - GifTool
  - ImageMagick
- Adobe Photoshop
Audio and Video RealAudio/RealVideo
- Voxware
- Vivo
HTML Validation
- Doctor HTML
- A Kinder, Gentler Validator
HTML/HTTP
- XHTML 1.0 Spec
- HTML 4.01 Spec
- HTML 4.0 Spec
- HTML 3.2 Spec
- HTML 3.0 Spec
- Fill-Out Forms
- Form Testing Page
- HTTP Object Headers
Browsers
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE)
- Netscape Browsers via HTTP or via FTP
- Opera
Servers
- Windows NT Server Web Services
- Windows 2000 Server Web Services
- Apache
  - Stronghold Secure Apache
Security / User Authentication
- The WWW Security FAQ
- Verisign
ASP
- 15seconds.com
- 4guysfromrolla.com
- asptoday.com
- activeserverpages.com
- Chili!ASP ASP on Unix
- Zarr's ASP Zone
Visual Interdev

CGI
- The CGI Resource Index
- libwww-perl
- Matt's Script Archive
- NCSA cgi-bin docs
- cgi-bin source code from NCSA
Visual Basic
- DevX VB Zone
- Visual Basic Programmer's Journal
- Carl & Gary's Visual Basic Home
- Browser Uploading with VB ASP
- Zarr's VB Zone
- Upgrading VB 6.0 App's to VB.NET
Java
- The Java Tutorial
- comp.lang.java FAQ
- Gamelan
- The Java home at Sun
- JavaWorld
- Mocha - Java Decompiler
- Java Beans Information
- ACME Java Resources
JavaScript and DHTML

JavaScript 1.1 Handbook
JavaScript and DHTML references
JS Resources A 2 Z
DHTML Events
BrainJar.com DOM Viewer, Windows Emulation, MenuBar

Perl
- Perl
- Perl Traps
VRML
- VRML at The Mining Company
Web Hosts / ISP's
- Houston ISPs
- The List at IWorld
- The List at Herbison
- crystaltech.com
- chicagowebs.com

Linux/Unix/X Info and Applications

The Linux Home
Linux at Sunsite with mirrors at Siriuscc, and the University of Arkansas
XFree86 Home and XFree86 at Sunsite
OpenWindows/OpenLook/XView Window Manager
Shell Differences / History includes links to shell sources
Unix FAQ

Windows Info and Applications

Expanders/Compressors
- WinZip Expands and Compresses: zip, Z, gz, uue, hqx, and tar files
- Stuffit Expander Expands: zip, uue, sit, hqx, bin, arc, arj, and gz files
Antivirus
- Norton / Symantec
- NetWork Associates (formerly McAfee)
NT
- Diskeeper Lite Defrag NTFS
Freeware / Shareware
Help Authoring
- Windows Help File Authoring (How To)
- EasyHelp
- ForeHelp
- RoboHelp
- Windows Help File Tools, Utilities & Compilers
- Microsoft HTML Help
  - HTML Help Center
  - SHG to Imagemap Converter

Online Advertising & Marketing

Reference

Virtual Reference Desk
City State / ZIP Code Lookup
Reverse Phone Number Lookup
Reverse Phone, Reverse Address, Reverse Email Lookup
Area Code Lookup
USPS Rate Calculator
UPS Calculator
Free Technical Books Online
Conversions
Language Translations
- AltaVista Babelfish
- Go Network
Calculators
- Distance Calculator between cities (and longitude/latitude finder)
- Salary Calculator city to city calculations
- Mortgage Calculator
Copyright Info
- U.S. Copyright Home Page
Auto Sites
Appraisal District Records
Finding People & Businesses
- Switchboard Searchable U.S. Phone Book
- WhoWhere email search
- Yahoo People Search

Photography & Art

Photohome
Equipment
Photo Net Everything Photography
Digital Camera (and Accessories) Reviews
FotoBiz/FotoQuote Stock Photography Pricing Software
Photolinks

Travel

Real-Time Tracking of Any Flight
Interstate4U Detailed Interstate Exit Information
Airlines
- Continental
- American
- Southwest
- Delta
- United
- Northwest
OnePass
- OnePass Partners
- Reward Chart
Flight, Hotel, and Car Reservations
- Travelocity Try this one first - excellent site!
- Orbitz.com
- American Express/Expedia bookings
- LowestFare.com
- Excite Travel
- Trip.com
- Cheap Tickets, Inc.
- OneTravel.com
- Best Fares Magazine
Map Viewers / Generators
- MapQuest
- MapBlast
- Microsoft Expedia Maps
  - Address Finder
  - Driving Directions
- Microsoft TerraServer satellite maps of your neighborhood
- Earth Viewer
- Tiger Mapping Service
National and State Parks
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- RMNP Topographic Map

Games

Miscellaneous

Clear Lake Texas, Area Information
Cakewalk Music Compositions
Cimarron
The Hunger Site Donate Food for Free!
Free E-mail to Fax Service
UPS Package Tracking
Photohome Stats
JSC FCU
DialPad Free Internet-based Long Distance
Current Population of the World
Houston Real Time Traffic Report
TENET
TEA Division of Performance Reporting
The Houston Chronicle
Shopping / Price Comparisons
- storerunner.com
- bottomdollar.com
- shopper.com
- buycomp.com Computer Stuff
- resellerratings.com User Evaluations of Computer Vendors
- killerapp.com
- cheapbytes.com Red Hat Linux CD's
Collections
- Bob Liao's Coke Stuff
- Comprehensive list of NG Coke Ads
- NG Back Issues for sale (with links to indexes)
- Incomplete NG Index (with some ad descriptions)
Christian Resources
- Gospel Communications Network - Online, searchable bibles
- Compassion International
- The Expository Files
- University Baptist Church
- Internet Christian Radio Network
- Online Broadcasts:
  - KSBJ - Home Page and Live Broadcast
  - Planet Light Force - Home Page and Live Broadcast
  - Crosswalk - Home Page and Live Broadcasts:
  - Insight for Living (Chuck Swindoll) - Today's Broadcast and Archives
  - BreakPoint (Chuck Colson) - Today's Broadcast and Archives
  - The Urban Alternative (Tony Evans) - Home Page (with today's Broadcast) and Archives

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