Useful Links

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For now, this is "just" a collection of software-related links - we'll see later if and how this can be worked into the Wiki structure...

General Resources

Quoted from spywarewarrior.com: "Rogue/Suspect" means that these products are of unknown, questionable, or dubious value as anti-spyware protection. (...) Some of the products listed on this page simply do not provide proven, reliable anti-spyware protection or may be prone to ridiculous false positives. Others may use unfair, deceptive, high pressure sales tactics to scare up sales from gullible, confused users. A very few of these products are either associated with known distributors of spyware/adware or have been known to install spyware/adware themselves.


  • P2PScams.info This page aims to educate file-sharers of the presence of scam sites set up to take their money.


Quoted from grc.com: The Internet's quickest, most popular, reliable and trusted, free Internet security checkup and information service. And now in its Port Authority Edition, it's also the most powerful and complete. Check your system here, and begin learning about using the Internet safely.



  • PortForward.com Quote: PortForward.com is proud to offer help setting up port forwarding on your router or firewall. Many Internet users are not aware of how to configure their router or firewall in order to use applications like Peer-to-Peer file sharing (PtoP), Internet Games, Web serving, FTP serving, WebCams, IRC DDC, and Instant Messaging such as AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and MS Messenger.



  • This Online malware scan may be useful if your resident scanner has found a suspicious-looking file on your system. Here you can upload a file (there is a 15 MB limit) and have it scanned by 15 different applications.

Quote: This service is by no means 100% safe. If this scanner says 'OK', it does not necessarily mean the file is clean. There could be a whole new virus on the loose. NEVER EVER rely on one single product only, not even this service, even though it utilizes several products. Therefore, We cannot and will not be held responsible for any damage caused by results presented by this non-profit online service.

Also, we are aware of the implications of a setup like this. We are sure this whole thing is by no means scientifically correct, since this is a fully automated service (although manual correction is possible). We are aware, in spite of efforts to proactively counter these, false positives might occur, for example. We do not consider this a very big issue, so please do not e-mail us about it. This is a simple online scan service, not the university of Wichita.


  • The Open Directory was founded in the spirit of the Open Source movement, and is the only major directory that is 100% free. There is not, nor will there ever be, a cost to submit a site to the directory, and/or to use the directory's data. The Open Directory data is made available for free to anyone who agrees to comply with our free use license. (Quote from dmoz.org.) There is of course a category for computers, which contains several subcategories.


Search Open Directory


Linux Resources


  • Linux Distribution Chooser. The idea is that you will find the Linux distro that is right for you by answering a number of questions. You need to make up your mind about the different options presented in the questions (or take the test more than once), since the recommendations that are the result of the test may be different if you answer one way or the other to any one of the questions.


  • DistroWatch - Keep up-to-date with the latest releases of various linux distributions








Windows Resources

  • Tweak Windows XP Describes how to change registry settings (and some others) to customize your Windows XP, work around some problems, and possibly improve performance. To be utilised with care, remember always to back up before applying changes!


  • Windows XP Update Website This website is not all about updates and such. There are step-by-step descriptions on how to go about using different Windows XP features, and how to solve different problems. All so clearly written that I believe most users can understand what they are doing, and not "just" follow advice.


  • Annoyances.org. Quote: Annoyances.org is the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows.


  • LabMice.net are (quote)... determined to be the definitive guide to online resources for IT Professionals who deploy, manage, and support Microsoft products and services. Guides including security advice for for Windows XP, and the servers Windows 2000 and Windows 2003.


  • Resources for older versions of Windows


  • MyBootDisks.com. Quote: At this site you have access to some of the most popular essential utilities. This site features all of the Microsoft DOS, Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT, 2000 and XP boot disks and utilities for your download pleasure. Such utilities to help you create additional partitions on your hard drive or recover lost passwords.





Quoted from theeldergeek.com: When I first sketched out the rough draft of what I wanted to include in The Elder Geek I wasn't going to have a section dealing with Services. There are a ton of sites out 'there' that go into excruciating detail on how to extract the last ounce of performance by fiddling with the default XP services. A few hundred e-mails later from readers wanting to know why I didn't have a services section, here it is, ready for you to peruse. (...) What are services? By definition, it's a program that runs invisibly in the background. But can't the same thing be said for a number of programs that run in the background such as anti-virus programs? Yes, but the real difference is that services load and start running whether or not anyone logs into the computer, unlike a program that is launched from the Startup Folder under All Programs.

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