Bank Systems & Technology (link)

Byte (link)

Computer Weekly (link)

File Mine (link)

Information Week (link)

Insurance & Technology (link)

Internet Week (link)

Network Computing (link)

Interop (link)

Apple

AppleInsider

BetaNews - news and downloads of beta versions software.

Computer Game Design was created in 2010 by Marcus Morris. After searching for endless hours trying to find a program that would fit his personal needs, he created this site to help others. These days it’s hard to find someone who does not like video or computer games, so what could be more fun than actually designing these games? Marcus have been in the computer game industry for a while, and he cannot imagine doing anything else! He is passionate about staying on top of this cutting edge industry, so check his website for the latest and greatest educational outlets to advance your career.

Dan Kaminsky's collection of tools that use new and unusual strategies for manipulating TCP/IP networks.

FreeBSD - BSD based open sourced OS.

Laptop Stuff website stocks everything you can possibly think of to protect your laptop, make it run better, connect it to other devices and more. The site is cleanly and clearly laid out, so it's easy to find the accessories you are after. While the prices seem to match what you'll find elsewhere, it's the massive range of products available from one site that makes Laptop Stuff stand out.

PHP - general-purpose scripting language.

Programming Tutorials - You will find here FREE programming language tutorials, lessons, etc.

SoftwareVault.com - Download FREE software for your PC directly from the software authors themselves.

DOWNLOADS & RESOURCES

A Few Scanning Tips

CNET Download.com - This massive download directory has maintained its popularity by striking the right balance between quality and quantity. The site hosts more than a million programs and apps for Windows, Mac and mobile, but tight organisation into clear categories and sub-categories makes it easy to find the software you want.

Dynamic Drive - excellent place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site!

DZone - Tracking down websites that can help you design your own website can be tricky. This website is a link-sharing community where web developers submit sites they think may be of interest to others.

Microsoft Download Centre

QuickTime Gazette

SoftwareVault.com - Download FREE software for your PC directly from the software authors themselves.

LINUX RESOURCES 

DATABASES 

IBM database (link)

Informix database (link)

Katabase (KOffice desktop database) (link)

MySQL database (link)

Oracle database (link)

Sybase database (link)

The PostgreSQL database (link)

LINUX DESKTOPS & WINDOW MANAGERS

AfterStep window manager (link)

Enlightenment window manager (link)

FVWM window manager (link)

Gnome Web site (link)

Hungry Programmers OSF / Motif (link)

K Desktop Environment Web site (KDE) (link)

WindowMaker window manager (link)

LINUX DISTRIBUTION & KERNEL SITES

Debian Linux (link)

Red Hat Linux (link)

Slackware Linux Project (link)

SuSe Linux (link)

The Linux Kernel (link)

LINUX INFORMATION & NEWS SITES

Linux.com (link)

Linux Focus (link)

Linux Gazette (link)

Linux International Web site (link)

Linux Journal (link)

Linux Today (link)

Linux Weekly News (link)

COMPUTER SECURITY

Virus Listings:

http://vil.mcafee.com

www.europe.f-secure.com/virus-info 

http://helpdesk.us.fsu.edu/virus/links.html 

www.nai.com/vinfo

www.symantec.com/avcenter/ 

www.virusbtn.com 

www.sophos.com/virusinfo 

www3.ca.com/virus 

www.antivirus.com/vinfo 

Other:

www.zonealarm.com - firewall

www.netnanny.com - control internet access from your computer (useful for children)

www.check-mark.com - testing of anti-virus software

www.driverfiles.net - hassle-free drivers access

www.lavasoftusa.com - Lavasoft

www.lavasoft.de/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi - forums

www.spywareinfo.com - about spyware

www.cookiecentral.com - about cookies

www.idcide.com - download Privacy

www.tom-cat.com - discussion of privacy issues

www.windowsecurity.com - This huge site provides you with everything you need to know about protecting your PC.

Expert advice for everyone - Get Safe Online will help you protect yourself against internet threats. The site is sponsored by government and leading businesses working together to provide a free, public service.

FREE great programs for Windows 7

MalwareCity community website brings you all the latest news and information about computer and web threats. The site offers such useful features as a frequently updated blog that provides details of new Trojans, viruses and other threats; a forum where you can ask both BitDefender experts and fellow ‘citizens’ for advice; and a Toolbox section where you can scan your system for malware online.

SPAM - If you receive a number of emails that you shouldn't there are few things you can do to stop people sending them:

• Looking at the header information contained within most of these emails (to find out how to view the headers in your email program check here) shows you which domain they came from - check the 'Received from' address. 

• go to WhoIs and input the domain name. Once you've found the details, send a report to the site's owner, along with a copy of the email.

You might want to investigate http://spamcop.net/ for more information and assistance tracking the sender of unwanted messages.

You might as well install this excellent FREE program called MailWasher. Once you've installed and configured it to recognize your friends' email addresses (very simple import from you default email client like Outlook or Outlook Express), it checks your emails before you download them into your email program and deletes or bounces back and spam so that it appears as if it hasn't reached a valid email address.

Some useful spam sites:

Sam Spade

Spamhaus

Spamjab has been designed specifically to protect your family from ALL spam. It is the first anti-spam service in the world to guarantee to stop 100% of all Spam getting through.

Spews.org

COMPUTERS & WEB

5 Star Shareware - The UK's top directory of shareware and freeware downloads, reviews and a free newsletter.

50 Years of Information Technology project is presented in a straight forward timeline and has some amazing resources on it. 

Blogger Beta provides a free hosting blog service.

Broadband Speed Test test measures your current download/upload connection speed by timing actual data transfers, which may be negatively affected by other programs/users sharing your broadband connection during the time of the bandwidth test, or even Internet congestion.

CBFSMS.com is easy-to-use text-messaging website. There’s no sign-up process – you just type in the mobile number, followed by the message (up to 137 characters, which is generous when compared to other services) and click Send SMS at the top left of the screen. This simplicity makes the service very useful for sending the odd text to friends on the fly.

Computer Hope is a comprehensive advice website covering most computer related problems. The vast array of potential problems they deal with can seem a bit daunting to start with: everything from modems and Windows to the internet itself. But if you take your time and don't panic you've got a good chance of finding the answer here. And if that fails you can always ask the site community your own question.

Computer Technician is the only nonprofit resource dedicated to providing individuals interested in becoming a computer technician with unbiased information about different degree and school options as well as career, job and salary information. To that end, they provide an updated FAQ as well as the only comprehensive database of computer technician schools on the web.

Convert any file - Convert any file with this online conversion tool.

Convert icons - Create your own icons with this online conversion tool.

Convert media files - Convert any audio and video file with this online conversion tool.

Convert music files - Convert any MP3, WAV and WMA file with this online conversion tool.

Convert video files - Convert any video file with this online conversion tool. More than 30 file types supported.

Cyber Tech Help is a vibrant helpful community providing free computer help to all. With a vast variety of downloads, tutorials, and news articles, Cyber Tech Help is the perfect online computer help companion. They provide support for all Windows, Linux & Macintosh Operating Systems, Computer Hardware, PC Networking, Computer Software, Web & Graphic Design, Internet Browser & E-mail, Spyware, Malware, Computer Viruses & Trojans, and Gaming issues.

Download.com - Possibly the most extensive website for downloading shareware and freeware.

DownloadBuyer.com is an online software store with a difference. Instead of products being sent out by post, everything this site sells is delivered directly to your Desktop. A wide range of programs are available for both PC and Mac, including titles from Avanquest, Magix and ZoneAlarm. Because there are no boxes, postal costs or overheads involved, you can buy most software for around 10 per cent less than the recommended retail price, although Amazon is slightly cheaper. Products are helpfully accompanied by screen shots, reviews and detailed specifications.

External Hard Drive - Olixir can customize solutions using our removable hard drives for your specific requirements. Our external hard drive has a rugged, high capacity.

Free Skills - This is an impressive online training resource, that deals with everything from basic tips to advanced computer use. It covers lots of subjects, including Microsoft products, the Internet, Desktop publishing and more. Although the course can be viewed online, it is not possible to download a course entirely; this is due to the wishes of the authors.

Freebie List - Explore a treasure trove of free stuff on the Internet. FreebieList.com updates daily with the freshest offers.

Geeks.co.uk provides news, reviews and in-depth articles covering everything from gadgets and games to guitars and grub. Thanks to a large team of switched-on contributors, the content is impressively varied and incisive, making effective use of video and Web 2.0 tools.

Gimp FREE Photo Editing Software - is a popular alternative to Photoshop from the Open Source community.

Google - An uncluttered search page that's fast and easy to use. 

Grid Cafe - What is the Grid? The short answer is that, whereas the Web is a service for sharing information over the Internet, the Grid is a service for sharing computer power and data storage capacity over the Internet. The Grid goes well beyond simple communication between computers, and aims ultimately to turn the global network of computers into one vast computational resource.

GridSure is a new high security ID authentication technology capable of boosting the security of any device or system (where a display can be shown). It ‘creates’ one-time PINs/passwords without the need for additional tokens or any other hardware - and is capable of identifying individuals rather than just devices like computers. This new authentication technology can add to the strength of virtually any device or system and provides several cost, security and versatility advantages over conventional password/PIN/combination systems.

Microsoft Downloads - The download centre for Microsoft updates.

OfficeRecovery.com is excellent web source of data recovery software for corrupted files and media. Here you will find utilities to fix damaged Office documents, restore lost emails and mailboxes, repair databases and retrieve files from crashed hard disks and bad diskettes.

Photo.net FREE Photo Editing Software is another popular freebie from the Open Source.

PhotoPlus FREE Photo Editing Software comes from Serif. It's falling behind the current version, but the company gives old versions of its software away in exchange for your contact details. It will send you information about offers, but it is possible to unsubscribe once you've received one.

Picasa FREE Photo Editing Software is really just an image organiser, but does the job very well, with excellent cataloguing and search features.

Site Warnings - Go to this website, type in the name of the site and it will return a diagram of the sites that link in and out and will declare if they are safe or not using simple colour coding - green for safe, red for unsafe and so on.

SpeeDefrag FREE defrag software.

SpeedGuide.net - check your internet speed.

The History of Computing Project includes sections on people and companies that were instrumental in the development of computers,  including a large section on Charles Babbage, the Victorian British inventor who came up with the design of what is generally  recognised as the first computer, the Analytical Engine.

The Opte Project - This project was created to make a visual representation of a space that is very much one-dimensional, a metaphysical universe. The data represented and collected here serves a multitude of purposes: Modelling the Internet, analyzing wasted IP space, IP space distribution, detecting the result of natural disasters, weather, war, and aesthetics/art. This project is free and represents a lot of donated time.

Tom's Hardware Guide - A detailed hardware site aimed at the more technically competent PC user.

VideoJug - This service lets you create a web page on any topic that you like and earn money from it. Using a bunch of extremely simple design tools and elements, anyone can build and publish a Videojug Page in minutes. Then, if you want, you can throw in a few ready-made advert and shopping elements and watch the revenue roll in. However, you'll have to share the profit equally with Videojug and you can expect pennies rather than pounds. Videojug Pages is a quick and easy way to get a simple, revenue-generating site up and running.

Webmonkey.com - Do you want to build your own website? To find out about basic HTML, visit this website, which have excellent resources to help you teach yourself web design.

What Is? - Encyclopedia of information technology-related terms.

WinHTTrack is a brilliant Free Website Copier for backing up your website.

Wordpress provides a free hosting blog service. It gained target="_blank"target="_blank"target="_blank"high reputation for features and reliability.

YourMinis is a widget-friendly, customisable homepage. YourMinis gives you access to a wide range of widgets that you can add, remove or move around the page. There are tabs at the top of the site which give you access to themed sections such as News, Entertainment, Sports and Fun. Each tabbed page has its own set of widgets but you can chop and change them as you see fit. You can also add tabs of your own. Although there are plenty of similar sites, YourMinis (from Goowy Media) is easily the most impressive and should find a lot of fans.

ZD Net UK Help - The computer help section of the huge ZD Net website.

Zoomify is a piece of software that lets you zoom in on panoramic photographs to an incredible resolution. City aerial photos, especially the one of Paris featured on the Zoomify site, let you zoom in so close you could almost touch the Eiffel Tower. Most extraordinary of all is a 2.5 gigapixel photo from a Dutch industrial estate that uses Zoomify to let you zoom so close you can read the number plates on the cars.

DATABASE SITE LINKS

1Keydata SQL tutorial - This tutorial has been online since 1999 and now has over 350,000 unique visitors on a monthly basis.

A Gentle Introduction to SQL

A practical Linux Portal - links to the most useful and practical Linux sites

An excellent collection of Oracle Specific Resources - Includes Oracle tips, tutorials, add-ons, FAQs, Reviews, Books & Magazines, Discussion forums, and user groups - from SearchDatabase.com

dbaSupport.com - A complete guide for Oracle dbas, including study guides, Oracle news, and online discussions

Free Computer Training sites - Includes links to sites that offer courses such as: MCSE - Novell - A+ Certification - Linux - Delphi - Visual Basic - WebMaster Specialist - Java - Microsoft Office - Windows 95 - SQL

Free Education on the Internet Free Education on everything including subjects such as Accounting - Economics - Finance - Electronics - Construction - Engineering - Computer Science - Mathematics - Science - Social Science - etc

Gary Beene's VISUAL BASIC WORLD This site contains over 250 URLs of Visual Basic Information as well as a very nice on-line Visual Basic Tutorial

Java, C++, & other Tutorials including: Windows NT Administration - SQL - UNL Library

List of SQL Tutorials from Database Central - Includes a very large collection of SQL Tutorials plus specific Tutorials for a wide variety of DBMS's

SQL/Oracle Training - over 10 hours of FREE training and Study Guides for Oracle's Certified Professional exams, as well as articles, tips, utilities, etc.

SQL Tutorials from AllTheWeb.com

SQLCourse.com - This is the original SQL Tutorial site that allows you to practice what you learn on-line including: creating tables, inserting, updating, deleting, and dropping.

sqlwire.com - Excellent/Free Resources to the SQL Community

Technology & Programming Tutorials Includes: C/C++ - Pascal - Perl - Python - Ada - Fortran - Java - JavaScript - Game Programming - MUDs - Assembly Language - Linux - vi - GIMP - GTK+ - vi - HTML - Sound & Music - Electronics - Science

The Link Zone - Includes: Visual Basic - C - C++ - Java - JavaScript - SQL - CGI - Active Server Pages - Web Development - Unix - ISDN - HTML

UnixTools's list of Useful Free & Shareware Tutorials. Includes: Unix, Systems Administration, Perl, Java, SQL

www.CramSession.com is dedicated to the IT Professional interested in Certification - Microsoft Certification - Novell - A+ Certification - Unix Certification - Cisco Certification

www.findtutorials.com - tutorials search engine on the web, tutorials on any subject listed in a searchable directory... And all of them are for free

Programming Tutorials - You will find over 300 programming language tutorials, lessons, and how-to's. You can surf through our collection of free online tutorials or read postings in one of their forums. Includes a large collection of tutorials such as: Visual Basic - QBasic - C - C++ - CGI - JavaScript - Java - VRML - ADA - DELPHI - SQL - PERL.

www.trainingroup.com - you can find TONS of training resources at this site, including: Java, Conferences, Jobs, Books, Unix, Sun, Tutorials, etc.

Yahoo's Structured Query Language Club!

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS

News.com

Computer News Daily

Computer und Co.

ComputerWorld

Ecommerce Times

Internet News

NewsLinx

Wired News

Yahoo! News Technology

ZDNet

IT JOBS  

Computer Resource Group (link) 

erecruitment.com (link) 

Hays IT (link) 

Informatiq Consulting Ltd (link) 

ISP (Innovation Standard Practice) @ JobSurf (link) 

Job World (link) 

John Ford Recruitment (link) 

Midas (link)

Paragon IT (link)

Progressive Computer Recruitment (link)

RealitJobs (link)

Reed (link)

Spring.com (link)

StepStone (link)

IT TRAINING

Amraf Training Plc (link) 

City & Guilds (link)

Gamma (link)

ILA England, (link)

Interquad (link)

JB International (link) 

New Horizons (link)

Oracle Training (link)

Paradam Training (link)

Pitman Training (link)

MICROSOFT

Corporate Error Reporting

Find new clipart at the Design Gallery

Get the latest downloads for Office

Home page for the UK Office Web site

Information & help on previous versions of Office

Instant Answers to your Office Questions

Microsoft Producer

Office eServices to help you get the most out of Office

Office Support News Watch

Office support page

Office Tools on the Web

The Office Community

Visio 2002 Software Development Kit

Visio Cause & Effect diagrams in the classroom

Visio Mind Maps

OTHER BUSINESS-IT USEFUL LINKS

Allaire (link)

Andersen Consulting (link)

Arthur Andersen (link)

Broadvision (link)

Cambridge Technology Partners (link)

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (link)

Compaq (link)

Computer Associates (link)

Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) (link)

Dell UK (link)

Deloitte Consulting link)

eBay (link)

Electronic Data Systems (EDS) (link)

Ernst & Young UK link)

Exodus Communications (link)

Fujitsu-Siemens UK (link)

Hewlett-Packard UK (link)

i2 (link)

IBM Global Services (link)

ICL (link)

Informa (link)

Interpath Communications (link)

Inventa (link)

iPlanet (link)

Isham Research (link)

iXL (link)

JD Edwards (link)

KPMG (link)

Lante (link)

Luminant (link)

MarchFIRST (link)

Mediasurface (link)

NetAcumen Inc (link)

Nielsen Norman Group (link)

Open Market (link)

Oracle Business Online (link)

Perot Systems (link)

PricewaterhouseCoopers (link)

Qwest (link)

Razorfish (link)

SAP (link)

Sapient (link)

Scient (link)

SDL International (link)

Siemens (link)

Sun Microsystems (link)

Tivoli (link)

User Interface Engineering (link)

Viant (link)

Vignette (link)

Xpedior (link)

Zefer (link)

Mind Tools - Tips for improving memory, problem solving, communication skills and lots more all for FREE.