Overviews and organizations

• CNet Help.com is a gigantic computer and Internet FAQ
• Yahoo! Computers & Internet and About.com Computing/Technology
• Dutch start pages for ICT and Computers and Internet
• Whatis.com online IT encyclopedia, and Gartner's extensive list of ICT industry-specific jargon
• Guide to Computer Vendors from SBA Consulting (hardware and software)
• HCC - the Hobby Computer Club is the biggest Dutch forum for IT enthousiasts
• IEEE Internet Computing Online
• International Telecommunication Union
• Virtual Institute of Information - telecommunications, cyberspace and mass media research and links
• ITpapers links to more than 23,000 white papers and other documents related to IT
• The Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
• I hate computers!
• The Computer Museum History Center, the Obsolete Computer Museum, and the Heinz Nixdorf Computer Museum has even older machines
• The Museum of E-Failure ghost web sites collection

Software, files and shareware

• Virtual Shareware Library and Download.com have virtually all shareware available
• FAST FTP Search and FileMirrors.com FTP and file find services
• FileSearching.com, Oth.net and FileMirrors.com file find services
• Nerd's Heaven: the directory of software directories
• Shareware Junkies also have freeware and demos
• TUCOWS collection of Internet software, with reviews and premiere picks
• ZDNet Downloads and a Dutch download start page
• Freecode - free source code in a number of languages
• Freebyte - free software, screensavers, homepages, email addresses, ...
• MIDI-files at Standard MIDI-files on the Net
• MP3 files at MP3.com, Lycos MP3 Search, and Dutch MP3 start page
• FindSounds.com sound search engine
• eDonkey 2000 and other peer-to-peer file sharing systems
• Browsers.com watches plugins too
• Mozilla.org - the free Netscape code is here
• ZDNet Catchup and VersionTracker for software and drivers
• Always the latest Versions! of computer programs
• ZDNet Help & How-to and the excellent BlackStump Guides Page have many manuals
• Bugs in computer programs - with solutions or workarounds
• Easter eggs - hidden practical jokes in computer programs (and movies, TV, music, ...)
• Screensaver.com and Screensaver Heaven
• Games: ZDNet Gamespot, MSN Gaming Zone and Dutch Games.Xs4All.nl
• Yahoo: computer games and About.com Games
• Dutch and Belgian computer games sites: Gamez.nl and Skynet Game Center
• Botspot and Agentland.com portals to bots and intelligent agents
• Terena Guide to Network Resource Tools
• The Scientific Web scientific software
• Internet server software: ServerWatch, Search Engine Watch and Web Conferencing software
• What's that site running now? Let's find out

Viruses, security

• CIAC keeps track of viruses and not-at-all viruses (hoaxes)
• Symantec's Virus Encyclopedia has information about 10.000+ computer viruses
• McAfee Virus Information Library and hoaxes
• IBM AntiVirus Research
• Computer Virus Myths and Hoaxes, also at CIAC Hoaxbusters and Purportal.com
• AntiOnline information security center
• Lots of computer security related resources
• Incidents.org about viruses and other Internet incidents
• Northern Light Special Edition: Computer Viruses
• Dutch computer security link page and crack link page
• Stay Safe Online
• How To Eliminate The Ten Most Critical Internet Security Threats
• Underground News about hacking and other underground stuff

Operating systems, hardware, drivers

• Dutch Windows and Windows XP start pages
• Drivers for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP - they're all here
• System Toolbox for Windows NT, Unix, Linux, Novell and MacOS administrors
• Dutch hardware and drivers start pages
• Linux.com, Linux Today and Dutch Linuxonly.nl and Linux start page - Linux links, software and news
• Linux Online, LinuxWorld and LinuxHQ
• Linuxnewbie.org and Belgian Linuxbelgium.net for Linux starters
• Those other free UNIX: FreeBSD, and DaemonNews with software and news
• User-friendly Macintosh and MacOS - however, a MacFixIt troubleshooting site is needed
• IBM operating systems: OS/2, PC-DOS, AIX, OS/400, z/OS (OS/390), VM/ESA, VSE, and there is a software index
• IBM Redbooks - the 'how to' books about all IBM hardware and systems software
• IBM S/390 BookManager Library, AIX documentation library and iSeries 400 (AS/400) documentation library
• Yahoo's index of operating systems
• Reuel's Guide to Multi-Booting - multiple operating systems on your PC
• PC Lube and Tune - PC and Internet Hardware and Software Tutorials
• Computers.com links and reviews hardware (computers, printers, disk drives, scanners etc.)
• All you want to know about PC hardware at Tom's Hardware Guide
• Chip Directory and CPU Info Center - about the CPU itself
• HomeNetHelp.com tutorials and tips for networks at home
• ModemHelp has support en information about modems
• Dutch fast internet sites: ADSL start page, Kabelmodem.nl and the Cable-internet start page

Computer, IT and Internet news

• ZDNET with eWeek, the excellent PC Magazine testing and reviewing all hardware and software, and ZDNet Products - computers and software, free and expensive, for end-users and professionals, with manuals and tutorials in many IT fields
• Other good sources: CNet.com, ITWorld.com, Earthweb, NewsForge, Datamation and Web Techniques
• PC World's Best of the Web website listing
• Dutch Voelspriet and Zoekprof Internet search and news sites
• More Dutch sources: Automatisering Gids (IT Guide), Computable with IT Internet search, Computer! Totaal, PCMweb and VNUnet.com
• InternetAddict Belgian Internet/IT news service
• CNET Digital Photography Center
• Other Internet news services: e-zines, mailing lists and much more

Systems and software development

• Dutch WebSphere and .Net start pages
• DevX systems development exchange with Source Code Library in many languages
• Cetus Links to Object Orientation - thousands of resources
• CASE tool index
• SearchDatabase.com has database software, shareware, middleware, news, tips, tricks, etc.
• Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Online portal, and Dutch Data Warehousing start page
• KDnuggets: data mining and knowledge discovery - information, links, software etc.
• @Brint for business, technology, and knowledge management
• Dutch knowledge management start page
• IBM for professionals and researchers: IBM DeveloperWorks and AlphaWorks
• Microsoft for professionals and researchers: Support (search Knowledge Base and other sources), Technet, MSDN Online and Microsoft Research
• TechWeb business technology network
• PlanetPDF PDF center
• Wotsit's Format explains all those file formats

Programming languages

• Programmers' Heaven and Code.box.sk full of programming code and language documentation
• The Caffeine Archive and Koffee Korner get programmers through the night
• Java and other Java-sites: Café au Lait, Gamelan Java Directory and JARS with many applets, Java World and The Java Boutique - nice cup of coffee!
• Dutch Java and Javascript start pages
• Microsoft .NET platform met C#, compared to Java
• ActiveX: everything under control
• Active Server Pages (ASP) - development information and tutorials
• Visual Basic: SearchVB.com and Dutch start page
• Borland Delphi and Dutch Delphi start page
• CGI Resource Index gateway to CGI scripts, Dutch CGI and PHP start pages
• Script Search script paradise full of CGI, Java(script), Perl, C/C++, VBScript, Tcl, UnixShell, AppleScript etc.
• Matt's Script Archive has free HTML templates and Perl, C and C++ programs
• JavaScript Source has hundreds of free-to-use JavaScripts
• Perl, Perldoc.com, CPAN: Comprehensive Perl Archive Network and Dutch Perl start page
• IBM's Rexx
• Dutch programming start page
• Yahoo's index of programming and development

INTERNET

Internet: general

• Files and software collections are in the software section of this page, Java and ActiveX are right above, IT and Internet news are in the IT news section, and modem information is also linked on this page
• Web site tips and reviews: Scout Report, 100hot.com, and in Dutch: Tijdnet T-zine of Belgium
• Thinkquest - good ideas turned into websites
• Current Internet hoaxes, urban legends, chain letters and other digital lies
• Quick Links Index of news items about the information society and Internet-related market and technology
• Internet usage: CyberAtlas, Netcraft, Internet Traffic Report, European Internet Barometer and NUA with its Internet surveys including How Many Online
• Multiscope Internet use in the Netherlands surveys
• Internet demographics in the Netherlands and abroad
• Dutch Internet Statistics and Statistics Tools start page
• ICANN, and Dutch Internet Domein Registration have information about Internet domain names and registering them
• NSLookup - domain names by IP-number and vice versa
• DomainNameBuyersGuide.Com - how to buy a domain name
• Internet Tutorials - a fine collection for (new) Internet users
• Living Internet is about Internet technology
• Dejavu.org shows the Web's history
• Internet RFCs are a valuable source of Internet specifications
• An Atlas of Cyberspaces - many kinds of Internet maps
• Netsurfer Digest
• Internet Cafe Guide and Cybercafe Search Engine have the addresses of all Internet cafes in the world
• Google Usenet archive back to May 1981 - read and search Usenet newsgroups from your browser
• Dutch IRC and chat start pages
• The Netiquette Home Page, another Netiquette site, The Dutch Netiquette page and Chat 101 Chatiquette page - tips how to behave online

Internet: free stuff

• Freechannel.Net, German Kostenlos, and Dutch Gratiz and gratis start page all link to free stuff on the Internet
• E-mail start page and FEPG.net link pages for (free) email and other messaging services
• Build your homepage for free in digital cities and communities
• Free homepages - another list of places
• Counting and analyzing the hits with programs like Analog, NedStat, xTReMe Tracker and TheCounter.com, and don't forget the Dutch Internet Statistics and Statistics Tools start page
• Dutch fonts start page
• MyFonts has font utilities and links to other font sites
• Handwriting fonts
• A great index of icons and graphics collections
• Clipart collections at Barry's Clipart Server
• Cybernettix with the Animated GIF Top150, HTML links, and more
• Icon Bank has all the icons, buttons, backgrounds and lines you need
• There is also a lot of freeware in the software section of this page

Internet: privacy, spam

• If you feel any 'brother' is watching you: Anonymizer anonymous surfing
• Cookie Central has all information about cookies
• Fight spam on the Internet, track spam, and Junk Busters battle each privacy breach
• Stop spam: the SPAM-L FAQ, SpamNews.com, Dutch spam start page, and complaint addresses at the Network Abuse Clearinghouse
• How to get rid of junk mail and telemarketers

Internet: HTML, XML, Web site development etc.

• Dutch start pages: HTML, CSS, XML, Flash, DHTML and VRML
• CNET Builder.com: Authoring - spotlights on HTML, XML, and many tips and tutorials
• The very HTML Home Page at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
• WebMonkey - a hands-on how-to guide for Web junkies
• HTMLhelp.com and HTML Goodies have tutorials, tips, scripts, applets, pictures ...
• A Dutch HTML guide, and this is the best one
• The Internet Help Page - HTML, tips, tools, picture galleries, free web page hosts, links, ...
• Imagiware's tools page including Doctor HTML to test your pages
• NetMechanic Internet link and HTML page check
• AnyBrowser.com browser compatibility test for your website
• 121 JavaScript Tutorials - all the JavaScript basics
• Internet Products Watch and The Internet Tools Summary - both quite extensive
• Web site development: Virtual Library: WWW Development, The Web Developer's Virtual Library, Builder.com, ReallyBig.com, Webreference.com, Webdeveloper.com, SiteExperts.com, Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide, Alertbox, Web page design for designers, free web design tools, W3Schools and Personal Web Pages
• The Intranet Journal with news, links and opinions about internal Internet applications
• XML.com and XMLu.com have the latest XML information and news
• XML industry portal and XML Zone at DevX
• VRML Repository