Philosophers Lounge
 
 
The question of whether computers can think is just like the question of whether submarines can swim. ∼ Edsger W. Dijkstra

General and/or not sorted:
getnetwise.org
searchtechtarget.techtarget.com
techtv.com
leoville.com
webtalkguys.com
computer.howstuffworks.com
webopedia.com

W3C – the World Wide Web Consortium
Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Interesting and entertaining speech by John Perry Barlow, and another.
John Perry Barlow's home page

canalys.com

TechTarget
WhatIs
WROX Press Glossary of Computer Terms and Acronyms.

DNS Resource Directory
Glossary of Internet terms

techencyclopedia.com

groups.google.com
Newsgroups, finding (Alternate mirror.)

ASCII:
ascii-code.com
techonthenet.com/ascii/chart.php
asciitable.com
ASCII and other tables
ASCIIcat
Code 160:
theasciicode.com.ar/.../ascii-codes-160.html
cdrummond.qc.ca/.../ascii.htm

Backup:
carbonite.com
Atrieva Driveway Online Backup
syncback.com *** (or 2brightsparks.com/syncback/)
Cobian Backup
veritas.com
backup.com
livevault.com
lassologic.com

CSS:
htmlhelp.com
w3.org/Style/CSS/
style.webreview.com
WebReview.com's CSS Master Compatibility Chart
WebReview.com's Style Sheet Reference Guide
Fear of Style Sheets by Jeffrey Zeldman


Database:
Connection Strings:
connectionstrings.com
SQL:
techonthenet.com SQL reference
sql.org
1keydata.com/sql/sql.html
programmingtutorials.com/sql.aspx

SQL Server:
General / Resources:
sqlservercentral.com
sqlteam.com
mssqltips.com
mssqltips.com (Greg Robidoux page)
sqlserverpedia.com/wiki/
sqlcommunity.com
sql-server-helper.com
sqlcat.com
codeproject.com/Zones
codeproject.com/search
More:
Microsoft SQL Server MVP Web Sites
social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/tags/SQL+Server
SQL Server Community
msdn.microsoft.com/sql/
sqlpass.org
bradmcgehee.com
scarydba.com
sqlfool.com
vyaskn.tripod.com
sqlauthority.com
simple-talk.com
An SQL Server MVP's page
metadeveloper.blogspot.com
sqlskills.com/Resources
SQL Log Rescue
SQL Prompt
SSIS:
ssistalk.com
Performance:
sql-server-performance.com
Settings Performance Checklist
Index Optimization CheckList
Misc:
tsqltidy
Stored Procedures Best Practices
Parameterized queries / SQL Injection /...
Error Handling
Function within a function
OpenRowSet / 64 bit server linking to Access/Excel/CSV:
Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable
Related thread on social.msdn.microsoft.com

SQL Server books
Transact-SQL Desk Reference by Deac Lancaster
The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL by Ken Henderson
The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Stored Proceedures, XML, and HTML by Ken Henderson

MySQL:
MySql.com
nusphere.com
unixodbc.com
devshed.com/Server_Side/MySQL
weberdev.com

MySQL and VB / Access:
vbmysql.com
bullzip.com -- Access to MySql converter
MySQL VB ADO example

Access:
techonthenet.com Access function, etc reference
The access Web
The access Web's links to other resources
Allen Browne's tips for Access users
MSDE
granite.ab.ca -- Access Links
vbexplorer.com - includes ADO
devguru.com/...Jet SQL
accessmysql.com
Microsoft Access Support Center
List of MS Access MVPs
Access Corrupted Database:
Corrupt Microsoft Access MDBs FAQ
MSKB 306204: ACC2000: How to Troubleshoot Corruption in an MS Access Database
MSKB 273956: ACC2000: Jet Compact Utility ( JetComp.exe )

Access Utilities:
Total Visual Agent - "Automate Microsoft Access and Jet Engine Database Chores"

Text / string manipulation:
MS KB: New String and Format Functions in Visual Basic 6.0
MS KB: How to Determine If a String Is UNICODE or ANSI
romankoch.ch/capslock/strfun.htm
vbcode.com/asp/code.asp?lstCategory=String+Handling/Manipulation
aspemporium.com/codelib.aspx?cid=3
acc-technology.com/cbwiz.htm
bettersolutions.com/excel/....
homepages.ihug.com.au/~forest7/string_manipulation.htm

Normalization:
datamodel.org/NormalizationRules.html
 


Domains:
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority -- Root Zone Management
icann.org -- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

DSL / ISP:
dslreports.com (aka broadbandreports.com)
findanisp.com

Ecommerce:
eCommerceTimes.com
eTalk archives

Email & Email Privacy:
arin.net
Earthlink.net - How to Interpret Email Headers
stopspam.org - Reading Email Headers
faqs.org ... privacy
ii.com
Junk e-mail and spam
JunkMail.org
unspam.com
news.spamassassin.org
Abuse.net
PeteMoss Spam
Anti-spam Services:
mailblocks.com
Anti-spam Software:
mailfrontier.com
mailscanner.info
mailwasher.net
spamkiller.com
cloudmark.com
Email Clients:
Poco Mail
Eudora
Disposable Email Addresses:
emailias.com
mailshell.com
spamex.com
spamgourmet.com
spamslicer.com
Email Forwarders:
pobox.com
mail.com
Outlook:
KB: Transport Logging
Email Mailing List:
sparklist.com

Excel:
techonthenet.com Excel function, etc reference
David McRitchie's MVPS Excel pages
excelforum.com
Spreadsheet Research

FAQs:
faqs.org

Text Editors / Viewers:
EditPad Pro
V Fileviewer
Edit Plus
Notepad++
TextPad
NoteTab
UltraEdit
jedit
komodo
SciTE
emacs
vim
Wikipedia comparison of text editors

File Formats:
Wotsit's Format (wotsit.org)
Whatis.com "Every File Format in the World"
webopedia.com/quick_ref/fileextensionsfull.asp
Graphic File Formats:
faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq
dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/mxr/gfx/
hondalab.com/search/s/q_Format.htm

FTP / SSH:
WinSCP
openssh.org
WS_FTP LE
WS_FTP Pro

Hardware, used:
BedfordMicro.com

Help File Creation:
htmlhelp.com
HelpDoc

HTML:
HTML 4.01 Entities Reference
Spaces, etc.
htmlhelp.com
htmlcodetutorial.com/quicklist.html

Icons:
IconCool editor
IconoLog.net
CoolArchive.com
IconArchive.com
IconFactory.com
dotico.com

Internet:
getnetwise.org
NetLingo.com
irt.org Internet Related Technologies

Internet Usage Data:
MediaMetrix
nielsen
Alexa

JavaScript:
The JavaScriptSource
javascript.com
javascripts.com
wsabstract.com
webreference.com/js/
a1javascripts.com
javascriptsearch.com
webdeveloper.com

Macintosh:
micromat.com

Microsoft (general):
microsoft-watch.com

Microsoft Office:
outlook-tips.net

Network & DNS:
networkuptime.com/tools/
ntop.org
practicallynetworked.com
network-tools.com/nslookup
Traceroute.org
menandmice.com
thenic.com
dtool.com
dns.net/dnsrd/
nwfusion.com/research/dns.html
winnetmag.com/Articles/...
swipnet.se RFCs


 
Programming

General:
developer.com
programmersheaven.com
programfiles.com
devx.com
Yahoo! Programming Languages category

ASP:
aspfaqs.com
4guysfromrolla.com
programmersresource.com
15seconds.com
asp-help.com
asp101.com
asptoday.com
aspfree.com
learnasp.com
codeave.com
asplists.com
ASP Web Ring
ASPin.com
DComparison of Chilisoft ASP and Microsoft ASP

ASP.NET:
asp.net
beta.asp.net

CGI:
cgi.resourceindex.com

Java:
Sun's Java tutorials
JSP tutorial
ccc
Java intro by David J. Eck
Brewing Java: A Tutorial
Java Intro / Don't fear the OOP

OPP -- Object Oriented Programming:
Don't fear the OOP

Visual Basic -- VB / VBA Resources:
vbsight.com
Visual Basic Programmer's Guide: Object Model Diagrams
searchvb.com
vbcode.com
vb2themax.com
Visual Basic 911 - FAQ (general)
VBDelight
ADO Data Type Mapping
Sort Columns in the DataGrid Control
Inno Setup -- Visual Basic Installer

Perl:
perlmonks.org
Perl.org
cpan.org
ActiveState.com
Roth.net
IDEs
Open Perl IDE
The GUI Loft
Perl Oasis

PHP:
php.net
zend.com/developers.php
devnetwork.net
phpbuilder.com
weberdev.com
evilwalrus.com
nexen.net/scripts/index.php
px.sklar.com/
hotscripts.com/PHP/
php.resourceindex.com
www.alt-php-faq.org
faqts.com/knowledge_base/index.phtml/fid/51/
phpfreaks.com

Pick:
EPick -- Advanced Pick Reference Manual
OpenQM
IBM's MultiValue products

Regular Expressions:
regular-expressions.info
regexbuddy.com
dmoz.org/...Regular Expressions
directory.google.com...Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions in Visual Basic
More Regular Expressions in Visual Basic
Regular Expressions in ASP
Regular Expression assertions
In Microsoft products:
virtualsplat.com/tips/visual-basic-object.asp
msdn.microsoft.com
MSDN Regular Expression Syntax
How To Use Regular Expressions in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
juicystudio.com/tutorial/vb/regexp.asp

Scripting:
scripts.com


Search Engines:
SearchEngineWatch.com
eweek.com Search category
searchengineshowdown.com
googlesecrets.com
searchengines.com
SpiderFood.net
NetMechanic.com
SearchEngineAnswers.com
SearchEngineArticles.com
SearchIQ.com
SearchEngineGuide.com
SearchEngineForums.com
DesignExpertise.com
bcentral.com/products/free.asp
worldbestwebsites.com/resources.htm
WebPosition.com
Google Specific:
google.com/googleblog/
elgoog.nl
google.blogspace.com
notess.com/search/features/google/
pr.efactory.de

Search Engine Optimization, Placement, Marketing and Advertising:
bruceclay.com
searchenginewatch.com
Search Engine Submission Tips
searchenginewatch.com SE crawler indexing info
webmasterworld.com
seochat.com
searchengines.com/searchengine_listings.html
searchengineworld.com/misc/resource.htm
searchengineguide.com
traffick.com/dir/
searchenginelowdown.com
websitetips.com/search/
allsearchengines.com
bidrank.com
clicklab.com
seoinc.com
alchemistmedia.com
rustybrick.com
rustybrick.com
google.com/webmasters/
webtrends.com
coremetrics.com
live-metrix.com
WebSideStory HBX Analytics

Security and Privacy:
esecurityplanet.com
epic.org/privacy/tools.html
andrebacard.com/privacy.html
PC World's roundup of anti-spyware tools
Lavasoft's Ad-aware
Bruce Schneier's Password Safe & newsletter
ABI-CODER personal file encryption software
sans.org/top20/
ittoolbox.com
microsoft.com/security/
MBSA - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Qualys browser security check
securiteam.com
Web site security:
scanalert.com

Software development and testing:
Microsoft Virtual PC
VMware Workstation

Software downloads (freeware, shareware, etc):
snapfiles.com
winplanet.com
thefreecountry.com
tucows.com
ZDnet Downloads
download.com
pcworld.com/downloads/
webattack.com
compufiles.com
freshmeat.net Unix & Linux freeware
wr time tracker
jxproject.com - free project manager

Software Engineering:
http://www.open.collab.net/ open.collab.net
tigris.org Open Source Software Engineering Tools

Visio:
VisioCafe.com
visio.mvps.org
Diagramming Software at wikipedia.org

Web Site Software:
SearchTools.com for Web Sites, Intranets and Portals.

Web Development:
oswd.org
webmasterworld.com
web-source.net
webpronews.com
sitepoint.com
hotscripts.com
webmonkey.com
webdeveloper.com
simplythebest.net/info/html.html
htmlgoodies.com
webdevelopersnotes.com
bigwebmaster.com
321webmaster.com
Web Developer's Virtual Library
htmlhelp.com
webcom.com
w3schools.com
Internet.com Web Development Channel
WROX Web-Developer Resources & Reference (see left column at this link.)
IRT.org - Internet Related Technologies
annoyingwebsites.com
websiteprimer.com
netmechanic.com
HTML Reference Specific:
webmonkey.com/reference/special_characters/
Web Design Guidelines:
useit.com (Jakob Nielsen's Website)
anybrowser.org and anybrowser.org links
smartwebby.com

Web Design Examples:
webbyawards.com
thebestdesigns.com
coolhomepages.com
netdiver.net
oswd.org
webdesignref.com
WebSightDesign.com

Web Design Templates:
oswd.org
freesitetemplates.com
templatemonster.com
hooverwebdesign.com/templates/

Graphics:
deezin.com
1clipart.com

Graphics (computer desktop backgrounds):
webshots.com
caedes.net
mikebonnell.net
wallpapershq.com

Graphics (hosting):
imagedeposit.com

Graphics (Web):
grsites.com/webgraphics/
arttoday.com
gettyimages.com
Fotosearch Stock Photos
corbisimages.com
Microsoft Clip Art
rebelartist.com
clipartxpress.com/article1004.html
fonts.com
myfonts.com
getfonts.com
IdeaBook.com
jumpola.com/designersjumpola
CoolText.com (sometimes unavailable)
mediabuilder.com
coolarchive.com
3dcafe.com
The Clip Art Collection
Links to online Graphic utilities
flamingtext.com
GifWizard.com
gifworks.com
1001FreeFonts.com
3dtextmaker.com
WantedFonts.com
animfactory.com
Yahoo! Search in 'Computers & Internet' on 'Fonts'
Backgrounds:
grsites.com/textures/
Free-Backgrounds.com
Browser Icon:
IE Favicon.ico Icon

Web Hosting Info:
webhostingtalk.com
hosthideout.com
webhosting.info
webhostingratings.com
WebHosters.com
http://www.hostindex.com/voteresults.shtm
http://www.tophosts.com/pages/top25/
webhostdir.com
ihostcafe.com/top20/
thewhir.com
helpwithhosting.com
webhostmagazine.com
Google Hosting Directories
webhosts.thelist.com
comparewebhosts.com
findwebspace.com
webhostsearch.info
thedirectory.org
ispcheck.com
hostinvestigator.com
hostingcatalog.com
hostsearch.com
Most recent additions:
reviews.cnet.com
cpureview.com
hostreview.com
hostchart.com
hostinghelp.com
thehostingchart.com
thehostingnews.com
webhostsonline.com

ASP hosting:
http://www.crystaltech.com
discountasp.net
msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/info/hosters/

Free Web Hosting:
100best-free-web-space.com
FreeWebSpace.net
Aspin.com
4guysfromrolla - FAQ - free ASP hosting
4guysfromrolla - reviews

Inexpensive Web Hosting:
justhost.com
dreamhost.com
fidelityhosting.com

(Some Web Hosts):
powervps.com (VPS) *****
westhost.com (VPS) ****
hostasaurus.com *****
readyhosting.com ****
datapipe.com *****
rackspace.com *
webmasters.com *
websitesource.com *
media3.net *
linode.com *
verio.com *
Inamaxhosting.com *
Pegasus Web Technologies *
virtualscape.com *
Dreamworxhosting.com *
ucvhost.com *
1and1.com *

* (Not familiar, but something looks interesting and/or good.)

Web Marketing:
cj.com and befree.com
linkshare.com
valueclick.com
bidrank.com
ppcmanagement.com
clicklab.com

Whois, etc:
NetSol Whois
SamSpade.org
DomainWhitePages.com


UNIX Resources:
UnixTools.com
UnixPower.com
UnixReferenceDesk
Unix help
Unix expers-exchange
Unix Resource Links
unix / net / hack page
Unix man pages
vi commands
GNU.org
OpenSource.org
FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD help at defcon1.org

Linux:
linux.org/apps/
Linux Documentation Project
ibiblio.org's linux archive
Red Hat Linux support pages
linuxquestions.org

Wi-Fi (WiFi)/ 802.11:
wifinder.com
wi-fiplanet.com
wifimaps.com
wi-fihotspotlist.com
wififreespot.com
Wi-Fi Subscription Services:
boingo.com

Windows Drivers:
Microsoft drivers catalog
windrivers.com
driverguide.com
drivershq.com
driverfiles.net

Windows Editors:
editpad

Free eBooks:
List of free eBook sites
Project Gutenberg
memoware.com
etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/

Windows Resources:
http://www.computing.net/
http://users.aol.com/axcel216/
http://www.kirupa.com/
http://www.nmt.edu/~armiller/win98.htm
http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/
http://www.pureperformance.com/
http://www.annoyances.org/cgi-bin/ce-showtopics/004
http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/all-tips.shtml

Windows Utilities:
sysinternals.com
Ace Logix (Ace Utilities)
iolo technologies (PC Mechanic)
geocities.com/drdole/
Microsoft Windows Installer Cleanup Utility

eLance.com Freelance Services


 
DBCC CHECKDB -- Checks the allocation and structural integrity of all the objects in the specified database.
DBCC HELP -- Returns syntax information for the specified DBCC statement
DBCC SHOWCONTIG -- Displays fragmentation information for the data and indexes of the specified table
DBCC SQLPERF -- Provides statistics about the use of transaction-log space in all databases

DBCC CHECKALLOC -- Checks the consistency of disk space allocation structures for a specified database
DBCC CHECKCATALOG -- Checks for consistency in and between system tables in the specified database
DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS -- Checks the integrity of a specified constraint or all constraints on a specified table
DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP -- Checks the allocation and structural integrity of all tables (in the current database) in the specified filegroup
DBCC CHECKIDENT -- Checks the current identity value for the specified table and, if needed, corrects the identity value
DBCC CHECKTABLE -- Checks the integrity of the data, index, text, ntext, and image pages for the specified table or indexed view
DBCC CLEANTABLE -- Reclaims space for dropped variable length columns and text columns
DBCC OPENTRAN -- Displays information about the oldest active transaction and the oldest distributed and nondistributed replicated transactions
DBCC SHRINKDATABASE -- Shrinks the size of the data files in the specified database
DBCC SHRINKFILE -- Shrinks the size of the specified data file or log file for the related database
DBCC UPDATEUSAGE -- Reports and corrects inaccuracies in the sysindexes table, which may result in incorrect space usage reports by the sp_spaceused system stored procedure

sp_help -- Reports information about a database object (objects listed in the sysobjects table), a user-defined data type, or a data type supplied by SQL Server
sp_helpdb -- Reports information about a specified database or all databases
sp_helpindex -- Reports information about the indexes on a table or view.
sp_helprole -- Returns information about the roles in the current database
sp_helpsrvrole -- Returns a list of SQL Server fixed server roles
sp_helpuser -- Reports information about SQL Server users, Windows users, and database roles in the current database
sp_helpstats -- Returns statistics information about columns and indexes on the specified table
 
sp_lock -- Reports information about locks
sp_spaceused -- Displays the number of rows, disk space reserved, and disk space used by a table in the current database, or displays the disk space reserved and used by the entire database
sp_statistics -- Returns a list of all indexes and statistics on a specified table or indexed view.