GENERAL
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FCC
Product ID Database
Can't figure out who made a particular
component in your PC? Just find the FCC ID number, type it into this
database and you'll get the company's name and contact
information.
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PC
Guide
This site is a tremendous trove of
information with well-written explanations of PC technology, thorough
troubleshooting procedures and step-by-step instructions for common PC
updates and upgrades.
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Tom's Hardware Guide
One of the Web's truly useful
treasures, this site has tons of great information about PCs, CPUs, and virtually any kind of
hardware you need to deal with. It's in desperate need of a good editor, but there's
lots of good stuff.
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System
Optimization - PC Hardware and Performance Guide
Another really useful site with lots of
great original material as well as links to other
really good stuff all
over the 'net.
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The BIOS Survival Guide
If you have any questions about your
computer's BIOS or its BIOS Setup program, this site is the definitive
resource.
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PC Webopedia
A very thorough, accurate online
computer dictionary that not only offers
well-written definitions of common
(and not-so-common) technology-related terms, but also provides useful links related
to the words you look up.
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File Extensions
Ever tried to figure out a file's type
by looking at its three dot extension? If so, this site is for you. It's got a
comprehensive listing of extensions with a brief description of what the different types of files
are.
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Microsoft
How-Tos
A complete reference list of very well
put-together online resources that cover
Windows 2000, XP, Office as
well as general topics such as Networking, Security
and so on. This page
serves as the starting point to dive into any one of these topics at as
deep a level as you could ever want to go. A goldmine of tech support
info.
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Windows
XP Professional How-Tos
Straight from the source, this Microsoft
TechNet site offers an amazing wealth of
practical articles on how to do
(and solve) all kinds of things under XP. If you use XP,you have to
check this out.
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Windows
Support Center
A wonderful find, this site features an
extensive collection of original support articles,links to other
support sites, freeware utilities, registry patches and a great
Shutdown Troubleshooter
that's worth a visit in and of itself.
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Resource Management
If you're trying to figure out Windows
Resources really are and what all those programs running in the
background of your PC really are and what they do, then you need to
check this site out.
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Windows Startup
This is another great site that has tips on
getting around Windows startup problems and an even more extensive list
of
programs
that run in the background.
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TechSupport Alert
A great site that offers lots of very
well-written "How-To" guides as well as links to many other excellent
troubleshooting resources on the web. Good stuff.
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Windows TechFiles
This site offers many well-written articles
explaining some common but confusing
Windows-related issues. The
articles not only explain why the problem is happening,they also tell
you how to fix them.
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Windows
Planet Tips/Tutorials
This slick, online magazine includes lots
of useful tips and tutorials for Windows 95/98/2000/XP/VISTA and NT
users.
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Windows NT
Resource Center
If you're running NT at home or at work,
you'll want to look through this site's news, software and
tips.
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Home Networking
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Practically Networked
This site includes product reviews,
tutorials and more on the burgeoning home networking/high-speed Internet
access sharing market.
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Internet Connection Sharing How-To Guide
A subsection of Microsoft's support site,
this page and its related links has
everything you'd ever want to know
about the ICS features built into Windows 98 2nd Edition, Windows Millenium and Windows 2000.
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DSL
Reports
If you want info about DSL products and
services, as well as advice on how to best take advantage of your DSL
line, this site is a great resource.
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CableModemInfo.Com
If, instead, cable modem is your access
means of choice, here's an equally useful site.
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PPPoE Hardware
If you've had to deal with the dreaded PPP
over Ethernet protocol through your DSL or cable modem service, you'll
be pleased to read this page's how-to articles and FAQs.
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NAT White Paper
Trying to make sense of Network Address
Translation and other shared Internet
connection technologies? This
explanatory page from VicomSoft's web site is bound to
help.
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Network Design and Research Center
If you need explanations of some more
complex networking concepts, you'll find good information and good links
here.
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Graphics
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Interesting articles about typography and
other design issues, as well as lots of free fonts and other goodies
make this a winner.
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A few
scanning tips
Wayne Fulton's guide to scanning offers
great advice on how to buy and use scanners. Be sure to check out his
very useful scanning tips articles
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MICROSOFT WORD, EXCEL ETC
HELP
Links to help with Word,
Excel and other programmes
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Word
2003 Help and How-to - Word - Microsoft
Office Online
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Word
Home Page - Microsoft Office Online
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Microsoft Word Help
and Tips
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Excel
2003 Help and How-to - Excel - Microsoft
Office Online
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Microsoft Excel
Tips from Excel Tip .com / Excel
Tutorial / Free
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BET: Microsoft Excel
Tutorials
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PowerPoint
2003 Help and How-to - PowerPoint - Microsoft
Office Online
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Tutorial
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The PowerPoint FAQ List
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Publisher
2003 Help and How-to - Publisher - Microsoft
Office Online
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Microsoft Publisher
Tutorial
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Microsoft:
Publisher Forum - Tek-Tips
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