Websites |
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Name |
Description |
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actlab.us |
The official
ACTLab website, if you look under "people" you will
find some of the most awesome projects you have ever seen!!! |
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Hardware websites |
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anandtech.com
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hardware review website with reliable information on overclocking |
extremetech.com |
Beginners hardware website, reviews, lots of tutorials and how-to's. |
tomshardware.com |
Intermediate
website with lots of tutorials as well as an in depth computer
networking component |
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Tech/Geek News |
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eweek.com |
daily news on IT and technology developments |
slashdot.org |
a geek website that has an array of daily articles |
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Hardware purchasing sites |
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Fry's ad |
Dallas Fort
Worth Fry's Ad, Austin's is usually the same. This is a great resource
when you are trying to price out some components |
pricewatch.com |
Pricewatch is good for finding low prices of computer components. |
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Web Hosting |
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1and1.com |
web hosting company, that offers both Linux and Windows hosting
at reasonable rates, prices usually start around 10 dollars a month |
rackspace.com |
A full on managed
web hosting company. They offer high-end remote servers, prices
start around 400 dollars a month. Though the price
is quite high, the website is worth noting because of it's ability
to offer an entry level service if you ever have to provide many
services that require server control and bandwidth. |
theplanet.com |
a web hosting
company that comes highly recommended by blanu |
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Open Source Programs |
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Apache |
Apache is a web server that works cross platform, it is great for
setting up your own website, please note that most webhosting comes
with apache and other webservices included. |
Audacity |
Protools like audio editing program |
Blender |
3D modeling and animation program |
Cinelerra |
video editing
program, that in theory rivals professional solutions. |
Gallery |
PHP Gallery |
Gimp |
Photoshop like program |
phpbb |
phpbb is an opensource forum software |
VLC |
Videolan is an media player that plays literally every format. |
Wings |
3D modeling |
winscp |
great
SSH GUI to use for SSH |