The personal computer market is about the same size as the total potato chip market. Next year it will be about half the size of the pet food market and is fast approaching the total worldwide sales of pantyhose.
James Finke
Not for the weak at heart, this category will take you into
and beyond the most current computer technologies. Browse sites
that tell you more about networking, C++, Java, Intranets, e-mail
software, and telecommunications.
http://www.npac.syr.edu/users/dpk/ATM_Knowledgebase/ATM-technology.htm
Although this knowledge base was last updated (or so it says
on its home page) on October 24, 1995, you can still find basic
terms, an ATM tutorial, and other information about ATM. If you
are new to ATM, hit this site for some beginner level
information. For advanced users, you can even find high-end ATM
information here, including a history of ATM.
If you are interested in reading about the Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) technology, head over to the ATM Forum. Here
you can read white papers about ATM, access the ATM Forum
Newsletter, and find out more about the ATM Fax-On Demand service
being promoted. ATM is still not a ubiquitous service, but it
does have a great deal of support by many people. You can find
out why here.
http://cell-relay.indiana.edu/cell-relay
Before the triple-jump was introduced to the modern day
Olympics, there was the cell relay. For conditioning concerns,
the participants were required to attend the cell-relay retreat,
which consisted of learning terms such as AVSSCS (Audio-Visual
Service Specific Convergence Sublayer), MTP3 (Message Transfer
Protocol 3), and Traffic Contract. Those who weren't ready, sat
out fours until the next cell-relay retreat.
http://www.ietf.cnri.reston.va.us/html.charters/ipatm-charter.html
Interested in learning more about the exciting world of
internetworking IPv4 and IPv6 protocols over ATM? If so, link to
this page, which is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
page. It includes links to several RFCs (Request For Comments)
drafts on how to support IP over ATM.
http://www.inquiry.com/techtips/mfc_pro
Troubled with something in your C++ program? Come to the Ask
The MFC Pro to read questions and answers about classes,
communication concerns, controls, dialogs, and MDI. While here,
you should check out the Discussion Forums page for discussions
on development news, gossip, and rumors.
http://www.borland.com/borlandcpp/
Borland C++ 5.0 is one of the top selling C++ programs on the
market. This Web site includes press releases about Borland C++,
the latest patch for version 5.01, technical support information,
and bug information. There's also a link to other sites devoted
to Borland C++.
http://info.desy.de/pub/www/projects/C++/Projects.html
Geared for C++ programmers, this site includes several links
to different C++ libraries. You can, for example, find links to a
C++ image processing library, C++ cryptographic primitive
libraries, and a class library for platform-independent
programming. Hit this site if you're looking for a class library
for your next C++ application.
http://www.microsoft.com/VISUALC
"Welcome to object-oriented nirvana," this Microsoft
site proudly proclaims. Now that you found it, what do you do?
You can download patches, read FAQ on Visual C++, and find out
about upcoming events and promotions. The site is categorized by
user type to help you find the content right for you. This
includes sections for new Visual C++ users, students, technical
managers, business partners, and advanced developers.
http://www.xraylith.wisc.edu/~khan/software/stl/STL.newbie.html
You can find a beginner's guide to the Standard Template
Library (STL) language. This is not a highly graphical site, but
then again it doesn't need to be. It shows how to write container
objects, how to store derived objects in an STL container, and
more.
Worried about what to do this weekend? Join the Pacific Galaxy
C++ Development Club and leave your worries behind. With a free
membership to this club, you can get assistance on getting up to
speed with C++. Regardless of whether you're a novice programmer,
or someone conversant in another programming environment, this
site can help you understand more about C++.
http://www.austinlinks.com/CPlusPlus/
This site includes a number of links that point to C++
programming information. You can find links to guides for
understanding Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFCs), get a list of
C++ library archives, and career resource links. The Learn C++
section includes a number of links to books, tutorials, and
classes that will help you understand C++ better.
http://www.pfdpf.state.oh.us/msawczyn/owl/files/owlfiles.htm
OWL stands for Object Windows Library for Borland C++. This
site includes over 100 shareware OWL files that you can download.
The site is set up in two frames: the left frame lets you search
for specific tools; the right frame displays the search results,
with hyperlinks to the files. There are also buttons that display
OWL resources, OWL-related chats, and mailing lists devoted to
OWL.
http://electron.rutgers.edu/~gambino/anon_services/anon.html
You can find a great deal of information about anonymous
remailers, what they are, and where to find them, at this site.
Anonymous remailers are designed to allow users to send e-mail
over the Internet without the recipient knowing who the user is.
Anonymous remailers are free and are used by anyone who wants to
keep their name and/or e-mail address off e-mail messages and
newsgroups messages or responses.
Although Common Ground does not develop or distribute e-mail
software, you can obtain information about their document
distribution products. These products, such as Common Ground
Desktop Edition, enable you to convert Windows and Macintosh
files to a common DigitalPaper format. You then can distribute
that file over e-mail (or via a Web page, floppy disk, or
network) to others and they can read and print your document,
without worrying about which document or operating system the
document was creating on.
http://www.phoenix.net/~enn/$autoenn.html
If you run a marketing company or department and want to
automatically respond to e-mail messages sent to you, you should
invest in auto responder software for your Internet e-mail
server. You can find out about the E-Mail AutoResponder product
at this site.
http://www.islandnet.com/~cvcprod/abcmall/email.html
Junk mail is beginning to clog many users' inboxes. How do you
stop it? You can't really. But if you WANT to receive junk mail,
visit this site and fill out the Include Me subscription form.
This form is managed by CVC Productions West Ltd. and enables you
to specify the types of junk mail (marketing information) you
would like to receive, such as books, music, business
opportunities, and so forth.
One of the best, if not the best e-mail software programs
available can be found at this site. You can download trial
versions of Eudora Lite and get a beta copy of the latest Eudora
Pro for Windows 3.01. If you already have an e-mail application
you use and love, give Eudora a try. You might end up dumping
your old one and sticking with Eudora.
http://www.ihub.com/index.html
Infinite Technologies is a company that sells communications
products and services for local area networks. Some of their
products include WebMail, ExpressIT, and MHS Toolkit for Netware.
http://www.nova.edu/Inter-Links/cgi-bin/inmgq.pl
Forget how to send e-mail from America Online to CompuServe?
Use the handy form on this page to enter a computer network you
want to send mail from (such as AOL) and the target network (such
as CompuServe) to see how to address the e-mail.
Face it. Sometimes you need to call in an expert to help you
with a problem. The Johnson Consulting Web page details how they
(Johnson Consulting) can help you with your Lotus cc:Mail
problems. They offer cc:Mail migration courses, as well as third
party product support and services. You also can click on a link
called Dale's auto-racing pictures to see two images of racing
cars you can download for wallpaper images.
Lotus cc:Mail is the most popular e-mail application used on
local area networks (LANs). From this site, you can read the
cc:Mail upgrade planning guide, read about the recently release
cc:Mail Release 6 product, and download pre-release evaluation
software. You can also find out about available jobs at Lotus, if
you happen to be looking for one.
http://www.lsoft.com/products.html
LISTSERVE software is software designed to manage mailing
lists on the Internet. This site is devoted to LISTSERV, one of
the top selling LISTSERVE applications on the market. You also
can read about LSMTP for sites that are not fortunate enough to
have high-end hardware, and EASE, a list hosting service that
users can use to create their own mailing lists.
DataBack Systems distributes and supports e-mail autoresponder
software. You can read about DataBack's new Slow Poke
autoresponder, find out about how some of DataBack's customers
are using their software, and find out about DataBack's product
line, including their custom e-mail packages.
Find out the latest news about the Microsoft Exchange Server
at this site. Exchange Server is a high-end messaging and e-mail
service that runs on Windows NT. With the soon to be released
version 5, Exchange Server finally gets built-in Internet and
World Wide Web services. If you are evaluating Exchange Server,
you can find out how it compares to Lotus Notes, Netscape
Suitespot, and Novell Groupwise by clicking the Compare Exchange
button.
Another very fine e-mail application is Pegasus Mail. One of
the best things about Pegasus Mail is that it is free. You can
download a copy of it from this Web site, as well as learn about
how to use it and order manuals for it. This is another e-mail
application that once you try it, it's hard to go back to another
program.
http://cyberhost.com/ragis/petition.html.
Did you know that "our names and addresses are sold for
over $5 billion every year" to direct marketing firms to
send us junk mail? Did you know that your Social Security number
is sold "to lawyers who want to track [you] without a
warrant"? If not, think about how telemarketers and junk
mail operators get your name and address. If you want to stop
this invasion of your privacy, hit this site and fill out the
petition to protect your private information.
http://catalog.com/tsw/efilter
If you want to delete some of the junk mail reaching your
inbox, try the eFilter shareware software. This software searches
your messages while their still on the server and deletes those
messages that contain specific keywords that you select to
delete. You can download a free 10-time trial version of the
software to see if you like it.
ftp://fas.sfu.ca/pub/cs/techreports/
Large archive of technical computer science reports, arranged
by institution.
ftp://ftp.wimsey.com/pub/crypto/
This site contains hundreds of files, papers, and other
information related to cryptography. The site also has an
extensive cryptography software collection.
ftp://ftp.rahul.net/pub/lps/hard-disk/
In this site you can find information on almost anything you
want to know about hard disks. Information available, includes
files on SCSI, IDE, hard drive specs, and jumper settings. This
information is invaluable to anyone working with computer
hardware.
ftp://ftp.spies.com/Library/Techdoc/
All sorts of technical information dealing with computers.
Topics available range from hardware info, networking, CPUs.
XFree86 is a free implementation of the X-Window system for
IBM-PC compatible computers. Distributions are available for most
PC-based UNIX, and OS/2 systems.
http://webcom.com/wordmark/sem_1.html
Did you boss just leave your office telling you to get an
intranet set up in your company? Did you say, "Right away
sir," without any knowledge of how to get it done? If so,
visit this site developed by Wordmark to get an overview of what
intranets are, how to implement an intranet, and get some advice
on accessing the Internet from an intranet. You also can get
information on purchasing courseware and seeing live
presentations of this material.
http://www.strom.com/pubwork/intranetp.html
In this white paper, author David Strom discusses key features
of corporate intranets and how to make a transition from SNA
networks to intranets. Strom is the founder of CMP's Network
Computing magazine.
http://www.forrester.com/hp_mar96nsr.htm
This site includes a report by Forrester's, "Network
Strategy Service," that discusses the next-generation
intranet. In it, there are five standard services that are
predicted to do away with network operating systems (such as
Novell NetWare) as we know them today. These services include
file, directory, print, e-mail, and network management. You'll
need to register with Forrester before you can read the report.
(The registration is free.)
Intranet Design Magazine is one of the premier online
magazines (comes out biweekly) devoted to designing and
implementing intranets. Some of the resources you can find here
include articles, intranet FAQs, back issues, and comments. If
you do anything with intranets, you need to visit and bookmark
this site.
http://www.innergy.com/ix/index.html
The Intranet Exchange is part of the Intranet Design Magazine
Web site. It provides an active and lively discussion area for
those interested in discussing intranet topics. The page is set
up so that threads are organized together, enabling you to see
how long threads are and who participates in them.
http://webcompare.iworld.com/intranet.html
The Intranet Information Page is located on the Internet World
magazine Web site. It includes articles about intranets, links to
white papers that discuss intranets (such as Netscape's
Intranet Vision Paper), and links to other intranet-related
sites.
http://www.intranetjournal.com
Another fantastic resource for intranet news, information,
expert advice, and intranet-related software is the Intranet
Journal. One nice area of this site is the Expert's Corner, which
provides articles by intranet guest experts on selected topics,
such as NT vs. UNIX, document management concerns, and Web site
administration.
http://www.cio.com/WebMaster/wm_irc.html
If you read Web Master magazine and work with intranets, you
might want to check out this site. You can find case studies,
reports, information on seminars, events, and links to other
sources here.
http:///www.htscorp.com/intrawp.htm
Don't let the title fool you. This document is a nice
introduction to what an intranet is, how an organization can use
one, what tools are needed, and what tools are available. You'll
want to supplement this document with a tutorial on putting all
this together, but this is a good place to start.
http://www.sgi.com/Headlines/1996/March/intranet/doug.htm
This Web site provides information on how the intranet is
reinventing companies and how companies are working to get
information in the hands of their employees in a radically
different way. You can read about how Silicon Graphics (SGI) and
Eli Lilly use intranets. Security concerns is also a topic of
this page.
http://www.intranut.com/index.com
The name says it all. This site is crazy about intranets. It
includes articles, discussions, and submissions from other users.
Although there are a limited number of articles available here,
the discussion area is active and includes a number of insightful
and helpful tips and administrator observations.
http://www.novell.com/icd/nip/nbg2ii.html
You can read the second edition of the Novell's Business
Guide to Intranets and the Internet at this site. Some of the
chapters include Tap Into the Power of Intranets and the
Internet, What is an Intranet, and Bringing
Intranets and the Internet to Your Network. Even if you are
not a Novell NetWare administrator, you can still appreciate this
book and find some useful intranet-related information you can
apply in your company.
If you want to see how an intranet works, this site won't
disappoint you. After you hit this site and check out the old
Farmall tractor background image, click the Enter button. Input
the username and password shown on the left side of the screen
and click OK. You now are in an interactive intranet
demonstration.
http://smoke.thepipe.com/java.html
As the site name implies, this is a concise guide to the Java
programming language. Although you can come away with a nice
little applet (the ubiquitous "Hello World" program),
you should use this as a launch pad to other sources of
documentation on Java.
http://www.io.org/~mentro/J__Notes.html
For a summary of postings to Java-related mailing lists and
newsgroups, visit the Digital Espresso page. Issues of the
Digital Espresso includes announcements, discussion threads, bug
information, class exchanges, and FAQs. You also can leave
comments of your own here.
Almost as soon as Java became a house-hold word for
programmers and Web gurus, Gamelan became THE site to view and
download Java applets. It still is the premier site devoted to
Java applets, and includes a number of directory categories for
applets, including arts and entertainment, educational,
publications, special effects, and more. If you want to view a
Java applet, visit this site first. It probably has what you're
looking for.
This UK-based Web site provides the latest news about Java
applets and features an applet-of-the-month. A directory of Java
developers will help you find a developer in the UK. The site
also issues the "famed" Golden Duke Award for the best
Java applet.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jgurney/games/
If you fancy computer games, try out some of the Java games at
this site. This site is divided into two sections—games of
strategy and games of skill. Treasure Hunt, Othello (great game),
BlackJack, Rubik's Cube, Solitaire, Pong, just to name a few.
The JavaSoft Home Page is where your understanding of Java
should begin. This site is developed by Sun Microsystems and is
devoted to developers who want to use Java to create dynamic
applications for the Web or other system. You can download the
JDK 1.1 SDK here, read about HotJava News, and download Java
applets.
JavaWorld is one of the premier publications about Java and
the Java community. Resources, news, tutorials, tips, and tricks
about Java are located on the JavaWorld Web site. A number of
third-party products are featured as well, including Visual Café
Pro from Symantec, SuperCede, and Visual Basic 5.0. A list of
Java events is helpful for those looking to attend seminars on
Java.
http://reality.sgi.com/employees/shiffman_engr/Java-QA.html
Is Java easy to use? Will Java replace C++? Will Java save
planet Earth from alien invasion? Except for the last question,
you can get the real lowdown on Java from a Silicon Graphics
developer evangelist at this site. This is not a tutorial site,
but it does counter some of the claims presented in the press and
misunderstandings about Java.
http://www.techweb.com/tools/java/java.html
Presented by CMP's TechWeb publication, this Java section
contains helpful information on JavaScript, building your own
Java applets, finding Java resources, and more. The Java Applet
Tutorial link is a good tutorial for learning how to program in
Java. You also can link to a tutorial on JavaScript.
http://rampages.onramp.net/~ranger/java_workshop.html
Do you have a Java problem? If so, hit this site for a
no-nonsense approach to finding your answer. This site has
several small tables that includes two parts: Problem and
Solution. Read the problem, which is stated in clear and concise
language. Then read the solution, which is also stated in clear
and concise language (if you know anything about Java, that is).
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