Best Free Resource  Sites 

Tom's Hardware Guide
Everything you need to know about motherboards, processors, video cards, storage devices and much more.  News, columns and message boards, plus Tom's legendary hardware guides. Resource sites don't get much better than this and it's all free.
http://www.tomshardware.com/

NT FAQ
The ultimate NT/Win2k resource, updated almost daily.  An invaluable source of information, an indispensable troubleshooting aid. Hard to see how anyone could better this site.  
http://www.ntfaq.com/ 

Free Tech Newsletters
The Web's best collection of IT newsletters and they are all free!
http://www.freetechmail.org/

Highly Recommended Sites

Focus on PC Support
This is an excellent portal site for all PC support  issues.  The information is thorough, comprehensive and very well presented. 
http://pcsupport.about.com/compute/pcsupport/mbody.htm

More Help for Techies
Another portal site that contains lots of useful tech support information.
http://www.zdhelp.com/

'FAQShop.com: Help for Systems Managers
This site provides hints, tips and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), relating to Systems Management technologies such as Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), Operations Manager (MOM), Software Update Services (SUS), Windows, IBM Tivoli, amongst others.
http://www.faqshop.com/

SupportTech
The SupportTech site contains a huge collection of files and links for IT support staff, including links to device drivers, BIOS updates, software patches etc.  
http://webhome.idirect.com/~cati/main.html

NT Tips Site
Need troubleshooting and configuration tips for NT?  They're all here.
http://www.nthelp.com/  

Threat and Vulnerability Database
ISS, the people behind the market-leading intrusion detection system RealSecure, have a huge database of known problems for all major operating systems.  Need to scare your security manager?  Just point him or her to this site.
http://www.iss.net/xforce  

Computer Virus Myths
The definitive guide to all those "don't read this email because it'll wipe your hard disk" hoaxes.  If you're not sure whether to believe a message, check here first.
http://kumite.com/myths  

Scripts, Scripts and ... more Scripts
Looking for ready-made CGI, Perl and JavaScript code for doing commonly-requested features on Web sites such as buttons, validating user input etc?  These sites have excellent collections that you can cut and paste.
http://www.scriptsearch.com/
http://javascript.internet.com/
http://www.activeserverpages.com/
http://www.webreference.com/
http://www.jsworld.com/
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts
http://www.getscripts.com/
http://www.devhead.com/  

JavaScript Portal

A terrific collection of JavaScript links and resources. While visiting, try the  home page for Java, HTML, Web development and other useful links.
http://www.katungroup.com/javascript.htm

Look Up That Term
Come across an IT term that you don't recognise? If you can't find out what it means from one of these sites, then it's probably a misprint.
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.cgi
http://pcwebopedia.com/

HTML Reference
Looking for a good book on HTML?  Don't bother.  The reference pages on this Web site are as good as anything you can buy off the shelf, in our opinion.
http://www.blooberry.com.

The Tech Page Jumpers and specifications for thousands of drives. Bookmark this site  - one day you'll need it!
http://www.blooberry.com/

PC Disk Technical specifications for 5500 hard drives and 1500 controllers.
http://www.pc-disk.de/pcdisk/index.htm

Recommended Sites

Technical Help Online
Help.com is a great resource for tech support staff, with answers to thousands of questions available online.
http://www.help.com/

Help Desk Resources
A database of help desk products, publications and resources.  
http://www.helpdesk.com/

VB Resources
A useful collection of resources for Visual Basic developers.  If you're designing apps to assist users, especially in the world of finance and stats, this site is well worth visiting.
http://www.fmsinc.com/

Fix for Corrupted Office Files
Got a user with a corrupted MS Office document?  Tried the built-in filter for raw text recovery and got nowhere?  Try this site, which has programs designed to help you.
http://www.officerecovery.com.

Database of File Extensions
Got a file with an unknown extension?  Need to know what created it?  This'll help.
http://www.cknow.com/ckinfo/acronyms/fileaextensions.htm  

Ultimate IT Company Database
Looking for some PCs?  A firewall installation consultant?  A UPS?  Look no further than this excellent database of IT companies.
http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Computers

Home of the Hacks
Trying to keep track of the security problems with various software products?  This page will help you. While visiting, check out their user survey of the top security tools.
http://www.insecure.org/

Beep Beeeeep  Beep
You turn on your PC and all it does is beep.  But what does the code mean? This site will translate for you.
http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.html

CPU Database
This site has a great deal of information about CPUs - worth reading if you want to know whether it's worth upgrading certain users' motherboards.
http://www.cpu-central.com/

Computer Evidence
The admissibility of computer-based evidence in court cases is a very important consideration for anyone thinking of prosecuting someone for computer misuse.  A useful Web site looks at all aspects of computer evidence.
http://www.ontrack.com/info.asp?id=44

International Survey on Encryption Policy
EPIC (the Electronic Policy Information Centre) has recently published a 130-page survey on the legalities of encryption around the world.  Essential reading for any security person who wishes to ensure that staff in international offices stay within the law when transferring data between sites.
http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto1999.html

Spam Haters Unite
The coalition against unsolicited commercial email has a site where you can find tips and techniques for blocking spam.
http://www.cauce.org/

Computer Security Tips
The International Computer Security Association has a Web site with lots of papers, pointers and other useful information for anyone involved in IT security issues.  Well worth a browse.
http://www.icsa.net/

Forum Directory
Lots of Web sites now have online discussion forums, providing the power of Usenet with the friendliness of Web browsing.  ForumOne has a directory of over 300,000 Web-based forums - an ideal place to start a research project.
http://www.forumone.com

Disaster Recovery Directory
The Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages lists over 3000 companies that have products to help you recover from anything from a virus infection to an earthquake-hit office.
http://www.survive.com

Intel CPU Identifications
You've pulled an old motherboard from the spares cupboard and it has a Pentium II installed.  But what speed?  What stepping level? Do you have to install it on a motherboard and run a sysinfo tool on it? No, just read off the details printed on the chip package and this Web site will tell you what you need to know.
http://developer.intel.com/design/pentiumII/qit/

Free Font Collection
The Web is awash with free fonts, and this site is one of the best. Hundreds of fonts in TrueType format, most of which are available free of charge.  And the site includes samples of every font so there's no need to download anything except those that you like. Next time you're asked to locate a new font for a company brochure or Intranet site, there's no need to spend money on fonts.
http://www.getfonts.com/

Automatic link checker
There are various Web sites which will automatically check another Web site for broken links etc.  Linkalarm is one of our favourites, and is well worth using before you release the latest version of your corporate Web site to the public.
http://www.linkalarm.com/

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