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Web sites of interest to me
Sites in French are flagged with
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First things first
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NOOS
(formerly
Lyonnaise Câble)
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They provide
me with a permanent connection to the
Internet through the cable. And, they broadcast my favorite TV
programs on that same cable. If only they would get rid of those
programs I don't like!
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Free
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They're hosting my pages. They're also my backup Internet Service
Provider (through dial-up) for a price you can't beat.
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ATT
Global
(formerly IBM Global Network Services)
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My first Internet Service
Provider, so I still have a tender spot for them...
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XTEQ
Systems
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A group of developpers who
produce excellent free utilities to enhance Windows'
user-friendliness and tuning. They're scattered all over the
world, and so far have never met in person.
They have done me
the honour of counting me as one of their members.
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Lockergnome
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This site provides
a path for all Internet fans to locate tips, tricks and pals from
all over the world. It used to have a corresponding newsgroup server,
news.lockergnome.com.
It sends out an excellent and free
newsletter. Both the site and the newsletter are heavily oriented
toward Windows, 9x and NT. The newsgroups, however, contain
discussions about other Operating Systems.
This site is
maintained by a complete geek, named Chris Pirillo, his wife
Gretchen, and their dog Sprocket. Keep up the good work, you three!
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Where some of my information comes
from
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Windows
updates
 95
98
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If you have Windows 95 or
Windows 98 on your computer, and whatever version of it, these
pages will give you links to all the available
updates and fixes. It even has pre-compiled update lists that will
help you avoid redundancies and omissions.
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Tom's
Hardware
Guide
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Whether you want to build your
own computer or repair it, or just understand how it works, this
site will tell you all you've ever wanted to know without daring
to ask.
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Axcel216's
Max Speed
Windows tricks and secrets
Axcel216
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Whichever version of Windows
you are using, this site will provide you with all the information
you need to make it run as well as possible.
Warning:
This site is so chockful of information that you'll spend hours
browsing it. You had better prepare beer and sandwiches before you
start..
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Where I find most of my utilities
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Nonags
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A set of mirror sites where
the available softwares will not remind you to pay their author
at every other mouse click, hence its name. You will find
sharewares and freewares there. There are many categories of
utilities, and also games.
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Keep
a clean system at all times
Clean the Windows
registry
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Microsoft's
Registry Cleaner
(unsupported)
RegClean.exe
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Free, one of
the first registry cleaners for Windows (all 32-bit versions).
Written by Microsoft employees, available for download from
Microsoft's site (after a lengthy search), but neither sanctioned
nor supported by Microsoft.
If you can't get it from
Microsoft, you can get it here.
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Jouni's
Power Tools
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Unfortunately no longer free, one of
the most powerful system and registry maintenance toolsets. Updated often.
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ToniArt's
Registry Cleaner
Easy
Cleaner
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Free, will
clean the registry as well as temporary and redundant files.
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Detect and prevent
intrusions
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Zone
Alarm Free firewall
Zone
Alarm
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Free for
personal use, an efficient firewall that is easy to set up. Made
by Zone Labs.
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Sygate
Personal Firewall
SPF
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Free for personal use, an
efficient firewall. Slightly more complete that Zone Alarm, but
also slightly more complex to configure. Made by Sygate.
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Kerio
Personal Firewall
KPF
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Free for
personal use. The most complete free personal firewall.
Rule-based, it is of course more complex to configure than the
two previous ones. But it also gives you the finest control over
which application uses which port. Made by Kerio
(technology transferred from Tiny Software).
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My raw, unsorted Favorites links
If you're too impatient
to wait until I have sorted and selected them. ;-)
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