This bookmark.htm file is now available from both NTU or at Virgin Media , the proper new site.
AltaVista Search or Ask Jeeves, the European Accoona or Google, or HotBot, or Yahoo Search, or there are Metaweb searches like MetaCrawler, particularly Clusty with its categories sidebar to narrow down the search. These are all multiple search engines. Picsearch is a family friendly one. Wikipedia and Uncyclopedia are user written. Google also has tools for webmasters.
These are meant for the HE Community:
COPAC for On-Line Library Catalogs of lots of Universities, or INTUTE a Virtual Library of resources for education and research.
(Note some of these are secure links, and will need
a username and password):
Back to The Nottingham Trent
University Home Page , where I am with 'Information Systems',
formerly made up of Local IT Support Services
and C&IT , We can provide help i.e. with
a lost password. There is
the NTU Email ,
Purchasing,
and Estates' Badger
links and I also run Portable Appliance Testing training courses for the University
Health and Safety
Department.
Server command remote control,
NTU Anywhere
or the full IS staff version
can be used to access the network from outside.
| Church | Leisure |
| The Alpha Course and ReJesus are for those who want to find out about Christian beliefs. There is a Diocese Mailing list, at Southwell. I am part of St Helens Church, at Trowell. Try bible.com for online bible resources. |
The B
B C online.
Our Family has
a Broadband web site at Virgin Media.
|
| News / Communications | Sensible |
| GMail
is quite good and Vodafone
too. I also use NTLWorld email.
Dissolving @pookmail.com
or @Mailinator.com email
accounts are neat. |
Babel fish, Language Translator of text or
web pages. Blackwell's
bookshop. The British Library has good
stuff. Chris goes to Bilborough College |
| Silly | Travel |
| If you are Bored, then try the End of the Internet. Then there's Eclectec or the Framley Local Newspaper and Funny Games are funny. Old but good: the new Hampsterdance2. Weekly World News site. Weebis do funny movies too. |
Google
Maps all of Great Britain at Street-Level, routes, or by street
name. Try Green Flag too.
Ordnance Survey is handy,
or more globally, N A S A have good
pictures too and Windows Live Local
global mapping. Search UK Petrol Prices for free on Petrol Prices.com. |
| General | SpyWare or Virus? |
|
BIOS or other Password cracker.
Eraser will get rid of data right. |
AVG by Grisoft
is what I use at home. Dr Solomon's
- Computer Virus Information or can Computer Associates
Inoculate-IT cope with this virus.
Check Symantec
to see if Virus warning is a hoax.
Also see advice on Get Safe Online. |
| Hardware | Software |
|
ATI for graphics cards etc.
NVidia Graphics Hardware
or from Hyperion VIA Arena.
FlashBios for BIOS upgrades
and problems. Printing: Epson Products or Hewlett-Packard or Lexmark International for printers, computers, etc. Modem Trouble shooter site. Try Sea tools for disk drive diagnostics software. I buy from Visage Computers now. |
Adept
Scientific for scientific, technical, mathematical and industrial
applications. B S A the Business Software Alliance fights software piracy. Chest real educational discounts. DriverGuide.com for any driver but all need membership File Extensions explained. The Math Works is the home of MATLAB in America. Linux: Red Hat is good but Ubuntu seems better. Staff / Student software from Phoenix or LicenseToClick purchasing |
| Web | Microsoft |
|
Lost a website? Look at http://www.archive.org/
for a copy. VisiBone RGB Colour
Chart for web sites.
Check sources at ARIN Who
Is IP number Search or DNSstuff.com.
Introducing HTML 4 is a for web page writers,
as is Web Monkey -
Java Script for web pages. I like to use the Firefox browser and FoxIt PDF viewer |
Windows Event Viewer - what does that
event Mean?? The Microsoft US Support centre. From there, search or browse for technical support information. Computer slow to start? Get rid of some Useless programs and other Task List programs and drivers! Other windows Registry Tweaks. |
The Engineering Council represents the engineering profession in the UK. The British Fluid Power Association represents the British fluid power industry. There is an Introduction to the effects of feedback on systems called Feedback and Control by C.D.H Williams of Exeter University. The Institute of Measurement and Control , of which I am a member. Find a calibrator at the United Kingdom Accreditation Service , the UKAS calibration laboratory website.
Maplin Electronics, and CPC which is part of Farnell alternately Radio Spares.
Avo / Megger Technical Services and Seaward Electronic Limited both supply test equipment and software.
This page was created by Ken Elmer, that's elmer . ken
@ gmail . com and last Altered: 26 March, 2008