LINKS PAGE

   Links to some of the more popular Computer related sites.

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Hardware
Tom's Hardware
Great site for news on recent and upcoming hardware, and archives on old items
www.tomshardware.com
Motherboards.Org
Everything about Mobo's, links to all major manufacturers
www.motherboards.org
Driver Guide
Drivers for all sorts of hardware, new and old
www.driverguide.com
Hardware Central
Similar to Tom's, a great site for all kinds of hardware info
www.hardwarecentral.com
Software
Microsoft
A vast site, with great info on all MS products, IF you can find it
www.microsoft.com
Download.com
Tons of Shareware in all categories, some free, mostly trial versions
www.download.com
Shareware.com
Same description as Download.com, above
www.shareware.com
Adobe
Great products, though a bit flaky at times. PDF Reader is a must have
www.adobe.com
Security
Gibson Research Corp.
Everything you wish you didn't have to know about security, but should. Run Shields Up to see if your PC is safe
www.grc.com
Zone Alarm
Very popular Software Firewall program
www.zonelabs.com
E-Trust
Their AVs software is great, so the Firewall must be good
www.my-etrust.com
The Firewall Guide
Everything you need to know about Firewalls
www.firewallguide.com
Norton Personal Firewall
Symantec, makers of Norton AV, also make a Firewall
www.symantec.com
Anti-Virus
Symantec
Makers of Norton Anti-Virus, world leader in AV software
www.symantec.com
MacAfee
Another Excellent AV tool
www.mcafee.com/us
Trend Micro
Link goes to the Housecall page, a free online virus scanner
housecall.trendmicro.com
AntiVir
A free Anti-Virus removal tool
www.free-av.com
AVG
Anti-Virus removal tool with free and for sale versions
www.grisoft.com
E-Trust
CDI College's AV remover
www.my-etrust.com
Spyware and Adware Tools
Spyware Guide
Online Guide to Spyware and Anti-Spyware, with an online spyware scanner.
www.spywareguide.com
Ad-Aware
Probably the most popular Spyware/Adware removal tool
www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Spy-bot
Our personal favourite Spyware remover
www.spybot.info
Spy Sweeper
Another popular Spyware removal tool
www.spysweeper.com
PAL Spyware
Has an option for a Free Spyware scan.
www.palsol.com/psr/
Networking
World of Windows Networking
Tutorials, articles and much more
www.wown.com
Firewall.CX
"The Site for Networking Professionals"
www.firewall.cx
Home Net Help
Looks like a great site for networking basics to intermediate levels
www.homenethelp.com
D-Link: Networking ABC's
Great networking hardware, they will also teach you how to put it together
www.dlink.com/learnbasic
User Education
How Stuff Works
Not just computers, but how anything works!
www.howstuffworks.com
Windows IT Pro
An off-shoot of the magazine, a great site for articles
www.winnetmag.com
Calgary Computer Shops
Memory Express
Calgary's most popular computer store, a geeks heaven.
www.memoryexrpress.com
Computer Rack
Prices comparable to M.E. and strangely their locations are both very close to M.E's north and south locations.
www.computerrack.com
Internet Searching
Google
Google - It's all you really need!
www.google.com
Alta Vista
Alta Vista, still popular, its been around a long time
www.altavista.com
Yahoo
Yahoo started as just a search tool, it's grown to much more
www.yahoo.com
Major PC Vendors - for OEM drivers and such
Compaq
Compaq was bought out by HP a couple of years ago, but they still maintain the brand name, and site for it.
www.compaq.com
Dell Computers
Good machines, consistently ranked high in customer satisfaction
www.dell.com
Gateway Computers
Don't know a lot about them but don't know anything bad either
www.dell.com
Hewlett Packard (HP)
HP is one of the worlds biggest, making a lot of stuff besides PC. Great Servers.
www.hp.com
IBM
Big Blue is maybe not at the top of the PC market anymore, but still a vendor to reckon with.
www.ibm.com