ASCIi Group

Site Seekers

Each month, a member of the group will give a brief presentation on web sites. Some members present sites based on the same theme (for example, real estate), others tell us about sites that cover a broad range of subjects.

2004

• May - Kevin Svec
  
  
  • The Zone
    http://zone.msn.com/
    
    

    A site for playing games. Kevin said a person should use a popup blocker when playing games.
    
    

  • PopCap Games
    http://popcap.com/
    
    

    Another games site
    
    

  • Microsoft TechNet
    http://technet.microsoft.com/
    
    

    Microsoft TechNet is a site normally for professional computer users, but it has good resources for home users too.
    
    

  • Slipstick
    http://slipstick.com/
    
    

    A resource site for Outlook (email client) and Exchange (email server). Even home users can find useful stuff here for their Outlook.
    
    

  • EventID.net
    http://eventid.net/
    
    

    A web site allowing you to look up event id codes you find in various logs generated by Microsoft in Windows XP and 2000.
    
    

  • Google
    http://www.google.com/
    
    

    For many, Google is the first choice when searching the web.
    
    

  • Google Groups
    http://groups.google.com/
    
    

    Google's Group area, which has a collection of Usenet newsgroup posting going back more than a decade.
    
    

  • Snopes
    http://snopes.com/
    
    

    Snopes is the best place to research urban legends. Before forwarding something, check here to see if it's real or fake.
    
    

  • DriverGuide.com
    http://driverguide.com/
    
    

    The best place to search for a device driver.
    
    

  • Software Download Sites
    
    
    • Download.com
      http://www.download.com/
      
      

      A CNet site with a very complete collection of freeware and shareware programs.
      
      

    • Freeware Home
      http://freewarehome.com/
      
      

      A collection of free software.
      
      

    • Tucows
      http://tucows.com/
      
      

      Used to stand for The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software. (Winsock is what we used in earlier versions of Windows to add internet capabilities to our computer.) Nowadays, they're a download site like Download.com above.