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Artifical Intelligence

Genetic-Programming.org - http://www.genetic-programming.org/
A definitive source of information about the field of genetic programming with links and conferences.

Engineering Sciences and Robotics - Oak Ridge National Laboratory - http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/engineering_sciences.htm
ORNL is solving major challenges around the globe in advanced robotics and chemical process systems technology through a variety of research and development initiatives

Machine Learning Network Online Information Service - http://www.mlnet.org
The MLnet OiS offers software, datasets, information about events, research groups, persons and other interesting stuff related to machine learning, knowledge discovery, case-based reasoning, knowledge acquisition, and data mining

 

Computer Graphics

Computer Graphics Laboratory - http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/
Stanford University. Research areas include volume rendering, rendering algorithms and systems, 3D scanning, image-based rendering, virtual reality, compression of graphics objects, user interfaces for visualization, high-performance graphics architectures, and visualization of complex systems and environments

iMAGIS - INRIA - http://www-imagis.imag.fr/index.gb.html
Computer Graphics research center dedicated to realistic rendering, virtual reality, physical simulation, modelisation, textures, natural phenomena, and complex scenes management

Data Engineering Bulletin - http://www.research.microsoft.com/research/db/debull/
The quarterly newsletter of the IEEE on design, implementation, modeling, theory and application of database systems.

Software Engineering Institute (SEI) - http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
SEI is a federal research center whose mission is to advance the state of the practice of software engineering to improve the quality of systems that depend on software. SEI accomplishes this mission by promoting the evolution of software engineering from an ad hoc, labor-intensive activity to a discipline that is well managed and supported by technology.

 

PDF

PDF Zone - http://www.pdfzone.com/
An online hub for all things Acrobat and PDF. Plugins, utilities, useful tips, newsletters, and other information.

Quark, Inc. - http://www.quark.com/products/xpress/
QuarkXPress and QuarkXPress Passport (the multi-language version of QuarkXPress) provide precise typography and layout capabilities, and design control from the conception of the design to the output of the document. These unrivaled tools combine pictures, text, typography, and writing, editing, and printing with one application. [Mac OS 8.1/ Windows 95/98/NT/2000]

 

Games

IndyJones.Net - http://www.indyjones.net/
General game information, screen shots, cheat codes, forums, and links to demo and gamepatch downloads, walkthroughs and related sites.

How Stuff Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/n64.htm
Information about how the system works.

GameFAQs - http://gamefaqs.com/console/n64/
Collection of reviews, message boards, FAQs, codes, strategies, and walkthroughs

Gamesmark - http://www.geocities.com/games_mark/
Reviews, cheats, hints, downloads and features

 

Graphics

Cartoon Network.com - http://CartoonNetwork.com/
The home of cartoons online - the best cartoons from the past and best new cartoons, on TV and on the web.

Computer Graphics World - http://www.cgw.com/
Explore computing techniques and innovations in 3D modeling, animation, rendering and simulation.

Picsearch - http://www.picsearch.com/
Image search engine that is family friendly, simple to use and informative, for finding images, pictures, photographs or animations on the web. The search interface is available in English, German and Swedish.

Free-Backgrounds.Com - http://www.free-backgrounds.com/
Resource for original background graphics.

Free Graphics - http://www.freegraphics.com/
Searchable database of links to free graphics sites.

 

Human/Computer interaction

Bad Human Factors Designs - http://www.baddesigns.com/
Illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles

Human-Computer Interaction Resources on the Net - http://www.ida.liu.se/labs/aslab/groups/um/hci/
A collection of information covering documents, researchers and practitioners, organizations and companies, databases and search engines. By Mikael Ericsson.

Interaction and Information Design Resources - http://www.nathan.com/
Books, articles, conferences, examples about interface design, information design, interaction design, multimedia, visual design.

 

Internet

MSDN Online Web Workshop - http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/
Documentation, samples, and articles about Internet-related technologies, provided by Microsoft.

Web Searching - http://www.ipl.org/ref/websearching.html
Written by Internet Public Library staff and volunteers. Covers the essentials of searching for information via the internet.

Information Systems Modelling - http://scom.hud.ac.uk/scomkl2/CHI107
An introductory course in information systems modelling using the Unified Modelling Language.

WebEvent - http://www.webevent.com/
Calendar and scheduling solution includes services for group and personal scheduling, event publishing, and resource management.

Pandia Radio Search - http://www.pandia.com/radio/
Large web directory of online radio and TV stations from all over the world, organized by country. Online listening available via RealPlayer or Windows Media Player.

 

Multimedia

Digital Media Net - http://www.digitalmedianet.com
News and information from the hottest and most comprehensive group of sites covering the digital media market.

MovieWorks - http://www.movieworks.com
Edits movie clips, animations, and sounds in one package. Download a trial version or view the gallery. [Mac and PC platform]

Web Audio Workshop - http://WebDevelopersJournal.com/columns/web_audio_workshop.html
This monthly column discusses the latest and greatest in Internet sound technology and online music distribution.

IEEE Committee on Computer Generated Music - http://www.computer.org/tab/cgm/
Reports on the activity of this international engineering group, including a discussion a project to store over 5,000 historical recordings from the Theater La Scala of Milan in an interactive database.

Digital Home Recording - http://homerecording.com/digital.html
Explains how to record music using your home computer.

Introduction to Signal Processing - http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~orfanidi/intro2sp/
Book by Sophocles J. Orfanidis.

 

Open Source

Slashdot - http://slashdot.org/
News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters.

Mindpixel Digital Mind Modeling Project - http://www.mindpixel.com/
The Mindpixel Corpus will soon be the world's largest database of consensus human knowledge, built by tens of thousands of people just like you from all over Earth, speaking many languages.

Sourcebank - http://www.sourcebank.com/
Full-text search engine for source code.

Index of Publicly Available Database Software - http://www.acm.org/sigmod/databaseSoftware/
Comprehensive list of research and other free database systems. Also includes some benchmarks. Maintained by ACM SIGMOD

 

Operating Systems

osOpinion - http://www.osOpinion.com/
Tech Opinion commentary for the people, by the people.

OS News: Exploring the Future of Computing - http://www.osnews.com/
Online magazine on operating systems and computing environments

How Stuff Works: Operating Systems - http://www.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm
Unbiased enlightening tutorial with impartial description of how OSs work, and many related links.

Operating System Tutorials & Tips - http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/OSs.htm
Links to free online how-to guides for Mac, MS DOS, Posix, Windows 95, 98 and NT, UNIX, Linux, OS/2 and more, from Knowledge Hound, the how-to directory.

 

Organizations

Software Information Industry Association - http://www.siia.net/
The SIIA is an association for software companies whose mission is to protect, promote, and inform the industry.

Organizations (and Cross References) - http://www.cmpcmm.com/cc/orgs.html
Web index, database, and search engine for Computer and Communication related Web content - e.g. companies, organizations, media, projects, etc. Extensively cross referenced.

Worldwide List of Computer User Groups - http://www.easyrsvp.com/ugotw/
Searchable list of user groups and includes a link to a list of user group newsletters.

 

Programming

Programming Links Page - http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/neil/716/progrlinks.html
Long page with many links to a wide variety of computer programming information.

Laugh Along with GNU - http://www.gnu.org/fun/humor.html
Designed to provide some laughs to the working hackers - large collection of GNU/programming humor.

Web Programming Languages - http://www.objs.com/survey/lang.htm
Surveys current and planned languages and interfaces for developing World Wide Web based applications; prefaced by discussion of traits of such languages.

Developer Network Journal - http://www.dnjonline.com
Cross-platform integration, internet security, scalability and rapid application development issues.

 

Publications

Techdirt - http://www.techdirt.com/
News, commentary, and discussions on important or interersting high tech news and includes newsletters.

Technology News - http://www.tech-news.com/
Provides a public reference library with mainframe specifications and publishes an electronic newsletter, infoperspectives, crammed with facts, figures, charts, statistics and trend analysis.

PC Magazine - The Independent Guide to Technology - http://www.pcmag.com/
Complete guide to PCs, peripherals and upgrades. Labs-based reviews of computer- and Internet-related products and services, technology news and trends, shopping advice, and price comparisons.

 

Robotics

The Robotics Institute - http://www.ri.cmu.edu/
The robotics research and graduate education program at Carnegie Mellon University.

Android World - http://www.androidworld.com/
Lots of information on androids and specific android projects.

Simpler Robotics - http://www.acroname.com/
Information and parts for Robotics.

 

Shopping

ComputerGear - http://www.computergear.com
Lots of unique and humorous gifts for computer enthusiasts.

Scotgold Products - http://www.scotgold.com
Manufacturer and designer of badges, labels, and stickers for most operation systems.

 

Training

Virtual Training Company (VTC) - http://www.vtc.com/
Online and CD-based tutorials and training courses on over 150 different software titles including Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash.

Fathom - http://www.fathom.com
A growing collection of online courses, plus free articles and lectures from leaders in education, research, and the dissemination of knowledge.

World Wide Learn - http://www.worldwidelearn.com/
Offers hundreds of online courses, degree programs, certificates, professional continuing ed, and learning resources in 60 subject areas from educational institutions, companies, and individuals worldwide.

W3Schools Web Tutorials - http://www.w3schools.com/
Large collection of tutorials. HTML, XHTML, and Javascript. [Beginner to Advanced]

 

Systems

PDA Street - http://www.pdastreet.com/
The PDA Network for PDA Software, Windows CE, Palm Pilot, Psion, Palmtops, Handspring Visor, REX, Zaurus, Helio, Royal daVinci, PocketMail, PDA Software, reviews, gadgets, and gizmos.

PDA Buyer's Guide - http://www.pdabuyersguide.com/
PDA Buyer's Guide, offers reviews, news, sales,discussion and buying hints and tips for all manner of PDAs, including Palm, Handspring, Pocket PC, WindowsCE, Psion and more.

 

Virtual Reality

Vis-Sim.org - Visual Simulation Resource - http://www.vis-sim.org
Vis-Sim.org is the one-stop online resource for the Visual Simulation community. It is a non-commercial, non-profit venture sponsored by professionals in the industry.



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