ePost Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I try to follow the news about security, freeware, tricks, Windows, updates and things like that. I read blogs, magazines and other websites. But I would like to expand my collection of bookmarks and links. What are the best sites? Which sites do you read? Recommendations, please! Edit: Here's a summery of the posts below - and then some: OBS: The internet is under malware attack constantly. These sites were clean when they were added. But this can change. So as always: be careful, use a firewall and updated anti-malware programs. Use a link scanner such as WOT, AVG Link Scanner, Finjan SecureBrowsing or SiteAdvisor. PC news sites liked by users: 4sysops: http://4sysops.com/ 95 websites: http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/95-...rk-today-639721 Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/ Ask the Performance Team: http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/ Bharat's Secuity Blog: http://bharath-m-narayan.blogspot.com/ Black Hat: http://www.blackhat.com/ Bright Side of the News: http://www.brightsideofnews.com/default.aspx Bruce Schneier: http://www.schneier.com/index.html Computerworld: http://www.computerworld.com/ CNET: http://www.cnet.com/ Dancho Danchev's Blog: http://ddanchev.blogspot.com/ Digital Inspiration: http://www.labnol.org/ Digg: http://digg.com/ Eches: http://blog.eches.net/ Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/ Engineering Windows 7: http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/ FavBrowser: http://www.favbrowser.com/ For Free on Internet: http://for-free-on-internet.com/ Freeware Genius: http://www.freewaregenius.com/ iCalvyn: http://www.icalvyn.com/ Gecko and Fly: http://www.geckoandfly.com/ ghacks.net: http://www.ghacks.net/ How-To Geek: http://www.howtogeek.com/ iDaveSpot: http://idavespot.com/ Istartedsomething: http://www.istartedsomething.com/ Japan Probe: http://www.japanprobe.com/ KezNews: http://keznews.com/ Life Rocks: http://www.nirmaltv.com/ Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/ MakeUseOf: http://www.makeuseof.com/ Mark's Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/ Mashable: http://mashable.com/ Maximum PC: http://www.maximumpc.com/ Michael Aulia's Blog: http://www.michaelaulia.com/blogs/ Microsoft Developer Network: http://msdn.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Kitchen: http://msftkitchen.com/ Microsoft TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/ My Tech Quest: http://mytechquest.com/ Neowin: http://www.neowin.net/ NTdebugging: http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging/ OSnews: http://www.osnews.com/ Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: http://www.winsupersite.com/Default.asp PC Advisor: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/ PC Magazine: http://www.pcmag.com/ PC Pitstop: http://www.pcpitstop.com/ PC Pro: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/ PC World: http://www.pcworld.com/ Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Raymond.CC: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/ SC Magazine: http://www.securecomputing.net.au/ Security Garden: http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/ Sizzled Core: http://www.sizzledcore.com/ Short Sharp Science: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsha...nce/technology/ Spyware Sucks: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/default.aspx Tech Blog: http://www.techeblog.com/ Tech Support Alert (Gizmo's): http://www.techsupportalert.com/ TechBlog (Dwight Silverman): http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/ TechCrunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/ Techeblog: http://www.techeblog.com/ TechMixer: http://www.techmixer.com/ TechNet Magazine: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/default.aspx Technically Personal: http://techpp.com/ TechRadar: http://www.techradar.com/ TechSnack: http://www.techsnack.net/ Tiplet: http://tiplet.com/ TG Daily: http://www.tgdaily.com/index.php The Calendar of Updates: http://www.calendarofupdates.com/ The Next Web: http://thenextweb.com/ The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Windows Club: The Windows Club: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ Tweaking with Vishal (AskVG): http://www.askvg.com/ WhoisMadhur: http://www.whoismadhur.com/who-am-i/ Windows 8 News: http://blog.eightforums.com/ Windows Guides: http://mintywhite.com/ Windows IT Pro: http://windowsitpro.com/ ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/ Programs and download sites liked by users: A-Z Freeware Launcher: http://a-z-freewarelauncher.yolasite.com/ Clean Softs Professional Association: http://cleansofts.org/ Depicus: http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/ FileForum: http://fileforum.betanews.com/ Free Download a Day: http://www.freedownloadaday.com/ Freeware Files: http://www.freewarefiles.com/ Give Away of the Day: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ Karen's Power Tools: http://www.karenware.com/ Mess.be: http://www.mess.be/ NirSoft: http://www.nirsoft.net/ PortableApps: http://portableapps.com/ Secunia PSI: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ Softpedia: http://www.softpedia.com/ Windows Sysinternals: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx Art, music and video sites liked by users: Billboard: http://www.billboard.com/#/ DeviantArt: http://www.deviantart.com/# iLike: http://www.ilike.com/ Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/ SmugMug: http://www.smugmug.com/ The Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ Tutorials and articles liked by users: Computer Hope: http://www.computerhope.com/ Free Manuals: http://the-manuals.com/ Microsoft Fix it Solution Center: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_fixit_main#tab0 Microsoft TecNet - 10 Immutable Laws of Security: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc722487.aspx Secunia - Secunia Advisories by Product: http://secunia.com/advisories/product/ Sysinternals Forums: http://forum.sysinternals.com/ Vista Forums: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ W3Schools: http://www.w3schools.com/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 AskVG: www.askvg.com Raymond.CC: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/ Those are the only main two I follow at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Thanks! I did know Raymond but the other one is new to me. Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I've used PCWorld.com for years, also get their various newsletters. .....and to think I used to read the magazine for 7 years. I love sports, premium cigars, among other things....GO BROWNS, INDIANS (yeah I'm a die hard), BUCKEYES, YSU, NAVY.....and ND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Me too. And PC Magazine. And Neowin: http://www.neowin.net/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 For general and specific IT news ... http://www.theregister.co.uk ... aka 'el reg' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Thanks. Keep'em coming! Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mps69_1999 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Two sites that offer good opinions of a few subject which I get feeds from are Engadget & Lifehacker My Webpage Googletalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Oh yes. They have hardware in focus. Among other things. Nice... Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 For an interesting security read I recommend subscribing to Bruce Schneier's monthly newsletter. You can read it or subscribe here ... http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html Techie stuff, but great as a reference site and for things like improving your javascript ... http://www.w3schools.com/ Some good dos stuff here ... http://www.computerhope.com/ Can't go wrong with Sysinternals ... something for everyone ... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx Ever tried waking-up your computer ... remotely ... http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/ 10 Immutable Laws of Security http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc722487.aspx How many holes are there in your software ... http://secunia.com/advisories/product/ Portable applications for your USB stick ...http://portableapps.com/ If you're fairly technically savvy, the Microsoft technical resources and developer network are very useful sources of information: http://technet.microsoft.com/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Wow! A lot to grab there! Thanks! Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 thanks this post should be a sticky..a lot of great sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Hey - we can't forget Gizmo's: http://www.techsupportalert.com/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Youtube Billboard AskVG Imdb Softpedia <- softwares. neowin <- latest news vistax64.com/tutorials <- nice tricks. last.fm ilike mess.be deviantart techsupportalert Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 And Digital Inspiration, of cause: http://www.labnol.org/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I'm thinking this topic should be pinned. It's a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireryone Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 +1 to pinned idea, good list. gadget news: www.techeblog.com -similar to engadget odd news: www.japanprobe.com fireryone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Thanks. Added! Ars Technica on also. http://arstechnica.com/ Edit: Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: http://www.winsupersite.com/Default.asp Edit 2: Mashable: http://mashable.com/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Digg: http://digg.com/ LifeHacker: http://lifehacker.com/ FavBrowser: http://www.favbrowser.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Thank you! Listed! Also adding PC Advisor: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/ And Computerworld: http://www.computerworld.com/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Adding Free Manuals: http://the-manuals.com/ And Free Download a Day: http://www.freedownloadaday.com/ And Give Away of the Day: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ And PC Pro: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted October 4, 2009 Moderators Share Posted October 4, 2009 95 Sites you should bookmark today (article title) http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/95-...rk-today-639721 I win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hahaha! Added! Also added: 4sysops: http://4sysops.com/ Ask the Performance Team: http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/ Black Hat: http://www.blackhat.com/ Dancho Danchev's Blog: http://ddanchev.blogspot.com/ Engineering Windows 7: http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/ Freeware Genius: Freeware Genius: http://www.freewaregenius.com/ Istartedsomething: http://www.istartedsomething.com/ MakeUseOf: http://www.makeuseof.com/ Mark's Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/ NirSoft: http://www.nirsoft.net/ NTdebugging: http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging/ OSnews: http://www.osnews.com/ Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Sysinternals Forum: http://forum.sysinternals.com/ Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Now this topic should really be pinned. And yep rridgely pwned us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ePost Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Perhaps it will be pinned if the thread ends up being enough of a resource. So just keep the PC news links coming... Free online Windows Live OneCare safety scanner here for XP - here for Vista/Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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