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HOWTO information can be difficult to categorize succinctly because software, hardware, theory, practice, and advice often cover very similar material. The catagories below are loosely formed. Often the same subject may be approached differently in more than one category. CVS is a good example - it is a service, a client, an approach to solving a problem, and a recommended practice.
General Install
- tips on installing services
Specific Hardware and OS/Driver Installation - detailed specific step by step instructions for setting up hardware
Web Design Info - two part HTML and CGI tips
Application Info - popular application tips
Development Platform Info - details how to do the same kind of things on different platforms. Each platform is further broken down into install, quick reference, and code development
Programming Language Info - how to do the same thing in different languages
General Install
Webalizer
PHP Open Monitor
Network Service Monitoring with PHP
MediaWiki
SPF
SCALIX Server
- command line tips
phpMyAdmin
MySQL setup
- redhat 7.1
PHP
CVS repository
service setup - redhat 7.1
Setting Up Mailman
Setting Up Bugzilla
RedHat 7.1
Setting Up Password Protected Web Pages
Virtual Name Based Hosting
IP Aliasing
Setting Up Bind
/DNS service - redhat 7.1
IP Forwarding
Specific Hardware and OS/Driver Installation
Adomo
- voice call processor/Internet Appliance tips
100BaseT cable assembly
Windows 2000 and Lilo Linux RedHat 7.3
Apple Airport Basestation
- weirdness and repair!
Apple OSX
PowerBook G3
Unsupported PowerMacintosh
Gateway
Solo 2500
laptop: Windows 2000
base install
WaveLAN 802.11 SILVER
redhat 7.1
base install
WaveLAN 802.11 SILVER
FlowPoint 2200
sDSL router notes
SkyLINE
wireless networking card for Windows and Macintosh laptops
redhat 6.2 -> Sparcstation 2
Sony
F490
laptop:
Linux - X Windows
Windows 98 recovery
Development Platform Archive
3D Hardware
nVIDIA
: tidbits and FAQ
3Dlabs
: tidbits, FAQ, and ghosts
WAVE Report
: 3D graphics industry news without the hype
Mercury
Research
: objective benchmarking
Tom's Hardware Guide
: reviews
Gamasutra
: game developer info
Development Platform Info
Linux
Installation and Use
FAQ
Quick Command Reference
Code Development
FAQ
Macintosh
Installation and Use
FAQ
Code Development Tips
FAQ
Legacy
Classic FAQ
Microsoft Windows
Installation and Use
FAQ
Code Developerment
FAQ
SunOS/Solaris
Installation and Use
FAQ
SunOS 4.X = Solaris 1.X (pre-System V)
SunOS 5.X = Solaris 2.X (2.7 = "7", 2.8 = "8")
Media Streaming
Microsoft Media Server
docs:
ASF 1.0
(widely used),
ASF 2.0
(not widely used)
official docs:
Advanced Systems Format (ASF)
Sample ASX File
Elsewhere:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PalmOS
Code Development
FAQ
wireless enhancements:
Novatel
hints:
John Bartley
Software:
TuCows
Programming Language Info
PHP
Python
Perl
C/C++
cs107
- Programming Paradigms, Instructor Jerry Cain
Handy class notes from from
Stanford University
addressing Advanced C, Encapsulation, Generic and Concurrent C++, and a little bit of LISP thrown in for good measure. Also touches on
The UNIX Programming Environment
,
Coding Standards
, and
Good Style
Directory/next file walking
readdir
- POSIX
findfirst
- Win32
Java is a
virus
Download:
Javasoft
Code Developerment
Tomcat
- a complete httpd web server with embedded support for server side Java
Jakarta
- a collection of open source Java-centric projects distributed under the
Apache Software License
JBoss
- a
LGPL
'd J2EE compliant Enterprose JavaBeans Application Server. Extremely simple to install. Available with or without integrated
Tomcat
JSP/Java Servlet container.
notes
Design Info
Authoring -
HTML
HTML Hackers Primer
: guide containing bare minimum raw HTML theory needed to publish online
CSS
(Cascading Style Sheets), HTML style
favicon.ico
Thumbnail Gallery
tips
Email Link
which includes Subject
IFRAME
,
DIV
Javascript
/
ECMAScript
Corner Tables
(see also IFRAME)
MIME Email
: constructing rich web friendly messages
Serving -
Setup & Tuning
Apache
simple CGI tips
PHP tips
MySQL tips
SWFUpload
RSS
: XML based news feeds (see also
webmonkey
)
SOAP
: example
Site Optimization
Search Optimization
Browser Detection:
BrowserHawk
Bad Tag detection:
Central Scrutinizer
Webmonkey
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Graphic Design
Application Info
Web Browsers/MUA
: tidbits and FAQ about web browsers and email clients
Enterprise Applications
: tidbits and FAQ
MS Word
,
QuickBooks
Remote Access Tools & Tips
how to control remote computers
Project Management Tools
3D Applications
: tidbits and FAQ
Graphic Design Applications
: tidbits and FAQ
iTunes
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Jargon
- particularly confusing Internet & computer programming terms explained
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validator.w3.org
Meyer
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cleverchimp.com
CSS ways to avoid FONT tag
HTML Code Tutorial
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