TechnoLumiere: Personal Web Links

Updated 15 February 2009

Personal Web Links

Digg.org - the ultimate geek news site for technology, science, etc
AppleInsider.com - a good place for all Apple news
Shields Up! - site for testing the 'hackability' of your PC when connected to the Internet. Good for testing firewalls, etc.
WinUAE - Amiga Emulator for Windows! Run all those old games, or even setup a full workbench install on your hard drive
Amiga In a Box - a nicely done 'shrink-wrapped' Amiga Workbench installation, plus lots of goodies to get you started with your Amiga emulation

34SP.com - very cheap and fully featured (PHP,SQL,IMAP/POP/webmail) web hosting as used for this site.
OneStopWebHost.com - another very cheap and great looking web hosting company
Dreamhost - looks like a good cheap hosting option if you need lots of bandwidth and space

DPReview - excellent digital photography reviews and articles
PhotoBox.co.uk - very impressive online print ordering service, good prices, quick service, lots of options, very slick upload and website
DirtCheapCameras.com.au - cheapest place for camera equipment in Australia
PCam - Palm software for calculating depth of field (iPhone version is in development)

RC Groups - Online Forums for discussing various topics, good place for setup advice
What Motor? - excellent article on matching engine/gearing/prop/power for best performance
P-Calc - simple online motor calculator
MotoCalc - more thorough motor calc software, free trial version available
EZonemag FAQ - good list of frequently asked questions on electric flight
Sussex Model Centre - good UK mail order website
West London Models - good UK mail order hobby store, not much of their stock is listed on their site though, so give them a call
E-Flight UK - good supplier of brushless motors, controllers and props
Oz E-Flight - Australian supplier of electric flight gear

Rosetta Stone - Excellent software and online subscription learning. Free trial is worth a look.
BBC Languages - German - Excellent free resources for learning German and other languages
german.about.com - Another good site for free lessons and a regular learning German newsletter
German-English Dictionary - from the University Chemnitz, excellent.
dict.cc - another great English-German online translatior
Nachrichten - the daily news read slowly in German, and you can follow along with the text version

Tranzfers - this is the best money transfer service I've found. If you're sending decent amounts the exchange rate is pretty close to the 'real' rate, and it only costs Ł7 per transfer. If you register using this link we each get one free transfer.
BeerInTheEvening.com - good pub finder site
ThisIsLondon.co.uk - good site for what's on and where in London
GumTree.com - good site for Aussies in London
Buyagift.co.uk - online service for buying experience vouchers, like rally driving, skydiving, etc.

Triple J Australia - best radio station in the world, no kidding. Oz-wide non-commercial youth radio for alternative music and culture.
Wikipedia - Internet encyclopedia, by the people, for the people. Anyone can contribute, great source of general knowledge info
Internet Movie Database - The site for movie info. All movies, actors and other credits cross-linked with heaps of extra info
Film Trailers - in high res Quicktime format at Apple.com
'Go' tutorial - excellent online tutorial for the ancient Japanese game of black and white stones
World Time Server - great site for checking on the time anywhere in the world, very accurate and reliable
LinkedIn.com - great site for registering your info, and who you know, and building up networks of contacts for keeping in touch, finding people at various companies, etc.

Condition Normal - a series of drawings done under ever increasing effects of LSD. Obvious demonstration of where to go if you're in need of creativity, and it's also a good explanation for most 'Modern Art'