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Updated 17 February 2007
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Personal Web Links
Computers & Technology
- Digg.org - the ultimate geek news site for technology, science, etc
- Palm - I've got a Treo 600 and absolutely love it
- EBuyer.com - good online store for PC components in the UK
- Dabs.com - good online store for PC components in the UK
- Overclockers.co.uk - good online store for PC components in the UK
- 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
Internet
- UK ADSL Guide - independent ADSL advice and user voting/forum site
- 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
Photography
- PhotoBox.co.uk - very impressive online print ordering service, good prices, quick service, lots of options, very slick upload and website
- DPReview - excellent digital photography reviews and articles
- DLab7 - mail-order photo lab based in Guernsey (officially in the UK, but closer to France). Very nice results
- 7 Day Shop - sister site for DLab7 which is a good source of photographic equipment and supplies, at very good prices
- DirtCheapCameras.com.au - cheapest place for camera equipment in Australia
- Mifsuds - good photography store in the UK. Got my current camera setup from these folks
- Park Cameras - another good UK photography store
- UK Digital - good for scanners and digital cameras
- PCam - Palm Pilot software for calculating depth of field
- Chromasia.com - very impressive daily photo blog from David J. Nightingale. Super punchy, well composed and crisp shots, very inspiring work.
Radio Controlled Electric Model Aircraft
- 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
Learning German
- 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
London / UK Stuff
Misc
- 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.
Random Interesting Stuff
- 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'
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