Personal Websites

This section has links to personal websites created by my friends.
 

My Websites

This section contains links to website which i have designed/helped design.
 

Site Name/links	Comments/Description
http://www.boyshighschool.com	Boys High School, Allahabad Website
http://help.njit.edu	NJIT Computing Helpdesk Website
http://csd.njit.edu/computinglabs	NJIT Lab Database Display Website
http://csd.njit.edu/software	NJIT MSDN-AA Software Download Website
http://help.njit.edu/request	NJIT Helpdesk Online Service Request Form

 
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Comics

This section contains links to my favorite web-based comic strips.
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
General Protection Fault	General Protection Fault (GPF) is filled with intelligent humor, realistic characters, and sentient slime molds.
Herd Thinners Incorporated	This is a cartoon strip for everyone today dealing with family, work, and the internet. it's a world of sentient animals, living like us where people balance family life, technology, career pressure, teenage dating, and the need to kill something and eat it.
Questionable Content	This is a new addition to my must read list. Its a hillarious comic that contains some mature themes and 'Questionable Content' (well... duh.). Might not be suitable for all readers.
Sinfest	A hilarious calvin parody with an original twist of humor and satire of everyday life. (some mature themes used. might not be suitable for all readers.)
Sluggy Freelance	Daily online comic about aliens, demons, dating, and bunnies with switchblades
Striptease Comic	A cool strip about a comic book artist. (Some mature themes used. Might not be suitable for all readers.)
The Comic Project	This site is dedicated to scanning and publishing old phantom comics from 1980's.
User Friendly	Comic strip about the internet and hi-tech business in general. Has mainly techie humor.

 
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Ebook Related

This section contains links to websites related to ebooks. You can download loads of free books from these sites.
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Baen Free Library	Dowload various e-books written by famous authors(David Drake, David Weber, Mercedes Lackey and more) for free from this site.
Cyberread	Offering the most popular electronic books (ebooks) and free ebooks in various formats
Gutenberg.net	Great collection of classics converted to the electronic format. Has the largest collection of books on the net
Mary Jo's e-texts	Download classic books like the Wizard Of Oz series from here.
Memoware	The pda document repository. Biggest collection of books on the net for Palm Tops.
Mobibook e-bookstore	Lots of latest titles are available for purchase at this site. There are also quite a few free e-books available for download.
Star Trek Fan Fiction	Lots of fan fiction based on star-trek characters available on this site. Most are pretty good.

 
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Free stuff websites

This section contains links to websites which offer things for free. I have tried all of them out and found them to be usefull. If you know of any other site which is worth adding to this section please feel free to Contact Me and let me know.
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Cool Freebie Links	This site contains links to literally 1000's of sites which offer freebies. A site definetly worth visiting atleast once.
Free Stuff Center	Get tons for freebies at this site.
Totally Free Stuff	Get loads of items at this great site for free

 
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Greeting card sites

This section contains links to websites from where you can send e-greetings to your loved ones for free.
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Bluemountain	This site has greeting cards for almost every event and ocassion.
Cyber Flowers	Send a virtual bouquet to some one you care about
Ecardica.com	Send cool greeting cards for free from ecardica.com
Egreetings	Send greeting cards, gifts, invitations and lots of other things from Egreeting
Yahoo Greetings	Send a free greeting to your loved ones from this huge collections of cards.

 
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Linux Related Links

This section contains links related to linux.

Linux Distributions
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Debian	Debian official releases are geared more toward stability than cutting-edge features. It's not as easy to install as most distros, but the package manager makes it easy to maintain once installed.
Gentoo	Gentoo linux uses an enhanced bsd ports-style package system. It is pretty hard to install for new users.
Knoppix	This linux distribution runs entirely from a bootable CD. Data on the CD is uncompressed on the fly, allowing them to fit 2 gb worth of system and programs on one CD, including a complete x server, KDE and Gnome, and large packages like Openoffice and The Gimp.
Linspire	Linspire is an operating system that delivers the power, stability and cost-savings of linux with the ease of a windows environment. Linspire is easy to experience because of its friendly graphical interface
Linux From Scratch	Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom linux system. Building a LFS system teaches you about all that makes linux tick, how things work together, and depend on each othe,. and most importantly, how to customize it to your own taste and needs.
Mandriva	Mandriva is a friendly and popular linux operating system which specializes in ease-of-use for both servers and the home/office.
Redhat Linux	Red Hat linux is probably the best-known linux distribution. it is well-supported commercially, and tends to be easy to install and have good hardware support out of the box.
Slackware	Since its first release in april of 1993, the slackware linux project has aimed at producing the most "unix-like" linux distribution out there.
SUSE	SUSE is a popular distribution based out of germany. The latest version isn't usually available as an iso download, but they do offer a "live evaluation" version that runs completely off a cd.
Ubuntu	Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. You can request Ubuntu to ship a copy of Ubuntu Linux for free to any address in the world.

Linux/Linux Software Documentation Sites
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
AFS Administration Guide	This guide describes the concepts and procedures that an AFS(R) system administrator needs to know. It assumes familiarity with UNIX(R) administration, but no previous knowledge of AFS.
Justlinux Newbie Help Files	These help files are written by linux users who once upon a time may have struggled with some aspect of linux, and now want to make it easier for people in the future. Also has a great forum where you can ask all the embrassing questions about linux without the embrassment.
Linux Newbie Administration Guide	A complete reference for new linux users who wish to set up and administer their own linux home computer, workstation and/or their home or small office network.
Linux Documentation From Linux.org	Linux information and technical support is available here.
Linux Voodoo	This site has a lot of good articles, how-to's and tips for both new and power users.
PartImage Handbook	Partition Image is a Linux/UNIX partition imaging utility that saves partitions to an image file. Only used blocks are copied. The image file can be compressed in the GZIP/BZIP2 formats to save disk space.
RUTE User's Tutorial	This book covers gnu/linux system administration, for popular distributions like redhat and debian, As a tutorial for new users and a reference for advanced administrators.
The Linux Documentation Project	The is a loosely knit team of volunteers who provide documenation for many aspects of linux.

Linux Hardware and Software Sites
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Freshrpms.net	This site helps red hat linux users get easy access to high quality add-on packages of neat software not included in the main distribution.
Freshmeat.net	Freshmeat maintains the web's largest index of unix and cross-platform software, themes and related "eye-candy", and palm os software. It is the first stop for linux users hunting for the software they need.
Linux Compatiblity List	Exaustive list of software and hardware that is compatible with linux.
Linux Compatiblity List To GO	Linux Compatibility List for handheld's (palm, pocket pc etc) so that you can check for linux compatibility on the go.
Linuxhardware.org	A good site which benchmarks hardware for use in linux
Linux Software Encyclopedia	Huge encyclopedia of linux software
Open Source Alternatives	This site gives a list of open source alternatives that are available given a particular comercial software.

Linux Security Related Sites

Other Cool Linux Sites
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Devplug.Org	Passaic County Linux Users Group Website
Franks Corner	This website contains all the information you need to get some popular Windows applications and games running on Linux using Wine. Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix.
Humorix	Linux World domination. One joke at a time.
Linux.org	Linux homepage at linux online.
linux gazette	Linux gazette is an on-line www publication dedicated to two simple ideas: * Making linux just a little more fun. * Sharing ideas and discoveries.
Linux Kernel Archives	THE authoritative source for the latest version of the linux kernel.
Linuxworld	Linuxworld is a publication of idg which delivers hands-on technical information, real-world cases of linux in the enterprise, features, product reviews, market overviews, and knowledgeable guidance for making purchasing decisions.
The Linux Counter	Register your linux machine with this website and get counted.

 
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Misc Site Links

This section contains sites which i had trouble classifying into categories.
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
American's guide to speaking British	This hilariously funny website showcases the differences between english spoken in the US and UK. A must read of anyone visiting the US/UK.
Batchmates.com	Lost touch with friends after high school? Wanna get in touch with old friends again? Then visit this site to contact your old batchmates.
Cork office	A Co Operative resource kit
Cool signatures	Add cool signatures to your email
Ehow.com	Learn how to do thing using this free online tutorial site.
IRC Channel Search	Use this site to search IRC channels.
My Family	An easy way to keep in touch with your family and friends over long distances.
Seti @Home	The first and most well known distributed computing program that uses internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (seti).
Siglets.com	Siglet: A short notation, humorous or serious, placed at the bottom of an email; usually in a signature file. Visit this great site for cool siglets.
Slick deals	The most frequently updated and complete deal site on the web!
The Internet Movie Database	The worlds bigest and most upto date movie database.

 
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News Sites

This section contains links to news websites which I trust and found to be reliable.
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
BBC Online	Home of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) on the internet.
CNet Tech News	CNet Tech News section.
Computer World	Computerworld is the largest it media network in the world and has an unwavering focus on the information needs of it leaders.
Hack In The Box	Hack In The Box is designed to facilitate discussions on security related topics, create security awareness, and to try and provide a comprehensive database of security knowledge and resources to the public.
PC World	PC World is the world's largest computer magazine and is targeted to meet the informational needs of tech-savvy, both at work and at home.
Reuters	Get upto date and unbiased news from this great website.
Techrepublic	Techrepublic news site. News by IT professionals for IT professionals
The Register	A great news site which in its own words "Bites the hand which feeds IT"
Wired News	A very good website with tons of technology related stories.

 
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Online Stores

This section contains links online stores I have shopped from and found to be good.
 

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Ebay.com	Buy expensive stuff for cheap prices at this cool auction site and save loads of money
E-cost	Visit to buy stuff for the cheapest prices possible
Outpost.com	A cool site with a huge selection of items at very low prices.
Staples.com	A good store with lots of stuff at cheap prices.
Radioshack	Visit radioshack to buy electronic items

 
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Programming Related

This section contains links related to Programming.

General Programming Links

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Examination of the DataGrid Web Control	This article is part of a series on using the DataGrid Web control. The ASP Datagrid control is very flexible and versitile and this article covers the basics of DataGrids.
Dev Articles	Links to lots of tutorials and articles are available on this page.
DevShed.com	A good resource page for all kinds of programming languages. Has a really active forum community that is very helpful.
Visio Diagramming Guide	Collection of links on how to use MS Visio more effeciently
news:comp.lang.c++.	A top caliber group on c++ frequented by extremely knowledgeable contributors

Html Related

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Basic Html Tutorial	If you know nothing about HTML, this is where you start
Basics On Frames	Learn how to add frames to your site
Color Table	List of color codes which can be used instead of hex codes
Html 4.01 reference	Html reference from w3schools (w3c)

Java related

Site/Links	Comments/Description
Beginner's Java Tutorial	A good java tutorial website covering basics of Java programming along with Java source code.
Brewing Java: a tutorial	A good intensive tutorial on java which covers a lot of topics
Building a Java Applet	This course by ibm walks you through the task of building a graphical Java Applet. Along the way, you will learn java syntax and work with java class libraries.
Introduction to the Java Foundation Classes	This online course by IBM covers the basic components of the JFC and focuses on a subset of the JFC called SWING.
Introduction to Java Server Pages	This free online lecture by IBM covers key aspects of Java server pages (JSPs), servlets, javabeans, and syntax.
Java Coffee Break	A free guide to java programming. Contains a lot of links to tutorials and courses.
JDBC Tutorial	Good Tutorial site that teaches JDBC programming using ODBC connectivity with lots of sample source code.
Thinking in Java	This is a great book (a real book, it is available in stores) by Bruce Eckel. You can download it as a pdf file.

Lisp Related

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Introduction To Lisp	Get a basic introduction to lisp and links to lots of good tutorials at this website
www.lisp.org	Learn more about Lisp from the website of the Association Of Lisp Users
Download Clisp	Download Clisp for free from this site.

Perl Related

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Perl 5 Reference Guide	Read the htmlified version of the Perl 5 desktop reference for free at this site
Perl in 20 pages	A guide to perl 5 for c/c++, awk, and shell programmers
Perl Tutorials	A good tutorial explaining the basics of Perl

Php related

Site Name/Links	Comments/Description
Basic Introduction to PHP	Basic introduction to PHP for newbies
Introduction to PHP	A good introduction to PHP
PHP Manual	Read through the PHP manual
PHP Resources	Lots of PHP resources, categorized and searchable
PHP Scripts	Download excellent PHP Scripts for free at this site
zend.com	Excellent resource for PHP. Get scripts,tutorials applications etc here.
Devshed.com	Excellent resource for PHP. Has PHP tutorials and a great discussion forum

 
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