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My Links:

Here are some of the sites I've found and considered worth bookmarking. It's not a complete copy of my favourite's list, but it's probably over half.

Academic - probably only interest you if you're doing honours or postgrad.
- Google scholar http://scholar.google.com/ - only became available after I finished my degree in 2004 - wish it had been earlier.
- ACM http://www.acm.org/ biggest (probably best) database of computer papers. They charge for membership & papers, but our uni had a porthole which gave you access as a member - most unis should.
- CiteSeer http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/cs - Not too bad - database of many computer papers
- DBLP author search http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/index.html - enter an authors name and you'll see most of his publications.
- Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures (NIST) http://www.nist.gov/dads/
- Australian & American spelling differences http://www.peterjerrim.com/OzUSvocabspell.html - interesting to note - spell checker won't catch them all.
Business Related - ...
- Employment Sites - ...
  - APESMA http://www.apesma.asn.au/ - ...
  - SEEK Campus Australia http://campus.seek.com.au/ - worth uploading your resume too and searching.
  - Monster { u=*, p=* } - http://my.monster.com/resume.asp - very big site big in America anyhow
  - Australian Computer Society http://www.acs.org.au/ - ...
  - Australian Graduate http://www.australiangraduate.com/ - ...
  - Gradlink http://www.gradlink.edu.au/gradlink/home.asp - ...
  - IT Skills Hub http://www.itskillshub.com.au/ - ...
  - The Source careers http://www.thesource.gov.au/careers/index.htm - ...
  - Virtual Careers Fair http://www.nga.net/bin/vcf/ - advice about preparing for interviews, making a good resume and more
  - WageLine - Award Wage Info http://www.wageline.qld.gov.au/awards/zone3/index.htm - ...
- Fool Money Advice http://www.fool.com/ - advice about managing money.
Computer Related
- Programming Languages
  - MySQL
    - MySQL Manual 6 http://www.mysql.com/ - ...
  - C++
    - Cprogramming.com http://www.cprogramming.com/ - ...
    - Visual C++ Dev Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/ - ...
  - VB
    - Visual Basuc Dev Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/ - ...
  - Java
    - Java Home http://java.sun.com/ - ...
    - Java API http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/ - ...
  - Dev Shed http://www.devshed.com/ - ...
  - Planet Source Code http://www.planet-source-code.com/ - Really good site actually - lets you search language and see code people have written. Deciding which programs are good and bad is the next step.
  - Programmers Heaven http://www.programmersheaven.com/ - ...
  - Tutorial Hound http://www.tutorialhound.com/ - ...
- Web Languages
  - ASP
    - Active Server Pages (ASP) Tutorial http://www.aspronline.com/learn/ - ...
    - ASP.NET http://www.asp.net/ - ...
  - JavaScript
    - Java Script Source http://javascriptsource.com/ - ...
    - JavaScript Kit http://javascriptkit.com/ - ...
  - HTML
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  - MM Director
    - Shock-Bauble Listing http://www.adveract.com/shokbobl/boblist.htm - ...
  - MM Flash
    - FlashKit http://flashkit.com/index.shtml - ...
  - PHP
    - PHP.NET http://www.php.net/ - ...
    - CodeWalkers http://codewalkers.com/ - resource for PHP and MySQL
- Useful Free Programs
  - MySQL-Front 2.5 http://mysqlfront.phpsoft.it/ - Rather than use MySQL commands, this give a free gui (bit like access); I like it.
  - MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.com/ - It just what everyone uses.
  - Skype http://www.skype.com/ - good voice over IP program (read up about it) - possibly not the best. If you long distance call someone a lot, use this computer-to-computer for free... haven't tried compuer-to-phone yet (they do charge a small amout for this).
  - Winamp http://www.winamp.com/ - everyone uses WinAMP!
  - WinSCP http://winscp.sourceforge.net/ - great free program to let you ftp/ssh files to remote computer - I use it to upload files to this site (although dreamweaver is also good for that).
  - Bit Tornado http://www.bittornado.com/ - haven't tried it yet, a friend say's it better than eMule.
  - EMule http://www.emule-project.net/ - is a hack of eDonkey; a file sharing program which let you search and download lots of files (napster for anything). I did find speeds were very slow, and anything in your download directory, is free for people to upload - which uses your upload limit/time like crazy, so you have to clear it out often. Not bad though.
  - Google Toolbar http://toolbar.google.com/ - install this, it blocks popups and all other good stuff (several others make similar bars, but this one is my favourite - google rocks!).
  - GetRight http://www.getright.com/ - manages downloads of files from the web.
  - AdAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ - run this every so often to find and eliminate spyware.
- Other Good Programs - (most of these you are *supposed* to pay for)
  - WebCopier http://www.maximumsoft.com/ - once this thing was free, but now its trialware.
  - Better File Rename http://publicspace.net/windows/BetterFileRename/ - select files in Explorer - right-click, and then you can rename them in batch. I find this tool essential for renaming image thumnails etc.
- Information Sites
  - PC Flank http://www.pcflank.com/ - can help you determine how secure you're PC is. Maybe you need a firewall. :)
- Web Design
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- Template Site
  - Jimworld http://freesitetemplates.com/templates/ - site like this are great for design inspiration.
Leisure
- Cheats & Reviews - I play games very rarely actually, but I still like looking at screenshots.
  - Happy Puppy http://www.happypuppy.com/ - ...
  - Game Spot http://www.gamespot.com/ - ...
- Humour
  - Classics
    - Homestar runner http://www.homestarrunner.com/ - I love this crazy guy!
    - Weebl and Bob http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/ - mmmm pie.
  - Cartoons
    - Dilbert http://www.dilbert.com/ - ...
    - Off The Mark http://www.offthemarkcartoons.com/ - very similar to gary larson style cartoons; great search feature.
  - The Onion - America's Finest News Source http://www.theonion.com/ - now these Americans I love!
  - Darwin Awards http://www.darwinawards.com/ - ...
  - Humor.com http://www.humor.com/ - ...
  - Comedy Central http://www.comedycentral.com/ - Americans are not ALL bad
  - Talk Like A Pirate Day http://talklikeapirate.com/capn.html - yarrr.. read this if ye want to live!
  - The Glass House http://www.abc.net.au/glasshouse/ - love these guys
Twisted Humour http://www.twistedtunes.com/ - fun parody songs.
- Online Games
  - Shockwave.com http://www.shockwave.com/ - ...
  - RoboStrike game http://www.robostrike.com/ - ...
  - Playtonium http://www.playtonium.com/ - ...
- Other
  - HowStuffWorks http://www.howstuffworks.com/ - ...
  - BBC http://www.greaterunion.com.au/ - find out what's on at your cinema without a newspaper
  - SMSPup http://smspup.com/ - a chick I knew loved this program - you can send free sms's through this site (I hate typing on the phone), but you have to look at adds to get credits - not my cup of tea.
- Radio - if you have limited downloads beware - they chew up quick
  - SHOUTcast http://www.shoutcast.com/ - huge range of stations seperated by genre I like ambient techno.
  - Radio Station Guide http://www.howstuffworks.com/ - list of queensland radio stations
Search Engines - ...
- Google http://www.google.com.au/ - the best search engine! The guys behind google are brilliant, and the resources HUGE. This is set as my homepage. I recomment using their image search whenever you need a specific picture/image/clipart.
- Yahoo http://au.yahoo.com/ - is more of a "directory", so it's good in that respect.
- About.com http://www.about.com/ - "human internet" is worth looking at too - it has an expert in most field which write about the topic.
- Vivisimo Clustering http://vivisimo.com/ - clusters results into topics! Nifty engine.
Uni - JCU
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Uni - UQ
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