More of Eric L. Carlson's stuff:

• Eric's HTML Table Design Page (Nov 23, 1999)
• The (already answered) Taco Bell Question (Nov 11, 1999)
• Windows 2000/NT Security Links (Aug 17, 2001)

Northern Virginia Area Computer Stores:

• Please e-mail me if you know of other stores
• Affinity - Dulles, VA
• K-TEK Plus Computer - Reston, VA
• Advanced 2000 - Alexandria, VA
• Computer Warehouse / PCRetro - Falls Church, VA & Beltsville, MD
• Golden Tech - Herndon, VA & Woodbridge, VA
• Digitex Inc. (Formerly CompuTrade) - Sterling, VA
• Practical Computer - Springfield, VA
• The Computer Place - Fairfax, VA & Gaithersburg, MD
• Computer Surplus Center - Fairfax, VA (Site down?)
• Richards Computer (Toshiba) - Fairfax, VA (and other locations)
• MicroCenter - Fairfax, VA (and other locations)
• And don't forget CompUSA, BestBuy, Circuit City, Staples, Office Depot, Radio Shack,
  and all the general merchandise stores that sell computer stuff

Computer Resources:

• Multi-Monitor Resources - Valuable info for running multiple monitors on one computer
• Slashdot - "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters."
• Geek.com - "The Online Technology Resource!"
• DC Metro Geeks - For computer geeks in the Washington DC Metro area
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• Gibson Research - Security info and utilities, including SpinRite 6 for hard drive maintenance and recovery
• HouseCall - TrendMicro's free web-based virus scanner
• Symantec Security Check - Free web-based security check & virus scanner
• Shavlik's QuickInspector - Free web-based Windows Security check
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• BetaNews - Information on new and pre-release software
• TinyApps.org - Information on small apps for your PC
• NoNags - Reviews of free software
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• Mozilla.org and MozillaZine - News and download for the Mozilla browser/e-mail suite
• IrfanView - Free graphics file viewer and processor, with batch processing
• IrfanView Users group - Discussion forum for IrfanView users
• * Sygate Home & Small Office - Personal Internet firewall and application control (free version available)
• ZoneAlarm - Personal Internet firewall and application control (free version available)
• Grisoft - AVG Anti Virus System - Free Anti-virus scanner
• Lavasoft - AD-Aware - Free spyware removal tool
• PuTTY - Free SSH (Secure Shell) client
• WinSCP - Free SCP (Secure Copy) client
• ImageWalker - Web photo album generator (See my photo album pages)
• See additional software on my My Home Computer page

Computer Shopping:

• Reseller Ratings - Check the vendor before you buy
• FatWallet Forums - Hot Deals - Bargains discussions
• Bens Bargains - Daily computer bargains
• DealNews - Daily hand-picked bargains (weekdays)
• SalesCircular - Weekly sales flyer summaries
• PriceWatch - Find the best prices on computer components
• NewEgg - Good prices, fast shipping
• ZipZoomFly - Good prices, fast shipping

Digital Photography:

• Digital Photography Review - Digital photography news, reviews, discussion forums, and more
• The Great Battery Shootout! - Imaging Resource's AA NiMH battery tests
• VideoHelp - Includes help with creating VCD's, for displaying your photos on a DVD player
• * HarborTronics - Time-lapse controllers for digital cameras

Robotic, Electronic, and other tech stuff:

• Arcade Electronics - Electronic store in Alexandria, VA
• Active Stores - Electronic store near Baltimore, MD (and other locations)
• Future Active - Electronic parts and supplies (See Active Stores, above)
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• * Jameco - Good selection and prices
• DigiKey - Huge catalog of electronic parts, fast shipping
• Mouser and MCM Electronics and Newark - More electronic stuff
• All Electronics and MPJA - Cheap electronic stuff
• HobbyTron - Kits and stuff
• Nuts'n'Volts - Electronic enthusiasts magazine
• Design Notes - Circuit design info
• ARRL - ARRL web site, where you can search for hamfests (Electronics flea markets)
• Parallax Inc. - Makers of the BASIC Stamp computer modules, and robot kits
• The LED Light - A source for LED's and LED products
• Head-Fi - Headphone Hi-Fi and Portable Audio, reviews & forums
• * DAPReview - Digital Audio Player news and info
• Remote Central - Info and reviews on remote controls for home entertainment systems
• * hifi-remote - Technical info for Radio Shack & One For All Universal Remotes

Assorted stuff:

• * FreeCycle - Don't throw it away: give it away, on your local online freecycle group
• Audiophile Imports - A great Jazz-Rock Fusion CD source
• * Magna Carta Records - CD's from lots of great artists, and some excellent tribute albums,
  including the amazing "Working Man" Rush tribute CD
• MeetUp - Find local topic-based meet-ups
• Evite - A great way to handle party invitations
• * Internet Archive - Wayback Machine: See what sites used to look like
• Google - A great search engine
• Google News - Search and browse 4,500 news sources [My browser home page]
• Google Image Search - search for images
• Google Groups - Usenet newsgroup message search
• JeffBerlinMusic and The Player School of Music - Jeff Berlin info (an amazing Bass player)
• Billy Sheehan - Another great Bass player
• SCTV Guide - News about SCTV (A great TV show)

Friends' Pages:

• David Cohen
• Ken Spitzler
• Darrell Duane

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