Interesting links for mostly serious reasons

Things I like, mostly (as of now all :) for Linux

Application Docs

Coding: Java, Java Script, Design Patterns Reference; Great discussion of the evolution of dynamic content (ie ASP, JSP, PHP, ColdFusion, etc)

Linux (files, articles, & misc: Installing Fedora Core 6; Linux Distro Timeline -- Not perfect but pretty cool!; BA 354 - Lab Notes; Interesting list of Windows -- Linux software; X Windows How-To from tldp excellent document, well worth reading; Remote X apps mini howto; Misc interesting files I have found useful; Win 2k, WinNT, Linux dual boot; Fedora Core 2: rc.sysinit; Fedora Core 2: rc; Get Desktops in line; Get KDE & Gnome menus in line; Running Windoze apps under Linux; How would its inventor pronounce Linux; iptables tutorial; firewall script; router script (no /bin/bash)

Outsourcing: Taking IT Offshore: where the hot spots for IT outsourcing (8/25/03)

Quick Reference Cards: Various Quick Reference Diagrams; Fedora Core 2: rc.local; Subnetting Tables; Linux Quick Ref; TCP - OSI Applications; IP Address classes; IRQ Assignments; Important RFCs; RedHat Quick reference card; Bash quick reference card (Excel) (pdf)

Security: InfoWorld: Beware the Cool factor Danger Zone (3/05); ZdNet: Hackers Reach Beyond Windows / IE (3/05); Encryption Guide from NetAction.org; Cisco Security Glossery; Danger Zone: how dangerous is the Internet anyway (8/25/03); ipchains path; ptables path; Thawte Guide to SSL Security for Apache Web Server with a Thawte Digital Certificate

IT General Reference: Smart Force online training; Newsreader how-to; TTU Wireless HowTo

Tutorials: Courseware online tutorials (hardware, Office, OS, telecomm); Powerpoint (odt) (doc)

Interesting Papers: The Myths of IT (InfoWorld 8/16/4); The Future of Jobs (WSJ 4/2/4); 2004 Compensation Survey (InfoWorld 6/14/4); The Death of IT (InformationWeek 8/2/4); New Regulations & IT Strategy (InfoWorld 8/9/4); Enterprise Careers: 1999 InfoWorld Survey; Tech Job Upheaval: while the total numbers are down demand is up for the highly skilled (InformationWeek 8/2/4); An Interesting java-based educational Portal; ZD/At-Gartner Top Tech Technologies for 2005 4/22/4

Misc: BestBuy Partnership; IS Journals as of May 2002; JRD Bookmarks updated: 9/11/2002; Newsreader how-to

Interesting files/utilities/downloads (Some are really old :)

Download Accelerator A GREAT tool! If you have a broadband connection a tool.
HotKeys, a list of Windows 95, NT & maybe 98 & 2000 Shortcut keys
In control 5, a PcMag utility that has been popular for years
FinePrint a multi-page printing utility, and pdf creator, for Windows
Babel, Version 99A
WinaXe 6.0 : A CHEAP! X server for Windows
Genius 3.1: A cool set of utilities, if a little buggy :-)
Opera: This is now my default browser, it has some java bugs but is a really nice, browser, e-mail and newsgroup client
WebClient from Marty Hall's core Servlets and JSP
- a really nice way to program & debug servlets & JSP.
- It allows you to set all of the headers and view direct html returned from any http request
- If you have jdk 1.3 installed (the path & classpath set correctly); save the file, change to the directory where you saved it and type java -jar WebClient.jar