Link Central

LAST UPDATED 2009DEC19
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Sandro

My information, misc items.

The SandWEB (Sandro Sarang)
Not much here, some weird geek ^_^
206.129.46.44
AT&T Personal Page
Just a redirect to sandweb.org.
Calendar Schedule (Monthly)
Brief monthly schedule.

Work

Administaff
PEO services

AI

Jason Wilkins (Fenix)
Game developer, originally in Artistic
Intuition working on Caelius.
Jan Lipponen (Lippis) [FI]
Finnish programmer,
worked at Artistic Intuition.
http://rieska.oulu.fi/~lippis/eindex.html
DJGPP
32-bit C compiler for DOS
Getting DJGPP
Download sites for DJGPP


Interim Helpdesk Services
A former employer, computer consulting work.
UT Society of Physics Students
If you're into physics at UT-Austin.
UT Japanese Culture Club
Fun cultural learning club.


AlphaWorld

AW Forums

AlphaWorld Discussion Center Home Page
Like a PTA meeting, just online.
Announcements
New sites and developments at AW.
Tips && Tricks
Getting the most out of AW.
Chat
A more intense PTA meeting.
Personals
Like single parents, after the PTA meeting.


The Reunion
The New World Times: Virtual Reality's Newspaper
Active Worlds
Worlds, Inc.
Makers of AW.
Colony Alpha
New AW zone, nice sci-fi setting.
AlphaWorld Tribe Page
Powwow AW.
Far Out! AlphaWorld
Sopwith's AW docs, including AW Zone info.
AWAtlas
The premier geographic listing of all AW sites.


People

Marko Aalto [FI]
Programming buddy at AI, in Finland.
Walter Amos
Engineer and otaku, does space trajectory
work (2001) for USA/NASA.
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/upgrades/tsup.html
Scott F. Barnes [CA]
Designer, web worker.
Zev Blut
UT anime/JCC buddy, hosted the JCC page, JCC president after me, good friend.
Heather Champ
Good designer
Chung-Mau Cheng
Excellent artist, does anime style too. Into anime and graphic design, advertising, etc, good friend.
Ben Ettinger
Eclectic friend from Austin/Houston.
http://tky.hut.fi/~otakut/anime/index.html
James Garvin
Austin, Japan, OMC.
Monty and Mary Garza Wedding
Tiffany Grant
Actress and voice actress, mainly for
AD Vision, Houstonian.
Chris Gulker
Hmm, cool cat.
Natalie Haskell
Cool programmer at work.
Marc Hernandez
Anime/Japanese culture fan, RTF major, fencer, good friend.
Also:
http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~hikaru/

More...

Boris Nepomnichy
Russian genetics grad at Baylor in Houston, known him since 8th grade.

Hiroyuki Hironaga
Anime/manga fan, UT buddy, budding webworker.
Amy Howard-Wilson
Voice actress, kind and friendly lady,
most known as "Nova" on Starblazers.
Hikarou Itou [JP]
Ex-anime debater buddy from the Nausicaa-ML.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~TL7H-ITU/index.html
Jennifer Larkin
CFer out in California.
Lee Latimer
Friend in Austin.
Mark Mavromatis
Japanese culture fan, CS friend at UT,
now in Japan.
Boris Nepomnichy
Friend since the 8th grade. Russian, scientist, yeah he's weird.
Nick Sadza
HAM radios and airplanes.
Karin Sagendorph
Equestrienne in Kentucky, good friend.
Cloyce Spradling
CS/anime/Japanese culture fan, good friend.
Matt Thorn
Shoujo manga specialist.
Jason Wilkins
AI pres., anime fan, Final Fantasy fan.


Belize

The World Factbook page on Belize
The Home Page of Belize (Paul Lin)
Belizean page from a native
Belize's Virtual Mall
Belize, adventure, rain forests, maya, Belize, Belize, Belize.
Belize resources
Belize Online Tourist Guide
Main Belize page (mainly tourism)
Rec.Travel Library -- Central America
Newsgroup files on WWW
BelizeCentral
"First Internet Community for Belize!"
Unbelizeable
Blease From Belize
Belize immigration, retirement,
addresses, map, travel and culture.
Belize Forums
Great discussion site for
Belizean topics.


Misc.

TI-92

TI-92 Graphing Calculator
The Ultimate TI-92 Page
Unoficial Calc-TI FAQ
Prices of TI-92


David/Ahmad Talks
Interesting candid communiques between
an Israeli college student and a Lebanese
peer.
cynsa beans
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Snorkler's Sanctuary
Peter Cochrane
Cool techhead over at British Telecom.
InvenSys
UltraCorps
Pacific Coast
Really good down pillows and comforters.
Welcome to #GNNChat, Home Of The Dedicated Betatesters!
eBay Auction Classifieds
Mark & Cindy's Wedding
MapQuest! Interactive Atlas
ProNet Communications
University of Houston Distance Education
OnLive! Technologies Home Page
The DataHaven Project
Cool privacy-based ISP.
Mr. Showbiz Personal Page
Hotwired Login
Online Magazine
Hotwired Renaissance: 96/07
WWW User Survey Identification Form
24 Hours In Cyberspace / Home Page
IRC Related Documents
Project 2: The Inter Relay Chat as a Vitrual Community
Kybernetes Conference: The Decade Of The Brain.
The Spot: JUNE 1995
http://www.inforamp.net...pop/discography/v2.disc
Mundaka Upanishad
Interesting Hindi philosophies.


Search/Info

Searching, food, travel, science, business, reading, general info, sources, etc.

Search

Specialized

List of USENET FAQs
Alphabetized too!
DejaNews
News searcher.
On-line Dictionaries
Includes specialized and multi-lingual.
http://www.bucknell.edu:80/~rbeard/diction.html
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
WebCrawler : Reference : Dictionaries
AltaVista: Translations
Nifty word and simple phrase translator
to and from English, Romance languages,
and German.
Pegasos [FI]
Literature resource, lots of info about
authors.
FedWorld
Information about the U.S.
federal government.
FirstGov
Official website for searching the
U.S. Government.
American Universities
Full list of Amer. Univs. on WWW
The World Factbook
Publication of the CIA.
Population Reference Bureau
All the stats you could want about
the human race.
Time Zone Converter
Look how the time flies.
Telephone Area Code Finder
In numerical order and alphabetical
by state (with local breakdown).
Areacode-Info
Thorough resource on area codes.
Universal Postal Union
Tips on doing international mailing.
Handspeak
A Sign Language Dictionary Online
Guinness World Records
WhoWhere
People finder.
Time And Date
Global time data, customizable.
Lawoffice
Legal knowledgebase and a
legal professional directory.
Internet Movie Database
Ringtones [UK]
Spice up your cell phone.
World Flag Database [UK]
Fairly up-to-date, some
info about the countries too.
American Presidential Candidate Selector
Very cool, shows which candidates most
closely match your views, even does
comparisons.
Wristwatch.com
Great site, friendly sales and
customer service people, tons
of selections from all brands
and low prices.
UT Electronic Directory
Faculty, staff and students at UT, links to world
SalesCircular
Compare prices for retail store sales all
over the US.
Mobot
The Motherboard Search Engine
Motherboard HomeWorld
c|net Shareware.Com
The Software Sharing Resource Library
Gamelan Java
The Electric Library
IBM InfoMarket
The WAV Place
Nice site, tons of wav sounds for various
purposes.
E-Zine List
John Labovitz's e-zine-list, pretty thorough,
but not absolutely reliable because it
requires submission.
Ahoy! The Homepage Finder
Face it, we're all webbed, and this puppy will find you.
Liszt: Searchable Directory of e-Mail Discussion Groups
MLs (mailing lists) and related links.
Classifieds2000
For sale/Want to buy
Ancestors on the web -- genealogy and family history
USA CityLink (Neosoft)
Full list of Amer. cities on WWW
Nerd World Media Internet Subject Index
Amazing Environmental Org. WebDir
PSC Weather Center
Fast weather engine
The HayNet
Horses.
Belize Business E-Mail And Website Directory
People and businesses.
COMMA Hotlist Database - Subject Search
UK general database
NumberQuest (Numeric Life Reading)
Very comprehensive multi-reading.
OLD:
http://www.sun-angel.com/interact/numquest/
numquest.html


Efficiency comparison of search engines
Some search engine research.
Infoseek Ultra: Special Searches
Infoseek's best.
MetaCrawler
Good multi-engine searcher.
MetaCrawler w/ added vals.
Good multi-engine searcher, this link includes some keys and vals.
Alta Vista
Digital's puppy.
SavvySearch
General topicalized search engine scans several search sites at once.
Excite
Lycos
Respected database
Open Text
ProFusion
Multi-search engine.
Google!
Nicely designed crawling search engine.
Infoseek
WebCrawler
Infospace
Lycos A2Z
AccuFind
HotBot
Wired's puppy.
Yahoo
The well-known directory, though not as great as it's hype in my opinion.
Magellan
W3 Servers
WWW Business Yellow Pages
UH database
WWW Yellow Pages (New Rider)
Respected database
Starting Point
W3 Search Engines [CH]
Original topicalized multi-searcher
WWWW - the WORLD WIDE WEB WORM
Original worm
Entries to WHO's On-line [IT]
100 Hot Websites
Airs II
Argus/Univ. of Mich. Clearinghouse


Education

World Lecture Hall
Univ. of Texas' collection of online lectures
and other submissions, covering dozens
of fields and subjects.
Distance Education
University of Maryland University College
Kennedy-Western University
University of Phoenix Online
Mainly business degrees (undergrad and
grad, as of June '98), but pretty nicely
done.
ZDNet University
American Universities
Full list of Amer. Univs. on WWW
Journey Ed
Academic software discounts.
Microsoft Training & Certifications
Complete listing of certificates
and requirements.
Dave's MCSE Page
Tips and notes to pass the MCSE exams.
Braindump: MCSE & CNE Home Page
Lots of tips and help for studying and
passing MCSE/CNE. Informative,
but a bit formal and falls back on the
MS staples.
MCSE MCSD Braindump Heaven
Lots of tips and help for studying and
passing MCSE/MCSD. Informative and
friendly.
Gamasutra - Education
Covers game dev schools, working
and developing in the game industry.
BrainPlay
Learning software, videos and toys.
Christopher Calder
Articles and editorials about meditation
and related concepts.
Taijiquan
Good introductory page on the martial
arts.
Philliping History Group of Los Angeles
Small but interesting collection of articles.
How To Animate
"Animation Resources for Artists
and Animators"


Food

USDA Nutrient Database
Cool site, searchable db, nutrition info
on a lot of foods.
World-Wide Sushi Restaurant Reference [AU]
cybermeals
Order take-out and delivery online.
NetGrocer
EPICURIOUS
CuisineNet
Roadfood
User reviews of local eateries on the
highways and back roads of America.
Quantity and quality vary by location,
could come in handy on long trips.
Natural Food Hub
Good info and editorials on natural foods.
Low Carb FAQ
Looks at all the plans and basics,
good overview.
Texas LowCarb
Lots of links and discussion,
mailing list, etc.
Carb/Fiber Food Chart
Good for carb counting, helpfully includes
fiber count and summation too.
Low Carb Grocery
Low carb goods for low carb diets.
Osolo
Low carb muffins, etc.
RamenCity
A million varieties, okay prices.
Turkish Cuisine [TR]
Good selections, some tough recipes.
Internet Bartender's Guide
Thorough, lots of sources.
Webtender
Great drinking site, lots of variety.
Shrine To Spirits
Exhaustive assay of all types of
spirits (the kind that is imbibed).
http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/people/nieminen/spirits.html
Virtual Vineyards
Your Personal Food & Wine Shop
Wine Alley
Global wine consumer info and exchange site.
Cocktail
Dover Sole
Flounder-related fish.
Eats Mesquite Grill
Great hot lunches, Greenspoint area.
Fuddruckers
Houston's
Luther's BBQ
Olive Garden
Pappas Restaurant
Red Lobster
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Trail Dust Steakhouse
StickyRice
"For People who eat Sushi"
Austin USENET Guide to Sushi
The Official Pho Page
Pho-get about it!
Ouch, that hurt.
Singapore food
Hawaii Seafood Buyers' Guide
In-depth detail on mainstream Pacific fish and
Hawaiian preparations.
Kirin (Ichiban Numer One!) [JP]
The beer, not the mythical creature, although maybe if you drink enough of it...
Shiner
The best beer from Texas.


Travel

Services

US State Dept - Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
Official info that is moderately updated and
provides some helpful tips and specific
data for travel to other countries.
Microsoft Expedia
TravelWeb
Good regionalized search for hotels, motels, etc
Best Fares Magazine
WebFlyer
Travelocity
Flifo
Chubb Expatriate Insurance
Good coverage and rates for insurance abroad.
Internet Travel Network
The Trip.Com
biztravel.com
Preview Travel: Farefinder
Transportation Resources
Air, ground and water transport.
The Transportation Directory
If it's bus or rail in the US, you'll find it here.
Rodale's Scuba Diving
Best scuba mag out there,
comprehensive reviews and info.
Divers' Discount Supply
Lots of products, decent prices.


Maps

PCL Map Collection
San Francisco Overview Map
MapQuest!
Vicinity
JustMap [JP]
Japanese street map service, not much
english though.


Lodging

All Hotels
Best Western
Choice Hotels
Comfort Inn, Econo Lodge, Clarion Hotel, Quality Inn, Rodeway Inn, etc.
Days Inn
Embassy Suites
Four Seasons
Hampton Inn
Hilton
Howard Johnson
Holiday Inn
Hyatt
La Quinta
Marriott
Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, and
Ritz-Carlton sites.
Omni
Radisson
Red Roof
Renaissance
Sheraton
Super 8
Travelodge
Westin


Air

Aeromexico
Aer Lingus [IE]
Air Canada [CA]
Air France [FR]
AirTran
Formerly Valujet.
Air India
America West
American Airlines
British Airways
Cayman Airways [KY]
China Airlines
Continental
Delta
Grupo Taca
Includes Taca, Aviateca, Lacsa and Nica.
Spanish and English pages.
KLM [NL]
Korean Air
Lufthansa
Mexicana
Northwest
Singapore Air
Southwest Airlines
Official Southwest Airlines site
Swissair
TWA
United
US Airways
Virgin Atlantic
Western Pacific


Auto Rental

Alamo
Auto Europe
Avis
Budget
Hertz
Kemwel
National
Thrifty


Rail and Bus

Amtrak
Rail Europe
BritRail
Greyhound Lines, Inc.


Walkabout Travel Gear
Gear and travel tips.
Motorcycle Safety
Loads of tips and extra info you don't
get in classes.
The World Factbook
Publication of the CIA.
CityNet Atlanta
Yahoo Atlanta
Goa Interactive
Goa, one of my favorite spots in the world.
Oguz Turk
Lots about Turkish culture.
Los Angeles Convention Center
Home of E3 every May.
San Francisco Reservations
San Francisco Bay Area Guide
'Frisco Neighbourhood Guide
'Frisco Guide
Prism
San Francisco culture.
Lochness
Good collection of info about the area, mainly
targeting monster hunters (web cam included).
Caldey Island [UK]
Tiny island off South Wales near Pembroke,
Tenby and St. Margaret's. Run by Cistercian
monks.
Donnybrook Royal Hotel [AU]
On the Great Western Highway at
Bowenfels in Lithgow, Australia.
5km from Lake Lyell.
John and Cathy Pillans
Phone: (02) 63513063
Fax: (02) 63531805


Vehicles

Kelley Blue Book
Online blue book for new and used vehicles, very straightforward and easy,
plus extra links you wouldn't find in a
paper version.
cars.com
New and used vehicles, specs, pricing,
evaluations, reviews, financial info.
Motorcycle Home Page
Cool site about motorcycling. Simple
layout, lots of info.
Mazda [JP]
VMR Auto Guides
Used cars, collector car and truck market.
Lots of info and up-to-date pricing, vehicles
dating back to 1946.
The Unofficial Toyota Trucks Homepage
Toyota HiLux, Toyota Tacoma, Toyota T100, and Volkswagen Taro. Thorough
review, used purchase guidelines, other
links.
Toyota T-100 All-Models Forum
Nice discussion site for T-100 owners.
The Bimota Tesi
License Plates
Global, lots of pics and local info.


Mail/Shipping

United States Postal Service
UPS
FedEx
DHL Worldwide Express


Weather

The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel - Your Home Page
NOAA's National Weather Service
The Weather Visualizer


Apartments

Rent Net
AptLine
Apt. Blue Book Online
Apartments For Rent Online!
Your Internet Apartment Resource!
AllApartments
ABreak4Students


Science

Quaternion

Quaternion
Doing physics with quaternions
Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math - Quaternions


New Scientist
News, jobs and more from the leading
weekly science magazine.
NanoTechnology Magazine
Good news, info and updates on the
nano industry and research.
Nano Letters
From the American Chemical Society.
John C. Lilly [JP]
Mind research, interspecies communication,
cool guy.
Photonic Band Gap/Photonic Crystals
The Ultimate Collection of
Photonic Band Gap Research Links
More than 800 links on Photonic Crystals
related resources on the Web
CAM-Brain [JP]
Dr. Hugo de Garis' artificial neural project,
in Kyoto, Japan. Pretty frontier stuff (1999).
FAQ - Red Tide
Micromachine Center [JP]
Good technical info about research in
the field.
Measurement Units Translation
Very versatile measurement converter,
covers almost all forms of measurement.
http://www.mplik.ru:8081/~sg/transl/
NIST Internet Time Service
Set your computer clock to atomic time.
SETI@home
Massive project allowing anyone to
use the internet and a client program
to help SETI in it's search.
NEAR
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
Analyzing asteroid Eros.
Popular Science
The classic among science enthusiasts.
International Societ For Transcranial Stimulation [CH]
Gerard 't Hooft [NL]
Theoretical physics prof,
interesting ideas.
Brain Actuated Technologies, Inc.
Human/machine communications through
mental electrical interface.
Astronomical Lists and Plots
Comets, planets, asteroids and related astronomical items and data.
Mars Missions
Contacting the Bomb Makers
Singalex Song's records of his contacts
with the people surrounding the creation
of the nuclear bomb, and other famous
people.
Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Webcams let you look around at this zoo.
Yahoo - Science:Physics
The Yahoo collection
The Live Alife Page [framed]
NASA
American Institute of Physics HomePage
The main guys in Physics
NanoHome
Nanotechnology
Fish Information Service (FINS) Index
CTC - Visualization - Animations
Cool scientific animations


Medical

onHealth
Good general site, has an online medical
dictionary.
Scott Sabolich Prosthetic & Research Center, L.L.C.
Specializing in leading edge technology
to better serve the amputee.
Society for Human Sexuality
Everything you ever wanted to know.
Understanding Male Sexuality
Nice primer on the topic.
Finding Healing from Carpal Tunnel and other RSI's
Herb Research Foundation
Herbs and Herbal Medicine for Health
USDA Nutrient Database
Cool site, searchable db, nutrition info
on a lot of foods.
Orchid
Leader in the development and
commercialization of genetic diversity
technologies, products and services.
American Diabetes Organization
The official site, lots of info and resources.
Survive Diabetes
Good site by an insulin-dependent diabetic,
looks at different approaches and
understandings.
Caffeine
The most evil drug of all.


Business

Consumer

Consumer World
Council of Better Business Bureaus
Federal Trade Commission
Natl. Assoc. of Sec. Dealers Reg.
Natl. Fraud Info. Center
Sec. and Exch. Commission
U.S. Dept. of Justice
Consumer Info
Useful CreditCheck Monitoring Service, uses Experian (TRW) to get your credit report.
Equifax
Good credit report service.
Experian
Good credit report service, formerly TRW.


Stocks

Netstock Direct
Public companies offering stock for direct sale.
Quote.com Stock Quotes
Free 20 Minute Delayed Quote Watch
E*TRADE Quotes Page


Articles

TV System Comparison
03/24/97 THE BEST PERFORMERS
02/19/96 ELITE TEAMS GET THE JOB DONE
TQM Japan-America
Comparison of West and East


Employment

Monster
The Online Job Search Companion
Pam Dixon's helpful compilation of
resources.
JobOptions
HotJobs
Recruiters Online
Not just for recruiters, it has a searchable
job database too.
BIG6 Search International, Inc.
"ERP, CRM, SFA, SCM, EAI, DW,
B2B careers". A bit limited in content.
Big 5 Friends
Seems related to BIG 6, but friendlier.
ZDNet Job Tips
Helpful tips from the techie news site.
Laid Off Workers
Good tips and strategies to handle the more pressing issues in that situation.


Bank Rate Monitor
Updated CDs, money markets, rates, net deals, etc.
The Universal Currency Converter(tm)
MoneyAdvisor | Financial Calculators
Auo loans & leasing, loans & savings, general financial, mortgage, insurance,
tax, sunrise/sunset, weight & temp.,
measurement.
Japan Quarterly [JP]
ITOCHU's econobiz online mag.
Daiwa's Corporate Information Bank [JP]
Financial info on Japanese companies, mainly supplied by the companies themselves, so caveat emptor.
FT Info, News Review, World News Review
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
CNNfn - the financial network
Yahoo! Internet Life: Incredibly Useful Sites -- Money
Robb Report
"Magazine for the Affluent Lifestyle"
When you want to buy an island...
Telecom Information Resources
Financial Services Online
Bank One
Fidelity Investments
Ford Motor Company
Open China-Commerce Home Page
FV: Home Page
First Virtual bank on the web
NetBank, Home of NetCash
Merchant/client virtual financing
CommerceNet Home
BuyersZone
Realtor
The Internet Fax Server
Limited numbers currently available
SSA Home Page
Accounting/Finance Info on the Web [UK]
Yahoo - Business and Economy


Literature

Writers Guild of America
Pegasos [FI]
Literature resource, lots of info about
authors.
Crafty Screenwriting
Good tips for good screenwriting.
NYScreenwriter Features
Info on the overall screenwriting process,
from conception to the deal.
BookSense
Connecting to local independent bookstores.
Amazon.com
Earth's Biggest Bookstore.
Humanoids Publishing
Lots of European graphic novels, Moebius,
etc.
Mars Import
"An Online Comic Book Store Selling
Quality Comics"
Lots of foreign titles, some translated.
Yslaire, Balac, etc.
The Internet Classics Archive
Margaret Weis
Tracy Hickman
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card on Programming
Humor piece on programming from one of the best writers on Earth
Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker's Guide helped make me the way I am
Joe Haldeman
The Forever War is a classic
Stephen King
Horror novelist.
Jade
Hilarious writer, does articles for
Ars Technica, interesting site.
The H.P. Lovecraft Library
Includes full texts and related resources.
The Mystery of Death
Quotations from the ages about death.
Tao Te Ching Translations
Different approaches and understandings.
The Violent World of Parker
The Parker novels by Richard Stark
(AKA Donald E. Westlake)
Synopsis Of Crane-Iron Pentalogy
Wang Du Lu's wuxia series, from which
Ang Lee made Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon.
The Book And The Sword
A Jin Yong wuxia epic,
basis for a Tsui Hark film.
Asian American Writers' Workshop
The Hugo Awards
The Nebula Awards
The World Fantasy Awards
The J.R.R. Tolkien Information Page
Very thorough site of the author's works.
A Tolkien Dictionary
Taken from the indexes of The Lord Of The Rings and The Silmarillion. Lots of etymology.
Robert Ireland
corsair9@ao.net
Middle Earth Science Pages [DE]
Tolkien Dwarvish Language
The khuzdul of the khazad.
The Tolkien Society [UK]
Charity group in the UK that furthers interest
in the life and works of Tolkien.
Tolkien Enterprises
The group that handles the licensing of
Tolkien's work for books, films and
other products.


Digital Photography

Greenough's Digital Camera Index
Collection of links to reviews, info and news.
Imaging Resource
Digital Cameras, Photography, Imaging Software, & Image Scanners
Steve's Reviews
DC Resource
PCPhotoREVIEW
DP Review
Megapixel.net


Oakley
Excellent sunglasses.
Man Ray Photos
Official Man Ray photo site.
Our Gift
Floral delivery service that gives part of its revenues to charities.
CIA, US IC, CSI
Not much here, some weird geeks
First Nations/First Peoples Issues
The Holy See (The Vatican)


News/Ent

News sources, music, film, TV, humor, etc.

Music

" ADD_DATE="808530745" LAST_VISIT="877620253" LAST_MODIFIED="870128642">OMD (Sealand)
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, no they're not blind

Lyrics

The International Lyrics Server
The Archive Of Misheard Lyrics
Funny database.
Warped Little World's Lyrics
Good collection, mostly recent and classic
pop and rock.
Macross Plus Lyrics
Good site for the soundtrack songs.
Also try Lord Adam's Sharon Apple Shrine: http://members.xoom.com/LordAdam/
Neil Diamond
The most complete Neil Diamond lyrics
collection I've found yet (as of Jan '99).
On Your Mark [JP]
Chage & Aska song with video by Studio Ghibli.
Against All Odds
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits)
Danny Boy
Feelings
Georgia On My Mind
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Done by the Hollies, Neil Diamond, Bill
Medley, Cher, and many others.
Hey Jude
Le Temps Des Cerises [NO]
Good background info on the Paris
Commune song.
I Will Always Love You
The One
Sugar Tax (OMD)


MIDI

Laura's MIDI Heaven
Great selection, variety, lots of classics.
Robin's Italian Music Site
"in loving Tribute to Tesoro Mio, Giorgio!!"
Lots of MIDIs of Italian pieces.
Kristin Chai's MIDI FILES
J-pop, J-drama, English pop, Chinese.
Videogame Music Archive
Mostly MIDI (about 4,000 as of June '98)
plus some MP3 and other formats. Also
has the Videogame Encyclopedia, which
is trying to compile a complete game list
with links to related music at that site.
General MIDI Files (GM) at the MIDI Farm
Really good collection, nicely organized,
great selection.
MIDI SONGS
Small selection, nice choices though.
Index of /~mkruse/modmidi


Musicians

The Cemetery Of Rock
Keep track of the falling stars.
Helene Grimaud [NL]
Classical pianist.
SW - Sadao Watanabe
CD Universe's discography of the best
alto sax musician I know.
SW - The Sadao Club
Japanese/English fan site for
Sadao Watanabe.
SW - AMG All Music Guide
AMG's layout on Sadao Watanabe.
Vangelis
By the man himself!
OMD
Official site with links to fan sites.
U2
Pleeker's @U2, nice layout and content.
Nav Katze
Funky Japanese gods
La'Cryma Christi
Japanese rock, English site.
Erasure
Rather gay gods
Depeche Mode
Moody gods
Enya
Goddess
Dire Straits
My brothers in arms
Pink Floyd
I'd shake their hands but I'm so comfortably numb, besides, I'm just another brick in the wall anyway;
oh that was so bad
Ennio Morricone
God of film music, try "For her, for him" and "Act of Faith" in "Bugsy"
Morrissey
Insecure god.
No Dad, I Won't Be Home Tomorrow:
A Smiths And Morrissey Website
Good coverage, lots of tidbits.
Mirror of:
http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~moz/
main.htm
Cure
Crying gods
Bruce Springsteen [SE]
Webring of Boss sites.
Billy Joel
Elton John
Saito Kazuyoshi
At BMG WEB SITE : FUN HOUSE.
Japanese folk/rock singer, one of the
older bunch, still popular.
Robyn
The official page, in English and Swedish.
Thieves Like Us
Cool group starting out in San Diego.
Has guitarist Scott Yuen, formerly of
Cool Sense/Plan Blue/raj factor/tomgirl/
love vigilantes.
The Autumns
Mari Iijima
Japanese pop idol and voice actress,
best known for Macross' Lynn Minmay.
Ron Hubbard
C64 sound programmer,
genius electronic sound guy,
lots of game tunes.


Stores

Recordings Unlimited
Lots of UK and Japan versions, vinyl, etc.
RedTech Music Store
Piano books for anime and Japanese
games, lots of Square and Miyazaki
works, plus other goodies.
Imar Online
Store for Asian music, pretty good
selection and service. Cantonese,
Taiwanese, Mandarin pop, folk music,
soundtracks, etc.
Asia CD
US store, small J-pop selection.
Mobile Fidelity
Makers of 24k gold-plated CDs of
certains albums, high quality sound.
Tower Records
Good selection, shop around on prices
though.
CD Universe Lobby
Blockbuster Entertainment
Music123
Price quotes by email, great deals.
(Yamaha S80)
Tweakophile
Case Logic accessories, other A/V stuff.


WWW Music Database
Roland [JP]
Synthesizers, modules etc.
Guitar Archive Home Page
Big Fish Music [JP]
Independent music site in Japan, showcases lots of indies, sells CDs,
has streaming audio.
Hikoshi Hashimoto [JP]
Cool techno composer in Japan.
Japan-A-Radio
Japanese pop and anime music.
FM-YY [JP]
Cool FM station in Japan with a live
RealAudio stream.
SUNNY 99.1 - Houston
Windplayer Back Issues
Rock Song Anatomy [NL]
Collection of essays analyzing
music structure in rock songs.
Beatles, All Saints, Sarah McLachlan.
Internet WorldCast Network


Film

News/Reviews

Ain't It Cool News
The site for inside info on flicks, mainly sci-fi, prequels, and indies.
Dark Horizons
Latest from the Screw Factory
Siskel & Ebert
From Buena Vista Television, aka
http://www.tvplex.com/BuenaVista/
SiskelAndEbert/
Roger Ebert: The Movie Answer Man
Weekly Q&A with Ebert and his viewers,
pretty insightful and witty sometimes.
Movie Poop Shoot
Kevin Smith's entertainment media news, reviews, discussion site.
Movie Nation
Curtis Edmonds, aka Blue Duck of HSBR
and HSX fame, lives in Austin, Texas, and
does nice movie reviews here, as well as
running a virtual studio with hilarious results.
EditorsNet
"The Art, Technology and Business of
Film and Video Editing"
Mr. Showbiz
MovieJuice!
Movie Bloopers
All the mistakes.
Coming Attractions
The DAILY Script
Scripts, screenplays, transcripts, etc,
for film, tv, and anime.
Crazy 4 Cinema
Mostly reviews, some good selections.
Worldwide Box-Office
Box-office stats and rankings worldwide,
lots of films and data, cross-linked with
IMDB.
Film Score Monthly
Kinema Club
Club for Japanese film enthusiasts, has
a mailing list.
VFX HQ : Visual Effects Headquarters
Kothoga's Movie Lair
Cinemagine
Film.com
Clamen's Movie Information Collection
Recent and Upcoming Movies


Theaters

Moviefone
Good nationwide source of theater
locations and film showtimes.
Cinemark Theatres
Makers of the great Tinseltown chain
of theaters.
Cinemark Tinseltown Westchase
Best non-THX theater in Houston (go to
Cineplex-Odeon Spectrum on Augusta
for THX).
Cinemark 18 (I-45/Nasa Rd.)
AMC Gulf Pointe 30
AMCs are almost as good as Cinemark
Tinseltowns.
http://www.amctheatres.com/cgi-bin/theatre.cgi?theatre=268
AMC Willowbrook 24
AMC Commerce Park 8
I-45 North and Richey (just north of
Beltway 8 North).
Angelika Film Center
http://houston.citysearch.com/E/V/HOUTX/0015/08/71/
510 Texas Ave
(Between Smith and Capitol)
Houston, TX 77002
In Bayou Place
(713) 225-5232
Landmark Greenway
5 E Greenway Plaza
(Between Buffalo Speedway and Edloe)
Houston, TX 77046
(713) 626-0402
Landmark River Oaks 3
2009 W Gray St
(Near S Shepherd)
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 524-2175
Alamo Drafthouse
Cool Austin downtown arthouse theatre,
watch films while enjoying good food,
beer and company.
Dobie Theatre
Small arthouse theater in the Dobie apartment
building on the south edge of the main UT
campus. Good movies, some anime, decent
runs, annual poster sale.
Regal Arbor 7
Arthouse theater in the Arboretum in north
Austin. Cool movie but VERY limited runs.


Films

Internet Movie Database
Hong Kong Cinema
Even more about the pix with the funny language! (You should know that was utter sarcasm, since I find some HK pix a hell of a lot better than anything Hollywood ever spit out.)
Hong Kong Movie DataBase
HK film industry.
Online Film Hosts
Good list of hosts for indie filmmakers
at WebMonkey.
Drew's Script-O-Rama
A L I E N Saga
Battlestar Galactica
Based on the old series.
BTILC - The Wing Kong Exchange
"Falcon's Big Trouble in Little China
Home Page for the Next Millenium"
Blade Runner
The Boondock Saints
Amazing work. Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, Willem Dafoe, Billy Connolly.
Buckaroo Banzai - Banzai Institute
James Bond, Agent 007 OHMSS
The 007 Express
Good info site covering the whole series.
Crouching Tiger Literature Info
About the author and the series.
Laughing Boy
Indie film being done in Houston.
The Lord Of The Rings
Peter Jackson and Saul Zentz bring
a Tolkien masterpiece to the screen.
LOTR - Ringbearer.org
The number one fan site for the Lord of
the Rings Movie Trilogy.
LOTR Film Changes
Comparing the books to Peter Jackson's
film adaptations.
The Lost Horizon
Original Planet Of The Apes Timeline [PDF]
Six-String Samurai
Jeffrey Falcon stars in a Lance Mungia film,
cool independent flick, martial arts and
great style.
Star Wars
Star Wars Database Network
Very comprehensive info database about the
Star Wars Universe, including characters,
creatures, history, background, technical
aspects, etc.
Star Wars Timeline [CA]
By Bradley Piragoff and Edgar Governo,
nice and succinct chronology of the
Star Wars universe.
Star Wars Bloopers [FI]
Funny list of screwups from a favorite film series.
The Tron Page
Best and more updated fansite for
Tron.


Stores

DVDExpress
Branch of Express.com, good prices.
DVD Planet
Occasionally good prices.
Amazon
Lots of sales, hard to find items.
Voyager Company
The Criterion Collection
High-quality laserdiscs, great selections,
a bit pricier but more than worth it.
Motion and Sound
Hong Kong DVD Movies
Video CD (VCD) and CD
Some pretty good prices, good catalog.
Asian Xpress
Hong Kong DVDs with world-wide
or US region encoding, great selection.
HK Flix
All-region NTSC DVDs, latest titles.
Five Star Laser
Poker Industries
DDD House
HK DVDs.
Vulcan Video
Austin's best alternative and foreign
video store.
Tai Seng Video
Loads of top-name HK films on VHS, LD and DVD.
Hindi Movies
Great selection, DVD w/ English subtitles.
India Plaza
Hundreds of Indian films, subtitled, on DVD.
Sight & Sound Laser Disc
Great selection of LDs and DVDs, good
prices, some hard-to-find stuff.
Blockbuster Entertainment
Rick's Movie Graphics
Movie posters.


The Hollywood Stock Brokerage and Resource
Great site for trader info in the Hollywood Stock Exchange (www.hsx.com).
The Hollywood Stock Exchange
Fictional stock market whose stocks are
films, famous cast and crew, etc. Free to
play.
The Numbers
"Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics" about
the Hollywood Stock Exchange.
THX
The Official Academy Awards Web Site
Internet Movie Awards
Voted by the people.
Martial Arts: The Film and Collector's Forum
Besides the collectors' and film info, it's got
some interesting info on the arts themselves.
The Mother Of All Quotes
All the movie quotes you could eat.


People

What A Character!
Good info site on character actors/actresses
in film and tv work.
Actors' Pages [NL]
A-Z list of pages about different actors and
actresses.
Boxoffice Magazine
Dead People Server
Addicted To Light
Forrest J. Ackerman
Monsters of Film Land
P.T. Anderson
Director
Sydney, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, etc.
Official site, loads of news and info.
Luc Besson
Kenneth Branagh
Lots of pics and articles, decent news section too.
Bruce Campbell
Loads of info on the cult star. All hail Ash!
Barbara Carrera [BE]
Fatima Blush (Bond girl),
Natalia (Condorman), etc.
Jim Carrey
Great design and loads of content,
has a nice international feel to it too.
Leslie Cheung Internet Fan Club
Major HK film star and singer.
Michael Douglas
Michael J. Fox
Family Ties and Spin City.
Dreams: The Terry Gilliam Fanzine [UK]
Brit news site for the quirky director.
Richard Hatch
Apollo on Battlestar Galactica. Now a
motivational speaker and trying to
get a new BG series going.
Office Kitano [JP]
Website fot Takeshi Kitano, aka Beat
Takeshi. Very cool actor/director, his
dark and violent films are done in a
unique style you will either get
immediately or walk away from quickly.
The Unofficial Takeshi Kitano Home Page
Stanley Kubrick
"The man, the films, the genius" Good
site, lots of details.
Akira Kurosawa [JP]
Nice, thorough Japanese site of the great
film master, in English and Japanese.
Jet Li
The Official Web Site
Ian McKellen
Official site of Sir Ian McKellen.
Jeremy Piven
Well done fan page, good history and info, decently updated.
Rufus Sewell
Multilingual site for the Brit actor (Dark City, Dangerous Beauty, etc).
Yu Suzuki Art Works [JP]
Sega's premier game maker,
contemporary art.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Chuu-Shin, Martial Artist-Athlete, etc.
Henry Thomas
Official site.
Jan Michael Vincent
Star of Airwolf and several other tv and film productions.
Ming-Na Wen
Wil Wheaton
Star Trek's Wesley, hated by Trekkies
but actually a cool geek.


TV

Series

B5 Lurker's Guide: Episode List
Cheers
They'll always be with us, what do you think reruns are for?!
EZ STREETS (Universal Channel)
Family Ties
Good info and news on a classic 80s sitcom.
Friends
New hit, nice synergy and New York
Get Real
Fan club for one of the best family dramas
ever made. Played on the FOX network.
The [OFFICIAL] Gilligan's Island Web Site
Late Night with David Letterman
King of Late Night, a.k.a. my high-school counselor
Lexx
Politically Incorrect on ABC
Remington Steele
Riptide
Funny 1984 TV detective series
set in California.
Roughneck Chronicles
Cool fansite for the Starship Troopers
all-CGI television series.
The Saint
The X-Files
Post-production needs work, Duchovny stills acts like a rock, but what the heck, I watch it anyway


TV Guide Entertainment Network
Ain't it cool coaxial news!
From Harry's friend, Glen Oliver.
International Channel
See the world.
International Channel Weekly Schedule
Multi-language tv.
Ambit's SF TV Talk
AdCritic
All about the ads, because you love
them so much.
GIST - TV1 Member Listings
Configure your own TV guide, very nice.
Airwolf Themes
Music from the show, plus news, info, etc.


Paranormal

Dreams
All about dreams, loads of links.
Communion
Alien Central
CSICOP
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Astrology / Astrologie -> Astrodienst Atlas Database


Humor

Eddie Izzard - Official Merchandise
Includes NTSC format videos.
http://www.auntiemomo.com/cakeordeath/
the ONION
America's Finest News Source
Humor at its best.
Oddly Enough
Excite's weird news section, occasionally
amusing, sometimes shocking.
http://my.excite.com/news/odd/
Acts Of Gord
Hilarious stories about
customers at a game store.
The Bastard Operator From Hell
The scariest sysad you'll ever cross.
Japander
Japanese ads by Western stars.
Twisted Tunes
Wacky vocals.
Bottling A Deep One
How to make your own
Bottled Deep One.
ComedyCode
When programmers try to be funny.
Wacky Fun Computar Comic Jokes
Pretty childish, deeply biting sometimes.
Stinky Feet and Rotten Meat
Hilarious "scientific projects", gross but
saved by excellent narratives.
The Center for the Easily Amused
Good variety of articles, pretty funny.
The Grand List Of Console Role Playing Game Clichés
Funny and unfortunately often true.
Doodie - Power Art for the Millenium
Toilet humor at its best.
The Funny Pages
Great joke collection, fast loading.
The Bunny Survival Tests
Serious scientific research on lower
lifeform environmental adaptability.
Also:
http://marks.networktel.net/
Sequel to The Bunny Survival Tests.
AfroFrontDoor
Funny.
Microshaft Corporation
Parody of MicroSoft
Utter Confusion
Hilarious contemporary strip that ran in UT's Daily Texan.
Deeky at Swanky
Interesting writer of the 90s younger
generation.
Jerky Boy Wanna Bes
Fun prank call group, not for the
kiddies though.
Urban Legends Reference Pages
Humor Entertainment Index
Funny bits.
Cybernun
Cybernurse
Evil Overlord, Inc.
Peter Anspach's funny Evil Overlord site.
The Great God Contest!
Andrew Tong's Humor Archive
Funny collection, one of the first
Real Beer Page: hURL
As they say in Maine: Beeah!
The Sheath File
Condoms, fact, fiction, toy
Rat's Web
Interesting guy.
VAX War [DE]
Computer architectures at war
B1FF#S K3WL H0M3 PAG3!!!
It#S tHe K3WL3ST!!!
Monty Python
Ms Netters' Home Page
Learn your manners newbies, oh what the hell we'll blast ya anyway
All Men Must Die
NOW hear this...
Windows 1.01
When it really rocked!


Technical

DivX
Research into future motion video
comp/decomp, MPEG-4, etc.
DVD FAQ
Good guide to DVD specs from
rec.video.dvd.
The Digital Theater Page
The Digital Bits
DVD news/info site, lots of
reviews, articles and columns
on tech and content.
Anamorphic Widscreen DVD
"The Ultimate Guide"
Very thorough explanation of uses and
benefits of anamorphic film-to-video
conversions, especially considering
future digital standards.
IGN DVD Easter Eggs
DVD Angle Easter Eggs
DVDden Easter Eggs
AudioREVIEW
Great audiophile site, lots of user reviews.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter- Jungian Personality Test
Runco International
Faroudja Laboratories Inc
Lexicon


GO Inside
Cool online magazine, lots of sections and
articles, easy reading.
South by South West
Film and music festival in Austin, TX,
usu. held in March.
Resident Online
New York online mag.
U.S. Open
The Official site, loads of stats and scoreboards, good news bits and
nice action shots.
Kasparov Vs. The World
Global chess match hosted by MSN's
The Zone.
Variety.Com
ZENtertainment
TWICE
Tech and industry news.
NPR
eXpo [SE]
Anti-racist magazine in Sweden.
Pacifica
street
News, info, pretty good daily site.
Inkling | America's Stories
Personal View: News Flash
NewsTracker Lookup
Personal NewsPage
urban75
GANG LAND: The Jerry Capeci Web Page
Infoseek News
News.Com
Pathfinder
Fox
infoMarket service News Ticker
AudioNet Programming Guide
CNN Interactive
Indonesia Times Online
Spot Gate
Sci-Fi Resources
Good sci-fi archives, info, etc
CyberGuide
The Toast Point Page
X Avenue
Fun and Games at Caltech
COMMA Fun and Games
The 80s Server
From the Eighties


Texas

Texas, mainly Austin, UT and Houston.

Web Texas
List of all registered sites in Texas
Texas Govt. Dept. of Info. Resources
Governmental resources on the web
Texas DPS
Driving regulations in Texas.

Houston

Weather - Houston, Hobby Airport
Houston Real-Time Traffic Map
Etak Traffic Houston
Internet Access Providers in Houston, Texas
Houston Area Zip Codes by Map
Great for finding places by zip.
OLD:
http://www.houstonareahomes.com/zipmap.cfm
Houston Police Online -- Telephone Directory
Houston Chronicle
PUBLIC NEWS
Greenspoint Area
Hotels, dining and shopping.
Houston Chronicle Interactive 1996-1997 Fine Arts Calendar
Houston Theatre
Very up-to-date info on live theatre in Houston.
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
The Houston Metropolitan Pages
Houston Restaurant Database
Houston Area Hotlist
Consulate General of Japan at Houston
Japan-America Society of Houston
Harris County METRO Bus
The Houston Airport System
Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
QuickAID: IAH: Houston Intercontinental Airport
Houston Lighting & Power
Houston MovieLink
Cinemark Tinseltown Westchase
Best non-THX theater in Houston (go to
Cineplex-Odeon Spectrum on Augusta
for THX).
Cinemark 18 (I-45/Nasa Rd.)
AMC Gulf Pointe 30
AMCs are almost as good as Cinemark
Tinseltowns.
http://www.amctheatres.com/cgi-bin/theatre.cgi?theatre=268
AMC Willowbrook 24
AMC Commerce Park 8
I-45 North and Richey (just north of
Beltway 8 North).
Angelika Film Center
http://houston.citysearch.com/E/V/HOUTX/0015/08/71/
510 Texas Ave
(Between Smith and Capitol)
Houston, TX 77002
In Bayou Place
(713) 225-5232
Landmark Greenway
5 E Greenway Plaza
(Between Buffalo Speedway and Edloe)
Houston, TX 77046
(713) 626-0402
Landmark River Oaks 3
2009 W Gray St
(Near S Shepherd)
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 524-2175
University of Houston Home Page
San Jacinto College District
Asian Chamber of Commerce


Austin

Weather - Austin, Mueller Municipal Airport
The City of Austin
Austin City Links
Best coverage of Austin, Texas.
Austin Capital Metro Bus
The Austin Chronicle
Austin Tech Events
Austin Sushi Guide
Local restaurant info and general sushi info.
Alamo Drafthouse
Cool Austin downtown arthouse theatre,
watch films while enjoying good food,
beer and company.
Dobie Theatre
Small arthouse theater in the Dobie apartment
building on the south edge of the main UT
campus. Good movies, some anime, decent
runs, annual poster sale.
Regal Arbor 7
Arthouse theater in the Arboretum in north
Austin. Cool movie but VERY limited runs.


UT

The Daily Texan
UT's daily rag
UT Main Page
UT Electronic Directory
Faculty, staff and students at UT, links to world
UT CS Server
UT ACM
UT Physics Server
MicroLab Home Page
Major 'net hookup site for me
UT Society of Physics Students
All science is either physics or stamp collecting
Physics Faculty Members Home Page
UT Japanese Culture Club
UT Anime Club
The University of Texas System
UT Texas Layout


Food

Houston Restaurant Database
Topicalized locations all over Houston
Houston Restaurants
Houston Net
Insync Houston Dining
La Strada, Magnolia Bar and Grill, Ruggles Grill, Cafe Noche, Sierra Grill, etc.
Austin Dining
Galveston Eating
Louisiana Foods
Chef Huangs Hunan
El Meson
Griff's
Jimmy G's Cajun Seafood
Joey's Original Pizza Pies
Kim Son
La Griglia
Landry's Kemah
Luling City Market
Old Heidelberg
Old San Francisco
Outback Pub
Salt Grass Steakhouse


WebWork

General web development info, Netscape plugins, CGI, Perl, etc.

Plugins and Net Tools

THENet Netscape Mirror
UT-Austin mirror of Netscape's stuff.
Netscape Plug-ins
Netscape Main Plugin Page
Plugins: Business and Utilities
Citizen 1 Software
SGI Cosmo Player
DIGITAL Voice Plugin Home
Netscape Live3D VRML
Netscape's own VRML player.
VDOLive
Streaming video player.
VDOLive Local Test Page
Test the VDO player.
Progressive Networks, The Home of RealAudio & RealVideo
RealAudio Timecast
AudioNet Programming Guide
RSX: Realistic Sound for the Internet
Macromedia Shockwave
Shockwave multimedia presentation viewer.
Adobe Acrobat Amber PDF
Adobe PDF viewer.
LiveUpdate! Crescendo MIDI
Streaming MIDI player.
InfinOp Lightning Strike
Compressor/decompressor for Lightning Strike images (highly-compressed images).
PointCast Network
News service.
Corel CMX
Corel's CMX graphics viewer.
CorelCMX Local Test Page
Test the CMX viewer.
QuickTime Continuum
Apple's QT player.
Voxware ToolVox/TeleVox
ToolVox player and encoder for voice compression. Also TeleVox Internet phone.
Inso MS Word
MS Word viewer.
Iterated CoolFusion AVI
Embedded AVI player.
Open2u Action MPEG
Embedded MPEG player.
InterVU MPEG
Streaming MPEG player.
CLEAR Software - CLEARweb Beta Test Page
Web page mapper and mapviewer.
PointCast Plugin
I-Phone/I-Wave
CoolTalk Phonebook
FreeTel


News and Publications

Internet Domain Survey
Nua Internet Surveys
Online analysis, # of users, regional demographics, etc.
GVU Center's WWW User Surveys
Comprehensive online statistical survey,
probably the biggest one so far (1998).
Mapnet
Great net backbone visualization service,
lots of coverage and info.
Internet Traffic Report
Good coverage, gives a nice overall view.
Macromedia Designer And Developer Center
Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, et al.
Russ Haynal's ISP Page
EDNS Supporters
Web Headlines - webreference.com
Internet Service Providers and Users Association, Inc.
Invers IMS ISP Ratings
Surveys a good set of nationwide/global
ISPs for quality of service with letter grades.
Internet Int'l. Ad Hoc Committee
Country Code Top-Level Domains (CCTLDs)
IANA's primary database, well-maintained.
Safe Internet Programming Team (SIP)
MIDS Internet Weather Report (IWR)
c|net ISP Review
greyday
Izumi Aizu


Programming

DB

Principles of Database Systems
Stanford's Dr. Jeffrey Ullman's
database class notes.
Database System Implementation
Stanford Professor Jennifer Widom's
database class notes.
SIGMOD Record
Association For Computing Machinery's
Special Interest Group On Management
Of Data
Lots of database articles, pretty technical.
Data Modelling Tools
Good list w/ prices and simple evals,
links to other data modelling sites.
MCDBA Certification
SQL Server administration.
SQL School
Great tutorial site. Also have ADO and
ASP tutorials, among others.
Transact-SQL Online Documentation
SQL Tutorial
Win32::ODBC
The Data Administration Newsletter
Admin/management issues, lots of articles.
Swynk's SQL Server FAQ
Pretty decent coverage of basic topics.
SQL Server Savvy
Lots of Q&A and tips.
Hughes Technologies Web Site (mSQL) [AU]
MS Access 2000 LDB Viewer Form
Keep track of users of an
Access 2000 database.
Database Differences
Small but helpful chart.


XML

XPath
XML Path Language
Widely-used standardized
search/query system.
Torchbox CF XML Toolkit
Package of custom tags to easily
build XML applications in ColdFusion.


ColdFusion

Allaire Certified Professional
Good step to be a registered certified
Cold Fusion pro in the biz.
Macromedia LiveDocs
Includes documentation on ColdFusion
server and studio.
Cold Fusion Advisor
Cold Fusion news, tips,
job/resume bank, etc.
House Of Fusion
ColdFusion info/discussion site, lots
of tips and mailing lists.
Fusion Authority
The Dinowitz' ColdFusion info
and talk site.
CFVault Tutorials
Good tutorials for basic CF apps
and functions.
CF-Community
"The ColdFusion Programmer's
Gathering Place"
Cold Fusion Web Ring
Great collection of Cold Fusion info and
resource sites.
Fusion Cube
Cold Fusion development community
and resources.
BACFUG
Bay Area CF user group, good info,
code, etc.
Common Function Library Project
Open-source, user-defined function
libraries for Cold Fusion 5.0.
CFExperts
Java WYSIWYG editor.
Hexa Interactive
ColdFusion and Dynamic Web Page Knowledge Base
Small collection of tips and guides.
Just Cold Fusion Jobs


Java/VRML

irt.org
Comprehensive articles and tutorials on
HTML, java, JavaScript, Perl and many other
aspects of web programming/design.
Highly recommended.
JMark 2.0
Online java performance measurement.
Sun's Java site
From the creators...
JAVASun: Writing Java Programs
JAVASun: The Java(tm) Developers Kit
JAVASun: Java(tm) FAQ
developerWorks Java Tutorials
IBM's Java lessons.
JDBC Documentation
Microsoft Java
Microsoft SDK for Java
Netscape Java Database Connectivity
Diva for Java Home Page
Gamelan Java
Regular Expressions In Javascript
Decent guide at Netscape.
Java/HelloWorld Comparison
JavaScript Crash Course
Good set of tutorials at WebMonkey.
Writing Server-Side JavaScript Applications (inc. LiveWire)
JavaScript 1040EZ at Home Pages, Inc.
JavaTax, try it!
JavaScript Developer Central
Netscape's take on it.
Flag Demo
The JavaFlag used by the White House.
IBM Aglets Workbench
Mobile agent applets
Mark Pesce * Outside the Light-Cone
ParaGraph International Home Page
Internet 3D Space Builder (VRML)
VRML Repository: Software/Geometry Translators
Some specific VRML softs.
VRML FAQ
Virtual Reality Modeling Language, the next step for the web.
Caligari Home World
Decent VRML builder, kinda buggy sometimes.


Perl

Index of /CPAN-local/ports/win32/Standard/x86
The Perl Language Home Page
PERL
Practical Extraction and Report Language
CGI.pm - a Perl5 CGI Library
Mail::Sendmail FAQ [CH]
Perl's Sendmail module, nifty.
DBI Draft Specification 0.79
Perl database interfacing.
Arcane Technologies Ltd. (Perl DBI)
Perl, DBI, Java, OpenGL, VRML, etc.
Simple Perl DBI examples
Perl for Win32
Jeffrey's Perl Stuff [JP]
Forms in Perl


Ruby
Object-oriented, popular in Japan.
JavaScript Authoring Guide
From Netscape's DevEdge Online
Online JavaScript Reference Manual
From Netscape's DevEdge Online
The Common Gateway Interface
The Web Robots Pages
ht://Dig -- Internet search engine software
MIME Types
All of 'em.
Meng Weng Wong
Matt's Source Code
Bob: Browse Database Form
Counter Registration Form
LED Sign Info


HTML

W3C HTML Validation Service
Includes 4.0 validation.
Dr. Watson
Great free tool to validate page code,
verify links, and find other details
about your pages.
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
The Annotated XML Spec
All the gory details.
HTML 4.0 Specification
The HTML Writers Guild Website
HTML Reference Manual
Extensions to HTML
Netscape's info on added HTML features
ASCII - ISO 8859-1 Table with HTML Entity Names
Thorough page for ASCII-HTML characters, many links.
ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1) Characters [FI]
Covers 32 to 255 (decimal).
Numeric Character References
Covers most of entities 161 to 247.
Decimal to Hex to ASCII Conversion
Covers 0 to 127.
Netscape IETF Clientside Maps
Dynamic HTML Presentations and Tutorials
Backgrounds
Collection of links for background imagery and textures.
Client Pull
Netscape's info about the client pull feature
Graphical Info Map Tutorial
Building clickable maps
A Quick Review of HTML 3.0
Learn HTML 3.0 quick
HyperText Markup Language 3.0 Specification
Full docs on HTML 3.0, the latest as of summer '95
HaLsoft HTML Validation Service
Checks pages for good page-writing
HTML Assistant
PC Windows HTML maker
Background Colors (All)
The Joy of Hex


Linking

!Register-It!
The PostMaster - Announce Your URL Everywhere!
Yellow Pages Inclusion Request
Entering pages into the Yellow Pages
Pointers To Pointers (TM)
Submit It!
Add pages to many lists at once


ZDNet Speedtest 500
CNet Bandwidth Test
Bandwidth Speed Test
DSL Reports Speed Test
Web Host Directory
Good info, reviews and ratings
on web host, nice structure and
search system.
The List
Massive ISP list, lots of details,
helpful in acquiring connectivity.
Bandwidth.com
Helps find companies and quotes for
personal and business connectivity.
Submission Wizard
Register your websites through a simple
automated process into hundreds of search
engines.
Webby Awards
3.5.1 Release Notes-Netscape Enterprise Server
Apache HTTP Server Project
VWWW
Virtual World Wide Web
Web Site Development Introduction
The Web Developer's Virtual Library
Web Development Standards
Web Site Garage
One Stop Shop for Servicing Your Web Site
The WebTesters' Club
Microsoft Site Builder Workshop
Front Page Home Page
The URL-minder: Your Own Personal Web Robot!
Web Texas
Registered web sites in Texas
Internet Access Providers in Houston, Texas
Business@Web Inc.
WebTrends - Statistics, Marketing and Traffic Reporting for Web Servers
NavEx Home Page
The Best of WWW Contest
Mediocre Site of the Day
Inverse of CSotD
Web stuff

More...

How To Set Up and Maintain a WWW Site
WebSite Central -- The WebSite Home Page
Networking-Internet Connection Family
Netscape Live Wire and LW Pro
LWGate WWW Page
Listserv Web gateway, for access to mailing lists
WWW-IRC GATEWAY HOMEPAGE
Connecting to IRC from your browser
Transient Images Ratings
W3 Servers
John Beale's home page


Computing

Computing news, orgs, companies, Windows links, programming, graphics, software, etc.

News and Publications

Graphics

3Dfx

Bill's Workshop - Banshee FAQ
Guide to 3dfx Banshee video card problems and solutions.
The Voodoo Webring
3Dfx Cool
Fan to keep your 3d chipset cool, they
also sell fans for CPUs.
Cthugha
CD sound imaging, requires 3Dfx card.



Maximum PC
Sequel to boot.
Wired News
Major Geeks
Lots of files, tips
and info on Windows.
3DNews
Part of 3Dn.net.
ZDNet Anchordesk
Need Help? Newsletter
Tom's Hardware Guide
http://sysdoc.pair.com/
CPU Review
Great site for no-nonsense news and
reviews of computer internals, very
up-to-date.
System Optimization - PC Hardware and Performance Guide!
DevX Get Help
ComputerUser.com
eWeek
Network World Fusion


Organizations

Houston Computer Consultants Resource
ACM
IEEE
X-Windows
I2O Special Interest Group
Computers, Robotics, and Artists Society of Houston


Companies

Audio

Creative Labs
Creative Labs AWE64 Gold
Altec Lansing
Cambridge SoundWorks
Acquired by Creative Labs at end of 1997.
Turtle Beach
Ensoniq
Voyetra Technologies
VRS Inc.
Voice Recognition Systems Inc.


Video

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video FAQ
3dfx
VoodooFiles 3dfx Resources
Drivers, tips and resources for 3dfx
cards (3dfx is defunct).
Canopus
Order Canopus
Quantum 3D
Offspin from 3dfx.
Matrox
Matrox Users Resource Centre
Nice up-to-date coverage of the
Matrox graphics scene.
This Idiots Guide To The Rainbow Runner
Funny but good look at the RR, up-to-date
too.
Hercules
Hercules Stingray 128/3D Spec Sheet
Hercules WWW Services -- Stingray Support
Envision
Princeton Graphics
Mid- to high-end computer monitors.
ViewSonic
Radius Inc.
High-end computer monitor and graphic
products.
Samsung
Canon PowerShot 600


Communications

@Home
Cable modem service.
U.S.Robotics
Motorola


Storage

Seagate
Quantum
Acer
NEC


Network/OS/Processing

Microsoft
Intel
Intel Motherboards
IBM
Digital
Novell
Apple
Adaptec
Adaptec AHA-3940UW
Dual channel Ultra Wide SCSI
SuperMicro
TYAN
VNC [UK]
AT&T's free, fast and small remote networking tool.


Peripherals

AIMS Lab
Tech hardware, VideoHighway, Jam, etc.
Logitech
Redmond Cable
All kinds of cables, including console
to RGB/VGA.


APC
American Power Conversion - UPS
CDDB Server
Database of audio CDs so you know what
you're listening to when you play them.
Several cd player programs (some freeware)
can use the server system to download
cd info as you play them.
PalmPilot connected organizer
Netscape
metrowerks Worldwide
Borland
Oracle
Lotus
TELVOXEN [IT]
Service Link


Stores

Price Watch(tm)
Hardware street price search engine, good
coverage, decent searcher but no ability
to narrow search from initial.
CNet Shopper
Hardware street price search engine, good
coverage, good category breakdown
and presentation.
StreetPrices
Hardware street price search engine,
good coverage, a bit simplistic with
limited but good results.
PC Today
Product finder.
Weekly CPU Prices
Sharky Extreme's well-updated chart
of the main CPU offerings every week.
Motherboards.org
"The Most Comprehensive Motherboard
Site On The Web"
Computer Shopper
ZDNet's price comparison site, pretty decent.
Also:
http://www.zdnet.com/computershopper/
Reseller Ratings
Evaluations of mailo-order/internet
computer products sales companies.
http://hardware.earthweb.com/
NetBuyer
ZDNet's hardware street price search engine, nice features and presentation,
cluttered screen, good results.
Journey Ed
Academic software discounts.
Computer Quick
Computer Marketplace
KillerApp
CNET's computer parts shopping
comparison site, good features
and layout.
4CDs
Interactive software and hardware catalog. Specializing in the hottest PC, MAC, DVD, ESD, entertainment and video games
Softmania Online Store
"The Smartest Source for Software on the Net"
Aberdeen, Inc.
Great selections and prices, system configurator, they have SuperMicro SC-801 ATX cases.
ACS Internet
Good selection, some hard to find items
(like the Millenium II 8MB AGP), ok prices,
sometimes high though.
Neutron, Inc.
Apason Distributors
Microsource, Inc.
Nicom Computers, Inc.
Neptune Computer Corporation
Pantex Computer Inc.
Dell
Megatrends Technologies
1-800-495-2955
Supercom
Computer wholesale and hardware distributor.
NCA Home Page
DLB Data Systems
DTK Computer Inc. Home Page
MegaByte Computers & Electronics
SDS Mark II
Righteous 3D, Asus, FIC, Shuttle
Computer Discount Warehouse
Global Computing, Inc.
Micron Electronics
MicroWarehouse Inc.
NetBuyer
Chipsmart Computer Outlet Inc.
Direct Connection
Chips R Us
The Memory Place


Windows

NT

Customizing NT 4.0: NT 4.0 Secrets
CNET features - how to - NT 4.0 tips
NT Internals
MS NT
Digital NT
Beverly Hills NT
Stac (Reachout RAS)
Windows NT Error Codes
Short descriptions.


95

Windows 95 - Links, Links, and more Links...
CNET hacking win95
Windows 95 Tips
The Windows 95 Page!
Windows 95 Page
The One-Stop Windows 95 Site
Randy's Windows 95 Resource Page
Net Ex Unofficial Windows 95 Software Archive!
Frank's Windows 95 Software/Drivers Upgrades
Connecting Windows 95 to the Internet
Win95 Dial-Up Networking White Paper - Menu
Banzai's Windows95 Themes Page
Mike's Windows95© Toys Page


98

The Ultimate Guide to Windows 98
ZDNet Products
Windows 98 Central
Pretty through and well-organized fansite
for news, info, drivers, etc.
Top Tricks for Win98
From ZDNet's Tipmaster.
40 WAYS TO MAKE WIN 98 FLY


2000

Windows 2000 Central
Earthweb's comprehensive info site.
Windows 2000 Magazine
Windows 2000 IPSec
Great primer for managing IPSec.
MS List Of Windows 2000 Services
Descriptions of Win2K services.


XP

Windows XP FAQ
Basic info on Microsoft's 2001 offering.
Windows XP Resources
Lots of links with descriptives.
Windows XP Setup Disks For Floppy Boot Install
Just in case.


OS Updates
Handy 3DSpotlight site to keep your
OS updated.
Microsoft Personal Security Advisor
Great tool to scan NT and Win2K
workstations for security issues.
Alldas.De Windows Security Patch Archive
Decent list of patches for IT security.
MS Windows
Windows Services/Processes List
Great breakdown of almost all the services and processes that run in the background
on Windows systems.
Mastering Computers
The Leaders in Windows Information
ZDNet's Windows Product Information
Virtual Reference Desk - Windows Links
FAQ Superlist: MS Windows
MS Tech. Sup. File Download Area
Help Files, Service Packs and More
Windows Software
The WinSite(tm) Archive
WINDOWS GRAPHICS PROGRAMS
Bill Gates
Microsoft Chairman and CEO.
Driver Finder
DriversHQ
Office Help
c|net Office 97 Tips
ZDNET Windows Superguide
MS Internet Information Server
Internet Information Server: iisdocs
MS dbWeb
Powertoys
MyDesktop.com
Formerly Pop's Win95/NT Resource Page
MSDN OffRamp Home Page


Programming

VB

Visual Basic Developer
Visual Basic Online
Visual Basic 4.0
Aspect Software Engineering - Products
The Revolutionary Guide to Visual Basic 4.0
inquiry.com's Ask the VB Pro - Welcome!


MS Access

Access 95: Allen Browne's Home Page
Access 95 info.
Tony's Main Microsoft Access Page
Microsoft Access for Windows 95 FAQ (combined)
MTG's Microsoft Access Page
Trisha !! The Ms-Access Freak!!
Access All Areas - Introductory Page
ACCESS 97 EXPERT SOLUTIONS


Extreme Programming
Deliberate and disciplined approach
to software development by teamwork.
C Programming Tutorials
By Raven's Jake Simpson,
hosted on Voodoo Extreme.
DirectX Tutorials
Basic learning for intermediate and advanced
C++ proggers.
The Art of Assembly Language Programming
Assembly language tutorial
3D Engines
Voodoo Extreme's overview of 3D engines.
The EFnet #OpenGL FAQ
Great primer on programming OpenGL.
SQL Standards
Baseline definitions and standards.
SQL Tutorial
Good primer to SQL programming.
OnLine SQL Meta Reference
Resources, standards, guides, questions and answers.
SQL Reference
Voxels [UK]
Brief introduction to voxels and
how they're used in certain type
of graphic game design.
1998 Loebner Prize Competition
ChatterBots, TinyMuds, and the Turing Test Entering the Loebner Prize Competition
Using and Porting GNU CC - Table of Contents
DBI-Users Archive
Great archive of mailing list discussion for
those into Per/DBI.
The ASP Developer's Site
Windows NT Active X Server BBS
IIS,IDC,HTX Lessons
Dynamic Systems International-Download IIS IDC & HTX Lessons
CW Netborne Patches
mozilla.org
bluesky overview


Graphics Sites

Graphic Artists Guild
Gotta love that website name.
Graphics Papers
Graphics programming, wide coverage
in detail.
The 3D Engines List [DE]
Technical details of software 3D engines
for realtime graphics and VR on various
platforms, fairly thorough.
Metatools KPT
Kai's Power Tools site.
Alien Skin Software
Black Box, Eyecandy
Fractal Design
Corel
Adobe
adobe.mag
Photoshop Paths, Masks And Selections
Helpful guide.
Dhabih Eng's Graphics Tips
Mostly about drawing tablets and
Photoshop.
Form Glossary
Gamasutra's dictionary of shapes
and descriptions for forms in design.
SGDL
Solid Geometry Design Logic
New way of doing graphics, with
filled shapes instead of polygons.
MadOnion
Digital video benchmarking.
GIF2TXT
ASCII Art Made Easy!
Computer Artworks Ltd
Makers of the Organic Art screensaver.
Art Force Inc.
Voxel Tutorial
Good intro to voxels, voxel landscapes,
rendering and engines.
Microsoft Research Talisman Presentation
Agent44
VRMan's Hangout
3Dfx screensavers, etc.
-Griphis-
Relm
FF player and a budding young artist.
ZDNet's Graphics Site
Collection of graphic apps info and tips,
not bad sometimes.
Andy's Art Attack
Nice site for graphic and web design, lots
of tips and sample images.
Yeemar [JP]
Cool page of Hiroaki IIMA, aka Yeemar. Literature grad student who does nice CG art.
Frank Grayson's incomplete Mecha Shrine
typoGRAPHIC
Texture Land!
Desktop Wizard
Icons, desktop themes, ect.
ICONCITY
"The Best Resource For Windows 95 Desktop Icons"
Hagen (IconEdit Pro) [AT]
Julianne's Background Textures
Poynton's Colour Page
Program of Computer Graphics
Interactive Graphics Generation Page
Gilbert's Icon Archive:
Graphics and Miscellany
POV-Ray
The Persistence of Vision Raytracer.
POV-Ray FAQ
Andreas Dilger - POV-Ray page [CA]


Software

BUYDIRECT.COM
c|net Shareware.Com
c|net Download.Com
ZDNet Software Library - Exclusives
MS Technet Security
Hyper@ctive: Overflow: Downloads
Jumbo! - Shareware! Shareware! Shareware!
Business Software Shareware Download
The Software Sharing Resource Library
Virtual Software Library c|net
The Software Sharing Resource Library
Jgaa's Internet
War FTP and several great net tools and
utilities.
Notify CD Player
My favorite systray CDDB CD player.
NetLab
Best freeware integrated set of network info
utilities (ping, whois, finger, etc).
Dirk Djuga
The Silver Surfer
Cool guy in Stuttgart, Germany.
Retriever, WinGlobe, Mapper, etc.
HZ Tool [DE]
By Stefan Berglind, nifty little Windows 98
tool to set custom monitor resolutions and
refresh rates not listed in your graphics
card's options.
Junod Software WS_FTP32
Sandra
System diagnostic software from SiSoft,
pretty in-depth, free standard version,
cheap pro version.
AntiVirus Center, Antivirus Solutions, Antivirus News
TextPad - the text editor for Windows
Misc. Software (Tim's Homepage)
Hagen (IconEdit Pro)


Technical

AI

Game AI
Analysis and info on the AI (artificial
intelligence) used in various computer
games, practical applications and
theoretical studies, very interesting.
AlphaWolf
Bill Tomlinson's AI interactive wolf
pack simulation.
Nervana
Public-access development forum
for artificial intelligence, simulation
and virtual reality software. A better,
more natural way of doing computer
graphics.

The Official Nerdity Test
You feelin' lucky today, nerd?
The Code of the Geeks
The Geek Code. Define yourself, honestly.
Geek Code Decoder
BIOS Optimization
Maximum PC's analysis of the subject.
Intel Platform Memory
Good place to check for the best memory
chips that work with Intel chipsets.
Internet Optimization
Cool info site to fine-tune networking
at the home or office.
Jargon File Resources
The stuff computer geeks are made of.
Updates.com
ZDNet's nifty free service to keep your
hardware and software up to date.
Microsoft TechNet ITHome - Year 2000
Net Security Technical Whitepapers and Publications
Lance Spitzner's research into hacking and
protection, very in-depth.
AT&T WorldNet Service Quick Reference
Basic info for troubleshooting.
Cabling Guide
NIST Internet Time Service
Set your computer clock to atomic time.
WCPUID [JP]
Neat little CPU analyzer, shows settings,
abilities and limitations.
IA-64
Intel's 64-bit chipset.
BIOS Features Setup [MY]
Guide to PC BIOS menus, pretty thorough.
McAfee Message Board
Helpful in fighting viruses.
AT&T Labs Natural Voices
Top-quality text-to-speech.
Mixed Platform Networking
Mac/PC, etc.
Ars Technica: RAM Identification (3/99)
Dergib's Bootable CD Home Page
Bootable CD FAQ - Section 2 - Technical Information
Netscape Local User Profile Password
Enable or diable profile passwords for
the Netscape Communicator browser.
c't 09/98, S. 22: ctP2Info [DE]
German program that tests for valid
P2300+ processors, checks for
onboard ECC.
SMPT DSN
Mail protocol stuff.
Vista Imaging
Motion camera, etc.
Silent Systems: Welcome
Ace's Hardware - Brian's Guide to Networking
Nice little article on the subject, kind of a primer.
Peer To Peer Networking Guide
ATX Form Factor
System Builder
Hard Drive and Case Cooling Guide
At Thresh's FiringSquad, it's a pretty good intro
to keeping your system cool.
Swiftech MCW2000
Water-cooling system for
computer temperature control.
Union Reality
Open DataBase Connectivity
War FTP Daemon
http://www.jgaa.com/
http://home.sol.no/jgaa/tftpd.htm
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
HP Enterprise Messaging
HealthyPC.com
Take care of your baby.
Anti-Spam, Net Tools
Remailers
Test Your Monitor
CNET features - how to - Easter eggs: find the secrets in your software
Netscape Communicator Tips (4/97)
AGP
SCSI Trouble Shooting Guide
LithTech Engine
Formerly DirectEngine in association
with MicroSoft, now completely on its
own.
Virtual Computer Library
Single Electron Memory
SSCS/ISSCC (Solid State Circuits)
Linux Documentation Project
Internet Request For Comments (RFC)
IRC Related Documents
Pine Information Center
UNIX shell differences and how to change your shell
At Commands for Modems


ZDNET Fast Search
Computer article archive, requires subsctiption.
Reviews At A Glance -- ZDNet Products
Computer product reviews and comparisons.
WEPIN Store Directory
For the sovereign individual.
Star Bridge Systems
Supercomputer makers.


Gaming

Game magazines, companies, software, info, etc.

Games

Square Games

Square Net - An UnOfficial Square Home Page
Kao Megura FAQs (FF7, etc.)
Kazama HTML (FF7 FAQ HTML)
From K. Megura's original.
The Man's Square's Rpg Page
Final Fantasy VII Squaresoft RPG
The Final Fantasy VII Shrine
Kumon's FF7
FF7.com - Final Fantasy 7
FFIII US Version
Project Majestic Mix
American remix CD of Final Fantasy music,
it has Nobuo UEMATSU's blessing.
http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/PMMix/index2.htm
The FF Code
Like the Geek Code, but geekier.


SubSpace

Subspace Chaos Zone
The zone with no rules. It rules.
Subspace.Nu
Cool European SubSpace site.
Gamehacker
Great SubSpace site, loads of links, hosts
the convention sites, and more.
Subspace.WarZone.Com
SubSpace HeadQuarters
SubSpace Port for SubSpace Players
Black Company Weekly
SubSpace magazine.
SubSpace Convention 1999
Las Vegas, NV
Halloween 1999
SubSpace EuCon 99
April 1-4, 1999 (Thu-Sun)
Copenhagen, Denmark
SSEuCon@iname.com
Also:
http://apollo.rsn.hk-r.se/~lena/convention/
SubSpace Convention 1998
South Beach, Miami, FL
Halloween 1998
SubSpace '98 Con Pix
Mr. Clinton's own shots of the festivities.


StarCraft

Starcraft Extreme
"THE source for Starcraft strategies and info!" Pretty good actually, good walkthrus
and strats.
Starcraft Compendium
Blizzard's repository of info for their game.
Nice design but some fan-sites actually
have more content.
StarHack
Lots of tech details, programs and files for Starcraft.
Gamespot Starcraft Guide
Strategies, mission walkthroughs, cheats.


EVE

EVE
Official site of CCP's massively multiplayer,
online, persistent sci-fi universe.
Eve Gate
"Your Daily Dose of Eve"
Dexen's Den
Nice fan site, lots of FAQs, news and
analysis.


GameFAQs
Cheats and guides, one of the first
such info sites, thus it has the most
materials.
Fresh Baked Games
Cheats - Codes - Guides - FAQs -
Reviews - Games - PC - Console
The Underdogs
Classic games.
GAMECENTER.COM - features - game guides
Prima Fast Track Guides
Brief online versions of their printed
guides, helpful for beginners and
intermediates or just a quick start.
Classic Arcade Games
Classic VidGames Homepage
Soda's cheat Codes For Games
LHX's CHEAT PAGE
heXed 98
"Emulation Romz Scripts Mirc roms Nintendo NES SNES roms"
WarZone.Com
Alpha Centauri
From Sid Meier, creator of Civilization, and
his new company Firaxis.
Games.Net's Alpha Centauri Strategy Guide
Great guide for Sid Meier's pseudo-sequel
to Civilization 2.
Anachronews
News site for Anachronox, 3D RPG PC game from ION Storm, using a Quake engine.
Arvin
Save the Earth! -
The first serial action game.
PC Games' Baldur's Gate Strategy Guide
Nicely layed out site, good info.
Black & White
Great fansite of the fantastic
Molyneux/Lionhead god-sim, Black & White.
Blade Runner
From Westwood Studios.
Blocks [NO]
Java-based web Tetris.
Creatures
ever S T O M P E D
Great Everquest site with a
cool searchable encyclopedia.
Loads of info, news, etc.
EverQuest CGO Tips
Good guide to doing well in the online
role-playing game.
Final Fantasy VIII Guide
ZDNet GameSpot GameGuide
Official Freespace
Official Freespace site from Volition, Inc.
Freespace Tactics
Planet Freespace - Tactical
Playing Judas, Failure to Communicate,
Last Hope, Clash of the Titans,
Good Luck (aka Killing the Lucifer)
The Descent Freespace Forum
Lots of tips and strategies, nice layout.
Freespace 1 Tactical Guide
Freespace 2 Tactical Guide
GAMECENTER.COM - features - Diablo
Fallout
A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Elite Legacy
3dfx-only update to the 80s classic
computer game.
Fallout 2
Sequel To A Post Nuclear Role
Playing Game
Gran Turismo 2
Excellent car racing game for the Playstation.
Misplaced Optimism (Hardwar)
David Hedbor's fan site for Hardwar,
a Privateer-type game (space combat
and trading).
Heavy Gear 2
Activision mech game.
Infantry
Online team-based multiplayer game,
by the makers of Subspace.
Also:
http://www.harmlessgames.com/Infantry/
Infantry - Newbie Guide
The Longest Journey
PC sci-fi adventure game.
Metal Gear Solid
Konami 's hit 1998 title, a long-awaited
sequel to Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2:
Solid Snake.
FAQ - Metal Gear Solid
The Metroid Database
Everything about the classic Nintendo series.
Old:
http://www.athenet.net/~trappel/Metroid/
Middle Earth
Yosemite Entertainment's online
multiplayer Tolkien game.
Moraff's Games
Home of MoreJongg and other fun games.
Tech. supp. 1 800 667 2330
N I R V A N A
Gabriele Salvatores film, starring Christopher Lambert.
Ragnarok Online
Online multiplayer anime/medieval fantasy
RPG, in Korean, Japanese and English.
By Gravity (http://www.gravity.co.kr/)
RO-World
Ragnarok Online English fan site.
Septerra Core
FF-style RPG for the PC from Valkyrie Studios.
Secrets of Septerra Core
Additional quests and areas from cdmag.com.
Septerra Core GameFAQ
Full walkthrough.
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Shogo Tweaks
Nitfy CLI tricks to get better performance/graphics from the game.
Silver
Gorgeous European RPG, for PCs but
almost console in nature.
SimCity 2K Unofficial Page
Special Ops
Realistic Army Ranger simulation,
3Dfx-enhanced.
Starfox64.com
GameCenter's Starseige Tribes Tips
Nifty list of helpful hints for the online squad
warfare game.
Strider
"Unofficial, Official" page, info, tips, graphics, etc.
System Shock Home Page
Sinjin's Tomb Raider 2 Walkthrough
Towers of Hanoi
Rainfrog Design's excellent Javascript version.
Uprising
VR-1 * Home
Warcraft III Strategy Guide
At Blizzard's Battle.net site, by Marn
Thunderhorn. Lots of info, tips, categories.
The Wasteland Ranger HQ-Grid
Everything about the classic game and its sequels.
Wing Commander: Secret Ops
Online episodes of further Wing
Commander adventures, free.
GameSpot's Guide to Wing Commander: Prophecy
Xenogears Ground Zero
Very thorough site for Xenogears,
and Playstation RPG from Square.
Nice layout, fast-loading, tons of info.
The Zelda Headquarters
Zelda Classic
Tribute PC port of the classic NES
action RPG.


Stores

Major Chains

GameStop
Babbage's, FuncoLand inventory.
Electronics Bouique
Toys R' Us
Best Buy
Wal-Mart
Kay-Bee
K-Mart


Small Chains

GameFellas
Great game store chain in Austin.
Digital Stuff/G & G Software/Captron
Circuit City
Target


Mail Order

WebGameZone
Rent console games online, pretty
reasonable setup.
Telegames
Games for older consoles (NES, Genesis,
etc). Includes PC conversions of older
console games. Nostalgia city.
Murray and Sons
Import/export games and consultants.
Chips and Bits Online
Video Source
Game Experience
Game Control
Great used game selection including
Super Nintendo and Genesis, decent
prices on most items.
Tronix
NCS
The Rage


Companies

Game Briefs company index
Good listing of game companies (phone
numbers and websites).
47-TEK
Giving away their source code for their
D3D game, GoMan.
3D Realms
Acclaim
Activision
Animation Science
ASCII Corp. [JP]
Alias Software
Artistic Intuition
Game development group, connected by
the net
Bandai
Bifrost Creations
Developers of Avaris, a 3D anime, fantasy RPG.
The Bitmap Brothers [UK]
Old-school Brit game developers with
unique style and substance, did Speedball
and Xenon.
Boss Game Studios
N64 Top Gear Rally
Capcom
Crack dot Com
Indie game developer, makers of Abuse and
Golgotha.
CUC Software
Home of Blizzard, Sierra/Sierra On-line, Davidson and Knowledge Adventure.
Electronic Arts
E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo Atlanta '97
Enix
Epic Megagames
Fujitsu FM-Towns [JP]
Gametek
GTE Interactive
Holistic Design
Emperor of the Fading Suns, etc.

More...

Hudson Soft [JP]
Hyper Image Productions
ID Software
Interplay
Kainai [DE]
Cool German company, great design
sensibilities, working on Grimh (June 1999).
Homemade Myrun and Illusions technology,
9,000-poly objects with realtime tessellation.
Konami
Level 7 Software
Llamasoft
Lucasarts
Matsushita VidGames FTP [JP]
Microprose
Mindscape

More...

Namco
Ocean
Origin
Paradigm Simulation, Inc.
Psygnosis
Rocket Science Games, Inc.
Shiny Entertainment
Sierra
Square's Page [JP]
Square USA
Steve Jackson Games
Time Warner Interactive
Toaplan
Japanese game company, defunct in 1994.
Zero Wing
Tiger Heli
Twin Cobra
Truxton
Rally Bike
Out Zone
etc...
Ubi Soft
Virgin Interactive
Williams Entertainment
XSIV Games
Stealth Media Group, Inc.
Tyrian 2000, Handkerchief, etc.
Zombie
SpecOps


News/Mags

OMC Games
Imagine Games Network
BIG collection of gaming sites.
Next Generation
RPGamer
RPG news, polls, media.
Penny Arcade
Gabriel and Tycho Brahe's hilarious
comic strip featuring games and gamers.
Gaming Intelligence
RPG news.
Video Senki
Gaming news with a definite
Japanese flavor.
Fanatics
Good import gaming news site, lots of
coverage for all systems.
Twin Galaxies
The Official Scoreboard for the World
Of Video Game And Pinball Playing.
Since 1982.
LunarNET
Nice RPG site.
PC FAN
"The most insane PC site on the web!"
FGNOnline
Quick headlines from all over the net.
The Magic Box
Latest gaming news from Japan.
http://www.myna.com/~yktang/
MeccaWorld
plug & play
Uncompromising computer game coverage, game news, game reviews, demos, more.
Cyber Hippy Vision
Online recorded promos, OPs, EDs, and JPNese commercials for games, anime, etc.
Game Heaven
E3 Daily
From the Imagina Media team.
E3News.com
"the ultimate source for news and information from the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo"
eXscape
AllGames Network
The Adrenaline Vault Game Site
VideoGameSpot
Formerly EGM Nuke.
GameSpot News
Intelligent Gamer Online
Fresh, framed, in depth.
Gamewire
Gamezilla!
Gaming Enthusiast Online
Secrets of the Sega Sages
1 UP Videogames [UK]
Computer Gaming World
Console World [UK]
GD Review [UK]
Game Bytes WWW edition
GameZero
Guru On-Line
Herald Sun Games Site [AU]
Hype
Hasn't been updated in a while (checked May '96).
HyperActive
Newtype Gaming
PC Gamer Mag [UK]
PC Gameplay [NL]
Top charts of PC/SNES Games [UK]
Ultimate Future Games [UK]
Ultimate Gaming Resource
Video Gaming Hypermag


Sony

Sony Computer Ent'ment Inc. [JP]
Sony US Site
BIGTOP [JP]
Playstation Upcoming Release List


Nintendo

Feature Article: Holiday Guide to Finding a Nintendo 64
Nintendo
N64.com
www.famicom.com
Unofficial Nintendo 64 Headquarters
(S)NES Modifications [UK]
The NES Wormhole
Nice jumping point for loads of NES info.


Sega

Welcome to Sega
Welcome to Sega [JP]
SEGA OTAKU
"The #1 Source For Dreamcast Information"
From the makers of Zero G, pretty good
attitude and presentation.
Saturn Software Listing [JP]
Sega Enterprises [JP]


Atari

The Little Green Desktop
Wonderfully designed ST site, loads
of files, news and links.
Atari-Web [FR]
Software Archives, etc. [UK]
Toad Computers


3DO

Welcome to 3DO
Unofficial 3DO Page [CA]
3DO Announces M2


Misc.

Giant List of Classic Game Programmers
Great collection of descriptions, info, interviews
and other tidbits about people from the
old days, with lots of updates.
The Dot Eaters
Classic Video Game History
Videogame Music Archive
Mostly MIDI (about 4,000 as of June '98)
plus some MP3 and other formats. Also
has the Videogame Encyclopedia, which
is trying to compile a complete game list
with links to related music at that site.
The Assimilated Game MIDI Collection
Lots of songs by sequencers of varying
quality, some hard to find oldies.
Video Game Icon Source
Excellent though limited collection of
video game icons, special Square
section too.
Killer List Of Videogames
"Of primary interest to collectors of
coin-operated video games or those people who just want to jog their memories about their favorite quarter-munching games from
years past."
University Video Gaming Society
Gaming club at UT-Austin.
Game AI
Analysis and info on the AI (artificial
intelligence) used in various computer
games, very interesting.
SideWinder
Sidewinder Profile Exchange
EGM - ELC Game Music
Great selections, esp. in game music. Uses
SoundFonts too.
SNESKey
How to connect a console (NES,SNES,etc)
controller to your computer.
emu2K [PL]
MAME
The official Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
(MAME) page. Plays classic arcade games
on your PC.
http://mame.retrogames.com/
bleem!
Commercial Playstation emulator for PCs.
Callus
Capcom System-1 Arcade emulator.
Anthology64
N64 site.
Arcade@Home
Nice arcade site, very comprehensive.
stairmaster
ATARI800WIN
Atari 800 emulator for Windows 9x/NT.
Project UnReality
Eggo/NWTRruGAME's Page
Digital Nostalgia--PC-Clones
YaK's Zoo [Jeff Minter]
Game coder of yore.
E3-Electronic Entertainment Expo
Chris Avery's Game FAQs FTP
GamePro Mag FAQ FTP site
100hot Games Websites
1: Video Games WWW Sites
Good list of most game sites on the Web
AD && D Fantasy and other RPGs
Flynn's on the Web
Game Experience, The
Game Music Homepage [DE]
Games Domain [UK]
GamesNet Home Page [AU]
Happy Puppy Games ONRAMP
Lee's Classic VidGames Info
Matt Cooley's Game World
Michel Buffa's VidGames Page
Stan Olson's VidGame Page
Tronix Multimedia (w/ SS/PS Games)
VGR's Homepage
VidGame Lair, The


Asia

Japan, Hong Kong, languages, etc.

Language

TESL-EJ Master Page
Online Japanese Courses
Good collection of online learning paths.
Japanese Under English Windows NT/95
RJ: Read Japanese!
NJSTAR Chinese / Japanese Software [AU]
UnionWay Home Page
Bitstream Home Page
LET'S STUDY KANSAI BEN
Misa's Language Tidbits
Helpful colloquialisms.
O-Hayo Sensei
The Newsletter of (Teaching) Jobs in Japan
Japanese Language Services
Ping: Shodouka home page [CA]
Gives you kana-kanji for Japanese pages even if you don't have Japanese fonts installed.
Jeffrey's Japanese/English Dictionary Gateway
KANSAI BAN [JP]
Traveler's Japanese w/ Audio [JP]
The Kana Guide [CA]
Accessing Japanese Character Text on the Internet
Japanese Honorifics/Forms of Address
Japanese Phrases
Chinese Language Information Page
ESL Essay Writing Project
Eng. lang. abuse in Japan


Hong Kong/Asia

Houston Chronicle: Welcome to China
Made in China
Open China-Commerce Home Page
KoreaLink
WWW Servers in Hong Kong [HK]
Hong Kong Terminal [HK]
Hong Kong Entertainment [CA]
City Entertainment Magazine [CA]
Hong Kong Music Charts [CA]
Hong Kong Movies [SE]
Some of 'em are subbed too!
Asian Movies
More of Asian flicks.
Hong Kong Cinema
Even more about the pix with the funny language! (You should know that was utter sarcasm, since I find some HK pix a hell of a lot better than anything Hollywood ever spit out.)
HK Heroes Bruce/Chow/Jacky
Bruce Lee, Chow Yun-Fat, Jacky Chan
Hong Kong Movies playing in New York
Even if you don't live there, at least you'll know what's coming your way...
John Woo Central
One of my fave directors, the absolute master of action directing.
Hong Kong Pictures Archive
Hong Kong Movies Picture Library [FI]
Chow Yun Fat: Personal Profile
One of my fave actors, check out Hardboiled, Treasure Hunt, A Better Tomorrow, and on and on...
Sino Gangstas Homepage
SoNiC CoNtRoL
Andrew Lee's Homepage
Jin-Yong
The famous Wuxia author.


Japan

News

J-Guide: News in Japan
Japan Today
Daily news from Japan, in English.
Daily Yomiuri On-Line [JP]
FNN - Fuji News Network [JP]
Tokyo Weekender [JP]
Lifestyle mag for foreigners living in Japan.
Hiragana Times [JP]
Cross-culture communications mangazine
from Tokyo.
Japan Press Network [JP]
Asahi Shimbun [JP]
Mainichi [JP]
Tokyo Classified
Weekly Newsbits [JP]
Well, usually monthly...
THE CHUBU WEEKLY ONLINE [JP]
Kyoto Today [JP]
Kokkei Chimbun, Funny News Network [JP]
Kyoto Univ. Theoretical Particle Physics Group(English) [JP]


Travel

Japan National Tourist Organization [JP]
City.Net Japan
inSites - Travel/World: Asia, Japan
Travel info for Japan (updated)
Aki Meguri
Rob's Japan FAQ [JP]
Robert Murphy's helpful tips for going
to Japan and surviving.
Occidental Cars [JP]
Bilingual automobile sales, service
and leasing, based in Tokyo.
Welcome Inn: Accommodations [JP]]
Tokyo Subway System [FR]
Know it before you ride it!
Niigata Prefecture [JP]
JNTO Niigata [JP]
JNTO Nagoya [JP]
NAGOYA CITY [JP]
City.Net Nagoya, Japan
Nagoya Guide [JP]
Randy Johnson's 'Favorite Getaways in Rural Japan'


Dramas

The Japanese Drama Database
J!-ENT
All about Japanese TV dramas (doramas).
http://members.tripod.com/asunaro/DORAMA/
The Japanese Dorama Trading Club
Lots of members, good place to trade or get started.
Sashimi-X's Japanese Drama Trading Club
Free membership, lots of members with
all the Japanese TV dramas you could want.
Long Vacation
KIMURA Takuya
YAMAGUCHI Tomoko
April - June, 1996

Tokyo Love Story

Love Story wa totsuzen ni
Theme song for Tokyo Love Story, by
Kasumasa Oda.
Tokyo Love Story


Official

Japan House of Representatives [JP]
Japan House of Councillors [JP]
Tokyo Institute of Technology [JP]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan [JP]
Japanese Exchange & Teaching Programme (JET) [JP]


Culture

Tokyo Journal [JP]
S@S Tokyo
Japanese general magazine, interesting, fun contemporary cultural articles.
Tokyo Tales
Tokyo culture, as experienced by
Chris Jennings, a mid-twenties Brit
IT pro living there.
My Japan
Phillip Pittz' personal outlook on life in
Japan, from a foreign teacher's perspective.
Japan SAQ [JP]
Seldom Asked Questions
Neo-Tokyo
Japanese culture online mag.
Requires Flash 5.
Museums & Memorial Sites in Japan
Brief listing of each site in each section
of Japan.
Japan Americe Society of Houston, Inc.
Promoting cross-cultural exchange
between Japan and America in Houston.
Nature of Japanese Garden Art
Japanese Garden Database
Famous Japanese [JP]
Collection made by students primarily at
Kyoto Sangyo University. TV, film, music,
sports, politics and literature.
Kenji Miyazawa [JP]
Famous early 20th-century Japanese author,
interesting life and philosophy. Two good
films: "Night on the Galactic Railroad"
and " Kenji's Spring".
CM-Watch
Japanese commercials.
Quirky Japan Homepage [JP]
Lots of interesting and off-kilter
tidbits not usually covered in the
more standard Japan info sites.
The Samurai From New York [JP]
Journal of Justin Leach, animator at Production I.G. working in Japan.
http://www2.production-ig.co.jp/eng2/journal.html
The Spy Who Loved Kimchi [JP]
Journal of Dwight Hwang, animator at Production I.G. working in Japan.
TAI Gallery/Textile Arts
Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, run
by Mary Hunt Kahlenberg and
Robert T. Coffland. Good selection,
includes Japanese basket-weaving.
45rpm [JP]
Nice clothing, including Badou-R and
Henry Cuir shops.
KABUKI for EVERYONE [JP]
Decent breakdown on the field.
MIT Japan: Kimono
Good info on kimonos, more of an intro though.
Tea
Pacific Bridge Arts -
Soko Takechi & Sokyo Tiscornia
Tokyo Food Page [JP]
Great food guide, nice layout/design.
Thomas Robb [JP]
Teacher in Kyoto, good info on teaching
EFL, Kyoto, Japan, food, etc.
news:soc.culture.japan
The battleground.


Japan, Texas
" A Guide to Japanese Businesses
and Stores based in Texas and Beyond"
Includes lots of places that aren't online.
JustMap [JP]
Japanese street map service, not much
english though.
Nihongo Yellow Pages
NTT: Japanese Information [JP]
Major center for Japan on the Web
J Guide
Stanford's nicely maintained collection
of Japanese resources.
Japan Window at NTT
Previously at Stanford:
http://jw.stanford.edu/HOME/index.html
WWW Virtual Library - Japan
Japan Resource Page
Kamiya's Media Links [JP]
Very thorough and well-organized links to all types of media companies in Japan.
JapanInfo
Japan Interface [JP]
Personal Banking
Great from-hanna info.
Information about Tokyo and Japan [JP]
Japan In Your Palm
Info about the Hiroshima area.
Tokyo Night Clubbing [JP]
Interesting collection of tidbits
and info, handy guide.
PhotoGuide Japan/PhotoReviews Index
Photography books from Japan.
Tokyo Q [JP]
"An Invitation to Tokyo"
teleparc HOMEPAGE [JP]
International Computer Professional Association
For job-seekers looking to work in Asia's
IT field. Very professional and thorough.
Kimi Information Center [JP]
Daiwa's Corporate Information Bank [JP]
Financial info on Japanese companies, mainly supplied by the companies themselves, so caveat emptor.
Japan Quarterly [JP]
ITOCHU's econobiz online mag.
The Japan Society of Northern California
Japan Ties Home Page [JP]
This Week's Top 10 Japan Web Sites
Phillip Piitz' My Japan
English teacher in Sendai, Japan.
PhotoGuide Japan
Eye Candy Gallery [JP]
Tomigaya [JP]
Cool new group bringing a variety of info and links
Issho Kikaku [JP]
A non-profit organization formed by Tokyo-based foreign nationals which uses performing arts projects, symposia and computer networking to facilitate the internationalization process in Japan.

More...

Chris Belton [JP]
Translator, lots of cultural/lingual info.
Jim Breen's Japanese Page [AU]
Jeffrey Friedl's Home Page [JP]
TN's Japan Related Web Links
Bonsai's Asia Link Page [AU]
Bonsai's JPop Home Page [AU]
Good site for info on Japanese pop idols
KuneKune [JP]
David Robers in Japan [JP]
Itochu [JP]


Zen

Zen@SunSITE
Zen Master on Line [NL]
Very cool zen site that answers a lot of
beginner to expert questions in a
discussion list format.
Nomius - Zen Garden
Lily-Marie Johnson's Zen Buddhism
Wise words from a female zen master living
in Geneva.
Lin Chi Yi-Sen
Zen Buddhism leader in China, foundation of
Rinzai Buddhism in Japan.
Tungshan [NZ]
Engaged Zen Foundation
Buddhist Prison Ministry.
Highway 50 Zen


VIETTOUCH
Great site about Vietnam.
Babel Magazine
TMIWeb: Big Free Area: Transpacific Magazine Samples Directory
Club Zen: Asian Party & Event Hotline
Tao Te Ching Introduction
It's Dao, ok, DAO!!


Anime/Manga

Anime series, images, otaku, newsgroups, info, etc.

Series

Manga series descriptions
Rei's diatribe on manga
Akazukin Cha-Cha
Hilarious show about young kids in magic school, kowakatta
Dragon Quest
Blockbuster RPG series in Japan, Dragon Warrior here, because Warrior implies more blood and guts
Explanations of Evangelion
Great site with some good insight into
the psychology behind the show.
MI
Long-running series about a ronin (unenrolled-but-trying) who falls in love with his apt. manager;
it's Rumiko so the humor is sharp but I think she focused more on the characters to bring out the romance
Video Girl Ai
Gundam
Giant, long-running series about war between Earth and the colonies, using giant mobile suits
Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita
Female android trying to survive in the future among the dregs of humanity
Hello Cthulhu!
Parody of Hello Kitty!
Hello Kitty!
Hello Kitty Haiku
Funny military kitty haiku.
KOR (Rob's SuperKOR Page)
Psychokinetic family, of which the son is in a love triangle with two girls;
mostly junior high romantic antics with telekinetics thrown in
KOC
Steven Tsai's American fan-fiction.
Kyosuke and Madoka in college.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes WWW Info Center
Long series about space warfare, lots of strategy, politics, talking heads, not for the impatient
Lupin III
Info on cast, anime, manga, and multimedia.
Macross
One of the original breakthroughs here as part of Robotech
Miracle Girls
Interestingly different show about two girls with telepathy and teleportation; has all the cheesy teenybopper stuff but gets deeper sometimes, mirakeru yoho!
Mobile Police Patlabor
Cops in the future use big AI-enhanced robots to combat enemies in a futuristic Japan filled with these robots
Otto Carius
The Miyazaki Web's translation of
Miyazaki's 6-episode WWII manga,
done in 1998/1999.
Project A-Ko
Two girls fight over a third who's a little alien princess;
my belly hurt from laughing
Ranma
Martial artists that transform when doused with hot or cold water;
it's Rumiko so the characters are great and the comedy is sharp
Rurouni Kenshin's Historic Roots
An interesting backdrop to a well-made
series.
Sailor Moon - Hello Sailor!
Exploring socio-sexual issues in the series.
Sanctuary
Ryoichi Ikegami's beautifully drawn series involving the yakuza and Japanese politics.
Tatsunoko Productions [JP]
Descriptive list of all the anime put out
by this company.
Tokyo Babylon
CLAMP's work, NISM?
UY
Alien girl's chaotic antics with the lecherous Earth guy she loves;
it's Rumiko so watch out for the exagerrated gestures and wacked out humor
Wings of Honneamaise
Beautiful piece about a culture finally reaching space, gorgeous detail in everything
X
CLAMP's work, NISM?
Yadamon
Cute show about a magical little alien girl and her pet


Conventions

Anime Expo
California, July annually.
Project A-KON
http://www.cyberramp.net/~phoenix/akon.html
Texas, May/June annually.
Anime Weekend Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, October annually.
Ushicon
Small con.
February in Austin, TX.
Nihoncon
Smaller con.
Nagadoches, TX
ChibiCon
Monthly cosplay events in the Woodlands
area, north Houston. Held at Montgomery
College. Mainly younger crowd, pretty
rowdy.
Comiket
The biggest Japanese manga/doujinshi
convention.
Official site:
http://www.comiket.co.jp/
The Cosplay/Anime Costuming and Masquerade Links Page
Widya Santoso's resource/link center for
cosplayers and cosplays at cons around
the world.


News and Publications

The AnimeOnline Network
Internet anime resource.
Animecca
EX: The Online World of Anime & Manga.
Newtype
One of the most informative Japanese
animanga mags.
AnimeFan
Anime news and info site, nice design but
a bit sparse (as of Feb 1999) on news.
Affiliated with GameFan.
Anime Radio
Streamin audio about anime.
Otaku Response
Otaku respond to the US media's coverage of "Pokemon" and other backlashes.
OtakuWorld! Anime and Manga
Neat gizmos, software, news, etc.
Nausicaa Film vs Manga Comparison
Marc Hairston's side-by-side comparison of
Miyazaki's Nausicaa story.
Iwamura Media/Culture Essays [AU]
Mark Crilley's Akiko Page
American comic with Miyazaki influences
among others, good work.
Hanamaru
Island Magazine
The Shoujo Manga Home Page
Japanese Girls' & Women's Comics, by Matt Thorn
KASHA
KAwaii SHoujo, Anonymous
For mostly unknown little shoujo stories.
Internet Shoujo Anime List
The Yoko Kanno Project
The Cute Zone
Really, really cute anime.
Anime Music Network
Cool unlicensed FM station, no longer
operational, great read nonetheless.
Tokyo CosPlay Zone 23 [JP]
Cosplayers in Japan.
Steve Alpert's Princess Mononoke Report [JP]
Diary of the process of bringing
PM to the USA.


Fan Work

FANSUBS.NET
The Anime Fan and Fansubber Resource Network
TechnoGirls
Great selection and enthusiasm, check out the Wedding Peach and To My Brother projects.
http://www.technogirls.org/barbara/anime/tapelist.htm
http://www.tgnet.com/barbara/anime/tapelist.htm
Ken's TechnoGirls Distributiion Boutique
Awesome distro service for TechnoGirls
fansubs.
Knorin's No-Frills Fansub Service
Anime West
Kodocha Anime
Good service, good quality tapes.
Yotsuya Productions
Psycho KORps
Kimagure Orange Road specialists.
Dark Ops
Arctic Animation
One of the first, used to be infamous for their sub comments and quality.
Nexus Studios
The premium quality group, limited membership though.
C-Ko's Duplication Service
Bobby Beaver's anime service, based in
Texas.
Kusoyaro Productions
Hsien Lee, anime music videos.
Formerly:
http://www.duke.edu/~hl19/kusoyaro/index.htm
Or:
http://www.duke.edu/~hl11/l
Brad DeMoss


Stores/Companies

The Kasuga Twins T-shirt order info page
Sold out, but the next one should be here too.
Maison Otaku Productions
Tokyo Pop
Mike Kiley's (formerly of UCI) online anime store.
Nikaku
California store, good selection, ok prices,
can special order hard to find stuff (box
sets, limiteds, etc).
Japan Internet Goods Shop [JP]
Good store in Japan, does import ordering,
some hard-to-find stuff.
Anime Wink
Cels.
Mangaya
Japanese source for CDs, LDs, and lots more. Pretty good.
The Place
US source of CDs, LDs, etc. Pretty good.
Anime Frontier
Decent prices and some hard to find items.
Totoro Fairy's Planet [JP]
Merchandise related to Studio Ghibli
films and shows.
Greentea's Manga & Anime Direct
Luthien Enterprises
Can special order anime items.
HobbyLink Japan
HOBBY X
The Right Stuf International
Lots of boxes and collection discounts.
Animenation
Good deals sometimes.
Akadot Retail
No categorization, missing some titles, but good prices.
Kimono my House
Loads of anime/manga related items, check their catalog.
Maison Ikkoku PC software [JP]
Interesting stuff, all in Japanese though.
ADVFilms
MixxZine
Translated manga magazine, software (Graduation), etc.
ANIME ASSAULT
AnimEigo
Antarctic Press
Central Park Media
CLAMPŠw‰€“dŽq•ªZ
Pioneer
GAINAX
Manga Entertainment
Production I.G.
http://www.production-ig.co.jp/index.htmll
Studio Ghibli Photo Tour [JP]
Viz
The biggest commercial anime distributor in the US.


Images

Fan Art Galleries

Errol's Art Gallery
Hiro's Artwork
Hiro from many MLs and newsgroups,
acquaintance from UT-Austin.
Shumin's Gallery
Tamalina
Cool Norwegian artist, rather young
but nice work.
OFEN [JP]
Great art style, some of it is quite
individual and deep.


Anime Art Gallery
Anime Picture Archive [SE]
Great site, slow load however.
CG Shrines
Collection of image shrines for various
anime characters.
Anime Theme
Very cool setup and loads of anime desktop
themes, icons, startup/shutdown logos, etc.
Estrigious
Good young artists, mostly
anime/manga style.
ProtoSaturn's Anime Icons
Great anime icons, Sailor Moon,
Fushigi Yuugi, etc.
Video Girl Ai Art Gallery [IT]
The largest collection of images taken from
Masakazu Katsura's masterpiece "Denei Shoujo Ai".
Zeus Baloqui
BGC Gallery Page [CA]
What else, Bubblegum Crisis
Nausicaa Desktop Theme [JP]
Very nice quality, including wallpapers,
icons and cursors.
Yui Toshiki
Mark Neidengerd's Stuff
St. John's Anime Film Society Gallery [CA]
VP Miyu Anime Picture Gallery [CA]
What else, Vampire Princess Miyu
The Really Small Rotating Gunnm Gallery
Battle Angel Alita stuff
Macross Image Archive
What else, Macross
SM 1995 Pocket Calendar
Seeraaa Hooooon! Oshiyokiyoo!
anime.com Online Anime Art Gallery
Eeyore's Anime Image Collection [UK]
Felicia Sant
Great young animanga artist.


Sounds

Kevin's Japanese Soundtracks Page [CA]
Brief but decent compilation of
composers with some track listings
on some albums.
Yet another Anime CD Cyclopedia
Cornell anime club's effort, based on
Steve Pearl's Remus CD Cyclopedia.
Best P@rtner
Anime music track listings and other info.
Anime Music Video Database
Anime Song Lyrics [SG]
Sing-a-long, but please, don't quit your day job.
Long's Anime And J-pop Lyrics Page
Various anime tracks and jpop stars.
The On-line Anime MIDI Server
Nihon no CD Info
Anime CDs.
The Giant Robo Soundtrack Archive
English listing of tracks, plus some files.
3X3 Eyes Music
Good roundup of available music.
Please Save My Earth Music
All the music available for the series.
Tokyo-3 Archives
Decent anime archive site.
AnimeMpeg
A collection of anime movies and music.
Anime Web Turnpike: Music and Sounds
Good set of anime music links.
anime.nsysu.edu.tw anime mps
Makotow Simplenet anime mps


People

Maison Otaku Productions
Fun bunch, including Jeremy Blackman from
Team Ghiblink.
Studio Tron [JP]
ASAMIYA Kia and KIKUCHI Michitaka's
Official homepage. Profiles for both
ASAMIYA (Silent Mobius, Dark Angel,
Meteor Schachtschiff NADESICO and
Steam Detectives) and KIKUCHI
Epsillica (Shidoshi)
Seishun Shitmasu
Maboroshi Studio
Anime art, music videos, con appearances, etc.
Amy Howard-Wilson
Voice actress, kind and friendly lady,
most known as "Nova" on Starblazers.
Jo HISAISHI
The official site of the Japanese musician,
best known for his work in anime, especially
Studio Ghibli productions.
Yoko KANNO
A great Yoko Kanno site, nice design
and good content.
Akiko YANO [JP]
J-pop singer, key vocalist for "My Neighbors, the Yamadas", a movie
by Studio Ghibli.
Yoshitaka AMANO: Amano's World
Yoshitaka AMANO's official website,
learn more about the amazing artist.
Wadakun's Ghibli Ext. Trade Off. [JP]
Mitsuhiro WADA's Ghibli site,
cool fresh info.
Fukumoto ATSUSHI
Info on MIYAZAKI Hayao, Iron Chef (Ryouri
no Tetsujin), Gran Turismo and serial
experiments lain (as of 2/1999).
MOHRI Yasuhide
Cool guy from the Nausicaa ML.
MIYAMOTO Yunosuke's Secret Arsenal
Film and anime discussion and translation,
interesting Japanese perspective.
Walter Amos
Legend of Galactic Heroes, Giant Robo,
Future Boy Conan, Yamato, Starblazers, etc.
Hiro^2
Hiro from many MLs and newsgroups, currently lives in peril
THE incomplete home page of Ben Ettinger.
Ben from Okonomi Studio, lives next door
Logan Darklighter
AKA William Jordan, artist, DND and
anime fan.
Calvin C. "SAint" Choi
Interactive entertainment, animation and film.
Arbor of Spide Web, Digital Atelier, Tokimemo FAQ.
Martin Opitz
From the Nausicaa ML.
Matt Thorn
From the shoujo ML, best American expert
on the subject, I think.
http://www.columbia.edu/~mt52/
Scott Frazier [JP]
Rei's Home Page
Amateur artist, anime/manga fan
Travis Collier's Home
From the CLAMP ML, mostly CLAMP stuff
Jose R. Bucud
Socal Boogie Night Kafe of an anime person.


Newsgroups

news:rec.arts.anime
The big anime group, too many flames to bother reading much but the news is pretty fresh sometimes
news:rec.arts.anime.info
Clubs, cons, new shows, etc
news:rec.arts.anime.marketplace
Buy and sell anime stuff, usu. cheap
news:rec.arts.manga
Manga, that which was in the beginning
news:rec.arts.anime.stories
Fan-made stories based on anime works
news:alt.binaries.pictures.anime
Scans and other anime art
news:fr.rec.anime
news:alt.fan.r-takahashi
Fans of Rumiko Takahashi, one of the best mangaka on earth
news:bu.sa.anime


Anime Web Turnpike
"Your #1 Guide to the Anime and
Manga Internet World!"
Anime News Network Encyclopedia
Decent compendium.
Anime and Manga Resources List [CA]
Full list of everything anime/manga-related on the Web
Anime on DVD
Well-updated news and info on anime
DVD releases.
UT Anime Club
The club I used to visit most Fridays at UT
Jo Mai Anime (Rice University)
Rice University's anime club.
Anime No Kai (UH)
University of Houston's anime club.
Fast Warp
Rice Science Fiction, Fantasy, and
Gaming Society.
Anime Arlington
Dallas/Ft. Worth area club, selling image CD set, $50.
Nausicaa.net
Project from the Nausicaa ML, covers anime and manga from Studio Ghibli, primarily involving MIYAZAKI Hayao and TAKAHATA Isao.
NAUSICAA Mailing List Archive Files
Ghibli Museum [JP]
MIYAZAKI Hayao and Studio Ghibli
children's museum in Mitaka.
Anime Discovery Project
Anime club at U. Washington.
Animate! Ohio State
The original anime FTP site, really slow now
Anime Web Guide
Good coverage of our favorite hobby.
MangaSeeker
The #anime! page [NO]


Miscellaneous

New/current items being reviewed.

AICN
Movie and tv news, filmgeek mana.
Movie Poop Shoot
Kevin Smith's entertainment media news, reviews, discussion site.
VE
Gaming industry news, mostly
PC stuff, frequently technical but
with attitude.
http://voodooextreme.com/
http://66.28.68.115/
TheGIA
The Gaming Intelligence Agency
Mostly console gaming, heavy on the
RPG.
Gameforms
Made by ex-TheGIA staffers, starting
spring 2002 when TheGIA shut down.
GameSpot
FatBabies
Gaming news, lots of press releases.
TheOneRing.net
LOTR movie info and news.
Japan Today
Daily news from Japan, in English.
Wired News
Daily news from the classic net/tech zine.
Games Radar
There used to be a Daily Radar...
Digital Silence
Hardware, Software and Technology News
X-bit labs
Computing news, mainly core hardware.
Dark Horizons
Film news, good coverage and lots
of reviews.
http://www.geocities.com/darkhorizons_au/
MonkeyPeaches
Fresh news from the HK film scene.
http://www.geocities.com/monkeypeaches/
RPGamer
RPG gaming news, good art section.
BadAssMofo
Digital Pimps, Hard At Work
Oddly Enough
Excite's weird news section, occasionally
amusing, sometimes shocking.
http://my.excite.com/news/odd/
MML Traffic
Great weekly newsletter covering main
threads on the Miyazaki (Nausicaa)
Mailing List.
PA
The gamers' comic strip.
Force Monkeys
Gamer strip with a Star Wars angle.
Dork Tower
MegaTokyo
Anime-style American comic strip.
Shaw Island
Crabs, hamsters and angst.
http://www.shaw-island.com/
UF
A techie comic strip.
SinFest
Humorous comic strip, lots of
issues and social criticism.
Dragon Tails
Hilarious comic strip about cartoony dragons.
Bruno
Christopher Baldwin
Modern slice-of-life.
Goats
"Before Diablo, before zombies, before robotic weasels, there were two guys watching TV on a couch. "
Demise
Hilarious, cute comic site.
The Adequate
Goofy space toon.
http://rapture.focuslost.com/
Ping 972
Israeli gaming toons,
with English translations.
http://section972.keenspace.com/
WebMail
CyberGate, Valueweb, etc.
OWA
NHMCCD webmail interface.
Personal Clock
Rumor LED
XXeCiel
From Cloud 99
Yslaire
KOMKON Site
Interesting young Russian folks.
The Hornet Archive
Anything and everything for doing music
on the PC.
Xenu's Link Sleuth [DE]
Multi-threaded link checker, very fast and
thorough, freeware.
Albert C. Lee
Cool guy in the industry.
Jay @ Squinty
Funny guy in the biz.
Matthew Shepard (Wired Strategies)
A national effort concerning the incident.
Susanne Lange, Data Mining [DE]
Good leads on data mining.
Kimble
Cool Flash page.
Quantum Teleportation
Plastic Cell Architecture
Cellular self-configurable computing systems,
very cool but at the primitive stages right
now (1999).
Warp Bubbles
Chris Van Den Broeck and Miguel Alcubierre's
physics explorations into warp speed travel.
Copyright Myths
Uri Geller's Reference Page
Anime LPs
"those old black vinyl things..."
TheSpark.com
Star Peace
Online sci-fi multiplayer universe by
Canadian firm Oceanus.
3D SPOTLIGHT - LAN tweak guide
Using the Sony TRV900
Real X-Files
Half fish, half robot
[mood-swings.org]
decimal and numeric (T-SQL)
Database Management Systems
GameDev.net -- Game Programming 101 Part I
hardCOREware.Net - Router Comparison
Great reviews of top routers, with and without
hubs.
Disturbing Auctions
GameGrams.com
E-cards with game themes.
HK Movies in the Frisco Bay Area
Koyaanisqatsi
Anime on DVD: Petitions
Anime´ No Editing Zone
The Shadowlands
Jouni Vuorio [FI]
RegCleaner, CPU Stability and more.
North Europeans seem to have a lot of
programming time on their hands.
Irresponsible Captain Tylor: TV DVD
The Definitive Swapfile Optimization Guide
BeatlesBeats
Quad Data Rate SRAM Technology, Page 1/4
The Giant Robo Soundtrack Archive
Welcome to OTAKU Publishing
Web Host Directory
The best free source of web hosting services in a searchable web host directory. Powerful web host search engines, reviewed web hosts, awards, news and much more!
Consumer Direct Warehouse
800-789-4260 - DVD Players, VCRs, HDTV, and other Consumer Electronics
What is the Hosts file?
Quantum Atlas 10K III
IBM Hard disk drives | Support | Hard Disk Drive Table
Thermo-Lift II
insuranceOrder.com
Insurance quotes.
AT&T WorldNet Service -- Terms and Conditions
Golden Shop
Game accessories for Game Boy, Neo Geo Pocket, PC Computer, Dual Format Light Gun ....
Online Allaire ColdFusion Certification Study Guide
Great tips, info and sample questions.
CF Certification Questions
A coldfusion-howto section on Yahoo,
requires Yahoo login.
NAC
TECS Information Security News Service: August 2001