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Help Links is just a bunch of links to places where you can find tips and tricks for getting more use out of your system as well as the WWW.
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Internet Explorer 5 users, check out this Internet Explorer Web Accessories page.
TechTV.com has screensavers, tips and tricks for Windows AND X-Windows, as well as security tips.
PC911 has tips, tricks and how-to's galore.
X-Windows tips, provided by Redhat (Linux)
Windows 95 Tips, from Windows-help.net. For more cool tricks, including an Easter Egg (hidden sub-programs written in by the developers, like haveng your screensaver name assorted famous volcanos) try This Win95 Tips page.
All right, if your like most of us, you're likely to go off on a tangent with the Easter egg thing. To get lots of fun Easter Eggs, try The Easter Egg Archive.
Windows 98 Tips, from Windows-help.net.
This might come in handy: General USB Troubleshooting in Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me.
ZDNet Everything from games to chatware to utilities.
For instance, there's PopUp Killer, a handy-dandy little utility for killing those INCREDIBLY annoying pop-up ads that NO one in their right mind wants to see. HINT: after you install it, right click on the icon in the system tray, and click "Direct Connect", otherwise the thing won't kill pop-ups. Heh heh heh. Windows 95/98/NT/2000Me.
Tucows Same as above
Langalist is full of advice, utilities and helpful hints for those recalcitrant computer operating systems. Windows 9x, NT, 2000, or Me
Cnet This place has everything and users can make comments about the downloads. While I've never experienced problems with any downloads from Cnet, and I'm sure they probably virus scan their downloads, I've noticed a few strange comments involving these downloads of late; make sure you have an anti virus program, just to be on the safe side. It's not Cnet's intergety I'm not sure of: it's the integrety of those who add their downloads to the site.
If you want to know about personal internet security, check out Antionline's "Fight Back!" page. If you're worried that your computer has a virus, worm or trojan already, try Housecall an online virus scanner provided by Trend Micro.
Zone Alarm One of the best personal firewalls around. Free for personal use.
ZDNet offers theSygate personal firewall. Free for personal use. Windows 9x, NT, 2000, or Me
Sheilds UP ! has a free firewall "Leak Test" Leak Test checks the integrety of your personal firewall, and reports any "leaks" to you. Great little utility. For all Windows platforms.
Shields UP ! also contains a treasure trove of information about internet security, written in plain, understandable English. I highly recommend this site for all users, regardless of their experience. I oughtta mention that this is a site specializing in security, so they check out each computer that hits their site, in an attempt to gather data and be sure you aren't trying to hack them.
ISS.net provides nuclear strength server security. Administrators worried about the increase in attacks can now have their worries removed with this automated system. For an example of how the software works, check out Antionline's "Hacks" page, and see for yourself.
For McAfee users who want to keep everything together, McAfee has a subscription-based personal firewall. $29.95 per month. At the moment, it only works for Win95 and 98 systems, running Winsock2.
Norton has a considerably cheaper personal firewall. You can order it online for $49.95.