Computer Stuff...

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The table below is also in my Library page.

Ziff Davis Publications...
PC 
Magazine		 PC Week PC 
Computing		 Computer 
Shopper		 Windows 
Sources		 Macworld
Mac Week Inter@ctive 
Week		 Computer 
Life		 Family PC Computer 
Gaming World		 Yahoo! 
Internet Life 

 Software and Hardware...

Computer Viruses...

Computer Game information...

Sounds for your computer...

Get the RealAudio sound tool, for continuous internet broadcasts. Registration is free. Using this tool, you'll be able to hear continuous broadcasts through the internet. It's already being used to broadcast sports events, music, talk radio, television, and even books, fromAudioNet. RealAudio, Inc. carries broadcasts from National Public Radio and ABC News. It is a type of web browser that will run in the background allowing you to use other software while listening to a broadcast. These broadcasts are pre-recorded onto the server's disk and RealAudo just continuously recieves a file from the server and translates it into sound as it's received -- rather than waiting until the entire sound file is received, such as is the case with other sounds, such as *.wav, *.au, type files, etc. In the case of live events, the sound of the event is put on disk and then sent out almost immediately to who ever decides to receive it. Note: you will need a computer with a multimedia sound system...

Additional RealAudio Broadcasts include: Music and interviews from RockWeb, two soap operas written for RA called BrentwoodandThe Spot, a sort of magazine-like site calledWord, and the World Radio Network. C|net, also listed in the next section of this page, has a site calledc|net radio, with computer industry news worth listening to. Also check out RealAudio's index to other RealAudo sites.

Hacking, Cracking, Phreaking...

A long time ago, before the name hackerbecame a popular nickname for someone breaking into computer systems, there were people who played tricks on the phone lines before they were transformed into the digital system we know today. These people would generate a tone at a frequency of 2600 Hz into a telephone mouthpiece, causing it to give them worldwide access free of charge. These people were called phreakers, their name coming from the combination of "phone", what they used, and "frequency", the 2600 Hz key. Later, as computers evolved, and along with them,networks, the incurably curious had to see if there was a way to extend their knowledge of the computer systems and the software they were using. The term "hacker" is most properly used to classify these people. They are not as malicious as those who intentionally break into computer systems with less than reputable intentions, called crackersby hackers who want the attention for these acts addressed to the proper people. You can learn more about this interesting subject through the links below...
  Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption is used for the secure transmission of information through the internet. To use it, you would obtain a copy of the PGP software for Mac & Dos, install it on your system, write your message, encrypt it using the PGP program and the addressee's public encryption key, and finally send it to the recipient. By the way, the creator of PGP, Philip Zimmermann, is a resident of Boulder, CO. For about ten years the government was after him to add a back door (a master password that would unlock any message) to the program. He refused. And refused. And then refused some more, until the goverment decided that the cost of trying to make him do this was getting to be too much, and they quit asking. Thus, the encryption and decryption of messages using this software is truly secure from any prying eyes. Zimmermann wrote a small article about this, which makes for some interesting reading. Should you like to send me an encrypted message, here is my public key (copy this to a text file and use it when encrypting): 
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.6.2

mQCNAzBNWmUAAAEEALGgpvW1HRbfC4SpADns7jcpyFfvMsISn/y/pJECIXfucnT/
CwpAWGhJrDPw+Ly241nnJFSlysLb/S0+ozLiNeOrZjwozAHqigZw2jtBdurZqUs5
FYplAvyjszAh61q3mXb7GJVYSkD6H2sxmtuWhxZzPgLNpzNsd45jRA8noFNtAAUR
tCFGcmVkIEouIExhd3NvbiA8ZmpsYXdzb25AY3NuLm5ldD6JAJUDBRAwTWb6jmNE
DyegU20BAScXBACA/mDM9uXn/o1NhVJzLdusQT6QJxOT0bkspEWubxYG6atKAMJn
6FeMtcqKbtgFqVe+WoUHL6HTc7c1881xoh0zk6UKASPtGF7ErIsEjxk3NpPy9/OO
UYql8nV1+6CD0fKqIxPtKblHkuKvgZPmUa9Hcd7z/TXUS/AP9/Yl7wc7BQ==
=sOaU
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Netscape tricks (This is stuff derived from well mannered hacking around in Netscape)

These are a few tricks that work with Netscape only. They rely on the about: function, which is an internal function of the Netscape browser. I know that they will work with Version 2.01, but I can't guarantee that they'll work safely for any revisions before that, and I don't know what their effect would be on other browsers, such as Bill Gates' Explorer or Mosaic.
  • See a quote from Mozilla, the alter ego of Netscape.
  • Use the "Open Location" button, and type in about:cache to view the contents of your Netscape disk cache. Valid for entries that aren't deleted should you clear your disk cache, or those that have expired. See menu Options/Network Preferences/Cache.
  • Use the "Open Location" button, and type in about:global to view the history of sites you've visited up until their expiration date as set in menu Options/General Preferences/Appearance/Link styles/Followed Links.
  • Use the "Open Location" button, and type in about:icon to see the Netscape Icon image.
  • See who the authors and contributors of and to Netscape are (the credits).
  • See an actual author of Netscape (Jamie Zawinski)
  • See what version of Netscape you are running.
  • See what plugins are installed into your browser

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