The best upgrade you can do for any computer. And it's free.My speaker building pages. Because there is more to life than computers.An external USB drive enclosure thatwon't cook your drive

Hardware A gentle guide

Introduction to computer scroungingThe Computer ItselfThe Dirt Cheap ComputerJust what exactly do I look for?What can I expect to do with it.The Cheap ComputerJust what exactly do I look for?What can I expect to do with it.The ComponentsMonitors and Video CardsHorsepower Requirements How much do you need?Scanners and Other Graphic StuffOf Mice and KeyboardsModemsPrintersSome Final Computer Considerations

Getting Your Cable Modem/DSL Working With Windows for Workgroups Using Microsoft's TCP/IP Stack.

List of good Sources for Cheap Computer Hardware.

Words of Wisdom. Heed these well.Brian's Scrounging TipsJon's instructions on using PQ Drive Copy to add a new hard drive.Easy RAM....? Garry tells you all about RAM.

Extreme Badness -- First of All, Do Nothing StupidError Reading Drive C: A long morningWindows NT=Windows NighTmare. A long weekend.

Software

OK, I'vegot it working. Now what do I do with it? Cheaply. Cruising with the CyberPunks on the InternetChoosing an Internet Service ProviderSecurity Information. Protect yourself from crackers.Publisher to the World: How to Create a Web SiteWords (HTML)It's Easy As Pie.What's Going OnTrying it YourSelfHTML ReferencesFTPing Your Files Onto the WebPicturesGIFS and JPEGS and PNGS, oh my. IntroClip Art Doing it the easy way.I just want to tweak up some pictures a little bit, nothing too complicated.I'm a real artist -- what programs do I need?What You Gotta Know (to use your images on the web.) Some Thoughts on Site DesignWeb Site Accessibility InformationSome More Web Site Designer ReferencesCGI and Perl is how you do all the neat stuff.IntroductionRunning CGI and Perl on your own computerInstalling the Xitami web serverInstalling PerlRunning your first CGI programHow to do full text searchWrapup

Programming - A Lost Art?Did you even know that you already have a programming language on your PC?Its sort of like learning HTML (But a bit more stringent)How to Create a ProgramWhat's Going OnTrying it YourselfAn Alternate ExplanationWell, Show Me a Practical Example ThenOK. How about a program that will convert a regular text file into HTML?Getting Set Up to WorkWorking with the programWhat's Going OnAn Alternate ExplanationA Few More NotesData Base PublishingReference

Linux Now we're really cooking.Sources for Linux Documentation.Linux commands for MS/DOS users.My list of sources for cheap computer hardware.Making Ethernet adapters work with LinuxUsing Linux with a Cable ModemUse IPWatch to monitor your network connectionDHCP problems? Try using dhcpcd instead of pump.Use SSH to connect securely.Use rsync to back up a directory tree of files to a different machine.Installing and Configuring the ht://Dig search engine.Use md5sum to verify that ISO files you download are correct.The best upgrade you can do for XWindows.

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Essays Stuff than doesn't fit anywhere else.Learning.The Unicorn FableMince and ScribbleWhy it was so neatWhat you could do with itThe end of the story?WordStar and You A User Interface Manifesto

My speaker building pages. Because there is more to life than computers.

If you have found any serious omissions here, then please drop me a note explaining clearly and coherently what I have left out; optionally formatted in HTML. With permission to include it in these pages. Thank you very much.

Seriously, the bulk of the above content has been derived from emails that I have either sent or received. Nobody is getting much benefit if they remain scattered around my various in and out boxes. But organized semi-coherently, other people can derive benefit from it. So, if you have any suggestions, please feel free to mail me.

- Wayne Larmon

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