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No site would be complete without a few links to other places on the net, take a browse you never know what you might find, maybe even something useful

When I'm not hard at work you may find me participating on the forums at the following sites

  • Futuremark - News and information on computer hardware & software. Home of 3DMark
  • Overclockers UK - Plenty of forums to keep you occupied. Join in the discussions on almost any subject
  • NT Compatible - News & information on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP & Windows 2003
  • Matrox Users - News & information on computing. Strong emphasis on Matrox graphics cards
  • ABXZone - Formally asusboards.com, now forums on all hardware manufacturers
  • Rage 3D - Information on software & hardware. Strong emphasis on ATI graphics cards
  • Webhosting Talk - Discussion boards on all aspects of web hosting and domain names
  • ADSL Guide - Plenty of talk about anything ADSL/ADSL2/Broadband and Cable. UK bias (I'm pleased to say)

Personal Links, places on the web belonging to friends

UK Based computer component vendors, only places I've used will appear here.
Click here to read my reviews on these vendors

  • Komplett.co.uk - Norway based but excellent service and prices, delivery charges on par with true UK based vendors
  • Dabs.com - One of, if not the biggest UK vendor, good prices and good service
  • Scan.co.uk - Good selection and good prices especially the Today Only deals.
  • CCL Computers - A relatively small outlet but very technically knowledgeable staff, great service and good prices too
  • Crucial Memory - Excellent memory manufacturers, sell direct and do so with free postage
  • Overclockers.co.uk - Some very nicely priced hardware plus they have some good forums too
  • NexNix Ltd - Very nice prices on monitors, both LCD & CRT also amazing service
  • EBuyer.com - Excellent selection and great prices

Computer component manufacturers web sites, see their latest products, get support, download drivers and manuals

  • ASUS - Manufacturers of great motherboards. They also have a nice line in graphics cards too
  • Gigabyte - Manufacturers of well featured and stable motherboards
  • Intel - The CPU company. Also take a look at their motherboards and networking equipment
  • NVidia - Manufacturers of great graphics chipsets. No longer the fastest but very stable
  • ATI - Manufacturers of the fastest graphics chipsets, check for regular driver updates
  • Matrox - They may not offer the fastest graphics chipsets, but they offer the best 2D and image quality
  • Creative Labs - Home of the famous Soundblaster range of sound cards
  • Promise - Standard and RAID IDE & SATA Controllers
  • Adaptec - Some of the finest SCSI controllers come from these people
  • Microsoft - Take a look at their keyboards & mice

Computer Software Companies

  • Microsoft - Love them or hate them (personally I have no problems with them) this is the home of the famous Windows OS
  • Linux - Enter the world of Linux. Find a link to your favourite distribution here
  • Eset - They release the NOD32 Antivirus software. Small footprint, low on system resources and very reasonably priced. Highly recommended AntiVirus software
  • Forté - Creators of the excellent Agent Usenet readers for Windows

Online Games

  • Anarchy Online - MMORPG set in a sci-fi environment
  • Ultima Online - MMORPG set in a more classic "fantasy" era
  • Star Wars Galaxies - An MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe, how could you resist?
  • Everquest 2 - Follow up to the incredibly popular Everquest - just better in every respect and great fun to play

Web Related (Hosts, Domains & Templates)

  • Art for the web - Now offering free web templates. Never face a blank page when starting a new site again
  • Open Source Templates - Free web templates, all Open Source for you to use & modify. Just don't forget to give credit where credit is due
  • 123-reg.co.uk - Great company to buy your domains from. Very reliable and nearly unbeatable on co.uk prices
  • Blurstorm Hosting - The current hosts for this site and others I own. Great server performance, fast loading and very reasonable prices. Amazing support.
  • Allabouthosting - Until recently they hosted this very site. Due to an increase in traffic I needed to move. Great hosts at a low cost never the less.
  • Photodisc - A place to find your royalty free images for your site
  • Freesitetemplates - Fear starting with a blank page for your new site? Download a free template from here
  • Wrensoft - Writers of the search engine used on this site. Free & professional versions available.
  • Hiveware - Encrypt your website e-mail address so it cannot be harvested by bots.
  • Weblogs.com - Weblogs ring. See who has updated their blog and have a read.
  • phpBB - These people write the forum software used on this site. Their software is 100% free and very professional as I'm sure you can see
  • Wordpress - The writers of the Blog software used on this site. Totally free software

Misc

  • Amazon.co.uk - Still one of the best places to buy DVD's, CD's and books from
  • Play.com - Great online store for games and DVD's
  • CD-Wow - DVD's and CD's, excellent prices and good delivery times <1 week
  • Movietyme - Good game prices, most are US games (Check for compatability)

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  • Find-dvd.co.uk - Find the DVD's you want at the cheapest possible UK price
  • Find-cd.co.uk - Find the CD's you want at the cheapest possible UK price
  • Find-games.co.uk - Find the Computer/Console games you want cheaply in the UK

 


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