Product Support Sites

These are support sites for products that I use; their presence on my Web page does not represent an endorsement of any kind.

Security

• Vulnerabilities from net-security.org

Open Source

• Apache is the most popular Web server.
• Inform is a design system for interactive fiction
• Java Platform SE 1.3.1 API documentation and an excellent starting page to all Java API documentation
• The LaTeX Project and LaTeX2HTML; and a good LaTeX Reference and another
• MaxMind: Open-Source geographic IP database
• MIMEDefang: e-mail filtering
• Network UPS Tools
• OpenAntiVirus is an attempt, well, to build what the name says!
• The Open Source Development Labs is where Linus Torvalds works nowadays.
• OpenWebmail.com: what the name says!
• Oracle
  • JDeveloper 9.0.2 Documentation
• Bernard Parisse is the author of a free CAS and the CAS of the HP-49G
• PHPBB: flexible BBS implementation
• ProFTPD
• The R Project is a language and environment for statistical computing
• RTSP implementations
  • Helix Community
  • Vovida.org
• Sendmail is the most popular Internet mail server.
• UHU-Linux is a beatifully done Hungarian localized Linux distribution
• VDMSound is an open-source package that provides DOS sound support under Windows NT/2000/XP

Hardware

• Adaptec: SCSI adapters, CD recording software.
• Advantest: test instruments
• Andromeda Research Labs: PROM programmer
• ASUS: PC motherboards.
• ATI: Maker of the All-In-Wonder graphics card with built-in TV-tuner.
• B+K Precision: test instruments
• Creative Labs: SoundBlaster sound cards, DVD kits.
• CRU makes DataPorts, removable drive enclosures including hot-swappable ones
• DFI: PC motherboards.
• Fujitsu PC
• Gigabyte: PC motherboards
• Hewlett-Packard: Calculators, CD-R drives, printers.
• Hitachi: Computers, in particular the highly portable VisionBook Traveller.
• ICOM: Radio receivers
• iFixit.com
• IOmega: Removable cartridge drives like the JAZ drive which, when it isn't making that dreaded clicking noise, is actually quite useful and versatile.
• JTS used to manufacture hard drives before it went the way of the dodo
• Lucent: network hardware; includes Ascend ISDN routers
• National Instruments: data acquisition
• NDC (National Datacomm Corporation)
• Prolink
• Quantum: Hard disks, automated warranty verification.
• Seagate: Hard disks, automated warranty verification and RMA request via the Web.
• SuperMicro: High-end motherboards, like that dual-PII motherboard I use in my main workstation.
• Texas Instruments: Calculators, components, and more
• USB and HID, and USB on Linux
• Western Telematic makes remote control power switches

Software

• Adobe AIR
• bSQUARE develops a USB driver for Windows NT
• Golden Hawk is one of the best CD recording packages for creating bootable CD images
• InstallShield is the well-known maker of installation software toolkits.
• Microsoft
  • Office Downloads
  • Office Product Support Lifecycle
  • Product Support Lifecycle
  • Security Advisor is one of the most useful resources on the giant's Web site.
  • TechNet
  • Visual C++ Downloads
  • Windows NT Server Download Center
  • Windows Product Support Lifecycle
• RDBMS implementation comparisons

Hard Disk Warranty Verification

• Hewlett-Packard
• Seagate