January 2004

This page of mostly HTML links encompasses a huge selection of resources from across the web. Be certain to check out the menu at the very bottom of the page, for more linky goodness centered on CSS, DHTML, graphics, and more.

The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide bills itself as "A complete reference for new Linux users who wish to set up and administer their own Linux home computer, workstation and/or their home or small office network."

cdargs provides command-line browsing and bookmarks for the cd command.

What were Berkeley Breathed's own favorite 'Bloom County' strips?

Generate custom Flash-based menu buttons at FlashButtons.com. The basic service is free; a button set with no advertising requires a subscription.

The administration of Bush II now claims they never said that Iraq was an "imminent threat". The administration is lying.

The ancients knew their stuff: See if any of Cicero's Mistakes apply to you.

readyadmin is a website dedicated to the administration of Red Hat Linux/Fedora systems. Its mission is to "gather information from around the web about administering RHL/F and bring it together into one easily searchable place."

Mark Pilgrim Shelley Powers reviews some Stepping Stones to a Safer Blog, which can help deal with the recent spate of automated attacks on weblogs.

Paul Neave has carefully recreated some classic video games for your nostalgic pleasure. Play Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Tetris, Asteroids and more.

PC Magazine has published instructions for removing the MyDoom email worm.

The search engine Gigablast has added links to older versions of web pages, via the Internet Archive. Here's an example search—check out the "older copies" links.

2RSS.com is a directory of RSS feeds, and includes articles about RSS as well as a listing of RSS-related software.

PLD RescueCD is a small Linux distribution that fits on and boots from 50-MB business-card CDs. It claims to run entirely in RAM, allowing the CD to be removed after booting is complete. UPDATE: BG-Rescue Linux is an even smaller system that will boot from floppies.

The Noemata Random Name Generator will "create unique names for bands, companies, products, internet domains, cyber identites, art projects,
computer games, roleplaying, pets…"