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The following is a selection of links to sites which we regularly use and you may find useful:

TECHNICAL RESOURCES
Samspade. Popular web tools (including Whois) site.   
http://www.dnsstuff.com/ DNS Stuff. Online suite of DNS tools.
http://www.ukfast.net/whois.html UKFast DNS tools and broadband availability checker.
http://www.whatsmyip.org/ WhatsmyIP. Instantly find out what your public IP address is. Also includes useful online networ ktesting tools.
Gibson Research Corporation (GRC). Web tools including ShieldsUP Internet security tester.
Netcraft. Webserver search tool and other web services.
Bootdisk. Download boot disks for every operating system.
Driver Guide. The best online driver resource. Requires registration.
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 Microsoft Knowledge Base. For all technical issues with MS software.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en Latest Microsoft downloads.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/default.aspx Micosoft Office online. Download latest updates, add-ons, templates etc for Office.
W3C Link validator. Online application to check all links are working on a website.
http://validator.w3.org/ W3C Markup Validator. Test a site against current W3C guidelines.
ADSL Guide. Test the speed of your broadband connection.
Webperf. Compare performance and downtime of ISP's. Red Mosquito servers are listed as 'Graphite Rack'.
Trend Micro Housecall. Free online virus scan tool.
Tom's Hardware. The ultimate online hardware guide including reviews and test results.
http://www.computing.net/ Computing.net. Good online technical support forum.
http://www.eventid.net/ Event ID. Find out what the errors in Windows event log actually mean.
http://www.yuki-onna.co.uk/email/smtpservers.html SMTP Server List. Not sure what your ISP's smtp server is called?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Register. The definitive online resource for all things technical.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm BBC Technology. Latest technology news from the BBC.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/ PC Pro magazine. Excellent resource for news, reviews and program downloads.
 WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
World Wide Consortium (W3C). Web development guidelines, specifications, software and tools.
Watchfire WebXACT (Bobby Testing) . Free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues.
https://adwords.google.com/select/Login Google Adwords. Pay-per-click advertising service to attract sales via your site.
Search Engine Watch. Up to date information on search engines and online marketing techniques.
Web Developers Forum. Good online web developers forum.
Scottish Enterprise E-business section.
http://www.aspin.com/ ASP Resource Index. Online resource for .asp scripts.
http://javascript.internet.com/ The Javascript Source. Online resource for Javascript applications.
http://www.sxc.hu Stock Xchng. Online stock image library containing thousands of professional, mostly licence free photographs.
INTERNET SECURITY
http://www.symantec.com Symantec. Useful for information on latest virus'.
http://www.mcafee.com McAfee. Useful for information on latest virus'.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/guidance/default.mspx

Microsoft Security. Security tips from Microsoft.
http://www.zonelabs.com/ Zonelabs. Security information and products.
http://www.cisecurity.org/ The Center for Internet Security (CIS). Up to date Internet security information.
BUSINESS LINKS
Scottish Enterprise.
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Online. Useful resource for Glasgow based businesses.
Business Gateway. Useful resource for start-up businesses.
http://www.google.co.uk Google. The Best Internet Search Engine.
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Business/ Glasgow City Council business section.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/ BBC Business News section.
http://www.platinax.co.uk/ Platinax. Online forum for entrepreneurs.
Ideas Factory. Channel 4 site promoting business creativity in the UK.

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