Links :: The Wonderful World Of Skinnybrown

Here you will find links to a selection websites the that make up the world wide web, that I think deserve a look.

Usefull

www.google.com	-	The world's premiere search engine (in my opinion).
www.download.com	-	A usefull download site.
dictionary.reference.com	-	The name says it all.

Friends

www.jibble.org	-	Home page of Paul Mutton, contains among other things, some interesting Java programs that he has written.
www.geocities.com/rhlwil	-	Home page of Robert Willis. This page is pretty crap if you don't know him (then again it's not that good if you do).
www.geocities.com/foetusboy69/	-	Home page of Chanry Liu, a very strange individual, nuff said.
www.dmlive.co.uk	-	The home page of a young, rugby mad, online DJ.

Time-Wasters

www.rathergood.com	-	A large volume of talent released through a very twisted imagination.
www.rinkworks.com	-	Jokes, anecdotes, surveys and other interesting things.
www.funkypages.com	-	A collection of all sorts of amusing items, including jokes and videos.
www.mrtones.com	-	Free Nokia ring tones.
www.lar5.com/cube/	-	Want to learn how to solve a Rubik's cube?

Shopping

uk.pricerunner.com

Compare prices from different online shops.

CD and DVD

www.play.com	-	Cheap music and DVDs, and no postage!
www.cd-wow.com	-	Cheap music and DVDs, and no postage!

Computing and Electrical

www.valuelist.co.uk	-	Cheap PC components. This is end of line stuff, so their stock-list is volatile
www.tekheads.co.uk	-	PC bits and pieces.
www.overclockers.co.uk	-	PC bits and pieces.
www.simply.co.uk	-	PC bits and pieces.
www.vgicomputers.com	-	PC bits and pieces.
www.ebuyer.com	-	PC bits and pieces.
www.microdirect.co.uk	-	PC bits and pieces.
rswww.com	-	Electrical components.
www.farnell.co.uk	-	Electrical components.
www.maplin.co.uk	-	Electrical components.

Games

www.coffeebreakarcade.com	-	Somewhere to soak up some spare time.
www.cyberkids.com/fg/ga/ad/sn/ start.html	-	Goodnight Mr. Snoozleberg
www.playtsunami.com	-	Japanese logic puzzles
www.puzzler.co.uk	-	Various different types of puzzle.

Disgusting, but worth a look

www.doodie.com	-	Do you have to ask?
www.ratemypoo.com	-	Very graphic, you have been warned!

Web development

HTML

www.htmlgoodies.com

A great site for picking up hints and tips on HTML, JavaScript, CGI and more.

Cascading Style Sheets

htmlgoodies.com/beyond/css.htm l	-	CSS primers
www.w3schools.com/css/css_dime nsion.asp	-	A comprehensive guide to CSS

PHP/MySQL

www.php.net/manual/en/tutorial .php	-	A good starting point for learning PHP
hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/p rogramming/php/tutorials/tutor ial4.html	-	An introduction to PHP and MySQL
www.devshed.com/Server_Side/My SQL/Intro/page3.html	-	A tutorial on MySQL data types
www.php.net/manual/en/reserved .variables.php	-	A list of pre-defined variables in PHP

.htaccess Files

javascriptkit.com/howto/htacce ss.shtml	-	A basic introduction to .htaccess files
www.altaway.com/support/htacce ss.html	-	A more comprehensive guide ot .htaccess files

Tools

jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/va lidator-uri.html	-	Check that your CSS is valid for maximum compatibility
validator.w3.org/	-	Check that your HTML/XML is valid for maximum compatibility
www.euronet.nl/~arnow/htpasswd /	-	Encrypt your passwords for use with .htpasswd access control

Other

www.robotstxt.org/wc/faq.html	-	Instructions on how to control the way robots index your site (eg the Google bot)
www.codecrush.com/phpBB2/viewt opic.php?p=16	-	Customize your phpBB forum
dwcnetwork.com	-	Tutorials and scripts

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