• CNET.com:  good all purpose "whats going on in the industry" site with an excellent download section as well as current news, reviews and how-to-do tutorials.
• PCMAG.com: this is the site of one of the most popular computer publications ever and it is loaded with news and reviews plus some downloads.
• MICROSOFT.com:  Home to the biggest kid on the block.  Tons of stuff to explore.
• HOWSTUFFWORKS.com:  great site for the nerd "wannabees".  If you need it explained to you, this is the place.

• MICROSOFT HELP AND SUPPORT:  Also known as the Knowledge Base, this is a good place to start when trying to figure out how (or what) went wrong.
• KELLY'S KORNER:  This is a kind of techie site for troubleshooting Windows issues.  Been around a while.
• WINDOWS VISTA HOME PAGE:  This is the home site for Windows Vista users.  Although it speaks the party line, it is still usefull with lots of things to check out.
• TECHSPOT.com:  Here is another god technology center with downloads, reviews, forums, etc.
• SPYWARE WARRIOR:  Well, the name is a wee bit over the top, but good information source for all thing spyware.
• WINDVIS.com: Lots of help and tips for new Vista users.

• POPULAR SCIENCE.com: The ultimate site for real geeks and gadget junkies.
• WIKIPEDIA.org:  The FREE on-line encyclopedia for the rest of us.
• PBS.org:  OK, how could you do without access to the website of the best TV ever.
• UNDISCOVERED SCOTLAND:  This is my favorite web site of all time (I live here on weekends).  God's country!

• BEST BUY:  Once you get past the geek squad, this place isn't all that bad.  Check it out on-line (no Geeks to mislead you).
• GLOBAL COMPUTER.com:  Good prices, plenty of stuff to buy, shipping could be better but not bad.
• MWAVE.com:  My numero uno on-line source for computer stuff with good shipping.  If in stock they get it out that day (orders before 3pm).