USEFUL COMPUTER-RELATED LINKS:
Information Sources
Ars Technica -- an excellent resource
Tom's Hardware
Paul's Unofficial KA7 & KA7-100 FAQ
www.casema.net/~howland/ka7faq/ka7faq.htm
Anti-Virus
Products
Symantec -- Norton AntiVirus
Symantec -- FREE on-line virus scanner!
(Use the link below if the above link fails.)
http://securityresponse.symantec.com
Panda Software -- Titanium Antivirus
Panda Software -- FREE on-line virus scanner!
(Use the link below if the above link fails.)
www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
Grisoft AVG -- FREE Edition!
(Even supports Windows 95!)
SpyWare/Adware
Removal Products
Both of these programs are free, and I regularly use both since neither finds all SpyWare droppings. Myriad SpyWare/Adware removal products are available, some of which are freeware, while others are just free for an evaluation period.
AdAware -- Free Standard Edition!
Also available via c|net Download.com
SpyBot - Search & Destroy -- Just Free! (Donations Accepted)
www.spybot.safer-networking.de
Also available via c|net Download.com
Anti-SPAM Products
Both of these programs are free, and you can use both at the same time if you wish. Myriad anti-SPAM products are available, several of which are freeware, while others are just free for an evaluation period.
K9 -- Free Edition!
K9 is intelligent. It starts out somewhat dumb and you have to train it to recognize what you consider to be spam. After a few days of training, its accuracy improves to over 90%. And it is not based on your Contact List. It is a bit more involved to install and configure. You must manually create a Spam folder in Outlook/OE to receive messages considered Spam. You must also create a rule to move messages flagged by K9 as Spam into that Spam folder.
MailWasher -- Free Edition!
Also available via c|net Download.com
MailWasher is entirely manual. It filters anyone not already in your email Contact List, but you have to set it all up manually, and add new contacts as you gather them. MailWasher is probably inappropriate for users who often receive valid email from strangers (such as new customers), as all messages from new contacts will be filtered.
Manufacturers
Abit Motherboards
Abit FAQ page:
www.abit-usa.com/english/faq/index.htm
Abit drivers page:
Note that this website does not provide all of the available BIOS versions.
For a complete selection go to their FTP site (below).
www.abit-usa.com/english/download/index.htm
The root of the Abit FTP site:
Warning: site is slower than a 300 baud modem!
AMD Athlon™ Processor System Configuration
Recommendations:
AMD support page:
ASUS Motherboards
HighPoint Technologies
Makers of the HPT370
UltraDMA/100 controller used on the Abit KA7-100.
Click on Support. Note that HighPoint recommends using the BIOS and
drivers supplied by the mobo manufacturer. They do respond to questions!
Matrox drivers page:
www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/home.cfm
Matrox forums -- very helpful!
www.matrox.com/mga/support/forum/agree.cfm
VIA Tech drivers page:
www.viatech.com/drivers/index.htm
VIA Tech FAQ page:
www.viatech.com/support/faq.htm