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Over the years, we’ve gathered a collection of trusted tools, references, and resources—curated not just for ourselves, but for clients, colleagues, and curious minds alike.

We’re sharing some of the best here. Whether you’re solving a problem, exploring something new, or just browsing, we hope this gateway helps you find exactly what you need.

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Security Resources

A collection of trusted sites focused on digital security — including testing labs, reference materials, and security frameworks from respected sources.

General

Anti-Virus Tools

From lightweight desktop tools to enterprise-grade solutions, this list includes a wide range of antivirus providers for Windows, macOS, and multi-platform setups.

Anti-Malware Tools

Anti-Spam Solutions

Windows Tools

macOS Tools

Firewall Software

Windows Tools

macOS Tools

Data Recovery Options

Services

Software

Development Tools & Resources

FTP

HTML Menu Tools

Hoax-Debunking

Internet Tools & References

Information

Search Engines

Server Information/Lookup

Software Collections/Indices

macOS Tools

Speed Testing

File Compression and Archiving Utilities

Windows Tools

  • PKWARE® - Home of PkZip and PkZip for Windows.
  • RARLAB - Home of WinRAR and RAR archivers. WinRAR is sweet with small archives and a self-extractor that adds very little size! Highly recommended.

macOS Tools

Computing

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI References

Computer Hardware Info

Government Resources

Graphics & Desktop Publishing Tools

  • Adobe - Home of a wide variety of creative software.
  • Affinity - Professional Creative Software
  • Corel Corporation - Home of CorelDraw!, Painter and other excellent illustration and image editing software.
  • Digital Workshop - Home of Illuminatus Opus, an extremely powerful, yet intuitive, multimedia development tool. It simply leaves the others in its dust.
  • Hash, Inc. - Home of Animation:Master. You may not have heard of Animation:Master, but you should check it out. You won't find better bang for the buck.
  • Inkscape - Open Source Vector Graphics Editor
  • Microangelo® - The "Grand-Daddy" of icon software.
  • Quark Incorporated - Home of QuarkXPress

Music, Sound & Video Tools

  • Adobe - Home of Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro)
  • Audacity® - Open source software for recording and editing sounds
  • Magix - Home of Acid Pro, Sound Forge and Vegas
  • The Mod Archive Forums
  • Rogue Amoeba Software - Award-winning audio tools
  • Reaper - Complete multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering environment.
  • XMP - Extended Module Player

Selected Essential Utilities

Disk Cloning and Imaging Utilities

  • Acronis - Home of Acronis backup and imaging software.

macOS Tools

  • Bombich Software, Inc. - Home of Carbon Copy Cloner, advanced backup and copying for macOS.
  • Shirt Pocket - Home of SuperDuper!: Heroic System Recovery for Mere Mortals.

System Maintenance & Cleanup

Windows Tools

  • Disk State - From GeekCorp. This valuable utility shows you the size of the folders on your drives, helps you delete duplicate files and cleanup temporary/unnecessary files. We use this to keep our computers clean and smooth.
  • Eraser
  • Gibson Research Corporation - Home of the Spinrite Hard Drive Utility (the BEST) and the ChromaZone Screen Saver (the COOLEST). You'll also find some interesting security and computing information here.
  • Petges.lu - Home of Attribute Changer. This utility allows you to change date/time stamps and other file attributes on groups of files. Very nice.

macOS Tools

News & Publications

Operating Systems

Virtual Machine Resources

macOS Tools

On-Line Museums & Reference Libraries

Open Source Resources

Caroline County Resources

Gaming Links

Freelancer

TombRaider

World of Warcraft

Interesting Real-World Places

Organizations

Just for Fun