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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
- Development Tools & Resources
- Internet Tools & References
- Computing
- Government Resources
- Graphics & Desktop Publishing Tools
- Music, Sound & Video Tools
- Essential Utilities
- News & Publications
- Operating Systems
- Virtual Machine Resources
- Online Museums & Reference Libraries
- Open Source Resources
- Caroline County Resources
- Gaming Links
- Interesting Real-World Places
- Organizations
- Just for Fun
Disclaimer: Technocrats, Inc. takes reasonable care in selecting the external websites listed on this page. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or current status of their content. You assume full responsibility for your use of this site and any linked resources. Technocrats, Inc. is not liable for any issues arising from the performance, safety, or reliability of any third-party software or websites. We encourage you to evaluate all external information and tools carefully before use.
Security Resources
A collection of trusted sites focused on digital security — including testing labs, reference materials, and security frameworks from respected sources.
General
- AV-Comparatives
- AVTest
- ';--have i been pwned?
- Jetico
- Microsoft Learn - Security Hub
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB)
- Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
- Symantec Security Center
- Trend Micro Security News
- Trend Micro Threat Encyclopedia
- Virus Bulletin
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.
- Ahnlab, Inc.
- Avast
- AVG Technologies
- Avira
- BitDefender
- ClamWin - Free Anti-Virus Software For Windows
- ClamXAV
- Comodo
- DATA443
- eScan
- ESET
- F-Secure
- Fortinet
- G Data Software
- Intego
- K7™
- Kaspersky Lab
- McAfee™
- Norton
- Panda Security
- PC Matic
- Quick Heal Technologies Ltd.
- SentinelOne®
- Seqrite
- Sophos
- Symantec Enterprise Cloud
- Trend Micro™ – Business
- Trend Micro™ – Home
- WatchGuard®
- VIPRE®
- ZoneAlarm®
Anti-Malware Tools
Anti-Spam Solutions
Windows Tools
macOS Tools
Firewall Software
Windows Tools
macOS Tools
Data Recovery Options
Services
Software
Development Tools & Resources
- Adobe's Home Page
- BBEdit
- The FreeImage Project - An Open Source library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats.
- Microsoft
- Panic - Mac apps for developers
- R:Base Technologies, Inc.
- SoftVelocity Corporation - Home of the Clarion database development system for Windows. One of the best Windows database development tools currently available. Creates true EXE files, no runtimes required.
- Smultron - The editor that we use the most often
- vEdit - Home of the vEdit program editor. This was our Windows-based program editor for several years. Very versatile, very nice.
- Xenu's Link Sleuth™ - Checks websites for broken links. Nice program.
FTP
- CuteFTP
- Cyberduck - The one we use
- FileZilla - The free FTP solution
- Mountain Duck - Mount cloud storage as a drive
HTML Menu Tools
- GRC's Script Free Pure-CSS Menuing System - This research started us on the path to a script-free menuing system.
- Likno Software - The home of AllWebMenus.
Hoax-Debunking
Internet Tools & References
Information
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - Protecting Rights and Promoting Freedom in the Electronic Frontier
Search Engines
- Bing
- Creative Commons Search
- Dogpile Meta Search Engine
- DuckDuckGo - Our current recommendation
- Excite
- iZito
- Lycos
- Mama Metasearch
- Search Engine Watch
- Search.com
- Startpage.com
- WebCrawler
- WolframAlpha
- Yahoo!
- ZapMeta
- Zoo Search
Server Information/Lookup
Software Collections/Indices
macOS Tools
- Mac Software for OS X: Stick Software - Including Fracture, a Fractal Screensaver
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
- BetterZip
- DropDMG
- Keka
- The Unarchiver - Nice utility for Apple OS X.
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
- AppCleaner
- AppZapper
- Calibrate - Create and batch process iCal events
- FUSE for OS X - FUSE for OS X allows you to extend OS X's native file handling capabilities via third-party file systems.
- paragon software group - Home of NTFS for Mac®.
- Titanium Software - Home of Onyx, Maintenance and Deeper. Excellent!
News & Publications
Operating Systems
Virtual Machine Resources
macOS Tools
- CrossOver Mac
- VMware Fusion - Highly recommended
- Parallels
On-Line Museums & Reference Libraries
- Edward Yourdon's Wikipedia Page - Learn how Edward Yourdon changed the nature of computing.
- Wikipedia:Public domain resources
- WebMuseum On-Line
- Science Museum
- Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking, Fuller, R. Buckminster
- congress.gov
- Top500® Supercomputer Sites
Open Source Resources
Caroline County Resources
Gaming Links
Freelancer
TombRaider
- Tombraider - Square-Enix
- Stella's Tomb Raider Site - Excellent walkthroughs and a nice site. This is the first place we go for Tomb Raider info.
- Lara Croft Online
- Tombraider 1
- Glidos - High quality graphics for the original Tombraider
- VDMSound - VDMSound is a modular, extendable soundcard emulator for MS Windows DOS boxes
- Tomb Raider Xtra - High Resolution Graphics for Glidos
World of Warcraft
Interesting Real-World Places
Organizations
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - The world's largest educational and scientific computing society.
- The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
- The IEEE Computer Society - The IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading organization of computer professionals.
- You Can Still Read NASA’s Deleted “First Woman” Graphic Novels (Update)
- Tuskegee Airmen
Just for Fun
- History of the Pledge of Allegiance (Wikipedia)
- Jethro Tull - The Official Website
- Porcupine Tree
- SyFy.com - We don't really care for the spelling, but Sci-Fi is still COOL!
- The C&O Canal Association - Protecting, Preserving and Promoting the assets of the C&O Canal Historic Park.
- The Hamster Dance - Well...you just have to see it.