miscellaneous

anonymity | Cloud storage | file sharing | Internet | misc on-line tools | music | nuisance | on-line games | password generation | public DNS servers | reference | search engines

anonymity

Anonymouse AnonEmail
The Cloak - Free anonymous Web surfing
EPIC Online Guide to Practical Privacy Tools
Fake Mail Generator
Fake Name Generator
GuerrillaMail: A temporary e-mail account that lasts for 15 minutes.
HideMyAss: Free proxy listings.
inumbr: Generate a temporary phone number that forwards to your real telehpone number.
Lite Drop: Disposable e-mail that lasts for 60 minutes.
privacy analysis of your Internet connection
privacytools.io: How to protect your privacy on-line.
PublicProxyServers.com
QuickSilver
10 Minute Mail: Disposable e-mail that lasts for 10 minutes.
Tor
VPN Gate: Free VPN with no registration.

Cloud storage/online backup

file sharing

Internet

DownDetector: Find out if an online service is having problems.
DNS-BH: Malware domain blocklist. Add the list to your HOSTS file to block malicious domains.
DNSstuff - about you: Get technical info about what is visable about your connection to the Internet.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Someone is looking out for your rights on-line.
- Surveillance Self-Defense: Defend yourself against the government spying on your computer.
Flash Player Settings Manager: Control what information that stupid Flash player leaves/collects on your system.
Firewall Leak Tester: Test how secure your firewall is.
IANA.org port listing: Useful when figuring out what port number is used by a network service.
ICSI Netalyzr: Analyze your network connectivity for faults.
IPtools.com: Do a bit of everything related to DNS, IP addresses, etc.
IsItDownRightNow.com: Is it you or is that Web site really down?
M-Lab: On-line tools for measuring network performance.
MXToolbox SuperTool: Bring up info about a domain name including MX, DNS, SMTP.
my-i-p.com: Find out your IP address, its location on Earth, and other things.
Speakeasy.net speed test: Test how fast your Internet connection is.
SpeedOf.Me: HTML5-based Internet speed test. No Flash or Java required.
SpeedTest.net: A candy-coated network speed tester.
TestMy.net: A more accurate test of your Internet speeds.
tinyURL.com: Ever sent a Web page link to someone, but a line break messes up the link and the recipient has to piece it back together?
YouGetSignal.com: Some visual traceroute tools and other network related things.
advanced operator's refence guide for Google

misc on-line tools

music

eMusic: The world's largest retailer of independent music and the world's second largest digital music retailer.
Pandora.com: On-line radio that plays music similar to what you already like.
reddit.com: free music

nuisance

atribune.org: Good place to get news and removal tools for difficult to remove malware
bleepingcomputer.com: Place to go when you're cursing your computer and need help fixing it.
BugMeNot: Web site dedicated to getting past the compulsory registration sites.
DLL-files.com: When you get one of those errors about a missing a DLL file you can download it from here.
Doug Knox's Winddows 95/98/ME/XP/Vista Tweaks and Tips: Plenty of overly-helpful ways to fix Windows problems and programs to download.
FixYa.com: Community-based tech support site for gadgets, electronics, and consumer products.
GetHuman: When you want to talk to a HUMAN customer service rep...
My Digital Life: Disable and Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Nag Screen
mvps.org - A troubleshooting guide to Windows XP: Has nice instructions on blocking bad sites by modifying the hosts file.
spywaredb.com: A spyware database including removal instructions.
Super User
Tech Support Guy forums

on-line games

Dropkick the Faint: Horizontal hurling game. See punk run. See punk kick. OI! OI! OI!
Flying Spaghetti Monster - The Game: Convert the masses. Ramen.
friv.com: 200 Flash-based games to waste time with.
Kongregate.com: A whole bunch of Flash-based on-line games.

password generation

public DNS servers

DNS Advantage
DNSserverlist.org
OpenDNS
OpenNIC Project
ScrubIT: A free DNS server that filters out porn and malicious sites.

reference

Instructables.com: How to do just about everything for the do-it-yourselfer or project enthusiasts.
Internet slang: To sum up my thoughts on Internet slang: "omg! wtf?!"
Tech-FAQ.com: Short explanations of technical subjects like how things work and definitions of acronyms.
techterms.org: A dictionary for computer terms.
Wikipedia: FUD