Useful Links
- W3Schools Online Web Tutorials Excellent selection of tutorials, covering XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax and much more.
- Tizag.com Another good set of tutorials, including HTML, CSS and PHP. Their CSS reference page is particularly handy.
- Writing HTML Pages Another good HTML tutorial
- Reference: Special Characters A page listing all of the ISO entities for special character formatting in html pages.
- W3C HTML Validation Service Cool website which checks for broken links and errors in your HTML syntax.
- Getting Started with LaTeX Excellent LaTeX tutorial
- Hypertext Help with LaTeX Another good LaTeX tutorial
- Getting to Grips with LaTeX A good tutorial, with an especially good section on inserting graphics.
- Comprehensive TeX Archive Network Provides up-to-date LaTeX packages and software.
- C programming A good tutorial for beginners and those more advanced.
- Dave's C Programming site Advanced C programming site.
- C programming notes
- Unix C Programming - FAQ Sections include process control, file handling and system information. Good website for those more advanced.
- C Programming FAQ A good website for those who want to go on to more intermediate/advanced stuff.
- Programming in C a tutorial by Brian W. Kernighan.
- XML C library: libxml
- Wotsit's Format - The Programmer's Resource The Programmer's File Format Collection
- MySQL.com Official MySQL website
- MySQL C API
- Official OpenSSL Project website Contains documentation on OpenSSL, links to other websites and allows you to join the OpenSSL mailing lists.
- SSL and TLS Examples taken from Eric Rescorla's book, "SSL and TLS: Designing and Building Secure Systems".
- Java Tutorials A range of Java Tutorials - good for beginners and those wishing to write applets.
- Java Programming Resources
- rpmfind.net Good site if you're looking for RPMs
- sourceforge.net Download the source code you need for your applications
- CPAN Search for and download the CPAN modules you require
- RGB Color Chart A complete list of colours in hex form.
- 1001 fonts Download TrueType or Postscript fonts for free!
- AcidFonts Excellent site with a large number of fonts to download.
- IRAF Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF) home page.
- Real Graphics The One-Stop Site for Graphics
- Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Astronomical research, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) website.
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- NASA
- NASA spaceflight
- Space Science at NASA
- Your Sky Sky Charts for every latitude.
- Terry Pratchett The hilarious author responsible for the Discworld series.
- Douglas Adams Author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy.
- J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter) Author of the excellent Harry Potter series.
- Gamma Ray
- Hammerfall
- Helloween
- Blind Guardian
- Running Wild
- Wacken Open Air Festival
- Bloodstock Heavy Metal Festival
- LiveRadio Live com links to radio stations from around the world.
- Radio That Doesn't Suck The coolest online metal radio station on the planet!
- Radio Krakow Another excellent online metal radio station.
- Forbairt Naíonraí Teoranta This is an all-Ireland organisation which supports the promotion of education and care services in Irish for children from birth.
- Throw Paper! Bored? Throwing paper into a basket? Why not do it online? Cool game where you throw paper into a basket. The difficulty varies with the wind speed and it keeps track of your score.
- Entertainment Ireland cinema, theatre and gig guide.
- Irish Golden Pages Find out phone numbers for Irish businesses and residents.
- Irish Times newspaper
- Currency Calculator - provided by the Irish Times website
- Unit Converters
- Online Conversion Another unit conversion site, including clothing sizes, length, pressure and lots more.
- Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Alternative Dictionary Contains words and expressions you most likely won't find in a normal dictionary!
- Google Excellent search engine!
- Make your Own Evil Plan
- memepool.com Bored at work? Need summat to do? Check out this random assortment of links to weird, funny and wacky sites. New links submitted daily!
- Dublin Bus Timetables and routes for Dublin Bus services.
- Bus Eireann Irish National Bus Service.
- Iarnrod Eireann Irish National Train Service.
- Aer Lingus Ireland's National Airline.
- Ryanair The Low Fares Airline.
- British Airways
- British Midland
- Amazon Buy books, videos, DVDs and CDs online.
- Nuclear Blast Buy metal CDs, t-shirts and more at reasonable prices.
- Hairy Baby Clothing Company - Funky Irish t-shirts for sale.
- ThinkGeek - buy cool gadgets online.
- Firebox.com - buy the coolest gadgets, games and toys online.
- Gadgetshop.com Buy gadgets and gifts.
- Pigsback.com Earn points by browsing ads and entering competitions. You can then spend these points and buy stuff online - also has printable coupons!
- Stella Power Design Buy pottery, photographs and silver jewellery online.
- Irlanida Ceramics & Design Buy fine porcelain jewellery, all hand-crafted.
