Links to other web sites

Java

Browse the free, comprehensive, online Java tutorial here:  http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html

Download  the free, comprehensive Java tutorial here:  http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/information/download.html
or from here: ftp://ftp.javasoft.com/docs/tutorial.zip

Download Go!zilla program from this web site:  http://www.gozilla.com and use the Go!zilla program to download the Java tutorial, the Java 2 SDK or any other big files you want to download.

The Java FAQ, maintained by Peter van der Linden, is here:  http://www.afu.com/javafaq.html
The text version of that Java FAQ is here: http://www.afu.com/javafaq.txt

Read computer manuals at this web site: http://www.itknowledge.com

Read a free online book about Java at this web site: http://www.BruceEckel.com
You can also download it as 1 zip file.

Get Java resources at this web site: http://www.gamelan.com

I highly recommend this web site: http://www.javaworld.com The site contains over 200 articles about Java.

Get information on the 100% Pure Java Program at this web site: http://www.java.sun.com/100percent/lib.html

Here is the FAQ for Object Orientated Programming:  http://www.cyberdyne-object-sys.com/oofaq2/
This site is of little or no use to Java programmers and seems to me to
be of use only to people who want to write an Object Orientated Programming language.

This web site is about Java certification. It has guides on each of  the learning objectives for the
Certified Java 2 Programmer Exam, a sample exam, and it contains links to sample exam questions:
 http://www.marcusgreen.co.uk

Here is a mock exam for the Java 2 Certification exam:  http://www.software.u-net.com/javaexam/exam2.htm

You can get the Java Language Specification here: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/index.html

You can get the Java Virtual Machine Specification here:  http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/index.html

Java3D allows you to do cool 3D stuff in Java there is a good tutorial you can download which comes with
some sample source code. People who use Windows 95 should download the version for Open-GL, this will
run ok on Windows 95 machines. You don't have to download Open GL itself.
Get the Java3D stuff here: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/download.html

Here is a Java3D tutorial:  http://www.sdsc.edu/~nadeau/Courses/SDSCjava3d/

This page contains links to where you can download software released under the GNU Public License:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~lowd/java_gnu.html

IBM's developer page is here: http://www.ibm.com/java/developer

The Java glossary is here: http://www.mindprod.com

A Java search engine: http://www.jfind.com
 

Photos from around the world

See a bridge being built at this web site: http://www.hogakustenbron.nu/index.htm

See approximately 20 different pictures of national parks in South Korea: http://www.npa.or.kr

See pictures of Switzerland at this web site: http://alps.virtualave.net/

See pictures of Finland, St. Petersburg, and Tallinn at this web site: http://www.uncg.edu/~mbcassid/

131 aerial photos from around the world: http://home.fujifilm.com/efa

Aerial photos of Amsterdam, Holland: http://www.angelfire.com/wi/Amsterdamdraw/Lucht.html
 

Online books

Many free online books are at this web site:  http://promo.net/pg/

Free online books are at this web site: http://www.rocket-library.com

Computers

Here is a tutorial for beginners on cryptography:  http://www.ftech.net/~monark/crypto/links/links.htm

There is a repository of RFCs here: ftp://nis.nsf.net/internet/documents/rfc/

Get the Go!zilla program to download big files: http://www.gozilla.com

Netsonic is a free application from Web3000.com that allows you to view pages you have downloaded off-line and is supposed to speed up your browser. http://www.Web3000.com

wget is a program that allows you to download all the files on a particular web site. It is released under the
GNU Public License. Download wget for Windows here: http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin.html

This web site has information for computer programmers: http:/www.earthweb.com

You can download software applications from these sites:  www.download.com www.cnet.com  www.shareware.com

Web cams

There are links to at least 10 web cams here: http://www.earthcam.com
 

Other web sites

Another site about airships: http://www.airships.net

Get recordings of music at this web site: http://www.mp3board.com

Web site about space exploration: http://www.friends-partners.org/~mwade/spaceflt.htm

See space flights in action at this web site: http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/NASATV.htm

Download photos and videos of NASA space flights at this web site. It has some high resolution photographs.
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

This web site contains images from the Uffizi art gallery in Florence, Italy:   http://www.arca.net/uffizi/

This web site is about business: http://www.bloomberg.com

This web site is about business too: http://www.forbes.com

This is an excellent web site about business in Hong Kong in the PRC: http://www.webb-site.com

This is the web site of the Hong Kong Tourism Association: http://www.hkta.org

Read the controversial Maastricht Treaty here: http://europa.eu.int/en/record/mt/top.html