Reference Web Sites
May 3, 2003
Table of Contents
Personal Resources ......................................................................................................................... 2
Professional Organizations ......................................................................................................... 2
Personal Certifications ................................................................................................................ 4
Federal Government Information ................................................................................................... 5
Standards ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Military Standards ....................................................................................................................... 7
Standards Sources ....................................................................................................................... 8
Key Industry and International Standards................................................................................... 9
Management, Process Improvement, and Metrics ........................................................................ 10
Program Management and Process Improvement .................................................................... 10
Process Capability Maturity Models ......................................................................................... 10
Measurement and Metrics ......................................................................................................... 11
Programming and Internet ............................................................................................................ 12
Programming............................................................................................................................. 12
UML and Patterns Reference Books......................................................................................... 13
Ada Standards ........................................................................................................................... 13
Internet Resources ..................................................................................................................... 13
Vendors ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Database, CASE, and ERP Vendors ......................................................................................... 14
Math and CAD Vendors ........................................................................................................... 15
Engineering Software................................................................................................................ 15
General Software Companies ................................................................................................... 16
Hardware and Software Resellers ............................................................................................. 16
Hardware Components.............................................................................................................. 17
Documents .................................................................................................................................... 18
Bookstores................................................................................................................................. 18
Publishers .................................................................................................................................. 18
Structured Documents (SGML and XML) ............................................................................... 19
Publications ............................................................................................................................... 20
Other Topics.................................................................................................................................. 21
History of Computing ............................................................................................................... 21
Photography .............................................................................................................................. 21
Music......................................................................................................................................... 22
Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................................... 23
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Personal Resources
Professional Organizations
Organization
Description
AAAS - American Association
for the Advancement of Science
Focuses on basic research and education in a wide range of
sciences, and helping to set research policy.
ACM – The Association for
Computing Machinery
Main research-oriented body for computer technology and
methodologies.
ADC - Apple Developer
Connection
For developers of Apple Macintosh software. Free web-based
membership.
AIAA - American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Organization for aerospace engineers, rocket and jet propulsion
scientists, etc.
AIChE - American Institute of
Chemical Engineers
Society for chemists and chemical engineers.
AITP - Association of Information
Technology Professionals
ALA - American Library
Association
AOM - The Association of
Management
Includes the International Association of Management
ASA - American Statistical
Association
ASIS - American Society for
Information Science
ASME - American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
Main standards body for any kind of mechanical components.
ASQ - American Society for
Quality
Society for quality engineers and managers, including
ISO 9000 experts.
ASTM International
Formerly known as the American Society for Testing and
Materials. Have standards on health care information systems,
such as ASTM E2145-01.
AUGI - Autodesk User Group
International
For users of AutoCAD drafting software and related products.
CMI - Contract Management
Institute
ETC – Eastern Technology
Council
HWG - The HTML Writers Guild
A regional (Delaware valley) corporate networking organization
Society for people who compose web pages.
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Organization
Description
ICM - The Institute of
Configuration Management
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
Main standards body for everything electrical or computer-related.
IEEE-CS - IEEE Computer Society Primary professional organization for software engineers, other than
the ACM.
IEEE-SA - IEEE Standards
Association
To get involved in defining IEEE standards.
IFIP - International Federation for
Information Processing
IFPUG - International Function
Point User's Group
INCOSE - International Council
on Systems Engineering
Society for systems engineering.
IOM – Institute of Medicine
Congressional advisory board for medical issues.
IOUG - International Oracle Users For developers and administrators of Oracle databases.
Group
ISA - Instrumentation, Systems,
Automation
Society for automated control systems and related instrumentation.
ISEE - International Society for
Enterprise Engineering
ISEE - International Society of
Explosives Engineers
Society for explosives engineers – for mining, demolition,
manufacturing, etc.
ISOC - The Internet Society
Focuses on policy, standards, and getting emerging countries on the
Internet.
IWA - International Webmasters
Association
Society for people who manage web pages.
NAE - National Academy of
Engineering
Congressional advisory board for engineering issues
NAS - National Academy of
Sciences
Congressional advisory board for scientific research
NCMA - National Contract
Management Association
NDIA - National Defense
Industrial Association
Originally for ordnance engineers when called the ADPA, has
become a defense industry advocacy group.
NRC – National Research Council
Supports and coordinates work by the IOM, NAE, and NAS.
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Organization
Description
NSPE - National Society of
Professional Engineers
Organization for registered professional engineers – mainly civil,
mechanical, etc.
SAE - Society of Automotive
Engineers
Main standards body for any powered vehicle.
SPIE — The International Society
for Optical Engineers
Society for physics, optics, and related fields.
TCSE - Technical Council on
Software Engineering
W3C - The World Wide Web
Consortium
Industry body for agreeing on Internet standards
WWISA – The Worldwide
Institute of Software Architects,
Inc.
The first group specifically for software architects.
Personal Certifications
Certification
A+ and Network+ Certifications, etc.
Certifications cover:
computer technology (CompTIA)
Certified Software Development Professional software developers (IEEE)
Cisco professional certifications
network design and administration.
CIW
web development, security, and administration.
Macromedia Certified Professional
website and software development.
Microsoft
software development, system or database
administration, end user office skills, etc.
Novell
network administration (NetWare).
Oracle
database development and administration.
Project Management Institute (PMI)
project and program management.
Quality
quality engineer, auditor, manager, etc. (ASQ)
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Federal Government Information
Source
Description
1998 CIA World Factbook
Summary data for every country and territory on Earth.
More recent editions available from the GPO bookstore.
Or download from the CIA web site.
Code of Federal Regulations and US
Government Manual
Downloadable from the National Archives and Records
Administration. ‘CFR’ as in ’14 CFR 68’ refers to
section 68 of title 14 in the CFR.
DoD Software Information Clearinghouse
Combined web site for the The Data and Analysis Center
for Software (DACS) and the Defense Software
Collaborators (DSC)
Federal Acquisition Regulations
Rules for doing business with the government.
Federal Bulletin Board
Yes, there were a few bulletin boards still around. Link
dead Feb 2003.
Federal Information Processing Standards
(FIPS)
Languages and protocols which are approved for federal
use.
Fedworld
A federal web site search tool owned by the Dept of
Commerce and the NTIS. (predates firstgov.gov)
FirstGov
A great place to search only within Federal or State web
sites.
General Accounting Office (GAO) reports
The GAO checks on all spending by Congress, so any
Federal program might come under their scrutiny.
GAO reports on
Information Technology
IT-specific reports
GAO special reports
Many handbooks and guides appear as ‘special reports’.
Government Printing Office (GPO)
Print everything official, from comsumer publications to
statistical data.
Government/Industry Data Exchange
Program (GIDEP)
A program to exchange information about all life cycle
phases and aspects of research.
Guidelines for Successful Acquisition and
A big blue book capturing lessons learned by the Air
Management of Software Intensive Systems Force.
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
Computer and Information Science publications
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS)
Publisher of technical reports from all over the
government.
NIST Software Quality Group
Wide range of publications – metrics, process
improvement, quality, formal methods, etc.
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Source
Description
OFPP Contract Management Best Practices
Contract management wisdom from the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP)
OSD Quality Management Office
OSD = Office of the Secretary of Defense
Statistical Abstract of the USA
You want numbers? We got numbers!
United States Code
The USC are all laws passed by the House of
Representatives.
US Federal Government Standards and
Regulatory Information Sites
Source for downloading or ordering ANSI standards.
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Standards
Military Standards
Source
Description
Air Force and DoD
Publications
A wide range of links for mil standards.
Air Force Administrative
Publications and Forms
Wide range of publications for all parts of the Air Force.
Continuous Acquisition and
Logistics Support (CALS)
Links for CALS and Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) standards.
Defense Acquisition Deskbook Now called the AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS), is a major
collection of DOD and Military standards and handbooks, available on
CD-ROM.
Defense Standardization
Program
Trying to get the defense services to play nicely with each other
through the use of common standards.
DOD Electronic Publications
Primary source for DOD directives, instructions, and manuals.
DOD Index of Specifications
and Standards (DODISS)
The master index of Dept of Defense specs and standards.
DOD Single Stock Point
(DODSSP)
Local (Philly) DOD publishing center; mostly refers to DODISS and
Assist.
MILitary and DOD (Dept. of
Defense) standards
More sources for defense standards, including DODSSP and Assist
links.
MILitary drawing practices
Index of Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) Mil Specs &
Drawings
Military standards and drawing Picatinny Arsenal’s Quality Evaluation & Safety Team standards,
practices
including drawing practices
Navy training acquisition guide From Navy Training Systems Division in Orlando, FL
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Standards Sources
Organization
ANSI
Description
The US representative to ISO
ANSI Standards Catalog
Can download standards (for a fee).
ASSIST database of military standards
Can download any available DOD or MILitary standard, or
Data Item Descriptions (DID). Requires free registration,
but well worth the effort.
Dept of Energy (DOE) Technical
Standards
Lots of good handbooks on the basic sciences, causal
(root cause) analysis, safety, and many other topics.
FAA National Airspace System (NAS)
Architecture
Overview of the structure of the US air traffic control,
navigation, and air communication systems.
Global Engineering Documents
Commercial vendor of national and international standards.
Official retailer of industry, ISO and ANSI standards.
Government Electronics and Information
Technology Association (GEIA)
GEIA helps the government develop technically sound
policies. Committees G-34 and G-47 are most helpful.
GEIA is part of the EIA.
Graphics-related standards
A page of links for various graphics formats and standards.
IEEE Standards Association
Home of working groups for various computer technology
standards
IEEE Standards Catalog
Search engine for draft and approved IEEE standards.
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)
(ISO isn’t an acronym – think of Greek prefix for ‘one’.)
ISO is the highest standards authority for 146 countries
ISO Catalogue
Can’t buy directly from ISO; see ANSI or Global for that.
National CAD Standard
A standard for engineering drawings.
NCSC Rainbow Series Library
National Computer Security Center (NCSC) computer
security guidelines
NSSN
An ANSI affiliate offering ISO and non-ISO global
standards
Radio Technical Commission for
Aeronautics (RTCA)
Famous (?) for the DO-178B standard (see below), the
RTCA develops avionics (aviation electronics) standards.
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Key Industry and International Standards
Standard
Description
Source, Cost
ANSI/EIA 6321998
Processes for Engineering a System
Global, $136
EIA/IS-731
Systems Engineering Capability Model and
Appraisal Method (supports ANSI/EIA 632)
Free from here; or
$286 from Global
IEEE stds
Software Engineering standards (1999) – updated
Spring 2003
IEEE, $260 (4 volumes)
ISO 14000
Environmental Management (Compendium)
Global, $235
ISO 15288 2002
System Life Cycle Processes
Global, $117
ISO 9000:2000
Quality Management (Compendium)
Global, $250
ISO Handbook
Statistical Methods for Quality Control
Global, $365 (2 volumes)
ISO/IEC
12207:1995
Information Technology - Software Life Cycle
Processes
Part of IEEE Software
Engineering set;
else $270 from Global
ISO/IEC TR
15504 1998
Information technology - Software process
assessment (SPICE model)
Global, 8 parts totaling $852
RTCA DO178
Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and
Equipment Certification
Global, $180
Plus all of the CMM types… See also www.12207.com and www.15288.com
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Management, Process Improvement, and Metrics
Program Management and Process Improvement
Site
Description
14 Points for Management
Condensation of the 14 Points for Management by W.
Edwards Deming
COCOMO Project Estimation Model
Project estimation tool
Navy SW Engineering Program Office
(SEPO) CMM documents
Click on "Processes by CMM KPA for downloading".
Great templates for plans and procedures.
SEIR - Software Engineering Information
Repository
“A forum for the contribution and exchange of
information concerning software engineering
improvement activities.”
Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
Guide to key topics of software engineering
SPMN - Software Program Manager's
Network
Great guidebooks on lessons learned for project, risk,
and configuration management, testing, etc.
STSC - Software Technology Support Center The Air Force’s lead organization for capturing software
process improvement and systems engineering
knowledge.
The Frameworks Quagmire
Discussion of software life cycle standards (DOD-STD2167a, MIL-STD-498, ISO 12207, etc.)
The Software Productivity Consortium
A government, industry, and academia partnership
focusing on systems engineering and software process
improvement.
TickIT
An organization which supports meeting ISO 9000
compliance.
Process Capability Maturity Models
Model
Description
Bootstrap Institute
A European software process maturity model, like the SEI
CMM.
FAA Integrated CMM (FAAiCMM)
The first integrated CMM, simpler in structure than the SEI
CMMI.
Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO)
A national standard for accreditation of health care facilities
(hospitals, labs, nursing homes, etc.).
National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA)
Process maturity standard for HMO's
National Quality Program
Better known as the Malcolm Baldrige Award
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Model
Description
PWC Summit [no hyperlink]
The PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) Summit-D methodology
is a proprietary process management method.
Software Engineering Institute (SEI) A software research institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
SEI documents index
GET THIS! Or look for the [PDF] link here.
SEI Integrated CMM
(CMMI)
The dominant software development process model.
Software Process Improvement and
Capability dEtermination (SPICE)
Later became ISO 15504. This is a model for deciding whether
your process model is good.
Trillium Model
A process model for the telecommunications industry, developed
by Bell Canada.
Measurement and Metrics
Site
Balanced Scorecard Institute
Description
Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a method of mapping measurements to the
business objectives they support.
Financial performance
measures
Practical Software
Measurement (PSM)
PSM is a defense-sponsored organization devoted to finding better ways of
conducting and presenting project measurements.
SEI Software Engineering
Measurement and Analysis
(SEMA)
A portion of the SEI devoted to measurement research. Mentions the GQ(I)M
report from 1996, and the statistical process control text by Florac and Carlton.
Statistical information
Statistics.com
Statistical Reference
Datasets Project
How to test the correctness of statistical software, by comparing results to
known test cases.
Statistical resources
A page of links identified by Clay Helberg, including math software links.
Statistical Resources on the
Web
From the University of Michigan
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Programming and Internet
Programming
Site
Real-time Programming
Description
Realtime Encyclopedia
Real-Time for the Real World
General Programming
Code Newbie – not just for newbies!
How To Write Unmaintainable Code
Metrowerks - Mac, Windows, and embedded programming info
Programmer’s Heaven
Stepwise – Macintosh programming
sucky software at NASA
Linux
Linux Headquarters – Also mentions latest code versions
Linux Journal - magazine
Linux Online – a great general info page for Linux
Linux Resources
O'Reilly Open Source References
SuSE – my favorite Linux distribution vendor
The Linux Documentation Project or here
The Linux Kernel – where to find the latest version
Object-oriented Programming, Object Management Group – creators of UML and CORBA
UML, and Patterns
OO Numerics – scientific computing in OO languages
Patterns Home Page - OO programming patterns
The Code Project – source code samples
UML – Home of the Unified Modeling Language, including its standard
UML Resource Center – at Rational software
Use Cases – Alistair Cockburn’s definitive thoughts
Ada
Ada Information Clearinghouse
Ada Power
Public Ada Library
Revised Ada Reference Manual
SigAda – an ACM special interest group
Software Engineering tools – several are Ada-based
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UML and Patterns Reference Books
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Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Craig
Larman, 2nd Ed., Hardcover, 656 pp. ISBN: 0130925691, Prentice Hall PTR, July 2001
The Unified Modeling Language User Guide, Grady Booch, Jim Rumbaugh, Ivar Jacobson,
Paperback, 512 pp., ISBN: 0201571684, Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc., October 1998
UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, Martin Fowler,
With Kendall Scott (Foreword by Grady Booch), Paperback, 2nd ed., 185 pp. ISBN:
020165783X, Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc., October 1999
Design Patterns CD, Erich Gamma et al, Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0201634988, 1997
Ada Standards
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ISO/IEC 8652, "Information Technology - Programming Languages - Ada," 1995.
ISO/IEC 15291, "Information Technology - Programming Languages - Ada Semantic
Interface Specification (ASIS)," 1999.
ISO/IEC 18009 "Information Technology - Programming Languages - Ada: Conformity
Assessment of a Language Processor," 1999
Internet Resources
Site
Description
Anybrowser Campaign
How to keep web pages from being IE- or Netscape-specific.
Babel project
Internationalization of the Internet.
IETF - Internet Engineering
Task Force
They do research on new possible standards for use on the Internet.
Internet FAQ Consortium
Frequently Asked Questions for newsgroups.
Internet RFC's
RFC = Request For Comments, some of which become standards for
Internet protocols. Or try this link.
Last page of the Internet
The Correct Time
There really is a government site to tell the time, “time.gov”.
Time
Navy site for official time.
Web Pages That Suck
Ad for book of the same name; has great examples of what NOT to do.
World Wide Web
Consortium
Focus on WWW common issues.
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Vendors
Database, CASE, and ERP Vendors
Type
Database
Vendor
4th Dimension – powerful Mac and PC-based relational database
Computer Associates International
DB2
Informix – data management software
InterSystems Corp. (Cache)
Oracle
SAS Institute
Sybase
Computer Aided Software
Engineering (CASE) Tools
Excel Software (no, not Microsoft Excel)
Marcam – rapid prototyping tools
Metrowerks – Mac, PC, and embedded programming
environments (a division of Motorola)
Rational Software (Clearcase, Rose, Apex)
Sterling Software (formerly Cayenne Software, bought out by CA)
True Software (Aide-de-Camp CM tool, bought out by McCabe)
Visible Systems Corp.
Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) systems
Baan
Computer Associates International
Datalogix – Datavision
Geac – Canadian-based ERP solution
J.D. Edwards – Customer Relations Management
Lawson Software
Peoplesoft
SAP
Siebel Systems
Star Information Technology – Onyx
Tivoli – integrated system management, now owned by IBM
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Math and CAD Vendors
Type
Math, Statistics, & Graphics
Vendor
Dataxiom (statistical SW)
Guide to Available Mathematical Software by NIST
JMP (statistical discovery software)
Kaleidagraph (plotting)
Mathematica (symbolic math, programming, and graphics)
Mathsoft (Mathcad)
Matlab (matrix-based)
NCSS Statistical Software & Data Analysis Software
SigmaPlot (plotting)
SPSS (statistics)
Statistica
TK Solver (symbolic math)
Waterloo Maple (symbolic math)
Computer Aided Design (CAD) Autocad
Dassault Systemes – Catia, SolidWorks
Microstation – main competitor to AutoCAD
Visio (spiffy drawing program, bought by Microsoft)
Engineering Software
Vendor
Description
CATIA
A 3-D tool by Dassault Systemes for product definition and simulation.
Engineering Power Tools
Mechanical engineering software for Windows.
Engineering Software Center
Engineering Software Store
Enginering.com
Incomplete site for a wide range of disciplines.
NASTRAN
Tool by MSC.Software for computer aided engineering
Pro/Engineer
Tool by PTC for product development
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General Software Companies
Site
Description
Adobe
Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, etc.
Corel
WordPerfect, CorelDraw, etc.
Lotus
Notes, Domino, cc:Mail; (owned by IBM)
Macromedia
Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, etc.
Microsoft
Windows, Office, Project, Visio, Visual Studio, etc.
Symantec Corp.
Norton utilities, Ghost, Anti-Virus, SystemWorks, etc.
Hardware and Software Resellers
Site
Description
Cary Prague Books and Software
MS Access books
Cole Parmer
Technical books and software
Component Source
Where to buy commercial software components
Journey Education
Academic pricing for HW and SW
MicroWarehouse
Also Mac and Data Comm Warehouses
Newark Electronics
General electronics, and embedded programming tools
(e.g. for use with Metrowerks CodeWarrior)
PC Today
Search engine for prices on PC parts
PC/Mac Connection
Processor.com
New and used servers and workstations, and parts for them
Programmer's Paradise, Inc.
Softmart
Mostly focus on government and academic sales
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Hardware Components
Type
PC Cases, storage arrays
Site
Addtronics
Ci Design enclosures
Comix Computers, Inc.
Discount Case Store
R2D2 Electronics – various computer parts
Storage USA
Wahoo Computers – cases and full systems
Hardware Drivers
Drivers HQ
Driver Guide
Or the vendor of the hardware…
RAM
Boundless Technology - retailer
Crucial
Kingston
Memory Only – also sell hard drives
Viking Interworks
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Documents
Bookstores
Store
Description
Amazon.com
Books, music, and other nouns
Barnes and Noble
Books Online
Various book clubs
Borders Books
Was devoured by Amazon
GPO bookstore
Stuff from the Government Printing Office
Half.com and eBay
Online auction sites, good for finding used books
Powell's
An independent bookstore
Textbooks.com
Inhaled by Barnes and Noble.
Publishers
Publisher
Academic Press
Description
Now part of Elsevier Science.
Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
Baltzer Science Publishers
Now part of Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Butterworth-Heinemann
ISO 9000 books
Cambridge University Press
Cisco Press
Dorset House Publishing
Software engineering and management
Elsevier Science
IEEE Computer Society Press
Computer science, anyone?
International Technical Support Organization IBM Redbook publications
John Wiley & Sons
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Health, math, and computer science publications
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Wide range of science and education books
Lists of publishers
Two good sources of publisher web sites
Loompanics Unlimited
Publisher and distributor from “the lunatic
fringe of the libertarian movement.” 
Maximum Press
IBM and web marketing books
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Publisher
Description
McGraw Hill Professional Bookstore
Microsoft Press
MIT Press
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
“Publications in computer science, engineering,
and information technology”
National Academies Press
Serve the National Academies – the IOM, NAE,
and NAS. (See Professional Organizations list.)
NIST software quality group publications
O'Reilly publishers
Computer-related technology books
Peer-to-Peer Communications, Inc
Mostly hardcore computer science, with some
humor books too.
Perseus Books
Wide range of topics – business, science, health, etc.
Prentice Hall PTR
Business, computers, and engineering publications
Project Gutenberg
Publish free text versions of classic books and
historic documents.
Springer Science Online
Business, math, and mostly science publications
Thomson Corp.
Autodesk publications, Westlaw, and many more.
Structured Documents (SGML and XML)
Site
Docbook
Book about Docbook
Description
Docbook is a document structure used for technical
documentation, e.g. for Linux and other open source
projects
Ghostview and Ghostscript
PostScript file viewer – can also use Adobe Acrobat.
OASIS – Organization for the Advancement Define and promote structured document standards
of Structured Information Standards
Robin Cover's SGML/XML Page
A classic info page for SGML and XML
Steve Pepper’s Whirlwind Guide to SGML
Tools and Vendors
Link dead as of Feb 2003 – look for its revival.
XML home pages (dot Org and dot Com)
Great places to start for XML info
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Publications
Publication
Description
"news@sei interactive"
SEI online publication.
Communications of the
ACM
Main publication of the ACM.
Control Magazine
Focus on process control
Crosstalk
The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Free publication – many
articles apply to any software-related project
eeTimes
One of the better free trade publications – good info on computer hardware
and software developments.
IEEE Software
Publication of the IEEE Computer Society’s software engineering community.
IEEE Spectrum
Main publication of the IEEE.
InfoWorld
A better IT trade publication
Insight
Army metrics newsletter
NASA Tech Briefs
Engineering Design and Manufacturing focus. Use Priority Code R600-8
Processor
Trade newspaper which focuses on new and used workstations, servers,
and other high end hardware.
Scientific Computing
World
Focuses on reviews of various scientific applications – free if you qualify.
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Other Topics
History of Computing
Site
Description
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
In 487 different programming languages
Bletchley Park
Site of the world's first programmable computer
during WWII.
Classic Computing Web Sites
Page of links for historic computers, especially
Apple variants
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present
Historical Computer Society
IEEE History of Computing Timeline
IEEE has a special interest group devoted to the
history of computing.
Museum of Computing @ Swindon
The first museum in Britain dedicated to computing.
Programming Language List
About 2350 of them!
The Hello World! Page
In 204 different programming languages
Photography
Site
Description
Adorama Camera, Inc
Huge online retailer of photo and video equipment.
Digital Photography
Good site, temporarily offline as of Feb 2003
Nikon
Cameras and stuff
Popular Photography
Like the magazine of the same name.
State Street Discount
Another big online retailer – includes appliances, TVs, audio, and
photography
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Music
Type
Music software (editing,
notation, recording, and
education)
Site and Description
Ars Nova – Practica Musica education program
Bias – Peak audio editing
Cakewalk- SONAR and various Loopy programs
Coda –Finale notation SW
Dolby – sound effects, surround sound
EMagic – Logic audio recording software
MiBaC = “music instruction by a computer”
MacMIDIMusic – for both PC and Mac
Mac Music
Opcode – site not responding, Feb. 2003
Steinberg –Cubase
Syntrillium – Cool Edit
Digital music hardware
Apogee – signal processing, UV22 compression
Boston Acoustics – speakers
Carver – amps
Cedar – audio restoration processors
Cubase.com – chat about Cubase
Denon – receivers
Digidesign – ProTools
Echo – professional grade sound cards and recording hardware
Edirol – Roland’s digital music hardware division
Kurzweil – digital pianos
Midiman – MIDI interfaces; also M-audio products
MOTU – Mark of the Unicorn; Digital Performer
PreSonus – audio processing, preamps, EQ
Rane – pro audio gear (preamps, etc.)
Shure - mics
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Type
Music retail sales
Site and Description
8th Street
Aabaca
AudioMidi – educational pricing
Mars Music – gone out of business
The MIDI-Store Musician’s Friend
Sam Ash
Sheet music
Hal Leonard Online
PDQ Bach
Sheet Music Plus – online retailer of sheet music
Theodore Presser
Publications
AudioREVIEW Computer Music – based in the UK
Harmony Central – lots of product reviews
Sound on Sound magazine
Miscellaneous
Type
Emergency Services
Site and Description
FEMA - Community Emergency Response Teams
FCC – Amateur Radio Service
Red Cross – Camden County
Geek news and humor
Assisted Computing Facility
Darwin Awards honor those who improve our gene pool by removing
themselves from it (in a noteworthy manner).
Slashdot
The Ig Nobel Awards – awards for useless inventions
Think Geek
Shareware
Download.com
Tucows (Mac)
Tucows (PC)
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Translation resources
Free Translation (European languages)
French phrases you don’t want to use
Japanese translation
Utter wastes of time
Fark – updated many times per day
(warning – some adult material)
Lowbrow
SatireWire
Something Awful updated about daily
The Blue Brick – updated once in a while
The Onion – updated every Wednesday
Weather
National Hurricane Center
National Weather Service
Weather Underground
WPVI weather (channel 6)
Revision History
Date
Feb. 6-11, 2003
Feb. 12, 2003
Feb. 20, 2003
May 3, 2003
Revision
Document created from original three web pages of reference materials. Links checked, fixed,
and reorganized.
Links from Vernon Porter for History and TickIT added.
Added humor, photo, and engineering links; and cleaned up sorting of tables.
Added some more professional organizations and user’s groups, and refined a few military
standard and programming references.
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