Computers & Internet
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https://support.moonpoint.com/os/windows/software/remote-control/rdp/rdp-registry.php
MoonPoint Support offers a detailed technical walkthrough for enabling Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on a Windows XP system entirely from the command line, using registry commands over an SSH session. The guide is practical and scenario-driven, covering netstat checks, reg commands, firewall configuration, and adding users to the Remote Desktop Users group.
https://members.tripod.com/voodoo_chicken_bones/links.html
A quirky personal links page from a Tripod-era site called 'Voodoo Chicken Bones,' collecting favorite websites with irreverent commentary on topics ranging from America's Most Wanted and Harry Turtledove novels to ninja humor and alien cow abductions. The writing is tongue-in-cheek throughout, with goofy asides about Britney Spears, Farrah Fawcett, and fictional rich people rankings, giving the whole page a distinctly early-2000s comedic personality.
https://mistigris.org/
Mistigris is a long-running computer arts group founded in 1994 that releases regular 'artpacks' featuring ANSI art, ASCII art, and other digital works rooted in the BBS and demoscene tradition. With monthly releases dating back decades, a 30th anniversary collection, and connections to tools like PabloDraw and the 16colo.rs gallery, this is a living hub for oldschool computer art culture.
http://efatland.com/portfolio/webting/wireframes.html
Eirik Fatland's interaction design portfolio showcases WebTing, a democratic web application he designed as part of his MA thesis 'Democratic Interfaces' at Media Lab Helsinki. The wireframes document a multi-phase civic decision-making tool where users explore, discuss, and vote on issues, offering a fascinating glimpse into early participatory design thinking.
https://censorine.com/directory.html
Censorine's handcrafted weblink directory organizes hundreds of old-web era resources into themed sections covering personal sites, web graphics, pixel art, sozai, digital tools, and more. It's a lovingly curated gateway to the indie web, packed with links to GIF collections, icon archives, kaomoji databases, and vintage clipart alongside personal pages and niche music resources.
https://glitterskies.org/waterfalls
Flowing Energy is a fanlisting dedicated to waterfalls, currently owned by Nathalie and hosted as part of Glitterskies.org, listing over 500 fans from 43 countries worldwide. Listed under The Fanlistings Network's Nature category, it celebrates these natural wonders with a brief overview of what makes waterfalls so captivating.
https://coolsocks.lol/
Chris World is a handcrafted personal site by someone going by Chris, featuring a styled entrance page with content warnings, theme options, and retro web aesthetics. Part of the Retronaut webring, this old-web inspired landing page has been live since 2017 and sets the stage for a personal creative space.
https://metasyn.pw/
Metasyn is a personal memex built by its creator to organize research, audio, visual work, and ongoing projects across many interconnected pages. The site embraces the memex philosophy of linked, evolving knowledge, with epistemic certainty icons marking each page to signal how complete or reliable its content is.
http://bbslist.textfiles.com/
A massive historical archive of dial-up BBS phone numbers compiled from numerous sources, preserving a comprehensive record of Bulletin Board Systems from the pre-internet era. Maintained by Jason Scott of textfiles.com, the list includes FAQs, statistics, an introduction to BBS culture, and even a link to the documentary film about BBSes.
https://stepanzak.cc/
Štěpán Žák's personal corner of the web, featuring a blog, projects, and drawings alongside a lively collection of old-web buttons, webrings, and Fediverse social links. The site leans heavily into the indie web aesthetic, with CSS Joy Webring membership, Eleventy-built static pages, and a now-playing music widget pulling from ListenBrainz.