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http://doom9.net/
Doom9.net is a long-running technical resource dedicated to video encoding, DVD ripping, and digital video compression, covering codecs, tools, and guides for enthusiasts. It has been a cornerstone reference for the home video encoding community since the late 1990s, hosting forums, guides, and news about formats like DivX, x264, and Blu-ray ripping.
https://corow.net/
Corow.net is a minimalist old-web personal homepage with a classic handcrafted aesthetic, featuring a kiriban milestone counter and participation in the Hotline webring. The sparse but charming layout hints at a web enthusiast's personal space built with deliberate retro sensibility.
http://bradmontgomery.blogspot.com/2007/01/automatic-backups-with-cron-tar-and-ssh.html
Brad Montgomery's technical blog covers Linux system administration, with this post walking through setting up automatic backups using cron jobs, tar, and SSH. A practical, hands-on tutorial aimed at developers and sysadmins looking to automate their backup workflows.
https://fnhipster.com/rss
The personal blog of fnhipster, a webmaster writing a stream-of-consciousness mix of technology commentary, creativity, and current events. Posts range from reflections on nuclear safeguards and hacker culture to developer deep-dives on vinyl cataloging APIs and composable storefront architecture.
https://wiby.me/?q=Society+People+Personal+Homepages
A Wiby search results page surfacing old-web links tagged under 'Society People Personal Homepages', pulling up a eclectic mix of GeoCities relics, personal homepages, and hobbyist sites from across the early internet. It serves as a curated window into the handcrafted web, connecting visitors to everything from bagpipe teacher directories to Vietnam War veteran pages.
https://robida.net/entries/2026/03/03/tracking-packages
Beto Dealmeida shares a clever IndieWeb project where he built a custom 'package' post type on his personal blog to track shipments via EasyPost, complete with maps, phone notifications, and webhooks. The post combines his love of mailing cassette tapes for 4-track collaborations with hands-on web development, making it a fascinating read for anyone interested in self-hosted tools and the IndieWeb movement.
http://virtualbsd.info/
VirtualBSD 9.0 is a project offering a desktop-ready FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE pre-configured with the XFCE desktop environment and distributed as a VMware/VirtualBox appliance, making FreeBSD accessible to newcomers and returning users alike. The site includes download links, screenshots, how-to guides, and a curated list of bundled applications like Firefox, LibreOffice, GIMP, and VLC for an out-of-the-box experience.
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://wezm.net/v2/posts/2025/website-fit-for-1999
Wesley Moore documents his journey building a retro-styled personal website written in HTML4 and served over plain HTTP, designed to work on vintage browsers like IE 4 on Mac OS 8.1. The post covers experimenting with hosting on a RISC-V ESP32-C3 microcontroller using bare-metal Rust before settling on a more practical home server setup, making it a fascinating read for anyone interested in old-web aesthetics and modern tinkering.
https://websetsbylynn.neocities.org/
Websets by Lynn offers a growing collection of free web graphics including background sets, animated buttons, glitter fills, and layout generators for personal website builders. The site also hosts interactive graphic makers for blinkies, 88x31 buttons, dollz, and glitter text, making it a practical toolkit for old-web style site decoration.