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azirasno.neocities.org
- Azira's webpage. Prepare for Peeps.
marshwiggle.neocities.org
- Currently a work-in-progress.
Southeast Christian Church
- My "home away from home" church. (I often watch their sermons live
on YouTube. Don't let the megachurch size fool you -- they practice what they
preach.)
The Gospel Coalition
- Articles on Christianity and living out the faith.
Culture War College
- Biblical wisdom from a retired Air Force colonel.
Albert Mohler
- Home of The Briefing, Thinking in Public, and other things worth a
read/listen.
NETBible
- My favorite Bible translation for reading, quoting, and studying. (I also
appreciate their stance on Biblical copyright.)
BlueLetterBible
- A wonderful, feature-rich Bible reader with built-in concordances and commentaries.
Beats YouVersion and BibleGateway any day.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)
- Read-in-browser versions of classic Biblical texts. A wonderful resource for
studying.
WORLD
- World is among my favorite news outlets nowadays -- fair, Christian reporting
for not a lot of cash.
First Liberty Institute
- Non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting the free exercise of religion
in the U.S.
Alliance Defending Freedom
- Another non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting Americans and their rights.
Focus on the Family
- An organization dedicated to preserving the Biblical ideal of family.
PluggedIn
- Focus' media review team. Their write-ups are worth reading before a trip
to the theatre -- but beware of spoilers. :-)
1792 Exchange
- A site that scores companies based on their commitment (or lack thereof) to
certain political issues and free speech in the workplace.
DataRepublican
- Tracks government spending, political connections, and other things that are
interesting to peruse.
Vicki Fox
- A 'furry' slice-of-life comic from a Christian author that's been around for
over two decades.
Faux Pas
- Another one of Ye Olde 'Furry' Comics. Rather funny, with a Disney-esque artstyle.
VHV
- Sci-fi meets magic meets aliens.
The Prospect
- More sci-fi, more magic, more aliens. :-)
Kalimire's Quest
- A newer fantasy comic that shows promise.
Savage Chickens
- Silly doodles of chickens on sticky notes. Covers every kind of humor.
* Infrequent language.
The Jenkins
- Geek humor, thought-provoking puns, and some of that fine Monkey Cola, yes
sir!
Ziggy
- A long-running single-panel newspaper strip. One of my favorites.
Breaking Cat News
- The daily lives of neighborhood cats as documented by a team of feline reporters.
Drawn with ink and watercolor.
Coffee Table Comics
- Jason Brubaker's home base, featuring Sithrah, re:MIND, and other graphic
novel masterpieces.
Vanilla Arts
- The resource for new Copic artists. More professional wisdom than I've
gotten from any other site -- and most of it's free. The Blend is also
worth the cash, if you have it.
Drawabox
- A moderately helpful tool to get started with drawing fundamentals. The title
is misleading -- "a box" quickly becomes "a thousand boxes."
Refsheet.net
- A reference sheet hosting site for those without a webpage to call home. Useful
for ArtFight season or people who purchase commissions often.
Brandon James Greer (YT)
- Entry-level pixel art tutorials. I learned quite a bit from his videos.
How to Think when You Draw!
- Some of the best technical tips on the Internet.
Dick Blick
- My go-to place for most art supplies. They're generally cheaper than the local
craft stores - especially if you buy enough stuff to get free shipping.
Violeta Ink
- A good authorized reseller for Copic markers and ever-needed Copic Ink refills.
* See my article on Cheap Copics and the Cracked Cap Conundrum before
diving headfirst into the world of alcohol markers.
The OPL Archive
- If you like Yamaha-based chiptune, this is a great place to go. (You don't
need a Sound Blaster to enjoy it, either -- OPL emulation is done in your brower.)
Skaven
- A classic tracker artist's homepage. It's a bit old, but worth a look.
Fearofdark
- Another of my favorite tracker artists.
FB-01 Patches
- If you have one of Yamaha's little black boxes and need more sounds for it,
this is a great place to look.
DX7 Patch Archive
- You'll need a patch loader (such as SYSEX Librarian) for these files, but
they're worth the trouble. They also work on non-DX7 devices, such as Dexed
or the Korg opsix [sic].
SynthMania
- A great YouTube channel with high-quality synthesizer demos.
Midera
- Ambient electronica. He plays a mean Prophet~10.
Furnace
- Incredible tracker software with a wide range of emulated systems.
OpenMPT
- For those of us who want to make tracker music but don't want to deal with
the pain of old systems. :-)
AdLib Tracker
- You'll want to try this if you have access to an old Windows system and an
OPL card. (You can emulate it, but real hardware is more fun.)
GrafX2
- The editor for pixel artists. Say what you will about Aseprite... this
one's better. It's free. It's open-souce. And it runs on (mostly) era-appropriate
hardware.
Pixelformer
- A good, all-around raster editor for quick adjustments. It's a shame it was
never finished.
Krita
- If you want most of the functionality of Photoshop for 100% less money, this
is the program for you. Drawing tablet or pen highly reccommended.
Paint.NET
- Paint's grown-up cousin.
GB Studio
- Make your own Game Boy games. Or test your GB-style art to make sure it's
compatible.
IrfanView
- Open-source photo viewer. It's a touch clunky, but it works.
VLC
- It's "just" a media player. But it'll play basically anything --
including files that every other player says are broken.
Unicode Charts
- Find cool symbols without an app or annoying, ad-filled webpage.
* Reminder: Archive responsibly. Follow copyright laws and refrain from piracy. (I know, I've whined about it, but I do follow the law.)
Streamlink
- Wanna save that Twitch stream for later? Or save off your church's sermon?
Here's a command-line interface to do so. Once you get through the clunk, it's
quite powerful.
YT-DLG
- An easy-to-use GUI for YT-DLP -- one of the best YouTube and video archivers
around.
HTTrack
- A solid solution for archiving webpages.
WFDownloader
- Ever gone to a site and thought, "Man, I wish I could download all of that
person's art?" WFDownloader has you covered. It works almost anywhere.
Greaseweazle
- Got floppies? Create high-quality backups of them with one of these neat devices.
Greg "Flux" Gaub
- Greg's page is a wonderful resource for users of Tiger Electronics' classic
Lazer Tag Team Ops (LTTO) taggers. He also has a neat Transformers page, the
old homepage of the Seattle Palm Users Group, and some other pages that are
well worth your time.
Vogons
- One of many wonderful retro tech forums. They've been on the 'net for 22 years
and counting, and they've covered nearly everything there is to cover.
Amiga Forever
- If you want to emulate Commodore's best, you'll need to stop by here. The
$30 package has everything you could ever want.
WinUAE
- My Amiga emulator of choice. It natively supports the Greaseweazle, too.
RetroArch
- The best emulation frontend out there... and it runs on basically everything.
DuckStation
- Good PS1 emulation with a sleek interface.
PCSX2
- If you want to play PS2 games better than ever before, you'll want this. (Bring
your own BIOS ROMs.)
Dolphin
- Wii and GameCube emulation that's too good for Steam.
PalmDB
- Software, games, and utilities for PalmOS. It's not obsolete... yet!
VPForums
- Like pinball? No arcade nearby? Try Visual Pinball -- they have recreations
of real-life tables and a whole bunch of other neat stuff.
VPUniverse
- More tables!
MM2X
- Add-ons and mods for Midtown Madness 2. I spent way too much time on
here as a kid...
Simviation
- ... and way more time here. They have heaps of freeware add-ons for
multiple generations of Microsoft Flight Simulator and Combat Flight
Simulator. Go get a new hard drive; you'll need it.
Flightsim.to
- Freeware add-ons for MSFS2020.
Namecheap
- A good spot for registering domain names. I don't recommend their web hosting
- HTTPS costs extra, unless you want to install your own certificates.
TheNewOil
- Learn about web privacy and how you can take back your online presence.
uBlock Origin
- If you only download and use one browser extension... make it this one. This
one plugin makes the Web far more bearable -- and warns you of malicious webpages.
EFF
- I don't agree with everything they stand for, but a lot of their work
on privacy is quite noble.
CoverYourTracks
- How well does your browser protect you from fingerprinting? Find out here.
Proton
- A nice alternative to GSuite.
WiGLE
- Take a peek at more WiFi networks than you knew existed on one big map. Then
change your SSID to "FBI Surveillance Van" so nobody can spot you on said map.
HaveIBeenPwned
- A good site for checking on data breaches.
Namechk
- Want to make a new set of social accounts? See if your username of choice
is available on a variety of platforms.
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