Useful Links

[B16Enk]

As the title says, use this to post useful links to supplies, utilities and information.

[delta7]

HARDWARE

This is primarily for GB and Euro mates but some good info for USA/Canada mates

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/ has a good range of gear to make you drool- check out the forums , very informative.

however usually get most of it less expensive here

http://www.lowestonweb.com/

or

http://www.savastore.com/

I have used all 3 with no problems but make sure you pay for all internet transactions on credit card ( I keep 1 just for this so I can track transactions) and if any problems then contact card company and you usually get money back.

[delta7]

INFORMATION

for anything to do with this sim

www.airwarfare.com check out the FAQ, user manual and guides

for general flying tutorials

http://www.simhq.com/_air/acc_library.html especially anything by andy Bush

also see

http://web.comhem.se/~u85627360/

for background info on computers and setting them up see my optimisation guide here

http://www.airwarfare.com/guides/il2opt ... _guide.htm

for info on setting up graphics cards

http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_10.html

there is an Nvidea one as well

[B16Enk]

Excellent remote control application, and it's free!

Used this with BG today, I was able to view his desktop and assist with configuration of his system.

It also includes an excellent file transfer module, I popped a TiR profile into his TiR folder for him as we talked!

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

Well worth getting now, or at least book marking as it can help immeasurably

[Blairgowrie]

Simply bloody amazing. There was Rog and I talking on MSN while he was able to make changes to my computer and solve issues after my reformat. I just sat back and watched his mouse pointer move all over the place clicking on anything that did not move.

Great way of helping out some of us less technical people.

[B16Enk]

Teamspeak tutorials:

http://staff.cs.tamu.edu/dave/stp/downl ... speak.html

[BBloke]

Removing Securom (if you really need to)

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?p=545915

[wheelsup_cavu]

Since we had to deactivate the Links module at Mission4Today (M4T) because it kept crashing the site here are some Useful Links that I think are still relevant.

7zip: https://www.7-zip.org/

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"7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.". 7 Zip is a useful open-source program to pack (compress) and unpack files. It can unpack just about any compression file you'll find anywhere, and definitely at M4T, including RAR and 7z. "Supported formats: Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z."archive.org: Old Time Radio: https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradio

Archive.org: Old Time Radio: https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradio

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Throughout the 20th century, one of the dominant forms of mass media and entertainment was Radio Shows: Drama, Comedy, Mystery and Horror, as well as news and information, all presented in a purely audio format. Contained in these archives are thousands of hours recorded from these well-funded and talent-filled works.

Some items are entire collections within themselves of many-episode runs of famous shows. Many date from the "Golden Age" of Radio, the early half of the 20th century, while some are remixes or recreations of these works for modern audiences. A percentage are modern(ish) productions utilizing the best of what improved technology and hopes to capture the radio magic could offer.

The introduction of television is considered to be the death knell of this medium, but the works live on.

 

 

Gimp: https://www.gimp.org/

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This is the official website of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).

GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes.

Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins.

 

 

Irfanview: https://www.irfanview.com/

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It is designed to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals.

IrfanView seeks to create unique, new and interesting features, unlike some other graphic viewers, whose whole "creativity" is based on feature cloning, stealing of ideas and whole dialogs from ACDSee and/or IrfanView! (for example: XnView has been stealing/cloning features and whole dialogs from IrfanView, for 10+ years).

IrfanView was the first Windows graphic viewer worldwide with Multiple (animated) GIF support. One of the first graphic viewers worldwide with Multipage TIF support. The first graphic viewer worldwide with Multiple ICO support.

 

Old Radio World: https://www.oldradioworld.com/

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Free Old Time Radio Shows from "The Golden Age of Radio"

Welcome to Old Radio World! Here you will find some of the most popular radio programs of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Before television, radio provided entertainment by presenting radio plays and programs of mystery, intrigue, and comedy. There was also news and soap operas.

If you are new to old time radio, have a look at how the sound men created the broadcasts with sound effects. The nine minute video, "Back of the Mike", begins with a child listening to the radio and his imagination is put on the screen. The camera then goes to a 1930s era radio sound studio where the program is originating. This video gives you an insightful look at how those intriguing and astonishing sounds were created

 

 

Shorpy Historical Photo Archive: https://www.shorpy.com/Large_Format_Kodachromes

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Kodachromes Large-format (mostly 4x5) Kodachrome transparencies shot for the Office of War Information. Repository: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. The images you see here have been adjusted by the Webmaster for color and contrast.

 

There are some others but I think this is enough for one post.

 

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