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From the archiveThis page was published by PocketGamer when the magazine covered games on Pocket PC hardware. The text is exactly as it appeared; the links in it lead to sites that in many cases no longer exist. It is kept at its original address rather than deleted.
Miscellaneous
For a comprehensive listing of Pocket PC sites, try Craig Peacock's excellent PocketPCHelp.com or the Pocket PC webring. The links page at PocketPC.com is also a good place to start.
Computing & Internet | Broken? |
| Bandwidth speed test
Find out how slow your Internet connection really is by taking MSN's bandwidth speed test. The only tricky part is deciding whether to blame the modem or your ISP, or both! | |
| Slashdot
As the site slogan says, "News for nerds. Stuff that matters". Oh, and if you love Microsoft, cover your eyes. | |
Eye Boggling | Broken? |
| Illusion Works
Optical illusions galore, and some are very nifty indeed. | |
Games | Broken? |
| GameSpot UK (US)
News, reviews and all the usual stuff. I happen to like the UK version, but I'm biased. | |
| Gamecenter
More news, reviews and all the usual stuff. | |
J.P.W. (Just Plain Weird!) | Broken? |
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Everything you ever wanted to know on crop circles but were too afraid to ask. Worth visiting just to admire the site design. | |
Humour | Broken? |
| RinkWorks
Plenty of laughs here. Be sure to check out the Computer Stupidities pages. | |
| The Onion
US news stories with an alternative viewpoint. | |
| The Register
And here's the IT news with an alternative viewpoint. | |
News, Information & Resources | Broken? |
| BBC
Top quality stuff from the Beeb. | |
Search Tools | Broken? |
| Quickbrowse
Allows you to search using more than one engine, and combines the results onto a single page. | |
| Google
Fast, simple and effective. | |
Security | Broken? |
| ZoneAlarm
A highly-regarded free software firewall. To test your computer's vulnerability, pay a visit to the Gibson Research Corporation website. | |
Sport | Broken? |
| Football365
The best football (soccer) site around. | |
| The Football Shrine
A shrine to the best sport on the planet can't be bad! | |
Web Development | Broken? |
| Cut and Paste Scripts
As used by PocketGamer.org, this site provides free hosted CGI scripts with no adverts. Which is very generous indeed. | |
| Dynamic Drive
Free DHTML (dynamic HTML) scripts. This is where the PocketGamer.org menu (only visible for users of Internet Explorer 4 or greater) code comes from. | |
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