# Must have Nerd Websites
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 22, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606 "2009-04-22T12:54:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/1 "2009-04-22T12:54:55Z")
I want to comprise a list of must have tech sites/stores. Can be anything from stores, to fonts, to video reviews. I’ll try to organize them all into categories. Try to explain what each link is as far as category.
_ **Searching:** _
[Google](http://www.google.com)
_ **Shopping:** _
[Newegg](http://www.newegg.com)
[Tech Bargains](http://www.techbargains.com)
[Tiger Direct](http://www.tigerdirect.com)
[Slick Deals](http://www.slickdeals.net/)
_ **Fonts:** _
[DaFont](http://www.dafont.com)
[1001 Free Fonts](http://www.1001freefonts.com)
_ **Reviews:** _
[ComputerTV](http://com.puter.tv/)
[[H]ard|OCP](http://www.hardocp.com/)
[Bit Tech](http://www.bit-tech.net)
**_Tutorials:_**
[Hack N Mod](http://hacknmod.com/)
**_Information/News:_**
[Data Center Knowledge](http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/)
[Slashdot](http://slashdot.org/)
[Engadget](http://www.engadget.com/)
[Internet Health Report](http://www.internetpulse.com/)
[Wired News](http://www.wired.com)
[Digg](http://digg.com/technology)
[FARK Geek Links](http://www.fark.com/geek/)
[AnandTech](http://www.anandtech.com/)
[Daily Tech](http://www.dailytech.com/)
_ **Firefox Ad-ons:** _
[Ad Block Plus](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865) (blocks ads on webpages)
[Fireshot](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648) (takes screenshots of an entire website without toolbars, etc.)
_ **Games:** _
[Ikariam](http://www.ikariam.org)
[Desktop Tower Defense](http://www.handdrawngames.com)
_ **Programs:** _
[Soulseek](http://www.slsknet.org) (Download Music without the bloating/viruses/malware of limewire)
[µTorrent](http://www.utorrent.com) (Lightweight Torrent Client)
[iTunes Folder Watch](http://albumbrowser.klarita.net/itfw.html) (Automatically adds music to the iTunes library when it’s added to the iTunes music folder)
[VLC player](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) (Plays almost every format of video and audio)
[Daemon Tools](http://www.daemon-tools.cc/ENG/home) (Virtual Drive/Image Mounting software, works great for games)
**_Torrent Sites:_**
[Demonoid](http://www.demonoid.com) (Registration by invite required)
[MiniNova](http://www.mininova.org) (Good for Movies)
[The Pirate Bay](http://www.thepiratebay.com) (Good For Music)
[What.cd (Invite only, strict guidelines)](http://www.what.cd/)
[Waffles.fm](https://www.waffles.fm/main.html) (Invite only, strict guidelines)
Private music tracker like What.cd, has significantly less torrents, but generally much more extremely rare lossless content as well as vinyl rips.
[FunFile.org](http://www.funfile.org) (Invite only, strict guidelines)
General private tracker. Has decent movie rips and whatnot…
**_Social:_**
[LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/)
[Twitter](http://www.twitter.com)
**_Tech Forums:_**
[Experts Exchange](http://www.experts-exchange.com/)
[Xtreme Systems](http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/)
[Howard Forums](http://www.howardforums.com/) (Cell Phone Forum)
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### Author:  [@skylinez07](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skylinez07)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/2 "2009-04-22T13:03:24Z")
👏
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/3 "2009-04-22T13:07:39Z")
torrent sites:
- Registration needed by invite
[demonoid.com](http://demonoid.com) - programs and movies
```
- No registration needed
mininova.org - movies
thepiratebay.com - music
```
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### Author:  [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/4 "2009-04-22T13:11:28Z")
good call pirite
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/5 "2009-04-22T13:16:40Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#):
>
> good call pirite
thanks. oh, forgot something.
Media player
VLC: [Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)
light weight, easy to use, plays every format ive thrown at it
Image Mounter
Daemon tools lite: [DAEMON Tools for Mac: Smart mounting and imaging software - DAEMON-Tools.cc](http://www.daemon-tools.cc/ENG/home)
great for mounting the images downloaded from said torrent sites
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### Author:  [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/6 "2009-04-22T13:19:10Z")
who the fuck uses itunes… it sucks…
foobar2000 for playing music in windows
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### Author:  [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/7 "2009-04-22T13:19:52Z")
how is foobar? Ive heard of it but never bothered trying it. Im using WMP
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/8 "2009-04-22T13:22:06Z")
> [@ILC](#):
>
> who the fuck uses itunes… it sucks…
>
> foobar2000 for playing music in windows
the people that use itunes are the people that own an ipod and havent found songbird.
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/9 "2009-04-22T13:23:23Z")
songbird can’t do album art, not on linux at least
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/10 "2009-04-22T13:26:53Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#):
>
> songbird can’t do album art, not on linux at least
i know it does on windows.
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### Author:  [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/11 "2009-04-22T13:27:20Z")
I have used pretty much all media players. The orignal Music Match Jukebox (pre Yahoo) was the best IMO. I tried foobar and couldn’t figure that shit out. I use foobar however for extracting from .cue files. WinAmp was decent but it wouldn’t add all my music even after I tried manually adding the folder. I haven’t tried songbird yet I might give that a go. iTunes does have a lot of flaws (no watch folders) but I like the interface and how it will automatically download most album art, which is a huge “selling” point.
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### Author:  [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/12 "2009-04-22T18:00:51Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#):
>
> songbird can’t do album art, not on linux at least
Uhhh??? Its always been able to do album art
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/13 "2009-04-22T18:15:14Z")
on linux it cannot handle album art or an ipod touch/iphone
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### Author:  [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/14 "2009-04-22T18:25:31Z")
Seriously foobar is the best windows playing program… I’m really pissed its not on mac ☹
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### Author:  [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/15 "2009-04-22T18:34:15Z")
> I want to comprise a list of must have tech sites/stores. Can be anything from stores, to fonts, to video reviews. I’ll try to organize them all into categories. Try to explain what each link is as far as category.
> Searching:
> Google
:picard:
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/16 "2009-04-22T18:35:36Z")
**News:**
[http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/](http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/)
> **[Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters](https://slashdot.org/)**
>
> Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news with a heavy slant towards Linux and Open Source issues.
> **[Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/)**
>
> Engadget is the original home for technology news and reviews. Since its founding in 2004, we've grown from an exhaustive source for consumer tech news to a global multimedia organization covering the intersection of technology, gaming and...
**Informational Sites:**
> **[Digital experience monitoring | Dynatrace](https://www.dynatrace.com/capabilities/digital-experience-monitoring/)**
>
> Monitor, analyze and optimize customer experience with an enhanced 360 degree view of every single user journey.
**Torrent Sites:**
[http://what.cd/](http://what.cd/)
**Social:** http://www.linkedin.com/
**Forums:**
> **[Experts Exchange | Solve any problem. Learn any technology — faster](https://www.experts-exchange.com/)**
>
> We connect you with people and information to solve problems, inspire learning and influence the future of technology.
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/17 "2009-04-22T19:28:59Z")
what.cd? ive never heard of it. invite only im guessing?
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/18 "2009-04-22T19:41:26Z")
> [@pirite](#):
>
> what.cd? ive never heard of it. invite only im guessing?
Ever heard of oink? Well same thing, just diff site after it went down.
Yeah invite only.
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### Author:  [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/19 "2009-04-22T21:37:17Z")
> [@ryanmcell](#):
>
> Ever heard of oink? Well same thing, just diff site after it went down.
> Yeah invite only.
What.cd you also have to maintain activity and a good ratio or you get the boot from what I hear. IIRC they do a lot of Lossless stuff.
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/must-have-nerd-websites/66606/20 "2009-04-22T21:47:39Z")
**Bullshit:**
[www.nyspeed.com](http://www.nyspeed.com)
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