Technical Links
We've gathered a collection of links to websites dealing with technological skill building, such as HTML tutorials and other resources, in the hope that these links will be helpful to you.
Web Development
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Sitepoint
Sitepoint is one of the largest web developer meeting places on the internet. Here you will find tutorials, blogs, forums, references, books, videos, a complete marketplace, and more! The first place you start should always be Sitepoint.
W3Schools
W3Schools is a very old site that provides basic tutorials for plenty of web development languages. It is, however, beginning to become outdated. Nonetheless, it's a great place to start testing the waters of web development.
PHP
The famous open source server-side scripting language. PHP has grown throughout the years and has matured into an enterprise-ready language that will gladly work with your personal website, too. With hundreds of thousands of software packages, PHP has what you need.
MySQL
Open source and free, the community edition of the MySQL database server provides a place to store all of your information. It's time to get rid of all of that product data typed directly into your web pages; put it in a database and never worry about site upgrades again!
Encryption & Security
Gibson Research Corporation
Steve Gibson's personal website, where he distributes a plethora of freeware security tools and services. Be sure to check out ShieldsUp! to evaluate your network's security!
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Security Now!
Ready to make your brain explode with security knowledge (and a little eBook reader knowledge, too)? Check out Security Now! - a netcast which you can download to your computer or MP3 Player. Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss the latest issues in security on a weekly basis.
All About Rijndael
Learn everything that there is to know about the AES Rijndael cipher - a marvel of our cyptographic era. This site has everything that you need to get started coding your own implementation.
Robotics
FIRST Robotics Canada
The hub of FIRST Robotics activity in Canada. This site contains a variety of resources, links, and multimedia, as well as news about upcoming FIRST-related events in Canada.
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