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4161 - An editorial discussing and explaining what shareware is and the pros and cons of shareware by Stacee Barcelata.

A Glitch In Time - Article and discussion in Salon about the so-called "millennium bug" or year 2000 crisis by Scott Rosenberg.

A List Apart - Web magazine for people who make websites. Fresh every Friday.

CBC News: Indepth Y2K - This section was written well before the Year 2000 arrived. Provides articles

CIO Magazine: Year 2000 Challenge: Checking the Chips - Scott Kirsner explains that finding Y2K bugs presents unique challenges when they're etched into silicon.

CNet: The Y2K Bug and Your PC - Find out more about the impact of the year 2000 on your hardware

CNN.com: Looking at the Y2K bug - Collection of articles

CNN.com: Monday a Major Y2K Test as U.S. Returns to Work - Feature article plus links to online discussions about the past century.

Computer Performance Engineering - Year 2000 software date problem impact analysis and AutoCorrect tools

DaveTalks.com - Collection of articles written for the Association of Shareware Professional's Newsletter

Digital Web Magazine - Articles

Eclipse E-zine - Small E-zine for web and graphic designers. Includes job postings and tips.

Economist: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself - The main impact of the millennium bug will come not from faulty computers

Evolt - Community of and articles by web developers. Covers all areas of professional web design. Also

FEMA: FEMA and the Year 2000 Initiative - Articles and information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

InternetNews.com - Daily columns covering products

IRT.org - Articles covering many aspects of Internet related technologies.

jesse james garrett - World known author on User-centered design for the web. Available for download PDF of Intro and chapter 2 of book.Info on user experience workshops.

Macromedia - Developer Center : Tutorials and Samples for Designers and Developers - Tips to usability

Meet The Makers - Brian Alvey & Jason McCabe

Multilanguage support in Windows - Microsoft site that describes how to configure windows to use foreign language fonts and keyboards. Links to download fonts for Pan-European

NetDummy - Articles on hosting

NotePage - Software Author resource news.

Nua Internet Surveys - Provides surveys and demographic information on internet usage trends

Photo Op - A strongly worded article about the "Bait and Switch" tactic and misleading claims of a shareware author written by a purchaser of the product.

Pricing Strategies - Article discussing the best way to arrive at a final price for products by Jeff Camino.

Roadmap to Y2K Compliance - Article from ZDNet's anchor desk.

Scripting News - Dave Winer's personal weblog

Shareware Developers Speak Out on Mac OS X - Article discussing why some shareware authors are fearing that a lot of shareware may vanish as the task of rewriting and making things work with an OS that is "extension hostile" will lead to better utility software from a smaller number of dev

SitePoint - Resources for webmasters focusing on web site design

StayOn Pro Notice - This notice has been posted because of the numerous requests for technical support for "StayOn Pro" that have been received.

The Economist - These sixteen articles report on what Britons call the "millennium bug" and Americans the "Year 2000 problem".

The New York Times: The Y2K Problem - Collection of articles

The Y2K Bug - Tom Brown favors the Y2K bug as a valuable feature.

Tomalak's Realm - Daily web design news with links

United States Securities and Exchange Commission - Report to the Congress on the Readiness of the United States Securities Industry and Public Companies to meet the information processing challenges of the Year 2000.

Web Host Magazine - Links to news articles and resources for the web hosting industry.

Webdeviq - The online resource for enterprise Web development - Provides information resources about Web standards

WebProNews - Articles from iEntry organized into portal sites for several topics in web design and development. Also includes mailing lists.

Website Thinking - Online magazine featuring daily articles from staff with the help of top webmasters from across the web.

WriteTheWeb - A community news site dedicated to encouraging the development of the read/write web.