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Nova Refuge - The official website of the Nova Refuge universe.
 
 
Saber-Scorpion's Lair - The personal website of my brother, Justin Stebbins. It's packed with content -- writing, artwork, LEGO customs and decals, comics, game reviews, and more!


In Affiliation With:
 
www.amazon.com
Amazon - The best shop on the 'net for stuff in general.
 
www.zzounds.com
zZounds - The best shop on the 'net for music gear.


Gaming Sites:
 
www.gamefaqs.com
GameFAQs - This is an awesome website. You will NEVER need a strategy guide again. Part of GameSpot.com.
 
www.gamestats.com
GameStats - This website combines all of the other largest gaming websites into one. Of course, IGN actually owns the site. But anyway, check it out.
 
www.ign.com
IGN Entertainment - This website has become gigantic, and now many of the largest gaming sites are part of their huge network, including FilePlanet, GameSpy, GameStats, and 3DGamers. IGN covers games, movies, music, cars, hardware, and more.
 
www.gamespot.com
GameSpot - This is the main rival to IGN. Also a good website. Part of the giant CNET network.


Movie Sites:
 
www.imdb.com
The Internet Movie Database - This is the ultimate website for info about movies, actors, directors, composers, etc. It also covers info on many video games.
 
www.the-editing-room.com
The Editing Room - This is a hilarious website that features abridged parody scripts of movies.


Soundtrack Sites:
 
www.soundtrack.net
Soundtrack.net - A great website for film music reviews and info, as well as composer interviews.
 
www.scorereviews.com
ScoreReviews.com - Just what the name implies. Another great soundtrack site.
 
www.tracksounds.com
Tracksounds - The Film Music Experience. Yet another great film soundtrack site.
 
www.music4games.net
Music4Games - If you like game soundtracks as much as I do, then you'll enjoy this website.
 
www.ocremix.org
OverClocked Remix - This is a cool website. It's a community of aspiring composers that remix game music. Drop by and download their music for free!


Synthesizer Sites:
 
www.sf2midi.com
SF2Midi - A great place to find soundfonts.
 
www.kvraudio.com
KVRAudio - Huge audio-related forums.


2D & 3D Art / Design / Animation Sites:
 
www.pixel2life.com
Pixel2Life - This is a great site for tutorials on various 2D graphics and 3D design / animation programs.
 
www.3dkingdom.org
3DKingdom - A nice place to showcase your work. Of course, there are many sites such as this one, but this is one of my favorites. Also 3D-related news.
 
www.suurland.com
Suurland - Tons of great blueprints for 3D projects. A fantastic resource.
 
www.max-realms.com
Max-Realms - Great 3ds Max website, lots of tutorials and other things.
 
www.cgtalk.com
CGTalk - Gigantic forums and 3D / 2D showcases. Check it out.
 
www.3dluvr.com
3DLuVr - More tutorials for 3D programs.
 
www.3dtotal.com
3DTotal - Yet another good 3D-related site.


Programming Sites:
 
www.cprogramming.com
CProgramming - A good place to help in learning C and C++.
 
www.php.net
PHP.net - If you want to learn PHP, then the best thing to do is drop by the official site and start reading the huge documentation.
 
www.asp.net
ASP.net - You'll need this site if you're learning ASP.net.
 
www.programmingtutorials.com
ProgrammingTutorials - A good site with tutorials for tons of different programming languages.
 
www.msdn.microsoft.com
MSDN - More programming stuff.


Hardware Sites:
 
www.firingsquad.com
FiringSquad - Great place for hardware and gadget reviews.
 
www.anandtech.com
AnandTech - Another great hardware hangout. Tons of hardware analysis and news.
 
www.beyond3d.com
Beyond3D - Yet another hardware site.
 
www.techreport.com
TechReport - More hardware, more reviews!


Other Sites:
 
www.google.com
Google - The biggest (and best) search engine out there.
 
www.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - The free online encyclopedia. A fantastic website; you can find info about anything.
 
www.musictheory.net
MusicTheory.net - The #1 best free music theory resource that I've found anywhere.
 
www.sheetmusicplus.com
Sheet Music Plus - Looking for the complete orchestral arrangement to a film score, like Star Wars? Just come here.
 
www.free-scores.com
Free-Scores.com - A good place for free sheet music.
 
www.hotscripts.com
HotScripts - This is a great website if you're a website developer such as I am. Tons of great scripts.
 
www.findsounds.com
FindSounds - So you need to find a sound? No problem, just search for it. Of course, if you want a lot of quality sounds then you had better just buy a nice sound effects library.
 
www.neosounds.com
NeoSounds - Another website where you can get free sound effects.
 
www.dperry.com
David Perry - A pretty cool website. Info about getting into the game industry, etc.
 
www.fas.org/man/index.html
Federation of American Scientists, Military Analysis Network - Everything you ever wanted to know about the US military. Ships, weapons, you name it. Blueprints, too. Useful for projects and such.
 
www.cbswords.com
CBSwords - C'mon, everyone loves to collect swords! ... Right? There are many places to buy swords online, but this one is my favorite!
 
www.billbrownmusic.com
Bill Brown - He's a fantastic composer, and he has hundreds of megabytes of his music up for FREE! Go start downloading!
 
www.hubblesite.org
HubbleSite - Spectacular color pictures of stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae and more, taken by the Hubble Telescope. Great site for outer-space wallpapers and images.


Great Companies:
 
www.microsoft.com
Microsoft - Love 'em or hate 'em, in reality they make good products. Deal with it.
 
www.sony.com
Sony - Another great company.
 
www.creative.com
Creative Labs - The creator of the soundcard. They make the best MP3 players and soundcards out there.
 
www.logitech.com
Logitech - High-quality peripherals for the PC and various gaming consoles.
 
www.adobe.com
Adobe Systems - The best graphics software in the world. They nearly have a monopoly on graphics software, having bought Macromedia...
 
www.corel.com
Corel - They aren't quite like Adobe, but they still make good alternative solutions. I use both Adobe and Corel software all the time.
 
www.autodesk.com
Autodesk - They make 3ds Max, which is the most widely used professional 3D editing program in the world. They also make AutoCAD. Great tools.
 
www.newegg.com
NewEgg.com - A fantastic website for building your own computers. All the computer hardware you could ever want, all available in one place.
 
www.falcon-nw.com
Falcon Northwest - Great PCs, in case you're too lazy to build your own.
 
www.alienware.com
Alienware - Good PCs, in case you're too lazy to build your own.
 
www.ikmultimedia.com
IK Multimedia - Some of the best virtual instrument plug-ins out there.
 
www.vsl.co.at
Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) - You want the best orchestral samples out there? I mean, the BEST of the BEST? This is where you'll find them, if you can afford them.
 
www.projectsam.com
ProjectSAM - Some great high-end (but not quite as expensive as VSL) orchestral samples.
 
www.spectrasonics.net
Spectrasonics - More high-quality sample libraries!
 
www.m-audio.com
M-Audio - Great audio-related products. Sweet keyboards / MIDI controllers.
 
www.ultrasone.com
Ultrasone - Nobody makes headphones better than Ultrasone. Nobody.
 
www.cakewalk.com
Cakewalk - They make SONAR, which is an awesome DAW.
 
www.steinberg.net
Steinberg - Makers of great audio software.
 
www.propellerheads.se
Propellerhead Software - Creators of innovative virtual instruments and software synthesizers.
 
www.viewsonic.com
ViewSonic - Some of the best monitors out there. Video monitors, that is.
 
www.cme-pro.com
CME - Professional MIDI controller keyboards at amazing prices.
 
www.ironhorsebikes.com
Iron Horse - Makers of the best bicycles in the world. Expensive, but the best. I love mine.
 
www.surefire.com
SureFire - Makers of the best illumination tools on Earth. There are none better, PERIOD.
 
www.leatherman.com
Leatherman - Makers of the best multi-tools on Earth.
 
www.blackhawk.com
Blackhawk / Masters of Defense - Makers of some of the best knives on Earth.
 
www.maxpedition.com
Maxpedition Hard Use Gear - Makers of some of the pouches, sheathes, backpacks, etc., on Earth.