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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

https://aws.amazon.com/
Amazon Web Services offers a broad set of global cloud-based products including compute, storage, databases, analytics, networking, mobile, developer tools, management tools, IoT, security and enterprise applications. These services help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale. AWS is trusted by the largest enterprises and the hottest start-ups to power a wide variety of workloads including: web and mobile applications, game development, data processing and warehousing, storage, archive, and many others.

Apache HTTP Server Project

https://httpd.apache.org/
The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.

ARS Technica

http://arstechnica.com
... "trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, breakdowns of the latest scientific advancements, gadget reviews, software, hardware, and nearly everything else found in between layers of silicon".

BleachBit - Clean Your System and Free Disk Space

https://www.bleachbit.org/

When your computer is getting full, BleachBit quickly frees disk space. When your information is only your business, BleachBit guards your privacy. With BleachBit you can free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn't know was there. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean thousands of applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari,and more.

Can I Use

http://caniuse.com/
"Can I use" provides up-to-date browser support tables for support of front-end web technologies on desktop and mobile web browsers.

CentOS

https://www.centos.org
The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused on delivering a robust open source ecosystem. For users, we offer a consistent manageable platform that suits a wide variety of deployments. For open source communities, we offer a solid, predictable base to build upon, along with extensive resources to build, test, release, and maintain their code.  Linux.

CIO.com

http://www.cio.com/
Starting in 1987, CIO's portfolio of properties has grown to provide technology and business leaders with insight and analysis on information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in achieving business goals.

CodeKit

https://codekitapp.com/
THE Mac App For Web Developers.  Compile Sass, Less, Stylus, CSS, CoffeeScript, Pug, Slim, Haml, TypeScript, JavaScript, ES6, Markdown, JSON, SVG, PNG, GIF and JPEG right out of the box.  Losslessly optimize SVGs, PNGs, JPGs and GIFs with the best algorithms available. No setup needed; it's all baked in.  Minify Scripts & CSS.

Composer

https://getcomposer.org
Dependency Manager for PHP.  Composer is a tool for dependency management in PHP. It allows you to declare the libraries your project depends on and it will manage (install/update) them for you.

CSS-Tricks - A Complete Guide to Flexbox

https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/
The Flexbox Layout (Flexible Box) module (currently a W3C Last Call Working Draft) aims at providing a more efficient way to lay out, align and distribute space among items in a container, even when their size is unknown and/or dynamic (thus the word "flex").

EFF - Do Not Track (DNT) Policy

https://www.eff.org/dnt-policy

This page provides a copy of EFF's DNT Policy, a text file that domains can post in verbatim form to unilaterally commit to respecting a meaningful version of Do Not Track, in such a way that other software can tell they have done so. A human readable summary is available, and there are frequently asked questions below. There is also a technical Implementation Guide.

EFF Privacy Badger

https://www.eff.org/privacybadger
Privacy Badger is a browser add-on that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web.  If an advertiser seems to be tracking you across multiple websites without your permission, Privacy Badger automatically blocks that advertiser from loading any more content in your browser.  To the advertiser, it's like you suddenly disappeared.

EveryMac.com

http://www.everymac.com/
A complete guide of every Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and Mac clone with technical and pricing info. Specs on every Mac, answer Mac questions, compare Macs...

Fail2Ban Manual

http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/MANUAL_0_8
Fail2Ban is an intrusion prevention software framework that protects computer servers from brute-force attacks. Fail2Ban operates by monitoring log files for selected entries and running scripts based on them. Most commonly this is used to block selected IP addresses that may belong to hosts that are trying to breach the system's security. It can ban any host IP address that makes too many login attempts or performs any other unwanted action within a time frame defined by the administrator.

Fastmail

https://www.fastmail.com/

Email you can feel good about.  Privacy, control, and features you’ll love.

For you, not advertisers: You get 100% of our efforts, plus a support team of experts within easy reach.

Your data is always private: Email holds the details of your life. Here, your story is protected, not monetized.

You get more done: Thoughtful and speedy email, calendars, and contacts; all ad-free.

Fedora Linux

https://getfedora.org/en/

Fedora Workstation is a polished, easy to use operating system for laptop and desktop computers, with a complete set of tools for developers and makers of all kinds

Fedora Server is a powerful, flexible operating system that includes the best and latest datacenter technologies. It puts you in control of all your infrastructure and services.

Font Awesome

http://fontawesome.io/
The iconic font and CSS toolkit.  Font Awesome gives you scalable vector icons that can instantly be customized — size, color, drop shadow, and anything that can be done with the power of CSS.

Gandi

https://www.gandi.net/
Gandi is a domain name registrar and innovative cloud hosting company. We are different from other companies in this market in that we set respect for customer rights as our first priority. We are committed to protecting customer privacy under applicable law, and to respecting due process.  Gandi offers a world-class cloud hosting service, domain name registration, SSL certificates, services for corporate domain name managers, and courteous, knowledgeable support.  The “No Bullshit” Promise.

Git

https://git-scm.com/
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.  Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. It outclasses SCM tools like Subversion, CVS, Perforce, and ClearCase with features like cheap local branching, convenient staging areas, and multiple workflows.

GitHub

https://github.com/
GIT version control repository hosting service.  How people build software.  Millions of developers use GitHub to build personal projects, support their businesses, and work together on open source technologies.  GitHub fosters a fast, flexible, and collaborative development process that lets you work on your own or with others.

Google Fonts

https://fonts.google.com
Making the web more beautiful, fast, and open through great typography. We believe the best way to bring personality and performance to websites and products is through great design and technology. Our goal is to make that process simple, by offering an intuitive and robust directory of open source designer web fonts. By using our extensive catalog, you can share and integrate typography into any design project seamlessly—no matter where you are in the world