LINKS

Webcomics:



Zap! - Sci-fi adventures webcomic. Complete with robots and aliens.
Outsider - Sci-fi webcomic. Humans reach the space age only to find out that they are in the middle of a war...
Storm Corps - Huge storms plague Earth after a jump-gate catastrophe, but the Storm Corps is founded to save the planet.
Crimson Dark - Sci-fi. Privateers and pirates are taking advantage of a war, but soon a hero finds herself on one of their ships.
Earth Song Graphic Novel - Fantasy. A young female finds herself among a group composed of many, mystical races.
Looking for Group - A Warcraft-like webcomic. Plenty of (grotesque) humor.
The Legendary Lilypad - LegendaryFrog comic... this has some cartoons, and it uses flash.
After the End of the World - Giant, cartoony robots in a post-nuclear conflict.
A Modest Destiny - Fantasy. Superheroes, supervillains, green slimes, a bunch of weirdos, and an evil twin.

Other Recommended Sites:

Digital Blasphemy - Cool CG desktop wallpapers, many for free.

Recommended Free Games:

Savage (2003) - Free fantasy FPS & RTS hybrid game. Classes, siege weapons, etc. (Download from Newerth.com)
Savage 2 (2008) - Free fantasy FPS & RTS hybrid game. Classes, siege weapons, etc. (Download from Newerth.com)
R.O.H.A.N.: Blood Feud - Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG. Multiple races/classes. (Notice: Has cash store.)
Ogame - Free-to-play space strategy game. [Browser-based.] Colonies, fleets, trading, and more. (Notice: Has cash store.)
Vanquish Space - Free-to-play space strategy game. [Browser-based.] Daily point system. (Notice: Has cash store.)

Friends (logos property of respective website owners/admins):

Wanderhomies - Community for Star Wars Galaxies Veterans from Wanderhome server.
The World of Unknown - Adam's website.
RadTranceMan - Ben's website.

Recommended / Free Software :

OpenSource (free to use & redistribute) programs:

AVG Free - A popular free anti-virus program with free updates.
GIMP - 2d image-editing tool (comparable to Photoshop)
Blender - 3d modelling tool (comparable to 3dStudioMax or Maya)
Firefox - Web Browser (comparable to Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.)
VideoLAN (VLC) - Video/Media player (comparable to Quicktime, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, etc.)
7-zip - Archiver/Compression utility application (comparable to WinZip, WinRAR, etc.)
FileZilla - FTP program. Upload and download files from your web server with this handy app.
Synergy+ - Use your mouse and keyboard for other computers in your network. Toggle between screens/PCs.
Dev-C++ - Programming environment (comparable to Visual C++, I guess)
Notepad++ - A text editor geared towards coding in a variety of languages.
NVU - Web Development tool (comparable to Dreamweaver, Frontpage, etc.)
Celestia - Explore our solar system, stars, and other space objects in 3d. (See readme for image copyright information.)
Stellarium - See views of space as from ground locations on Earth. (See readme for image copyright information.)

Freeware programs:

DesktopOK (64-bit) - Keep Windows from messing with your Desktop icons - save and reload icon locations.
TeamViewer - Good remote desktop software. NOTICE: Starting settings may grant full control of your PC to people you allow to connect. This can be changed to different access levels.
Sound Capture - Records available audio sources (like Windows volume controls) directly to MP3 at your specified quality.
MP3DirectCut - Edit MP3 files by cutting out selections, increase/decrease volume of an entire track, and more.
MP3Trim - Application you can use to trim seconds off the start and finish of a sound file, or add fade-ins and fade-outs.
FLV Player - Plays Flash Video files (.flv) pretty reliably.
Electronic Piano - Play music with a variety of instruments with your computer keyboard.
Free Download Manager - Resume downloads from where you got disconnected, pause downloads to download later, etc.
Smart Defrag - Defragment your Windows PC more efficiently.
Path Scanner - Find the longest paths in Windows, so you can fix super long paths that break the OS. (i.e. can't copy)
Free CD Ripper - Get the music off your CD and on your computer (I have no idea if this works with copy protection).

Other Great programs & Free Stuff:

Twins video to iPod-Zune-PSP-3GP - Reformat your videos for playback on your mobile device.
Winamp - MP3/Multimedia Player. Free to use basic version(s) that can play music/video etc. Pay versions open up extra software features (such as ripping CD's).

Link to Lightfire and help promote my site:

Just add a link to www.light-fire.net, or host one of the following images as a link on your site (they may not show up if you have an ad-blocker enabled):

Send link requests to devon@light-fire.net, include "LINK REQ." at the beginning of your subject line. (This is what you can do when you want me to link to your site.) However, please note that just because you send a request, doesn't automatically mean I will link you. I usually consider such things as whether it fits the theme of my website, or is of interest to my site visitors.