A computer is an electronic device that accepts and processes information mathematically or logically according to programmed instructions. The results of this processing are displayed visually, printed on paper, played audibly, kept in electronic form for transfer to other computers, or used to control some other device or process.
Modern computers have become a universal tool, used in most occupations. The Internet itself, including Curlie, this Internet directory, is written on computers, stored on computers, presented by computers, and usually viewed on computers. By that standard every site could be listed under this category. but instead, this category contains listings of sites primarily about the use of Computers other than for a purpose fitting one of the other top level categories. Sites about the artistic use of computers can be found in Arts, about scientific use of computers in Science, etc.
Please suggest your website to a suitable subcategory of this category.
There are many to choose from, so please choose carefully:
It is important not to confuse the topic with the tool or medium. Websites devoted to a subject that happens to use computers as tools or a medium should still be listed under the subject. For example, sites devoted to music, even in electronic formats, have a home in Arts/Music/. However, the tools and formats for audio reproduction may also be used for speeches or lectures that are not Arts related, so sites devoted to these generic computer audio tools, data formats, theories, and algorithms that may be used for several purposes should be listed in the appropriate Computers subcategory.
For the title of your site, please submit Name of Parent Institution first, then name of Group. Example: Mississippi State University - AI Laboratory.
Please list the topics covered on the site, without going into detail.
Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) have been around since the early 1980s in one form or another. Typically a 'gathering area' for people with similar interests, they have adapted, grown, and survived as times changed. BBS systems, while not as popular as they once were, have begun seeing a new dawning in recent times.
They usually have a large variety of Spam free topical message areas. Online Gaming. Most have new and daily updated shareware files.
Most have moved to the Internet and offer web based interaction. No need to utilize the old ANSI login style. Although Ansi logins are still widely available.
With over 15,000 traditional BBS's remaining in the United States alone they are a pleasant alternative to the normal web based browsing.
Websites listed in this category and its subcategories typically offer access via telnet protocol or are related to such sites.
If the website is really related to Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), then please try to find the most appropriate sub-category.
Please note that editors will list sites topically by what they can discern from sites submitted here, and will likely not consider submitted descriptions in topically sorting a site. This being the case, it is important for submitters to focus their submissions exclusively to the topical category that best describes the computing business in which a company is primarily engaged.
We thank you for your cooperation and encourage you to volunteer to help create the best directory on the web.
If you are a business, your link is most likely NOT APPROPRIATE for this category. Only submit here if the link points to a section on research and development (and is more than just PR!).
Finally, just to reiterate, we try to keep the standards high here and, while there is somewhere in the directory for your site, unless you are sure it is a computer science link then it''s probably not here.
A computer consultant is any person, presumably an expert, upon whom other people rely for information and advice about computer-related products and/or services. However, most self-styled computer consultants simply provide general information and advice in conjunction with the portfolio of computer-related products and services which they sell.
With the exception of those computer consultants who specialize in a particular type of hardware, software, or system, the easiest way to distinguish between computers consultants is by geographical location. Accordingly, most computer consultants will be found listed under an appropriate Computers: Consultants: Regional subcategory; if no geographical location or area of special expertise can be determined, computer consultants will be found listed under Computers: Consultants: General and Freelance. However, some computer consultants will be listed under the main category of Computers: Consultants because they have a special service that does not fit into one of the various subcategories. This is a judgment call made by Curlie editors who for some reason believe that these listings deserve to be highlighted in the main category.
If you are suggesting a URL to this directory, please keep in mind that all submissions must be reviewed by the volunteer editors of Curlie. Thus, multiple submissions of the same site to inappropriate categories will not improve your chances for being listed in this directory and may result in your site being blacklisted from Curlie. This may also happen if you submit your site to a number of directories which use Curlie data, which forward new submissions to Curlie. Please take a moment to review the Curlie Editorial Guidelines, and carefully choose the Curlie category to which you suggest the site.
Please only suggest sites to this category if the service offered is not local or not confined to one region. If the services are local or regional, they should be submitted to the appropriate Regional category.
Sites have a much better chance of being reviewed faster if they are suggested directly to the correct category.
Two examples: if the business is primarily in New York, then you should suggest your site to:
Computers/Consultants/By_Region/North_America/United_States/New_York
If the business operates primarily in England then its site should be suggested to:
Editor reserves right to change link and site description for category. Please limit all site descriptions to less then 2-3 sentences.
A set of specifications that defines the way different types of data should be stored in computer systems for use by applications or the end user.
This category is mainly for technical specifications of data formats. Although it tries to also be helpful and help you find relevant software for and examples of these data formats.
Few sites belong at this level.
Suggesting inappropriate sites to this category will only delay their review and potential inclusion by the editors.
IMPORTANT: This area is for free information only. E-books for sale should be suggested to Shopping/Publications/Digital only.
Please suggest sites about electronic book technology. If the site does not contain general information about electronic books, please suggest it to a suitable subcategory or related category.
This is NOT the appropriate category to submit book reviews, books about computers, online texts, marketing sites, advertising, how to make money with e-books, or anything not related to the topic of e-books. Sites selling e-books are listed in the linked Shopping category.
Please don''t submit any of the following here:
Sites with pornographic content will not be listed in this category, even if they are animation-based. Please submit such sites to the relevant sub-category in Adult: Arts: Visual Arts.
Submit sites that transact online business related to Animation to Shopping: Visual Arts: Computer Graphics.
Animation research related sites could be submitted to Computers: Computer Science: Computer Graphics.
If you feel that your site is relevant to this category, but is in a language other than English, you can submit it to the appropriate sub-category in the World hierarchy.
The Open Directory Project ( ODP ) is a comprehensive directory of the web, relying on volunteer editors to cope with the volume of websites. We would appreciate it if you take the time to find the right category to submit your site in.
Hacking is about gaining more knowledge through the use of computers.
This category contains links to sites about hacking, cracking, anarchy, credit card fraud and the like.
It also lists information about exploits and the hacker culture.
It does not list links to sites that are offering passwords, or anything else which is illegal in the U.S.A.
For quicker placement in the directory please follow these Submission Tips:
This area is for anything related to computer hardware including technical support sites, product reviews, and home built/kit hardware and just about anything else you can think of related to the physical world of computers.
Websites are only listed in one subcategory of Hardware.
The field of Home Automation is expanding rapidly as electronic technologies converge. The home network encompasses communications, entertainment, security, convenience and information systems.
This category holds sites of broad scope on the topic.
Please suggest only sites of broad scope on the topic of home automation devices to this category.
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) covers a wide range of topics such as human characteristics, activities and behavior, the design of objects, relevant to the implementation of interactive computer systems, and aimed to optimization of the relationship between technology and human.
This is not a category in which to be included.
If you have a site which has to do with the internet, please look below this category for the appropriate one.
DMOZ editors are committed to building the most useful Directory on the Internet. We want to help your promotion efforts by listing your site in a timely manner. We want your website to be found easily. By choosing the most appropriate category, you assist us in both these efforts.
Sites which are incomplete, having Under Construction notices, or which contain broken graphics or links, are unlikely to be listed. Please wait to suggest your website until it is complete.
Please double-check the URL, and, if possible, include an e-mail address so we may contact you if we have questions.
(See also Computers: Internet: E-mail: Mailing_Lists: By Topic)
Sites dealing with mailing list software and hosting services are listed under Computers: Internet: E-mail: Mailing_Lists
Only very general computer-related organizations with a wide scope will be listed here.
This category tracks significant software/hardware advances, companies and sites in the area of speech processing, recognition and voice control for computers.
Speech recognition provides the ability for computers, cars, domestic utilities, etc to recognize what words a user is saying. For example a car may be able to recognize a driver saying “cd” to turn on the CD player, or “wipers” to turn on windscreen wipers. A word processor on a PC may be able to recognize what is said to and automatically type it into a document
Voice recognition is usually just used as another term for Speech Recognition. However occasionally it is used to mean a computer/device recognizing someone’s unique voice rather than what they are actually saying.
This category does not, therefore, take "speech recognition" to be synonymous with "voice recognition."
Technically "voice recognition" to the industry means speaker verification and identification, i.e., who is speaking - is it Alex or Jane?. Speech recognition is the identification of content - what did Alex say?
This category does not, therefore, take "speech recognition" to be synonymous with "voice recognition." Please make sure your site uses these terms properly before submitting your site.
Dictation equipment should go to Shopping/Office_Products/Equipment/.
A supercomputer is, generally, a really big and fast computer. The standard of what exactly constitutes a supercomputer has evolved with the capabilities of the computing industry. Supercomputers contain many processors and often take up entire rooms. They can do anything a normal computer can do, but usually much, much faster.
This category contains information about supercomputers, including (but not limited to) companies that manufacture supercomputers, supercomputing facilities, news articles about supercomputers, and supercomputing conferences.
Information about writing programs to run on supercomputers is in Computers/Parallel_Computing.
Title: company name only
Description: keep descriptions short - 1 to 2 sentences is preferred. List your major products/services/offerings for instance: "Product name1 - DB maintenance tool, Product name2 - system analyzer," etc. Say what makes your services different.
Please also check the other subcategories.
Please make sure your link is submitted to the most appropriate of these categories.
Only true 3D virtual reality sites are allowed in the main section.