"10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library" corrects a well-intentioned but horribly misguided notion; article is from American Libraries MACINTOSH/APPLE COMPUTERS --page of links The MERLOT project (the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) "an online community that allows [faculty] to search for [or contribute] learning materials, reviews, assignments, and people; also has a process for Peer Review of Educational Technology, evaluation standards, and a rating system for online courses in many disciplines Microsoft homepage MOBILE PCs page of links MOOs page of links Motherboards comprehensive resource on motherboards, whether you are planning to build a PC, or want information on your current motherboard MP3, see MULTIMEDIA MUSIC, see MULTIMEDIA Net Flag create your own flag for the Net Netizens: On the History and Impact of the Net full text of book NetLingo dictionary of Internet terms Netscape homepage Nicenet Classroom Assistant --"a sophisticated communication tool that brings powerful World-Wide-Web based conferencing, personal messaging, document sharing, scheduling and link/resource sharing to a variety of learning environments." --free, with no advertising Open Directory Project Opt-Out of Ad Tracking online to stop advertisers from tracking you with the use of cookies PAGE DESIGN GUIDELINES, WEB PayPal lets you send cash by e-mail from your credit card or checking account - can now also pay bills online PC Pitstop free Web-based virus scanning, plus you can test your Internet connection and diagnose your PC to improve performance PC SHARING page of links PERL --page of links Portals notes from Colby readings PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES page of links Protonic provides technical support to computer users for free. Covers PCs, Macs, Unix, and PDAs. Raw HTML --Colby's workshop Really Big "the largest directory of Web building resources on the internet" Resolution on the Use of Filtering Software in Libraries from the American Library Association Robotic Antarctic Meteorite Search --Totally cool! "The goal of this initiative is to enable autonomous discovery of Antarctic meteorites using robotic search and on-site automatic classification of rock samples." "RSS and You" good introduction to RSS (Rich Site Summary) RSS - "Making Headlines With RSS" Using Rich Site Summaries to Draw New Visitors RSS - "Writing RSS 1.0" a tutorial Sam Spade.org freeware network query tool, other tools as well, great articles on network subjects ScumWare.com learn how to rid your computer of programs that change your site without your permission SEARCH ENGINES page of links Search Engines Features for Webmasters chart showing features SEARCHING THE WEB page of links Security & Hacking at MiningCo, many links to hacking info Sounds --see AUDIO SeniorNet senior education about computer technology and the Internet SERVERS page of links Shame on the AFMA reverse domain name hijacking and free speech Sneakemail unlimited anonymous email addresses to stop spam - use one until is is abused with spam, then just turn it off and set up a new one SOFTWARE, WEB page of links SOUND, see MULTIMEDIA Spam Cop free spam-reporting service; it automatically generates complaints and sends them to the ISP where the offending e-mail originated Spam Gourmet disposable e-mail addresses to use when contacting people and sites you consider spam-generating risks Storage - FreeDrive.com 20 MB of free storage space Storage - Idrive.com 50 MB of free storage space Storage - MySpace.com 25-300 MB of free storage space (based on referrals) Tech Support Guy post your issue to these message boards or search by keyword Tech Support - help from CNET, a directory of articles and help on hardware, software, electronics, web building, and more TechWeb Encyclopedia more than 20,000 terms defined TELEPHONY, WEB page of links Think Quest an international competition where student teams engage in collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites - click on "Library" to see the winning sites ToolBook from Asymetrix--ToolBook is for organizing, creating, and deploying a course. Librarian program is for managing the course, tracking students, and enabling online collaboration. "Toward a Human-centric Web" interview with Michael Dertouzos, head of the MIT computer lab Tutorials--Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial--The Teaching Library of the University of California, Berkeley makes the content of its Internet Workshops freely available to the public via this site. uBid best auctions for refirbished computers Updates - "World's Biggest Download Site: It Can Save Your PC! an article about Windows Update URBAN LEGENDS, see HOAXES VIDEO, see MULTIMEDIA VIRUS HOAXES page of links Virus Information Library (McAfee) Virus Remedies - Symantec top threats and how to fix them Virus Remedies - McAfee a bit technical Virus Remedies - Trend Micro Virus Remedies - Sophos Virus Remedies - Message Labs W3C - World Wide Web Consortium homepage the HTML standards people Web Accessibility Initiative from the W3C Web Accessibility Links WEB SEARCH - HOW TO page of links Web Techniques (magazine) "Solutions for Internet Professionals" Windows, Fixing and Speeding Windows Updates World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) homepage the HTML standards people Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians "the concepts and terminology associated with creating documents and resources for the Web" XML (eXtensible Markup Language) --page of links
Notes & Quotes:Ethernet (n): something used to catch the etherbunny.A mainframe: The biggest PC peripheral available. A computer's attention span is as long as its power cord. Old hackers don't die, they just go to bits.
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