Alamo PC Organization
http://www.alamopc.org/
Alamo PC is a 3000 member computer organization, run by volunteers. Incorporated in January, 1983 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, it is chartered to educate all interested members of the public in the use of personal computers.

Bare Bones 101
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
From the University of South Carolina Beaufort Library comes a basic tutorial on searching the web.

Blogger
http://www.blogger.com
Set up a Blog in three easy steps.

CAUCE (Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email)
http://www.cauce.org
Site deals with Anti-Spam laws.

CNET Help.com
http://www.help.com/
Answers to computer related questions, includes links to Hardware, Software, Consumer Electronics, Games, Internet, Web Building.

Compinfo
http://www.compinfo-center.com/support/supp-index-fr.htm
A self help guide to better technical support.

Comptia A+ Certification Study Guides
http://www.proprofs.com/certification/comptia/a-plus/study-guide/index.shtml
Site contains Comptia A+ certification study guides available online, free of cost. The Comptia A+ study guides are a self-study course that use interesting methods to reinforce learning for all topics included in Comptia A+ Hardware exam and the Comptia A+ OS (Operating Systems Technology) exam. The A+ study guides cover all aspects required to gather skills and knowledge to become certified. The study guides are designed with interactive quizes and animated illustrations.

Computer Problems
http://info-s.com/help.html
Online help for computer problems with over 65,000 links.

ComputerUser High-Tech Dictionary
http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/filetypes.html
This site contains a list of file extensions used by your operating system. 

Cyberlaw Encyclopedia
http://www.gahtan.com/cyberlaw/
Searchable site with an alphabetical index to various links.

Electronic Privacy Information Center
http://www.epic.org/privacy/tools.html
EPIC's online guide to practical privacy tools.

Fight Spam on the Internet
http://spam.abuse.net
An overview on Spam.

Free Online Dictionary of Computing
http://nightflight.com/foldoc/
To access enter a word or phrase in the box at the top of any page and click the Search button or hit Enter.

The History of Computing
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/index.html
This collection of materials relating to the history of computing is provided courtesy of the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, and is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation

A History of Search Engines
http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/sonnenreich/history.html#prologue
Essay traces the growth of search engines.

How Ethernet Works
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ethernet.htm
"How Stuff Works" takes the mystery out of the Ethernet networking standard, and helps the viewer understand the actual mechanics of how computers connect to one another.

How Lan Switches Work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/lan-switch.htm
Helpful site from "How Stuff Works" with detailed information about Network Switches.

The Internet Corporation for Assigning Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) [www.icann.org/] was formed to assume responsibility for IP address space allocation and protocol parameter assignment, as well as the Domain Name System (DNS) and root server system management functions.

Internet Search Strategies
http://www.rice.edu/Fondren/Netguides/strategies.html
Site includes links to Formulating a Strategy, Maximizing Your Search Results, Evaluating Internet Resources, and Citing Internet Resources complied by the Fondren Library at Rice University.

Internet Statistics  (Global by Language)
http://www.glreach.com/globstats/index.php3
Estimated figures of number of people online in each language zone.  Includes links to Sources and References and Details by Country.

List of Animation Software
http://webreference.com/authoring/graphics/animation.html
Internet.com's updated links to animation software.

The Living Internet
http://livinginternet.com/
How much do you really know about the Internet? How does it work? Who invented it? The Living Internet has answers to these questions and just about everything else you ever wanted to know about the online world.

Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial"
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/
This tutorial offers information on the use of digital imaging.  You will find up-to-date technical information formulas, and reality checks, designed to test your level of understanding.

Network Abuse Clearinghouse
http://www.abuse.net
The Network Abuse Clearinhouse is intended to help the Internet community to report and control network abuse and abusive users.

ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science
http://lu.com/odlis/l
Site grants permission to link to the dictionary from other Web pages provided work is not altered or adapted in any way without prior permission.

Online Computing Dictionary
http://www.InstantWeb.com/foldoc/
Contains words that those using a library, a library web page, or working in a library might need to know to accomplish a task. It is designed to be a hypertext reference resource for library and information science professionals, as well as users of all types of libraries.

Online Help Sheets
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/helpsheets/
Site contains links to HTML Helpsheets, SGML Helpsheets, Scanning Helpsheets, Software Helpsheets, CD-ROM Helpsheets, etc.| 

Programmers Heaven
http://www.programmersheaven.com/
Site contains links to FAQ, Newsletter, Submit Link/File/Article, Languages, Operating Systems, Applications, Web Development, etc.

Search Engine Showdown
http://www.notess.com/search/
Search Engine showdown is a comprehensive site with links to search strategies, search features, statistics, multiple search engines, reviews, etc.

Search Engine Watch
http://www.searchenginewatch.com
Danny Sullivan's web site contains current information for we searchers.  Good source for reviews, ratings and tests.

Searching the World Wide Web: Strategies, Analyzing your topic, Choosing search tools
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html
The library at the University of California at Berkeley gives a step by step approach for successful searching.  Good advise for organizing your search.

The Spider's Apprentice
http://www.monash.com/spidap.html
A helpful guide to Web search engines.

Stroud's CWSA Apps
http://cws.internet.com/inx.html
Stroud's Consummate Winsock Applications links to Browsers, Internet Apps, Microsoft Files, Multimedia, Net Tools, Online Apps, Utilities, Web Development and more.

TechEncyclopedia
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
Site defines more than 20,000 terms.

University at Albany Libraries Internet Tutorials
http://library.albany.edu/internet/
Clear, concise, updated explanations for Internet related topics.

University at Albany Libraries Internet Tutorials
http://www.internettutorials.net/
Concise criteria for evaluating a web site.

University of California, Berkeley Library: Tutorial Table of Contents
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
This site presents the substance of the Internet Workshops offered by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley.

Web Monkey
http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/guides
Basic tutorials covering all aspects of the Internet.

What Is?
http://whatis.techtarget.com/
Searchable IT-specific encyclopedia.

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