Computers and Technology



	Computer How to \| Netiquette \| Computer Technology \| Desktop Publishing \| Electronic Mail \| The Language of the Internet and Discussion Groups \|
	Computers and Technology The Living Internet http://www.livinginternet.com "The Internet is a large, complex information space that reflects much of the variety of our physical world. The key people, organizations, and events that shaped the development of this remarkable virtual universe are described in the following sections: Internet History, Web History, Usenet History, Email History, IRC, MUD, and Mailing List Histories. Computer "How to" LearntheNet.com http://www.learntheNet.com Basic information about how to make the most of your Web searches as well as recent technology news. Also text your Internet IQ and try the Internet crossword. Microsoft's Product Support http://support.microsoft.com/ Information about services, products, downloads and more are on this site. NetLingo http://www.netlingo.com This is another guide to Internet terms for novices and experts alike. There is an easy to use online dictionary which includes terms ranging from @ to zine (an electronic magazine). Contains HTML codes sheet and an interactive guide to Web colors. The Spider's Apprentice http://www.monash.com/spidap.html The Spider's Apprentice, Spidap, is not another search engine. It doesn't crawl the Web looking for new URLs. It can't find stuff for you...but it can help you find it yourself. UC Berkeley Library: Finding information on the Internet http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html This site begins with the basics, but if this is too basic begin with the guides to specific Web browsers and how they differ from one another. There is information about recommended search strategies, three basic kinds of search tools, and evaluating and citing information. Walt Howe's Internet Learning Center http://www.dtp-aus.com/dtpstrt.html "The Internet Learning Center is my effort to provide a place to learn about the web and the Internet and to provide resources for both learners and trainers." There are questions and answers about the web that makes it easy to learn to use the Internet and the WWW. Top Netiquette Core Rules of Netiquette http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly online. These rules won't answer all your questions, but the rules can lead in the correct direction. Harness E-Mail: Netiquette http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/65mailet.htm Easy to use with 10 clear and useful guidelines. How to keep out of trouble with your E-Mail http://www.penmachine.com/techie/emailtrouble_2003-07.html Style, Formatting, Technical considerations, Replying, Quoting and Forwarding and Being Careful are covered at this site. Master the Basics http://www.learnthenet.com/English/html/09netiqt.htm More examples from the same site. Top Computer Technology About. COM http://www.about.com/compute/ This site has information about communication, hardware, Internet, operating systems, web services, programming, software and careers too. Computer Science Education Project http://csep1.phy.ornl.gov/ov/node8.html The evolution of digital computing is often divided into generations. Each generation is characterized by dramatic improvements over the previous generation in the technology used to build computers, the internal organization of computer systems, and programming languages. Computer Technology News http://www.wwpi.com/ News and updates from the technology community are found here. Computer Technology plus http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/comp.html This site is for the busy teacher, but there is a lot of information for everyone. The Computer Guide: A Guide on How Computers Work http://www.how-computers-work.com Learn about the computers main components and how they function. The site contains information about the various parts and addresses issues as selecting PC parts. There is some commercial content. Dave's guide to Buying a Home Computer http://www.css.msu.edu/PC-Guide/PC-Guide1.cfm Webopedia http://www.webopedia.com/ This is an online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology. Top Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing http://www.dtp-aus.com/dtpstrt.html This web site is aimed at novices who have no previous experience. Begin with the general section to learn basic terms and processes. Top Electronic Mail Ask Eric Discussion Group Archives http://ericir.syr.edu/plweb-cgi/fastweb?searchform+listservs A collection of the latest postings to popular education discussion groups such as K12ADMIN, LM_NET, KIDSPHERE, and Ednet. Beginner's Guide to Effective Email http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html This site offers helpful guidance for E-mail users. The site emphasizes how to communicate clearly by concentrating on the content of the message. Topics covered are page layout, gestures, formality, greetings and signatures, acronyms and jargon, and domain names. Introduction to Electronic Mail http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Net/Email/emailworks.html Basic concepts of e-mail use, the what’s, whys and wherefores. A nice explanation of this powerful new tool. Electronic mail, telex, and fax http://home.eunet.no/~presno/bok/7.html This is Chapter 7 in "The Online World" which explains e-mail and other electronic communications tools. It is very informative for the new and experienced user, with links to other helpful e-mail resources and services. Search The List of Lists http://catalog.com/vivian/interest-group-search.html Search one of the largest directories of special interest group e-mail lists (also known as listservs) available on the Internet. Top The Language of the Internet and Discussion Groups The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette http://www.fau.edu/netiquette/net/ The Internet has its own ways of doing things. Arlene Rinaldi has gathered together some basic information about how to go about things, and how to be a good Net Citizen in the process! Especially useful are sections on Electronic Communications, Discussion Groups, and the Introduction. Internet Terminology and Definitions http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~au/workshop/int-def.htm Find definitions for those strange and exotic new words you see while using or reading about the Internet. Glossary of Internet Terms http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html A good source for definitions of words and terms related to the Internet. Common Internet File Formats http://www.matisse.net/files/formats.html This is similar to the resource above. "This list is mainly intended for use on Macintosh computers and PC's running MS-Windows. This is only a partial list of what really is out there but for these common platforms, the majority of the file types encountered on-line can handled with the tools herein." Top


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