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Internet & Computers

General Sources


C/Net
An information rich commercial site of news, reviews, and everything else in the industry. 

CMPnet
Geared especially for the technology professional including resources such as tech news, product reviews, and a tech encyclopedia.

FCC History Project [pdf]
FCC website that gives the history of communication and focuses on how our lives are intertwined with communication technologies.

Privacy Lost
Covers a topic of genuine interest to us all these days. A good 'read' that "the steady erosion of Americans' privacy, whether people are concerned and what impact other new technologies might have on your right to be left alone."

Virtual Computer Library
University of Texas directory of computer technology links such as journals, FAQs, online books, documentation, and news.

WhatIS
General site that includes encyclopedic type information as well as browsing through information about software, internet, computing fundamentals, hardware, PCs, networking, and telecommunication. 

ZDnet
Recognized commercial site of product information in the technology industry.

Access & ISPs

Internet Access Providers Meta-List
Offers a listing of providers by state.

The List
Listing of over 9,700 ISPs searchable by area code, country code, or state. 

Freedom List
List of free ISPs by area.

Online Connection
Comparison of top ISPs.

Computer Science

C Programming
A learning module created by Brian Brown.

Computer Science
Good select menu list of resources created by the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Help Site Computer Manuals
Links to computer manuals including DOS, hardware, programming, network, UNIX, Windows 2000, OS/2, LINUX, and more.

Los Alamos Computer Science Page
Menu of links compiled by the Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library.

Dictionaries

BABEL
Glossary of computer abbreviations and acronyms.

Glossary of Internet Terms
List of internet word definitions.

TechEncyclopedia
Encyclopedia of computer terms.

Webopedia
Quick and easy computer encylopedia.

Ergonomics

Ergonomics Page (OSHA)
Resource for work-related musculoskeletal disorders developed by the Occupational & Safety Health Administration.

File Formats

Every File Format in the World
Listing of file extensions and a brief explanation of use.

FILExt: The File Extension Source
A database of descriptive information about file extensions and programs that use them.

History

Chronology of Personal Computers
Timeline of personal computers.

Hobbes' Internet Timeline
"An interactive timeline beginning in 1957 with the formation of the ARPA."

Internet History and WWW History
Along with general history links, this page covers timelines, multimedia-based history, protocols and events, the web, and internet traffic use.   

The Living Internet
Great history and overall content to anything a person wants to know about the internet.

Virtual Museum of Computing (VMoC)
A collection of computer history links.

Journals & News

Byte
Current Cites
Information Week
IT World
MacWorld
Nando Times
Network Magazine
NYT Technology Section
News.Com
Online Magazine
PC Magazine
PC Watch
PC World
Smart Computing
The Technology Source Archives
TechWeb
TidBITS
WebNovice
Wired

Legal Issues & Technology

ITechLaw (International Technology Law Association)
Organization page that has news, jobs, conferences, and IT links.

FindLaw's Cyber Home
FindLaw's page of law issues dealing with intellectual property, cybercrimes, privacy,  jurisdiction, and general cyberspace law resources and sites.

Gigalaw.Com
Collection of articles and essays focusing on laws pertaining to the internet and technology.

Operating Systems

LINUX Documentation project
Includes guides, FAQs, and a useful page of HOWTOs.

UNIXhelp for Users
Developed by the University of Edinburgh.

Policy

Computer Policy and Law
EDUCAUSE/Cornell Institute for Computer Policy and Law Home.  Collection of policy statements including topics about acceptable use, access, e-mail, ethics, privacy, security, and others.  Can be searched by title or organization type.

Searching

Best Search Tools
Offers access to selected search engines, subject directories, and metasearch engines.

Google Image Search
Images search engine.

Search Engine Watch
Latest and best news about search engines.

Statistics

InternetNews.com
Interesting data information.

Tutorials

Digital Toolbox
"Videos and tutorials on making creative stuff."

Finding Information on the Internet
Widely accepted as 'the best' tutorial on searching the internet.

ICYouSee
Offers both an interesting and informative tour of the internet.

InFoPeople
This web site emphasizes internet access through skills, resources, and tools offered through libraries.  Developed by the California State Library.

Internet Navigator
Designed as an internet course for Utah students.  Instruction is divided into modules that cover such basic topics as browsers, email, telnet, graphics, and HTML. 

Viruses

F-Secure Security Info Center
Company site that offers free valuable information about viruses.

Web Design

Accessible Web Page Design
Menu of links that help in creating web pages selected by the University of Washington.

Browser Archive
A resource of over 80 browsers that can be downloaded to test a web page.

Clip Art Searcher
Megasite of free clip art if you don't mind following links.

Doctor HTML
Web site that will check a web page for errors.  

Free Site Tools: The Webmaster's Directory
A commercial site that offers free tools to help create and maintain websites. 

Image Finder
A page of some of the best image databases found on the web.  

Media Builder
Collection of free images.

The WayBack Machine
Gives access to archived versions of web sites from 1996 forward.  Key in an internet address and look at the changes it has made.

Web Builder's Toolkit
Collection of web development sites offering useful and often free information about design, style, layout, graphics, and everything else. 

Web Design Group
Good information plus links on any aspect of web design.

Web Developer's Virtual Library
Commercial site with an organized list of resources for web development.

Wotsit's Format
Designed as a programmers resource site.