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Computers and the Internet

Computer Self-Help: This web page provides links to a variety of computer and Internet resources that can help you learn and find answers to your questions. Links include learning materials, tutorials, guides, history, statistics, help, computer reuse, Triangle area user groups, and other resources.

Learn About Computers

Step-by-step instructions for beginners (print the handout and follow the instructions)
GCFLearnFree, Free online career and computer training in English and Spanish
Computer Basics (Microsoft Basics, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), provided by Western Carolina University

Online Dictionary of Computing

Using the Internet to Learn

Specific Topics
- Computer Buying Help
- Job Hunting Online
- PalmPilot, Introduction to, prepared for UNC-Chapel Hill
General Learning Resources
- Adult education resources
- GCFLearnFree, Free online career and computer training in English and Spanish
- Free-Ed.Net, Free Education On the Internet
- Literacy resources

Resources for Teachers

Guides

Librarian's Guide To Cyberspace for Parents & Kids
Parents Guide to the Internet, U.S. Department of Education
Netiquette, the do's and don'ts of online communication
Searching Help

10 Fast and Free Security Enhancements

Virus Information

Combatting Unsolicited Email

How Spam Works, Howstuffworks
Why Am I Getting All This Spam?, Center for Democracy & Technology
Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email

Greeting Cards

Electronic Discussion Groups

Blogs

Device Drivers

Help

AppleCare, general information, but Apple oriented, and MacFixIt
Ask Me Help Desk, Technology & the Web, discussion forums
Austin Free-Net, Troubleshooting Tips
Computer Hope, free computer help, hardware and software
Help Discussion Forums (Microsoft-Oriented), Computertim Technologies
Help2Go
Microsoft Support Services and Keywords for Searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base
Most Valuable Professional
VirtualDr

RTPnet Technical Support

Tutorials and Tips -- Collections

Findtutorials
How-To Articles (Hardware, Software Networking)
How-To Articles (Microsoft topics)
Tips, CITations newsletter
Tutorialfind
WinPlanet Tutorials, Windows information

Used Computers

Special Needs

User Groups

North Carolina

e-NC, campaign to link all North Carolinians to the Internet
North Carolina Connectivity Council, replaces North Carolina Information Highway
North Carolina Networking Initiative (NCNI)
NC Statistics, Toolkit for Action, Children's Partnership

Internet History

Internet II

Statistics

A Nation Online: Entering the Broadband Age, September 2004
For comparison, the 2002 report and the 1999 report
Bandwidth Report
Children, The Digital Divide, and Federal Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation, 2004 (.pdf file, 16 pages)
Internet Domain Survey (number of hosts)
Internet Society statistics
Nua.com, Internet surveys, demographics, statistics and market research
Pew Internet and American Life Project
Toolkit for Action, Children's Partnership
Village: A Summary of The World
Washington Internet Project Statistics, links to many sites

Resources

Calendar, world-wide educational technology events
The Educational CyberPlayGround Technology and Internet sections
Educator's Guides, include Access Issues; Credibility and Web Evaluation; Free Speech vs. Censorship; Privacy; Commercialism; Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Plagiarism, and Computer Crime and Technology Misuse
Edupage, a free e-mail news service that summarizes developments in information technology
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Faxes: How can I send a fax from the Internet?
Hoaxes: F-Secure or Symantec
Internet Archive, Archived Versions of Web Sites Dating from 1996
Internet Country Codes
Internet Society
Keyboard Shortcuts from computerhope.com and from Microsoft
LivingInternet.com guide to the Internet
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
RTPnet Technical Support
shareware.com and download.com
Urban Legends
850 The Buzz, call-in program on computer and Internet related topics

Businesses

Tutorials and Tips -- Specific Topics

Browser Hijacking (browser settings are changed, popup ads appear from out of no where)
Power Cycling: 15-Second Wait
Recovering access to a hard drive
Recovering access to a hard drive -- more
Speed Up Your PC!

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Last modified: 2004 Nov 19 -- JHH

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