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Internet Basics for
C.O.D. Retirees Nancy R. Thomas |
Equipment and Software
- Computer
- Gateway Purchase Program
http://www.cod.edu/it/services/gateway.htm - Dave's Guide to Buying
a Home Computer
http://www.css.msu.edu/PC-Guide/PC-Guide1.cfm - Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Free Internet Providers
in the USA
http://emailaddresses.com/email_internetusa.htm - Dial-up (i.e., America Online; MSN; NetZero)
- DSL (i.e., SBC)
- Cable modem (i.e., Comcast)
- Browser
- Surf the Web:
Web Browsers
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/12browser.htm - Getting
Started on the Web
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/articles/default.asp - Free Email Frequently Asked
Questions
http://emailaddresses.com/guide_faq.htm - Bundled with fee-based Internet Service Provider (see above)
New
User Tutorial
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/welcome.htm
- Holding
the Mouse
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/holding.htm - Moving
the Mouse
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/moving.htm - Clicking
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/clicking.htm - Using
the Scroll Bar
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/scrollb.htm - Advanced
Mouse Skills
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/forms.htm - Opening
an Application
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/opening.htm - Closing
an Application
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/closing.htm
A
Basic Guide to the Internet (history)
http://library.albany.edu/internet/internet.html
- How
to Connect to the Internet
http://library.albany.edu/internet/connect.html - Using
Internet Explorer 6
http://library.albany.edu/internet/ie.html - Understanding
the World Wide Web (URLs)
http://library.albany.edu/internet/www.html - Searching
the Internet: Recommended Sites and Search Techniques
(search engines and subject directories)
http://library.albany.edu/internet/search.html - How
to Capture a Graphic on the Web to a Diskette
http://library.albany.edu/internet/capture.html
More Searching on the Internet
- Specialized/Topical Subject Directories
- Genealogy
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.cyndislist.com/ - Movie Reviews
Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
http://www.imdb.com/ - U.
S. Government Sites
FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov - Health Information
WebMD http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default
- Reference Sources Online
- Search the
Web: Reference Sites
http://www.cod.edu/library/services/searchengines.htm
Includes a list of Reference Sites chosen by College of DuPage reference librarians. - The Internet
Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
has links to almanacs, biographies, encyclopedias, etc. - Information
Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com/
More Tutorials and Workshops
- Teaching
and Learning Center (TLC) Tips
http://www.cod.edu/dept/tlc/TLCtips.htm - S.O.S.
Research & Internet Workshops
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/workshops.htm