These sites are jointly recommended and maintained by librarians at Westminster Public Library and Front Range Community College Library.

INTERNET RESOURCES

See also Computers

Internet Service Providers
MouseTutorials
General Tutorials
Search Engine Comparisons
Making Your Own Web Site
Subject Directories
Viruses and Hoaxes
Other Internet Resources

Internet Service Providers

• The List
  http://www.thelist.com
  Enter your area code and get a list of Internet service providers, what they offer, and their fees.

Mouse Tutorials

• Mouse Exercise
  http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html
   
• Mousing Around, Mousercise, and Practice Games
  http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/
   
• MouseProgram.com
  http://www.mouseprogram.com/

General Tutorials

• Internet Tutorials: Your Basic Guide to the Internet
  http://www.internettutorials.net/
   
• Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial from UC Berkeley
  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
   
• Internet 101
  http://www.internet101.org
  Offers tutorials on how to use the internet. Look on the far left side of the page under "Learn More".
   
• Learn the Net
  http://www.learnthenet.com
  More tutorials on how to use the internet. Look on the far left side of the page under "Getting Started".
   
• Newbie
  http://www.newbie.org
  

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Search Engine Comparisons

• How to Choose a Search Tool
  http://www.internettutorials.net/choose.asp
   
• Search Tools Chart
  http://www.infopeople.org/search/chart
  

Making Your Own Web Site

• Bare Bones Guide to HTML
  http://www.werbach.com/barebones
  Lists every official HTML tag in common usage, plus Netscape and Microsoft extensions.
   
• Internic
  http://www.internic.net
  FAQs about domain names and a full directory of domain name registration services.

Subject Directories

• Internet Public Library (ipl2)
  http://www.ipl.org/
   
• Scout Report
  http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/

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Viruses and Hoaxes

• Computer Virus Myths
  http://www.Vmyths.com
   
• McAfee Virus Information Library
  http://home.mcafee.com/VirusInfo/

Other Internet Resources

• Hotspot Directories 
  http://www.jiwire.com/ and http://www.wi-fihotspotlist.com/
  Plug in a zip code to find the nearest Wireless Internet availability.
   
• Internet Archive
  http://www.archive.org/
  This site creates a permanent archive for certain websites that are no longer available on the Internet. If you are looking for a site that is no longer available, try going to the Internet Archive and typing the URL into the search box provided for that purpose.

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Updated: 3/23/2011