- Internet/Software/Anti-virus
Tutorials and Downloads
- About.com offers
information for Internet beginners, including understanding email,
figuring out what internet addresses mean, removing spyware, viruses,
and speeding up your computer. 12/1/05
- Archives
(past articles) of Tech writer John Torro, columnist for the St.
Petersburg (FL) Times, answering computer, software, internet questions.
10/14/02
- AVG. Free
antivirus program for individual home users. Also can be downloaded
from PC
World which provides links and prices of other anti-virus programs.
12/28/2004
- Cisco Certified Network Administrator. Two online
books available for free, written by Matthew Basham, Cisco Program
Director and lead instructor at St. Petersburg College. Lab
Manual Version 4 Volume #1. Lab
Manual version 4 volume 2 Learn more about
Matt and all the books he has published. 3/24/05
- Everything
E-mail.tips. 1/19/99
- Gordon, Richard. Class
Notes for teaching Windows 95/98. (Most of those notes also apply
to Windows XP.) 5/15/05
- Hacker Watch. A community
of Internet users cooperate to keep one another informed and protected
from mischievous and even malicious computer experts from controlling
and stealing information from your computer. 5/18/05
- How To. Yahoo
shows you how to surf the web, and gives you special help finding
specific information by using search engines and Internet guides.
3/9/01

- Imp's
Internet Guide. Simple explanations of email, chat, newsgroups,
and more. 9/4/05
- Internet Course
Guide. At this site, I have all my materials used with my students
for an Internet course that I teach. The materials include a syllabus,
lessons, and exercises. 2/14/05.
- Internet
Guide & Web Tutorial. From Microsoft. Great for those using
the Internet Explorer 5.0 browser. Includes Browser Basics, Doing
Research, Getting On-line, All About E-mail, and lots more. 2/1/02
Internet
dangers. Even if you don't use the Internet, still there
are dangers on the Internet that can affect you and your family.
You may, for example, be enticed to invest in a stock that has been
artificially inflated because of misinformation posted on websites
or Internet newsgroups. Or you may be misled into accepting calls
from fraudulent numbers and identifications shown on your phone's
caller ID. The technology to make such fraudulent called IDs can
be easily purchased on the Internet. 7/4/06
-
Learning all about the Internet. From the Library at UC Berkeley.
Includes a form for evaluating Web sites. 3/9/01
- Learn the Net. In August 1998, Yahoo Magazine (now Yahoo
Internet Life) rated Learn the Net a top site for teaching about
the Internet. 3/9/01
-
Microsoft Help. Any questions or problems regarding a Microsoft
problem including the browser Internet Explorer? Try this site. 3/8/01

Microsoft's
Support Knowledge Base. If you need help on Windows or any Microsoft
application like Word or Excel, this is the place to go to first.
9/8/05
- Myths and hoaxes
about viruses.
- Netlingo. Confused
by Internet terminology? This is the site to learn all the net terms
cookie, domain Name, newsgroup. 3/9/01
- Netflow. If you are an advanced
computer user, perhaps you might find this an interesting site aimed
at those studying for Cisco certification. 2/11/05
Outlook.
If you use Outlook for your email, this is a good place to go to learn
about all the options available to you. 9/8/05
PC
Magazines offers links to helpful sources to get answers to your
computer problems. 9/8/05
- Search
Engine help. Shows you how
to use most of the major search engines. 6/2/99
- Seniors
Today. Tutorials on how to make good use of the Internet, especially
aimed at senior citizens. Includes lessons on creating Web pages.
7/18/01
Spywareinfo
will help you rid your computer of spyware programs that have sneaked
into your computer, often slowing it down and making you vulnerable
to outsiders to steal your private information. 9/8/05
- USA
Today explains steps you can take to protect your computer from
viruses, spyware. 12/27/2004
- Protect your computer from viruses, hackers, invasion of your privacy
from two leading software companies:
- Symantec
Norton Internet Security 2005. Includes Norton AntiVirus, Norton
Personal Firewall, Norton Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam, and Norton
Parental Control.
- Tech writer Doug
Stanley, columnist for the Tampa Bay Tribune, answers readers'
computer questions. 8/26/02
- WayBackMachine. Curious
what a popular website looked like 8 years ago? The WayBackMachine
will show you. Take a look, for example, at Yahoo
in 1996. 7/29/05
- Web Teacher.
Great tutorial for learning all about the Internet. Start clicking
on the Web Primer or the Web
Tutorial menus on either the left or right side of your screen
-- depending on your browser. 3/8/01
- Word Course Guide.
All the materials I use with my students for a Word course, I keep
on this site. These materials include the syllabus and exercises.2/14/05
- Windows
XP tour from Microsoft -- see differences between XP and 98. 2/1/02
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