Internet Tips & Helpful Information

Whether you are a newbie or an oldbie, you may find the information on this page helpful. The net has grown, incredibly, since my first days online. Depending on your point of view, this has been either a boon, a bane - or, a bit of both. No matter what your perspective, it is undeniable that with this growth more and more information, disinformation, and, unfortunately, lots of junk, has found its way online. Sorting through the maze of data can be time consuming and frustrating. Additionally, the information you find, online, is unfiltered. Therefore, it is your responsibility to verify it for accuracy and applicability to your needs. Further, the 'junk' you will find, or, that may find you, comes in many forms -- advertisements, SPAM (unsolicited email, distributed in mass), MLM's ('Get Rich Quick' scams), Virus Hoaxes, Urban Legends, and other such time and resource consuming materials.

The Internet Guides & Resources (Software Sources, Search Engines, Customizable Directories/Portals, Reference, Yellow Pages & People Finders, Web Development, Computer Industry Publications, Hoaxes, Viruses & Urban Legends), listed on this page, are intended to help you use your time more efficiently and to help you avoid becoming a victim of hoaxes and the like.

Other major issues, with regard to the online community, are Privacy, Freedom, and Security. It is important to remember that, with the event of network communications, any information you supply to anyone, can be easily and cheaply distributed, to millions, worldwide. This can be anything from a statement you might post to a newsgroup or email list to an address and phone number entered into an online contest entry. However, sometimes you may be providing information without even realizing it. If you are online, and have created a 'profile' of yourself in your OS or net software, there are tools that webdesigners can use to collect and store that information when you visit their sites.

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INTERNET GUIDES & LINKS TO NET RESOURCES NET GUIDES & INTROS: HotWired's Web101: An Intro to the Net for Smart Newbies, Netiquette Info, Glossary, PCWebopedia.com, NetLingo, Netizen's Netbook, File Formats on the Net, Internet Starter Kit (for MAC or Win) STATISTICS/PERFORMANCE: CAIDA: Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis, INTERNET SOFTWARE/INFORMATION SOURCES: MULTIPLE OS: CNET's Download.Com, Pass the Shareware, Shareware.Com for Multiple OS Types (Win, Mac, Novell, etc.), SharewareJunkies.Com, Software Vault, Software Watcher, Andover.Net and their Links Page, WINDOWS: Micro$oft, MSN Computing Central, Windows 2000 Solution Center @ ZDNet, ZDNet's Downloads, WinShareware.Com, Stroud's Consummate Winsock (Windows 16 or 32 bit) Software Reviews and Demo/Download Site, HARDWARE: PCDrivers.Com, MAC: Apple, Everything MAC, Chez Mark's MacPicks, Sitelink - Web Guide for MAC Users, ZDNet Macintosh, MACinSearch, MAC Directory, LINUX: Slashdot, Linux Journal, Linux Central, Linux.Com and their Links Page. SEARCH ENGINES & DIRECTORIES: AAA Matilda - Worldwide Announce Archives, AltaVista, DejaNews (newsgroups & more), Excite, , Freeality (multiple engine search facility) Google!, HOTBOT, HotBot's Searching the Web directory, Infoseek/GO.COM, Infospace.Com, iRover (multiple engine search facility), Liszt's eMail List directory - IRC Chat Directory - Newsgroup Directory, Netcenter, Onekey.Com with search engine & "world's largest" kid-safe sites directory, Reference.Com (mailing lists, discussion groups, forums), SaavySearch, Searchopolis, YAHOO! PERSONALIZED DIRECTORY SITES: I have customized 'start' pages at YAHOO, EXCITE and NETSCAPE. My favorite for getting to general info (especially, the technology sector/markets, local yellow pages, local news and online events) is MY YAHOO!. You can also play a monthly online investing game called "Investment Challenge". It lets you test your trading skills with $100k in fantasy money. MY EXCITE is my preference for local TV/Cable listings, Movie/Theater Information, World News, NewsTracker, and Reminders. And, MY NETCENTER has an online calculator, Rave of the Day, Rage of the Day, and AOL© Instant Messenger. The setup processes are all relatively easy and, after the initial set up, your customized page will appear, automatically, when accessing the sites (by domain name or login). All sites feature free webmail accounts. REFERENCE: Bob Drudge's My Virtual Reference Desk with Facts Information Page, International Country Codes for Top Level Domains (e.g. AU, US, CA, etc.), Federal Web Locator, a Web of Online Dictionaries @ Bucknell Univ., Dictionary.Com, MapQuest, Associated Press, CNN Customizable News, Netscape's Directory of News Sources, Newsworks, Reuters, YAHOO! News, US Post Office Zip Codes PEOPLE & BUSINESSES: AnyWho, Internet Address Finder, Netscape People Finder (& Yellow Pages), Switchboard.Com, Telephone Directories on the Web, YAHOO! Yellow Pages, YellowPages.Com and their Global directory DEVELOPERS: Builder.Com, Developer.Com, WebDeveloper.Com, WDVL aka Stars.Com, Webmonkey.Com, WebKnowHow.Net. I've also listed some of my favorite graphics links here MAJOR COMMERICAL PORTALS & RESOURCES: CMP TechWeb, CNET, ComputerWorld, Mecklermedia Corporation (Internet World, InternetShopper, JavaBoutique, SearchEngineWatch, Strouds CWS Apps, etc.), NewsLinx (Also has my favorite daily automatic mailer facility available which delivers multiple source, industry headline links), Wired.Com, ZDNet HOAXES, VIRUSES AND URBAN LEGENDS: Before you forward that 'dying child' chain email or that terribly critical virus warning from IBM -- BE SURE YOU ARE NOT THE VICTIM OF A HOAX!!! Nothing ticks people off more than receiving these annoying emails - especially, if you send them to email lists, newsgroups, or other distribution lists with multiple recipients. Some good sources for information include Rob Rosenberger's Computer Virus Myths Website including his list of recommended websites, Anti-Virus Software vendors sites with hoax and virus info -- Data Fellows, IBM's Hype Alerts, Network Associates/McAfee, Symantec, Organizations -- CERT/CC, Dept of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory Capability, and, ICSA Alerts. For Urband Legend specific info, see the Urban Legends Reference Page and the alt.folklore.urban website. NET ASSOCIATIONS & ISSUES: W3: World Wide Web Consortium, IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force, ISOC: Internet Society, NLANR: National Laboratory for Applied Network Research, IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, ISTF: Internet Societal Task Force, IAB: Internet Architecture Board, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, BBB advice for safe surfing and shopping online, The Center For Democracy & Technology, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility and their Privacy Links Page, Electronic Frontier Foundation and their EFF "Privacy, Security, Crypto, & Surveillance" Archive, EPIC: Electronic Privacy Information Center, US Federal Trade Commission and their Site Seeing On The Internet page, Junkbusters.Com is a corporate website - however, you will find a wealth of information their concerning online privacy and security issues. The site is available in several languages and includes a huge page of links to related resources, Privacy International, The Privacy Pages


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