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Last Updated: March, 2001 |
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The Internet : Using it and Understanding it
The internet has a lot of information about itself. Whether you want to surf around, learn about the history or design your own
web page, here
are a few sites to get you started.
Free E-mail & More |
History |
How To |
Web Design
Free E-mail & More
- Free E-mail on the Web
http://www.sealib.org/web/email.htm
A list of companies that offer free e-mail accounts on the web.
- Free Web Space
http://www.sealib.org/web/webpage.htm
A list of companies that offer free web space for you to design your own webpage.
- MURL.COM - Free Online Bookmark Manager
http://murl.com
This site allows you to set up a free account where you can store your own internet bookmarks and access them from any
internet connected computer.
- Yahoo! Personal Calendar
http://www.yahoo.com/r/ca
Sign up with yahoo & set up a personal calendar. Schedule events and it will send you e-mail
reminders.
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History
- Hobbes' Internet Timeline
http://info.isoc.org/guest/zakon/Internet/History/HIT.html
A timeline of the internet's history
- LivingInternet
http://www.livinginternet.com
A guide to the Internet and several of its parts including the WWW, Usenet, E-mail, Chat and more.
For each of these areas, the site offers information on how it was invented, how it works, how to use it
and related security issues.
- Net Timeline
http://www.pbs.org/internet/history
The PBS history of the internet.
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How To
- Bare Bones 101: A Very Basic Web Search Tutorial
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/bones.html
Created by Ellen Chamberlain, Head Librarian at the University of South Carolina-Beaufort campus, this collection of lessons is designed to help you get your searches on the right track.
- Learn the Net
http://www.learnthenet.com
Interactive tutorials to help you learn your way around the internet
- PBS Kids Techknow
http://www.pbs.org/kids/techknow
Internet fun and facts for kids.
- Ask a librarian about the basic internet class offered here at the library. We are happy
to do an unscheduled introduction with you or set up a time for you to come back for a more
formal class. Just ask!
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Web Design
- Developer's Shed
http://www.devshed.com
All the "tools" you'll need in designing a webpage - including a feature that will test the code on your page for you.
- HTML Hex Color Equivalents
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/4065/color.htm
A great list that shows you the color and its hexadecimal value.
- HTML : An interactive tutorial for beginners
http://davesite.com/webstation/html/
Tutorials to get you started if you are just learning HTML code for your website.
- Webmonkey
http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey
Tutorials & reviews related to web design.
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