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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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