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Basics on using the Internet for people who don't like reading long-winded manuals. Includes tips on searching, using email, newsgroups and chatting. www.internet101.org Check out a thorough guide to the nuts and bolts of how the Internet does what it does. See diagrams and learn how to print out the article. computer.howstuffworks.com This site represents the online edition of the PBS series "Life On The Internet." It explores the faces and places shaping the Internet. It includes an extensive timeline of the history of the Internet. www.pbs.org Begins with the laying of the first Atlantic cable in 1858. In brief or expanded versions, with some images. www.internetvalley.com Provides access to technology and Internet-related columns by this "USA Today" scribe, dating back to 1996. www.usatoday.com Profiles technology editor Sam Meddis, who also oversees production of USA TODAY Online's popular Tech section. www.usatoday.com Covers the origins, the initial concepts, the commercialization of technology, and the role of documentation in the develompent of the Internet. Check out the timeline. www.isoc.org Overview of the Internet posts news, history, and codes of conduct. Includes a section for market research. www.isoc.org Resource provides a directory of over 5,000 Web resources that have been evaluated and reviewed by librarians. Search or browse the collection. lii.org Free dictionary lists hundreds of new words, all part of an emerging vocabulary of terms related to the World Wide Web. www.netlingo.com |