Computer Miscellany

I have been enchanted by computers since I first used one when I was nineteen (over half a lifetime ago).  The CPU was the size of a very large refrigerator; I know my desktop computer has more memory than it did.  The floppy disks we used for backup were about 10 inches across.  I don't remember how much data they stored, but it wasn't much.  The thought of buying a program off a shelf was a fantasy.  If a problem arose, or we needed a new program, we had to call a programmer.  A lot has changed in  twenty-something years.  :)  

Ask Jeeves - A great search engine for kids.  You can input what you want to know in the form of a question.

CIAC - This site is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.  The Internet is constantly being flooded with information about computer viruses and Trojans. However, interspersed among real virus notices are computer virus hoaxes. While these hoaxes do not infect systems, they are still time consuming and costly to handle.

Dogpile is a terrific search engine if you don't want to spend time jumping from one search engine to another.

E-mail basics .  Learn about abbreviations, smileys, and more.

Galt Download Zone - MP3, screen savers, themes, wallpaper and more.

Hoaxkill - A service created to help you identify hoaxes and to actively combat them.

HTML goodies.com - Good site for learning beginning HTML.

KidsKonnect - A safe Internet gateway for kids.  Created and maintained by educators.

Sophos Anti-Virus - A good place to check for virus hoaxes.

Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) - Committed to providing swift, global responses to computer virus threats, proactively researching and developing technologies that eliminate such threats and educating the public on safe computing practices.

Translation Service - Provide either plain text or the address (URL) of a Web page to translate.  Translate from English to French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.  Also translates from French, German, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese to English; German to French, French to German, and Russian to English.

Truth or Fiction - Your e-mail reality check.

W3Schools.com - Free Web building tutorials, from basic HTML and XHTML tutorials, to advanced XML, XSL and WAP tutorials.

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