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links - using-web

There are many wonderful things on the web, and many ways to use the web. Below are listed only a few of them.

Begin

How computers work http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ 3D graphics, blogs, CD burners, domain names servers, ethernet, printers, mokre and more HowStuffworks.com : 2006
Internet 101 http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/internet101/a/inet_handbook.htm glossary; what you need; what are plug-ins; browsers; search engines; email; messaging; and more About.Com : 2006
Internet for Beginners http://netforbeginners.about.com/ How the web works; 10 most useful websites; how to make good (safe) passwords; and more About.Com : 2006

How to ... http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/howto/0,,1428727,00.html "Guardian Online takes you through everything you need to make the most of your technology." Guardian Online : 2006
How to create a good password http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/a/257395.htm Think of a word you can remember, then change letters to numbers, capitals, and punctuation. About.Com : 2006
Internet Tips by Scott Spanbauer http://www.pcworld.com/columnist/id,17-n,internettips-year,2007/columnist.html "Incisive tips, tricks, and commentary on a broad range of online issues." Scott Spanbauer : 2007

Hi5 http://www.Hi5.com Personal pages, post photos; chat and message boards. Many tibetan use this site. Recommended as a fun way to learn html and css. Hi5 : 2006
Multiply http://www.multiply.com "Unlimited storage for your blog, photos, videos, music, and more." Chat and message boards. Very good privacy policy. Multiply : 2006
MySpace http://www.myspace.com Post personal pages, photos, and videos. Chat and message boards. Myspace : 2006
Yahoo Pipes http://pipes.yahoo.com Publish news, newsfeeds, photos, etc from different sites, all together on one page, for others to see or for your own use. Yahoo Pipes : 2007

Finding old, removed pages - google http://www.google.com/ Sometimes (too often!) an older web page is removed by a website. You can go to google and search for the page - if you know the title of the story or some important words in it, you can often find the exact page, if it is still in google's database. Then click on the "Cached" link instead of the main link, and you can get the page google : 2007
Finding old, removed pages - Wayback Machine http://web.archive.org/ Sometimes (too often!) an older web page is removed by a website. You can go to this website and search for the page, and/or the website's url. See more about how this wonderful archive works by visiting it! Internet Archive : 2007

Chacha http://www.chacha.com A search engine that also offers human real-time guides.
Check out the "About Us" link to see how it works. You can "Become a Guide" – but must be "legally authorized to work in the United States" Chacha : 2006
Chacha: human-powered search engine launches http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/humanpowered-search-engine-launches/2006/12/11/1165685606346.html "A new internet search engine, ChaCha, has hit the web, promising results more relevant than even Google.
While Google relies on highly complex algorithms to give responses to queries, ChaCha, in addition to a traditional computer-based search, provides the option of having a human guide assist with any query. Asher Moses : dec 2006
Clusty http://www.clusty.com Good search engine, that groups (clusters) results into categories – very useful. Also offers site-specific search for your website Clusty : 2006
Google http://www.google.com So far still the best search engine out there. Big Bad: censors results inside China. Big Good: is fighting against censorship in the West! Google : 2006
Google Hacks http://hacks.oreilly.com How to make best use of google with normal searching, as well as special features. OReilly : 2006
Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org A publicly-edited irectory of web pages Dmoz : 2006
Technorati http://www.technorati.com/about a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere -- the world of weblogs. Technorati : 2006

Hi-tech crime: A glossary http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5400052.stm "Like many subjects, information security comes with its own terminology and the jargon can be opaque to outsiders." Mark Ward : 2006
How to Spot a Phish http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/technology_how_to_spot_a_phish/html/1.stm "Phishing e-mails that try to make you hand over confidential details are becoming more common." "Some handy hints on how to spot the signatures of the phish." BBC : 2006