Computer Guides and Tutorials
- 7 Things You Should Know About ...
"7 Things You Should Know About...pieces provide quick, no-jargon overviews of emerging technologies and related practices that have demonstrated or may demonstrate positive learning impacts." - Atomic Learning
"Atomic Learning provides web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use everyday." - CNET Tips and Tricks
"Tech how-to and tips from CNET experts." - The Common Craft Show
Set of very nice short videos about the basics of blogs, wikis, RSS feeds and other web tools "in plain English". - The Core Rules of Netiquette
Guide to internet etiquette. - Ethics in Computing
Links about various computer use and ethics issues, from free speech to intellectual property to commerce to privacy, among others. - Free Online Computer Science and Programming Books
"This site lists free online computer science and engineering books and lecture notes, all of which are freely and legally available over the Internet." - How-To Geek
"How-to" articles in clear language with helpful illustrations on various computer issues. Includes non-Windows OS and program advice. - Internet 101
A basic introduction to the Internet. Includes email, online safety, searching, and more. - Learn the Net: The Internet Owner's Manual
Introduction to the Internet; available in multiple languages. - A Learner's Guide to the Computer
Introductory materials about computing, from hardware to software and computer files, to Win95 to the Internet and webpage design. - Lifehacker: Cheat Sheets
Tips and 'cheat sheets' on a variety of topics including both computer and non-computer skills. - - Microsoft Education
- Microsoft Training
Training and guides from Microsoft for learning and using MS products. - PC Show and Tell
"Over 40,000 animated, voiced tutorials, on more than 100 of your favorite software applications." Very handy! - What's In That Box?
Graphical basic introduction to computer hardware and how computers work. - Windows Vista A to Z
"Reviews, analyses, how-tos, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS." - Windows Vista for Beginners
"Simple and easy to understand tutorials about Windows Vista" plus links, forums, guides to new applications, shortcuts, and more. - The Webby Awards
Sites chosen by web experts as some of the best online sites. Arranged by category. - WebWise
This "BBC's guide to using the internet" is a good place to learn about email, searching, e-business, security, basics of web design, and more. - What is RSS?
Basic info on using RSS (Really Simple Syndiation) to keep up to date with news and articles online. - WiredGuide: A Beginner's Guide to
Computer and Internet Help
This guide to computer help, internet help and general computing interest from chat to shareware is cleanly organized and easy to use. - Wired How-To Wiki
"A collaborative site filled with all kinds of projects, hacks, tricks and tips you can edit." Mostly but not entireley tech-related.
Computer & Technology eBooks
- 24 Hours in Cyberspace
Photo-journalism record of internet users in 1997. - The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Eric Raymond's famous essay on the open-source software movement. - FreeTechBooks.com
"This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the Internet." - The Hacker Crackdown
Bruce Sterling's account of law enforcement's crackdown on hackers in the early 90's and the birth of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. - In the Beginning Was The Command Line
Neal's Stephenson's 1999 essay about the history and future of computing. - The Jargon File
Dictionary of hacker, geek, and programmer slang. - The Law of Cyberspace
2005 analysis of security and insecurity on the web. (.pdf) - The Psychology of Cyberspace
Online book which "explores the psychological aspects of environments created by computers and online networks." - The XHTML 1.0 Language and Design Sourcebook
Online textbook for website builders.