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Computing Web Resources

General  |  Cyberculture |  Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Web Tools  |  Languages  |  Tutorials & Help Sites
Viruses  |  Statistics  |  Miscellaneous

General

Academic Info- Computer Science
http://www.academicinfo.net/compsci.html
A Directory of Internet Resources. Table of Contents includes:Meta-Indexes and General Directories, The Reference Shelf, Programming Languages, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Ethics, Technical Reports, and Computer Science Literature. Also, Other Sites of Interest, and Related Academic Info Pages: Mathematics, Philosophy - Philosophy of the Mind, and Physics.

CNET.com
http://www.cnet.com
CNET contains extensive reviews of new hardware and software products, free software downloads, Consumer Electronics information and pricing, plus information on Enterprise Business, Web Services, Tech News, Finance & Investing, Tech Auctions, Web Building, Help & How-Tos, and a Gamecenter.

CiteseerX - Scientific Literature Digital Library
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/
Provides CiteSeer, a searchable database of more than 550,000 research papers from the various computer science fields. The papers are fully indexed and terms are searchable either in the body of the document or only on the citations.

Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/index.html
This is a collection of 1200 bibliographies covering most aspects of computer science. Updated monthly, the collection contains about 890,000 references to journal articles, conference papers and technical reports and consists of 570 MBytes of BibTeX entries. More than 9000 references contain cross references to citing or cited publications. More than 50,000 references contain URLs to an online version of the paper. There are more than 2000 links to other sites carrying bibliographic information.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Bibliography
http://www.hcibib.org/
Includes more than 19,600 books and reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and online publications. Each citation has complete bibliographic information, abstract, and Web link to the full text version, if available.

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Cyberculture

Atlas of Cyberspace
http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/cybergeography//atlas/atlas.html
Maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web and other emerging Cyberspaces.

Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
http://rccs.usfca.edu/
Contains a collection of scholarly resources, including internet interviews, university-level courses in cyberculture, events and conferences, an extensive annotated bibliography, and a monthly book review.

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Webopedia - Free Online Dictionary of Computing
http://www.webopedia.com/
Over 11,000 definitions on computing, computers, and related disciplines.

What Is.com
http://whatis.techtarget.com/
Searchable and browseable Information Technology encyclopedia with definitions for thousands of the most current IT-related words.

TechEncyclopedia
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
Provides defintions for more than 20,000 Information Technology terms. Entries range from brief to substantive background articles.

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Web Tools

Web Tools Downloading Site
http://download.cnet.com/windows/
Free downloads of numerous web tools including Netscape, Internet Explorer, hot Java, and other browsers plus popular plug-ins such as Shockwave, Acrobat, etc.

Geektools
http://whois.geektools.com
This site provides tools to obtain information about the internet and sites. Tools that can be used include: UltraDNS, Whois, Traceroute, Calculators, Software, Spam Tools, Geek Hotels, Domain Registration, and Copyright.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/ie
IE 8 Home Page; Dowload IE 8 for free.
User Group Support   http://www.microsoft.com/communities/usergroups/default.mspx

Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Firefox home page; download Firefox for free.
User Group Support   http://forums.mozillazine.org/

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Programming Languages

Computing Languages List
http://www.hypernews.org/HyperNews/get/computing/lang-list.html
Alist of specific Computing Languages. The languages listed here either have usenet groups, FAQs, or WWW home pages.

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Tutorials & Help Sites

Finding Information on the Internet: A TUTORIAL
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
These tutorials presents the substance of the Internet Worshops offered year-round by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley. Excellent for beginner to advanced searchers. Good sections on using specific search engines.

Help-Site Computer Manuals
http://help-site.com/
Help-Site currently links to 835 documents and 126 sites providing FAQs, tutorials, and manuals from official and unofficial support sites.

Free Training with Freeskills.com
http://www.freeskills.com
Offers more than 200 full online training courses for beginners and experts covering topics such as: Microsoft, UNIX, Lotus, Novell, Macintosh, Corel, Databases, Programming, Graphics, Desktop Publishing, Contact Management, Accountancy, the Desktop, the Internet, and Softskills (time management, stress counseling, and personal development).

TechTutorials
http://www.techtutorials.net/
Provides a searchable directory of more than 1,300 free information technology tutorials and other resources abailable on the Web. Includes white papers, tips and tricks, and a FAQ.

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Viruses

Rob Rosenberger's Computer Virus Myths
http://vmyths.com/
Learn about the myths, the hoaxes, the urban legends, and the implications if you believe in them. You can also see a list of virus hoaxes from A to Z.

Symantec AntiVirus Research Center: Virus Encyclopedia
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html
Good information on computer viruses and hoaxes plus SARC Newsletters, virus-related white papers, and instructions on how to submit virus samples to SARC.

ICSA Virus Lab's Alerts & Hoaxes
http://www.icsalabs.com/
The ICSA virus lab serves many functions. They certify antivirus products and are also a source of reliable, independent information on real viruses and hoaxes.

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Statistics

Computer Almanac - Interesting and Useful Numbers about Computers
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/bam/www/numbers.html
A collection of statistics(with references) covering computers and their use. Includes statistics on Internet use, injuries, crine, market share of operating systems, companies, and more. Maintained by Brad A. Myers.

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Miscellaneous

D-Lib Magazine: The Magazine of Digital Library Research
http://www.dlib.org
D-Lib Magazine is a monthly magazine about digital libraries for researchers, developers, and the intellectually curious. New issues are published on the 15th of each month.

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