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Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial This tutorial presents
the substance of the web searching workshops formerly offered by the UC
Berkeley Library, but now suspended due to budget reductions. We use the
term "Research-quality Web Searching" to reflect our belief that there is a
lot of great material on the Web - primary sources, specialized directories
and databases, statistical information, educational sites on many levels,
policy, opinion of all kinds, and so much more - and tools for finding it
are steadily improving.
Online Course: Using
the Internet This self-study course will introduce you to the Internet
and show you just how easy it can be to use. You can work through the course
at your own pace by following step-by-step instructions and completing
practical Activities.
Introduction to the Internet- Using the Internet The Internet is a
worldwide network of computer networks that connects university, government,
commercial, and other computers in over 150 countries. There are thousands
of networks, tens of thousands of computers, and millions of users on the
Internet, with the numbers expanding daily. Using the Internet, you can send
electronic mail, chat with colleagues around the world, and obtain
information on a wide variety of subjects.
The End of the Internet?
The nation's largest telephone and cable companies are crafting an alarming
set of strategies that would transform the free, open and nondiscriminatory
Internet of today to a privately run and branded service that would charge a
fee for virtually everything we do online... Scary article everyone should read!!!
[Link recovered 5/7/11]
I've changed my mind. America must never allow an Internet "kill switch".
Here's why. America was founded on a system of checks and balances.
Anything that provides this much power and explicitly removes the checks and
balances can't be allowed to stand.
FBI targets Net phoning Internet telephone calls are fast becoming a national security threat that
must be countered with new police wiretap rules, according to an FBI
proposal presented quietly to regulators this month.
Information about Internet
Communications
Internet information and software, dnsbl howto, bad bots, anti spam,
security alert news, and more.
Virtual Office - Net Office - Using The
Internet in your ... The Virtual
Office is a virtual reality. It is possible to run a business from any
location on the planet. It's true that some locations are easier to work
from than others, but with the right tools, technology and planning it is
possible to run a business from a desert island, the deck of a boat or the
Australian Outback. The tools for such entrepreneurial science fiction is
evolving much faster than any one of us can keep up with. This section will
help make you virtual.
Using the Internet to Promote a Cause: Introduction
The fact is,
the internet is possibly the most powerful tool we have ever had for the
broad-scale and rapid spread of ideas and communications on a broad scale.
Introduction to
Internet Terminology
I-Telephone
Internet Phones- Clear Winners With improved call
quality and low rates, the best Net phone services may finally be ready to
replace your Baby Bell.
VoIP
Buyer's Guide The OrderVoIP.com website is undoubtedly geared
towards commercial sales but it gives visitors the opportunity to compare
side by side all of the leading Internet phone services for rates, features,
and ongoing special offers.
Voice-Over-IP Special Report This special report from Business Weekaddresses from technology and business standpoints how
Internet telephony promises far more sophisticated features and much lower
prices, and how it promises to upset the telecom power structure.
Skype lets you make free calls over the Internet.
It's free to download and you can add on voicemail for a weenie fee.
Skype also lets you chat and send files, set up conference calls, even call
out to regular phones at ultra-cheap rates.
EvaPhone provides Internet
telephone calls for free. Their site offers free VoIP call solutions: free
VoIP service lets you make PC-to-phone free international calls. All you
need is a computer to start making free VoIP calls using Internet to phone.
Start enjoying the benefits of Internet telephony right now!
Put the Internet to work – for your phone
Vonage VoIP phone service offers unlimited local, long distance and
amazingly low rates to call worldwide, over a clear, reliable connection.
Vonage VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is so easy to use and
inexpensive, even the tech-nervous can handle the switch.
5 Ways to Make Free Internet Phone Calls Make Free Phone Calls With Free
Internet Phone Services and Programs - It is true - you can make free phone
calls using the Internet! Free internet phone programs let you make free
phone calls, usually only to the US and Canada, using special software.
I-Fax
Free faxing List of free faxing services available online. Send fax
using web browser or email in US and international fax.
eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send
and receive faxes. You can
try eFax for free, and start sending and receiving faxes today.
Internet faxing - Send and receive faxes from your desktop.
FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet? There are many
services that will let you use the Internet to send faxes. Some are free
while others are pay services. Some services require that you can send and
receive electronic mail, or that you have Web access. Others require you to
install special software on your computer.
Compare ... Online Fax Service
Providers Choosing any long-term business service or expense can be a
major problem, especially when you consider the costs of making a bad
decision, either for yourself or your company.
I-Chat
Text Messaging to Cell from Internet
Free Text Messaging With txtDrop Our
goal has always been to make web based text messaging free and as simple as
possible and we're sticking by that in 2008. Which is why we let you do
everything in one easy step, on one simple webpage. TxtDrop enables users in
the United States and Canada to send text messages with instant delivery. No
more need to pay your cellular provider up to 25 cents for sending your
friend a text. Just enter your email (for replies), your friends mobile
number and your message and we'll send your text instantly. Completely free
of charge.
Free Text Messages
OnlineTextMessage.com allows free text messaging. You can send free SMS text
messages to anyone with a SMS or text message enabled mobile phone. You no
longer have to pay to send quick SMS or text messages as long as you have
access to the Internet. All major carriers are supported: Verizon, AllTel,
AT&T, Cingular, TMobile, Sprint, SunCom, and Nextel.
Instant Messaging
There are probably hundreds of IM
programs out there - we can't list them all. Here are a few articles and
links to get you headed in the right direction.
Instant messaging - Wikipedia Instant messaging or IM is a form
of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text.
The text is conveyed via computers connected over a network such as the
Internet.
Howstuffworks "How Instant Messaging Works" There is no doubt
that the Internet has changed the way we communicate. For many of us, e-mail
has virtually replaced traditional letters and even telephone calls as the
choice for correspondence. Every day, billions of e-mail messages are sent
out. E-mail has been the most rapidly adopted form of communication ever
known. In less than two decades, it has gone from obscurity to mainstream
dominance.
ICQ Official site for the instant-messaging and chat software.
AOL Instant Messenger AOL Instant Messenger works basically the
same on all computer platforms and on devices like PDAs.
Google Talk
Google Talk is in beta
and requires a Gmail or Google Account username and password. If you don't
have a Google Account or have not enabled your Google Account for Google
Talk, sign up here. Google Talk's voicemail and Gmail notification features
are ony available if you signed in using your Gmail username and password.
Windows Live Messenger Call their phones. Call their PCs. Call your
friends' mobile or landline phones.* It's affordable, both within the US and
internationally. And calling someone's PC is always free. See them on the
screen - Show and tell: Grab a webcam and start a video conversation within
minutes. Share stuff - Set up a Sharing Folder with a friend. Drop in photos
and other stuff, as many as your computer can handle. See your Sharing
Folder even when one of you is offline. Now: Talk to your Yahoo! friends,
too - The world's largest IM network has just gotten bigger—and better. With
Windows Live Messenger you can now connect with your Yahoo! IM contacts.
Forget about using multiple accounts to talk to your friends—IM them all
with Windows Live Messenger.
Jabber: Open Instant Messaging and a Whole Lot More, Powered by XMPP
Jabber is best known as "the Linux of instant messaging" -- an open, secure,
ad-free alternative to consumer IM services like AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo
(see the IM quickstart). Under the hood, Jabber is a set of streaming XML
protocols and technologies that enable any two entities on the Internet to
exchange messages, presence, and other structured information in close to
real time. Jabber technologies offer several key advantages...
Yahoo! Messenger with Voice - Chat, Call, Share Photos, and More
Yahoo! Messenger takes instant messaging to a new level. Use it to connect
in real-time and communicate how you want, when you want, with whom you
want. In addition to sending text-based instant messages, you also get...
Instant Messaging Planet A sort of news stand for all things IM
E-Mail
Using E-mail Safely Anytime you send or receive communications on
the Internet or browse a Web site, there are opportunities for individuals
to intercept your communications to obtain your email address. If you post
to a Usenet newsgroup, list your email address on a Web site, or fill out
insecure forms on the Web, your address can be collected by spammers,
individuals who use email addresses for commercial advertising to try to
gain profit for themselves and to get rich quick.
A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email Sadly, in the twenty-plus
years that I have been using email, I have seen a large number of people
suffer mishaps because they did not understand how to adjust their
communication styles to this new medium. I wrote this document to try to
help people avoid those problems. This is not a document on the mechanics of
sending email - which buttons to push or how to attach a photograph. Those
details are different for every different email software package, and are
better handled by manuals for the program. I instead focus on the content of
an email message: how to say what you need to say. I don't think of this as
email etiquette (commonly called netiquette) because I don't think these
guidelines merely show you how to be a nice person. These guidelines show
you how to be more efficient, clear, and effective.
Dozens of articles about all things email-related Articles and
tips about using email and protecting yourself from spam. ... The Email
Guide. Using email on the road, beating spam, email etiquette and more
Countering Spam by Using Ham Passwords This article describes a
simple and effective technique for countering spam -- ham passwords. A ham
password is a special password you ask strangers, or senders in general, to
include in email they send to you. A ham password can be easily added to a
subject line. If a sender wants you to receive an email, then the sender
should include one of your ham passwords to prove that they are authorized
to send the email to you. This technique is excellent in conjunction with
other techniques to shore up their weaknesses. In particular, ham passwords
can counter the major weakness of spam filters, which sometimes incorrectly
label ham as spam. This approach is inexpensive, requires no changes to any
software code, and is simple to understand. It also is under the control of
the user, rather than ceding control over email to some external entity -- a
critical requirement. It especially works well when combined with other
techniques that handle non-strangers.
Send Anonymous Email Messages - About Email Usually, when you
send an email it is neither private nor anonymous. Everybody can read it,
and everybody can find out it was you who sent it. If you want or need to
send an email message anonymously, there are several strategies you can
employ, though. Find out how to send email in anonymity with these tips,
tricks, instructions and how-tos.
Message Boards
Basic HTML Tip Tutorial - Tips n Tags For Forum - Message Boards ...
This site contains HTML Tips / HTML tags for posting on a forum / message
board. There is also a page with tips for posting an image on a forum.
Using Message Boards to Build Community As many organizations are
aware, a Web site can be a valuable tool for publicizing your mission,
relaying news about your work, and raising funds. But while having a site
that lets you communicate to the public is certainly a good thing, a site
that lets your visitors communicate with you and with each other can
sometimes be even better.
Meet-Up.com
Apparently you can start up a MB on their site, or you can put it on your
own.
Security
VeriSign - Security (SSL Certificate), Communications, and ...
VeriSign Inc (NASDAQ: VRSN) operates intelligent infrastructure services
that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the
world’s voice and data networks.
Tor: An anonymous Internet communication
system Using Tor can help you
anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and
other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform
on which software developers can build new applications with built-in
anonymity, safety, and privacy features.
Securing Internet Communication [PDF] Securing Internet.
Communication. No one could shop, pay bills, or conduct business securely on
the Internet. without the mathematics of encryption.
help.net : Message Board: which one are you using? Finding a good
Forums application is not an easy task. Of course I can develop one myself,
but when you are on your own in your company, no way. So until now I used
Pop Forums, but it seems that the developer has lost interest in the
project, or he's just busy with something else...
Online Privacy and Computer Security: AnonIC Home AnonIC.org is a
free resource for those in need of online Internet privacy. The aim of this
site is to educate Internet users how to protect their privacy at little or
no cost. On these pages we will try to explain basic concepts of Internet
security and anonymity, today’s protection technologies used, provide tips
on choosing security software. This site has been written by professionals
to help the average Internet user with no computer education to understand
the threats he/she is facing when using the Internet and how to deal with
them.
Commodon Communications - Threats to your Security on the Internet
The applications discussed within this website are known as 'Remote Control
Trojans' (RCT's) or 'Remote Access Trojans' (RAT's), which are designed to
allow the remote control of another person's computer over the Internet.
Information Security & howtos Wow. Great site. Discusses topics in
layman terms.
GILC -- Cryptography and Liberty Emerging computer and
communications technologies are radically altering the ways in which we
communicate and exchange information. Along with the speed, efficiency, and
cost-saving benefits of the "digital revolution" come new challenges to the
security and privacy of communications and information traversing the global
communications infrastructure. The Global Internet Liberty Campaign was
established in June 1996 to protect civil liberties and human rights in the
online world. Among the principles adopted by GILC at its original meeting
was the belief that users of the Internet should have the right to "encrypt
their communication and information without restriction."
Martindale's The Reference Desk: Internet - CyberinfrastructureVisit this site and you may not make it out for months... that is, if you
are a tech or security geek.
Programs & Software
Free Internet Faxing Guide by David Berger The Internet
Multicasting Service is a non-profit organization that operates a free
e-mail-to-fax service. It relies on volunteers from the U.S., Australia,
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand,
Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, who maintain fax servers
in their particular areas, so all phone calls to fax machines are local.
FREEWARE GUIDE - Internet - Communications A bunch of programs to
download
What It All Means: A quick guide to the various types of free
ecommunications services reviewed on this site, and a great place to start
your quest for free ecommunications providers. A more
in-depth explanation of each type of service is also available.
FaxTalk Messenger Pro ...an
easy-to-use telephony application for small business and home office users.
Provides full-featured voice messaging, faxing, and speakerphone
capabilities that turns your computer into a powerful communications center.
Fax program for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
WinFaxPRO ...generates crisp,
laser-quality faxes right from your computer. Save time and money by sending
broadcast faxes and scheduling faxes for off-peak times. Send or forward
faxes via email to people who don't have fax hardware or software. For
Windows XP Home, XP Pro, 2000 Pro, Me, 98.
FaxNow ...send faxes from any
Windows application, simply by printing to the FaxNow! print driver fax
software. Includes: phonebook (with search capability), fax manager, cover
page editor, scanner support, and more. Send your fax via the internet, send
your fax(es) as email, & save a copy of your sent fax to a specified FaxNow!
folder. For Windows.
FaxTools eXPert ...send and
receive your faxes over the Internet or through a classic modem. FaxTools
eXPert is simple to install, easy to operate, and works with any modem.
Avoid long distance charges by faxing your documents through the Internet
(Fax over IP), send faxes to multiple recipients. With FaxTools eXPert
software you can also easily manage all you fax broadcasting campaigns.
Fax Machine ...just insert a
document in your scanner, start Fax Machine, click Scan a page, click Send
Fax, fill in the recipient telephone number and off it goes. That's all. Fax
Machine contains a printer driver, which lets you "print" to Fax Machine
from any Windows application that supports printing. For Windows
Fax2000 ...print documents from
any application then email or fax the page images anywhere. Forward faxes to
email addresses and email to fax machines, Pulse Dial option, wait to
connect time can be set, wait time to retry busy numbers, etc. Compatible
with any application that is capable of printing. For Windows 95, 98, NT,
2000.
Snappy Fax ...easily use your
scanner and printer as a copy machine or you can use your scanner and fax
modem as a fax machine. Not designed to replace the software you got with
your fax modem -- it copies and faxes and that's it. If you don't have a fax
machine but you do have a scanner and a fax modem you will find Snappy Fax
very useful. All Windows
HotFax MessageCenter ...makes
faxing easier and more productive than ever before. With seamless
integration with any Windows application, you are always one click away from
sending a fax. Simple and easy to use, yet powerful enough for advanced
users looking for plenty of flexibility. Automatic fax forwarding, fax to
email support, support for broadcast faxing, easily fax out of any Windows
application
VentaFax ...sends and receives
fax messages via Class 1, 1.0, 2 and 2.0 faxmodems and emulates an answering
machine with tone remote control, supporting most voice modems. Extremely
user-friendly and intuitive, the VentaFax main control panel shows the image
of page as it travels out of the visual fax machine slot. VentaFax is quick,
nimble, with a small footprint. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
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