Computer Tutorials

New User Tutorial
A site designed to teach basic computer skills such as using the mouse and the scrollbar, entering commands in dialog boxes, double clicking, and using the File menu and other basic Windows functions. Navigation from page to page is easy for people just learning how to use computers.

Freeskills.com-Free Online Tutorials
Hundreds of free tutorials including entry level texts on using word processors and advanced techniques in web development/database design. An informative site for users with more technical knowledge.

Free Online Typing Course
Free online typing courses available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, or Portuguese. Free registration required to keep track of progress through the lessons or to choose the keyboard layout.

In Pictures
Free, easy-to follow illustrated tutorials for software and computer subjects including Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop Elements, HTML and CSS, My SQL, PHP, and Perl. From Visibooks.

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Dictionaries

NetLingo.com The Internet Dictionary
Thousands of words, including an extensive list of emoticons, that are rapidly evolving into the new vocabulary of the technology industry and the Web community.

TechWeb: TechEncyclopedia
"More than 20,000 IT Terms" from  The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Useful for authoritative computer and Internet technology definitions.

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Free E-mail & Webpage Providers

Infopeople: Free Email Accounts
Want a free e-mail account but don't know where to begin? This site provides more information on free e-mail and provides a list of the top services as well.

Free Email Address Directory
Numerous links to free e-mail services including free e-mail providers, mail forwarding services, reminder services, and mailing list hosting. In addition there are explanations of the types of free e-mail, guides to beating spam (junk mail), facts about using free email, e-mail etiquette, and e-mail address directories.

Free Email Providers Guide (FEPG.net)
Information on over "1,400 providers in more than 85 countries." Search the database using various criteria (attachments, storage space, POP accessible, etc.) or click on "Free Email providers" to browse by categories such as USA, International, and Special Interests, and Supplier. Other features include message boards, reviews, and tips on writing e-mail messages.

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Internet Tutorials

Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT)
Confused by all the information out there? "This interactive library tutorial will prepare you to explore and research in the online world." After completing three 30-minute modules you will be able to identify a variety of information sources, perfect your skills for effectively searching databases and the Web, evaluate the credibility of sources, and cite print and online information. This award-winning Web site is sponsored by the University of Texas System Digital Library.

Intute: Virtual Training Suite
Free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research in a variety of fields in the following categories Science, Engineering and Technology, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Health and Life Sciences These resources, selected by subject specialists in the United Kingdom academic community, are "teach-yourself tutorials" primarily intended for academic and continuing education users.

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