General [top]

CNET - Comprehensive site for product reviews, tech news, and comparison shopping. Many reviews written for the novice user, with lots of input from consumers.

Computers & the Internet from Yahoo - Links to all sorts of things-computer, from software and hardware to employment, conventions and conferences.

Computers from Librarian's Index to the Internet - Choose from among subjects including computers, CD-ROMS, Macs, PCs, UNIX, software, and viruses.

Free training in using software - Provides hundreds of free online IT tutorials. Tutorials range from entry level texts on using word processors to advanced techniques in web development/database design and network routing.

Grwifi.net - Provides listings of free wireless access in the Grand Rapids area.

The Internet and Computers from MEL - Michigan Electronic Library provides links to information on history, statistics, programming, hardware, software, and more

The Living Internet - Comprehensive site about the Internet.

Using the Internet [top]

Basic Web Lessons - Simple introductory lessons to teach you about surfing the web.

Finding Information on the Internet - A Tutorial

Creating Web Pages [top]

Case Western's Introduction to HTML - Although there are many software programs called "HTML editors" that can almost make a web page for you, the fact of the matter is that you need to have a basic understanding of HTML if you want to have an interesting, creative and well-done page. This tutorial will get you off to a good start. If you need a quick reference, you can use this cheatsheet created by Kevin Werbach.

HTML Basics from Webmonkey: A quick guide to what HTML is and how it works. Click around for more help making web pages from the informative folks at Webmonkey.

HTML for Beginners from CNET: A basic introduction to writing HTML with the simple tools already available on your computer, without buying expensive web writing software.

ReallyBig.com - "The complete resource for all web-builders... If you're building a Web site, look no further. We offer more than 3000 resources for web builders including free clipart, CGI, counters, fonts, html, java, animation, backgrounds, icons, wysiwyg editors, buttons, photographs, site promotion, and much more."

Compiled byLori DeBie