Instruction

Many people are buying computers and going online. And it is fairly easy to get connected and start surfing. However, there is still a lot to know about your computer and how it works in order to make the most of your experience. In this section we provide links to basic computing instruction, guides and tutorials. These links are to pages that offer their version of helping the novice computer user. Each page presents the information in a unique way, with a unique voice and various other links to resources they've found useful. If one of these links isn't appropriate for you, try another. We've checked the links for their effective delivery of information, but keep in mind, that we do not endorse any of the sites or the accuracy of their content.

A Web browser is an application that allows users to view web sites that others have created and offered to the world. By making authors conform to the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer are able to present the information an author publishes over the Web the same way every time (in theory, at least).

CompuTREK - Beginner's Guide to Downloading

A Beginner’s Guide to Effective E-mail - Focuses on the content of the written email message
Beginner's Central - Chapter 5 - Email, the basics beyond setup
Earthlink - Receiving Files Attached to Email Messages
Everything E-Mail® - As the name says - it's everything about e-mail. Tips, glossary, resources, software, services, discussion groups, unsolicited e-mail, news by e-mail

FTPPlanet - FTP 101 - a beginner's guide

TutorialFind - An online tutorial search engine. This site is a free educational resource which can be used by anyone wishing to find tutorials on the Internet. The site has tutorials on everything from advanced computer software to learning a new language and is receiving a huge response internationally.
Help2Go - Free computer advice for tasks such as copying & pasting.
The Computer Network - A good source for learning about computers and technology.
Basics of Computing - Site dedicated to every single elderly person in the world who needs a little help using computers and Windows

Common Internet File Formats -  This site is no longer being updated, but is still a great resource.
FolksOnline  - A friendly, non-technical site with live chat, tips, resources, and other goodies.
Internet Service Providers
ISDN Tutorial - An online tutorial covering the basics of ISDN.
Internet Service Providers - Find the best deal from our database of over 5,000 ISPs.
Microsoft’s Internet Guide - A comprehensive guide covering all aspects of using the internet.
PC Lube and Tune - Usable introductions, tutorials, education on technical subjects.
Roadmap96 Workshop - Free, 27 lesson internet workshop.
Yahoo! How-To  - A tutorial for web surbers.

Beginners Guide to Internet - A PBS guide to understanding newsgroups.

Bare Bones 101  - USC Beaufort Library. A basic tutorial on searching the web.
Sink or Swim  - Explains the differences between search engines and subject guides, shows how to formulate search strategies, and then compares search engines.
Spider's Apprentice - Includes search engine news, answers to frequently asked questions, search strategies, reviews and analysis, details on how search engines work, and more.
UC Berkeley Library - This excellent tutorial from the UC Berkeley Library introduces you to the Internet and WWW, teaches you how to analyze a topic, choose a search tool, and use a variety of search engines.

Junkbusters - Delete or edit cookies and install an anti-cookie utility.
McAfee - Virus protection software.
NetNanny - Provides programs to restrict the information that children have access to on the internet.
Norton - Provides Internet Security and Anit-Virus software

Adobe - Download Acrobat Reader for reading PDF files.
Apple - Download Quicktime for playing Quicktime movies.
Jumbo! - Must-haves: Text editors/readers
Macromedia - Shockwave
Microsoft - Media Player
RealPlayer - Real Audio & Video