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    COMPUTERS & COMPUTING...
    Educational Discounts

    • Apple Macintosh - COD Educational Discounts
    • Gateway - COD Educational Discounts
    • Academic Superstore
    • CampusTech
    • Gradware.com

    PC and General Computer Info

    • The Chicago forum of DSLReports.com
    • Indiana University Knowledge Base - Searchable Database of 4,500 computer Q&A's.
    • C|NET's Tech Info Database.
    • c|net
    • Chicago Software Newspaper
    • Manufacturer Directory

    Macintosh

    • Sitelink - the Web Guide for Mac Users
    • Apple Computer
    • Apple Mailing Lists
    • AppleWorks/ClarisWorks Users Group

    Freeware and Shareware

    • download.com
    • Tucows

    Low Cost (Advertiser Supported) Internet Access

    • United Online (formerly Juno and NetZero)

    Free Web-Based Email

    • Yahoo!
    • Excite
    • HotMail
       
    • Pick up your email from any computer via Mail2Web

    Buzzwords. Speak Nerd!

    • NetLingo

    Free Clip Art & Fonts

    • Barry's Clip Art
    • OpenClipArt.org
    • A+ Art
    • Animation Factory
    • The Font Fairy
    • American Memory Library of Congress Historical Collections
    • Web-Safe Fonts Include:
      • Times New Roman
      • Arial
      • Courier New
      • Verdana
      • Georgia
      • Comic Sans MS

    Parental Control

    • The FCC's Parents Information page
    • GetNetWise (Industry Consortium)

    eBay

    • eBay Home
    • eBay Test Page
    • eBay Tutorials
    • eBay HTML Tags
    • SquareTrade
    • Ted's sample pix
    • Third-party eBay Freeware and Shareware
    • Great Book: "The Official eBay Bible"
      • "Uncle Griff"
    Freeware
    • Must-have freeware includes...
      • Acrobat Reader
          Download and read or printout publications offline.
      • Quicktime
          Interactive movies, panaromas, more.
      • RealPlayer
          Streaming real-time audio and video.
      • WebWasher (PC or Mac), PopUp Buster (PC) and WebFree (Mac)
          Remove banner ads, pop-up windows, more!

    Office Software Alternative

    • StarOffice -- Better than Microsoft Office... 1/4 the price. (It's free -- without support -- from OpenOffice.org)
    • Another free Word option is AbiWord

    Internet Explorer Alternatives

    • Mozilla Foxfire, Netscape Navigator and Opera.

    Adobe PhotoShop & Elements

    • PhotoShop (Pro) and Elements ("Lite")
    • Convert input size and resolution (scanner, camera) to output size and resolution (printer, monitor):
      • Online Calculator
      • Excel Spreadsheet
    • NationalAssociation of Photoshop Professionals
    • Usenet NewsGroups: alt.graphics.photoshop and comp.graphics.apps.photoshop
    • Worth 1000 "Restore Grandma."

    Building Web Sites

    • E-commerce Handout (.pdf)
    • www.yourname.com...
      • Check availability with Network Solutions
      • Who owns what domain name: Whois or BetterWhois
      • Point yourdomain.com to your ISP "free" web space with MyDomain.com or YourNameFree.com.
       
    • Under $10 Web Hosting services include...
      • GoDaddy.com
      • Homestead.com
      • Hostway.com
      • Hostroute.com
      • Your-Site.com
         
    • Lots of free CGI scripts at Matt's Script Archives

    • Another way to accept forms: Response-o-Matic
    • Credit Card Acceptance / Shopping Carts (if your host can't supply the service):
      • PayPal - simple and inexpensive
      • Skipjack
         
    • Additional Web Development Resources...
      • World Wide Web Consortium
      • IIT...
        • Webmaster Certificate Online Resources
        • Webmaster Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4.
      • Internet Technology Resources
      • Yale Style Guide
      • WebMonkey
      • WebReference.com
      • Visibone (Printed Guides)
      • JavaScript Scripts from DynamicDrive and The JavaScript Source
      • JavaScript (Yahoo Index)
      • DevX
      • How Search Engines Rank Pages
      • Bravenet.com - lots of options!
      • Add-Ons include Calendars; example...
        • Glen Ellyn
      • And also interactive Message Boards.
        • Glen Ellyn

    • WYSIWYG Web Design Software:
      • Netscape Composer (free)
      • Microsoft FrontPage
        • FrontPage Handout (.pdf)
      • MacroMedia DreamWeaver
      • Adobe Golive
       
    • HTML Text Editors:
      • PC: Homesite; Textpad; Codewright
      • Mac: BBEdit (Free)
       
    • HTML Guides:
      • Tables Handout (.pdf)
      • Beginners Guide to HTML (NCSA)
      • Wired's Webmonkey CheatSheet
      • RGB Hex Triplet Color Chart
      • HTML (Yahoo)
       
    • Boilerplate Page
      • Boilerplate Handout (.pdf)
       
    • Browsers from evolt.org, BrowserWatch and WebTV.

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