BrightPlanet

Find out about the "Deep Web" (internet resources that search engines can't find), visit their database of search engines and databases, or download their "Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet."

Finding Information on the Internet

The material here is from a workshop that's presented at the Library, University of California at Berkeley.  Use the whole tutorial or only the sections that most interest you. Recommended for Gr. 10-12, college, and adult.

Computer Training Tutorials

Many tutorials; on buying or upgrading your computer, learning to work with your software, virus protection, and using the internet, are available at this site from the Central Kansas Library System.

Graphics Scanning and Editing

How to scan and edit an image for your web page. Also links to a PhotoShop tutorial.

ZDNet: Reviews

Evaluative reviews on all manner of technology, plus the prices you can expect to pay for the product you want. From ZDNet Labs. Lots of advertising here, but you'll just have to wade through it.

Microsoft Office Tutorials

Tutorials on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, and Access from the Florida Gulf Coast University.

ActDen

Tutorials on FrontPage 2000 and other Office 2000 components. These are free, but this site also offers fee-based online courses.

PowerPoint 2000 Basics Tutorial

Extensive. From Indiana University and Purdue.

Global Positioning Systems

This tutorial comes from Trimble, a manufacturer of GPS equipment for the agriculture, mining, and public safety industries, among others.

CNET: Download.com

Chosen by Yahoo! as the best site for software downloads.  There are over 20,000 programs here along with editor's picks, reviews, and user ratings to help you decide what's worth adding to your hard disk.