Getting Started

Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Learn The Net.Com  Website dedicated to helping beginners learn how to save time and money while navigating through the Internet.

Computing and Web Resources   A directory of tools and utilities from the University of Texas. This page is for all levels of computer users. There are tutorials on Microsoft Office products such as MS Word as well as information on web site development and networking for the more computer savvy.

Whatis.com  whatis.com® is a knowledge exploration tool about information technology, especially about the Internet and computers. It contains over 3,000 individual encyclopedic definition/topics and a number of "Fast Reference" pages. The topics contain about 12,000 hyperlinked cross-references between definition-topics and to other sites for further information.

Test Your Performance   This will test the speed of your connection, once you are connected.

Web Server Query Form  Netcraft reports a site's operating system, web server, and netblock owner together with, if available, a graphical view of the time since last reboot for each of the computers serving the site.

Basic Computer Security 

Basic Computer System Security  A web page with basic tips on how to secure your computer.  

Chey's Computer Security Advice  Basic security rules anyone can follow.

Computer Security Resource Center  A list of papers on computer security.

Stay Safe Online  This web site is designed to give you the information needed to secure your home or small business computer.

W3C Security Resources  Links to various aspects of Web and Internet security.