Please note this website is no longer being updated due to personal circumstances. Some links may no longer be available but the entire website is being left in place since even in a restricted capacity it may still be helping people. PLEASE do not email me about changes to this website because this site is no longer being updated!
This page is divided into the following categories:
ANTIVIRUS: BEGINNER'S INTRODUCTION About.Com page, where there is helpful information for beginners about viruses, including a virus encyclopaedia,
SYMANTIC SECURITY UPDATES-HOAXES Now, here is a very useful site...check out those virus warnings to see if they are real or hoax; there is also a Virus Encyclopaedia on site, and other useful information.
MCAFEE AVERT -VIRUS ALERTS Virus Alerts posted here are generated by AVERT. AVERT will post an Alert when it has determined a virus risk is Medium On Watch, High Risk, or at High Risk-Outbreak status.
GET VIRUS HELP. COM To quote from the site. "This web site was created to help people understand today's computer viruses and assist them in cleaning their own systems. Questions are answered using a Q & A format with straightforward terminology." Download Happy99Cleaner, KakCleaner, Pretty ParkCleaner, I Love YouCleaner, NewApt Cleaner.
CYNDI'S LIST: VIRUSES Cyndi's List: Internet Stuff you Need to Know, including Virus info, hoaxes, virus ecyclopaedia and several help sites.
SANS ALERTS & ANALYSIS "Email viruses are now spreading WITHOUT THE USER OPENING ANY ATTACHMENT. Personal computers running Internet Explorer (IE) version 5.0 and/or Microsoft Office 2000 are vulnerable to virus attacks using most HTML-enabled email systems, even if the email recipient opens no attachments." Check the site for patch and more details.
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Check out the latest information on the virus topic, at About.Com.
ZONE ALARM Yes, we have listed the Zone alarm site elsewhere on our site but it is repeated here because of the new version and the new features: ZoneAlarm now features MailSafe to stop email-borne Visual Basic Script worms, like the "I Love You" virus, "dead-in-its-tracks", thwarting its spread, and preventing it from wreaking havoc on your PC. ZoneAlarm makes ironclad Internet security easy-to-use.
OPEN DIRECTORY: ANTI-VIRUS There are 126 links on this site, covering the topics of security and anti-virus issues.
SYMANTEC WORLDWIDE More anti-virus advice and help, on the NORTON.COM page, with on-line support.
INOCULATE IT Anti Virus for your PC. An excellent page by Computer Associates, once again with on-line support and downloads. see also review of this program, below:
STROUD'S REVIEW OF INOCULATE IT This review gives Stroud's opinion of Inoculate IT program, including a screenshot of Inoculate IT.
ZDNET ANTI VIRUS CENTER Get advice, help and download fixes from here, for the Love Bug virus.
HARDWARE CENTRAL-TUTORIALS At first glance the information on this site may appear to be too complicated for a newbie, but drill down and check it out; there are useful issues, like Troubleshooting your Printer, Understanding USB, and useful information on Removeable Storage.
MORE MEMORY More Memory, Greater Performance...this useful site explains in simple terms, what differences adding extra memory will make to your computer's performance.
PC911-FRIENDLY COMPUTER HELP Friendly Computer Help in plain English -now, doesn't that sound refreshing? How-To guides, Tips and Tweaks, Newsletter, Downloads and other good things here.
MOUSE CLEANING A very useful site with wonderfully clear instructions for cleaning a mouse, complete with step-by-step illustrations.
HARDWARE ISSUES
DRANCH'S HOME PAGE CD-Rom Recordables and Re-Writables: A few things to Consider ..
ZDNet HOW-TO: CD R/W What should I know when purchasing a CD-R or CD-RW?
TRISH's ESCAPE FROM HARDWARE HELL This is a most interesting site. Find out about hard drives, motherboards, bios, drivers, jumper settings, printers, scanners, audio, modems, memory, operating systems, etc, to name just a few topics....well worth a visit to check it all out.
COMPUTERS-INTERNET This page will provide information and links to sites concerning computer tips, diagnostics, and virus protection.
WINDOWS ANNOYANCES Topics include Reducing Clutter, Performance and Troubleshooting, Customizing, Upgrading to Windows 98, and a number of other useful categories.
HOW-TO's and TIPS CNet Help.com site for excellent help regarding Internet Explorer 5. Topics include How to Install, Getting Started, Set and Manage Favourites [bookmarks], Export your Favourites and more.
NEWBIES This delightful site, by Jane Lachs, offers clearly explained and often amusing help to those who are new. Other aspects of Jane's site include Mailing Lists, How to Search, Virus and Worms, Surnames Lists and Yorkshire Links.
BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER Net Mechanic site for Building Your Own Computer. Simple, step by step instructions. Worth reading even if you never intend building your own computer, as it will increase your computer knowledge.
PUREPERFORMANCE This is an excellent site! Performance tips and tweaks for 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP. Gives rating according to difficulty, and step by step instructions.
BOOKMARK CONVERTER To quote from the site, "The ultimate program for converting your bookmarks between the Netscape and Internet Explorer formats. "
DLL STAR "To quote from the site, "If your Windows applications and programs are missing the correct dynamic link library files ( otherwise known as DLL files or .dll ) you've probably been faced with either a reinstallation of you software or a non working application. DLL Star contains links to the most commonly needed DLL files in zipped file format. Most users will simply have to unzip the DLL they are missing into their default Windows/System directory to restore program functions. We've also added a few good utility disks and drivers to assist you. "
PC911-FRIENDLY COMPUTER HELP Friendly Computer Help in plain English -now, doesn't that sound refreshing? How-To guides, Tips and Tweaks, Newsletter, Downloads and other good things here.
FIX WINDOWS.COM The Windows Troubleshooting site. Diagnostic solution guide, tips and tricks, downloads, support,drivers, shareware.
LANGA LIST Computer help and how-to content on this site, plus archives and downloads.
PC ADVISOR PC Advisor site has a number of useful links and information about computers which is easy to understand. I recommend entering their Registered User Area, which is free, and gives access to really good information.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS TIP PAGE Topics covered here include:Speed Up Your Drive with Disk Defragmenter
Defrag Delays!,
Safe Shutdowns ,
Shut Down - Not Responding,
Speed Your Boot Up Time ,
Intermittent Memory Errors ,
Hard Drive Space Error,
Boot Me Up! ,Restart Windows in a Flash,
Lock Your NumLock Preferences in Place ,
Alphabetize Your Start Menu ,Eliminate the Modem Icon From Your System Tray ,
Eliminating Excess Windows ,
Drag-&-Drop Shortcuts To The Start Menu,
Windows Explorer Keystroke Shortcuts ,
Quickly Close My Computer Windows and more.
INTERNET FOR BEGINNERS A host of topics and tutorials for beginners on this site.
HOW TO TURN OFF HTML or RTF
How to Turn Off HTML or RTF
in Various E-mail Software Programs. As the site explains, "Many E-mail programs now offer some really fun and interesting features, such as HTML and RTF (rich text format).......While this makes your E-mail fun, pretty and interesting to look at, it can cause a lot of havoc and various problems for other people online".
DOWNLOADING MADE CLEAR This a wonderful site for those of us who are Newbies and diffident about downloading software. There are simple explanations about downloading and helpful diagrams, showing step-by-step instructions. I wish I had access to this site when I was a first-time downloader!
EASY DOWNLOAD GUIDE Five simple steps to downloading files from the Internet
by Bob Gollihur.
THE HELP WEB Getting started on the Internet. Help here includes Email and Web, with information on Mailing Lists and News.
AARP WEB PLACE - COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY Some of the topics covered here: How To Differentiate Between Internet Connections,
How To Buy a New Computer,
How To Clean Up Your StartUp Folder,
How To ScanDisk,
How To Understand Technology's Terms,
How To Choose a CPU,
How To Save Time and Effort with Computer Shortcuts,
How To Troubleshoot Computer Problems,
How To Buy a Printer,
Understanding Shareware,
How To Buy a Scanner,
Understanding Browser Cookies,
Anti-Virus Software,
Windows 95/98 Learn the Basics,
Surviving Computer Freezes,
Installing Software, and more.
OUTLOOK EXPRESS EXPLAINED This is a very helpful site for those new to Outlook Express. There are also other useful links.
WINDOWS TIP ARCHIVES About Com site's Focus On Windows; there are lots of goodies here...do check it out!
INFO HQ-ON-LINE Computer Buying Advice and System Requirements, etc....very helpful site.
STROUD'S CONSUMMATE WINSOCK APPS LIST Stroud's CWS Apps site, with some excellent links: virus info, software, plus software newsletter and much more.
THE SMORGASBORD-TUTORIALS As the title suggests, there is a bit of everything here, and well worth checking out the numerous links.
INFO HEADQUARTERS Buying a Computer. This is a very well set out group of articles.
TIP WORLD A great place to get expert tips for operating Outlook Express, Windows 95, 98 etc., and has lots of help for operating your software.
Tutorial on FTP or File Transfer Protocol The FTP Mini-Tutorial will give you an overview of what File Transfer Protocol (FTP), a function of the TCP/IP protocol, is used for.
SCANNING HELP Useful hints and tips about scanning. Good for beginners as it is easily understood.
SCANNING from ABOUT.COM Another really helpful site.
NEWBIE dot ORG FIRST AID KIT Here is a site with easily understood information concerning Computer Crash Recovery and Prevention..... I'll bookmark this one!!!
ZDNet HELP & HOW-TO: COMPUTER BASICS Topics include new PC setup guide, installing a scanner, installing a printer, computer virus information plus much more.
COMPLETE INTERNET GUIDE Lots of information on this site, including the basics of internet browsing, internet security, all about email, on-line banking, and creating a web site.
TIP WORLD A great place to get expert tips for operating Outlook Express, Windows 95, 98 etc., and has lots of help for operating your software.
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO COMPUTERS The name of the site says it all...
COMPUTER TUTORIAL This is an excellent site: it gives the most basic teaching, even how to use a mouse.
WCU.TUTORIAL FOR OPERATING COMPUTERS Another excellent site with step-by-step instructions.
DOWNLOADING AND UNZIPPING This page also gives a very good explanation of zip files and how to manage them.
NEWBIE'S GUIDE Here you will find a newbies guide to Netiquette, a Netdictionary and a guide to the Microsoft network, chat, etc.
DANNY'S NEWBIE GUIDE A good site to explain getting on the Internet, covers also Newsgroups, IRC on-line chat programs, plus sites to download essentials like Winzip and McAfee's virus scan.
ZDNet HELP & HOW-TO 50 Top Tips on various subjects....
COMPUTERS LIST at ROOTSWEB Here's a comforting piece of news for those of us new to computers...ever wanted to be able to ask someone a question about your computer, without being made to feel stupid? There is a special list for people like us, where we can email and ask questions relating to our computers....just click on the title at left and it should allow you to send an email to them. Place the single word SUBSCRIBE in the message area and send to them. You will receive a copy of every message that is sent in to the list, which is great, as not only will you learn lots, but someone else may ask that question you were hesitant to submit!!!
ALBUQUERQUE WEB WOMEN There is lots of help for newbies at this site... There are some wonderful links, including Znet's "Help! How do I...." which gives a list of How To articles, and also a Newbie Net Cybercourse link...
BEGINNERS CENTRAL To quote from the site, "The internet is all about information. This site is dedicated to helping people learn to use that information in a coherent manner. Beginners' Central is based on a chapter by chapter structure, you may skip to any chapter you're interested in, or if you wish, you can start at the beginning and work your way forward."
OPEN DIRECTORY - BEGINNER'S GUIDE This site has listings of many other sites that are useful for those who are beginners in the areas of the internet and computers.
ASK-A-TECH To quote from the site, "The purpose of this site is to help out people with their common and not so common computer problems. We do this by providing Online Chat Sessions, Message Forums, E-Mail Support and a Frequently Asked Questions section. While we may not be able to answer all questions we are always getting new help and will try and get to them all."
ZD-NET PC MAGAZINE • PCs, Peripherals, Software, Internet, Networking, Web Sites, and more...
COOKIES-AND HOW TO STOP THEM An article that is simply written and easy to understand.
LEARN THE NET Mastering the Basics...making connections, about modems, netiquette, building websites, chat, email...lots of helpful information on this site.
PROTONIC.COM To quote from the site, "protonic.com is an online community which provides free technical support to all computer users. If you've got a problem with your computer - anything from error messages to HTML help, just fill in the form [on-site] and an experienced volunteer will solve your problem right away via email." Thanks to Maureen for sending in this link!
THE BIG EYE: COMPUTER HELP CENTER Includes Beginner's Central, Help Web, Web-Novice Online,
Computer Lessons for Kids and Small Adults,
Newbie.net -- very basic beginners' tutorial, Beginners' Guide to the Internet - over 300 sites,
Exploring the WWW,
Glossary of Internet Terms,
The BIG EYE's Technical Center.
THE PC GUIDE Another great site with a large amount of information.
THE TROUBLE WITH WINDOWS Information helpful for troubleshooting Windows operating systems.
MY BOOKMARKS.COM To quote from the site, "MyBookmarks is a free Internet service that allows you to keep your browser bookmarks and favorites online so you can access them from anywhere.
You can even export your online bookmarks back to your browser.
WINDOWS 98 ANNOYANCES To quote from the site, "Windows 98 Annoyances is the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Windows 98."
THAT WEB Have you ever been caught without the use of your computer and knew that there were hundreds of mail messages building up in your In Box? Usually we go to a friend's computer or use a public one in an Internet Cafe, but what about our mail in Outlook Express, etc?
Here, at THAT WEB, you can access all your mail from various addresses, at one site. Just enter your details, one time only, and from then on, just enter your email address and password to access all your mail.
BEST SITES ON THE INTERNET This is a really cool site... There are about sixty links and some some wonderful tutorials for just about everything... This site is for the advanced and the newbie and everyone in-between.
WINDWEAVER SEARCH PAGES Newbie Help pages for People Search, Discussion Groups, Mailing Lists, Forums, Message Boards ,
Newsgroups, Companies on the Web, Newspapers, Personalized News, Magazines,
Book Resources, Electronic Texts, Online Internet Books, Email Resources ,
Internet Resource Centers, ISPs, Hosts, Computer Resources, Software,
Web Page Design and Style, HTML Graphics, Images, and more. The Computer Resources link is really good.
COMPUTER RESOURCE CENTERS See above for a fuller description of this page and the links.
NEWBIE CORNER A page with internet terms and explanations which would be helpful for new users.
TIPS & TRICKS A great page from the About the Web Internet Guide site, with helpful hints which are easy to understand. There are too many hints and tips to list here.....
ALL ABOUT THE WORLD WIDE WEB Articles and tutorials for Web beginners.
PC PENNY HELPS BUSINESS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE INTERNET Penny covers getting started, internet access, browsers, email, building a site, marketing, tips and tricks, and more.
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO LIFE & THE INTERNET Topics include a tour of the web, surfing tips and a beginner's guide to the internet. There are also useful links and a beginner's guide to chat.
SECRETS OF TAMING COMPUTERS Jann Baird's site, where she gives some computer help on-line and also tells of her book for computer beginners.
LOCKERGNOME This is one of those sites which doesn't fit into any specific category but is a most interesting site and should be most helpful for those with an interest in computers.
MICROSOFT OFFICE CONVERTERS & VIEWERS To quote from the site, "With the help of these converters and viewers from Microsoft Office Update, you can share your Microsoft Office files with people who have versions of Office applications different than your own, or even with people who don't have Office at all.
Converters enable you to open files created by people using different versions of your Office programs. Find the appropriate converter for the version of the Office program on your computer.
Viewers allow people who don't have Office programs see your work. Simply provide them with the appropriate viewer along with your files."
COMPUTER HOW-TO & OTHER HELP
OTHER STUFF!
