Intro to the Web
Browsing the Web
- Microsoft Internet Explorer "How-To" Page
- Internet 101 - general overview
- Learn the Net - general overview
- Glossary of Internet terms
Search Engines
General Security Resources
- Federal Trade Commission - information about privacy, security, dealing with spam and identity theft
- SafeShopping.org - sponsored by the American Bar Association, provides information about security, privacy and how to make a complaint
- Better Business Bureau - provides information about on-line fraud, shopping, privacy tips and bogus websites
- University of Oklahoma Police Department - provides information about chain letters, romances, scams and information about keeping kids safe on the internet
- PCWorld - information about antivirus software, firewalls, and spam filters
- F-Secure.com - information about current viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and hoaxes
- Norton Security Response - news about current viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and hoaxes
- C-net - tech help forums, newsletters, and articles
Firewall & Virus Protection Software Vendors
Free Software
Pay Software
Spyware / Adware Removal Programs
- Lavasoft Ad-Aware - free spyware cleaner
- Windows Defender - free spyware cleaner from Microsoft
- Malwarebytes - free spyware cleaner
Free Online Virus and Spyware Scans
Free E-mail Providers
Browser Helpers
- McAfee Site Advisor - integrates with Internet Explorer or Firefox to provide site security ratings in search results
Library Resources
The senior's guide to the Internet: surfing, shopping, e-mail and security
Colmer, Rebecca S.
004 COL
The everything computer book: everything you need to know about your computer, from e-mail to the Internet, from hardware to software, processors to printers, memory to modems, and more
Waters, John K.
004.16 WAT
The extreme searcher's Internet handbook: a guide for the serious searcher
Hock, Randolph
025.04 HOC
Job-hunting online
Bolles, Richard Nelson
025.06 BOL
The traveler's web : an extreme searcher guide to travel resources on the Internet
Hock, Randolph
025.06 HOC
E-parenting : keeping up with your tech-savvy kids
Cindrich, Sharon
303.48 CIN
eBay income : how anyone of any age, location, and/or background can build a highly profitable online business with eBay
Peragine, John N.
381 PER
Plugging into your past: how to find real family history records online
Crume, Rick
929 CRU
Computers for seniors (and kids of all ages) [videorecording] : the guide to e-mail and the internet
Duke, Walter
DVD 004 COM