Here are some links that I found to be very helpful in getting started and as reference.
Tutorial Links For Beginners
- ActDen Tutorial Site
Outlook Express Internet Explorer - GeekGirls Guides
Basic Computing Windows 9x and Me Word Processing Spreadsheeting Databases VBA& Office Net Guide
Online Typing Tutors
I have no connection to any of the typing tutors listed below. I have just noticed that when I am teaching people to use the computer it helps a lot when they already know how to type. So here are some free online sites to help.
- Touch Typing Online Typing Tutor
This is an online typing tutor that can also be downloaded as program to your own computer. - Learn 2 Type
To use this free typing tutor you have to long in to the site. - http://www.keybr.com/
Test your typing speed with this site.
Tutorial Links For Programs
- ActDen Tutorial Site
Office 2000 Powerpoint 98 Front Page 2000 - Tutorial Find
Tutorials galore
Tutorial Links For WebDesign
- HtmlGoodies
Webdesign info: html, css, javascripts etc. - HtmlPrimer
Basic webdesign html info
Reference Links For Fonts
- DingbatPages
- FontGarden
- FontFace
- Fonts & Things
- Free Fonts Dingbat
- 70+ Best Free Fonts for Designers – Free for Commercial Use [ N e w L i n k ]
Reference Links For Graphics
- ClipArt Warehouse
- Flickr
Free online photo storage site - Photos
Free online photo storage site - Gimp
Free graphics program instead of Photoshop - Inkscape
Free vector program instead of Illustrator
Reference Links For Virus Scan
- Windows Defender Security Center
- Spyware Terminator
FREE download. Use this in combination with a Virus program, it works great and is free. - Avast Antivirus Program
FREE Lightweight and intuitive protection powered by a community over 400 million strong. This is next-gen cybersecurity for all. - AVG Virus Program
This is a free virus program that works really well. Unfortunately, it is only free in North America. - Panda Software
This site has a superb online virus scan called ‘Panda Active Scan’. I only works with Internet Explorer as it uses Active X to scan your computer. This is really great, when the virus has attacked your computer’s virus program and disabled it. It is very thorough as it scans every file on your system and desinfects it and it is free.Here is a direct link to ‘Panda Active Scan’ and a utility to remove selected virus’.
Reference Links For Open Source Programs
- WordPress
Easy site to use to create free blog or website - Blogger
Easy site to use to create a free blog or website - SourceForge.net
SourceFoge.net is the world’s largest Open Source software development site.