Understanding and Using the Internet

Understanding and Using the Internet

Are you ready to play the Understanding and Using the Internet Quiz? If you answer all of the questions correctly you will be an official "Certified Internet Guru". Choose the Play Quiz in Easy, Medium, or Hard. There are three separate quizzes for easy, medium and difficult level questions that may be selected. http://www.pbs.org/uti/quiz/
General Tutorial Sites
American Libraries Association (ALA) Toolkitwww.ala.org/alaorg/oif/internettoolkit.htmlThis is a collection of tools which will help you know, use and organize information. It may help all ages, not just adults.
Internet Detective http://sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.htmlThe Internet Detective is an online tutorial for internet basics. You register and go at your own pace. Each section is monitored and you may return as needed. Tests are given as each section is completed.
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org/search?query=Internet+searching;searchtype=subjectInternet Guides, Tutorials and Training Information
Special Libraries Association Toolbox http://www.sla.org/chapter/ctor/toolbox/resource/cover.htmThe Special Libraries site has organized its resources into subject areas.

Academic Institution Tutorial Sites
University of California Tutorial http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.htmlThis is more than can be absorbed at one time, but is a well-organized source of teaching tutorials on finding information on the Internet. Highly recommended either in part or as a whole.
Texas Info Literacy Tutorial http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/This is a fun to use site which has to be experienced to be understood. You can choose either full TILT with plug-ins, or TILT light, which is faster.
James Madison U:http://www.lib.jmu.edu/library/gold/modules.htmJames Madison has one of the best known academic sites. It is often mentioned by other colleges and universities as a good site to use, particularly for distance learners..
net-TUTOR -Ohio State University http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/
University of Iowa Science Information Literacy Initiativehttp://www.lib.uiowa.edu/instruction/

Other Tutorial Sites
Tutorial Finderhttp://www.findtutorials.com/ This commercial site has a variety of programs listed to help you find information on any topic from cooking to sports, in a tutorial format. Computers are heavily featured.
Goddard Spaceflight Center, National Aerospace and Space Administrationhttp://library.gsfc.nasa.gov/This is a source of technical and aerospace information provided by NASA.

Make Links Work in Outlook Express, Outlook and Any Other Email Program

Make Links Work in Outlook Express, Outlook and Any Other Email Program
To make web pages open again when you click links in emails:
Make sure neither Outlook Express nor Internet Explorer are open.
Select Control Panel from the Start menu.
Click Internet Options.
If you do not see Internet Options right away, click Network and Internet Connections before.
Go to the Programs tab.
Make sure Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser is checked.
Click OK.
Close Internet Explorer.
Re-open Internet Explorer.
Click Yes when asked Internet Explorer asks "Internet Explorer is not currently your default browser. Would you like to make it your default browser?"
If Internet Explorer does not ask:
Close Internet Explorer
Select My Computer from the Start menu.
Choose Tools Folder Options... from the menu.
Go to the File Types tab.
Highlight (NONE) URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol.
Click Advanced.
Highlight open.
Click Remove.
Click Yes.
Click OK.
Now click Close.
Start Internet Explorer.
If you use a browser other than Internet Explorer, start it and make sure it is the new default.
The above does not work? Try this:
Now select Run... from the Start menu.
Type "iexplore /rereg".
Click OK.
Or, if that fails, continue with:
Select Run... from the Start menu.
Type "regsvr32 urlmon.dll".
Click OK.
Click OK again.
Repeat the Start Run... procedure with the following commands in this order, maybe checking after each for returning function:
"regsvr32 shdocvw.dll"
"regsvr32 mshtml.dll"
"regsvr32 browseui.dll"