| CAPTIVATE |
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| Captivate Tips & Tricks |
Larry's" 'Tips and Tricks' consists of multiple 'Flash' compatible movies, and some 'real' (text) pages too! The movies were created with eHelp Corporation's 'RoboDemo', and published with RoboHelp 'FlashHelp' software." Also, see my Captivate Blog. |
| Captivate Discussion Forums |
General, Getting Started, Import, Recording, Editing, Export, etc. Also, see my Captivate Blog. |
| DEFINITIONS |
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| Wikipedia |
Free, online encyclopedia that uses an open-source collaboration tool called Wiki. This is the English version. |
| Dictionary.com |
Multisource dictionary search service... not sure of the spelling--don't wory. It will offer you suggestions. |
| Dictionary (.hm) |
Free onine dictionary that shows definitions as you type. |
| TechEncyclopedia |
More than 20,000 Information Technology terms |
| EDUCATION |
...with a focus on IT jobs and stategies in higher education |
| EDUCAUSE |
EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association with 1,900 member institutions and more than 50,000 professionals, advances higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology by offering conferences, seminars, publications, and other professional development opportunities. |
| NERCOMP |
NERCOMP's mission is to enhance the communication and dissemination of information related to the use of computers, networks, and information technology in education, academic research and educational administration throughout the northeastern United States. It is an affiliate of EDUCAUSE. |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Articles pertaining to higher education. Click here for Technology Administration career opportunities or here for all educational job opportunities. Discussion forums. |
| HigherEdJobs.com |
A free site for seekers of jobs in higher education (consider a career in higher-ed... you'll like it!). IT Admin Jobs in Higher Education. |
| TedJob.com |
Another free site for seeks of jobs in academic organizations. |
| WiredCampus |
News on education-technology from around the Web--by The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Campus Technology |
"Launched in October, 2004, Campus Technology replaced the highly respected Syllabus magazine, a recognized leader in the coverage of technology on campus since 1988. " |
| SchoolCIO |
Strategies for K-12 Technology Leaders |
| Connecticut graduate schools |
Colleges and universities in Connecticut with graduate schools |
| EMERGENCY |
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| CT Guide |
Connecticut Guide to Emergency Preparedness |
| MAPS |
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| maps.google.com |
Searchable satellite imagery. Begin by typing the "city, state" you are interested in... then click on the "satellite" or "hybrid" buttons in the upper right-hand corner. |
| www.mapsonus.com |
Directions for traveling |
| Windows Live Local |
Great free service providing bird's-eye views, integrated with maps, satellite imagery, etc. A "got to try!" site.
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| Google Local |
The original Google Local and Google Maps have combined to provide an even more addictive map search service. |
| AOL Local Search |
Includes member reviews, AOL CityGuide entries, and directions. May not be as feature rich as some of the others here. |
| Atlas - fresh logic studios |
Maps and hybrid satelite pictures. Search, get directions and arial views. |
| Yahoo! Local Maps |
Generate a local maps and produce driving directions. Uses Macromedia Flash. |
| a9.com Maps |
Street-level views of storefronts. Also includes maps, driving directions, and Yellow Page searches. Still in beta. |
| Ask.com |
"Play Directions" feature steps you through turns in your trip. Nice
satellite pictures. |
| Google Mars |
After many years of using a telescope to study Mars, Percival Lowell published this "Googlized" map in 1895. |
| Recent Earthquakes in CA & NV |
Index map of recent earthquakes in California and Nevada |
| Medical |
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| Physician Profile website |
Extensive information about Connecticut-licensed physicians provided by the Department of Public Health |
| QualityCheck.org |
Make sure your hospital is Joint Commission accredited for quality and safety. Find the best hospital for you. |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| Bloglines |
Free online news agregator. Here's how to set up Bloglines and use it as an RSS feed agregator in 23 easy steps (it's really simple). |
| lifehacker |
"Delving deep into the technoweb, Lifehacker brings back simple & totally life-altering tips & tricks for managing your information & time." |
| Calendar maker |
Enter the URL of an image on the web and create a customized calendar. Right click on the resulting calendar image to save it to your PC. |
| What time is it? |
Official US Time. Also see US Naval Observatory Master Clock Time and
USNO Master Clock Animated GIF Clocks |
| free ryan |
Did you see CBS's 48 Hours on TV? Injustice in Missouri? Sometimes "Justice" is a little too blind... read information that we believe is the basis for Ryan Ferguson’s innocence. |
| Earthquakes Hazards Program |
U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program--Northern California |
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
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| Project Managment Institute |
The largest project management association. |
| PROTECTION |
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Hoaxbusters
and/or
McAfee |
Visit these two sites to determine whether that alert that is making the rounds on the Internet is real or just another hoax (they are usually hoaxes, you know). Also, see my fraudulent email video tutorial. |
| Identity Theft Resource Center |
ITRC, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to identity theft. It provides tons of related information including Victim Information Guides, FAQs, Scams and Consumer Alerts. |
| Spyware Warrior |
Infected with Spyware? Check out this site for information about how to rid PC of this growing threat! |
| Spybot S&D |
Free spyware detection and removal tool for Windows (the best IMHO). Also, see my spyware article. |
| Lavasoft's Ad-Aware |
Free (for home users) spyware detection and removal tool for Windows. Also, see my spyware article. |
| Bugnosis |
Prevent your privacy from being invaded by small eavesdropping devices on web pages or email messages. |
| ZoneAlarm |
Free (for home users) software firewall for Windows. Also, see my home security information. |
| Free AVG Antivirus software |
Free. If you PC does not have antivius protection (home, residence hall, etc.), consider using the free program available for download from AVG Antivirus that will provide protection, scan and remove or repair infected files. Visit the site and click on the "Free Download Page" link for additional information. |
| Trend Micro's HouseCall scan |
Scan your PC for viruses (it does not provide protection, though) |
| REVIEWS |
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| dpreview.com |
Digital camera reviews and previews. |
| SEARCH |
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| TechDeepWeb.com |
Steve Gruchawka's How-to Guide to the Deep Web for IT Professions. Includes an awesome list of his favorite utilities and links to search engines for deep web searches. See what you have been missing--this is a MUST READ for anyone who has ever searched for technical information on the web! |
| CompletePlanet |
Beyond what standard Internet search engines can reveal lies the immense ocean of information called the deep Web . Take the plunge and search over 70,000 databases & specialty search engines. Per BrightPlanet, "public information on the deep Web is currently 400 to 550 times larger than the commonly defined World Wide Web!" |
| FindArticles |
Home to 10 million articles not found on any other search engine. Some are free. |
| SearchEdu |
Access to information from university and other educational sites. |
| Academic Information |
Directory of academic information maintained by Mike Madin. |
| Feedster |
Breaking news and information from branded news sources, blogs, and listings
fetched from updated posts and RSS feeds. |
| Signing Fish |
Search engine exclusively for audio and video files. |
| Copyscape |
Worried that someone may be plagiarizing your work? Search for copies of your page on the Web by entering the URL to your document. |
| SEARCH FOR PEOPLE |
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| Superpages |
Verizon's search engine to find people, reverse phone and address lookups, area and zip codes. |
| Infobel Email Search |
World-wide Quick Address/Phone, Email, and Business searches (also Reverse Lookups that use phone numbers).. |
| Switchboard |
Find a business, person, search by phone, web search, area & zip codes, maps/directories. |
SOFTWARE |
(Free software that has impressed Steve!) |
| PrimoPDF |
Free. Creates PDF files with without pop-up ads, restrictions or watermarks and it automatically generates hyperlinks. Per Kevin, "It isn’t as powerful as Acrobat Pro, but is more user-friendly than PDF 995. It does lack some of PDF 995’s extended features, but the reality is most of those who I know use it don’t use those features anyway." |
| SpamBayes |
Free. This Bayesian anti-spam filter continually "learns" what you consider spam to be. You must be using the full version of Outlook (not the Express version). See my Taming Your PC article. |
| Lookout |
Free. Search and instantly find anything you have in Outlook and on your PC's hard drives and network drives in seconds! (Thanks Kevin for sharing this link!) See my Taming Your PC article. |
| Microsoft's Photo Story 3 |
Free. Do you have a collection of pictures sitting around on your PC? Turn them into a captivating movie complete with panning and music and/or narration--all for free! Here's a Photo Story 3 example that I made of a trip to one of my timeshares (broadband required).
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| paint.NET |
Free download from Washington State University containing many of the powerful features found in commercial applications (including layers). |
| SoftLookup |
Free software downloads |
| TrueCrypt |
Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows XP/2000/2003 |
| Microsoft SyncToy |
Free. "...PowerToy for Microsoft Windows XP that provides is an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps users to do the heavy lifting involved with the copying, moving, and synchronization of different directories. SyncToy can manage multiple sets of folders at the same time; it can combine files from two folders in one case, and mimic renames and deletes in another. Unlike other applications, SyncToy actually keeps track of renames to files and will make sure those changes get carried over to the synchronized folder." |
| Belarc Advisor |
Free software that "builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server." (Thanks Kevin!) |
| ThinkFree Office Online |
Free. Open, edit, create, and save MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel from any browser. Also converts documents to PDF format. Free account requires an email address for registration and gives you 30 MB of storage space along with full functionality.
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| TIME TRAVEL |
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| WayBackMachine |
Travel back in time! Surf past instances of Eastern's website (or your favorite website)
as far back as 1996. Visit the Wayback Machine and enter Eastern's old
URL (www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu) to see the site as far back as June 1997. To surf past instances of our new domain going back to October 2000, enter www.easternct.edu. Eastern's web site no longer looks like it did back then... thank Kevin Gill for his leadership on our web site project when you see him! |
| TUTORIALS |
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| TechTutorials |
Provides free technical reference and training materials. , |
| WEATHER |
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| Willimantic, CT weather forecasts |
National Weather Service Local Forecast, Weather.com's forecast |
| Doppler Radar Loops |
Upton, NY Doppler Radar loop (covering Connecticut), Boston, MA Doppler Radar loop (covering CT), Key West, FL Doppler Radar loop, National Doppler Radar. For a complete list of doppler radar sites to choose from, click here.
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| WeatherMole |
A cross between Google maps and NOAA's weather forecasts |
| NOAA Storm Tracker |
New NOAA Storm Tracker site (Follow specific tropical storms or hurricanes with live links to advisories, tracking maps and satellite images of a particular storm. It includes links to data from ocean buoys, affected airports and the latest high resolution satellite imagery of a tropical storm or hurricane.) |
| SpaceWeather.com |
Solar wind and flars, eclipse, near-Earth asteroids, etc. |
| WEB DEVELOPERS |
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| ECSU Web Developers |
Eastern Connecticut State University's website for supporting web publishing maintained by Kevin Gill |
| W3 Schools |
Largest Web Developer's site on the Internet... totally free. |
| TECH CORNER |
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| Microsoft Help & Support |
Search the Support Knowledge Base by 1) selecting the product ("Search Product:") and entering keywords in the "For:" field. |
| ExtremeTech |
This site is a thriving community of users and experts that "eat, sleep, and breathe technology." |
| Technology Review |
Promotes the understanding of emerging technologies, analyzes their commercial, economic, social, and political impact on business and leaders. |
| DLL-files.com |
When a program fails to launch because of a missing DLL, check out the more than 400 common DLL files available for free download . |
| Error Messages |
This site lists over 300 common error messages and provides links to help resolve them.. |
| Windows Processes |
ProcessLibrary.com provides detailed information about Windows processes (determine if it is valid, if it access the Internet and if it is malware) |
| Tips |
MalekTips boasts"Free Computer and Technology Help ... over 2,340 Tips. |
| Hack A Day |
This site serves up at least one fresh hack each day, every day from around the web and a special how-to hack each week. |
| BOATING & FISHING |
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Columbia Canoe Club (a canoe & kayak club located at Mansfield Hollow State Park in Mansfield Center, Connecticut dedicated to the advancement of paddle sport)
Mansfield Hollow Lake (Mansfield Hollow Lake Information on Connecticut's DEP web site)
Connecticut Lakes and Ponds Survey (data on water depth, water quality, aquatic vegetation, and bottom material; Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection)
Boater's Guide (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection)
2005 Angler's Guide (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's fishing rules and regulations)
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