Selected Computer & Web Technology Resources

If you're still in the learning stage, the resources on this page offer the technical help you need. (You can turn up countless others by typing appropriate keywords in your browser's search engine.)

BigNoseBird.com. Over 300 pages of tutorials, reference materials, and other free resources located on this site–everything you need to built a great Web site, including HTML tricks, free graphics, scripts, software tools and more.

NewbieClub.com.  A great source of help and information for Internet beginners, offering inexpensive resources to help one learn, such as a "First Website Builder Course," a guide to using Windows, and an eBook on computer key shortcuts. Sign up for the free newsletter, and check out the low-cost Newbie Club membership where you can get answers to technical questions from experts.

SmallBizTechtalk.com. Computer technical info and support.

Steve.Maurer.net. Steve Maurer offers several free online e-mail and software tutorials, computer tips, a free ezine, and Email Primer, a free eBook you can download in your choice of formats.

Computer Technical Tutorials & More.  A premier directory for computer technology and related tutorials, subjects, and Web sites providing dynamic user ratings and hit counts to all links. All link submissions are free.

The Computer Textile Design Group--"The essential link between computer and textile designer." Publishes Design-It magazine, which focuses on different aspects of computer textile design. Website provides a forum for members and links site visitors to many valuable textile resources, fashion news, the apparel industry and more.

See also the Computertalk Department for other articles of interest.

Web Site Development/Management

Boogiejack.com. Author Dennis Gaskill (Web Design Made Easy) has a wealth of how-to information and articles on his site. If you're managing a Web site, be sure to download his FREE eBook, 100 Cool Webmaster Tips.

ComputerTechDoc.org. The Computer Technology Documentation Project site has some of the best technical content on the Web in several categories. The purpose of this project is to provide a means of working together and sharing information. Suited for beginners to experts.

W3Schools. A collection of free HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, XML, XHTML, WAP, ASP, SQL tutorials with lots of working examples and source code.

Add a FREE search engine to your Web site. Click here to add the Google-powered search engine. And click here to check out the one offered by Atomz.com, which is free to sites with 500 pages or less (and is what Barbara is currently using).

  Marketing on the Web

JohnDilbeck.com. A good information resource for artists, crafters and other home-business owners who want to market products on the Web.

Marketing Idea Shop. Creative ideas, techniques and resources to grow your business, free articles and weekly "Brainy Tidbits" email newsletter, special marketing reports, and more.

WilsonWeb.com. The Web's largest source of key information about doing business on the Net, with hundreds of articles and thousands of links to resources on e-commerce and Web marketing. This site also offers three free e-mail newsletters on Web marketing, eBiz and eCommerce.