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Technology Center
Technology changes daily. Trying to keep up with everything is almost impossible. The goal
of the Tech Center is to bring together internet resources to help you find the information you need when
you have to make your technology related decisions.
The resources we will be discussing and pointing you to will be on the internet. If you need to
brush up on your internet skills make sure to check out our
Internet Education Center.
The resources are divided up into categories:
General, Auctions, Education,
Hardware, News, Pricing,
Search Engines, and Software.
CNET
News, reviews, comparisons, and pricing.
TechTV
A great source for product reviews, help & how-to, and free downloads. Those with
digital satellite or cable TV should also be receiving their live daily programming.
ZDNet
Almost the same information as on CNET (they have the same parent company). Choose the
one you like.
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Auctions are a fantastic way to buy tech products and save money. For auction
information and tips, please check out our Auction Center.
internet101
A beginners guide to the basics about the internet.
Microsoft Office 2000 Tutorial
This is a free support site from Florida Gulf Coast University. They focus
specifically on MS Office 2000, however the concepts covered can be applied to other
office suites.
Tom's Hardware Guide
Reviews of anything tech from video cards to processors to consumer electronics.
Anandtech
Full hardware review site covering all types fo tech products.
CNET Reviews
Get reviews of the latest hardware and consumer electronics.
PC Magazine
The on-line version of the monthly magazine focused on news, reviews, and comparisons.
Slashdot
They call their site "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." If something is going on in
technology, someone in this community based site will bring it to everyone's attention.
Wired News
Wired was one of the first news sites to chronicle the tech world. Keep up to date on everything
tech from culture, business, politics, and more.
Froogle
Currently in beta, this search engine lets you search for pricing for more than just computers.
From the same people that developed the Google search engine.
Pricewatch
This search engine specializes in hardware pricing from on-line merchants.
MySimon
You can search for products in many different categories.
Check out the Search Engine section of out Internet page.
The applications and operating systems that run your hardware may cost more than the
hardware itself. There are several categories of software: proprietary software that
requires you to purchase it, shareware software that asks you to pay for it after a
specified period of time, and freeware which is free to download and redistribute.
Most of the talk about Linux has been that it is
becoming as full featured as other operating systems like Windows and Mac OS X, but if
free to download and alter according to your needs. If you don't have the bandwidth to
download 2 or 3 cd's worth of data then buying the software already prepackaged is usually
much less than other operating systems. Like the operating system, most Linux applications are also free to download and use.
The sites listed in the General category will do a
good job of steering you and reviewing the software that's out there. If you're
looking for free software, and who isn't, check out our Downloads
page for links to places to get free and almost free software for your use.
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