| Jeff's
"Out of Site" Links |
The
following is a select list of what I consider noteworthy sites
related to Information Technology and Technology in general.
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PageTutor
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This is a
great site for beginning tutorial in HTML. I use this site with
my level 1 Information Technology class.
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Flaming
Text
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A good place
to start for designing your own text as graphics. These make much
more interesting looking titles, links, etc. than plain text.
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Macromedia
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THE
definitive web design software for professionals comes
from Macromedia. The two most popular and colaborative programs
are Dreamweaver (for web pages) and Flash (for web animations).
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Adobe
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The industry-standard
image editing application is Adobe PhotoShop. This site offers
great information about this and other Adobe products.
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| CSS
Tutor |
This site
seems to do a great job of explaining cascading style sheets-a
powerful way of setting up web pages to be easily managable and
dynamic.
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TechTV
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A great site
for REAL tech enthusiasts! Anand is a "household name" in the
tech world.
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Tom's
Hardware
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Like anandtech,
this site provides up-to-date reviews and tips on PC's. Another
"not your fathers tech website".
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AnandTech
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If you want
to know about the DETAILS on the latest PC hardware and software
this is the place.
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Cert21
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Great Training
CD's and practice exams on IT topics--FREE DEMO VIDEOS!
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CBTNuggets
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Computer-Based
Training-Better get use to the term. This site has plenty of FREE
DEMOS. I actually learned how to create my own browser in VB 6.
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PC
Magazine
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A good general
site for reviews, the lates tech, etc. Look for John Dvorak's
articles. From the publishers of PC Magazine (hard copy).
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Maximum
PC
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Another Online
affiliate of a hard copy magazine. No fluff-just hard core tech.
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BestBuy
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I use this
site to get pricing and research on a tech item in which I may
be interested.
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BestBookBuys
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Comparitive
shopping for books. Great for finding best prices for tech books
and other subjects.
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Certifications |
CompTIA's
A+
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The Certified
Computer Technician is called "A+" and is probably the most well-know
certification in the industry. Find out about what is probably
the first exam one should take if he/she is interested in the
IT support field.
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Net+
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Network+ is
the entry-level network technician certification sponsored by
CompTIA. Information on requirements and exam registration is
available here.
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Certified
Novell Administrator
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Check here
for information about the first step (CNA) towards Certified Novell
Engineer (CNE).
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Cisco
Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
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Cisco's enrty-level
certification in network routing and switching is a highly sought
after acheivement. Check here for details.
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Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
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MCSE is the
Microsft standard for Network engineers. Find More Information
here.
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Microsoft
Office Specialist
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MOS certification
is the Industry Standard certification for validating expertise
in the MS Office applications.
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Other Pages I have created
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Pelion
High School
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The Pelion High School Home Page
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Learning
Village
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My "Learning Village-but-not-really" site
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Mt.
Pleasant Baptist Church
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A site for my church-created in MS FrontPage
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