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20 Extensions Every Chrome User Must Try - 0 views

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    Mostly useful for people who use Chrome, but most of these undoubtedly have analogues or versions in Firefox. A lot of good extensions for news, productivity and research, plus some stuff that's just plain cool.
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    While this website is helpful, many of the apps do not seem to be useful to everyday browsing, excluding a few in the Education section of the article. Granted, I still went and downloaded a lot of those apps because, as Nathan said above me, they're pretty cool.
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    Browser extensions are definitely neat -- all the browsers have them now, pretty much. Firefox was the first browser to be extensible like this, so there tend to be a lot of extensions available for it. Zotero, which we're going to learn about next week, started out as a Firefox extension. I thought about defining "extension" in core concepts, but it's maybe a little more advanced than that. Extensions (also called "add-ons" and "plugins") are basically little apps that "plug in" to a big app.
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Technical history of ARPANET - 0 views

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    This website provides a simple timeline of ARPANET events
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Timeline of the Internet - 1 views

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    Found this timeline of the internet to be interesting. It's fascinating to see how it got started and how it changed since it first began.
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    I didn't know that Queen Elizabeth was the first world leader to send an email ...
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Internet experts want security revamp after NSA revelations - 0 views

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    Found this article about security measures. It's really interesting.
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    A very hot issue right now. "Security" is definitely one of the issues you can write about if you like.
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Concepts of databases - 0 views

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    Good link, Claire, and because it comes from Microsoft you can be pretty sure it's good info. Don't forget to comment on the link you share, though, with a brief evaluation of what you've shared. I'll give you credit this time, though.
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SQL Tutorial with examples - 0 views

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    A site that gives you different examples of SQL's and how to use them.
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    Thanks, Vincent, though learning SQL is a pretty advanced skill. It's unlikely you'll need it anytime soon, certainly not for this class. I do regret asking the question on the exam -- maybe I'll give everyone automatic credit!
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XML Tutorial - 0 views

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    Teaches you XML through examples and trying it yourself.

List of banned websites in China - 1 views

started by Jonathan Carmona on 11 Nov 13 no follow-up yet

Great Fire Wall of China - 1 views

started by Jonathan Carmona on 11 Nov 13 no follow-up yet
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Top 10 Most Famous Hackers - 0 views

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    Interesting article about hackers who have received a lot of attention
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The Search Engine List - 0 views

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    Since we were talking about search engines last class, I found this interesting. Heres a list of different types of search engines and what they are mainly used for.
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    The list that has all possible search engines for almost anything.
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creating_bibliographies [Zotero Documentation] - 0 views

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    How to create a bibliography using Zotero.

Use with Caution: The perils of Wikipedia - 1 views

started by Brianna Norwood on 26 Sep 13 no follow-up yet
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15 Interesting Facts about Wikipedia - 1 views

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    Here are some interesting facts about wikipedia.

Wikipedia and Films Success - 3 views

started by Jonathan Carmona on 25 Sep 13 no follow-up yet
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Today I Learned, 6 Most Interesting Facts About Wikipedia - 0 views

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    some interesting facts about WIkipedia and it will help us to learn more about it.
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