Harrison Memorial Library

Computers

Classes

Carmel Adult School - Computer basics
Carmel Foundation for Seniors - A wide range of classes include such subjects as word processing, spreadsheets, email, graphic design and photo manipulation. Must be a Foundation member, age 55 and up.
Monterey Adult School - Basic skills, computer maintenance and repair, Photoshop.
Monterey Peninsula College - Self-paced classes in business skills and semester long courses in programming.
Pacific Grove Adult Education - Wide variety of one day or semester long courses.
Sally Griffin Senior Center - Free computer access for members. Computer coaching is available by appointment Tuesdays & Thursdays. PC's, Macs, scanners, digital cameras, internet. No charge for Members; $10 for non-members.

Dictionaries

File Extensions Reference - Search or browse file extensions, such as .doc, .txt, .htm, etc.
FOLDOC: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Language Dictionaries of Computing Terms - Basic computer terms translated from English to French, English to German, and English to Spanish.
WhatIs.com computer dictionary - Definitions of thousands of Internet- and computer-related terms.

Search Tools

Search engines allow you to locate Internet resources by searching on keywords or phrases. The scope of each search engine is unique and you will get different results with each one. Remember to check the search instructions for each engine, so you enter your terms correctly.

General Search Engines
Search engines act like indexes to Internet websites.

Meta Search Engines
Search multiple search engines simultaneously.

Vivisimo - Clusters results into folders.
Ixquick - Fast and comprehensive.

Specialized Search Engines

USA.gov - United States government websites
Welcome to California - State of California website
Proteus Image Search - images, clip art, art on the Internet
Infomine - search engine that focuses on scholarly resources

Infobel - links to white and yellow pages phone directories, fax and e-mail.
MedHunt - Medical search engine from the Health on the Net Foundation.
Lawcrawler - cases, codes, law reviews, legal news, legal organizations, etc.

Subject Directories Do you need help navigating the information highway? Visit these web sites that are subject guides organized by topic.

Tricks and Tips

Down for Everyone or Just Me? - Type in a Web address and see if it's working at the moment
Wayback Machine Internet Archive - See what websites looked like in previous incarnations
WhoIs Search- Find out who registered a domain name and view additional registration and Web site data.
Zamzar - Free online file conversion. Convert from a file you can't read to a file you can.

Tutorials

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial - an excellent introduction to Internet searching.
Internet Tutorials - University at Albany Libraries - a collection of tutorials for beginning Internet users.
Mousercise - learn the basics of using a mouse.
W3 Schools - all the Web-building tutorials you need, from basic HTML and XHTML to advanced XML, SQL, Database, Multimedia and WAP.