Featured Titles in the Library

Popular Catalog Searches

Computer Repair • Internet Searching • Mac OS
Microsoft Office • Oracle • Web Site Design

Selected Magazines in the Library

PC World • PC Gamer •Macworld: the Macintosh Magazine

Smart Computing in Plain English • Technology Review • Wired

Premium Online Resources for Library Cardholders

• Computer Database
  articles on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology

Internet Resources

Technology News & Information • Getting Started • Email • Internet Security • Internet Service Providers

Technololgy News & Information

• CNET Reviews
  technology news, product reviews and free and trial downloads of a collection of more than thirty thousand programs, including utilities, music, and games from CNET
• Mashable
  provides news relating to social and digital media, technology, and web culture
• TechEncyclopedia
  online dictionary for computer and Internet technology definitions

Getting Started

• Absolute Beginner's Guide to Using Your Computer
  six lessons for new computer users including how to use a mouse
• Bare Bones 101
  a basic tutorial on searching the Web
• Computer Tutorials
  a selection of tutorials from the Newark Public Library including lessons on using email, the Internet, keyboarding, and  Microsoft Products (Word, Exel, Powerpoint, Publisher, and Access)
• Facebook Beginners Guide 101
  guide to setting up an account, finding friends, uploading photos, changing privacy settings and more
• Finding Video, Audio, & Images Online
  describes general tools and strategies for finding images
• Mousercize
  practice exercises to improve computer mouse skills
• Mousing Around
  beginner's tutorial to learn computer mouse skills
• net.Tutor
  interactive tutorials on basic tools and techniques for becoming an effective Internet researcher
• Power Typing
  online typing tutorial
• Teach Parents Tech
  more than 50 basic how-to videos for your parents — or frankly, anyone else who might need a little tech help

Internet Security

• Cookie Central
  explains how cookies are used, how they relate to privacy on the Web
• Federal Trade Commision Consumer Information
  provides practical information on Web scams, spam email, security, and online shopping
• Protecting Your Laptop
  user's guide to viruses and other malicious programs
• Scambusters.org
  useful, practical, and trustworthy information on identity theft, Internet scams, credit card fraud, phishing, lottery scams, urban legends, and how to stop spam
• Snopes.com Virus Hoaxes and Realities
  confirms the validity or falseness of computer related legends and hoaxes
• U. S. Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellecutual Property Section
  explains where to report computer hacking, fraud and other Internet-related crime

Internet Service Providers

• Broadband.com
  locate a provider by zip code, read consumer reviews, and stay current on the latest broadband news, including who is hiring
• Internet Essentials
  inexpensive Comcast service for low-income families