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Links > 05 * The Reference Shelf

Name	Creator
01 - Snopes.com -- Urban Legends, Hoaxes, and the Wierd A great site for all of the above. http://www.Snopes.com	m_p_rudas
02 - About.com -- Urban Legends subsite Like Snopes.com, a good site for hoaxes & urban legends. http://UrbanLegends.About.com	m_p_rudas
03 - Vmyths.com -- Truth about computer security hysteria A usefully-contrarian view -- learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, hysteria, and the implications if you believe in them. You can also search a list of computer virus hoaxes & virus hysteria from A to Z. http://www.vmyths.com	m_p_rudas
04 * Google World U seful place to learn about Google--including beind-the-scenes stuff they might NOT want you to know about... http://google.indicateur.biz	m_p_rudas
Country Code Extensions Look-up "Domain extensions like .com, .edu, .org...We all know what those mean, but how about some of the obscure ones you find? Lists the two-letter international country codes found in Web adresses in a convenient look-up table." http://www.spywareguide.com/articles/country_code_extensions_look_u_45.html	m_p_rudas
Dictionary -- Yahoo! Type the word "define" into the Search box, followed by the word to be defined. If found, the first link returned is the basic definition. http://www.Yahoo.com	m_p_rudas
Emoticons -- High-tech Dictionary Many examples of emoticons, used in email to denote emotions. http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/emoticons.html	m_p_rudas
Encyclopedia -- Wikipedia An interactive project to create a complete and accurate open-content encyclopedia. http://www.Wikipedia.org	m_p_rudas
FILExt -- The File Extension Source A comprehensive site listing file extensions. Not just the most common. http://filext.com/howtouse.php	m_p_rudas
File Extensions chart -- quick reference A list of commonly-encountered file extensions. Recently updated. http://www.geocities.com/oak_park_cc/Articles/Extens.html	m_p_rudas
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing A good resource for definitions of computer terms. http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html	m_p_rudas
Michigan eLibrary (MeL) On-line library. Adult and child-oriented material. Michigan residents only--elsewhere, check your state site. http://mel.lib.mi.us	m_p_rudas
Spelling Checker -- Google Enter the misspelled word in the Search box, Google usually returns the correct spelling. "Did you mean:" http://www.Google.com	m_p_rudas
Tech Encyclopedia Definitions of computer terms & acronyms. http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia	m_p_rudas
Webopedia -- Online computer resource site Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology. http://www.webopedia.com	m_p_rudas

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