Best of the Web: Computers & the Internet

Searchable digital library of more than 10 billion archived web pages and other cultural artifacts dating back to 1996. The archive also includes texts, movies, live music, and other audio.

Everything you need to know to get your point across

Bloglines allows users to group their favorite blogs in one location for easy access. Blogs with RSS feeds are instantly updated as well.

Answers to almost every conceivable CD question

One of the first and most popular social bookmarking tools.

Articles & tutorials, including Gamelan, a popular Java site

Comprehensive list of DOS commands, click on a command name for a more detailed explanation

A great resource for hardware specs on every Mac and Mac clone produced since 1984!

Reviews many free email services

Extensive list of freeware and shareware (pay if you want to keep) sources

Large source of Linux-related software

Keyword search or browse their extensive subject categories

Many links to various computer tutorials

A one-stop-shop with tutorials, demonstrations, tools and advanced topics

The Wayback Machine provides 'snapshots' of older versions of 85 billion webpages

A weekly guide to new Internet resources

News, discussions and a library of help files

Selected websites from the Library of California

Compiles top stories from various sources

Popular source of free scripts you can add to your web pages, including a search function, form emailer, and visitor counter

A dictionary of mostly Internet-related terms

Free wiki publishing tool.

Another large collection of freeware and shareware, reviewed by a reputable computer magazine

Articles & downloads for C/C++, Java, Pascal, Visual Basic and others

Scripts for Flash, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, XML and others

This interesting article describes the history and strengths of various search engines

Nicely organized collection of totally free software

Beginner & advanced tutorials and many neatly organized scripts

Giant compilation of how-to's, guides, FAQ's and more

Extensive dictionary with some nice pictures and diagrams

Considered by some to be the ultimate hardware site, packed with detailed articles

One-stop-shop with tutorials, demonstrations, command reference, etc.

The World Wide Web Consortium's semantic web activity page. There are links to research papers, working groups and other resources about this evolving trend.

Quick article explaining what RSS and RSS readers are.

Free weblog publishing tool with a "focus on aesthetics, web standards and usability."