ACTUALLY USEFUL LINKS

 

 

LEGAL LINKS

 

 

WestLaw.com     You will need a password. If you are a NSU CJ student you can get one from the library.

 

Findlaw.com        Full of ads but what do you expect for Afree@. 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL LINKS

 

FREE EMAIL

 

Free Email has it=s advantages and disadvantages.

 

Advantages

 

1.  It=s FREE!

 

2.  Using one of these email address means you will never have to change your email address.

 

3.  You can use any name or saying in your email address as long as it hasn=t already been taken.

I.e.  Elvis@excite.com, Elvisisdead@yahoo.com, Elviswasacommie@hotmail.com

 

Disadvantages

 

1.   Slow loading because of high use and the number of ads.

 

2.   They are chocked full of ads.

 

3.   Limited message storage space.  (1000 messages)

 

Links to free email.  Look for the ASign Up@ link.

 

-   Excite.com    

 

-   Yahoo.com

 

-   Hotmail.com

 

 


 

 

 

SEARCH ENGINES

 

The Best Search Engine is Google.com which is very fast loading, has no ads, and has billions of pages..

 

Slower search engines which are full of ads, have a lower number of pages, or  some other problem.

 

www.excite.com

 

http://mamma.com/

 

www.webcrawler.com

 

www.metacrawler.com

 

 

 

Legal Search Engines

 

http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/

 

See also legal links for legal sites.

 

 

WebRings

 

Find Webrings (group of websites on one topic) at http://www.webring.org/

 

 

 

 

Government Search Engines

 

Find that federal government information you need. 

 

 

http://www.firstgov.gov/      Also has some State and Local Government information.

 

http://www.searchgov.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Related Sites

 

Domain Names

 

http://www.e-gineer.com/domainator/  Check and see if a domain name is taken.

 

http://www.domainsearch.com/     Check and see if a domain name is taken and 

                                                     suggestions for alternative names.

 

 

Hacking Sites

 

Ever felt someone is out to get you?  If you use a computer, it’s these guys who are after you.  Know your Enemy.

 

****DO NOT download anything from these sites, or you will get a Virus or Trojan horse (a   

        program that will take over your computer).

 

 

 

Hackers have their own magazine.

 

http://www.2600.com/

 

 

Hackers have their own top fifty web sites.

 

http://www.thenewbiesarea.com/topsites/index.shtml

 

 

Hackers even have their own Convention in Los Vegas.

 

http://www.defcon.org/