The Collegiate Surfer
Useful Links for Students
SPECIFIC TO UT
- Antivirus Software
- Blackboard
- Career Services
- Change and or Reset Password
- Circle Park Online
- Computer Labs
- Copyright Infringement, Peer to Peer, File Sharing, consequences
- Directory of UT Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Email Traffic Center
- Exchange Account Information
- Financial aid
- HelpDesk
- IT’s Acceptable Use Policy
- IT Security
- Libraries
- Library Reserve Online
- Libraries and Technology
- Networking
- Mac Users Help
- Office of Information Technology
- Online@UT for Classes using Blakboard
- Podcasting @ UT- Through ITunes U
- Reroute Email
- Research Computing Support
- Show Me Files
- Student Government Association
- Technology Training- Free for Students
- Technology Training - Computer based
- Tmail – UT email
- Tmail Account Management
- The Traffic Center – updated network problems
- VolCard
- UNIX Account
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Homepage
- UT’s Top 10 Viruses
- VolPrint - Printing in OIT Labs
- What kind of computer should I buy?
- Wireless
- Wireless Printing
- Wireless upgrade updates
GENERAL COMPUTER
- Adobe Homepage
- Igoogle – set up a quick web home page
- Font Finder: Every font ever!
- McAfee Virus Info Center: describes common viruses
- Microsoft Corporation
- Microsoft Office Tools
- RAM/ROM Types of Memory
- Security: Intrusion Detection
- Share PowerPoint slides
- Spyware and Adware removal software
- Tucows
- ZD Net
BLOGGING AND PODCASTING
- Open Culture
- Podcasting - Museum Pods Compares best freeware for podcasting
- Podcast Software List
- Blogger - Start Blogging!
- Blogs and Podcasting in Education
SOCIALIZING
- 25+ Incredibly Useful Twitter Tools and Firefox Plugins
- Facebook – network with friends
- Google Alerts – allows you to follow topics of interest
- Skype- software allows you to make calls via computer
- Twitter- tell people what you are doing
- Manage Multiple Twitter profiles
- Tweet people you’ve posted a new photo
- Firefox extension that allows you to keep up with Twitter conversations
- Social Software Client
- Follow multiple tweets
- Search me! Brings up all web pages on topic
- MySpace
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
SOFTWARE
- OpenOffice an alternative to Microsoft Office
- GIMP an alternative to image-editing software like Adobe Photoshop
- FileZilla an alternative to FTP products like Win_FTP
- OSalt find open source alternatives is to commercial software products.
- SourceForge a Source for open source software
- Shareware
- Jumbo: 200,000 free programs, downloads and shareware
MUSIC
- Listening Lounge
- Public Domains 4 U
- Musicovery
- Creative Commons
- Jamendo – artists choose to license music for free use
- Pandora - listen to music free online
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEOS
PHOTOGRAPHY
- Earth Album
- Flickr! Share photos easily! (+ more!)
- Flickr Tags
- Flickr! Tags and Photos
- Mix book – photo books online
- Sam’s Club Online Digital Services
- Shutterfly – On-line photo service
- SnapFish: On line photo service
- Visual Tags
YAHOO GROUPS
GOOGLE APPS
- Blog Search
- Full Text Book search
- Google Earth
- Finance
- Igoogle homepage
- Patent search
- Product search
- Scholarly search
- Translator
- Multimedia chat
- 3d Image builder
- Photo editing
- Free blog
- Google Calendar
- Google Email
- Document Collaboration
NEWS
- Atlanta Journal/Constitution Newspaper
- CNN
- The Daily Beacon Online
- Knoxville News-Sentinel Online
- Metro Pulse
- MSNBC news
- Newspapers online
- Newsweek
- The New York Times Newspaper
- The Onion (News Satire)
- US News & World Report
- USA Today
- NY Times News Services
- WATETV (Local ABC)
- WBIR TV (Local NBC)
- WVLT TV (Local CBS)
- Washington Post
NEWS AND BUSINESS DIRECTORIES
- About.Com: guides to help you find/learn/share
- Access Business Online
- Alta Vista: LIVE!
- Britannica Internet
- C/net
- Hoover’s Online Info about businesses
- Information Please!
- Microsoft
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (all types of Jobs!)
- Yahoo
WEATHER
- AccuWeather
- Local Weather
- National Weather Service: County-by-county
- Intellicast Radar
- Pictures of U.S.
- UT Knoxville Weather
SPORTS
- College Sports
- ESPN Sports Zone Sports news, scores, statistics and more
- Lady Vols
- UT Sports
- Major League Baseball
- Nascar
- National Basketball Association
- National Football Association
- National Hockey League
- Professional Golf Association
- Pro Soccer News
- Sports Illustrated
- TennesseeTitans
- US Professional Tennis Association
- UT Football
- Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
- Women’s NBA
AUTOMOBILE PRICING
EDUCATIONAL REFERENCE
- Educational Videos
- Technology+Education
- Everything about Learning
- Education and Technology in Perspective
CONSUMERS
- Consumer Info
- Consumer Reports Online
- Ebay (Auction)
- PlanetFeedback
- GeneralBetter Business Bureau
- Bizwiz Access Business Online
- Found Money Homepage
- Internal Revenue Service
- Knox County Library System
- Learn 2 MS Office Online Tutorials
- Library of Congress
- Post Office
- Smithsonian Institution
- Southeast Concerts and More
- Ticketmaster Online
- UPS Package Tracking
HEALTH AND EXERCISE
- Exercise Tips
- General Exercise Info and Plans
- Health Info
- Medical Info, Wellness Tips, Health, News and More
- Recipes and Calorie Calculator
- T-RECS
- UT Student Health Services
- Vitamins, Supplements
JOBS
- American Jobs
- Career Builder
- Cool Jobs!
- Database of More than 50,000 Internships
- Free Time Jobs
- Government Jobs
- Hot Jobs
- Jobs
- Job Search Engine
- Monster Jobs
- Overseas Jobs
- Summer Jobs
- Thingamajob
- UT Knoxville Career Services
- Department of Education: Grants, Loans, and Scholarships
- Financial Calculators
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- Largest Fee SCHOLARSHIP Search
- Scholarships & Financial Aid
- UT Financial Homepage
MAPS
- Best Places to Live—City Profiles
- Cancun Online
- DeLorme Cyberrouter (gives drive times)
- Excite Travel for Maps, Directions
- Google Maps
- MapBlast!
- Maps on Us (Plus people and email finders)
- Map Quest for Maps and Directions
- More Maps
- National Scenic Byways Online
- Yahoo Maps
- Zip2 Maps and Directions
KNOXVILLE POINTS OF INTEREST
- 3 River’s Rambler Knoxville Train rides
- City Search (locate events, movies, arts, and much more)
- Knoxville Museum of Art
- Knoxville Area Transit
- Knoxville Area Transit - UT connections
- Knoxville Sunsphere Info
- Tennessee Theatre
- Knoxville Tourism
- Knoxville Zoo
MISCELLANEOUS
- College Life Resource
- Family Search
- Family Tree Maker
- Great College Community
- Healthopedia.com
- Health Encyclopedia—AllRefer
- 23Joey Green’s Wacky Uses
- Women Online Worldwide
RESEARCH TOOLS
- Alta Vista Language Translator
- Dictionary—Merriam webster’s Dictionary
- Dictionary—Online Dictionary
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Guinness Book of World Records
- Old Farmer’s Almanac
- Reference Desk
- Research It—Helps you find anything on the net
- Roget’s Thesaurus
- Salary Surveys by Profession
- Symbolism Dictionary
- Welcome to Who Where? Communications guide on the web
TRAVEL
- Bestfares
- Travel Mole
- Cheap Hotels
- Cheap Tickets
- Disney
- Expedia
- Fare Flights and Trip Savings
- Great Smoky Mountain National Park
- Hot Wire Discount Travel
- Info Hub
- Off-Beat Tourist Attractions
- Orbitz
- Priceline.com (You pick the price for airlines, hotels, etc.)
- Seat Guru View Airline Seating Charts
- Travelocity
- Traveller The Best Travel on the web
- Travel Zoo
- Trip Advisor
- Universal Studios
BUILDING A WEBPAGE
- Basic HTML - The Barebones Guide to HTML
- Building Webpages
- Case Western Reserve University: Introduction to HTML
- HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners
- HTML Goodies
- HTML Code Tutorial:
- NC State World Wide Web Consortium
- Yale C/AIM WWW Style Manual
- Webspinners Frames Tutorial
- How to Web
- Dot HTML
- Merchant’s Encyclopedia of HTML
- Buttons and Backgrounds Absolutely Free Backgrounds
- Background Paradise
- Cool Archive
- Css Zen Garden
CLIP ART
- Barry’s Clip Art Server
- Clipart.com
- Clip Art Center
- The Clip Art Connection
- Clip Art Guide
- Clip Art Searcher
- Cool Archive Free Clipart and Fonts
- Cool Clips
- Free Clip Art
- Image Paradise
NEW TO THE WEB
OTHER NEAT THINGS
TOOLS
WEB 2.0 TOOLS
- Labs/Ubiquity
- Cool Iris for Developers
- Virtual Video Map
- Web 2 Tools
- Shows times all over the world
- Visual Search
SEARCHING THE WEB
- Information about Google searches
- Webreference.com
- WWW Search Engines
- Multiple Searches All-In-One Search Page
- Dogpile
- Oneseek
- Other SearchesAsk (Search by asking a question!)
- MP3 Search
- Mamma—The Mother of All Search Engines
PEOPLE SEARCHES
- BigBook- Find People, Places, Businesses
- Classmates (high-school registration)
- People Finders
- Phone Directories Switchboard
- Reunion – find high school and college friends
- Switchboard
- The Ultimates -searches by phone number and email
- U.S. Search
- White Pages
- Yahoo People Search
- Yellow Pages
SEARCH ENGINES
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