• The LAFN Mentor's resource guide
  Screen captures, procedures, settings, and other information handy for the mentor (official or not)
  
• Internet Hoaxes
  Definitive sites which describe known internet hoaxes and urban legends:
  • CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team)
  • HoaxBusters
  • Symantec Hoax Page
  • McAfee Hoax Page
  • TrendMicro Hoax Page
  • Stiller Hoax Page
  • F-secure Hoax Page
  • The Urban Legends Page
  • Snopes Virus Hoaxes & Realities
• Cookies, what are they?
  • What Internet Cookies Are and Do (12 Mar 1998)
    
  • Another opinion about cookies (12 Sep 2000)
    
  • A security bulletin straight from the horse's mouth (Micro$oft, 28 Mar 2002)
    
• And if you are a Windows user and really want to be frightened, peruse around the Microsoft Technet Security page
  
• Search the World Wide Web and USENET
  contains the most popular search tools.
  
• Learn the Net
  is an extensive graphical guide to all aspects of the Internet.
  It has language support for English, Espanol, Francais, Italiano, and Deutsch.
  However, you have to enter a new URL to exit this site.
• Additional On-line Web and Internet Guides
  are useful for both new and experienced Web explorers.
  
• Free personal homepage space is available at:
  • Geocities,
  • Tripod,
  • Angelfire.
  
  It should also be noted that LAFN provides 10 meg of personal webspace for each and every user. Yes, 10 meg isn't a lot of webspace these days... But there you have it, you own it. It's part of the contract.
  Another note: crosswinds no longer has free webspace.
  caveat emptor, let the buyer beware (especially if the buyer isn't paying anything.)
• Links to other "Freenets and Community Networks"
  
• Free-Nets & Community Networks
  provides a comprehensive compendium of concepts, history, and research.
  
• Russian Civic Networking
  is an international effort to bring more community networks to Russia.
  
• History of the Internet
  
• "The KFWB Webservice"
  features current news and local resources
  Requires IE4 or NS6.2.
  
• Digital Village Radio
  A program about computers and the Internet by FM station KPFK
  
• Special Needs Center
  Internet resources for the disABLED
  
• The "Web Browsers' Town Meeting" newsgroup at news:lafn.www.explore
  Share your discoveries and favorite sites with other LA Free-Net users.
• The news:lafn.internet.discussion newsgroup
  Discuss non-Web-related topics including Gopher, WAIS, and the Internet in general.
  Alas, a huge number of popup windows.
• The "World Wide Web General Discussion" newsgroup
  at news:lafn.www-discuss
  A free-wheeling forum where the World Wide Web is discussed.
• Web-related USENET newsgroups
  provide on-line forums with Internet-wide participation.
• The Cyberangels Internet Safety Organization
  promotes on-line child safety through various volunteer activities.
• Other users groups in the Los Angeles area
  also provide technical support for their members.
  
• The AARP Bulletin, a wonderful site for Retired Persons, it often has articles about how to meet with the web on your own terms.
  
• http://www.lafn.org/help/win95cfg.txt
  Use these instructions to configure Windows 95 or 98's "Dial Up Networking" for a PPP account.
  (jtm note: I'm leaving this in here for two reasons:
  1. This is probably very good info for older machines
  2. This procedure took a lot of time for Mr. Chao to put together. I respect that.
  
  

Updated 07 Aug 2004 PDT jtm