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Name of Site: e-Learning Magazine
URL: http://www.elearningmag.com/elearning/
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Review: We are not quite ready to plug a USB into the back of our heads,
but the technological leaps and bounds are moving ever closer. Keep track
of the latest developments at this specialist e-learning magazine. The
systems, the tech, the delivery methods and the actual courses are all
covered. With newsletters, editorials, archives, reviews, resources and
the occasional conference, you're learning about learning and you're top
of the e-class. - SS
Name of Site: SoYouWanna.com
URL: http://www.soyouwanna.com/
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Review: A great idea for a Website and a good way to keep it alive financially
- instructions on how to do anything, with links to merchants plying their
wares in each successive category. A simple category list, from decorating
an apartment to mixing cocktails, takes you to a long selection of specific
activities you may wish to attempt. The tutorials follow a simple multiple-step
format, with links embedded leading you to the additional resources, both
free and buyable. SoYouWanna build a hit Website? ...ape this. - SS
Name of Site: Coping.org
URL: http://www.coping.org/
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Review: While we are all learning techhie and handyman stuff, and dealing
with corporations, we may be forgetting how to look after ourselves. Coping.org
braves the difficult topics of grief, stress, self-esteem, depression
and relationships and offers a whole heap of advice on making life a little
gentler. The size of the menu is but a glimpse into the range of troubles
we all suffer. The information is both informative and helpful, with the
sole aim of healing your soul. After reading the "balanced life"
section, I almost got these reviews in on time! - SS
Name of Site: CyberU
URL: http://www.cyberu.com/
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Review: Welcome to the smallest campus in the world - your desktop. When
it comes to climbing the corporate ladder there is no better way to usurp
your superiors than secretly boning up on the required knowledge modules.
You may be the mail clerk but you are powering into management, finance
and IT - the Board of Directors is but a few downloads away. Everything
you need is here, and at Cyber University, since you are in the privacy
of your own home, you can binge drink all you like without fear of retribution
from the Dean. - SS
Name of Site: Do It Yourself Home Improvement
URL: http://www.doityourself.com/
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Review: We've all seen Homer Simpson's attempt at a spice rack - now it's
your turn. Hundreds of projects ranging from gazebos to painting the letterbox
challenge you to attain demagogue status in the handyman arena. This site
is much more informative than the average advice site, as there seems
a real spirit of the "friendly neighbour" that comes across
over and above the commercial motive that tends to dominate the Net these
days. Do-It-Yourselfers are a breed to their own and a few clicks around
here, you'll be metamorphosing into one of them. - SS
Name of Site: TutorGig
URL: http://www.tutorgig.com/
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Review: A purpose-built search engine for tutorials. Concentrating on
IT but with a fair smattering of other stuff, like art, language and music,
this simple site allows you to browse the categories, select the type
of tutorial you are after, then whiz off to feed your brain. There is
a huge range of links of varying standard and price - from free to bloody
expensive - but overall you will find the right level of tuition for your
needs and means. Give the tutor a gig and give yourself a break. - SS
Name of Site: Tutorial Find
URL: http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/
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Review: Another Weblog link-o-rama of tutorials, this time geared a little
more towards the semi-expert, honing their skills to graduate as guru
tech-master of the galaxy - though there is plenty to be discovered by
the neophyte. It functions by some people requesting tutorials and others
providing links. Very specific tutes, like modelling 3D heads to compressing
MP3s and more general ones, like playing the piano or computer basics
will have you realising that when it comes to self-improvement, there
is no better place than cyberspace. - SS
Name of Site: How Stuff Works
URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/
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Review: Before you rush off to conquer the world with your newly acquired
knowledge, you may wish to improve your causality quotient by delving
into the inner workings of the universe and seeing what the giant watchmaker
in the sky has dreamed up for us all. 'How Stuff Works' is a well-known
off-line publication, but now anyone can glimpse into the machinations
of life online. Commercially driven, yet still very fascinating with its
occasional foray into the future, a deeper understanding of the physical
world is at hand - a robot hand with hydraulics, switches wires and stuff.
- SS
Name of Site: W3Schools Web Tutorials
URL: http://www.w3schools.com/
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Review: The WWW (W3) has added a whole new body of knowledge to the human
library. Here we have the low-down on the languages, disciplines and protocols
of this fascinating and ever-evolving beast. Start at the top of the menu
- Basic HTML - and work your way down through XML, ASP, Flash, Advanced
HTML, Graphics and even Hosting, and you'll be ready to build that super-portal
you've always dreamed of - that is until the standards change and you
have to rewrite the whole bloody thing. When that time comes, you'll be
sure to check back here to play catch-up. - SS
Name of Site: eHow
URL: http://www.ehow.com/
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Review: eHow seems to have the monopoly on the search engines - every
time I went looking for sites, this baby turned up. Good thing they spent
as much money on the site as they did on ranking. It's a worthy beneficiary
of a whole bunch of click-throughs, providing a huge range of "how-do-I-do-that"
info on a gamut of genres. I just want to know how they managed to get
so high up the search engine lists! Ah, the power of the dollar. Now,
how do you make lots of money? I'm sure you are getting plenty of junk
mail telling you that! - SS
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