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Internet Guides

How Do I? INTERNET -- The best tips, tricks, secrets, downloads and FAQs to help you solve any problem.  http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/howto_help/zdhowdo/zdhowto_internet_help.html

ZDNet Help --  http://www.zdnet.com/filters/zdhelp/

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How to search:

Search IQ -- http://www.searchiq.com/

Online encyclopedias:

Ask Jeeves -- ask a question:  http://www.askjeeves.com/

Information Please:http://www.infoplease.com/

Metasearch Sites: -- Search tools which look across multiple databases and often eliminate redundant listings

Dogpile --  http://www.dogpile.com/

Google -- http://www.google.com/

Mamma -- the mother of all search engines http://www.mamma.com/

ProFusion --  http://www.profusion.com/

Directories: topic guides to recommended sites:

Looksmart --  http://www.looksmart.com/

About.com -- http://www.about.com/

Netcenter (Netscape)-- http://www.netcenter.com/

Suite101 -- http://suite101.com/