Technology-enabled Communication

Technology can serve the writer who both knows about it and knows how to use it. These sites will help you in both these areas.

• Tip-of-the-Day is an excellent site for learning a little new each day. Closely related to this site are Dummies Daily, sponsored by the Dummies Books, and TipWorld, sponsored by PCWorld. At these sites you can choose from a list of topic areas to view tips. You can also register to have the tips on the topic e-mailed to you regularly.
• Computer Dictionary helps one learn the technical terms and acronyms used in articles and by those who work closely with computers.
• Computer Jargon includes both the technical terms and the technical slang being used by those in the computer field, especially computer hackers.
• The Internet and Unix Dictionary is an excellent source for finding the meaning of terms used in reference to the internet, the web, and technologies used with them.
• Inquiry.com is a site to go for discussions of technology, searches for full-text articles, and information on the newest web technology.