Pollard Memorial Library

Computer Webliography

• Computer Science - An annotated collection of links arranged by category. Included are dictionaries, encyclopedias, electronic journals, algorithm collections, associations, organization, societies, programming languages, courses, tutorials, employment, and much more. New items and those only accessible through the University of Albany are indicated. From the University at Albany Libraries.
• FOLDOC - A computing dictionary.
• Computer Training and Online Tutorials
• Webopedia - Online dictionary for computer and Internet terms.

• Dave's Guide to Buying a Home Computer - A detailed guide to buying a computer.
• Federal Citizen Information Center: Buying a Computer - A basic pamphlet on buying a home computer.
• Massachusetts Government Guidelines and Standards for Personal Computers and Local Area Networks
• Price Watch - A search engine that allows retailers to advertise their prices in real time.

• Apple
• Dell
• Gateway
• Hewlett-Packard (HP)

• BYTE Magazine
• MacCentral
• Macworld
• PC Magazine

• Software Reviews - Reviews from CNET.com.
• ESRB - The ESRB is an independent, non-profit organization that has developed a comprehensive rating system for computer and video games. Product reviews
• Hardware Reviews - Reviews from CNET.com.
• PCWorld.com - Includes information about hardware, software, and more.
• The Reviewboard Magazine - A web magazine that reviews computers in "plain English".
• ZDNET Reviews

• Hoaxbusters - A useful site from CIAC and the U.S. Dept. of Energy that provides information on viruses and hoaxes.
• Purportal.com - "Search before you forward" that latest rumor on the web. In addition to direct searches of various hoax and virus info sites, it includes current related news stories about hoaxes and rumors.
• Symantec Security Response - A list of known viruses by Symantec.

• Alexander, Michael. The underground guide to computer security - 005.8 ALE
• Banks, Michael A. Web psychos, stalkers and pranksters - 005.8 BAN
• Campbell-Kelly, Martin. Computer : a history of the information machine - 004.09 CAM
• Cohen, Frederick. Protection and security on the information superhighway - 005.8 COH
• Danda, Matthew. Protect yourself online - 005.8 DAN
• DeAngelis, Gina. Cyber crimes - YA 364.16 DE
• Gelman, Robert B. Protecting yourself online : the definitive resource on safety, freedom, and privacy in cyberspace - 342.73 GEL
• Gershenfeld, Neil A. When things start to think - 303.4834 GER
• Gleick, James. What just happened : a chronicle from the information frontier - 303.4833 GLE
• Gralla, Preston. The complete idiot's guide to protecting yourself online - 005.8 GRA
• Hafner, Katie. Cyberpunk : outlaws and hackers on the computer frontier - 364.168 HAF
• Himanen, Pekka. The hacker ethic, and the spirit of the information age - 174.9 HIM
• Howells, Jan. Parental control - 004.678 HOW
• Ifrah, Georges. A universal history of computing : from the abacus to the quantum computer - 004.09 IFR
• In the shadows of the net - 616.8583 IN
• Isenberg, Doug. The GigaLaw guide to Internet law - 343.09944 ISE
• Jennings, Charles. The hundredth window : protecting your privacy and security in the age of the Internet - 005.8 JEN
• Lessig, Lawrence. Code : and other laws of cyberspace - 343.09944 LES
• Levy, Steven. Crypto : how the code rebels beat the government-saving privacy in the digital age - 005.8 LEV
• Littman, Jonathan. The fugitive game : online with Kevin Mitnick - 364.168 LIT
• Littman, Jonathan. The watchman : the twisted life and crimes of serial hacker Kevin Paulsen - 364.168 LIT
• McAfee, John. Computer viruses, worms, data diddlers, killer programs, and other threats to your system - 005 M11
• Mitnick, Kevin. The art of deception - 005.8 MIT
• Petersen, Evelyn. e-parenting : using the Internet and computers to be a better parent - 649.1 PET
• Raymond, Ilene. A parent's guide to the Internet - 025.04 RAY
• Schwartau, Winn. Cybershock : surviving hackers, phreakers, identity thieves, Internet terrorists and weapons of mass destruction - 005.8 SCH
• Schwartz, Alan. Stopping spam - 004.692 SCH
• Scott, Gina Graham. Mind your own business : the battle for personal privacy - 323.448 SCO
• Shimomura, Tsutomu. Takedown : the pursuit and capture of Kevin Mitnick, America's most wanted computer outlaw - 364.168 SHI
• Stoll, Clifford. The cuckoo's egg : tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage - 364.169 S87
• Wallace, Jonathan D. Sex, laws, and cyberspace - 345.73 WAL
• Wertheim, Margaret. The pearly gates of cyberspace - 303.4834 WER