Internet Slang words

What internet slang words are trending? Find out at internetsland.com.

Find the meaning of internet abbreviations and acronyms with this free abbreviation dictionary (abbreviations dictionary).
This acronym finder will reveal and explain the meanings of over 1000 internet abbreviations
and acronyms. Also known as an acronym dictionary.

Computer lingo should no longer be a mystery with this simple guide to internet acronyms and abbreviations.

20 most popular web sites since 1996

We like to think of sites like Google, Facebook and Amazon as immutable — parts of the web as it exists now and has always existed. This is not the case, however. Sixteen years ago, only Amazon (the CEO of which owns The Post) was a popular site; it was the 16th most popular site on the web according to Media Metrix (which later was absorbed into comScore). Infoseek and Hotbot were more popular than Google (which, that December, looked like this) and Facebook (which didn’t exist).

Sites like AOL and Yahoo did exist — and were popular. But the easiest way to make that point is to share with you this graphic, which shows the 20 most popular sites in December of each year, according to comScore. More interestingly, what it shows is when certain sites became and then stopped being popular.

Ancient manuscripts available online for free

One of the oldest libraries on the planet is digitizing its archive of ancient manuscripts — and they’re all available to view free of charge.

The Vatican Apostolic Library is undertaking an extensive digital preservation of its 82,000 document collection. Over the course of a few years, with the assistance of Japanese company NTT DATA, the library has catalogued nearly 4,500 manuscripts online — and it hopes to reach the 15,000 mark within the next four years.

World's largest scientific archive of biodiversity audio and video recordings

The Macaulay Library is the world's largest and oldest scientific archive of biodiversity audio and video recordings. Their mission is to collect and preserve recordings of each species' behavior and natural history, to facilitate the ability of others to collect and preserve such recordings, and to actively promote the use of these recordings for diverse purposes spanning scientific research, education, conservation, and the arts.

TUEBL, the Ultimate Ebook Library

Imagine a world where authors can make money by giving digital versions of their books away to their readers, and readers could explore all sorts of books that they may have never even considered reading before. In a nutshell, this is TUEBL, the Ultimate Ebook Library.

Who Invented the Internet? And Why?

The British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts

The The British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts includes descriptions and images of
western manuscripts with pictorial and decorative embellishments, from fully painted miniatures to decorated initials. Because it includes such a wide range of material, it serves as a useful resource for those working in a variety of disciplines.

20,000 Beautiful High-Resolution Maps

Over 20,000 maps and cartographic works from the New York Public Library's Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division have been uploaded and made downloadable for the public. This collection also has 1,100 maps of the Mid-Atlantic United States and cities from the 16th to 19th centuries.

Free books!

Free classic books to download! From the Library of Congress.

Pew's Internet & American Life Project

From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers–and beyond | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

The digital era has brought profound challenges and opportunities to countless institutions and industries, from universities to newspapers to the music industry, in ways both large and small. Institutions that were previously identified with printed material—and its attendant properties of being expensive, scarce, and obscure—are now considering how to take on new roles as purveyors of information, connections, and entertainment, using the latest formats and technologies.

Public Alerts – Google Crisis Response

"Google Public Alerts is Google’s platform for disseminating emergency messages such as evacuation notices for hurricanes, and everyday alerts such as storm warnings. We aim to show relevant official weather, public safety and earthquake alerts around the world when you search on Google Search, Google Maps, and when you activate Google Now on your Android device. Currently, we publish content from our partners in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, and Taiwan.

Google Public Alerts is a project of the Google Crisis Response team, supported by Google.org, which uses Google's strengths in information and technology to build products and advocate for policies that address global challenges. We hope Google Public Alerts provides the public with information it needs to make informed decisions in times of crisis."

MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials

“The idea is simple: to publish all of our course materials online and make them widely available to everyone.”

Dick K.P. Yue, Professor, MIT School of Engineering

Unlocking Knowledge

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.

• View a list of MIT's most visited courses

Empowering Minds

Through OCW, educators improve courses and curricula, making their schools more effective; students find additional resources to help them succeed; and independent learners enrich their lives and use the content to tackle some of our world’s most difficult challenges, including sustainable development, climate change, and cancer eradication.

Special Collections & Archives, University of Iowa

Rare books, artist's books, miniature books, zines, documents, oddities, and daily life from the University of Iowa Special Collections & University Archives.

Free Online Learning

GCFLearnFree.org creates and provides quality, innovative online learning opportunities to anyone who wants to improve the technology, literacy and math skills needed to be successful in both work and life. By delivering over 750 different lessons to millions of people in over 200 countries and territories ABSOLUTELY FREE, GCFLearnFree.org is a worldwide leader in online education.


View one tutorial. Complete a whole class. We believe there's freedom in the ability to learn what you want, when you want, regardless of income or circumstances.

A program of Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.® (GIENC®), all GCFLearnFree.org® educational content is designed and produced in the GCF Global Learning® building in Downtown Raleigh, NC.

Cloud print on campus

...print from any internet device!

Now, if your internet-enabled device can send an email, you can print to the campus printers (library, TLC, Ka Lama Lab). Just follow these instructions:  no downloads or addons are needed.

Borrow a Chromebook

The library is loaning Google Chromebooks to UHMC students. Currently, we have 9 Chromebooks to loan out. For information on borrowing, please go here.

Chromebooks are not regular laptop computers. According to Wikipedia:

A Chromebook is a personal computer running Chrome OS as its operating system. The devices are designed to be used while connected to the Internet and support applications that reside on the Web, rather than traditional applications that reside on the machine itself. All the data is stored in the "cloud" accessed by an internet connection. A Chromebook is an example of a thin client.

If you need access to MS Office applications, like Word, please visit one of the campus' computer labs.

Hot jazz, cool classical...

or a poem on the go.

The library's popular Naxos Music Library, Jazz Library, and Spoken Word Library has apps so you can listen to streaming music on your internet device (e.g., smartphone, iPad, iPod, iPhone). Download the Naxos app from the iTunes store or Android Market, then:

1. On a computer, click on one of the Naxos services from the UHMC Libraryʻs Search Us page.
2. Navigate to the Playlist area and click “Sign Up” in the "Personal/Student" playlist account area.
3. Create a login on the sign up page. This login, consisting of your email address and a custom password, then becomes your login for the app.

Mobile website

Get UHMC Library on the go!

Point your mobile browser to the regular library URL (www.maui.hawaii.edu/library) on a smartphone or other web-enabled mobile device (you will get the normal page if you go to this website on a regular computer, or laptop, or iPad).

or from your smartphone, scan this QR code:

Make something amazing

Party - Mozilla Webmaker: From June 15 to September 15, thousands of people around the world are meeting up, making cool stuff and teaching others at the 2013 Maker Party.

 

Make something

From coding your first line of HTML to building apps that change the world, Maker Party is your chance to connect with a global community of creators. Build something from scratch or remix a project and make it your own. Start Making

Show Off Your Work

Tag your work with #makerparty and inspire others. Share your knowledge, show off your creation and feel the love from the Webmaker community. Share Your Project

Create With Others

The worldwide Maker Party will bring people together at hundreds of events over three months, from workshops, design sprints and code-a-thons to teen tech bashes and father-daughter hack jams. Find a party near you or use our handy event guides to host your own.