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When I'm evangelising to people about the internet, I tend to counter the accusations of "it's just full of porn" with the argument that there is plenty of useful information there, that often isn't available elsewhere, and that there is a helpful online community. It seems only fair that I should put something back, so here are some pages I've written - enjoy.

Mathematical

• Numerical powers (e.g. squares, cubes) explained

• Number bases (e.g. binary) explained

Medical

• How to deal with bad acne

• An explanation of anosmia (no sense of smell)

• The reality of being tongue-tied

• Laser surgery on eyes

Economics

• Shared household bills

• Getting a mortgage

Other

• The danger of laburnum trees

• Configuring a Palm Vx for WAP access with an Orange mobile phone

• Becoming a Microsoft Certified Professional

I am not the only person doing this, so here are some pages written by others that I've found useful in the past (these are mainly aimed at people who are new to the internet):

• NCSA (at UIUC) Beginner's Guide to HTML

• Zen and the art of the Internet

• The Hacker Crackdown

This page was last updated on 2004-02-28 by John C. Kirk