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These are 20 of the best free online learning sites I have come across on the net. The listing is in no particular order.
Findtutorials.com
One of the best tutorial / learning resources I have come across. FindTutorials.com is a Web index and search engine that searches for tutorials and online courses on the web. It Features a huge categorized database ( 700 categories, about 4000 tutorials) FindTutorials.com allows you to search for free tutorials on practically any subject, ranging from photography to gardening to psychology. The site claims to guide you directly to written, certified tutorials carefully selected from all over the Web.
Beginners.co.uk
Beginners.co.uk provides a mixture of free and paid services. As the name suggests, a lot of the tutorials are focussed on newcomers in the IT field. The site features more than 300 free online tutorials on various topics like HTML, JAVA, .NET, Javascript, Flash, PHP, SQL, C++, C#, VB, ASP and many more categories. The site also features links to various other free tech tutorials sites. The paid section of the site includes more than 250 online training courses for an annual membership fee.
Devcentral
This site is for hard-core techies and IT professionals. The recently revamped site contains a number of free articles, tutorials and downloads. Much of the stuff here is in PDF format. So you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view it. Some of the sections of the site need you to register (registration is free). Some of...

The trick is Enabling Hibernation:

Go to

diplay properties>

screen savers>

power>hibernate.

Check 'Enable Hibernation'.

Press shift button after you click

'Turn Off Computer' in start menu.

Maintaining your computer is the key to keeping it healthy and fully working and of course, fast. Windows 95 has most of the tools for maintaining your PC, but Windows 98 extends the possibilities and makes it even less of a hassle. If you follow the list below and run the programs listed frequently, you will be guaranteed to have a maintained computer at no extra cost. There are, however, other programs in the market with stronger engines, but then again, they're not free (stop smiling...)
Most of these programs can be found under the Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools folder.

1. Disk Defrag: It is advisable to run Defrag under Windows 95 once a month or when you add/remove programs. However, under Windows 98, you can run it every week if you want because it has a new engine, which means that the more you run it, the faster your computer will get. What happens is that your programs are placed on your hard disk in a way so that the ones you use most often are easier for the hard disk to find and run. Make sure that the 'make my programs run faster' is ticked in the 'Settings' window in Defrag.

2. Scandisk: Running a thorough check is good once a month in both Windows 95 and 98. Run this once a month if you feel that your hard disk takes a long time to load programs. A standard check is very fast and checks for...

1. Open Add or Remove Programs.
2. On the top right, select the Show updates check box. All installed updates appear at the top of your program list.

Notes

• To open Add or Remove Programs, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add or Remove Programs.
• You can also view your installation history at the Windows Update Web site(http://www.microsoft.com/).