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Resources for transfusion medicine & other health professionals
Internet resources
Interview in "Listserv At Work"
Eudora (free e-mail software - it's great)
Evaluating information
Brown P. WHO calls for a health domain name to help consumers. Br Med J 2002;324(7337):566.
Eysenbach G, Diepgen TL. Towards quality management of medical information on the internet: evaluation, labelling, and filtering of information . Br Med J 1998 Nov 28;317(7171):1496-502.
Kim P, Eng TR, Deering MJ, Maxfield A. Published criteria for evaluating health related web sites. Br Med J 1999;318(7184):647-9.
Kunst H, Groot D, Latthe PM, Latthe M, Khan KS. Accuracy of information on apparently credible websites: survey of five common health topics. Br Med J 2002; 324: 581-582.
LaPorte RE, Hibbitts B. Rights, wrongs, and journals in the age of cyberspace"We all want to change the world". Br Med J 1996 Dec 21-28;313(7072):1609-11.
Purcell GP. The quality of health information on the internet. Br Med J 2002;324(7337):557-8.
Risk A, Dzenowagis J. Review of internet health information quality initiatives. J Med Internet Res 2001;3(4):e28.
The invention of talk (editor's choice). Br Med J 2002;324(7337).
Wilson P. How to find the good and avoid the bad or ugly: a short guide to tools for rating quality of health information on the internet. Br Med J 2002;324(73337):598-602.
Wyatt JC. Commentary: measuring quality and impact of the World Wide Web. Br Med J 1997 Jun 28;314(7098):1879-81.
General
Computer basics, the Internet , tutorials (Univ. of Miami, Dept. of Pediatrics)
"How to..." (computer & tech info from AARP)
Internet guide & tutorial (Learn the Net)
Internet (Wikipedia)
Internet pioneers
- Robert Kahn (internet)
- Tim Berners Lee (www)
- Eric Thomas (listserv)
Tourbus (Patrick Douglas Crispen) | Crispen's website
What is...? (search for computer terms)
Hoaxes
Medical
British Medical Journal:
Internet Resources for Pathologists by Ed Uthman, MD. Highly recommended.
Searching
Desktop search (Google)
Security & viruses
Computer viruses (Wikipedia)
Google toolbar (block pop-up ads)
How to protect yourself from viruses
Kim Kommando: Security | network security
Recommended software:
Norton System Works (includes Norton antivirus)
Zone alarm (firewall) - choose free download
Software: TUCOWS (free downloads)
Software help
Travel
Cafes: Curious Cat | Cybercafes | Easy internet | Netcafes | Netcafeguide.com
Geektools (hotels offering wireless)
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