Web Resources

Amazon.com: www.amazon.com. Amazon.com is one of the leading retail sites on the Internet. Visitors can purchase books, music, movies, and much more here, all powered by its huge database.

Pennsylvania Treasury: Bureau of Unclaimed Property: www.patreasury.org/unclaimed/search.html. Residents, or former residents, of Pennsylvania can use this search tool to determine if there is any unclaimed property waiting for them here.

MyKrispyKreme.com: https://mykrispykreme.com . Designed to be used by store managers and franchise owners, this link displays the Krispy Kreme portal home page. Visitors must be an authorized user and possess a userId and password to access the rest of the site. They also may be asked to download the Whale Client Components application to facilitate access to this virtual private network (VPN).

Additional Links

Technology in Action Companion Web Site: www.prenhall.com/techinaction . Here you’ll find additional resources to support and supplement chapter topics, including an Online Study Guide and Web Research Projects.

24x7 Pearson Product Support: http://247.prenhall.com. Use this site to obtain help by phone, e-mail, or chat, or explore the knowledge base to find answers right on the site.

Microsoft Office Online: Access 2003 Home Page: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010857911033.aspx. This home page for Microsoft’s database software, Access, provides product information and system requirements. Visitors can also find tutorials and tips, read articles, get technical support, and download templates, sample files, and patches here.

Geekgirls: Databases: www.geekgirls.com/menu_databases.htm. The Australian-based geekgirl’s Web site provides step-by-step tutorials for using databases. The “databasics” links starts out simply and gradually leads to more varied and advanced topics. The “database design from scratch” links focuses mostly on database design and is a faster-paced tutorial.

Oracle Corporation: www.oracle.com. This is the home page for the Oracle Corporation and its object-relational database, Oracle 10g. Visitors can purchase software, get information and technical support, read about experiences other users have had with this software, and join the community to share information and advice.

IAFIS: www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/iafis.htm. The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) is part of the FBI’s Criminal Justice site. Visitors can find details about how this identification system works and view related articles.

California Bureau of Unclaimed Property: www.sco.ca.gov/col/ucp. Visit the California State Controller’s site and search 7.6 million accounts to see if you have any unclaimed property or money residing in the California state coffers.

FirstGov.gov: www.firstgov.gov. The U.S. government’s official Web portal includes links to each state’s Web site. Don’t live in Pennsylvania or California but want to know if you’ve got unclaimed property? Use this site to locate your state’s Web site, then search for “unclaimed property” and see what you can find!