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Internet Acronyms Dictionary
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/hgaarde/Acronyms.html
Lists acronyms commonly used in email, Usenet, real-time discussions, and Web-based bulletin boards, including many acronyms that are used mostly by insiders. If you ever run into awgthtgtata, you'll know where to look it up.

Onelook Site
http://www.onelook.com/browse.shtml#all–acronym
This collection of acronyms dictionaries includes general interest, military, and Internet acronyms.

Counterpoint
http://counterpoint.mit.edu/staff/writer/index.html
Guidelines for writers who submit text via email. Go there for sound advice on when to use italics as well as unique advice on how to indicate when italics should be used.

Computer Tips
http://www.computertips.com/
This site exists to help you find answers to computer-use problems. If you have trouble using the automatic hypenating function of your word processor, type in hyphenating as a search term to get help.