Many people don't realize that a major source of activity on the internet is Irc chat rooms. The Irc chat rooms are an EXCELLENT resource for real time help and in-depth discussion of thousands of topics. Irc is also a great resource for meeting new people, making friends and entertainment. Many of the chat rooms have bots that run trivia games, search for music, software, movies and assist the downloading. Here are some sites that post information about Irc events, tips and help. http://www.ircnews.com/
http://eyersee.org/
http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/security/warez.html