Surfing

Surfing the web Everything you need to know to have a great time surfing the net.

• Buying on the internet Be careful when you purchase on the internet. There are many scams and people who want to harm you.
  • Purchasing on the internet Shopping on the internet? Use safe shopping practices or take the risk of losing money.
• Ecards Ecards are free, and they are an excellent way to send a greeting to a friend or a loved one.
• Being Part Of Groups Do you like to socialize? Then join and contribute to an internet social group!
• Let the webmaster know what you think of his site Remember that the internet is all about communication, so communicate. One good way to do so is by signing signing guestbooks. This way you let the webmaster know what you think of his site.
  • Graphics in guestbooks are cool If you want, you can leave a small graphic in a guestbook to add some class.
    • Using Photoloft for your images If you are leaving presents in guestbooks, it's important not to steal bandwidth. Photoloft is an inexpensive way to leave presents without being unethical.
• Choosing an ISP Picking a good ISP is critical for having a good time on the web.
• Password Safety If you are like most people, you haven't thought much about password safety. Well, perhaps you should.
• Portals Portals are a great way to get to a lot of different sites on the web.
  • Yahoo Reluctantly Takes A Stand Yahoo recently decided to ban certain types of materials from it's auction sites. This is great as we do not need to promote evil. If you promote something you are granting it power, so let's resist the temptation to do that.
  • Napster Was Napster a good thing? It depends on your viewpoint...
• The internet is a great research tool The internet is probably the greatest invention for research that has ever existed.
  • Finding Out What You've Been Up To Your computer system keeps lots of records about what you've been doing. This article tells you where a lot of it is stored.
  • Medical Resources A couple of years ago I became desperate for medical information on the web. Here are some sites that I found which helped ...
• Using search engines There are many hundreds of great search engines available on the net. Don't restrict yourself to just one - use whatever is appropriate for what you are doing.
  • Most search engines support expressions to make your searching more effective Try it with your favorite to see if it works.
  • Where to find an answer Where do you find the answers you need? Here are some suggestions.
• Start Pages Setting up a good start page is a great way to improve your surfing experience.
• Statistics How can you find out about he internet in general? Here are some of the tools you will need.
• Truste If you want to be sure that your privacy is not being invaded by a web site, make sure they have the TrustE logo showing.
• File Formats on the web Here is a table with a list of many of the common file formats and how you can handle them on your pc. Formats include 'au, aiff, bin, cda, doc, exe, gif, gz, hqx, jpg, jpeg, mid, midi, mim, mpg, mpeg, qt, mov, movie, pdf, ps, rar, sit, sea, tar, tiff, text, txt, uu, uue, wav, z and zip'.
• Webcams This weekend I installed a webcam. It was an interesting experience but worth the trouble.
  • Webcam Links There are hundreds and hundreds of webcam sites all over the web.
• Is surfing the internet safe at work? If you are like most people, you use the internet at work for personal reasons. Perhaps you should think twice about that.