There’s no doubt that USENET is the primary mode of discussion on the net (or, at least, it was). The problem, however, is that USENET is not part of the www. On the world wide web, discussions are mainly through web forums and mailing lists. A web forum is a facility on the www for […]
[Continue reading…]Smart Internet Search with Zuula and Mindset
February 17, 2007 by 3 Comments
This week I came across two new (-ish) but very cool ways to search the www. I simply must share these with you and so this week we’ll focus on sites that search the web. Zuula.com This is a new metasearch engine that in my opinion is quite possibly the best metasearch eninge ever. It […]
[Continue reading…]The Illusion of Reality
February 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Einstein Once said:“A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest… a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to […]
[Continue reading…]September Never Ends
February 14, 2007 by 4 Comments
This is the month that never ends it just goes on and on, my friends some lusers started posting here not knowing netiquette and they’ll continue posting here they haven’t finished yet–Eternal September Anthem The oldest computer network communication system still in widespread news is USENET (USEr NETwork). It is a distributed internet discussion system […]
[Continue reading…]Netiquette: The Ten Commandments
February 12, 2007 by 2 Comments
As I have said before, and as real users of the internet know, the internet is primarily about human interaction. Naturally, this means that there arises disagreements, heated debates and rivalry often requiring moderation and adherence to netiquette.The following are general principles of netiquette, or network etiquette: 1. Remember the human. Keep in mind that […]
[Continue reading…]Uncovering the Internet, and Meebo
February 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Meebo is a website for instant messaging from absolutely anywhere. Whether you’re at home, on campus, at work, or traveling foreign lands, hop over to meebo.com on any computer to access all of your buddies (on AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber) and chat with them, no downloads or installs required, for free!The […]
[Continue reading…]How to get involved in the Internet
February 9, 2007 by 2 Comments
Since it is our internet, we can only gain substantially from the internet if we get involved deeply in it. And I bet some of you are eager to jump right in (if you haven’t already). But how exactly does one do this? Step 1: Obviously, you have to start using the internet in some […]
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