Four new computer tutorials are available from the Empowerment Zone
web site (http://www.empowermentzone.com).  From its front page,
you can locate a file by using the search feature of a web browser
to find a phrase in its description below.  Alternatively, you can
retrieve a file directly using its specific URL, which is the basic
site address followed by a forward slash and then the name of the
file (all in lower case), e.g.,
http://www.empowermentzone.com/int_use.zip

Here are the names and descriptions of the new tutorials available:

int_use.zip = Using the Internet

win98pre.zip = Using Windows 98 Preview Edition

oracle8.zip = Teach Yourself Oracle 8 In 21 Days

interlog.txt = Compilation of tips on using an Internet service
provider named Interlog -- mostly relevant to other providers as well


The "Using the Internet" tutorial is the most current and extensive
general Internet tutorial I've found on the web.  For your
information, its table of contents follows:


  * Introduction

Part I: Before You Begin

  * Chapter 1 - The Internet's Brief History
  * Chapter 2 - Here's How the Internet Works

Part II: Get Connected to the Internet

  * Chapter 3 - Connecting with a Commercial Online Service   *
Chapter 4 - Connecting with an Internet Service Provider   *
Chapter 5 - Installing the Essential Internet Clients
  * Chapter 6 - Solving Common Connection Problems
  * Chapter 7 - Upgrading Your Equipment: 56K, ADSL, and ISDN

Part III: Browse the World Wide Web

  * Chapter 8 - Exploring the World Wide Web
  * Chapter 9 - Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
  * Chapter 10 - Subscribing to Channels with Internet Explorer
 4.0
  * Chapter 11 - Using Netscape Navigator 4.0
  * Chapter 12 - Subscribing to Channels with Netcaster
  * Chapter 13 - Browsing Offline with Search Agents
  * Chapter 14 - Using the Major Internet Search Engines

Part IV: Communicate with Internet Mail and News

  * Chapter 15 - Exploring Internet Mail and UseNet Newsgroups   *
Chapter 16 - Using Microsoft Outlook Express
  * Chapter 17 - Using Netscape Messenger and Collabra
  * Chapter 18 - Using Forte Free Agent
  * Chapter 19 - Using Eudora
  * Chapter 20 - Working with File Attachments
  * Chapter 21 - Participating in Internet Mailing Lists

Part V: Use the More Obscure Internet Services

  * Chapter 22 - Transferring Files with FTP
  * Chapter 23 - Using Telnet, Gopher, and WAIS

Part VI: Go Interactive on the Internet

  * Chapter 24 - Chatting on the Internet
  * Chapter 25 - Conferencing on the Internet: Audio and Video   *
Chapter 26 - Audio and Video Broadcasts with RealPlayer and
NetShow
  * Chapter 27 - Playing Games on the Internet

Part VII: Create Your Own Web Site

  * Chapter 28 - Creating Web Pages with HTML
  * Chapter 29 - Creating Web Pages with Composer
  * Chapter 30 - Creating Web Pages with FrontPage Express
  * Chapter 31 - Webcasting and Creating a Channel for Internet
 Explorer and Navigator

Part VIII: Make the Internet Safe

  * Chapter 32 - Protecting Yourself from Viruses
  * Chapter 33 - Securing Your Web Browser

Part IX: Appendixes

  * Appendix A - Using a UNIX Shell Account
  * Appendix B - Registering and Implementing Your Own Domain   *
Appendix C - Internet Service Providers in North America   *
Appendix D - Internet Service Providers Around the World