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Date: | Sun, 8 Feb 1998 05:50:35 -0500 |
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I definitely would to get the tutorial on internet use. Does it come on
an audio tape? What is the charge? Must it be downloaded? You can
see that I am a novice. I would appreciate your patient reply
Bill
On Wed, 4
Feb 1998, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
> 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
>
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