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The Internet has revolutionized the way in which many of us communicate. We can know pass on out thoughts, our opinions and our pictures to people on the other side of the world within minutes.

We can speak with friends miles away for almost no cost.

We can purchase items from breakfast cereal to automobiles to houses without leaving our lounge chairs.

With an estimated 800+ million people having Internet access, the Internet is big business.

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Domain names explained All about domain names
What is a domin name. What's a domin name extension? What do domain names mean?
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Dot What? - Domain Names Explained. by Matt Western. In this article I will quickly explain what a domain name is and why they are used. What is a domain name? A domain name is way in which a resource can ...

Guide to Web Browsers and Moving around the Internet.
Introduction to moving around the Internet and to Search Engines. How to move from web site to web site.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Stop Paddling and Start Surfing - A Beginners Guide to Web Browsers and Moving around the Internet. Page 1. By Matt Western. You've gone and signed up with an ISP, installed the software your ISP gave you ...

Guide to Web Browsers and Moving around the Internet.
Introduction to moving around the Internet and to Search Engines. How to move from web site to web site.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Stop Paddling and Start Surfing - A Beginners Guide to Web Browsers and Moving around the Internet. Page 2. By Matt Western. Some of the more popular search engines are… Google -- Yahoo -- Altavista -- ...

Guide to Web Browsers and Moving around the Internet.
Introduction to moving around the Internet and to Search Engines. How to move from web site to web site.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Stop Paddling and Start Surfing - A Beginners Guide to Web Browsers and Moving around the Internet. Page 3. By Matt Western. Returning to Search Engines You may still be unclear on why you would use a search ...

Introduction to Search Engines
What is a Search Engine? A brief introduction to what a Search engine is and how it works.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources What's an Internet Search Engine? By Matt Western. In this article I will provide a brief conceptualized explanation of what a search engine is, how it works and what it does. A search engine! What the heck ...



What is a Web Site
What is a web site? How are they made? Who makes them? Why are they there?
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources What is a Web Site? By Matt Western. In this article I provide a brief introduction and explanation of what a web site is and what it is used for. I will also try and clear up some of the terminology used ...

IP Addresses
An introduction to IP addressing.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources I.P. address? Author: Seamus Dolly All computers connected to the internet have a special or unique number. This is known as an I.P. address. Such addresses are issued by I.C.A.N.N.. This stands for the International ...

How to Move around the Internet.
How to move around the Internet. What is a hyperlink. How do you find stuff on the Internet.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources How to Move around the Internet. By Matt Western. In this article I will explain how you can move from web site to web site and web page to web page. To be able to easily move around the Internet, commonly ...

Novice guide to web sites and web tools
A beginners guide to the Net by a beginner.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Net Novice No More Author: Jesse S. Somer A relative novice when it came to the Internet, not too long ago I didn’t have a clue where to start when trying to create a website or why I had the need for ...

Search the Web More Efficiently - 1
Search the Internet more efficiently. Understand search engines.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Search the Web More Efficiently: Tips, Techniques and Strategies (Part I) Studies show that after email, searching the Web is the most popular activity on the Internet. Searching is easy; finding what you're ...

Search the web more efficiently - 2
Search the Internet more efficiently. Learn about search engines.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Search the Web More Efficiently: Tips, Techniques and Strategies (Part II) So, let's start searching! Most of the search tools can be searched using keywords. Web directories and the invisible web databases ...

Introduction to TCP addressing and Default Gateways.
A low tech introduction to TCPIP, IP Addressing and Default Gateways
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Low Tech Intro to TCP, IP Addresses & Default Gateways. By Matt Western - part 1. A default gateway is a location on a network that data is sent to when that data is addressed to a location other than ...

Low tech introduction to IP addressing and default gateways.
An easy explanation of TCPIP, IP Addressing and Default Gateways
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Low Tech Intro to TCP, IP Addresses & Default Gateways. By Matt Western - part 2. PC's (or more correctly servers) on the Internet all have different IP addresses. How are the PC's on our 1.2.3 network ...

It's all about Computers Computing & the Internet
Providing non tech help and advice on Computers, Computing and the Internet. Non tech explanations for non tech people.
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources Useful Web Sites on & about the Internet Internet World Stats - http://www.internetworldstats.com/ An International website featuring up to date worldwide Internet Usage Statistics and 2004 Population ...

All about Blogs and Blogging
Blogging. What is it. Do I need it. Is it messy and who cleans it up?
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources What Are Blogs? Author: Sharon Housley Having heard the term previously but not having paid much attention most are just to afraid to show their ignorance and ask the question, what is a blog? Lets face it;

Introduction to RSS feeds and RSS readers
RSS What is it? Do I need it? Why is it here and what can it do for me?
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Search Our Site: useful articles useful web sites useful resources What Are RSS Feeds? Author: S. Housley RSS Feeds RSS also known as rich site summary or real simply syndication, arrived on the scene a number of years ago, but was only recently embraced by webmasters as ...

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