10 Tips to Help Beginners Become More Comfortable with the Internet
Today (free of charge, zero money down, no shipping and handling) I’m providing you with a list of tips that, when followed, will cause your aura to radiate “INTERNET EXPERT” like a big, bright neon sign.
I suggest at least a modest attempt at making the following practices somewhat automatic for you. At the least, devotion to these practices will keep others’ eye-rolls, snickers, and impatient sighs at bay. At the most, you may find yourself being carried about on your co-workers shoulders all day, caught in an outpouring of endearing stares, listening to shouts and cheers of respect somewhere along the lines of “Hear hear for the Internet Expert!”
TIP #1: Never ever use the terms “AOL” and “Internet” as if they were completely interchangeable.
Example no-no: Someone asks if your company has a website. You reply, “Oh yeah! We’re totally on AOL!” Big awful buzzer sound here. AOL is NOT the Internet; AOL is simply one of many browsers that allows you to maneuver about the Internet. It is also a company that likes to put holographic CDs covered with infomercial-like promotions in post offices in attempts of persuading more people into using their services.
TIP #2: Click correctly.
When you’re surfing about the Internet, you likely get from place to place using hyperlinks (a.k.a. “links”). You should be aware that links require nothing more than a single click from the left button on your mouse. Double (or triple . . . or quadruple) clicking and right-clicking on links when you simply want to be taken to a different location are a few of the primary causes of those behind-your-back eyerolls you may not know people have been sending your way. Remember this: With links on the Internet, “one-click, that’s it.”
TIP #3: Remember that search engines are for searching, not for typing in complete URLs.
This means that you do NOT need to head over to Google or Yahoo Search or any other search engine to reach the specific website you already know you want to visit. Instead of typing “www.google.com” into your address bar and then typing in the URL of the site you want to visit in the search box. . . just SKIP going to Google and type the URL of the site you want to visit in the address bar instead!
TIP #4: Understand the term “download” and know how to pull files off the Internet onto your computer when you need/would like them. If you are unclear about the term ‘downloading’, take a look at the simple explanation offered right here.
TIP #5: Use an Internet browser that’s not older than your average kindergartner.
I’ll tell you right now: if you’re using something along the lines of Netscape 1.0 (born 1994) or Internet Explorer 2.0 (born 1996)—you’re seriously not appearing Internet Savvy. To be completely honest, even the use of AOL or Internet Explorer 5 to navigate the web won’t help your image (or your overall Internet experience) all that much either. To appear savvy, consider downloading and using something a bit more recent, such as Internet Explorer 7, or Firefox 3.
TIP #6: When someone’s surfing the Internet with you and they ask you to “open up a new window,” do NOT furrow your brow and say “huh??”.
This will most definitely not make you appear Internet savvy. Instead simply reply (in an oh-so-suave tone, of course) “Why, of course!”. Then either hold down the “Ctrl” and then the “N” keys on your keyboard OR click on the “File” menu button at the top of the browser screen, then click on “Open New Window.” Many people find that having more than one browser window open at once is extremely handy for viewing multiple websites simultaneously. Try it out.
TIP #8: Whenever a friend or coworker asks a question that no one in the near vicinity can answer, calmly say “Oh I know that.”
Then excuse yourself for just a moment, run to your computer, hop on the Internet, access Google (or your favorite search engine), look up the answer, and return to the questioning party with an eloquent, detailed explanation. Simply being aware that the Internet is home to a mind-boggling amount of information about pretty much everything instantly makes you appear more savvy in general to those around you. It may also encourage you to search the Internet with more regularity, which in turn boosts your true Internet savvy—not simply the appearance of it.
TIP #9: DO NOT click on flashing advertisements that: a) claim you’re the sites 1,000,000th visitor, b) ask you what your favorite color is and show you 4 or 5 circles or hearts or something of the sort, c) state that you were randomly chosen from all site visitors to win $100, etc. etc. etc.
People who are Internet savvy know that those type of advertisements are nothing more than tremendous wastes of time.
TIP #10: For heaven’s sake: always remember that the Internet does not bite.
So don’t act like it does—especially when you’re in the company of others. Doing so will not make you appear Internet savvy.
And that, my friends, is a list of tips that should help you on your way. If you don’t actually become Internet-savvy, well then, I suppose at the very least . . . you can at least appear it. Have fun!
December 29th, 2009
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December 29th, 2009
superb!!
December 30th, 2009
i love the music and also the painting
December 29th, 2009
Use your firewall to restrict them. How long have you been administrating this?
December 29th, 2009
And now for the question.
December 30th, 2009
I think people move in relationships faster online because there is no fear of not being able to say what you actually feel, and you are able to openly express yourself.
Also so many people change themselves online to have a personality that you would like, and those people find out little things about you and incorporate it into who they "are" to make you like them more.
And the fact that you can either lie about your personality is scary, because what if you do meet the person? And then you may never know who you can trust and may not meet real friendly people.
My advise is that less people should indulge on online RELATIONSHIPS and stick with FRIENDSHIP.
December 30th, 2009
Its really easy.
First you have to share the broadband connection, to do that you have to go to the properties of My Networking Places, then go to the properties of the dial up which connects broadband, go to the Advance tab and click on share.
After sharing your LAN card address will autometically assign to 192.168.0.1, when ask for that click on yes.
Now go to the second PC.
Then properties of My networking places
then propoerties of Local area connection
double click on "Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)"
asgine IP Address=192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0
Gateway=192.168.0.1
DNS= 192.168.0.1
And you are done.
December 30th, 2009
that is unreal… looks like a photograph… crazy good
December 30th, 2009
Before you sign up with Yahoo, consider checking out Site Build It, which is easy to find on Google. They provide you everything you need for building you site and marketing it to others.
There is an annual fee for signing up, but the cost will be less than Yahoo in the long run.
I wish you the best in all your business ventures.
December 30th, 2009
You can go online 3 different ways with your new tablet. You can go online the same way you would with a laptop. You can use Bluetooth or you can pair it with a phone. The first link I put is a pdf file. If you go to page 20 it will show you the 3 different ways to go online.
The second link is a interactive demonstrations which can help you go online also. Go to "Managing Connections" under "Feature Demos".
December 30th, 2009
wireless is not really an option here.
just get home hi speed service and buy a wireless router for yourself (instead of renting one for 2 bucks each month)
I don't think cricket service would allow for a comfortable internet connection that you're used to.
as far as providers go? it all depends on whats happening in your area.
I suggest cable over DSL though
December 31st, 2009
Beautiful video!
December 30th, 2009
If I had a room full of 13 and 14 year olds (like this usually is,) in the REAL WORLD, there is NO POSSIBLE way we could be having this level of intelligent discourse. The internet is unlike anything in the real world. Statements made here are neither more accurate or more deceptive, they are just more "real." People speak from the heart even if they are lying their asterisk off.
Opinions on YA! are brilliant given the source (no offense meant everybody.) We are not experts or pro-bono advisers. We are virtually a gaggle of chimpanzees doing particle physics. (Don't ya love the mixed metaphors in that one?)
Yahoo Answers is NOT A SOURCE of validated information. You would have to be crazy to come here looking for information you were going to rely upon as fact. Wikipedia is much more stringent and is three fourths lies and distortions, so, you gets what you pay for.
But I found people who understand concept in here that I have spent a lifetime looking to discuss with someone in vain.
YA! is NOTHING LIKE REALITY, THANK YOU GOD.
December 31st, 2009
wowzaaaa reallly really good!
December 31st, 2009
go to consumer reports and they have a $12 new car lookup and they'll give you the lowest of the car and go from there. they have good articles there too.
January 1st, 2010
that was beautiful. i loved the music especially. it fit the whole painting wonderfully. they both complemented and sympathized each other in perfetct harmony. one of my favorites.
January 1st, 2010
Omfg, it just looks like a picture
January 1st, 2010
Great video!5*
Nice music and painting!