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Do you have a friend or parent who needs help going online? Then give them "The Portable Learn the Net." At US $9.95, it’s an economical way to get everyone connected. Place your order at http://www.learnthenet.com/books/book.htm .

It’s been said that the best word in the English language is "free," as in getting something for nothing. If you believe in Lady Luck, then the Winners Club is for you. The site is a compendium of sweepstakes you can enter. There are enough contests here to make this a full-time job, but with everything from European vacations to sports cars up for grabs, it’s mighty tempting. And the price is right—free! Ready, set, enter at http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

 

The Napster file sharing service has more lives than a cat. On the brink of bankruptcy last week, it has once again escaped dotcom liquidation. As many of you know, Napster and many similar services allow people to easily exchange digital files, such as music, software and feature films. The problem is that much of this material is copyrighted. Freely distributing this content violates copyright law and deprives the rightful owners of royalties. Basically, it’s stealing, a point driven home by the lawsuits successfully pursued against Napster. Of course not all file sharing is illegal and can in fact, be a useful tool. Do you ever use a filing sharing service? Take our poll on the Learn the Net home page this week and let us know: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html

 

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"Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week"

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tenthings.htm

1. Be amused by dogs in the news: http://www.lileks.com/institute/dogs/index.html

2. Learn first aid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/first_aid_action/

3. Solve the Pony Puzzle: http://www.2h.com/1000puzzles/SamLoyd/Pony.html

4. Use movies to teach your children: http://www.teachwithmovies.org/index.html

5. Investigate the mystery of smell: http://www.hhmi.org/senses/d110.html

6. Practice putting on your computer: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~pyang/flash/miniputt.swf

7. Have fun with the singing dictionary: http://dictionaraoke.mirrors.gweep.net/

8. Marvel at the 20th century's greatest engineering feats: http://www.greatachievements.org/greatachievements/index.html

9. Discover what the universe actually looks like: http://anzwers.org/free/universe/

10. Take a trip through the history of art: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm

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