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Vol. 4, No. 38 -- Week of December 22, 2002

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Our friendly guidebook, "The Portable Learn the Net," is an easy way to help a friend or relative get connected. And it’s economical—only US $9.95. Place your order at http://www.learnthenet.com/books/book.htm .

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Okay, the economy is in the dumps and you may not have wads of cash to spend on all the latest gizmos. That’s all the more reason to read our tips on getting the best deals on personal technology: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htm

 

If you want to escape from all the holiday goings-on and delve into the more cerebral matters, have we got a site for you. The Visual Thesaurus uses java technology to map the meaning and relationship of words: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

 

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

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

 

1. Test your trivia knowledge: http://www.mattneuman.com/testyour.htm

 

2. Take a walk through time: http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html

 

3. Soar like a kite: http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/

 

4. Explore the Almanac for Kids: http://kids.infoplease.com/

 

5. Voyage into outer space: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

 

6. Help save Venice: http://www.savevenice.org/

 

7. See the new designs for lower Manhattan: http://www.lowermanhattan.info/rebuild/new_design_plans/

 

8. Try some home improvements: http://www.askbuild.com/

 

9. Learn about diamonds: http://www.bluenile.com/educ_channel.asp

 

10. Amuse yourself with dumb laws: http://www.dumblaws.com/

 

Do you have a new site to recommend?  E-mail us at mailto:comments@...

 

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To all of our readers, we wish you a happy and peaceful holiday season. Learn the Net will be on vacation next week. The first issue of 2003 will be mailed on January 6^th.

 

Best wishes,

Michael Lerner

Publisher

mailto:mlerner@...

 

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