Having problems with message search?
Learn the Net News--a free weekly service from Learn the Net.com
http://www.learnthenet.comVol. 2, No. 34 -- Week of September 3, 2000
-----------------------------------------------------
Welcome to Learn the Net News.
Two weeks ago I wrote about my experience with Napster, the music-sharing program. Although I personally found it too time consuming to get my music this way, Napster and similar services have achieved great popularity among kids. At the moment, the recording industry and Napster are in mortal combat over copyright issues. It’s now up to the courts to decide if swapping digital music violates intellectual property rights. It’s an important issue and one that’s worth discussing with your kids. This week, personal technology wizard has advice for parents:
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htmIf you’re like me, you probably enjoy a good mystery. As a kid, Clue was one of my favorite games and I devoured the Hardy Boys mystery novels. In the 21st century, you can become a digital detective to discover whodunnit. Our Web Tour, Interactive Mysteries, is sure to challenge your powers of deduction:
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tour.htmA new month means it’s time for a new Factoids.Net—the numbers behind the Internet. This month we profile Americans’ use of the Internet. More than half the homes in the US now have Internet access. Find out what people are doing with it at:
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/factoids.htm---------------------------------------------
"Top Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week" include:
1. Dive into the Bahama's coral reef:
http://www.discovery.com/exp/coralreef/coralreef.html2. Learn how we see:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001464/cgi-bin/view.cgi?show_item=eye3. Test your knowledge of wrestling:
http://www.wwf.com/trivia/4. Create some heart-healthy meals:
http://www.deliciousdecisions.com/ee/index.html5. Tour the Watergun Museum:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~sinas/Watergun.HTML6. Listen to early Edison recordings:
http://www.tinfoil.com/7. Get fashionable with Giorgio Armani:
http://www.giorgioarmani.com/flash4.html8. Identify the best hospitals in the U.S.:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm9. Enjoy the designs of Russian modernist El Lissitzky:
http://www.getty.edu/gri/digital/lissitzky/10. Visit Milia on the island of Crete:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/pulseplanet/ax/index2.htmlDo you have an unusual site to recommend? Let us know, please:
mailto:comments@...------------------------------------------------
New to the Net? Know someone who needs helping getting online? Our new guidebook, "The Portable Learn the Net" is an economical way--just US $9.95--to get friends and family connected.
Learn more and order online at
http://www.learnthenet.com/books/book.htm.------------------------------------------------
An astute reader recently wrote us asking for more training tips. We think that’s a great idea and are pleased to comply.
How to Find Magazine Articles
Despite the great improvement in search tools, one of the greatest challenges is finding specific information. That’s because most web pages are stored in databases and can’t be indexed by search engines. It’s particularly true of periodicals like newspapers and magazines. To find relevant articles, you have to visit each publication and perform a search. Individual searches are time consuming and may not be particularly fruitful.
The good news is that the company that developed the LookSmart directory now has a new service called FindArticles.com [
http://www.findarticles.com/ ] that indexes articles from over 300 magazines and journals. You can search all publications, by category, such as Arts & Entertainment or a specific magazine, like "Rolling Stone." Advanced search functions like Boolean operators can also be used.The search results list the title of the article, a brief description, the number of pages, the publication name and date. You can easily generate a printer-friendly version in case you want a hard copy.
The downside to the free service is that it only has articles dating from 1998 and although 300 publications may seem like a lot, many major magazines are missing. For instance, you won’t find "Time," "Newsweek," or "Sports Illustrated." In that case, you’ll just have to use the "old" method. It’s still a very handy research tool, so give it a try and be sure to bookmark the site for future hunts.
------------------------------------------------
Help us spread the word. Forward Learn the Net News to your friends and please ask them to subscribe.
Michael Lerner
Publisher
-----------------------------------
To unsubscribe, click on the link below and send an empty e-mail:
learnthenet_news-unsubscribe@egroups.com
---------------------------------
Learn the Net News (c) 2000. Michael Lerner Productions. All rights reserved.
Send Email