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Learn the Net News--a free weekly service from Learn the Net.com
http://www.learnthenet.comVol. 2, No. 38 -- Week of October 1, 2000
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Welcome to Learn the Net News.
I recently bought a new home PC with a CD recorder and it’s certainly gotten a lot of use. Not only do I back up my data on CDs, but I have also made copies of music CDs to play in my car. Discover how to add one of these handy devices to your computer and how to get the most out it.
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htmIf you’re a science fiction fan, you’ll find lots of company online. Cyberspace, a word coined by sci-fi writer William Gibson, teems with sites for those that appreciate this fantasy genre. So escape the ordinary this week and take a Web Tour into the realm of fantastic fiction:
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tour.htm------------------------------------------------
New to the Net? Need helping conquering cyberspace? Our guidebook, "The Portable Learn the Net" is an economical way--just US $9.95--to get yourself, friends and family connected.
To learn more and order online, go to:
http://www.learnthenet.com/books/book.htm.---------------------------------------------
"Top Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week" include:
1. Visit the Hummingbird Cam:
http://www.cloudforestalive.org/tour/hcam/2. Go antiquing online:
http://ave.vwh.net/antiquecast/3. Create your own artificial lifeforms:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/alife/index.htm4. Tour Alcatraz--the Rock:
http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/5. Explore the remarkable life of Marie Curie:
http://www.aip.org/history/curie/6. Take a trip through the history of time:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/ontime/7. Learn about Scottish tartans:
http://www.tartans.scotland.net/8. Cook up strange things in your kitchen:
http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/Default.htm9. Appreciate the art of the illustrated letter:
http://artarchives.si.edu/exhibits/illusltr/illusltr.htm10. Discover what the U.S. government knows about UFOs:
http://nsa.gov/docs/efoia/released/ufo.html
Do you have a site to recommend? Let us know, please:
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As many of you may know that since the beginning of this year, we have been publishing a monthly feature, Factoids.Net, which examines statistics behind the Internet economy. This month, we draw some of those numbers from a recent report from the U.S. Internet Council, a technology industry organization. According to the study, the growth of the Net is nothing short of phenomenal. In seven years Internet usage has increased by a factor of 3,000, from 90,000 to more than 300 million people who regularly log online. That number is projected to increase to over 1 billion within five years. Amazing!
As you might expect, global growth varies dramatically. More than 136 million North Americans are online, but in Africa, that number is just 1.5 million. And while the Internet was once a creature of the personal computer, new technologies are delivering wireless Net access to everything from cell phones to refrigerators.
For anyone interested in a snapshot of the Internet in the Year 2000, I highly recommend that you read this report, available for free at
http://usic.wslogic.com/intro.html . Don’t forget to check out October’s Factoids.Net for other fascinating figures: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/factoids.htm------------------------------------------------
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