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Before the Internet, job hunting was a drudge, with countless hours spent thumbing through classified ads, researching in libraries and pounding on doors. Then there were resumes to copy and mail out. These days, you can locate, research and apply for thousands of jobs from the comfort of your computer. For tips on the best ways to find a new job, visit http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tour.htm .

If you have more than one computer at home, there are enormous advantages to networking them. You can share files, an Internet connection and do many other useful things. But first you need a local area network, known as a LAN. Find out how to create a LAN by using your existing phone lines instead of running special wires: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htm .

Do you ever need to know the current time in some place like Hong Kong or in a remote corner of the planet? With this week’s CoolTool, the World Time Server, you’ll never make the mistake of calling someone in the middle of the night: 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. Track the international space station: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html

2. Host a wine tasting: http://www.wineanswers.com/columns_details2.asp?ID=12

3. Plan a roadtrip across the U.S: http://www.tripadvisor.com/

4. Explore Art Deco architecture: http://www.decopix.com/

5. Go squirrel fishing: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squirrel_fishing.html

6. Peek inside Stalin's Russia: http://www.newseum.org/berlinwall/commissar_vanishes/

7. Overcome marital conflicts: http://www.marriagebuilders.com/

8. View the microscopic life in a pond: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/moviegallery/pondscum.html

9. Solve some medical mysteries: http://reconstructors.rice.edu/

10. Learn about writing on hands in early Europe: http://www.writingonhands.org/

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