Beginner's Guide To The Web

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="04000500dvldtc.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="1b9c0280.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Charlies Web"><U><B>Charlie's Web</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Two Cents!"><U><B>My Two Cents !</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AcmeCo"><U><B>AcmeCo</B></U></A><B> | </B><B>A Beginner's Guide To The Web</B><B> | </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Memorandum "><U><B>Memor</B></U></A><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Memorandum "><U><B>andum</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloads"><U><B>Downloads</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="041d2c00dvldtc.gif"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tombraider.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tombraider.com"><U><IMG SRC="104a0640.gif" border=0 width="160" height="100" ALT="A scene from Tombraider Chronicles Click on the image to go to Tombraider.com" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1bf0c0b0.gif" border=0 width="12" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   Essential Web Stops</div> <div> <A HREF="id34_m.htm#zonealarm" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Beginners Guide To The Web "><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8bf00bf00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ZoneLabs.com</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34_m.htm#pc_cillin_com" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Beginners Guide To The Web "><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8bf00bf00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PC-cillin.com</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34_m.htm#updates" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Beginners Guide To The Web "><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000ffff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Updates</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34_m.htm#if__you__haven_t__already__done__so_" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Beginners Guide To The Web "><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00c8bf00bf00.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Windows Update</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18810100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Web Visits"><U>Fun Web Visits</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18910100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U>Internet Service Providers</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  Inkjet Cartridges! Buy 1, get 1 FREE!!! <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1024525-4004941" target="_blank" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.freecartridges.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">FreeCartridges.com</a><img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1024525-4004941" width="1" height="1" border="0">  </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="beginner_s_guide_to_the_web_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Beginner's Guide To The Web </B></div> <bR> <div>  <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1024525-8272795" target="_blank" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.senecas.com/default.asp?email=103';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"> <img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1024525-8272795" width="468" height="60" alt="Tax Free Discount Cigarettes" border="0"></a>  </div> <div> SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING:<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risks to your health.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Essential Web Stops</U></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#33FFFF" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" >     </FONT><B><IMG SRC="1f546540.gif" border=0 width="70" height="84" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Last year</B><B>, while  surfing  over  in  </B><B>America  Online</B><B>  I  happened to notice the Norton's symbol  in my  system  tray  flashing. This hadn't happened  before, so  I  maximized  the  program;  security Alert under  my  </B><I><B><U>firewall  program</U></B></I><B>  kept flashing.  I clicked on it to see what was up. My firewall had  blocked an attempt  by a backdoor Trojan virus to invade my computer. </B><B>I'd  been through that twice already and I'm sure glad  I  didn't have to go through it again.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>    The newspapers and  TV news  ran stories about this  the following morning, saying it came as an e-mail attachment and they gave ways to identify  the  offending  e-mail.  Perhaps you remember hearing about the infamous "Melissa Virus?"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     The  point  here  is   </B><I><B><U>you can't  be  too  careful</U></B></I><B>,  especially in these times. W</B><B>hen it tried to get into my computer, I wasn't  running an e-mail program  or  even  checking my mail !  </B><B>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     The  same  scenario  repeated  itself  again  in  January  2002 !!!   You  might  remember  hearing,  or  reading  about  it.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>      </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>My  first  suggestion  for  you  is  to  get  your  hands  on firewall  and/or  virus software. There are good ones on the  market  to  buy  including,  but  not  limited  to Norton's.  Some "computer" people  may  tell  you it  is  a waste of  time, especially  in  the  case of virus  software (because, they argue "how  do  old  virus  definitions  identify  new  viruses?")  and who knows, they may be right ? I argue that it can't hurt.  A  full program,  such  as  Norton's  Utilities  provides  much  more than just  your  typical virus and  firewall  programs.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>     Just  in  case  you  missed  the whole  point  outlined  above,  it  was  a </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B><U>firewall</U></B></FONT><B>   that  first  detected  the  suspicious  activity.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="154a9100.gif" border=0 width="425" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a01180000ff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><A NAME="zonealarm"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>ZoneAlarm</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=d0KgCLf3Qts&offerid=26986.10000045&type=4&subid=0" target="new"><IMG width="125" height="125" alt="Assess 125x125" border="0" src="http://www.zonelabs.com/affiliatebanners/assess_125x125.gif"></a><IMG border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=d0KgCLf3Qts&bids=26986.10000045&type=4&subid=0">  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>PC Magazine - ZoneAlarm Pro Editor's Choice 1/16/01</U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#33FFFF" FACE="Arial" > "offering the most  robust feature set of these personal firewalls, Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm Pro forms a barrier between your system and the Internet, protecting against intrusion, guarding against many types of malicious e-mail attachments, and preventing programs from secretly sending personal information out over the Internet."</FONT></div> <bR> <div>      If you're not familiar with the differences between regular ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm Pro, please visit:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.zonealarm.com/products/za/comparison.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.zonealarm.com/products/za/com"><U>http://www.zonealarm.com/products/za/comparison.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>     I use  regular ZoneAlarm on my laptop in conjunction with Norton's.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Now, aren't  you glad you visited</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#33FFFF" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="ROCKY" ><IMG SRC="1b898200.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="32" ALT="Charlie's Web http://go.to/charlies_web" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" >?</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="154a9100.gif" border=0 width="425" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00f00000ff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><B></B></FONT><A HREF="http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall"><U><B>P</B></U></A><B> <A NAME="pc_cillin_com"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><A HREF="http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall"><U><B>C-cillin.com</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>     A  click  on the  above link  will  bring  you  to Trend Micro, Incorporated.  Who  says  you  can't  get  house calls  anymore ? This  fine  organization  will  not  only  scan  your  computer  for  free  while  you're  online, they  can  do  it  while  you  continue  to surf  the  web!!!  As  in  the  above  case, the  full  program  is  available  for  sale  if  you  like.  It's  very  important  to  remember  that  any  virus  software  you  buy  and  install  needs  to  be  updated  regularly  in  order  to  be  effective !!!</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="154a9100.gif" border=0 width="425" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a01180000ff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><A NAME="updates"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Updates</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <a href="http://catchup.cnet.com/?tag=st.cu.cu_btn.btn.cu"> <img src="http://www.cnet.com/i/cu/cu/catchup_btn2.gif" border="0" alt="CNET CatchUp"></a>  </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>     </B></FONT><B>There  are  other  sources  available  for  updates  on  the  net,  but  my  favourite  is  the  fine  service  provided  by </B><B><U>CNET</U></B><B>,  available  by  clicking  on  the  banner.  To  use  their  service  you  must  download  a  small  program  that  allows CNET  to scan  your  computer.  After  that  you  will  have  three  options:  Software scan,  security  scan, </B><I><B><U>and  now  a  scan  for  spy ware</U></B></I><B> , after  which  you  will  be  presented  with  a  list  of  the  programs  your  computer  has  that  can  be  upgraded.  Very  simple  and  not  as  confusing  as  the  list  Microsoft  presents  you  with  when  you  visit  their  site.  Aside from  the  obvious  benefits, CNET  also  has  an  impressive  list  of  services  available.  I  suggest  you  sign  up  A S A P !!! </B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>      Another  good  source  for  downloads  can  be  found  at</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#33FFFF" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>    </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.tucows.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tucows.com"><U><B>www.tucows.com</B></U></A><B> .</B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="if__you__haven_t__already__done__so_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>     If  you  haven't  already  done  so,  it's  probably  a  good  idea  to  run  "Windows Update"  at  Microsoft  if  you  are  running  Windows  and/or  Internet  Explorer  for  the  latest  updates  on  these  programs.  Both  are  notorious  for  needing  patches  and/or  fixes  to  resolve  security  issues.  You  can  do  this  by  either  following  the  link  from  your  "Start"  button,  or  from  "Tools"  in  your  browser,  or  by  simply  clicking  on  the  link  here     </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF66" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Viner Hand ITC" ><B>>   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#33FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/?IE" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/?IE"><U><B>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/?IE</B></U></A><B> .</B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="154a9100.gif" border=0 width="425" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Where would you like to go ?</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Charlies Web"><U><IMG SRC="0673c410.gif" border=0 width="60" height="65" ALT="Way back to the Home Page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>    <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Two Cents!"><U><IMG SRC="3a732320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="My other cent" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>    <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AcmeCo"><U><IMG SRC="18e32320.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Back to AcmeCo" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>    </FONT><A HREF="#beginner_s_guide_to_the_web_" TITLE="Beginners Guide To The Web "><U><B><IMG SRC="18c32320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Up to the top of the page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Web Visits"><U><B><IMG SRC="18b32320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Fast forward to Fun Web Visits" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>    </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><IMG SRC="1e632320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Forward to Internet Service Providers" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>    </FONT><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloads"><U><B><IMG SRC="1963c410.gif" border=0 width="60" height="65" ALT="Scoot way ahead to the Download Page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><IMG SRC="3a843320.gif" border=0 width="67" height="50" ALT="Go to the Links page " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> Charlie's Web | My 2 Cents ! 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