Advice
from the Experts
All
about the Web
The
World Wide Web is a massive
ever expanding place packed
with everything from useful
information to spam, helpful
hints to spyware. So how
do you get to what you want
and avoid everything you
don't want? You must be
attentive, net savvy, and
a little lucky too. This
all sounds a little daunting
and many people are afraid
of the internet and the
dreaded hacker, but you
don't have to be. I will
explain the different types
of sites people visit, how
they work and how to get
everything you need out
of the internet in a fast
safe and fun way.
Online
Communities
This
is more then likely my favorite
kind of website, I spend
about 90% of my online time
on forums. First let me
dispel a myth that online
forums and message boards
are full of mean people
who will degrade you if
your new, that is usually
not the case anymore as
the owners and staff of
these sites will not allow
it. A great thing about
forums is usually they will
not have pop-ups or spam
on these sites because the
owners want people to get
that community feel and
navigate the site easily;
this is safer for your PC.
Online forums in my opinion
are the way of the future
online. A forum is basically
a message board full of
people who are interested
and usually knowledgeable
on the same things you are
interested in. I frequent
many forums, some to chat,
some to learn new things,
and some to help me. I am,
for example, a member of
one forum for my car model;
there are thousands of members
there. If I have a problem
with my car, I ask there
and always get the right
answer or solution, it's
great. There is a forum
out there for anything you
could possible want to chat
about, cartoons, cars, contractors,
psychology, pets, family
life, anything. Be sure
to check some out if you
have a interest.
Searching
the web
I'm
not one to promote commercial
websites but if one thing
is true it’s that
the people over at Google
have their act together.
I along with millions of
others trust Google with
their PC's on a daily basis
and there is good reason
for that. Google has the
most smart, safe, easy to
use and widespread search
of any site out there. Without
going into detail all you
have to do is go there,
type in a search, hit go
and the absolute best results
will be displayed every
time, it is almost fool
proof.
Being
Safe On the Web
This
government website has many
tips on how to stay safe
online. http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/
browse through the topics
and get the vital information
you need to stay safe online.
Happy
surfing,
Chase
About
the Author: Chase
is from New Castle, DE.
He works as a Mechanical
Designer and runs two websites.
TalkDelaware is an online
forum for Delawareans, with
an arcade, a directory of
Delaware based websites
and free blogs www.talkdelaware.com.
TalkPa is a online forum
for Pennsylvanians www.talkpa.net.
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