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um, where is everything?

This site can be divided into 5 main categories:

Starting out on the Internet	some background to the invisible International computer network
Computer fitness	looking after your investment
Is the Internet safe?	it's your connection: it's up to you

It started with email... from the original inter-networks to millions of personal connections
Connecting to the 'Net your own set-up
Problem-solving your Internet connection you can do more than you think
Where things are on the 'Net about addresses in a town with no road maps (including country codes)

Money and speed	before you buy or upgrade
Pictures rule	an image-driven market
Keeping up without losing out	making an informed decision

When the lights go out...	protecting your computer from unreliable power supply

what is email?	a user's overview
dealing with spam	junk email
acronyms and smilies	what do BTW, IMHO and :-) mean?
IRC and ICQ	how you can talk to people 'live' on the Net

glossary (part 1): what's in front of you	what is all this computer equipment?
glossary (part 2): information storage	bits, bytes and how to get the best out of your hard drive
glossary (part 3): technobabble explained	a downloadable mini-computer-dictionary

It started with email...	from the original inter-networks to millions of personal connections
Connecting to the 'Net	your own set-up
Problem-solving your Internet connection	you can do more than you think
Where things are on the 'Net	about addresses in a town with no road maps (including country codes)