Click on an Underlined Function: (ABOUT)
WEB CHOICES of selected Internet Sites.(ABOUT)
SEARCH the web for information.(ABOUT)
GO TO A WEB SITE Enter a Web Address.(ABOUT)
YOUR LINKS to Internet Sites. (ABOUT)
HELP ME with terms and Functions
ABOUT EASY WEB: The goal of Easy Web is to provide simple means to use the Internet with large, high contrast documentation and Links.
"Click on" means to move the mouse until the cursor is on one of the underlined, colored phrases (called Links or hyperlinks), then press and release the left mouse button. (GO BACK)
In their zeal to provide more and fancier widgets, the developers have caused very steep learning curves for their applications. Neophytes are presented a bewildering array of graphics and phrases overlayed on each other in poor contrast and small fonts. To the computer literate with at least average eyesight, this style provides the detail and options that he needs. The rest of the population either struggles with it for a long time or gives up in despair.
This site is an attempt to prototype user interfaces which provide simple, highly visible processes for using the Internet. All of the other options can remain concealed behind the START button until the user wants to expand his useage.
Windows 98 does provide the (deeply buried) options for large fonts and high contrast that could help a lot, but the Desktops are being delivered with many icons and in small fonts. The default delivery would serve customers better with very few Icons and a large high contrast font.
ABOUT NEWS: Links are provided to several common news sources on the Internet. Use GO TO A WEB SITE to go to other news web sites. A "web site" is the address of a collection of information or services on the Internet. A "domain" is another name for "web site".(GO BACK)
ABOUT SEARCH: You can find almost anything on the web by using a search provider which is a company that has used a computer program (called a search engine) to develop an index of the vast resources on the web. You will be prompted to enter one or more keywords that relate to what you are looking for and then click on GO or SEARCH. The program will then look through its index and report every instance of your keywords. For example, if you entered multiple sclerosis, it would report every instance of multiple, and every instance of sclerosis. Every search provider has their own unique ways of refining a search. Yahoo and some others allow the use of some Boolean operators (and {+}, not {-}, etc.) at least in an advanced search option. Thus a search for +multiple+sclerosis will report back only instances where both words are in the same document. You can enclose a phrase in quotation marks to instruct the search to report only instances of that exact phrase. If you enter "multiple sclerosis", only instances of both words in sequence and in that order will be reported. The searches are sensitive to case such that if you use only lower case in your keywords, they will report all instances regardless of capitals. If you use capitals in your keywords, they will only report instances where those exact capitals appear. Thus, "multiple sclerosis" will report instances of all combinations of capitalization of those words. While "Multiple Sclerosis" will only report instances where the M and the S are capitalized. Searches can be very frustrating because quite often your keyword search results in so many instances that it would take a lifetime to check them all! The search providers have all gotten caught up in selling products and advertising revenues at the expense of useability. Most of them have a help function that explains the nuances of their particular search engine. My advice is to keep refining and adjusting your keyword and operator combinations until you get what you want. Use the scroll bar on the right of the page to peruse the results. Remember, you are searching through the combined information stored in most of the libraries of the universities and agencies of the WORLD!(GO BACK)
ABOUT GO TO A WEB SITE: The easiest way to navigate or explore the contents of the internet is to click on hyperlinks because then you do not have to worry about typing the complete address accurately. Search engines produce hyperlinks to each of the instances of your keywords. Many web pages provide hyperlinks to similar information or additional information that might be of interest.
The function in the Easy Web main menu that says "Go To a Web Site" has some hyperlinks on it to a variety of web pages. It also provides a relatively easy way to type in the address that you want to go to. "http://" will be added by the computer to the front of what you type in. "www." is provided in the box. Place the cursor just to the right of "www." and click the left mouse button. If "www." is part of the desired address, then just type the remainder of the address to the right of it. If "www." is not part of the address, such as "http://members.xoom.com/lbwfisher/easy/", then use the backspace key to eliminate the "www." before you start typing.
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ABOUT WRITE E-MAIL: This function makes it easy to write an E-Mail letter. Click on the function link and you will see links to people that you commonly write to. Just click on a name to begin writing the letter to that person. Type a subject and then the text by clicking on the appropriate area. Then click on the send button to send your letter on the internet.
To write to someone not named on that page, click on "Someone Else". Then enter their complete E-Mail address. The address consists of the addressee's username followed by an "@" and then the name of their E-Mail provider. Thus, "jvxp37a@prodigy.com" is LeRoy Wentz' E-Mail address which must be entered exactly that way. Some providers treat the address the same whether capitals are used in the username or not. They almost never tolerate capitals in the provider name and it is safer to use all lower case for the whole address. When you are satisfied that the address is correct, click on the submit bar and the program will create an appropriate link. Click on "WRITE E-MAIL" to enter a message to that address or click on "GO BACK" to re-enter the address.(GO BACK)
MORE WEB CHOICES:
NEWS Go to a selected NEWS Web Site.(ABOUT)
BUSINESS Go to a BUSINESS Web Site.
SPORTS Go to a SPORTS Web Site.
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ABOUT WEB CHOICES: Lists of Web Sites that may be of interest that can be accessed by clicking on the underlined title without having to enter a specific Web address. Use GO TO A WEB SITE to go to web sites that are not in these lists. (GO BACK)
ABOUT YOUR LINKS: Links to Web Sites that you have provided as your favorite Internet Addresses. This function is available to members only. CLICK HERE to apply for membership. Use GO TO A WEB SITE to go to web sites that are not in these lists. (GO BACK)
BUSINESS SITES:
SmartMoney Business News
DLJ Direct Stock Broker
SCHWAB Stock Broker
CNBC Business News
Bloomberg Business News
RAGING BULL Stock Chat Groups
DAY TRADER Stock Trading Advice
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NEWS SITES:
NBC General News
MSNBC General News
ABC General News
CBS General News
CNN General News
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SPORTS SITES:
NBA Professional Basketball
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