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How Do I Get Started Using the Internet / World Wide Web ? Presentation for Montcalm Potato Research Field Day August 12, 1999 What is the Internet / Web ? A collection of computers that communicate with each other in a “common language” you server Once you are “on the internet” you can: • read available information • send / receive email • ask / answer question on a newsgroup • have “realtime” chats via the keyboard • have “realtime” video communications • order products Deciding to Get Connected Today we hope to help you think about how you might use internet services • What Computer Stuff Do I Need? • Choosing an ISP ( Internet Service Provider ) • Examples of Potato Related Information • Finding and Identifying Good Information What Computer Hardware? • Necessary – internal components – external peripherals • Nice, if affordable Internal Computer Hardware • CPU – 486 or better; Intel Pentium, Pentium II, Celeron; Cyrix M II, 5x86, Media GX, 6x86 MX • memory – 32Mb or more; 64Mb recommended (memory is currently cheap); 128K cache or more • graphic interface – 4 Mb memory minimum • disk storage – several gigabytes (4 Gb seems to be the low end of new machines); 3-1/2” floppy • CDRom drive – for loading software • modem – 56K bps v.90PCI data or data/fax ( depending on line quality, transmission speed may be less ) External Computer Hardware • • • • • monitor – 15" or larger; 0.28" or smaller dot pitch keyboard – 101 key, “natural” screen pointer – mouse, track-ball, joystick printer – dot-matrix, ink jet, laser telephone line ( not a PBX line ) Nice, But Not Necessary • • • • sound card and speakers microphone network card ( unless you have an office network ) DVD ( digital video disk ) replaces CDRom Dell Dimension L Model L400c Purchase Price Processor Chassis Memory Cache Hard Drive Monitor Graphics CD-ROM/DVD Sound Speakers 56k Capable4 Modem Software Operating System Keyboard Mouse Warranty $859 (July 29, 1999) Intel® Celeron™ Processor at 400MHz Micro Tower 64MB 100MHz SDRAM 128KB Integrated L2 4.3GB1 Ultra ATA 15" (13.8" viewable) 800F Monitor Intel 3D AGP Graphics 40X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive SoundBlaster 64V PCI Sound Card harman/kardon HK-195 Speakers FREE 3Com® USRobotics V.90PCI WinModem Microsoft® Works Suite 99 with Money 99 Basic; McAfee VirusScan 4.02 Microsoft Windows® 98, Second Edition QuietKey® Keyboard Logitech First Mouse+Wheel (PS/2v) 3 Year Limited Warranty Service 1 Year Next-Business-Day At-Home Service Making the Computer Speak Internet • Computer operating system – Windows 95 / 98 • Web browser – Internet Explorer – Netscape • Application software – Adobe reader – Readplayer • Email software Hi, web world ... Email Addresses [email protected] • • • • you - your email name ISP - your Internet Service Provider domain - com, org, net, edu, gov, mil country - not used for US addresses; generally a 2-letter designator [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Making Email Effective • use a name and return address • use a subject line • do NOT use only uppercase use bullets instead of long paragraphs • put blank line between paragraphs • if relying to a message, use parts of original • use spell cheeck (if available) • email is sent immediately; think twice before sending something offensive Emoticons Full Version Abbreviated :-) Happy (-: Left Handed :-( Sad ;-) Winky #-) Oh, what a night! 8-O Yelling/Shocked :-| Frowning :| :) (: :( ;) #) 8O Choosing an Internet Service Provider ( ISP ) Don Smucker Montcalm Co. Extension Examples of Potato Related Internet Resources Brendan Niemira Botany & Plant Pathology Finding and Identifying Good Information It’s on the web, therefore its ... Effective Web Searching • Search Guides – divide information in categories; provide a thumb-nail review of a site; useful for “popular” inquiries; examples: Yahoo, Infoseek, potato.msu.edu • Search Engines – look at sites to find words or phrases; useful for specific inquires not indexed by a search guide; examples Altavista, Webcrawler, AskJeeves http://www.yahoo.com http://www.altavista.com http://www.askjeeves.com http://www.ask.com Better Inquiries with Search Engines • use “quotation marks“ for specific phrases – using Roger Brook finds 592,050 web pages – using “Roger Brook” finds 88 web pages – using “Roger C. Brook” finds 10 web pages • use + (plus) and - (minus) signs – “James Bond” +”Sean Connery” -“Pierce Bosnan” “Roger Moore” (9556 hits) • use capital letters if you want a specific word / phrase capitalization Critically Evaluating Web Resources • • • • • • Scope - purpose, relevance Authority - who, organization Accuracy - spelling, sources, links Objectivity - advertising, bias Currency - dates, links Design/presentation Will the Internet / World Wide Web Make / Save You Money?