Re: Cnet--news you can use

[Donald <glk807@ONRAMP.NET>]

>Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 11:25:06 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Peter Milbury <pmilbury@ericir.syr.edu>
>To: glk807@onramp.net
>Subject: Re: Cnet--news you can use
>
>No problem! Sounds good.
>
>Peter Milbury
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>On Thu, 1 Aug 1996 glk807@onramp.net wrote:
>
>> Peter,
>> Do you have any objections to this message being posted on LM_Net?  Thought
>> I would check with you before I posted it.  Please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Guy Laurence
>> glk807@onramp.net
>>
>> Hello,
>> Everyone on LM_Net.
>>
>> As one of your "mentors" and "tech freaks" I have noticed a lot of questions
>> lately about a syllabus for teaching "surfing the net," among other things.
>> Others are saying they are just getting started and need to know more.
>>
>> Well, I have subscribed (its free) to CNet and below, I have quoted one item
>> out of their news letter.  In that text, you will find the URL's to Cnet.
>> On their pages, links to just about everything you ever wanted to know or
>> find on the net.  They even have links to the Library of Congress, and
>> welcome librarians with open lovin arms.
>>
>> No, I am not trying to "sell" you anything.  Just wanting to share with you
>> this very efficient and very wonderful web resource.  It is full of a lot of
>> stuff librarians and educators alike can use.  When the Space Shuttel is up,
>> for example, they have links to NASA and allow you to talk direct to the
>> astronauts--your students will love that.
>>
>> Its truly a nice resource to have bookmarked, so you might want to think of
>> this as a "new book" on your shelf--a nice friend--a quality reference, one
>> you can call on at whim to find out just about anything you want to know.
>>
>> For those with text only browsers, they have text only versions of their
>> pages as well.
>>
>> AGain, so no one misinterprets the intent of this message, it is to convey
>> to all those on LM_Net who want to know, a good handy "FREE" source of
>> web-wide information, downloads, shareware, reviews, discussions, email
>> boards on specific subjects.  Links to just about anything you would want to
>> find on the net.
>>
>> I have found this is as handy to me as Webster's and Roget's.  Of course if
>> this type of information offends, just press delete.
>>
>> Thanks
>> glk807@onramp.net
>> Guy Laurence
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>> 2. NEW STUFF: "HOT LIST"; IMPROVED CNET INTERFACE
>>
>> No time to surf? You need our new "hot list," the direct route
>> to the hottest and newest products to pass through our labs. We
>> cover hardware, Internet software, and productivity tools. The
>> "hot list" changes every Friday afternoon, so bookmark it and
>> check back each weekend:
>>
>>      http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Hot/
>>
>> CNET Online has--as of our latest count--more than 30,000 pages
>> of information. That's a lot to navigate. So this week we
>> introduce a new navigation bar on *all* our pages. It gives you
>> quick links to the major sections of our site. Click on "Just
>> in" or "All comparisons" for hard-hitting reviews, or "Techno"
>> and "How to" for tips and tricks. You'll also find "News" at the
>> top of every page, quick links to our TV pages, and more, of
>> course. It's all at:
>>
>>      http://www.cnet.com/
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The opinions of this correspondent may be thought of as contraversial  (The
spelling is deliberate).  Whether the author intends that seems irrelevant
to many who read his material.  Therefore if you find my comments
controversial, please feel free to reply with an equally controversial reply
provided it is on the subject, there is no name calling, flaming, or
spamming.  "Read anything I write for the pleasure of reading it, anything
else you find is a measure of what you bring to the reading" Ernest Hemingway.
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