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Paul's Internet for Beginners Blog November 2006 Archive

By Paul Gil, About.com Guide to Internet for Beginners

"What Are Good P2P Tools?"

Monday November 27, 2006
In the controversial world of torrent peer-to-peer file sharing, there are dozens of so-called 'Music Pirate' tools. Of those many tools, five have become the preferred software of millions of ... Read More

"Which I.M. Instant Messaging Software Should I Try?"

Saturday November 25, 2006
AIM, Trillian, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger... if you haven't tried these tools, then maybe it's time. Not only a good way to have personal chats with your buddies, "IM" instant ... Read More

"How Does PayPal Work?"

Monday November 20, 2006
If you're like thousands of users, you've heard of PayPal and that eBayers use it, but you don't know enough to try it for yourself. Now here's your chance to ... Read More

"How is the 'Web' Different From the 'Internet'?"

Saturday November 18, 2006
The World Wide Web and the Internet are NOT the same thing. It's amazing how many people misunderstand this concept. Here is the quick explanation...

The Blog of the Week is... (a very juicy blog, too)

Sunday November 5, 2006
If you are new to reading blogs, then this is a great place to start: seeing some controversial web logs. As your perhaps know, 'blogs' are web sites that stream ... Read More

Stop Phishing with CyberDefender

Saturday November 4, 2006
A "phishing" scam is a digital con game... where a convincing-looking login page lures you into typing your personal password. Commonly these phishing scams are fake versions of online banking, eBay and PayPal ... Read More

It's Official: The Web Now Has 100 Million Web Sites.

Wednesday November 1, 2006
According to Netcraft, a digital statistics group, the World Wide Web reached a tremendous milestone this October. Based on the number of registered domains with content searchable through the "visible ... Read More
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