http://netforbeginners.about.com/ Internet for Beginners http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/31/emoticon-of-the-day.htm <p><a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/netiquette101/a/bl_emoticons101.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/netforbeginners/1/0/J/J/emoticon_fight1.jpg" border="0" align="right"></a>Emoticons, or 'smileys', are such a regular part of daily Internet messaging. Whether it's IM, email, discussion forums, Google Waving, or online game chat, all kinds of smiley icons surface. Take this emoticon for example: '<em>Those are fighting words! Put up your fists, because I'm going to fight you over that!'</em>. This funny icon, like hundreds of other emoticons, add so much fun flavor to messaging. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/netiquette101/a/bl_emoticons101.htm">Here are several hundred other smileys</a>...</p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/31/emoticon-of-the-day.htm">Emoticon of the Day</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 00:34:01.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/31/emoticon-of-the-day.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/31/emoticon-of-the-day.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/31/emoticon-of-the-day.htm&zItl=Emoticon of the Day">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/31/emoticon-of-the-day.htm 2009-12-31T00:34:01Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/troubleshoot-your-slow-internet-connection.htm <a href="http://compnetworking.about.com/od/speedtests/tp/slow-network-connections.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/netforbeginners/1/0/N/H/downloading_Photodisc.jpg" border="0" align="right"></a>Slow Internet happens for various reasons. You might have poor hardware connecting your machine to the wall. Maybe your modem-router is not configured correctly. Perhaps you have dishonest people leeching your wireless connection from across the alley. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://compnetworking.about.com/od/speedtests/tp/slow-network-connections.htm">Here is a checklist for assessing why your Internet is slow</a>...<p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/troubleshoot-your-slow-internet-connection.htm">Troubleshoot Your Slow Internet Connection</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 23:36:46.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/troubleshoot-your-slow-internet-connection.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/troubleshoot-your-slow-internet-connection.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/troubleshoot-your-slow-internet-connection.htm&zItl=Troubleshoot Your Slow Internet Connection">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/troubleshoot-your-slow-internet-connection.htm 2009-12-30T23:36:46Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/10-people-who-changed-the-web.htm <p><a href="http://websearch.about.com/od/peopleontheweb/tp/influential-people-on-the-web.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/websearch/1/6/i/t/sergey-brin-larry-page.png" border="0" align="right"></a>Web technology didn't grow by itself; several visionary and gifted people were behind every big advancement. Do you know who founded the Web? Who started Wikipedia? Who designed Craigslist? Here are <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://websearch.about.com/od/peopleontheweb/tp/influential-people-on-the-web.htm">10 people who have influenced our modern online experience</a>...</p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/10-people-who-changed-the-web.htm">10 People Who Changed the Web</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 12:40:02.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/10-people-who-changed-the-web.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/10-people-who-changed-the-web.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/10-people-who-changed-the-web.htm&zItl=10 People Who Changed the Web">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/10-people-who-changed-the-web.htm 2009-12-30T12:40:02Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/the-latest-internet-meme-get-squirrelized.htm <p>It was a candid convergence of factors that brought <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/squirrel-portrait-banff.html">Melissa and Jackson Brandts</a> together with this Canadian squirrel. Shot on the shores of Lake Minnewanka near Banff, Alberta, this little critter helped himself to the front-row spot of a family photo. Within weeks, this squirrel photo has appeared in National Geographic, and spawned millions of forwards. Like any Internet <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internetlanguage/f/whatismeme.htm">meme</a>, this curiousity has spread like wildfire. You can even "<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://presurfer.blogspot.com/2009/08/squirrelizer.html">Get Squirrelized</a>" with one of your own photos. Ah, the quirkiness of Internet culture...<br /><br /> <a href="http://presurfer.blogspot.com/2009/08/squirrelizer.html"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6B8tPuW7TwQ/SouL6xkgOkI/AAAAAAAANU4/doiWiNlGNCk/s400/nutsquirr.jpg" border="0"></a><br /><i>(photo by <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/09/minnesota.crasher.squirrel/index.html?iref=mpstoryview">Melissa and Jackson Brandts</a> of Minnesota)</i></p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/the-latest-internet-meme-get-squirrelized.htm">The Latest Internet Meme: Get Squirrelized</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 00:57:24.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/the-latest-internet-meme-get-squirrelized.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/the-latest-internet-meme-get-squirrelized.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/the-latest-internet-meme-get-squirrelized.htm&zItl=The Latest Internet Meme: Get Squirrelized">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/30/the-latest-internet-meme-get-squirrelized.htm 2009-12-30T00:57:24Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/10-biggest-web-trends-of-the-decade.htm <p><a href="http://webtrends.about.com/od/web20/ss/best_web_trends_ideas.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/ipod/1/5/Q/8/-/-/iphone-3g-s.jpg" border="0" align="right" width="79" height="91"></a></p> <p>The Web has changed dramatically this decade. Advancements like Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, and Cloud Computing have changed both the technology and the online culture of the modern Internet. Here are some of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://webtrends.about.com/od/web20/ss/best_web_trends_ideas.htm">the big trends that have shaped the Web over the last 10 years</a>...</p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/10-biggest-web-trends-of-the-decade.htm">10 Biggest Web Trends of the Decade</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 18:39:59.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/10-biggest-web-trends-of-the-decade.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/10-biggest-web-trends-of-the-decade.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/10-biggest-web-trends-of-the-decade.htm&zItl=10 Biggest Web Trends of the Decade">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/10-biggest-web-trends-of-the-decade.htm 2009-12-29T18:39:59Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/how-to-get-started-with-voip.htm <p><a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/downloadingfiles/f/whatisVOIP.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/netforbeginners/1/0/d/H/voip_photographerschoice.jpg" align="right" border="0" /></a>You see the local advertisements offering <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/downloadingfiles/f/whatisVOIP.htm">VoIP</a> phone service for $20 a month. Long distance calls are almost free, and you're curious enough to research it more. So what exactly is Voice over IP? <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/downloadingfiles/f/whatisVOIP.htm"> About.com explains VoIP basics, and how to get started using it</a>....<em>(photo by Photographer's Choice / Getty Images)</em></p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/how-to-get-started-with-voip.htm">What Exactly Is 'VoIP'?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 00:20:49.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/how-to-get-started-with-voip.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/how-to-get-started-with-voip.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/how-to-get-started-with-voip.htm&zItl=What Exactly Is 'VoIP'?">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/29/how-to-get-started-with-voip.htm 2009-12-29T00:20:49Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/27/who-exactly-are-hackers-and-are-all-hackers-bad.htm <p><a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/h/f/haxor.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/netforbeginners/1/0/b/I/photographerschoice_hacker.jpg" border="0" align="right" /></a></p> <p>We've all heard of "hackers", and seen sensationalized versions of them in movies. But what exactly is a modern-day computer hacker? And are they the same as "haxors"? Well, friends, there are actually four different kinds of hackers/haxors in the universe, and they are not all evil. In fact, if you tinker with your computer, you might be a low-level "hacker" yourself. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/h/f/haxor.htm">About.com explains the four kinds of hackers here</a>...</p> <p><em>(image by Photographer's Choice / Getty Images)</em></p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/27/who-exactly-are-hackers-and-are-all-hackers-bad.htm">Who Are 'Hackers'? And Are All Hackers Bad?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Sunday, December 27th, 2009 at 00:29:15.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/27/who-exactly-are-hackers-and-are-all-hackers-bad.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/27/who-exactly-are-hackers-and-are-all-hackers-bad.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/27/who-exactly-are-hackers-and-are-all-hackers-bad.htm&zItl=Who Are 'Hackers'? And Are All Hackers Bad?">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/27/who-exactly-are-hackers-and-are-all-hackers-bad.htm 2009-12-27T00:29:15Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/what-is-pwned.htm <p><a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/p/f/pwned.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/netforbeginners/1/0/9/G/gamerproc1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p> <div id="fInt">You have seen this peculiar term in online discussion groups. You have heard someone pronounce it as <strong><em>"poned" and "ponage".</em></strong> You especially see it being used by online gamers. But what exactly do "pwned" and "pwnage" mean? <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/p/f/pwned.htm">Well, "to be pwned" means to be</a>...</div> <p><br /><i>(photo by Rubberball / Getty Images)</i></p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/what-is-pwned.htm">What Is 'Pwned'? What Is 'Pwnage'?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 00:57:00.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/what-is-pwned.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/what-is-pwned.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/what-is-pwned.htm&zItl=What Is 'Pwned'? What Is 'Pwnage'?">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/what-is-pwned.htm 2009-12-26T00:57:00Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/reader-favorites-the-funniest-websites-of-2009.htm <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/u/ua/guidesfavorites/favoritefunnysites.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/netforbeginners/1/5/F/H/cheezburger1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here they are, folks: the funniest websites of 2009, as voted by About.com readers! Come see the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/u/ua/guidesfavorites/favoritefunnysites.htm">funniest humor websites </a>and the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/u/ua/guidesfavorites/funniestyoutubevideos.htm">funniest YouTube videos</a>.  You can even add your own favorite sites to the lists. Be warned: these humor pages can be highly addictive...<p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/reader-favorites-the-funniest-websites-of-2009.htm">Reader Favorites: the Funniest Websites of 2009</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 00:06:16.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/reader-favorites-the-funniest-websites-of-2009.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/reader-favorites-the-funniest-websites-of-2009.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/reader-favorites-the-funniest-websites-of-2009.htm&zItl=Reader Favorites: the Funniest Websites of 2009">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/26/reader-favorites-the-funniest-websites-of-2009.htm 2009-12-26T00:06:16Z http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/24/send-a-last-minute-e-card-before-christmas.htm <p>It may be December 25th, but it's not too late to send a greeting card! Electronic greeting cards are a splendid modern alternative to mailing something in the post. E-cards are usually free, and offer some tremendous visuals and music as part of the greeting. Best of all: they are delivered within seconds (especially good for those of us who leave things to the last minute). If you need to send some last-minute greetings, definitely check out these <A href="http://email.about.com/od/christmasgreetingcards/tp/christmas_ecard.htm">51 splendid sites for sending Christmas e-cards</a>...</p> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/24/send-a-last-minute-e-card-before-christmas.htm">Send a Christmas E-Card Today </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/">About.com Internet for Beginners</a> on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 at 01:03:24.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/24/send-a-last-minute-e-card-before-christmas.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/24/send-a-last-minute-e-card-before-christmas.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/24/send-a-last-minute-e-card-before-christmas.htm&zItl=Send a Christmas E-Card Today ">Email this</a></p> http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2009/12/24/send-a-last-minute-e-card-before-christmas.htm 2009-12-24T01:03:24Z