If you are a cell phone user, you might be interested in how to use the internet via GPRS technology!  Bradley Mitchell explains GPRS here...

So, you're participating in an online discussion forum about Borat, and you keep seeing this weird expression "WIBAMU". People post up phrases like "They really do that in Georgia? WIBAMU!". Well, this peculiar acronym expression stands for "Well, I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle". It is the same as saying "if that is really true, then that is really astonishing". WIBAMU , like many other internet expressions, is part of online conversation culture.Here are 322 other common internet expressions explained...

If you are a P2P downloader in the USA or Canada, yes, you are at risk for getting sued by the Recording Industry Association (RIAA), or the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). While the risk of you getting targeted is mathematically slim, the possibility does exist that you could be identified and sued. You could face outrageous fines, legal fees, the terrible stress of going to court, and humiliation in the face of your colleagues. So, eyes wide open, my friends. If you still wish to download movies and music, please read this legal collection of file sharing law cases...

Yes. This is so powerful and so sad. The US Holocaust Museum and Google Earth have teamed up to show us the crisis in Darfur, Africa. Using the power of Google Earth's satellite imagery, you can view the destruction and the damage on your Internet screen. Is this a digital way to spur education and change?  Try Google Earth and decide for yourself here...

Your Windows Media Player is giving you a message that you do not have the right "codec" to play this movie. "What is a codec?", you ask? Well, a codec is a small "compression-decompression" program that helps large files travel across the internet quickly. Unfortunately, codec formats also require you to identify and install the right codec code before you can play the movie. It works like this...  

If you are a participant in Facebook or MySpace, you may have 200+ friends in your database, but you will still only have 4 or 5 close friends in the end. At least, that is according to a recent psychology study at Sheffield Hallam University. The study shows that the internet makes it very easy to make friendly acquaintances around the world, but to really form a lasting bond, that takes time and effort in person. Read more about this psychology study here...   (photo by Chris Jackson / Getty Images)

Even in this day and age, many people are forced to live with phone modem connections. Perhaps you live in a rural community without cable modem. Satellite is too expensive to consider. You are stuck with a 56K connection because there is no highspeed in your area. If you are stuck with a slow phone modem, then perhaps consider an "accelerated modem" connection. While an accelerated modem isstill a compromise, it is a low-cost way to get six times your regular modem speed. No new hardware is necessary, either. Also known as "Compression Acceleration by Proxy", this technique is working for millions of rural internet users...

OK. You've just downloaded a "zipped" movie, or perhaps your sister has just sent you zipped photos of her new house. These "Zip" files do not automatically open on your computer. How do you make a Zip file work? Here is a beginner's introduction to Zip and Winzip file management...

Interestingly enough, the .com domain address does not mean "communication". Nor does it mean "computer". As straightforward as it is, most people have no idea what .com really signifies. Get the full .com explanation here.

If you are new to the internet, or if you've never built a web page before, learning HTML can be very intimidating. There are a lot of things that most "beginning HTML" programs assume that you know and understand about computers, the Internet, and the Web. But with this article, you will be able to start an HTML class without being afraid that you'll be in over your head.  Click to get started with web page baby steps...