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Net Gains (Jan 21, 97) |
Site of the week : A unique 2torial - Learn2.com
Suggested login : Using a TCP/IP would make more sense
Download times : Average ...
Claim to fame : Teaches you the essentials of everyday life
What's new ? : The Troubleshooting section at the end of the column
Are you one of those who has to suffer the affliction of
having your lady love put her arms around you each morning, helping
you tie your tie ? Well, if you've got an Internet connection,
you've just run out of excuses - hard luck buddy ! But then every
good thing has its disadvantages and drawbacks, so grin and bear
it.
Learn2.com is "the ability utility." - a unique information
site available free of charge to anyone with access to the World
Wide Web. The site provides step-by-step instructions -known as
"2torials" -on a wide spectrum of skills, activities
and tasks. The site uses friendly, simple language and graphics,
for everyday use by just about everyone who needs to do something,
and needs to learn how to do it as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Learn2.com - the ability utility - has over 80 2torials as of
now, the number increasing by the week. These 2torials can be
viewed alphabetically, by topic, or by number ( which for some
weird reason start from #0429). They also have a search engine
available to facilitate quick searches for a particular concept
or idea. Their site has the 2torials grouped by loosely defined
topics, but I'd rather review the sites under different headings
as follows :
The Dangerous 2torials
These would be the 2utorials that have titles like Defrost a Freezer, Sew a Button, Iron a Shirt, & Make a Bed. Once your mum realises you have the know how at your fingertips, you can no longer evade housework with the standard excuse of "I dunno how …"
There are also tutorials that jeopardise your future life : Burp
a Baby, Clean Fish, Change a Diaper & Tie a Necktie/Bow tie.
You'll get away lightly during your courtship days, but once the
marriage scene befalls you, my sympathies lie with you. No prizes
for guessing who's gonna be unanimously elected to moonlight as
the baby - sitter.
The Fun 2torials
Apply Eyeliner, Shave (her) Legs, Capture a Mouse, Fix a Zipper
(depending who's) - imagine how much fun you'd have implementing
them !
The Sports 2torials
How to Play Chess/Poker/Checkers, Understand Football, Spin a
Basketball, Throw a Flying Disk.
The Useful 2torials
Help a Hangover, Cope with a Crying Child, Make Potpourri, Parallel
Park Your Car, Remove a Stain, Change a Flat Tire, and Fix a Leaky
Faucet.
The Missing 2torials
Heal a Broken Heart, Connect to VSNL in One Try, Surf Without
Getting a NO CARRIER.
Incidentally, the guys behind the site are looking for help for
a 2torial that will take care of a problem sent in by a V Ramamrutham,
an Indian - that of aluminium cooking vessels getting black stains.
So if you can help go to the site and contribute your two paise
worth !
Learn2.com is a production of Panmedia, a four-year-old multimedia
studio based in California, and has been on the Net for hardly
10 months now. This baby was born when Jason Roberts, director
of Panmedia, was varnishing his floor, and came across an ambiguous
- 'finish with brush tipping'. Being too late to visit a library
or bookstore, he fired up his modem and searched the World Wide
Web for relevant information. He didn't find any.
What makes Learn2.com outstanding is that it is easy to use &
useful, offering substantial content while keeping the site simple.
Check it out - I'm sure you'll bookmark the page once you visit
it.
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Dr. Ph.D.-On-the-Net, when I log onto the Internet, I keep getting this "NO CARRIER" every few minutes. Why does this keep happening ?
A NO CARRIER, indicates that your phone line is set free to receive
calls from other humans. This is all part of a top - secret plan
to ensure that we Indians do not become Net addicts and spend
hours online, losing out on human company, resulting in the gradual
weakening of our rich culture and heritage. So even if you end
up paying huge phone bills, re-dialing VSNL time and again, remember
that it's for the good of our country !
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