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The
LinkOn Letter
A publication
of “The LinkOn Center” www.LinkOnCenter.com The
LinkOn Center has now been visited by people in over 35 countries! June
21, 2001
Edition No. 3 Welcome
to the 3rd Issue of “The LinkOn
Letter” (You’ve
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THIS ISSUE:
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Half.com.....buy
and sell used books, movies, music and games
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * WHAT’S NEW ! The last month has seen many additions to the LinkOn Center. There are now over 6900 links to the Best Sites on the Internet. There is a New Page in the History Category. The Wars Page for now deals with Sites about American Wars. So far three Tables have been completed: The Revolutionary War, The Civil War and World War II. More will be added soon. Check out what we have at www.linkoncenter.com/amwars.htm Since we have an increasing number of international visitors, we’ve added a Rugby & Crickets Page to our Sports Category. www.linkoncenter.com/rugby.htm
We’ve added more Poets to our Great Poets of the Past to our
Poets/Poetry Page (www.linkoncenter.com/poetry.htm
) Enrich your life by clicking onto
the Site of one (or more) of the talented poets we’ve included there.
Most of the Sites have brief biographies of the poets as well as samples of
their work. If we missed your favorite, submit your favorite poet’s Site by
clicking on a Suggest a Site link.
The Post-Impressionists Artists Table has been started on the Artists
Page (www.linkoncenter.com/artists.htm
A few Artists have been added to some of the other Tables as well.
(Cubism & Symbolism)
Looking for Love on the ‘Net? Go
to our New Dating Services Table on the For Parents Page in the Kids &
Family Category. There is also a New Table of Senior Citizen Sites on that
Page… www.linkoncenter.com/for.htm
Many Sites have been added to the Bowling Table and Fishing Table on the
Miscellaneous Sports Page … www.linkoncenter.com/misc.htm
We now have a Table (Sz2) of Zoos & Aquariums from Around the World
on our Zoos Page … www.linkoncenter.com/zoos.htm
The Health/Medicine Page now has a Table of Medical Reference
works…Dictionaries, Encyclopedias etc. www.linkoncenter.com/Health/medicine.htm
We also put it on the Educational Page with other reference works (and
reorganized the Table to make it easier to get around)
www.linkoncenter.com/edu.htm
We’ve noticed that many people don’t enter our Site from the Home
Page. That’s OK, but you might want to check out the Home Page occasionally.
We post new additions to the Site on the Table on the right hand side of
the page. There are also links to a
Trivia Tidbit of the Day, Quotation of the Day and Famous Birthdays of the Day.
You can also try to solve a Random Riddle and a Boggler Puzzle there.
Don’t forget the Link to our Favorite Charities.
Just by spending a few minutes clicking onto some of these Sites you can
help save the rainforests, feed the hungry or cure a disease…& it
doesn’t cost you a thing! *
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to save $$$ on your vacation? Check
out Priceline.com
. . . Airline tickets at great prices!
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‘NET
19% of Teens on the Internet Receive Unwanted Sexual Solicitations According to a poll of 1500 youths between the ages of 10 to 17, 19% have been solicited for sex. This includes requests to engage in sex, sex talk or to give personal sexual information. The poll was conducted by the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham. Girls and older youths between 14 and 17 were more likely to be solicited. Those who used the Internet frequently and participated in chat rooms were at higher risk. Parental oversight of children's online activities and filtering or blocking technology did not have much impact on whether children were solicited. Four Companies Charged in $175 million Pyramid SchemeSkyBiz.com (Tulsa, OK) and three partner companies were charged in connection with a work-at home business scheme that charged people $125 for a software kit and an opportunity to earn money by selling others the educational package. The recruits would have to buy one or more packages and then earn commissions by recruiting new members. The FTC filed charges on May 30th. The four Oklahoma companies named in the lawsuit are SkyBiz.com Inc.; World Service Corporation; Nanci Corporation International; and WorldWide Service Corporation. Joel
Wohlgemuth, lawyer for most of the SkyBiz defendants, said "We certainly
deny that there is any illegal scheme."
E-Mail
Tax Hoax An old E-mail hoax that continues to bounce around the Internet claims that there is a Bill pending in Congress that would tax the E-Mail you receive. The 5 cent a message tax would be used to help subsidize the U.S. Postal Service. Included below is a copy of a press release from the Postal Service…notice the date!
These, and similar hoaxes, do nothing but waste people’s time and Internet bandwidth. Go to our Computing Page for Links to Sites that can educate you on the latest hoaxes. www.linkoncenter.com/computin.htm#Hoax More Casualties …
Meals.com is history Bluefly.com just laid off 32 workers (35% of its workforce) Rumor has it that NASDAQ is about to delist Salon.com CyberRebate has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Computing Tips
Snatching
Desk Top Wallpaper from the Internet How many times have you visited a Site and found a great picture that you wanted to place on your Desk Top as Wallpaper? In most cases it’s a very simple task. In Windows 95, 98 & ME you simply right click inside the picture. When the drop down menu appears click the “Set as Wallpaper” button. This sets it immediately as Wallpaper. If you think you’ll want to keep the image in your permanent Wallpaper Gallery you’ll have to jump through a few hoops. In Windows 95, 98 & ME the file will initially be named “Internet Explorer Wallpaper.” If you don’t change the name of the file, the next time you grab an image off the Internet it will replace that image. To permanently save the image, go into your Windows directory (Using Explorer or My Computer) & find the Internet Explorer Wallpaper file. Right click on the file, left click on “Rename” from the drop down menu and give it a descriptive name that you’ll remember. In Windows ME an easier way is to go back to the image after you’ve clicked “Set as Wallpaper” and right click it again. Now click the “Save Picture as…” button. This will place it in the “My Pictures Folder.” Now when you go into the Display Settings (through Control Panel or by right clicking anywhere on your Desk Top) and click the Background Tab the picture should be in your collection. Visit our Computing Page (www.linkoncenter.com/computin.htm#Cw ) for Links to Sites that provide a vast array of FREE Wallpaper images. Also check out some of the suggested LinkOn Center Pages for other Sites that have images suitable for great backgrounds. The
“LinkOn Center” Philosophy: There are two main goals of “The LinkOn Center”. The first is to provide links to quality Web Sites. The second is to organize those links for easy access. We all have our favorite, quality Sites and we bookmark them. The problem is that over time our bookmark file overflows and becomes impossible to keep organized. We hope that our Table format will make it unnecessary for you to wade through most of your bookmarks. It is also our hope that you will find it easier to use the Web for its most noble purpose as the ultimate learning tool. (Of course we also link to Sites that don’t strictly meet that definition…like Game Sites) Instead of just using the Internet for a few routine tasks like e-mail and checking your portfolio, take some time out to visit a History Museum or an Art Museum. Go to our Arts/Culture Category and learn about a Poet or an Author. Visit the Science/Tech Category and click on an Astronomy Site or a Biology Site. The News Media Category can connect you with Newspapers from all over the world. In short, use “The LinkOn Center” to enrich your life. Jim Ravet Editor
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