Posted by lawrence s. on October 25, 2002, at 3:18:43
In reply to Re: giving out email address » lawrence s., posted by IsoM on October 24, 2002, at 13:53:21
> Then go to Hotmail & try there. It's free: http://ca.msn.com/
> Or go directly to the form for signing up with Hotmail:
> http://registernet.passport.net/reg.srf?id=2&lc=4105&cb=%26_lang%3DEN%26country%3DCA&sl=1
> Near the bottom of the page where it says "Tired of registration forms?" make sure you don't check any of these! Otherwise you'll end up with tons of spam.
>
> If you're not computer literate, teach yourself - it's not that hard.
> Pick a few sites that help & read them.
> On the menu bar of each page is stuff like File, Edit, View, etc.
> Open them & read what they do.
> Check over the Help section on contents & index.
>
> Here's a site of a good computer & internet dictionary: http://www.webopedia.com/
> Ever see a file with an ending like .jpg or .doc? The first is what you'd find after a picture or photo.
> The second is what you'd see after a word document.
> If you ever get a file sent to you & you're not sure what it is, check it out here:
> http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/fileextensionsfull.asp
>
> Just because you get something sent to you that says Photo of Uncle Joe.exe doesn't mean it's really a picture of Uncle Joe. The .exe ending means it's actually a small program that'll do something to your computer if you click on it. It's one way viruses are sent to unsuspecting people.
>
> Educate yourself. Save pertinent web sites in your favourites (or bookmarks).Thanks IsoM! You've been a great help.
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