| I | THE FREEDOM TO SAY WHATEVER I WANT, WHENEVER I WANT |
| The freedom of speech is a great gift. The net gives me the chance to pick out a certain audience, and let them hear what I have to say. | |
| II | ACCESS TO INFORMATION |
| If there's any subject I want to know about, information will surely be found on the net. | |
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| Phones are expensive, snailmail is slow - but E-mail doesn't cost a thing! A letter can reach your buddy on the other side of the world in seconds and you can send files along with it for the same price. | |
| IV | ACCESS TO PICTURES |
| As a graphics artist, I often need pictures for different purposes. For instance if I needed to hand draw lets say a three toed sloth and needed to see an example of what one might look like, all I'd have to do is do a search on HotBot, or look for a picture at Corbis. If neither of these worked, a pic would surely show up SOMEWHERE on the net. | |
| V | ACCESS TO FILES |
| Remember the olden days when nerds were in pure ecstasy over receiving a complimentary floppy disk full of shareware and demos with a magazine or at a exhibition? Remember when nerds were totally dependant on expensive commercial programs? Well now you can get endless amounts of FREE stuff on the net, and even read their reviews before you download. Games are another big reason for loving the net. In the olden days one had to be very careful before putting big bucks into expensive games, and buying every gaming magazine there was, was a must. Now one can read the reviews and try out the demos - right on the net. Some good places for this are Tucows, Jumbo , Shareware.com and Download.com. | |
| VI | ONLINE GAMES |
| Man! I'm totally addicted to these! If you love playing games, then you'll love playing them online with people around the world even better! My favorite online gaming sites are Playsite, The Zone and FunCom. | |
| VII | PAYING BILLS ONLINE |
| Why line up at the bank, or fumble at a machine, when you can pay your bills on the net? I've been using my banks online services for a year now and have been very pleased. | |
| VIII | SITES THAT DO STUFF FOR YOU - FREE! |
| These days, you don't need to buy many programs, because many can be downloaded for free. But whats even better? How about programs that work for you, directly over the net. Some of the services I use are: Mofile Dictionary for doing Finnish-English Translations and the Web Site Garage for validating my HTML files and shrinking the size of my gifs. | |
| IX | CHATTING LIVE |
| If you're a hermit like me and hate real life socializing, then chatting with strangers from all over the world online is for you! The most popular chat method is IRC and now a days there are lots of chats you can access straight from web pages as well. | |
| X | I CAN MAKE MY OWN ART GALLERY |
| Have you got a box full of drawing and paintings you've done over the years? Would you like for someone else to see them instead of letting them mold away in a dark corner? Well why not put up your own little art gallery on the net - then ANYONE IN THE WORLD can see them! Even the Pope! Have a look at mine. | |
| XI | ANY QUESTION I HAVE WILL BE ANSWERED |
| If I have a question about anything at all - the answer is sure to be found on the net. | |
| XII | ON THE NET, EVERYONE IS EQUAL |
| It's true you know. A chat room could have a person from a little village in Japan, a homeless guy in NY netting from the local library, a housewife in Russia, a superstar like Madonna and even an astronaut in space. But you would never know who is who - since everyone shares the same net language. And all you can see of these people are their words. I think this is great! | |
| XIII | AN EASY PLACE TO MAKE FRIENDS (AND ENEMIES) |
| When stripped away from your social status, your ugly face, your Rolls Royce or your really bad breath, all thats left is your personality. When presenting your personality on the net, it's easy to find others like you, and you're all friends for the same reason - because you like one another! | |
| XIV | I CAN BUY AND SELL STUFF EASILY |
| And it's absolutely free to do so also. There are alot of boards where you can sell stuff, also Usenet is good for this purpose. The handy part is that you can take pics of the thing your selling and put them up on a page to show the potential customers what they look like. Now just how much would this cost to do in your local newspaper huh? | |
| XV | THE LATEST NEWS IS ON THE NET |
| If you frequent sites like CNN you'll know about stuff that the rest of the world hasn't even heard of yet. | |
| XVI | SURFING IS A GREAT ADVENTURE |
| Man I love surfing, you start out at one site, where you find a link to another site, and from there you find another site and so and so on. | |
| XVII | I CAN ADVERTISE MYSELF FOR FREE |
| Since I have my own firm, I need to advertise my abilities. The main way to advertise myself is by having a www page for my firm. Then you can advertise this by adding the url to your signature, so that when people get emails from you they can open up your site from there. Word gets around fast. | |
| XVIII | READ MAGAZINES FOR FREE |
| Most of the largest magazine houses have an online version as well. My favorite is National Geographic. | |
| XIX | MAPS GALORE |
| Most maps can be found on the net. One of the best sites for finding a map is MapQuest. | |
| XX | IF I'M GOING TO BUY SOMETHING, THERE WILL SURELY BE A MILLION TESTS ON THAT PARTICULAR PRODUCT |
| All you need to do is do a search with the product name and number and the words test or review. | |
| XXI | ONLINE TUTORIALS |
| Need to learn something? So far I've benefited from Java, Photoshop, 3D Max and even CAKE ICING tutorials! | |
| XXII | MUSEUMS HAVE ONLINE EXHIBITIONS |
| Have you always wanted to visit great museums like the Louvre? Well now most big museums are online, with changing online exhibitions as well. | |
| XXIII | THE LATEST WEATHER REPORTS FROM MANY SOURCES |
| The latest weather news is on the net. No more waiting for radio or TV weather reports. | |
| XXIV | ASK ANYTHING FROM AN ONLINE DOCTOR |
| Do you have a medical problem that is rather embarrassing, or rare and your own doctor seems to know nothing. Or perhaps you want a second opinion for free? Well there are several online doctor services to whom you can direct all those questions to with ease. | |
| XXV | TRAVELLING SOMEWHERE? FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR DESTINATION ON THE NET |
| All online countries provide excellent travel information, maps, pictures and links on their sites. No more trips to the library to borrow a mile high stack of outdated books on your destination. | |
| XXVI | THE NET MAKES GENEOLOGY A CINCH |
| Trying to find relatives and information about your family? Let the whole family get together on the net! I myself found out interesting things about my surname "Fryer". That it originated from a Scottish clan, and I even found a pictures of the Fryer coat of arms! Neat eh? | |
| XXVII | GET IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF |
| Being the strange gothy, artsy hermity type I am, finding soulmates is pretty darn hard! But surely there are others like me out in that big old world? Yes! I have found others like me with success! | |
| XXVIII | LOOKING FOR A RECIPE? |
| Any recipe there is, and you'll find it on the net. Even the SECRET BIC MAC SAUCE!!! | |
| XXIX | THE TRUTH CAN BE FOUND ON THE NET |
| Ok ok, theres a lot of crap on the net as well, but the truth can be found as well. If some big organization is trying to cover up their dirty deeds, there will surely be a coworker wanting to tell the world about it. | |
| XXX | JOKES GALORE |
| Jokes can be found in abundance on the net. A sure way to cheer yourself up after a lousy day. | |
| XXXI | LOVE & ROMANCE |
| I found a wonderful man on the Internet Relay Chat - what better reason to love the net? | |
| XXXII | WALKTHOUGHS, HINTS AND CHEATS FOR GAMES |
| Playing a great computer game and stuck on a certain part? Not to fear, the answers can be found on the net! | |
| XXXIII | GOT TO YOUR LIBRARY THROUGH THE NET |
| My cities library is on the net, and from home, I can reserve, renew and order books, see what books they hold, and see which books are free. | |
| XXXIV | TIMETABLES GALORE |
| Buses, Trains, Flights - you name - it's on the net. | |
| XXXV | ORDER RARE ALBUMS |
| Is there an album from the eighties you've been trying to get? No store carries or even orders it? Online CD shops probably have it, and if they don't there are second hand record shops online as well. | |
| XXXVI | LOOK FOR JOBS |
| No need to line up at the unemployment office anymore - all the jobs you could want are online! | |
| XXXVII | FIND LONG LOST FRIENDS & RELATIVES |
| Wouldn't it be neat to chat with old schoolmates, or your first crush? Find them on the net and get emailing now! | |
| XXXVIII | A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR CHILDREN |
| Kids love playing online games, but in addition to games, there are hundreds of activity centers which teach while you play. Bonus.Com being one of the best sites for kids. | |
| XXXIXL | GET ADVICE ABOUT ANYTHING |
| I've asked advice about my cockatiels odd habits, my sons eating problems, my relatives cancer treatment, HTML code, how to solve a certain part in a game, whether I should buy a Microtech or Umax scanner. These are only a small procentage of the questions I have asked and gotten many answers with different kind of views. And if your question is sort of embarrassing, you can always ask anonymously. Usenet is good for this purpose. | |
| XL | TRY SOFTWARE BEFORE YOU BUY |
| These days most games and many software companies have demos of their products, which you can download from the net. Sure there are reviews, but thats someone elses opinion, not your own. Download and try it before buying it. | |
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