The Kernels
This new category to ASLAcomputingBlog has been added as a result of the responses to the LA and IT online survey conducted via LArch-list and the ASLA Computers in Landscape Architecture Professional Interest Group membership May-July 2003.

The responses revealed the need for a category that covered the basics of online digital research.  Following is the first link to assist readers in learning how to get the most out of the Internet.

It is to A Basic Guide to the Internet that includes user friendly descriptions and useful links for:
     World Wide Web (WWW)
     Email
     Telnet
     FTP
     Email Discussion Groups
     Usenet News
     FAQ, RFC, FYI
     Chat and Instant Messaging
     MUD/MUSH/MOO/MUCK/DUM/MUSE

That link should give you the basics of what is; then this next is an academic beginners guide to the various Internet components.  It is a useful description of the research tools and how to use them, including:
     Email discussion group or Usenet news group
     Browsing, Directories and Search Engines
     The so-called Deep Web
     Research

Regarding the WWW specifically, Google provides excellent search how-to for both the WWW and newsgroups.

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