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Christianity & The Internet [4]
NEWSGROUPS Usenet comprises probably 100,000 special-interest groups. They are organised into categories – ‘alt’ (alternative discussion groups), ‘comp’ (computer stuff), ‘rec’ (recreation, hobbies), ‘sci’ (sciences), ‘soc’ (socializing, social sciences), ‘talk’ (for debates on a range of subjects), ‘biz’ (business), ‘k12’ (for teachers and students), ‘misc’ (topics that don’t fit anywhere else) – and many more. […]
Christianity & The Internet [5]
TWO-DAY RETREATS One of the special offerings of John Mark Ministries to pastors, church leaders and their spouses – and many others – is a ‘This is Your Life’ retreat. In these two months as I write six individuals and one couple have booked a retreat-time. (They will come from our home-state Victoria, one from […]
Christianity & The Internet [6]
Further suggestions re emailing: 1.. I’m getting an email a day from various African sources wanting to ‘transfer’ millions of dollars out of their countries. Be careful!!!! 2.. Figure out an email address that is spam-proof. For example, my Yahoo address is – no junk mail. My Hotmail address – – only junk mail!!! I’ve […]
Viruses Etc.
And from another Net-friend: (October 3, 2002): While we’re dispensing anti-virus recommendations, here’s mine. The best way to avoid the nightmare that is viruses, worms and other security holes is to use a secure operating system that isn’t targeted or easily targetable by virii, et al. If you must use Windows (which doesn’t meet the […]
Viruses… More
From a Ner friend: On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 10:54, … wrote: Further to that, I would suggest that you be aware that a virus specifically targeting the linux community is in the wild (see http://www.wildlist.org) – the slapper virus. Actually there are about four or five known viruses and worms for Linux. One of them […]
Computers Are Your Friends
Hi, (From a Net-friend): 3 October 2002 Something I don’t think many non-computer buffs realise is that exploring other operating systems and applications is not as scary or as difficult as they seem to think it is. If you can use a gui it is not usually difficult to move to another one. Most of […]
Windows Vs. The Others…
From a list I’m on (names withheld): On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 16:54, … wrote: Something I don’t think many computer buffs realise is that most of us don’t have the time to go exploring another operating system, and to become familiar with all the issues surrounding it. Response (R) We have usually have a couple […]
The Meaning Of Words
Someone has come up with some new words and phrases for our technological age: ALPHA GEEK – The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or work group. “Ask Larry, he’s the alpha geek around here.” BEEPILEPSY – the brief seizure people sometimes suffer when their beepers go off, especially in vibrator mode. BLAME […]
The Lord Is My Programmer
The Lord is my programmer, I shall not crash. He installed His software on the hard disk of my heart; all of His commands are user-friendly. His directory guides me to the right choices for His names sake Even though I scroll through the problems of life, I will fear no bugs, for he is […]
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