For those who don't know, here are two excellent ideas! We've found ICQ a BIG help many times in getting together in groups, etc. And the TOURBUS, another freebie, is a good way to learn more about the Internet and what's available! Peace. chirho At 04:36 PM 3/11/98 -0500, you wrote: > _________ ____________ ________ __________ _____________ ___ _ > / | / | | / | \ > / Join the International Advisory Panel / | \ > |__________|__________/__________|__________|___________/ | \ > / /______|----\ >| Answer Questions on Interesting Topics and |//////| | >| Win $$$ Prizes. Web: http://www.AdvisoryPanel.com |//////| | > Email: Info@AdvisoryPanel.com |//////| | >\________________________________________________________|______|____| > / \ / \ / \ > \___/ \___/ T h e I n t e r n e t T o u r B u s \___/ > > > TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPIC: ICQ > TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP: http://www.mirabilis.com/ > >If you repeat something often enough, eventually people will start to >believe it -- or so the saying goes. Well I've had so many people tell >me lately that ICQ is a cool Internet application, that I had to check >it out. Today's TOURBUS will give you the scoop on this popular app. > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TURBO-CHARGE YOUR SURFING! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Get The Most Out Of Your Web Experience. > http://www.connectedpc.com/cpc/toolkit/index.htm?iid_itm1TB09M10& > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >WHAT IS ICQ? >------------ > >ICQ (an acronym for "I Seek You") is an easy-to-use Internet tool >that tells you when your friends are online and helps you to contact >them easily. How many times have you been through this scenario? > > 1) look up the e-mail address of a friend or colleague > 2) send a message that says "Hey, you online now?" > 3) wonder if your message got delivered > 3) wait for them to respond > >With ICQ, you're instantly alerted when a friend goes online, and you >can send a message or initiate a chat session with a couple clicks. >In addition to immediate messages and chat, you can send files and web >URL's, play games, or hang out with a group of cyberfriends while >surfing the Net. > >After downloading ICQ, you receive a unique UIN (Universal Internet >Number). You have the option of attaching personal information to your >UIN. If you do, this allows other ICQ users to recognize you when you >log on. > >After setting up your UIN and personal profile, you then compile a >list of friends and associates who also use ICQ. These people will >appear in your ICQ contact list so you can keep tabs and quickly make >contact. If you're not sure whether someone uses ICQ, you can search >their database of over 8.5 MILLION users and pick out the ones you >want in your list. > >HOW IS ICQ DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CHAT THINGIES? >---------------------------------------------- > >With programs like WebChat or Powwow, you still have the problem >of finding out whether the other person is online, and then you must >find their IP address to connect. And IRC is a complex world unto >itself, with cryptic commands and a steep learning curve. > >ICQ eliminates these problems by automatically notifying you when your >friends are available for chat sessions, and makes contacting them >a breeze with their user-friendly interface. > >BUT IS IT A PIG? >---------------- > >The ICQ program is small, runs in the background, and doesn't take up >much in the way of system resources. Typically, you run it in a >small window which is dynamically updated as friends log on and off. > >But you can also have "floating friends" -- or little icons that sit >on your desktop and alert you to the comings and goings of special >people in your contact list. This really minimizes the amount of >desktop space required to use ICQ. > >OTHER COOL FEATURES >------------------- > >URLDirect is nifty. With this feature, you can invite other users to >join you in browsing a specific website. You can also receive special >messages which will launch your browser and automatically go directly >to a web page your friend wants you to see. Of course you can turn >this feature on or off at will. It'd be a bummer if your buddy at work >decided to pop a Dilbert cartoon on your screen while the boss was >in your office! > >ICQ also supports most popular e-mail packages. You can launch your >e-mail program and send messages directly from the ICQ Client. And in >most cases, ICQ can check and tell you how many e-mail messages are >waiting for you and from whom they were sent, before you download them. > >And if you're into gaming, ICQ can hook you up with other players and >facilitate a game of Quake, WordZap, Rikken On The Rockx, or Canasta. > >ICQ is available for Win95, Win3.x, and Mac. But they also have a Java >version which means that anyone can use it, regardless of operating >system. That's good news if you prefer Linux, OS/2, or you're stuck >with some oddball mainframe system at work. To check out ICQ and get >your copy of this free software, go here: > > http://www.mirabilis.com/ > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GO FOR THE GREEN =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > Send a spring bouquet to your favorite leprechaun. Green > Carnations, Bells of Ireland and Festive Blooms are sure to > bring you the Luck of the Irish. Visit FlowersFast for great > prices and get FREE DELIVERY through March 12th. Save $5! > >----------CLICK---> http://www.FlowersFast.com -------------------- > > >Hope you enjoy ICQ-ing, and see you next time! --Bob > > >=====================[ Tourbus Rider Information ]=================== > The Internet Tourbus - U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1094-2238 > Copyright 1995-97, Rankin & Crispen - All rights reserved > Archives on the Web at http://www.TOURBUS.com > > Join: Send SUBSCRIBE TOURBUS Your Name to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > Leave: Send SIGNOFF TOURBUS to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > > Send this copy to 3 friends and tell them to hop on the Bus! >===================================================================== > > Anne Boyes boyes@gardener.com http://www.geocities.com/~hoseahouse/genealogy/