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      October
      22,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Making
      Waves:
     
     
      Net
      Tips
      for
      University
      Students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      a
      column
      I've
      bodysendsand
      e-mailor
      posts
     
     
      decided
      to
      do
      in
      order
      to
      help
      a
      message
      on
      a
      newsgroup
     
     
      those
      university
      students
      who-
      (moreonthose
      next
      week)
      that
     
     
      don't-
      know
      the
      Internet
      like
      is
      more
      or
      less
      a
      tirade
      of
      in-
     
     
      the
      back
      of
      their
      hand.
      Some
      sults.
      These
      are
      sometimes
     
     
      tips,
      sometricks,somerecom-
      _
      personal,
      orsometimes
      just
      for
     
     
      mendations
      and
      probably
      a
      a
      breach
      of
      net
      etiquette
     
     
      whole
      lot
      ofbabbling,
      because
      (Netiquette),
      such
      as
      chain
      let-
     
     
      I'm
      going
      to
      write
      this
      every
      ters
      or
      make
      money
      fast
     
     
      week
      whether
      I
      have
      anything
      schemes.
     
     
      useful
      to
      say
      or
      not!
      But,
      for
      Spam
      -
      this
      is
      a
      word
     
     
      this
      week,
      at
      least,
      shouldbe
      used
      to
      describe
      anything
     
     
      able
      to
      help
      some
      of
      you
      out.
      pointless
      and
      useless,
      whether
     
     
      How?
      Well,
      bythis
      pointinthe
      on
      e-mail
      or
      newsgroups.
     
     
      year
      you
      probably
      all
      have
      your
      ASCII
      -
      this
      is
      a
      very
     
     
      student
      accounts,
      and
      have
      simpletype
      of
      word
      processor
     
     
      learned
      to
      use
      e-mail.
      So
      far,
      (WordPerfect
      or
      Microsoft
     
     
      so
      good...until
      you
      get
      e-mail
      Word,
      conversely,
      are
      com-
     
     
      from
      somebody
      who
      has
      been
      plex
      word
      processors)
      used
     
     
      using
      itlongerthan
      you.
      Then
      frequently
      onthe
      Internet
      or
      e-
     
     
      look
      out!
      You'll
      see
      weird
      mail.
      The
      value
      of
      using
      this
     
     
      symbols
      flying
      all
      over
      the
      system
      as
      the
      standard
      is
      that
     
     
      place,
      and
      a
      lot
      of
      acronyms,
      nearly
      every
      word
      processor
     
     
      slang
      and
      lingo
      that
      aretotally
      available
      inthe
      world
      can
      read
     
     
      beyond
      your
      comprehension.
      _
      it
      or
      convert
      a
      document
      to
      it,
     
     
      But
      fear
      not,
      forI've
      compiled
      making
      it
      much
      easier
      for
      peo-
     
     
      a
      little
      list
      of
      several
      of
      the
      ple
      to
      send
      documents
      to
      each
     
     
      most
      frequently
      used
      Internet
      other,
      or
      for
      somebody
      to
      read
     
    

    
     
      jargon
      and
      symbols,
      and
      a_
      them
      form
      a
      Web
      page.
     
    

    
     
      rough
      guide
      to
      whatthey
      mean.
      sig
      -
      this
      isn't
      used
      in
      the
     
     
      <g>-Thissymbolstands
      message
      itself,
      but
      rather
      re-
     
    

    
     
      foragrin.
      Therearenumerous
      fers
      to
      a
      block
      of
      text
      that
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      automatically
      added
      to
      any
      e-
     
     
      mail
      you
      send.
      .sig's
      come
      in
     
     
      all
      shapes
      and
      sizes,
      and
      come
     
     
      in
      all
      varieties,
      from
      interest-
     
     
      ing
      designs
      using
      ASCII
      char-
     
     
      acters,
      to
      humourous
      quotes,
     
     
      to
      just
      listing
      your
      e-mail
      ad-
     
     
      dress
      and
      organization.
      It's
     
     
      usually
      considered
      a
      breach
      of
     
     
      Netiquette
      to
      have
      one
      that
      is
      -
     
     
      too-
      long,
      but
      not
      always.
      I,
     
     
      for
      one,
      have
      what
      I
      believe
      is
     
     
      the
      biggest
      .sig
      on
      the
      Net.
     
    

    
     
      “
      *
      -
      this
      symbol,
      and
     
     
      others
      like
      it,
      are
      called
     
     
      "smileys",
      or
      "emoticons".
     
     
      They
      are
      very
      widely
      used
      to
     
     
      express
      emotions,
      such
      as:
     
    

    
     
      “
      “-
      happy
      smiley
     
    

    
     
      3_3-
      crying
      smiley
     
    

    
     
      :p
      -
      smiley
      sticking
      out
     
     
      tongue
      (usually
      when
      making
     
     
      ahumourous
      comment)
     
    

    
     
      >_<-wincing
      smiley
     
    

    
     
      0_o-
      surprised
      smiley
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      that's
      all
      for
      this
     
     
      week!
      See
      you
      next
      time
      fora
     
     
      short
      discussion
      of
     
     
      Newsgroups,
      and
      how
      to
      use
     
     
      them.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      McNeil
     
     
      chmceneil@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      variations
      on
      this
      common
     
     
      symbol,
      including
      big
      grin
     
     
      <G>,
      evil
      grin<EG>,
      very
      evil
     
     
      grin
      <VEG>,
      and
      so
      on.
     
    

    
     
      <ROTFL>
      -
      This
      sym-
     
     
      bol
      stands
      for
      laughter,
      more
     
     
      specifically,
      Rolling
      On
      The
     
     
      Floor
      Laughing.
     
    

    
     
      A
      related
      one
      is
      <LOL>,
     
     
      or
      Lots
      of
      Laughter.
     
    

    
     
      WWW
      -
      World
      Wide
     
     
      Web.
      Basically,
      a
      synonym
     
     
      for
      the
      ination
      Ga
      Four
      delegates
      and
      one
      ob-
     
     
      Also
      referred
      to
      as
      the
      Net.
      S€rver
      were
      sent
      to
      repre-
     
     
      "Cyberspace"
      or
      "The
      Infor-
      Sent
      UPEI.
     
     
      mation
      (Super)Highway"
      aren't
      As
      a
      delegate,
      I
      thor-
     
     
      generally
      used
      on
      the
      Net-ac-
      Oughly
      enjoyed
      myself.
      We
     
     
      tually,
      people
      will
      probably
      toured
      the
      Institute
      for
      Ma-
     
     
      make
      fun
      of
      you
      if
      you
      do.
      rine
      Dynamics
      located
      at
     
    

    
     
      Flame
      -
      this
      is
      a
      term
      Memorial
      University
      as
      well
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      September
      26-
     
     
      29,
      students
      from
      all
      over
      te
     
     
      Atlantic
      provinces
      gathered
     
     
      in
      St.
      John's
      Newfoundland
     
     
      for
      the
      annual
      conference.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Well
      Represented
      at
     
     
      Atlantic
      Conference
      for
     
     
      Engineering
      Students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      site
      of
      the
      Hibernia
      platform.
     
     
      We
      also
      had
      some
      excellent
     
     
      guest
      speakers
      offering
      their
     
     
      insights
      on
      such
      topics
      as
     
     
      engineering
      in
      today's
      busi-
     
     
      ness
      world.
      The
      round
      table
     
     
      discussions
      were
      a
      good
      op-
     
     
      portunity
      to
      share
      opinions
     
     
      on
      many
      relevant
      issues
      is-
     
     
      sues
      facing
      engineering
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      today.
      Topics
      brought
     
     
      forth
      included
      the
      role
      of
     
     
      women
      in
      engineering,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pss...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Beach
      Party!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      the
      glorious
      day
      of
     
     
      September
      27
      (the
      nicest
      day
     
     
      in
      two
      weeks,
      chosen
      by
      me)
     
     
      the
      Political
      Studies
      Society
     
     
      had
      a
      beach
      party...fortunately
     
     
      Annette
      and
      Frankie
      didn't
     
     
      make
      an
      appearance.
     
    

    
     
      The
      party
      took
      place
      in
     
     
      Argyle
      Shore
      at
      the
      cottage
      of
     
     
      student
      Dianne
      Porter.
      The
     
     
      weather
      couldn't
      have
      been
     
     
      nicer,
      as
      the
      convoy
      of
      cars
     
     
      headed
      out
      oftown.
      A
      friendly
     
     
      cat
      and
      mouse
      game
      erupted
     
     
      between
      two
      vehicles,
      and
      we
     
     
      will
      win
      the
      rematch.
      Some
     
     
      balloons
      welcomed
      the
      partiers
     
     
      to
      the
      cottage.
      After
      scaling
     
     
      the
      cliff,
      VP
      Clarey
      hit
      the
     
     
      water,
      as
      President
      I
      did
      some
     
     
      investigating
      as
      well.
      On
      the
     
     
      horizon
      we
      could
      see
      the
      newly
     
     
      named
      Confederation
      Bridge
     
     
      spanning
      the
      Strait.
     
    

    
     
      All
      the
      professors
      were
     
     
      in
      attendance
      along
      with
      sev-
     
     
      eral
      of
      their
      dogs.
      The
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      present
      started
      several
     
     
      interesting
      conversations,
      com-
     
     
      munism,
      the
      Quebec
      issue,
     
     
      Halifax,
      Tignish,
      you
      name
      it,
     
     
      it
      was
      discussed.
      Like
      true
     
     
      politicians,
      we
      agreed
      on
      very
     
     
      little,
      except
      the
      fact
      that
      we
     
     
      were
      hungry.
     
    

    
     
      The
      gourmet
      meal
      in-
     
     
      cluded
      corn
      (hand
      picked
      and
     
     
      shucked
      by
      me!),
      chicken
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hotdogs
      prepared
      by
      our
      Chef
     
     
      Matt,
      chicken
      wings,
      and
      two
     
     
      pitchers
      of
      Tang
      brought
      to
      us
     
     
      by
      Tang's
      number
      one
      fan
      Jason
     
     
      Doucette.
      All
      in
      all
      the
      meal
     
     
      was
      great,
      topped
      off
      by
      VP
     
     
      Clarey's
      dessert
      (there
      was
      al-
     
     
      most
      a
      brawl
      for
      the
      Naniamo
     
     
      Bars!).
     
    

    
     
      The
      feat
      ofthe
      night
      was
     
     
      VP
      Clarey's
      incredible
      defeat
     
     
      ofthe
      President
      and
      past
      Queen
     
     
      of
      the
      Court,
      me,
      at
      the
      game
      of
     
     
      twenty
      one.
      The
      basketball
     
     
      gods
      were
      smiling
      on
      him,
      of
     
     
      course
      Matt
      didn't
      face
      the
      same
     
     
      fate
      (I
      whipped
      his
      butt!).
     
     
      Thanks
      to
      the
      peanut
      gallery
     
     
      for
      all
      their
      support.
      And
      be-
     
     
      ware,
      I
      am
      out
      to
      retain
      my
     
     
      title,
      this
      time
      on
      my
      court,
      ha
     
     
      ha
      ha!
     
    

    
     
      Allin
      all,
      the
      event
      was
     
     
      a
      success!
      All
      of
      those
      who
     
     
      missed
      it
      missed
      a
      great
      time.
     
     
      Thanks
      to
      the
      students
      who
     
     
      came
      as
      well
      as
      who
      brought
     
     
      stuff.
      Thanks
      tothe
      professors
     
     
      who
      are
      always
      very
      support-
     
     
      iveand
      whoalso
      broughta
      few
     
     
      beverages!
      The
      next
      meeting
     
     
      for
      PSS
      will
      be
      Oct
      22,
      at
      9am
     
     
      in
      the
      Politics
      Lounge
      in
      Main,
     
     
      hope
      tosee
      youthere!
      Thenext
     
     
      event
      isa
      US
      Presidential
      Elec-
     
     
      tion
      Party!
      Sounds
      like
      fun
      eh!
     
     
      Stay
      tuned!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Yvonne
      MacKean
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      neering
      in
      the
      Atlantic
      re-
     
     
      gion.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      education
     
     
      and
      informative,
      there
      was
     
     
      also
      a
      lot
      of
      fun
      to
      be
      had
      at
     
     
      the
      conference.
      A
      few
      of
      the
     
     
      more
      adventurous
      souls
      de-
     
     
      cided
      to
      hike
      up
      Signal
      Hill.
     
     
      Apparantly
      the
      night
      life
      of
     
     
      St.
      John's
      is
      quite
      lively
      (I
     
     
      chose
      to
      catch
      up
      on
      sleep
     
     
      and
      studying
      -
      honest).
     
     
      Jennifer,
      our
      fearless
      presi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      whose
      muscles
      were
      sore
      for
     
     
      days
      later.
      Jen's
      quote:
      "I
     
     
      never
      knew
      my
      back
      could
     
     
      bend
      back
      that
      far
      when
      I
     
     
      dance!"
     
    

    
     
      So
      a
      good
      time
      was
     
     
      had
      by
      all
      -
      some
      of
      us
      just
     
     
      managed
      to
      stay
      more
      in
      con-
     
     
      trol
      than
      others.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Keep
      Shmoozin’)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ellen
      Dalton
     
    
   
   
    
     
      used
      to
      describe
      when
      some-
      _
      as
      a
      tour
      of
      the
      construction
      entrepencuring,
      and
      engi-
      dent,
      was
      a
      dancing
      queen