Issue 2 THE GUIDE FREE NEWSLETTER Sunday Volume 2 http://guide.vsnl.net.in/ March 14, 1999 ________________________________________________________________________ + NEW FEATURED ARTICLES ON THE GUIDE ==================================== - MP3: A New Music Technology for Your Personal Use - March 14, 1999 http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/mp3/ This new computer based technology for sound lets you enjoy music right on your computer sytem. Find out about it and use it. Kushal Shah gives us a detailed review of this technology. - Linux, A Vialbe Alternative to Windows 95/98/NT - updated Mar 14 http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/linux01/ Update to article - Configuration of PPP for dial-up connections. That is, directions on how to configure Linux with your dial-up TCP/IP VSNL connections. - Do Your Friend a Favor, Would Ya! - March 13, 1999 http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/helpout/ It turns out not everybody knows how to cut and paste text. Find out whether you can help. - Can't Access Your Email? - February 10, 1999 http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/email_blocked/ Find out how you can correct the problem and begin to get your email messages again. - Cities with VSNL/DOT Internet Access - February 3, 1999 http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/static/vsnl_services/ Find out which cities in India have VSNL/DOT Internet services - Automate Your Login Using VSNL's Auto Dialer (VAD) - Feb 1, 1999 http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/vad/ You will never have to enter your Username and Password again. Read this posting and download the auto dialer. A good deal! Rush! + WHERE TO FIND HELP ==================================== The Guide is all about help. So where can you find it? *NEW* - Forums - Where everybody can particpate in helping out http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/ Jump to specific forum topics: o Frequently Asked Questions http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=FAQ o Modem Problems http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Mp o Software related http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Sw o Linux and FreeBSD http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=UNIX o VSNL's Services http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=VSNL o Email Help http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Email o Web Help http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Web *NEW* - Search the Guide - The Guide now has a search engine, too! http://guide.vsnl.net.in/search.html - Archive - a list of all past articles http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/archive/ - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/static/faq/index.html - "The Guide Feedback" - Direct your Questions & Comments to http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/feedback/ - Directly to the author of an article + SOFTWARE / LINKS ==================================== - Fine Arts of India - A website devoted to highlighting the Arts of India http://www.artindia.net/ - TWIN India - Technical Writers of India http://www.twin-india.com/ - MP3.com - one of the authoritative sites for MP3's http://www.mp3.com/ - IndiaExpress - India's news, business, travel, culture, lifestyle http://www.indiaexpress.com/ - RootShell - One of the authoritative sites on Internet Security http://www.rootshell.com/ - Pantos.org: All Things Web - A must see for anybody serious about web publishing and designing. http://www.pantos.org/atw/ + CHANGES ON THE GUIDE ==================================== - The Guide Forum now available http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/ - Search Engine - Search The Guide site http://guide.vsnl.net.in/search.html - Surveys - Join in and vote! http://guide.vsnl.net.in/ (latest survey is on the homepage) http://guide.vsnl.net.in/survey/ (for archived surveys) + ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE ==================================== - Changing Your Password http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/chpass/pass.html - How many hours do you have left in your account? 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