*** ANSWERMAN INTERNET EXTRA *** Sunday, August 4, 1996 This is a weekly newsletter for the community of Internet users on America Online. It is brought to you by AnswerMan, AOL's area for those learning to use the Internet. Come see what's new at keyword ANSWERMAN. Got comments about this newsletter? We want to hear them! Send 'em to Kevin Savetz, "savetz@aol.com". ||| IN THIS ISSUE || | AnswerMan's Update -- I'm a rambling man... Purple's Picks -- Looking for work? Upcoming AnswerMan Chats -- What's Sunday without a chat? The End -- How to contact us or unsubscribe ||| ANSWERMAN'S UPDATE || | Big things are afoot at AnswerMan! In just a couple of weeks, we'll be rolling out NetHelp, a huge new online area featuring the most comprehensive collection of Internet information and help ever assembled on America Online. You'll find QuickFixes, quick answers to your most pressing questions, arranged by tool (Web, E-mail, etc.); General Internet Help, for more in-depth assistance; and an expanded AnswerMan Community Center, which will feature the message boards you know and love, as well as some new features. That's about all I can tell you at the moment, but you'll be the first to know more when its all ready. -.-.- A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned "This is True," a humorous weekly compilation of strange-but-true news stories. A few readers wrote to me asking why they couldn't subscribe as indicated -- good question. I triple-checked: the mailing list exists and the subscription directions that I included were valid. Here they are again: To receive "THIS is TRUE" regularly by e-mail for no charge, send e-mail to listserv@netcom.com with the message: "subscribe this-is-true" (without quotes) in the message body. It does not matter what you put in the SUBJECT line. If you haven't learned it by now, you will :) ... Computers can be finicky creatures. To a computer program reading your e-mail and acting on it (which is what a LISTSERV is) the command "subscribe this is true" or "subscribe thsi-is-true" (notice the typo) is not the same as "subscribe this-is-true" -- instead of being subscribed, you'll get an error message. Luckily, the nice folks at this particular mailing list have a back door -- if you need help subscribing, you can send e-mail to this-is-true-approval@netcom.com -- a real live human will help you. -.-.- Speaking of mailing lists...Speedd612 asked a good question on the Mailing Lists topic of the Ask AnswerMan message board: "I joined a Track and Field mailing list, which I now want to get off of. Does anyone know how to get off of a mailing list?" The procedure for unsubscribing is a little bit different for every mailing list -- but there are a couple of common formats which work 99% of the time. When you subscribe to a mailing list, you almost always will get a message welcoming you to the list, and telling you how to unsubscribe. *Keep that message!* Save it to your hard disk, or print it out and keep it under your pillow. You'll be saving yourself anguish down the road -- if you don't save it, you may be left wondering how to unsubscribe later. If mail from the mailing list comes from bigfunlist@happyhappy.com (this is just an example I've invented) you may be able to get off the list by sending a polite message asking to unsubscribe to bigfunlist-request@happyhappy.com -- the addition of "-request" sometimes directs your message to a person who maintains the list. If the list is run from a LISTSERV mailing list program, you can usually unsubscribe the same way you subscribed: by e-mailing listserv@happyhappy.com -- put a command like "unsubscribe bigfunlist" in the message body. -.-.- OK, kids: if you have any comments about the newsletter, please send then to me at savetz@aol.com -- if you have any questions about the Internet, take 'em to keyword ANSWERMAN and press the ASK ANSWERMAN button. ||| PURPLE'S PICKS - Get a Job! || by Sarah Nehrer (CJ Purple) | Happy August to everyone! In keeping with the scheduled topic of this week's AnswerMan chat, today I'm going to tell you about a few important Web sites to know about if you're looking for a job. Today's first site is really the best single site to visit if you have limited ability to remember URL's (like me). :-> This is because this site has links to the other two sites I'll be talking about. JobHunt: On-Line Job Meta-List (http://rescomp.stanford.edu/jobs/) is packed full of resources and services for those of you looking for employment. It has numerous links for learning about job hunting, writing resumes, exploring potential employers, etc. It also has many links to job search interfaces, as well as having more direct links to job listings in Academia, Companies, and Science, Engineering and Medicine. Links to recruiting agencies, general classifieds, and general newsgroup searches are also here. Finally, you can find links to other meta lists, resume banks and university career resource centers. The second site of the week is The Monster Board (http://beast.monster.com:80/). Here you can find 55,000 posted jobs, post a resume to be kept in their database, or conduct research on employers worldwide. In the Corporate Sphere, which is targeted to recruiters, hiring managers and Human Resources professionals, you can browse through Human Resources information and get information on products and rates. There are also links to specialized job listings such as MedSearch and CEOExchange. (I actually found a job in my profession and in my area that I applied to via e-mail just while researching this column!) The third site is CareerPath.com (http://www.careerpath.com). This is a database of newspaper employment ads from 17 different cities in the United States. This week, it boasted over 92,000 ads! You can search by newspaper, by job category or by a keyword. If you're not a registered user (registration is free and quick, so why not be?), you can do sample searches, but the full power of the site is only available to those who are officially registered. The cities available are Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Denver, Hartford, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St.Paul, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Jose, and Washington, D.C. There's also a general South Florida newspaper in this database. Job categories are numerous and cover both blue and white-collar jobs. And in passing, I'll tell you about some more specialized sites for job hunters: Virtual Handbook (http://www.xmission.com/~wintrnx/vh/virtual.html) for actors; Exec-U-Net (http://www.clickit.com/touch/execnet/hidden/senior.htm) for top executives at top salaries, the National Home Workers Association (http://www.homeworkers.com) for telecommuters, and finally, The Recruiters OnLine Network (http://www.ipa.com) especially for headhunters. Don't forget to join Kevin in his weekly AnswerMan Chat today (August 4) at 6 p.m. Eastern for more helpful information on how to find a job using the Internet (Keyword: AM Chat)! And remember, I can always be reached at cjpurple@aol.com. Until next week! ||| UPCOMING ANSWERMAN CHATS || Chat live with AnswerMan in these hour-long sessions | Pick an interesting topic & bring your questions | How do you participate? Just log in a few minutes before the session is scheduled to begin, then go to Keyword: AM CHAT. (To go to a keyword, just pick KEYWORD from your GO TO menu.) Then press the button to enter the auditorium. Get a job! Finding employment on the Net - Sunday, August 4, 6PM ET Back by popular demand -- If you've been looking for work in all the wrong places, here's your chance to learn all about Internet sites that specialize in helping folks find gainful employment. You can explore free jobs databases, post your resume, or even attend an electronic job fair. AnswerMan will show you where these sites are, and will give hints on using the Net for your job search. Open Forum Internet Q&A - Sunday, August 11, 6PM ET Have questions about the Internet? Can't browse the Web? Need to find a site, but don't know where to look? Need to find a friend's e-mail address, but don't know how? Bring your Internet questions--AnswerMan will help you get online, find the information you need and get surfing the 'net in no time. Have questions about the Internet? Can't browse the Web? Need to find a site, but don't know where to look? Want to find a friend's e-mail address, but don't know how? Bring your Internet questions--AnswerMan will help you get online, find the information you need and get surfing the 'net in no time. Internet Classifieds and Online Auctions - Sunday, August 18, 6PM ET Are you looking for a rare old record, or trying to sell your obsolete computer? Maybe you want to trade an old truck for a faster modem? This hour, the Internet AnswerMan talks about classified ads on the Internet. He'll show you how you can use Newsgroups, the Web, and e-mail to find the perfect item, or sell your old stuff, using the Net. Learn how to find the right venue, and also get advice on making deals with strangers and avoiding scams. 20 things you didn't know you could do with e-mail! - Sunday, August 25, 6PM ET Maybe you think electronic mail is just for business, or for sending love notes to your sweetheart. Maybe you don't think e-mail can be very useful to you. This session, AnswerMan will show you ten things you might not know that you can do with e-mail -- like send a free fax, play games, and get free technical support for your computer software. If you think e-mail is ho-hum, this session might change your mind. ||| THE END || | That's all for this week. Please send any comments or suggestions about the AnswerMan Internet Extra to "Savetz" (from AOL,) or "savetz@aol.com" (from the Internet.) To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send an e-mail message -- To: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE Body: UNSUBSCRIBE ANSWERMAN This newsletter copyright 1996 by America Online and Kevin Savetz. 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