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Lessons:
Introduction
Keeping Up
Talk to Friends
Blogs and Comics
Online Radio
Share your Stuff
Wikis
Games
Make Stuff

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Welcome to Your Online Life!

This is a full index of all topics in this course. Click on a link below for a full lesson on the topic.

  • Facebook — The most popular "social networking" site...for now
  • LinkedIn — A business-oriented networking site
  • Classmates.com — Get in touch with old classmates (you've seen the ads a million times)
  • Webmail — Even if you already have email, you can access a new, free email address from anywhere
  • IM (Instant Messaging) — Direct text chat; covers AIM, MSN, ICQ, and Yahoo!
  • Skype — Make telephone calls over the internet, most for free
  • Forums — Web-based discussion boards; popular styles and customs
  • Twitter — Web-based quick text messaging from and to many devices
  • IRC — Group text chat
  • Blogging — An introduction to the blogging phenomenon
  • Feeds — Get new blog articles delivered right to your email inbox
  • User-Submitted News — These sites rely on their users for news, and boy is it fun
  • Webcomics — All sorts of comics, free; also covers the history of the form
  • Podcasting — Listen to dramas and talk shows on your computer or iPod
  • Internet Radio — Listen to radio stations on your computer
  • What is a Wiki? — Collaborative websites that anyone can change
  • Wikipedia — Covers the nuances of this great online encyclopedia
Miscellaneous

Something you want to know that's not on this list? Email me and I'll tell you what I know and can find out!

Blog:

10 June 08 - Freedom

I've decided to make a big step: I'm releasing Your Online Life for free, instead of charging $50 for it.

To be honest, I prefer the idea of giving it all away. I plan to offer a few detailed, supplemental how-tos for a small charge ($15 or so), which I hope to have ready in a few weeks.

I look forward to helping you.

2 June 08 - Here We Go

I spent much of the weekend ensuring that the site's payment system works. I'm now confident that the site works as expected.

As always, email me at brent@brentnewhall.com if you have any questions or suggestions.

23 May 08 - Audio Awesomeness

As you may have noticed, I posted the podcasting and internet radio lessons yesterday.

I've also gone through all the lessons and tidied them up, highlighting important phrases and fixing a few lingering spelling and grammar errors.

21 May 08 - Calendar Lesson Is Up

I've posted the Online Calendars lesson, which steps through using Google Calendars.

20 May 08 - What's Coming

Welcome to the site! We've just launched, and I wanted to map out for you what will be changing first.

As you may notice, a few lessons still lay unfinished. I intend to write the online calendars lesson next, followed by podcasting and internet radio, then finish up with the gaming lessons.

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