LivingInternet.com serves as "Internet on the Internet"

Although many of us have been using the Internet for quite some time, there are always those gaps in our Net knowledge that we don't confess-not even to our closest friends! Enter LivingInternet.com http://www.livinginternet.com, "the Internet on the Internet." This resource, a useful compendium of Net history, tidbits and advice, is obviously a labor of love for its creator, Bill Stewart. His "bio" reads: "Bill's day job is currently chief engineer of an information-technology system-integration program for a large aerospace contractor, where he also has held jobs as a system architect, software lead and system engineer. Other jobs Bill has held include computing-center manager, computer-science instructor, egg grader and assistant magician."

The site, though not glitzy, is well-organized, with its main categories (The Internet, World Wide Web, Electronic Mail, Internet Relay Chat, Usenet Newsgroups, Mailing Lists and MUDS) each including the following links:

- How it Was Invented
- How it Works
- How to Use It
- Advanced Usage
- Why It's Important
- Security Issues
- Help
- More Information

Surf LivingInternet.com to find out how to get an Internet domain name, read about the first Internet virus (it was actually a worm), learn what error messages, such as "404 file not found," mean, discover the difference between the Listserv and Majordomo mailing lists, get instructions on how to avoid getting spam when posting to a newsgroup, see a listing of free email reminder services (never forget to change your engine oil again), read what other people are searching for in real time on the Magellan's search engine "voyeur page" (and find out that Web searchers can't spell!) and much more.

The LivingInternet.com site also has a useful listing of eight Internet news sites, including the Yahoo Internet Report http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/tc, which contains full reports on such important Internet-related topics as the "digital divide," cybercrime and the future of high-speed Internet access. Finally, LivingInternet.com has a section called "Myths, Hoaxes and Legends" that highlights the famous "Neiman Marcus $250 Cookie Recipe" myth, the "Disney Giveaway" hoax and various false virus alerts. This section also provides a link entitled "Urban Legend Reference Pages," that leads to the fascinating "Inboxer Rebellion" site at . The goal of this page is to help Internet users determine whether that piece of email they've received is a hoax, the truth or something in between!

-Gemma DeVinney and Don Hartman, University Libraries