You can probably find them on your computer too, by going through the Start menu to Programs, Accessories and Internet Services. More on downloading in a later column. Once online, your options are virtually endless. You can make airline reservations, take virtual tours of foreign countries, listen to sound clips from new audio releases and download clips from new movies. More and more companies are doing business on the web, setting up virtual catalogs and even accepting orders.
Links are in another color from the normal text on the page, typically blue.
Clicking on them will take you to another web page within the same site or to another site altogether. Another place is a search engine like Yahoo, where you can search for words or phrases or look through the millions of sites that have already been categorized by Yahoo's online experts. Switchboard , one of several electronic phone books that lets users search for phone numbers, street and e-mail addresses of people and businesses and map out directions. The National Newspaper Association , which has links to newspaper and magazine web sites throughout the United States. Federal Web Locator , A comprehensive list of links to federal government web sites, from Congress to the Smithsonian Institution.