This guide offers some easy to understand information about how to surf the Internet. You don’t have to understand how all of the technology works to enjoy using the Internet so don’t be afraid!

The Internet is used by a variety of people in many ways – you’ll be surprised at the things you can do! You can look up almost anything online and talk to other people via email, newsgroups, forums and bulletin boards, either to share ideas or information (do not forget the Green X Code whenever you are using the Internet. To view it please click [here]). For more information on what the Internet can do for you, visit www.internetrangers.co.uk/extra_help.htm, where you’ll find useful links for all members of the family.

The Basics: What You Need To Get Online

Over 26,140 schools are now online and 42% of all schools have their own website. The Internet is everywhere and if you are involved in education, you’re probably told constantly how it’s revolutionising teaching and the classroom.

Whats more, many children now have access to the Web at home where they are outside safety policies put in place on school networks.

This leaflet is designed to keep you aware of the potential dangers on the most popular aspects of the Net. We’ve tried to put together all the things that your pupils are doing on the Net – both at home and in school – and some basic advice so that you can help them to protect themselves.

The Internet: what is it?

The Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers. It consists of countless networks across the world that allows millions of people to share information.

Getting Started

You have several options for reading and sending email on your smart device. Just like on your computer, you can choose from various email applications to manage your email. (Additional fees may apply for email services.) This guide shows you the various email options and walks you through setting them up, so that you can use your device to get the most out of your current email accounts. Your device comes with four email options:

• Messaging – Enables you to send and receive email messages with a corporate email account or an account you have with an Internet service provider (ISP).
• Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync – Enables you to wirelessly synchronize your email and other information directly with the information stored on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007.
• Windows Live™ – Enables you to send and receive email messages with an MSN Hotmail account.

Important Factors to Consider When Selecting an Archiving System

DELIVERY MODELS
There are three basic methods for deploying a messaging archiving system:

• Software installed on in-house servers and managed with in-house IT personnel The advantages of this approach are that it can be the least expensive option of the three noted here, particularly for large organizations, it provides a significant amount of flexibility and it allows an organization to re-use existing hardware. The disadvantage is that this option can be more expensive to deploy and maintain, since an organization must configure servers, install software and manage both internally.
• Appliances that are deployed in-house and managed by in-house personnel
  The advantage of this approach is that software and hardware are provided in a single, rack-mountable unit so that they work together seamlessly, and the cost of deployment is less than if software and hardware must be deployed separately. However, appliances offer somewhat less flexibility than internally deployed software and hardware and their cost for larger organizations can be higher than internally deployed software on a per user basis.

Gmail Chat creates a seamless communications experience, enabling users to email and send instant messages from directly within the same browser. There’s nothing to download and no separate application to use—it just works in Gmail. Users can see when their contacts are online, and chat instantly with them.

Communications today can be frustrating. Users typically have to use separate email and instant messaging applications to talk to the same people, not to mention having to keep track of what information was sent where. Gmail Chat addresses some of these issues by breaking down the arbitrary barrier that’s been created between email and IM. Chats need not be different from email messages. Important information is communicated and stored in both.

Gmail has always been committed to making communications more effi cient and helping users fi nd and access information. Now we’ve extended this model to instant communications.

Chat features

BlackBerry Connect is a wireless email solution for business users with access to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server or those users who access corporate or personal email via an Internet Service Provider (ISP). This guide explains the two ways to set up BlackBerry Connect on your Nokia 9300 device.

1. BlackBerry Internet Service – Provides wireless access to Internet (ISP) email accounts, such as POP3 or IMAP4 (EarthLink, AOL, Yahoo, Comcast and more), or you can use a Cingular-branded BlackBerry email account.
2. BlackBerry Enterprise Server – Provides corporate users with wireless access to Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes email accounts. Check with your company’s IT department to verify compatibility with your corporate email.

You may choose to set up and use BlackBerry Internet Service or
BlackBerry Enterprise Server, or you may choose to set up and use both
at the same time.

BlackBerry Internet Service Set Up Instructions