<HTML> <!--This file created 6/10/01 11:36 AM by Claris Home Page version 3.0--> <HEAD> <TITLE>Into the Net</TITLE> <META NAME=GENERATOR CONTENT="Claris Home Page 3.0"> <X-CLARIS-WINDOW TOP=67 BOTTOM=600 LEFT=248 RIGHT=778> <X-CLARIS-TAGVIEW MODE=minimal> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#184B81"> <CENTER> <P><FONT SIZE="+4" COLOR="#FF3300"><B><I>Esat Young Scientists Visit</I></B></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+3" COLOR="#FFFF33"><IMG SRC="images/tow_003.gif" ALT="Transmitter picture" WIDTH=40 HEIGHT=40 X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEWIDTH X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEHEIGHT ALIGN=bottom></FONT></P></CENTER> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">1. I spoke to John Hanley from Malahide Community School who did a comparative survey on Irish and Danish businesses and their on-line presence. </FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">2.I spoke to Cian Hughes and James O'Sullivan who won second prize in their category for their project on Internet Security. They recommend the following sites:</FONT></P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE="+1"><TABLE BORDER=0 BGCOLOR="#003333" WIDTH="55%"> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.pgpinternational.com" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.pgpinternational.com</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33"><BR> At this site you can download 'Pretty Good Privacy' so that you can encrypt your e-mail and send personal or private details safely.</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.zonelabs.com" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.zonelabs.com</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33"><BR> Here you can search for a programme called zone alarm. It will protect your work by allowing you to set up a personal firewall for windows.</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://antihacking.cianhughes.com" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://antihacking.cianhughes.com</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33"><BR> This will be the address of the guys' own website when it is set up.</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </FONT></CENTER> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">3.I spoke to Eithne McEvilly, Kim O'Reilly and Michelle Gately. They like to shop at the following sites:</FONT></P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33"><TABLE BORDER=0 BGCOLOR="#003333" WIDTH="54%"> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.hmv.com" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.hmv.com</FONT></A></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.2fm.ie" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.2fm.ie</FONT></A></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </FONT></CENTER> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">They also recommended the following sites for safely shopping on the Internet.</FONT></P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33"><TABLE BORDER=0 BGCOLOR="#003333" WIDTH="54%"> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.aib.ie/transactonline/help/" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.aib.ie/transactonline/help/</FONT></A></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.bankofireland.ie/clikpay/" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.bankofireland.ie/clikpay/</FONT></A></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </FONT></CENTER> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">4.Donal McCann, Will Sharkey and Roy Wyatt recommended wysiwyg editors for designing your own web pages. The ones that they recommended are available from the following sites:</FONT></P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33"><TABLE BORDER=0 BGCOLOR="#003333" WIDTH="54%"> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/</FONT></A></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/</FONT></A></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </FONT></CENTER> <P><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">They have also devised their own tutorial which is located at the following site:</FONT></P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33"><TABLE BORDER=0 BGCOLOR="#003333" WIDTH="54%"> <TR> <TD> <P><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/youngscientists2002/index.htm" TARGET="_blank"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">http://www.geocities.com/youngscientists2002/index.htm</FONT></A></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </FONT> <P><A HREF="contents"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">BACK TO CONTENTS</FONT></A></P> <P> <A HREF="index.html"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">HOME</FONT></A></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#FFFF33"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">Write to the programme at </FONT><A HREF="mailto:intothenet@ireland.com"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFF33">intothenet@ireland.com</FONT></A></P> <P> </P> <P><FONT COLOR="#FFFF33"><IMG SRC="images/f-layer2.gif" ALT="Transmission Picture" WIDTH=600 HEIGHT=40 X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEWIDTH X-CLARIS-USEIMAGEHEIGHT ALIGN=bottom></FONT></P></CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>