7 indications you might not be an internet noob anymore:

Joe Murphy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:41:25 +0000

…gleaned from my experiences working in an internet-inexperienced newsroom…

You’re not afraid to type a URL in the address bar of a web browser.
You know what “URL,” “address bar,” and “web browser,” mean.
You’ve used a browser that doesn’t have “Explorer,” “MSN,” or “AOL” in its name.
You know how to copy and paste a URL (From the page you’re on or from a link on a page) into an email.
You know that “http://” goes at the start of every URL.
You know how to clear your browser cache without looking up instructions on the internet, and you understand which situations a clear-the-cache can fix.
You know how to (and you do) add commonly-used links to your browser link bar (you get half points if you use your browser’s “favorites” in horizontal sidebar).

No internet at home can be a beautiful thing

Joe Murphy — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:37:35 +0000

I’ve lived without computer and internet at home for two weeks. I fixed the computer today, so it’s back and stuff, but the last two weeks were awesome. I’m got so much stuff done. I did the cleaning and organizing I should have done years ago, I read a lot more, I took a walk, I cooked a big meal.

I’m going to try and have some weekly “No-Computer Days” from here on out — probably Tuesdays and Thursdays. It sounds like a good idea… not as good as my “Shirts-Off Saturday” was, but, well, what is.

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7 indications you might not be an internet noob anymore:

No internet at home can be a beautiful thing