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'Nothing But Net'

A Monthly Newsletter for CalNet Members and the Rest of Netdom:
June 1/96 Vol.2 No.6 
A Publication of CalNet, The Calgary Internet Users Group

"Off the webbrowser, through the modem, 
down the phoneline, Nothing But Net"

"Watching the Web so you don't have to"

1.0 CalNet News

 Our next meeting features a indepth look at Netscape
and it's Plugin's. The date is June 20 at 7:00 PM. 
As usual admission is free for members, $5 for nonmembers.
The place is the Main Auditorium of the Alberta Vocational
College, 332-6 Ave. SE.

2.0 Web News 

The Next Internet Killer App:

 In the world of Internet, new applications and services 
seem to popup on a daily basis. While many may be plugins that no
human will ever use, there is a new service on the IWAY that may just
be the next Big Thing. I am talking about PointCasting.
 Traditional broadcasting bombards us daily with a deluge 
of information that we must wade through to get to the juicy bits that
interest us. PointCasting changes all that. 
 This new service allows one to select the news, sports, 
and weather that we want to see, and beams it directly to our 
desktops via the Internet. And it does with a slick, easy to use
interface that is a pleasure to work with. A creation of PointCast
Inc. of Cupertino, California,  PointCasting is the most significant
new service to come across my desktop since the original web browser
Mosaic.
 The volume of news that is available through this one 
service is just amazing, and comprehensive. It would take a whole lot
of pointing and clicking around the web, not to mention time to
acquire the same amount of information. I believe we have in
PointCasting the first service that is a real challenge to the daily
newspaper, the nightly TV news broadcast, and other forms of news
media. This service is a competitive advantage for anyone who has it,
and thorough the power of the IWAY, we can all have it.
 PointCasting has major advantages for advertisers. Companies
create attractive websites in the vague hope customers will PULL out
the advertising weaved into their pages. PointCasting allows companies
to PUSH their advertisements, in your face again much like television.
 So how much can we expect to pay for this service, how about 
nothing, it's free. The PointCast application has a small window that
advertising is beamed thorough while it is open. The service is paid
for by advertisers much like network television.
 PointCast has also just announced a Server product for 
companies that use IntraNet in their corporate infrastructure. The
PointCast I-Server as it is called allows companies to Pointcast
internal company news to their employees as well as the public
information already available through a single interface.
 PointCasting is available for download both as a full
package, and a  Netscape plugin at http://pioneer.pointcast.com. My
advice is to go for the full package, it's free, very easy to install,
and works great. Give PointCast a try, I think you will find it
quickly becomes addictive.

3.0 WebSites

This issue's websites are from the May 16th Beginner's Guide to
the Iway show.

CalNet On The Iway Main Menu:
http://www.cadvision.com/calnet
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com
Disney:
http://www.disney.com
Independence Day:
http://www.id4.com
Calgary Herald Online:
http://www.southam.com:80/calgaryherald/
Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum:
http://www.nasm.edu/
J.C. Penney:
http://www.jcpenney.com/
Windows 95.com (An great source of software):
http://www.windows95.com/apps/
7UP (Shockwave sample):
http://www.7up.com/indexmn1.html
D.C. Comics Sovereign 7 (Shockwave example):
http://www.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/Gallery/Shocked.sites/Dc.com
cs/index.html Disney Toy Story Game (Shockwave example):
http://www.disney.com/ToyStory/toybox/shock.htm?GL=H NetCell (A Java
App): http://www.cd.com/netcell/play.html CBS Up to the Minute (A
VdoLive sample): http://uttm.com/welcome2.html KLIF 570 AM Dallas (A
RealAudio sample): http://204.58.152.70/pub/klif/kliflive.htm
Audionet: http://www.audionet.com/ IROCK (A Internet Wave sample):
http://www.iRock.Com/main.html


4.0 Trivia Question of the Month:

This month's trivia question: 
What is the Chupacabra?
First correct resondee will get mentioned in the next issue.

        The CalNet On The Iway WebSite is available online at:
http://www.cadvision.com/calnet.
The site features information on the upcoming CalNet Meeting, 
the CalNet Helps features, The Web Of The Month, and lots of 
other stuff. 

        And don't forget about our CalNet Interactive Home Page at:
http://www.worldweb.com/Calgary/CalNet featuring a cornucopia of links
on a plethora of subjects.


Dave Reid
President CalNet, The Calgary Internet Users Group
email: reidd@cadvision.com

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Entire Contents Copyright 1996 D.Reid