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Advantages for the Michigan Celery Industry by Using Computers

Advantages for the Michigan Celery Industry by Using Computers. Roger Brook, Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering Dept. Michigan State University. Bringing Knowledge to Life. Individual Activities. Planning (e.g. spread sheets) Word processing Accounting Games Email Web surfing.

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Advantages for the Michigan Celery Industry by Using Computers

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  1. Advantages for the Michigan Celery Industry by Using Computers Roger Brook, Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering Dept. Michigan State University Bringing Knowledge to Life

  2. Individual Activities • Planning (e.g. spread sheets) • Word processing • Accounting • Games • Email • Web surfing

  3. What is the Internet / Web ? A collection of connected computers that communicate with each other in a “common language” server you TelephoneCableSatellite

  4. Speaking Internet • Web browser Internet Explorer Netscape Communicator • Email software • Application software Adobe Acrobat reader Hi, web world ...

  5. Email - Your private post office you@server.domain.country • you - your email name • server - your email provider • domain - com, org, net, edu, gov, mil • country - not used for US addresses; generally a 2-letter designator brook@msue.msu.edu runwater@yahoo.com

  6. Making Email Effective • use name and return address • use descriptive subject line • do NOT use only uppercase • use bullets instead of long paragraphs • put blank line between paragraphs • for replies, use parts of original • use spell check (if available) • email is sent immediately; think twice before sending something offensive

  7. Internet Address • http://www.server.domain/structure • http Hyper Text Transfer Protocol • www generally used, but not always • server server name • domain: com, org, net, edu, gov, mil • structure location on that server • http://www.michigancelery.com/home • server: michigancelery • domain: com • structure: home

  8. Group Activities • Using a list serve to send to an identified group of people (push) • Using a news or discussion group for archival of email (pull) • Using a web page for information summary (secure)

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