So they get their computer and their Internet account and, luckily, most will sign up for some training. But some don't and the next thing is that they're sending out e-mail without knowing how to use it. They e-mail with five pages of previous exchanges appended to the end, each previous message with its own extra little arrow. They discover how to attach files and send out their holiday pictures, all 12 of them, 4.8 MB. Then they find the "forward" button and forward endless lists of jokes and virus warnings. E-mail is good but using it well is better. . . . Is there something wrong with that last sentence?
Anyway, I'm sure everyone reading this column uses e-mail beautifully, efficiently and better than well but send the bozos you correspond with to Webfoot for a Beginner's Guide to E-Mail. What starts out looking like a fairly dry discussion conceals all kinds of fun little surprises and useful bits of information. Follow the links and you'll go duck hunting at ducky's or find some useful discussions of Eudora's many features.
And remember, e-mail is so efficient because, besides being fast and inexpensive, it is self-addressing, self-filing and self-organizing. If your isn't, go and see Webfoot.
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