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"Consultwebs.com Thanks you For..." Consultwebs.com Thanks you For The Opportunity To Introduce The Internet

Administrative Presenter - Dale Tincher, Consultwebs.com 919-272-8052 Facility - Set-Up Discussion, Favorites Handouts - From PowerPoint (Presentation) And From The Internet Introductions - Your Name, Internet Usage? E-mail, Do You Have A Network Now?, Goals For Session

Consultwebs.com Inc. Dale Tincher - Total 25+ years experience in automation.  Consultwebs.com - Web and consulting Consultwebs.com Specializes in law firms Consulting & Internet Expertise. Clients Include NCBA, Numerous Law Firms, ABA. Internet – Lawyerprofiles.com, legalresourcelinks.com, NClawyers.com, IPLawus.com, 50 others. One of Three Endorsed NC Bar Technology Assistance Providers Through NetSmart, Inc. - TAP Consultants Are Based In Raleigh, Fayetteville, Asheville

THE USER’S DILEMMA

Consultwebs.com Web Page Wading Through The Internet?- Help Is Here! Your Electronic Handout - http://www.consultwebs.com Legal Resources Built For NC Firms - Research Links, Local and Federal Law & Bills, News, Bulletin Board, Software Web Sites & Prices, Miscellaneous Resources Information On Consultwebs.com and Our Services.  Technical Tips

"For further information you may..." For further information you may contact:  Consultwebs.com  “Serving the Carolinas”  Raleigh 272-8052; Fax 800-515-3549 dtincher@consultwebs.com www.consultwebs.com www.lawyerprofiles.com www.legalresourcelinks.com

"Internet Overview" Internet Overview Live Searches Tips

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The Internet Origin? Why Is It Growing So Fast? EBAY – September ’98 Opening $18, Immediately Jumped To $47, now $220 – 270. Search Engines – From Start-Ups To Billion Dollar Stocks

Internet History - Dept of Defense 60’s, NSF - 1988 ARPANET To NSFNET , Commercial 1995 Millions of computers linked together to form the world’s largest network A network of networks,freely exchanging information Over 30,000,000 people use the Internet 100M In 1999 A wealth of services- Number 1 Means Of Bus. Comm1 E-mail, Bulletin Boards (News Groups), Data, Chat Free software, multi-media, graphics

Projections For The Internet CEO’s Expect To Generate Almost 40% of Annual Sales Via The Internet Within 10 Years2.  The Percentage Who Expect Their Industry Will Use The Internet To Let Clients: Get Pricing, product Information - 67% Consult Service/Sales Personnel - 66% Complete Transactions - 65% Design Products - 40% 2Source: American International College Survey of Forbes 500 CEOs

The Rush To Internet Free E-mail and File Transfer All Over The World (2 AMA Report - E-mail #1 Bus Comm) Instantaneous, no Snail-mail stamp. (Example - Local Firm) Dramatic Cost Savings For Multiple Location Firms and For Attorney To Client Communications A Progressive Image - Corporate America (Our Desired Clients) Use The Internet Demo of E-mail

"Secondary Legal Research - Listservs" Secondary Legal Research - Listservs, Newsgroups - Find & Share Info The Ability To Communicate Directly with Clients Worldwide and Send Received Documents To Clients or Other Parties (Other Services Do Not Permit This) Free Access To Resources Such As The Library of Congress, NAFTA Text, Supreme Court Opinions, SEC Filings, Law Firm Offerings, Code, Vendors Video - Sound

Finding Information Search Engines Are Free, Software Engines Used To Search The Internet Commercial - altavista.com, excite.com, hotbot.com, yahoo.com, lycos.com Law - findlaw, Consultwebs.com alllaw, lawcrawler, lawguru, fastsearch.com/ Problem - Wading Through The ‘Net. Solution Consultwebs.com Developed Links

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Browsers

Finding Information Explore The Search Engine Options (Lycos, Yahoo, Hotbot) - Also Contain News, Business, Entertainment, Reference, Government, Sports, Travel, Resources Finding Info - Attorney, Type “Attorney North Carolina” UNC Sunsite; Internet Primer - Type “Internet Primer”; US Code, Type “US Code” (With Refinements); Finding People  - Call Them. Four11 (Find People, Schoolmates, Like Interests), Who Where, Switchboar Newsgroups- Dejanews- 1,000’s Of Potential Respondents                  Demo

Learning The Internet Type http://www.cogsoft.com in your URL (Net Overview).  Also Try www.docker.com/ primer.html.  Dummy’s Guide To The Internet Is Available. Type What You Want To Know In Search Engine Box, Experiment You Will See More Branches To Other Topics Than You Will Ever Have Time To Explore.  Reference Materials, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Quotes, etc. - Invaluable Tools (See Consultwebs.com Links)

Internet Terms www, URL, http, FAQ, ISP, TCP/IP, HTML .com, .edu, .gov, .org, .net, .mil ISDN, Frame Relay, Dial-up, 56K See Miscellaneous Resources At Consultwebs.com

Legal Resources - Free Government - GPO.gov - Government Printing Office U.S. Code & Federal Register Internet - Updated Daily,    EDGAR - SEC Documents, Library of Congress    States - Piper, Cornell (See Consultwebs Links) Commercial & Org - Consultwebs.com, Bricker.com, NC AOC, FindLaw.com, Barlinc.org, ABA.org (subscribe to newsgroup also), aba.org Vendors - LOIS, Shepherds, Westpub, etc.  Type http://www. company.com

Fee Based Resources Versuslaw - Reasonably Priced, Falls Between FindLaw (Free) and Westlaw and Lexis West Publishing Lexis-Nexis and Michie Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing (Now Part of West Group) LOIS - NC State & Federal Statutes (Subscription) - Available on The Internet & CD Shepards/McGraw Hill Matthew Bender - Authority On-Demand, Shepard's Citations & More Key Cite

Demonstrations Tips & Techniques - Netscape vs Explorer, Saving & Manipulating Images, Saving Documents, Acrobat, Virus Discussion, Retrieving Documents Accessing of Web Pages

Options and Capabilities Browser Demonstration Adobe Acrobat (Example) Downloading WordPerfect and Word Interchanges

Your Own Web Site? Visibility & Clients - Pictures, Resumes Client Relations - Newsletters, Updates Progressive Image Revenue (200% Normanlaw.) Communications Reduced Admin Costs/ Labor - Forms, Docs

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Your Own WEB Server? You Can Add Your Own WEB Server Advantage - Possible Cost Savings Over Time.  Total Control.  Disadvantage - Support Commitment, Hardware And Software Investment ($5,000-10,000 plus labor Initially, Then On-Going Support Expense & Commitment). Providers Rent Space For $20 - $125 Monthly.  Initial Design Considerations. Ability To Design And Change From Any Remote Location (Example http://www.consultwebs.com .

Individual Internet Connection Components A Provider - Your On-Ramp To The Internet, E.G., Bellsouth, Interpath, Mindspring - $20-45 A Month. A Telephone Line or Digital Connection.  This Can Be A Normal Dial-Up Line (At Home, Share Your Telephone Line) or You Can Purchase A Higher Speed ISDN, ADSL or T-1 Line.  Cable Is Coming.

Remainder of Course Remaining Slides Are Informational and Can Be Covered Offline With Interested Parties. Visit To Legal Sites

PROVIDERS/VIRTUAL DOMAINS Adgrafix, Interpath, Mindspring, Earthlink, BellSouth Offer More Services, Faster Lines These Providers Also Offer Consulting To Prevent Problems And Bottlenecks Reliability and Accessibility Are Better

AT&T, BellSouth, Mindspring For Home Use, Or Non-Network May Redefine Providers, Helping Produce A Buyer’s Market 5 Free Hours Per Month For AT&T Subscribers - $2.50 An Hour Afterward, $21.95 Unlimited. Also Free Home Page, 4-5 Email Addresses. User Satisfaction Surveys PC World 2-99 – 1 – AT&T, 8 Bellsouth, 14 MSFT, 15 AOL (AOL Not Recommended By Dale.)

Components To Get You Going Computer, Pentium or Above Preferred. Modem 56K, Preferably a Laser Printer or Deskjet.  ($199-$2,000). Browser Software To Help You More Easily Navigate The Internet, E.G., Netscape, Explorer (Usually Built In & Free)

Configurations - Starter Single User, Non-Networked From Home or E.G. Library PC Some Firms E.G., Occasionally Dial Into The Internet And Check Individual or A Group Mailbox You First Need A Computer, Pentium or Above Preferred. 56K Modem, Preferably a Laser Printer.  ($1,000-$2,500).  You Should Add A Sound Card And CD ROM (Under $200).

INTERNET NETWORK

Other Considerations Dial-Up Is Slow And Can Be Frustrating - 56k (often 40K) A Higher Speed ISDN, ADSL Line Or Frame Relay (4 to 50 times faster) Can Be Obtained For Approximately A $400-$2,500 Set-Up Fee, Then $40-500 A Month, Depending Upon Location & Provider. Each User Can Cost $20 Per Month, Plus  Set-Up Fee, Decreasing With Volume. Consider Communications Server For Networks Multiple Users May Require Additional Lines.  An ISDN Or Cable TV Line Can Handle A Great Deal Of Traffic.

Communications Planning. Plan Internet & Communications Together

Linking E-mail To Your Office E-mail

Other Considerations If You Don’t Have Virus Software - Get It Even If You Don’t Use The Internet.  Download Updates $300-1,000 for Server (Some Also Check PCs). Workstation Copies Are Approximately $50 Each- Will Become No-Cost Items. Web Server Sftwe Can Be Added For $500- 2,000 (Not Recommended - You Should Typically Rent Web Space)

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