William Penn Life, 2007 (42. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2007-09-01 / 9. szám
íhe Jtogrcto Kitchen web site to the outside world. In the United States the domain name usually ends with one of the following endings; ".com" for a business, ".edu" for educational institutions, ".org" for nonprofit groups like the William Penn, ".net" for those groups that are directly part of the internet and ".gov" for government agencies. Here is one more example to clarify things even more. The address www.williampennassociation.org tells us it's on the World Wide Web, the William Penn Association is the group that sponsored the site, and it's a nonprofit organization. We're making great progress, so here are a few more things you need to know. A SEARCH ENGINE is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system which also minimizes the time required to find the information and the amount as well. Some of the most popular search engines are Google, Yahoo Search, Ask Jeeves and Alta Vista. We are done with the technical stuff, and now its time to put what we've learned into practice. So, let's go exploring the Internet. Let's find a recipe for German bratwurst. First we choose a search engine like www.google.com and type that address in the address bar of our web browser. Once the Google home page comes up, we'll see the large, colorful Google logo and, directly below it, a box with a blinking cursor. In this box, let's type "German bratwurst recipe." Now, click on the "Google Search" tab that's just below Practical Pointer While traveling when in small hotels it's recommended not to brush your teeth or eat any food that has been washed in the water. If you need water, bring along an immersion heater to boil a small amount or use purifying tablets such as Halzone. Safe beverages are coffee and tea provided you are sure the water has been boiled. Bottled water, beer, wine and sodas are usually safe to drink but use a clean glass or straw. what we typed. Soon will appear a long list of places where you can find recipes for German bratwurst. Now, instead of getting a recipe, let's say we want to find a place where we can buy bratwurst on the Internet. Once again, go to the Google homepage and type in "German bratwurst retailers." Google gives us many options—from German grocery stores to restaurants in Berlin—where we can get the best German bratwurst. It's that easy to navigate the Internet to find anything you want when it comes to food (or virtually anything else, for that matter) Let's try it one more time using Ask Jeeves as our search engine. We go back to our web browser home page and type "www.askjeeves.com" in the address bar and hit enter. Once the Askjeeves homepage appears, let's look for pickled pigs feet. Type that in the box and hit enter. On the top line you will see pickled pigs feet followed by "showing 1-10 of 21,300" which mean you are viewing 10 items out of a list of 21,300 that relate to pickled pigs feet. If you keep hitting the next button on the bottom right of the page you will keep getting results for pickled pigs feet until you reach the last entry which would be 21,300. As you can see it's easy to find out a lot about food. Here are some quick tips to help in your searches:- Choose a search engine, then "bookmark" it (i.e., save it) in your "favorites" tab. This will save you time when you need to search for information.- Be precise when searching. If you're looking for recipes, include that in your query. If you're searching for sellers of a product specify that as well. The more precise you are, the more closely your results will match what you are looking for.- Be patient when searching and you will find exactly what you're looking for, whether it is a recipe or certain hard to find product.- Last, but not least, have fun and enjoy the experience of learning more about the Internet and all it has to offer. When searching for a recipe on the Internet, make sure to print it out in the size that works for you. Most websites let you choose between an 8/2XII sheet and a 3 x 5 index card for your recipe box. Many recipe sites also list links to help you find related information, including quick videos describing culinary techniques and definitions. Some sites even have a picture of what the finished product should look like. Congratulations! Now, your homework assignment is to search for Hungarian recipes you can prepare for your family. I did random searches to get the four recipes for you this month which I know you will enjoy. Trivia Answer. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web back in the early 1990's which had a point and click browser, core ideas that included today's web browsers like Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera and Mozilla. He was bom in London, educated at Oxford and associated with M.I.T in Cambridge, Mass. Jé Fögza/táag "The Hungarian Kitchen " is a trademark of William S. Vasvary. William Penn Life, September 2007 13
