Greetings, Rev.Net customers!



As you have noticed, Rev.Net has updated its website to improve your online
experience. We understand that it takes time to get used to new things and we
would like to help you become familiar with our new look.



Why did we change the homepage, anyway?



New technology - The Internet has changed quite a bit since we first created our
homepage nearly 10 years ago. New technologies have become available that let us
manage the information you see on our website more efficiently. It took a lot of
work to make changes on our old website and, most of the time, things that
should have been updated just didn’t get updated. Links were broken and didn’t
lead anywhere. These new technologies allow us to provide the newest, freshest,
and most relevant information to you with ease.


Easier navigation – It was difficult to get around the old site and find the
information that was important. Users would often have to click into many pages
to find what they needed - if they found it all. Now, the most important information is readily accessible within just a click or two.


A website that works for you – We feel that a website should do more than just
sit there and look pretty. Our new website is designed to actively help you. It
will tell you about new products, special offers, Rev.Net-related news, and
solutions to problems. It will help us communicate with you like our old website
never did.



What is different?



Apart from the actual appearance and layout, you will notice that some of the
features from the old website are no longer on the main page.


The web address and search fields are no longer at the top center of the
homepage. “Fields” are places on a web page that let you type in words and
numbers. We removed them because they duplicate things that are already in your
web browser.


Entering website addresses - If you look at the top of your web browser window,
you will see an Address field. A web browser is the program such as Internet
Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Firefox that lets you view websites. Address
fields contain the web address, or URL, of the website you are currently
viewing. URLs typically have the format: http://www.somewebsite.com. You can
enter website addresses in several ways:



(ex. 1) http://www.somewebsite.com




(ex. 2) www.somewebsite.com




(ex. 3) somewebsite.com




Here is where you can find the Address field in the three most popular web browsers:




Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2



Netscape Navigator 7.2



Firefox 1.5.0.1



Just left-click in the Address field of your web browser and enter any web
address you want to visit then hit the Enter key on your keyboard. You will then
be taken to the address you entered.

Searching for stuff on the Web - Our old web site had a search field that let you type in a word or phrase to search for on the Web. Now, you can search the Web the following ways:

Use our Search Box - The Search Box in the upper left corner of our homepage can be used to search for things in our website or to get a link to Google.

Type the word or phrase you are searching for in the Search Box then click the button labeled "Search!". Your results will be displayed on a new page.

Bookmark favorite search pages - You can navigate to the various search engines then add them to your Bookmarks or Favorites list. To do that, go to one (or all) of the web addresses listed below by clicking on each link. Then go to the top of your web browser and find the Favorites menu (in Internet Explorer) or the Bookmarks menu (in Netscape Navigator and Firefox). Click on the Favorites or Bookmarks menu to get a list. From the list that appears, click on "Add to favorites" or "Bookmark this page". Once you do that, you have added the search page to your Favorites or Bookmarks list. The search page name will appear in your list whenever you need it.

http://www.google.com

http://www.yahoo.com

http://www.dogpile.com

http://www.excite.com

http://www.ebay.com

We hope you enjoy our new site. If you have more questions or comments about the new website, please let us know by sending an e-mail to: webmaster@rev.net