How to Get the Most out of this Website

Familiarize yourself with the tabs on the right side, across the top, and down the left side of this Web site. Let's take a brief tour.

DOWN THE LEFT SIDE

Featured Topic: This spot is where I will showcase items of special interest, whether a glossary term (one way to gain a vocabulary is to learn one word a day), or an event, or a special addition to the website.

Orientation: This is the meat of the site, what makes it different from most chronological blogs, and I'll dive deepest on this topic, but not now. Let's save it for last: see the description at the bottom of this page.

WikiMetroNet User's Manual - This link will take you to another website, a Wiki, where we will come together as a community and share what we have learned about metropolitan broadband networks, building a shared database of group knowledge that will be accessible to all.

Search: As the term implies, search this site by key word, and you can also go out to search the Internet with the Google tool bar located here.

RSS Feed: One of the most important buttons on this site. You can check in on this site daily to look for added content, or you can register here (it's easy!) and the new content will come to you. Some people think that this function, when it catches on, will make a huge difference in how we surf and use the Internet. I urge you to sign up, because I'm adding more content daily, and its good stuff!

Downloads: In case you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you'll want to get it here so you can look at the massive amount of information in all the downloadable documents on this site.

Privacy Policy: This section is a required element in these litigious times - it tells you I respect your privacy and will act like a professional, as well as describing just what I am and what I am not responsible for.

Acknowledgements: This is my favorite part of the Web site, because this is where I get to say Thank You to all my friends who have helped. It's a big, complex world, and I really do "get by with a little help from my friends."

ACROSS THE TOP

Weblog: Like the traditional blog, this section has the short inserts of input on this site, organized from most recent to most dated. Click this tab to turn the middle section into a blog site.

About Us: This section tells you the MetroNetIQ story and explains why I did this.

Contact: How to get a hold of me when you need to.

Login: Come to this tab to log in to the members area, which will feature special things like an archive of newsletters, special downloads, etc.

Create Account: Stand up and be counted. Become a part of the MetroNetIQ community. Register here with MetroNetIQ to get email newsletters, special downloads, documents, etc.

DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE

Recent Entries: Keeps a running list of the most recent posts to the Web site. This section provides an at a glance tool for those who want the hot news, right off the press.

MetroNet Vendor Directory: Together with the Orientatin on the other side, this is perhaps one of the most valuable tools on the site. Use this to browse the industry and learn Who's Who. Surf these great sites to check out what else is going on. These links can help you identify allies and resources as you contemplate a metropolitan broadband network.

AND NOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR

Orientation(continued): This is where you go to sort through all the resource information that is included herein. New to networks, you need to orient yourself to the new environment, so the Orientation category provides such information as
* a Glossary of broadband terms
* a list of Subject Matter Experts and Weblogs for current information
* a list of reference websites
* a list of books and whitepapers for deeper background
* and a look at Regulatory and Legislative issues.