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A review of Net Detective
2001 -
While venturing
into the totally fascinating but sometimes frustrating task of
"Searching the Internet", I learned many things.
First: If I had enough time and patience and unlimited
use of my Internet Service Provider's online connection time,
I could find out just about anything.
Second: I had no such time to spend and could be easily
distracted by following one link to another and losing sight
of what I started out looking for in the first place.
Third: I
had to learn a whole new language first.
Then, low and
behold, a program that was useful, fast and fun came along
called NET DETECTIVE 2001.
I came across an ad
for the product in one of my many on-line (yawn) searches and
thought this is definitely for me.
Could it really be that I could just type in a few
keywords and zip, zip I was led to where I REALLY wanted to
be. Giving me
what 10 search engines would take me the afternoon to
accomplish. I was
excited. I signed
up. I downloaded
the program - easy for even the novice me - installed from the
automatic installation feature - and I was ready to go!
What to try first?
I had heard all the privacy warnings in the news and on
TV regarding my e-mail address so I thought I would go about
the task of gaining some anonymity, assuring that my
information couldn't later be used fraudulently.
Here's what I did:
1.
I opened Net Detective 2001 in the Programs guide.
2.
Took a stroll through the handy "On-Line"
manual provided with the program
3.
Clicked a few times to resources in the "Internet
Information Sources" area
4.
A few clicks later I was at Anonymizer.com
Now I was feeling
really good about my purchase.
So what else could I look for in this program?
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Credit Information
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Business directories
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Law Database
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E-mail addresses
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Genealogy
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DMV Records
I was finally having all the "fun" that my
friends had been talking about and I was learning so much more
about surfing. It
was so easy I couldn't believe how I had previously been
trying to conduct my searches.
For the serious "researcher" it cuts out all
the peripheral elements and gets you right where you need to
be. For the
novice, it's a wonderful tool to save all the time and
frustration one feels when trying to learn a new task.
And for everybody in between, it's just plain fast and
informative. Additionally,
not only do I find wonderful on-line resources, but a whole
encyclopedia of State and Federal names and addresses,
together with all the tips I would need to conduct a serious
"investigation" of just about anyone or anything.
Since I have
purchased this program, I feel every bit as confident to find
what I need quickly, as the most experienced and technical
professional researcher or investigator!
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$29.00
