1- In Europe, log on in the morning.

There are about 49 million Internet users in the U.S. and only 19 million in Europe. If Europeans log on early, they can surf the Net when most American users are still asleep.

2- Use fast modems.

The latest modems offer significant speed improvements for modest cost investment, from 28.8 kb/s to 56.6 kb/s. If possible use an ISDN line at 128 kb/s.

3-Deactivate graphics

If calling up photographs, graphics and diagrams takes too long, use the option button on any browser to stop " autoload image " Most Web browsers include this option that allows you to avoid heavy photographs.

4-Open several Web pages at the same time.

Get into the habit, when you conduct a search at a site like AltaVista or Yahoo, of calling up several potentially interesting sites simultaneously instead of clicking on one line and waiting for a web page to download. You can then skip from browser window to browser window on your computer.

5-Use search engines.

Use Alta Vista for quick searches for a specific name, Yahoo! if you are interested in seeing information grouped in sets and subsets, Hotbot as a powerful search engine, WebCrawler and Lycos for quick references.

6-Organize your bookmarks into folders and groups of folders.

Do not keep long lists of sites that have nothing to do with each other. Create folders and subsets of folders.

7-Use a laptop.

To take full advantage of the Internet, use a portable computer that will enable you to check in at the office, at home or on the road.

8-Use " Push Media ".

Pointcast, (http://www.pointcast.com) which sends news and data to users, saves time because it sends information to you once you have filled a personalized questionnaire so you don't have to go out on the Web and look for specific information.

9- Read Internet magazines, not books.

Many of the books written about how to use the Internet are needlessly complex. Start lists, useful tips in Net Magazine are easier to understand and constantly updated.

10- Practice an information diet.

Try to limit yourself to a half hour a day to stay focused on finding useful information. Like for working lunches and avoiding excess food, do not get swamped with information overload on the Internet.