ers communicate. These towers, as well as the phones that use them, put out radio frequency (RF) radiation. Studies have found that worries are unfounded and that the amount of RF radiation is not enough to cause adverse effects on anyone's health (Barnes 20). That fact must be very comforting to anyone who uses cell phones on a day-to-day basis. Something that many people use on a day-to-day basis is the Internet. "The Internet is the interconnection of computer networks that enables connected machines to communicate directly. The term popularly refers to a particular global interconnection of government, education, and business computer networks that is available to the public" (Rutkowski). Many people today have access to the Internet and a new way to have access this wonderful resource is through a cell phone. Cell phone owners can now do everything from check stock quotes to check their e-mail all from their cell phones. New cell phones are coming with microbrowsers that can help users access the Internet (Emrich B1). Most people have to sit in front of a PC to use the Internet but that's not all bad. There are many very useful things that can be done on the Internet. One man named Viktor Yazykov must think that the Internet is very useful. His life was literally saved because he had access to the Internet and his e-mail. He was in a 27,000 mile long sailing race called Around Alone. It is called this because all racers go on the fantastic journey by themselves. He had been at sea for 40 days on this eight-month race when he realized that there was a problem. He had a deadly infection in his arm. He needed surgery and he knew it and his only connection to the outside world was his laptop computer and his e-mail. His boat had lost all power and he had no light except for a miner's light strapped to his head. He had to perform surgery on his own arm with nothing but his e-mail to guide him. Miraculously he survived and kept his arm (...
