Snag wrote:

I've wondered , especially lately , why anyone uses google groups to
read
usenet . There are several free newsreaders out there , and at least 3
free news servers that I personally know of . And now I've read quite a
few posts that people can't reach usenet because google is down "again" .
So why ? Can someone enlighten me ?

Nobody bothers to teach them, just like the wealth of keyboard shortcuts
available to Windows users:

http://websupportblog.files.wordpres...ts-trifold.pdf

Cheers!
Rich