The Internet For Dummies
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This best-selling plain-English guide explains what's new in the phenomenally growing realm of the Internet. Booknews Would-be Internet surfers learn life-saving techniques in this guide to the Internet. Cartoons, tips, hints, and technical boxes lead the way to instructions on connecting to the Internet, using tools such as e-mail, mailing lists, and network news, file transfer, navigation tools, and troubleshooting. A reference section lists public Internet service providers, sources of Internet software, on-line resources and publications, and Internet geographic zones. Includes a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction1Pt. IWelcome to the Internet7Ch. 1What Is the Internet? What Is the Web?9Ch. 2The Internet at Home, at Work, at School, and at Play21Ch. 3Kids and the Net29Pt. IIInternet, Here I Come!41Ch. 4Picking Your Internet Service43Ch. 5Online and On Your Way63Pt. IIIWeb Mania83Ch. 6Welcome to the Wild, Wonderful, Wacky Web85Ch. 7Wrangling with the Web99Ch. 8Needles and Haystacks: Finding Stuff on the Net119Ch. 9More Shopping, Less Dropping139Ch. 10My First Home Page157Pt. IVE-Mail, Chat, and Other Ways to Hang Out Online173Ch. 11It's in the Mail175Ch. 12Putting Your Mail in Its Place203Ch. 13Online Communities: Let's Get Together221Ch. 14Typing, Talking, and Video over the Net235Ch. 15Groupspeak: Let's Chat249Pt. VOther Internet Essentials263Ch. 16Swiping Files from the Net265Ch. 17AOL: Can Twenty Million Users Really Be Wrong?277Pt. VIThe Part of Tens291Ch. 18Ten Frequently Asked Questions293Ch. 19Ten Types of Files and What to Do with Them301Ch. 20Ten Fun Things You Can Do on the Net313Ch. 21Ten Ways to Avoid Looking Like a Klutz319Glossary329Index345
