Sams Teach Yourself the Internet in 24 Hours, 2001 Edition
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Table of Contents:
Introduction. I. GETTING STARTED. Hour 1. What Is the Internet and What Can You Do There? Understanding the Net (Easy Version). How It All Began. What It Became. Making the Net Work: Clients and Servers. What Can You Do Through the Net? Browse the Web. Exchange Messages. Have a Discussion. Chat. Run Programs on Other Computers. Summary. Q&A. Hour 2. What Hardware and Software Do You Need? Modems-Wherein the Lack of Speed Kills. Choosing a Computer. A PC for the Internet. A Mac for the Internet. What About Net Appliances? Other Internet Options. Getting Internet Software. What Do You Need? Where Can You Get It? About the Suites: Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape. Summary. Q&A. Hour 3. Choosing an Internet Provider. Whats an Internet Account? Dial-Up Accounts. Special-Purpose Accounts. What About Cable Internet and DSL (Broadband)? Cable Internet. DSL. What Are My Dial-Up Internet Provider Options? Commercial Online Services. Internet Service Providers (ISPs). What About All Those Signup Icons on My New Computer? Free Internet! Finding a Local ISP. How Do I Choose a Dial-Up Internet Plan? Plans and Rates. Billing Options. Access Numbers. Supported Modem Speeds. Software Supplied. Web Server Space. Newsgroup Access. Summary. Q&A. Hour 4. Connecting to the Internet. Keys to Your Account: Username and Password. Using a Signup Program. Why Use a Signup Program? Running a Typical Signup Program. Setting Up Without a Signup Program. About IP Addresses. Setting Up Windows 95/98/ME for an ISP. Setting Up a Mac for an ISP. Getting Online. Summary. Q&A. II. MAKING THE WEB WORK FOR YOU. Hour 5. Browsing the Web. About Your "Home Page." Understanding Web Page Addresses. Anatomy of a Web Address. Going Straight to Any Web Address. Entering and Editing URLs. Basic Jumping Around. Finding and Using Links. Using Navigation Buttons: Back, Forward, Home, and Stop. Fussing with Frames. Summary. Q&A. Hour 6. Revisiting Places You Like. Changing Your Home Page. Pick Your Portal. Making the Switch. Creating Shortcuts to Pages You Like. Adding a New Bookmark or Favorite. Adding a New Bookmark or Favorite. Going Where a Bookmark or Favorite Leads. Choosing a Favorite Before You Open Your Browser. Managing Your List of Shortcuts. Putting a Shortcut on a Toolbar Button. Reliving Your History. Recalling Addresses Youve Typed. Drop-Down List. AutoComplete. Printing and Saving Pages. Summary. Q&A. Hour 7. Playing Online Video, Music, and Broadcasts. Understanding Plug-Ins, Java and Other Programs in Pages. Finding Plug-Ins and Helpers. Installing and Using Plug-Ins and Helpers. Playing Audio and Video. Playing Downloaded Audio or Video Files. Playing "Streaming" Audio/Video Broadcasts. Taking Advantage of Special Audio/Video Toolbars in Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5. Where Can I Get Streaming Audio/Video? Downloading and Playing CD-Quality Music (MP3 Files). Getting MP3 Files. Playing MP3 Files. Finding, Downloading, and Playing MP3 with Napster. Playing MP3 Files Without a PC. Summary. Q&A. Hour 8. Protecting Your Privacy (and Other Security Stuff). Smart Surfing. Why Are Forms Risky Sometimes? Important Safety Questions. Identifying Secure Sites. Knowing Whom Youre Dealing With: Certificates. Protecting Yourself with Browser Security. Customizing Security in Netscape. Customizing Security in Internet Explorer 5. Understanding Zone Security Settings. I Want a Cookie! I Dont Want a Cookie! Special Considerations for Broadband Internet Users. Summary. Q&A. III. FINDING WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR. Hour 9. Getting Started with Searching. Whats a Search Site? Can I Really Search the Whole Web? Where Are the Major Search Sites? Getting to Know Your Browsers Searching Features. About Netscapes Search Button. Finding More Through Netscape Navigators Whats Related Button. About Internet Explorers Search Button and Explorer Bar. Simple Searching by Clicking Categories. Why Use Categories Instead of a Search Term? Using a Directory. Summary. Q&A. Hour 10. Searching for Information. Understanding Searches. Phrasing a Simple Search. Phrasing a Serious Search. Using Multiple Words in a Search Term. Using Operators to Control Searches. Using Multiple Search Sites from One Place. Fast Multi-Tool Searching in Internet Explorer 5. About Site Searches. Summary. Q&A. Hour 11. Finding Programs and Files. Whats Downloading, Anyhow? Click a Link, Get a File. How Long Does Downloading Take? Choosing Files You Can Use. The Two File Types: Program and Data. Common Data File Types on the Net. Finding Sites That Help You Find Files. All-Purpose Shareware Sites. Commercial Software Sites. Working with Zip Files. Watching Out for Viruses. Summary. Q&A. Hour 12. Finding People. Finding the People-Finding Sites. Using People-Finders Through Your Email Program. People-Finding from Internet Explorer 5/5.5. Other Folk-Finding Tips. Try an Advanced Search. Use a Company or School Directory. Try Name Variations. Use an Online Service Directory. Use Old Communications to Start the New Ones. Summary. Q&A. IV. COMMUNICATING WITH EMAIL AND NEWSGROUPS. Hour 13. Sending and Receiving Email. Understanding Email Addresses. Setting Up Your Email Program. Configuring Email. Getting Around in Your Email Program. Choosing a Folder. Displaying a Message. Composing and Sending a Message. Writing Your Message. Sending a Message. Receiving Messages. Replying and Forwarding. Using an Address Book. Adding to Your Address Book. Addressing a Message from the Address Book. Summary. Q&A. Hour 14. Joining a Mailing List. The Two Types of Mailing Lists. Finding a Mailing List. Subscribing to a Mailing List. Composing the Subscription Message. Reading the Welcome Message. Contributing to a Mailing List. Observing Proper Netiquette. Adding Personality with Smileys and Shorthand. Smileys. Shorthand. Summary. Q&A. Hour 15. Reading and Posting to Newsgroups. Getting Started with Newsgroups. Configuring Your Newsreader. Downloading the Newsgroups List. Finding and Subscribing to Newsgroups. Reading Newsgroup Messages. Composing and Replying to Messages. Summary. Q&A. Hour 16. Emailing Through the Web, Stopping Junk Mail, and Other Tips. Using the Web for Email. Sending "Instant" Messages. Making Better (but Not Free) Internet Phone Calls. Attaching Files to Email Messages. Stopping Junk Email (Spam). How They Get You. Report Em! In Newsgroups, Spoof Em! Never Reply! Never! Never! Filter Em Out! The Last Resort: Move. Summary. Q&A. VI. BEYOND BROWSING. Hour 17. Voice and Video Conferencing. Understanding Conferencing and "Internet Phone Calls." How It Works-and Doesnt Work. Getting a Program. Hardware You Need. Setting Up Conferencing. Getting Around in NetMeeting. The Audio/Mic Level Controls. Answering a Call. Placing a Call. Advanced Conferencing Techniques. Videoconferencing. Text Chatting. Whiteboard. Summary. Q&A. Hour 18. Chatting Live! Understanding Internet Chatting. Getting a Chat Client. Downloading dIRC. Chatting with dIRC. About Microsoft Chat. Joining a Chat Room. Choosing an Identity. Entering a Room. Understanding What You See. Contributing to the Conversation. Making Statements. Choosing Balloons. Showing Emotions. Gesturing. Chatting Through Your Browser. Summary. Q&A. Hour 19. Tools for the Serious User: FTP and Telnet. Downloading Files with FTP. Understanding FTP Addresses. Downloading an FTP File with Your Web Browser. Using an FTP Client. Burrowing Through the Net with Gopher. Browsing Gopherspace Through a Web Browser. Using Remote Computers Through Telnet. Understanding Telnet. Getting a Telnet Client. Summary. Q&A. Hour 20. Working Smarter by Working Offline. Reading Web Pages Offline, Anytime. Making Web Sites Available Offline in Internet Explorer. Reading Pages Offline. Updating Offline Pages. Offline Email and Newsgroups. Setting Up Offline Email in Outlook Express. Synchronizing News in Outlook Express. Synchronizing Mail and News in Netscape Messenger. Summary. Q&A. VI. GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE INTERNET. Hour 21. Enjoying Safe Family Fun. Choosing a Family Starting Point. Important Family Safety Steps. Supervise! Dont Defeat Passwords. Be Extra Careful with Broadband. Resist Chat. Online Rules for Kids. Resources for Parents. Censoring Web Content. Getting a Safe-Surfing Program. Using Internet Explorers Built-In Content Advisor. Summary. Q&A. Hour 22. Buying and Selling on the Net. Shopping Til You Drop. Using Accounts and Shopping Baskets. Buying Stocks and Such. Investment Starting Points. Finding All the Sites Online That Sell What You Want. Selling on the Net. Choosing a Degree of Presence. Selling Online but Off-Web. Publicizing Your Storefront. Buying and Selling Through Online Auctions. How Online Auction Houses Work. Bidding Tips. Summary. Q&A. Hour 23. Creating Web Pages and Multimedia Messages. Understanding Web Authoring. Whats in a Web Page? What Tools Can I Use to Write a Page? Where Do I Get the Pictures? Making Quick Pages with a Wizard. Composing a Page in a WYSIWYG Editor. Publishing Your Web Page. Preparing to Publish. Using a Publishing Utility. Creating Formatted Email and Newsgroup Messages. Starting a New HTML Message. Using Stationery (Yes, Stationery!). Summary. Q&A. Hour 24. 24 Ways the Internet Can Change Your Life. 1. Find a New Job or Career. 2. Get a Degree or Professional Training. 3. Order Your College Transcript. 444. 4. Find a New Place to Live. 5. Buy (or Rent) Your Dream Home. 6. Get Medical Advice. 7. Track UPS, FedEx, or U.S. Postal Service Packages. 8. Consult TV Guide. 9. Learn the Next Time Your Favorite Star Will Be On TV. 10. Read Your Local Newspaper. 11. Find Out Whats Playing at Your Local Movie House. 12. Learn to Play the Piano. 13. Buy a Car. 14. Rent a Car. 15. Sample CDs Before You Buy. 16. Write Your Congressperson. 17. Order Your Credit Report. 18. Order Federal and State Tax Forms. 19. Form a Corporation. 20. Write Your Will. 21. Play Games. 22. See Whats Fun to Do Where You Live-Or Where Youre Going! 23. Avoid Highway Construction Snags. 24. Join the Coast Guard (or Other Military Service). Summary. Q&A. VII. APPENDIX. APPENDIX A. Fun Web Sites to Visit. Browsers and Other Client Programs. Plug-Ins, Helpers, and Other Browser Accessories. General-Purpose Software Download Sites. Search Engines. Web Authoring Resources. Clip Art and Templates. General Web Authoring. Arts, Culture, and Society. Business. Government. Education. Entertainment/Media. TV Networks. Movie Studios. Health. Kid Stuff. Shopping Malls. Sports. Travel. Computer-Related Sites. Computer Systems. Printers. Modems. Major Commercial Software Companies. Glossary. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780672319662
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Sams Publishing
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 544
  • Weight: 885 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0672319667
  • Publisher Date: 03 Oct 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Width: 185 mm


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