Fully updated comprehensive guide reflects recent changes in technology and online trends--including peer-to-peer services and newsgroups--this is an ideal reference for every Internet user Learn how to get connected, choose an Internet service provider (ISP) and Web browser, send e-mail, chat, use plug-ins, purchase goods safely, find tons of helpful and fun information online -- even create your own Web page. .
About The Author:
Margy Levine Young (Cornwall, VT) is the author of many computer books for beginners and intermediates, including The Internet for Dummies.
Table of Contents
Part I: Connecting to the Internet
1: Internet Connection Concepts
2: How the Domain Name System Works
3: Configuring Your Internet Connection
4: Connecting Your LAN to the Internet
Part II: Exchanging E-mail
5: E-mail Concepts
6: Configuring Your E-mail Program
7: Sending and Receiving Files by E-mail
8: Fighting Spam, Sorting Mail, and Avoiding E-mail Viruses
Part III: Chatting and Conferencing on the Internet
9: Online Chatting, Messaging, and Conferencing Concepts
10: E-mail Mailing Lists
11: Usenet Newsgroup Concepts
12: Reading Usenet Newsgroups
13: Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
14: Instant Messaging
15: Web-Based Chat Rooms and Discussion Boards
16: Voice and Video Conferencing
Part IV: Viewing the World Wide Web
17: World Wide Web Concepts
18: Streamlining Your Browsing
19: Keeping Track of Your Favorite Web Sites
20: Web Security, Privacy, and Site-Blocking
21: Searching the Web
22: Audio and Video on the Web
Part V: Creating and Maintaining Web Sites
23: Web Site Creation Concepts
24: Creating Web Pages by Hand
25: Using Web Page Editors
26: Creating and Optimizing Web Graphics
27: Creating Web Audio Files
28: Forms, Interactivity, and Database-Driven Web Sites
29: Advanced Web Page Options
30: Uploading Web Pages
31: Building Traffic to Your Web Site
32: Web Commerce
Part VI: File Transfer and Downloading
33: File Transfer by Web, FTP, and Peer-to-Peer
34: Downloading and Installing Software
