Synopses & Reviews
Shop, research, and share photos on the WebUse the latest Web browsers, watch video, and make phone calls online!
This bestselling guide has introduced flocks of folks to the Internet, but the Internet evolves faster than you can turn pages. So jump aboard our cyber-ship and discover the newest Internet. Along with classic tasks like e-mail and Web browsing, this edition covers new trends like online video, photo albums, and even using the Internet as your telephone!
- Connect your computer to the Internet
Send and receive e-mail safely
Find bargains online
Post photos for your friends
Download music and watch video
Play online games
Synopsis
The ever-changing Internet drives the need for regular updates to this book. This edition: Covers of new voice communications tools on the Internet including Skype and reliable VoIP. Demystifies the uber-popular MySpace.com site and shows how to use it without attracting the bad guys Shows how to build a simple Web page with your own URL with the new Google Pages tool. Introduces the latest photo and video sharing services including Flickr and YouTube Updates the software covered including the new Internet Explorer 7.0 and the latest release of Firefox.
Synopsis
- Now updated to cover the latest browsers, including Internet Explorer 7 and the newest version of Firefox
- Packed with new information on the latest Internet trends, including talking over the Internet using Skype, having fun on MySpace, building a simple Web page, sharing photos on Flickr, and posting and viewing videos on YouTube
- Includes coverage of browsers, search engines, music and video sites, shopping, financial services, file downloads, e-mail, instant messaging, viruses, spam, and creating a personal Web site or blog
About the Author
John Levine and
Margaret Levine Young are full-time technology authors with more than 40 books to their credit.
Carol Baroudi is also coauthor of Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies.
Table of Contents
Introduction.Part I: Welcome to the Internet.
Chapter 1: What’s So Great about the Internet, Anyway?
Chapter 2: Is the Internet Safe? Viruses, Spyware, Spam, and Other Yucky Stuff.
Chapter 3: Kids and the Net.
Part II: Internet, Here I Come!
Chapter 4: Climbing onto the Net: What Do You Need to Go Online?
Chapter 5: Sharing Your Internet Connection.
Part III: Web Mania.
Chapter 6: Welcome to the Wild, Wonderful, Wacky Web.
Chapter 7: Taking Your Browser for a Spin.
Chapter 8: Needles and Haystacks: Finding Almost Anything on the Net.
Chapter 9: Music and Video on the Web.
Chapter 10: More Shopping, Less Dropping.
Chapter 11: Banking, Bill Paying, and Investing Online.
Chapter 12: Swiping Files from the Net.
Part IV: E-Mail, Chat, and Other Ways to Hang Out Online.
Chapter 13: It’s in the Mail: Sending and Receiving E-Mail.
Chapter 14: Safe Mail: Protecting against Viruses, Spam, and WiFi Snoops.
Chapter 15: Putting Your Mail in Its Place.
Chapter 16: Typing and Talking on the Net.
Part V: Putting Your Own Stuff on the Net.
Chapter 17: Look Who Has a Web Site — You!
Chapter 18: Making Web Sites with Your Bare Hands.
Chapter 19: Games and Worlds on the Web.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Problems and Ten Solutions.
Chapter 21: Ten Fun or Worthwhile Things You Can Do Online.
Glossary.
Index.