The Internet For Dummies

This best-selling plain-English guide explains what's new in the phenomenally growing realm of the Internet.

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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)

John Levine is a recognized technology expert and pundit who works as a consumer advocate in the battle against online fraud and e-mail spam. Margaret Levine Young is a software engineer and long-time tech author who has written about technology from the Internet to Windows to Access.