Description:
Somebody you know has a computer, keeps hearing about all this Internet stuff, wants to explore, but feels overwhelmed and baffled. Give them this book! It's a collection of 24 very simple lessons. Each one requires about an hour to read the information and do the exercises. Before long the overwhelmed beginner will be as comfortable on the Net as you are. Maybe they'll even know a few tricks you don't.Snell doesn't talk down to his readers. He lays each lesson out logically, telling readers what they'll learn, and then provides the necessary information. Next he walks the reader through practical exercises and winds up with a short quiz to review the chapter's key points. Don't skip over the quizzes--there are too many chuckles in them. The 24 lessons are grouped into six parts. The first contains introductory material, ranging from what the Net is through how to connect for the first time. Part 2 focuses on using the Web, including security and plug-ins. Part 3 teaches you how to find information, programs, files, and people online. E-mail, mailing lists, and newsgroups are covered in Part 4. Part 5 introduces advanced Internet tools, and Part 6 discusses advanced Internet uses. An enclosed CD-ROM provides browsers, sign-up software for Earthlink, information on online financial resources, and more. --Elizabeth Lewis
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