AOL for Dummies [Paperback]

John Kaufeld (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764524488 | ISBN-13: 978-0764524486 | Publication Date: November 15, 2002 | Edition: 1

Check out new channels and protect your kids online

Zip into broadband, get instant messages, and hang out with the AOL Companion

With some 34 million AOL users out there, you might expect a major Internet traffic jam. Never fear – with this handy road map on the seat, you’ll merge into the high-speed lane without a scratch. In no time, you’ll be cruising from chat rooms to super Web sites to AOL ’s new online communities, using all the latest AOL 8.0 features.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...about as easy as learning can be...another rollicking title to add to your wants list...5 stars..." (Internet Made Easy, March 2003)

From the Back Cover

Optimize your e-mail, Buddy Lists, and Parental Controls

Create a cool profile, mark your favorite places, and start instant messaging

Take your online experience to a whole new level! AOL 9.0 kicks it into high gear with faster connection speeds, intense broadband content, and other exciting new features. This info-packed guide helps you cruise through it all, so you can quickly surf the Web, seek out chat rooms, build a home page, and more!

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Handle spam, scams, and viruses
• Create screen names and set Parental Controls
• Write an AOL Journal
• Find people, places, and information
• Download music and listen to Radio@AOL

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764524488
• ISBN-13: 978-0764524486
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,455,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Kaufeld makes complex things easy, and helps parents -- especially dads -- learn to connect with their kids through board games.

And he loves every minute of it.

He's a best-selling author, speaker, trainer, consultant, board gamer, dad, and all-around geek. He also believes passionately in the power of board games as a tool for connecting with family and friends, but more about that later.

Back in 1993, he started writing about America Online, Microsoft Access, computer games, tabletop games, and more in the popular "...For Dummies" line of computer books, eventually churning out over 25 books in the line, along with a few random ones for other publishers. Over the years, his titles sold more than 2.8 million books in over 15 languages around the world.

John started writing as a high school stringer for The Republic (Columbus, IN). At about the same time, he expanded into radio as a weekend DJ for WWWY Radio (also in Columbus, IN).

In college, he scrambled for stories as the weekend news anchor for WLBC Radio (Muncie, IN) and the afternoon news editor for WBST Radio (the Ball State University PBS station).

During his first stint in Corporate America, John spent 10 years in various Information Systems and System Development jobs. His second term in Corporate America saw him working in communication, publicity, and marketing for a national trade association, a regional bank, a high-end manufacturing company.

Along the way, John wandered into the social game industry. As a kid, he and his father played many rounds of Hasbro's "Monopoly" (consistently using the wrong rules), and actually finished the game two or three times.

Then he discovered German board games (also known as "Eurogames"), and his gaming world -- and parenting style -- changed forever.

These days, you can often find John in the board game areas at Gen Con and other game conventions. He indulges in "Puerto Rico," "Agricola," "Race for the Galaxy," and just about any train game that wanders past (especially Empire Builder). If you see him, definitely say hi. After all, he never bites. (Well, at least not since the therapy.)

He's current finishing a Master of Arts in Professional Communication at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, and is on the university staff in marketing and social media. He also freelances for several national and regional publications.

You can email him at [e-mail], the email address that launched a few million books.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars AOL for parents!, January 9, 2007

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rockymac - See all my reviews

This review is from: AOL for Dummies (Paperback)

I bought this book for my parents so i can stop getting tech support calls!
So far they have cut back the amount of questions so i think its working!
I hate AOL but the book is OK for the newbies and non techies!
order took a while to arrive but the price was worth it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of AOL for Dummies, March 28, 2010

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Michael M. Webb (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AOL for Dummies (Paperback)

the document is pretty comprehensive, but it is not executized enough. I purchased the book for my parents to be able to follow simple step by step instructions on how to do functions in AOL. There needs to be a more simplified version, with more pictures and fewer words on how to use the functions to consider this a guide for dummies. This book presupposes that the reader has a pretty good grasp of using a computer. Its not simplified enough as a guide for my 88 year old parents.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, even though Old, still has much useful infor!!, February 28, 2003

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DONNA J. JANELLE "DONNA" (FALL RIVER, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AOL for Dummies (Paperback)

This book has been a bible to me for AOL...
alot of the concepts are the same, and i use it constantly.

I ordered a copy for my friend.