Easy Internet, Fourth Edition is a task-based tutorial that gives a novice computer user the full color, step-by-step tasks they are most interested in. You'll learn how to connect to the Internet, browse the World Wide Web, and send and receive email. Also covered is reading and posting newsgroup messages, downloading (copying) files from the Internet, chatting on the Internet, Internet phone calls and virtual meetings, and where to find shopping, investing, and games.
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A lot of people buy computers these days specifically to use the Internet. Easy Internet does a commendable job of explaining what you'll need to find out first to do so successfully: how to send and receive e-mail, view Web pages, search for information, and participate in chat groups. There's a little bit on basic Web publishing, too.
The book focuses on the Microsoft suite of Internet tools, including Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, and FrontPage Express--although it covers CuteFTP and other non-Microsoft software, too. Technical stuff is addressed, such as how to select an Internet service provider (ISP) and gain access to newsgroups. But, more than that, this book shows you how to achieve real goals, like sending greeting cards and improving your connectivity speed.
Easy Internet does make the mistake of trying to document Web sites (Blue Mountain Arts, Deja.com, and others); because their interfaces change more frequently than even software products, such an approach can make a book obsolete in a hurry. Fortunately, there's not much of that, and the how-to procedures are supremely easy to follow. The number of each step appears twice: once near the text that tells you what to do, and once to indicate the key interface element that you need to use. --David Wall
Topics covered: Navigating the Internet by using a computer that runs Microsoft Windows, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, FrontPage Express, and other popular programs. Accessing and using popular Web sites, chat rooms, file archives, and newsgroups.
From the Back Cover
Easy Internet, Fifth Edition is the perfect book for beginning level users who want to learn about the Internet quickly and easily. With its visual, nontechnical approach, it will help you save time, avoid frustration, and ensure that your time is as productive as possible. Topics include: going online with AOL and MSN, connecting to the Internet with an Internet Service Provider, browsing the World Wide Web, downloading (copying) files from the Internet, chatting and Instant Messaging on the Internet, placing "phone" calls over the Internet, shopping online, finding and playing video clips online, and creating and publishing a Web page.
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Joe Kraynak has authored and coauthored numerous informative and easy-to-use books, including Take the Mic, Stage a Poetry Slam, Flipping Houses For Dummies, Foreclosure Self-Defense For Dummies, Financing Real Estate Investments For Dummies, 52 Weeks of Sales Success, Foreclosure Investing For Dummies, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Computer Basics, and Google Simplified: Top 100 Tips & Tricks.
He specializes in teaming up with prominent specialists in various fields to present their knowledge, experience, and insight to consumers in an easily accessible format. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with experts in real estate (Ralph R. Roberts), psychiatry (Candida Fink, MD), food allergies (Robert A. Wood, MD), slam poetry (Marc Kelly Smith), mortgage lending (Chip Cummings), and mortgage fraud (Rachel Dollar).
He specializes in teaming up with prominent specialists in various fields to present their knowledge, experience, and insight to consumers in an easily accessible format. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with experts in real estate (Ralph R. Roberts), psychiatry (Candida Fink, MD), food allergies (Robert A. Wood, MD), slam poetry (Marc Kelly Smith), mortgage lending (Chip Cummings), and mortgage fraud (Rachel Dollar).
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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A Great Pictorial Guide to Getting Online!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Easy Internet (Paperback)
The Internet has truly caught the hearts and minds of millions of people. Many are experiencing the thrill and benefits of this exciting form of communication. Every day many people join the online community to promote a business, share information, or to simply engage in dialogue with others. Joe Kraynak has written Easy Internet to offer new and potential users an excellent pictorial guide to using the latest software to climb on board and make productive use of the Internet.When I first picked up this book I thought to myself, "not another glorified kiddy book." Upon further examination I was quite surprised to see that this book could be used by anyone desiring an easier way to learn about getting online and finding his or her way around. Sub-titled, See it Done, Do it Yourself, the book is intended to show people how to use Internet programs by example. The book contains many wonderfully colored graphics. Quality screen and menu shots are pro! vided throughout the book to show exactly where to go and what to click to accomplish something. Hands and arrows point the way and all readers have to do is follow! The author walks readers through the processes of setting up communications software, getting online, browsing the Web, sending e-mail, using FTP, creating Web pages, and setting up a Website. The author incorporates the use of the latest Internet browsers, Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape 4, demonstrating to his readers how they operate. Other popular programs such as CuteFTP and WinZip are featured a well. A helpful glossary of Internet terms is provided to ease the learning process. The book measures 8" by 10" and is well written with the average person on the street in mind. Children and adults of all ages can benefit from the use of this book. In fact, this book would greatly benefit senior citizens who have shown an interest in online activity in recent years. The book would make an e! xcellent textbook for classroom use and a fine gift for the! beginner. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quick And Easy Understanding of The Internet,
By Jack M. Rothenberg (Dallas Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Easy Internet (4th Edition) (Paperback)
The clearly described and illustrated steps that are outlined for each procedure, make this book welcome.
3.0 out of 5 stars
honest evaluation,
By A Customer
This review is from: Easy Internet (4th Edition) (Paperback)
After reading this book, I find too many illustrations and not enough explanations of the various procedures.
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