Internet: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

Margaret Levine Young (Author), Margaret Levine Young (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072194154 | ISBN-13: 978-0072194159 | Publication Date: June 6, 2002 | Edition: 2nd

Make the most of all the Internet has to offer with help from this comprehensive guide. Learn how to get connected, choose an Internet service provider (ISP) and Web browser, send e-mail, chat, use plug-ins, purchase goods safely, find tons of helpful and fun information online -- even create your own Web page.

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From the Back Cover

The Most Comprehensive Guide to Today's Internet

Get connected and take full advantage of all the Internet has to offer using this resource written by best-selling computer book author Margaret Levine Young. Whether you use the Internet at home just for fun or in a small office or large organization, you'll find tons of in-depth and useful information on every topic from streamlining your e-mail, fighting junk mail, and downloading files to registering your domain name. Learn how to use Web-based chat services, watch videos, purchase goods safely, transfer files, and create your own Web site using Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and GoLive. Fully updated to reflect recent changes in technology and online trends--including peer-to-peer services and newsgroups--this is an ideal reference for every Internet user.

• Connect to the Internet via dial-up, high-speed access, or a LAN
• Send and receive e-mail and attached files safely and securely, and sort e-mail with filters
• Chat online, use newsgroups and IM, and communicate with voice and video conferencing technology
• Browse the Web with Internet Explorer and Netscape and search using Google and other engines
• Download, transfer, and install software or other files using FTP
• Exchange files using peer-to-peer services
• Find and install plug-ins and configure your browser to respond to ActiveX, Java, and other advanced controls
• Create and edit Web pages using HTML, style sheets (CSS), JavaScript, PHP, and ASP

About the Author

Margaret Levine-Young (Cornwall, VT) is the author or co-author of two dozen computer books, including Osborne's Internet: The Complete Reference, Internet for Dummies (Hungry Minds/Wiley), and Poor Richard's Guide to Building Online Communities (Top Floor Press). She holds a B.A. in computer science from Yale University and helps run the Unitarian Universalists Association's online communities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 896 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (June 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072194154
• ISBN-13: 978-0072194159
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,082,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret Levine Young was in a high school computer club back when high schools didn't have computer clubs, and stayed in the field despite in college despite the presence of her brother John Levine in the computer science department. Margy graduated from Yale and went on to become one of the first PC managers at Columbia Pictures, where she didn't meet anyone famous.

Since then, Margy has written dozens of books about computers for beginners. She lives in Vermont and works as a software engineer for the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA.org).

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best buy for the money, I have seen., August 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet: The Complete Reference, Millennium Edition (Paperback)

I am 70 years old, have used the `Dummie' and `Idiot' books, plus several more. Not having ANY experience with computers, up until 2 years ago, I go where I please and do what I want, thanks to the good books on the markey. This book, was the most expensive; but by far, the most helpful! (My wife thinks so too.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, July 20, 2004

By 

Astrogildo A. Guetsa (Maputo, Mozambique) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internet: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

If you are looking for a general, introdutory to intermediate-level Internet book, this is THE ONE. It will give you a good grasp of Internet concepts. You'll find it quite up-to-date (including Windows XP topics), accurate and concise. Specially interesting is the fact that it provides you with clear explanations throughout the pages, including lots of helpful examples and procedures, giving the "how-to" for many, many tasks within the Windows family of operating systems and the major software packages available for Internet.
Internet connections, Web bowsing, e-mail, chatting, newsgroups, security issues and so on, are all well covered with lots of real-world tips.
Notes:
1.Being for the beginning- to intermediate-level reader this book does not cover advanced Internet issues such servers, firewalls, network OSes, and so on; 2.The book comes with no CD-ROM (what in part, explains its reduced price)

In short, if you read my observations and found this to be the kind of book you are looking for, I assure you: You will not be disappointed.

One more thing: I'm using the book to prepare for CompTIA's i-Net+ certification and I can tell you that I find it to be one of the best references books out there for that target.

Thanks Margaret (et al) for writing such an excepcional book.

from Maputo, Mozambique,
an Amazon's customer

Astrogildo A. Guetsa, MCP, A+,CST, Network+, CNST
Systems Admin. of MEDIMOC SARL

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly excellent book!, March 2, 2001

By 

Margaret L. Young "Another computer book author" (VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internet: The Complete Reference, Millennium Edition (Paperback)

I paraphrased a chapter from this book, by Margaret Levine Young. It is truly excellent. It was a Christmas present. ...:-(. There is a chapter entitled _Classic Applications_ which covers UNIX Shell Accounts. There is also a phenomenal amount of info on the history of Usenet! A truly excellent book!