Internet Basics without fear! Quick-Start Guide for Becoming Internet-Friendly In just a Few Easy Steps (Revised Edition) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Shaun Fawcett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

A non-technical book for people who want to get Internet-friendly without becoming computer geeks. Generally, these are ordinary people who just want to learn the absolute basics about the Net so they can surf and send/receive e-mail. This book is for people who are intimidated by 350 plus page "dummies" types of books.

The Revised Version is an update and expansion of the original version which was quite successful. This one covers the latest information on search engines and portals as well as providing a new section called "nice-to-know information" that summarizes the latest capabilities that one can access via the Internet.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Books claiming Internet-friendliness are common, but this Montreal-based author seems to have followed through. The language is straightforward, and designed to put the new user at ease. Highly recommended." -- Lindsay Brown, Book Editor, The Daily News, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

"Readers will be thankful for Fawcett's handbook simplifying how to participate in the Internet." -- Henry Berry, Editor/Publisher, The Small Press Book Review, Southport, CT, U.S.A.

"The title says it all. Technophobes and Internet Beginners need look no further for the ideal tool to help them get online." -- Judy Wayland, Good Times Magazine, Toronto.

About the Author

Shaun Fawcett is a business consultant, writer, journalist and publisher who has been a regular Internet user since the Net went public in the early 1990's. As a "recovering tekkie" he takes delight in sharing his own evolvement on the Internet and he particularly enjoys demystifying the Net for the average person who just wants to know the fundamentals for getting started online.

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Final Draft Pubns; Revised edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968429718
• ISBN-13: 978-0968429716
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,020,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I can't recommend this book, September 8, 2000

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Greg Likins (Meridian, Idaho United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internet Basics without fear! Quick-Start Guide for Becoming Internet-Friendly In just a Few Easy Steps (Revised Edition) (Paperback)

As a reference librarian, I'm eagerly awaiting a book I can recommend to patrons who are eager to get started on the internet - one that explains the basics of the 'net and gives basic steps to getting started. I had high hopes that this was the book ... but this is an awful little book, full of generalities that are misleading, and narrated by a condescending self-promoting author.

The first fifty pages of this 130 page book are nothing more than the author ranting and raving about those "other" internet books, and why you need to buy his book instead of theirs. I have to say, I have read the various "Internet for Dummies" books and found them excellent ... they explain the various technical terms you are about to encounter with humor and grace ... the author of this smug little book has no grounds for criticizing the Dummies books.

When the author does finally get around to discussing the internet, he jumps right in using terms like "portal" and "url address" without ever defining them, which is sure to confuse and frustrate the "fearful beginner" he presumes to be teaching.

At best, this book is vague, incomplete, hardly helpful. If you really are a beginner looking for a good book to get you started, try one of the excellent visual guides available, or stick with "Internet for Dummies." I simply cannot recommend "Internet Basics Without Fear."