Mastering ICQ: The Official Guide [Paperback]

Peter Weverka (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764535196 | ISBN-13: 978-0764535192 | Publication Date: January 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

ICQ is an immensely popular software program and service with over 50 million registered users. The Official Guide was created in collaboration with ICQ's international software development team for in order to give you the inside scoop on how to use ICQ to the fullest. The Official Guide shows you how to use ICQ as its communications tool for your online life. You'll learn to do one-on-one and multi-user chatting, send and receive email, create web pages, enjoy Internet gaming, send and receive instant messages, search the web, and much more.

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From the Back Cover

Mastering ICQ(TM) The Official Guide Supercharge your online experience You think you know ICQ? Think again! Consider this guide your tour of all the cool features of ICQ (I SEEK YOU) - your personal communication center in cyberspace. ICQ lets you know when your friends are online and then gives you the freedom to choose how to communicate with them - quickly and easily. These pages are packed with plenty of "how-tos" on instant messaging and chatting, so you get the most out of this awesome service. From peer-to-peer surfing and gaming to using PC-to-PC calls and ICQ's worldwide pager, this book's got you covered! Open the book and discover how to:
* Customize ICQ to work the way you want it to
* See who's online when you are
* Send and receive instant messages and e-mail
* Exchange files, Web pages, and voice messages
* Make new friends from around the world with the "Chat With A Friend" feature
* Use ICQ's built-in telephony applications and talk long distance
* Play online games with friends in other locations
* Communicate with others browsing the same Web page with ICQ Surf
* Develop and host your own Web site with ICQ Homepage

About the Author

About the author: Peter Weverka has authored numerous computer books, including ICQ For Dummies(r) and Word 2000 for Windows(r) For Dummies Quick Reference. He has edited over 80 computer books and his articles and stories have appeared in Harper's Magazine and SPY Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 450 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764535196
• ISBN-13: 978-0764535192
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,003,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Weverka is the author of Word For Dummies Quick Reference, Microsoft Money For Dummies, and other computer books. His humorous nontechnology articles have also delighted readers of Harper's.

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14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One word. WOW!, January 28, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Eastern,Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering ICQ: The Official Guide (Paperback)

With over 90 million users of ICQ worldwide, this book will easily be the best seller in computer book history, it's a MUST have for every ICQ experienced user or even newbie user of ICQ. This author has again brought us the most complete knowledge users need today! Talk to your friends, make new friends, look up old friends, effective in daily business or using ICQ to just relax. If you have the program, buy the book today, perfect companion, the two goes hand in hand together. I'm surprised the word ICQ hasn't been added to Websters. This clearly is the best resource I've seen for ICQ. I strongly encourage every ICQ user to pick this up.

5.0 out of 5 stars ICQ Book, February 20, 2007

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not happy "not happy" (central texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering ICQ: The Official Guide (Paperback)

great book for my elderly father. he was able to follow along in it quite easily & stopped asking me so many questions. lol

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful guide, September 28, 2001

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F. G. Hamer "MadManxMan" (Isle of Man) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering ICQ: The Official Guide (Paperback)

In just over two years ICQ (I Seek You) rocketed from a messaging software with just over a million registered users to a full-blown communication suite with over 50 million registered users. The power of the program now goes far beyond simple (largely self-explanatory) chat features and a user guide has become essential for anyone wanting to use its full power.

The features covered in 'Mastering ICQ : The Official Guide', include ICQ mail, free homepages, streaming radio, voice communication, and plug-ins that expand the capabilities of the program. You will learn how to find people you know via ICQ, make yourself invisible while on ICQ, and send voice, graphics, and text files via ICQ. Also how to protect yourself from ICQ hackers, use ICQ as a personal assistant, and connect your phone to ICQ.

This excellent book uncovers and teaches dozens of uses for the program that you may not have discovered on your own. The new power of ICQ ensures that IRC (Internet Relay Chat ) will remain the Wild West of real-time online conversation, and learning to use ICQ's new power requires a clear, concise guide such as this. The topics are covered in easy-to-approach order and Peter Weverka, the author, has drawn heavily on modern teaching methods (Tell them what you're going to tell them --- Tell them --- Tell them what you told them). It might sound simplistic, but it works.

I highly recommend 'Mastering ICQ : The Official Guide' to anyone who wants to make use of this free internet software. (For more details, simply type icq.com into your search bar, and you'll be taken straight to the site).