Teach Yourself the Internet [Paperback]

David A. Crowder (Author), Rhonda Crowder (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0764575058 | ISBN-13: 978-0764575051 | Publication Date: May 15, 1999 | Edition: 1

Teach Yourself(r) the Internet When you need on-the-spot answers - Teach Yourself! Learn fast with short, clear steps Find the answers you need easily Explore the Web for related topics
* Get connected in minutes
* Learn power browsing tips to find anything online
* Create and publish Web pages
* Make phone calls over the Internet
* Join an online community and participate in real-time chats

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Teach Yourself(r) the Internet When you need on-the-spot answers - Teach Yourself! Learn fast with short, clear steps Find the answers you need easily Explore the Web for related topics
* Get connected in minutes
* Learn power browsing tips to find anything online
* Create and publish Web pages
* Make phone calls over the Internet
* Join an online community and participate in real-time chats

About the Author

About the Authors David and Rhonda Crowder have been selling hypertext systems since the days when you had to explain what hypertext meant. They have been involved in the online community for over a decade, and David was sysop for the FidoNet BBS, Taliesin's Dream. They hypertexted the Dade County (Miami) version of the South Florida Building Code in the wake of Hurricane Andrew as an independent venture and were commissioned to do the Broward County (Fort Lauderdale) version afterward. They run Far Horizons Software, a Web site design firm, and created the LinkFinder and NetWelcome sites. LinkFinder holds a four-star rating from NetGuide magazine and NetWelcome is the recipient of several awards, including NetGuide's Gold Site Award. David founded three Internet mailing lists: Delphi Talk (for Borland Delphi programmers), JavaScript Talk (for Web designers), and Java Talk (for Java programmers). The Crowders' book credits include FrontPage 98 Unleashed, HTML 4.0 Unleashed Professional Reference Edition, and Dynamic Web Publishing Unleashed.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 409 pages
• Publisher: Visual; 1 edition (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764575058
• ISBN-13: 978-0764575051
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,971,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I love to explore things. Ever since I was a little boy, I would poke my nose into every corner where it "didn't belong" just to see what I could find. This attitude served me well in later life as I began to explore the limits of the developing field of computer technology.

When I had mastered that and written several books about it, I began to look beyond into other areas where human knowledge was, in my opinion, deficient. This led me to my current explorations of ancient American history and, curiously, right back to where I had started, blending the best aspects of the high-tech world, such as satellite imagery, with the memoirs of historical individuals to see what each could reveal about the other.

When writing my computer books, I have always striven to create "the book I would want to have on my desk" when I was doing whatever the topic was about. And, in fact, I DO actually use my own books as my favorite references; all false modesty aside, after all, they're the best ones I know of on the topics in question. I would never have signed my name to them otherwise.

It is the same with any book I author. If someone else has already done a good job on the topic, I walk away from it; I never have and never will write a book that just recaps what someone else has already done. As when I was a boy, I surrender to my need to explore, and if there is nothing new to explore, I'm just plain not interested.

If there's an unwalked path, however, you can be sure that I will soon set foot upon it and lead you to places you'd never find with any other author.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dropped the ball on the visual procedures, August 10, 1999

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This review is from: Teach Yourself the Internet (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with the poor visual quality of the illustrated steps. The print is too small to see and is subject to washout by the use of mono-grayscale coloring. I am sure this economy of format works just fine for hawk-eyed teenagers; but it proved to be too much of a burden for this senior citizen.