Customer Reviews

WebTV for Dummies

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I have been reviewing many of the "Dummies" books for the past year, not only the internet ones, but also those on other subjects. I find them entertaining and written in such a way that the writer seems like a friend looking over your shoulder, guiding your steps."WebTV for Dummies" was a lifesaver! I wanted to do more with my webby than just surf the net and chat, and "Dummies" showed me how to find what I needed. The "cheat sheets" are great; a fast, easy-to-find guide that I don't have to search through the whole book to find. This was the first reference book I bought after I got my webby, and probably will be the onlyone, unless they come out with another!Go, Dummies!

After having Webtv for two weeks I needed something like this. I was totally lost until received my copy. I am surprized that Webtv shippers don't pack a real guide like this. On screen helps are no help if you have to back-track a great deal. To save time.

One key item was the 20 yellow pages of http address for Webtvers; Key items like where to find graphics and so forth.

I would have gotten rid of my Webtv unit if t were not for this book.

I purchased a WebTV plus in January of this year (after a disasterous couple of months with RCA). In the infomercials "plus" is touted as simple. This is maybe true for the younger generation who are raised in this world of hi-tech. Us older folks who were raised with the hand cranked phone it wil always be a miracle. After some frustrating weeks realizing I was not using the internet's full potential I decided to buy a book to help me. The bookseller recommended "WebTV for dummies" and that qualified me. Brad Hill not only explains everything in plain english he does it with a good sense of humor. I have only one question, it seems sometimes that the end results in the book are for the classic and little is said about the plus unit. Maybe another book will be written exclusive for the WebTV plus.

I bought this book in January of 1999. I did not know anything about the web and this book answered all my questions in an easy to read format. I then let my mom borrow it as she just bought webtv plus. She wouldn't be without it. It is a book everyone can use.

This is a good book for people who are just starting out on WebTV. I would suggest getting the book the same day you buy your WebTV. If you can figure things out very easly (Such as WebTV) I wouldn't recomend getting this, but you may want to just in case. But, for sombody who has had WebTV for awhile and knows about all the features, don't waste your money like I did. All it tells you is how to use everything.

~Bobo100

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS BOOK!!! I'VE HAD WEBTV FOR 2 YEARS AND NOT UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN I STUMBLED ACROSS THIS BOOK DID I HAVE ANY IDEA OF ALL THE THINGS I COULD DO WITH WEBTV. LIKE SET UP A WEBPAGE, KEEP A SCRAPBOOK OF IMAGES FROM THE INTERNET. HAVE ACCESS TO 6 ACCOUNTS GIVING ME LOTS MORE SPACE FOR MORE SAVED IMAGES AND WEBPAGES. I CAN ADD MUSIC TO MY WEBPAGES ALSO. I DONT' FEEL SO LEFT OUT OF THINGS (NOT HAVING A COMPUTER) NOW. I HIGHLY RECCOMMEND IT!

This Dummies book has enough information to get you started with WebTV. It is concise and easy to understand. My mother is now enjoying her WebTV using this book as a guide, and she is a newcomer to the internet. If you are timid, this is the book for you.

This book is the best thing that happened to me because I was a total dummie with the net, then I
decided to get the webtv for dummie book and it was a lifesaver
it answered all my questions.This my second book through IDG and I'm very happy with both purchases and recommended it to my friends.
Thank you IDG.

I had a minor problem with the yellow pages, section D-20 "Basic Word Processor" in my search using the address supplied I could not locate I feel this would be invaluable due to not having to enter the html codes for bold, italic etc.May I contact you on any other addresses that don't work? This book is the bible for webtv users. Even the manufactuer does not supply this information. This book should be packaged with each unit sold. Thanks -RM

Nothing more then a tv guide. Since I've been on line I'v ran into multiple, numerous, problems that are not addresed in this book for dummies. This book is no help. The book is dumb! don't waste your hard earned. It dosen't tell you how to use it..it just tells you what the internet is. DUH! END