- Hardcover: 250 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (20 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0130799831
- ISBN-13: 978-0130799838
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,893,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Internet still remains a baffling mystery for millions of people but with the latest edition of her Guide to the Internet Carole Vorderman aims to encourage as many novices as she can to boldly go online and enter a whole new world of e-mail, Web sites and chat rooms.
Written in a clear and chatty style, the Guide tells you all you need to know about getting connected to the net and informs you in a jargon-busting way how to surf around and find anything from the Virgin Radio Breakfast Show to a Bugs Bunny cartoon. As well as showing you how to check the weather, book a holiday and get the latest news delivered to your desktop, this easy-to-read guide runs through a description of all the different types of software you can download from the Web so you can listen to MP3 files or watch action-packed video clips. For wannabe e-tycoons there is even a section at the back on how to create your own web site in HTML.
The book admits the Internet also has its fair share of sex and smut. But rather than depriving children of this incredible resource, Vorderman puts forward some good practical advice so parents can let their youngsters surf freely and safely.
Overall, this friendly and informative guide proves that you don't need a degree in astrophysics to get online and will be enjoyed by anyone who is still a mouse click or two away from entering the fast-expanding world of the Web. --Justin Hunt --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Amazon.co.uk Review
Vorderman's reputation as popular science's woman of the moment receives another boost with this helpful guide, co-written with Internet specialist and all-round computer guru Rob Young. The book is designed for the absolute Internet beginner, and the early chapters should be worked through in sequence. An introductory chapter answers the question "What is the Internet?" It outlines essentials like the equipment you need to get onto the Internet, explains what an ISP actually does, and gets a bit technical when it deciphers domain names. Subsequent chapters give advice on choosing an ISP, getting onto the Web, using e-mail and newsgroups, and getting into Internet Relay Chat.
Later chapters can be dipped into as the mood takes you. They cover using the Internet for specific purposes: keeping up with the news, learning and working, pursuing your hobbies and, to top things off, building your own Web site. These chapters in particular are littered with examples of Web resources, and, on the whole, the book tends to explain using examples and clear, simple graphics, making it extremely accessible to the less computer literate among us. --Sandra Vogel
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you know someone who wishes to get online for the first time you could do them a favour and treat them to a copy of this book.
The text is easy to follow and is well supported with screenshots to aid the "newbie" on their first forray into cyberspace. All aspects from logging on the first time and sendidng e-mail to attemping your fist web-page are delt with in a clear and simple manner. There is even a cd-rom with the essential kit to get you started.
I looked through a number of the many introductory works on offer when first starting on the net myself but found this one of the most user-friendly for the UK market.
Format:Hardcover
This book takes you through all you need to know about the web. From how to get online to getting to goods sites this book covers it all. Issuing friendly advice this book will lead any family starting on the web through their first moves.It goes onto explain about building your own Web page . I found the book particulary usefull for finding Web Sites and Search engines. The lists include historic sites , political sites and many others. On the down side this book ,in some instances does not explain what all the 'Words' mean particulary near the ending chapters.
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