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Internet for Dummies 10th Edition
Here's your passport to fun and productivity online!
You can research, chat, shop, set up a Web page, or start a blog
If you've been feeling left behind while the world went online, wait no longer! With this friendly guide to translate
Internet jargon, you'll find joining the online revolution is easy and a whole lot of fun. This fully updated edition gets you up to speed on broadband, wireless connections, e-mail, blogging, Google, and even maintaining a safety net on the Net.
Discover how to
* Install and operate a Web browser
* Establish and use an e-mail account
* Keep yourself and your kids safe online
* Shop, bank, and pay bills with your PC
* Download and play music and videos
Introduction.
Part I: Welcome to the Internet.
Chapter 1: What Is the Internet, and Why Do You Care?
Chapter 2: Is the Internet Safe? Viruses, Spyware, Spam, and Other Yucky Stuff.
Chapter 3: Kids and the Net.
Part II: Internet, Here I Come!
Chapter 4: Climbing onto the Net: What Do You Need to Go Online?
Chapter 5: Sharing Your Internet Connection.
Part III: Web Mania.
Chapter 6: Welcome to the Wild, Wonderful, Wacky Web.
Chapter 7: Taking Your Browser for a Spin.
Chapter 8: Needles and Haystacks: Finding Almost Anything on the Net.
Chapter 9: Music and Video on the Web.
Chapter 10: More Shopping, Less Dropping.
Chapter 11: Banking, Bill-Paying, and Investing Online.
Chapter 12: Swiping Files from the Net.
Part IV: E-mail, Chat, and Other Ways to Hang Out Online.
Chapter 13: It’s in the Mail: Sending and Receiving E-Mail.
Chapter 14: Safe Mail: Viruses, Spam, and Secure Mail over WiFi.
Chapter 15: Putting Your Mail in Its Place.
Chapter 16: Typing and Talking on the Net.
Part V: Advanced Internet Activities.
Chapter 17: Setting Up a Web Site.
Chapter 18: All the World’s a Blog.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Problems and Ten Solutions.
Chapter 20: Ten Kinds of Files and What to Do with Them.
Chapter 21: Ten Fun Things You Can Do Online.
Glossary.
Index.
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