If you've managed to navigate your way here then you are probably not an absolute beginner; but maybe you're interested in the book anyway, or perhaps you want a present for your boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other. So we present here the table of contents and a few (hyperlinked) excerpts for you to sample. Enjoy!
A Message From Our Sponsor Welcome Aboard 1. What is this "Internet" thing anyway? 2. Your Net Computer Time for Coffee? For the Technophobic: Internet TV So---What Kind of Computer? Buying a New Computer Can't I use the Computer I already have? Walk Before You Run! 3. Getting Online: Choosing An Internet Service Provider (ISP) The Magic: Distance Independent Tariffs Are All ISPs Equal? So Now what? 4. The Web: An Ocean of Information The Web Browser: Your Global Library Card A Session on the Web So What's a Web Site? What's Another URL? Ladies and Gentlemen: Start Your Browsers! Anatomy of a Browser Follow the Yellow Brick HyperLink... From Browsing to Navigating The Wide Blue Yonder... And Now for the Bad News... 5. E-Mail: Letters Make a Comeback The Pros ... ... and the Cons! The Online/Offline Issue E-mail Addresses Your E-mail Client Program Client Configuration Anatomy of an E-mail Client Sending Your First E-mail Message Replying and Forwarding Return to Sender? Your E-mail Signature Getting and Staying Organized To Delete or Undelete? E-mail Filtering Using An Electronic Address Book The Importance of Being Backed Up Smile---You're on E-mail! Fatal Attachment? And in Conclusion... 6. Other Internet Services E-commerce? Telnet File Transfer Protocol: FTP Build Your Own Web Site Multi-user Services Newsgroups, Mailing Lists and All That... Come in for a Chat? Small Expectations MUD on the Super Highway Multi-Media Conferencing Rules of the Multi-user Game! Bon Voyage!