Try Before You Buy

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!

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       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!