Book details of 'Internet For Dummies(r), The, Quick Reference'

Title	Internet For Dummies(r), The, Quick Reference
Author(s)	John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young, John Levine
ISBN	156884168X
Language	English
Published	April 1994
Publisher	Hungry Minds, Inc

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Even if you're not a dummy, the sixth edition of The Internet for Dummies is one of the best user's guides to the Internet now available. Many so-called Internet books are nothing more than printed collections of Web addresses, but John Levine, Carol Baroudi, and Margaret Levine Young recognize that deciding to use the Internet involves financial commitments and computer-hardware decisions as much as it does looking at neat pictures. That said, don't expect to set up your own e-commerce site with this book, and don't expect to find step-by-step instructions for starting your computer. But do expect to get some good advice about picking an ISP (Internet Service Provider), protecting your privacy (and your kids), and connecting with Windows or a Mac. The authors also do an exceptional job of explaining such terms as PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) and what it is for, and they even talk about the old Unix shell account (with a Lynx text browser) for those not getting a PPP account. You'll find tips for optimizing your browser for speed, building your first Web page, managing e-mail, subscribing to mailing lists, and, yes, shopping. What is most impressive, however, is the balanced approach the authors take in evaluating Web sites (they do give some Web addresses), online services, and browser software. They offer the pros and cons and let you sort it out. They also include their own Web address so you can look for updates to the book and check on their latest favorites. --Patrick O'Kelley --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
This is a quick reference, but not necessarily to the Internet, itself. The largest portion of the book is dedicated to Internet tools and specific applications -- and, contrary to the cover blurb, those are primarily the UNIX versions. It is interesting to compare this book with "Zen and the Art of the Internet" (see reviews) which is of similar size and which *does* provide general information about the Internet. "The Internet for Dummies Quick Reference" is much closer to Adam Gaffin's "Big Dummie's Guide to the Internet" (printed as "Everybody's Guide to the Internet", cf. BKEVBINT.RVW) -- again, very similar in size, but also directed at the keystroke level of specific programs. The chapters are divided logically, but sections within the chapters can be wildly disorganized. An introductory list of means to access the archie program comes after three of them have already been covered. A discussion of search modes divides a list of servers from the discussion of how to access the servers. A blurb of the Usenet archive at MIT suddenly pops up in the middle of the archie coverage. Navigating the World Wide Web comes before you sign on to it. There are some good bits of Internet info. For example, the lists of archie and ftpmail servers are quite useful. If you are using the standard UNIX tools, this reference does give you the basics in a concise form. (Do note that there are numerous typos in command examples.) As an overall guide to the Internet, however, this book makes a lengthy sales pitch for something called "The Internet for Dummies" . copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995
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This fact-filled quick reference provides plain English explanations of Internet terms and basics. Cross-referenced to The Internet For Dummies.