Book details of 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 FrontRunner: Your Hands-On Introduction to Microsoft's New Web Browser'

Title	Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 FrontRunner: Your Hands-On Introduction to Microsoft's New Web Browser
Author(s)	Mary Millhollon, Luanne O'Loughlin, Toni Zuccarini, Mary M. Taylor, Toni Zuccarin, Luanne S. O'Loughlin
ISBN	1576100065
Language	English
Published	August 1996
Publisher	The Coriolis Group

---

Back to shelf World Wide Web
Amazon.com info for Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 FrontRunner: Your Hands-On Introduction to Microsoft's New Web Browser

Score:

Vote for this book

The Virtual Bookcase Reviews of 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 FrontRunner: Your Hands-On Introduction to Microsoft's New Web Browser':

Reviewer amazon.com wrote:
Penned by three self-professed ex-Netscape junkies, this book uses a cheeky tone to bring you up to speed with Microsoft's showpiece browser. You'll have to wade through a certain amount of Web cheerleading, but you'll learn the basics of setup and surfing, as well as some useful tricks, such as how to use Microsoft Internet mail while interacting with America Online (AOL) and CompuServe. Other topics covered include how to customize Microsoft Network (MSN), how to get the most from newsgroups, how to do cross-postings, and how to set up timesaving mail groups. The guide does discuss heavier topics too, such as ActiveX and how much of your hard drive to use for cached files. It's a colorful book that's got some attitude and lots of great tips.
Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
In a not very well identified piece at the front of the book, someone states that the objective of this book series "is to provide [the reader] with the best possible information on new technology products the day they're released to the public. Not `soft stuff' or hot air, either--just real, useful, practical information ..." Well, quick off the mark I can give them, but this book certainly is mostly soft stuff and hot air. There is decent documentation for Internet Explorer here, and given that third party documentation is the only documentation that you'll find, that is a plus. But the book certainly is not an unbiased look at the product. There are repeated cries that "Internet Explorer 3.0 will dramatically shift how the world views the Internet." The content, however, does not support that statement. IE does Web browsing, IE does downloads, IE does email (well, not yet), IE does news (well, not yet), but then so do other browsers. There is mention of additional and advanced functions, but that is all there is: mention. The book states that "MSIE is the first browser to support the safe downloading of code and controls by offering code signing". This may be technically true, but without a definition and explanation of "code signing" it is meaningless. Good enough docs if you need docs for IE. Watch out for details of functions that don't exist yet. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996
Add my review for Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 FrontRunner: Your Hands-On Introduction to Microsoft's New Web Browser

Book description:

Provides the best reference for quickly learning the ins and outs of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. Explains all the built-in multimedia features of MSIE, including ActiveX and CoolTalk. Tells AOL and CompuServe subscribers all they need to know to explore and exploit the Internet. Shows you how MSIE is even better than Netscape Navigator. Provides the earliest information about using MSIE, so you can be among the first to take advantage of its powerful new features. Demonstrates how to create your own home page using MSIE's special HTML extensions.