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Everyone wants a faster Internet connection at home, and cable modems, ISDN lines, and other speedy links have already begun to infiltrate home offices. But this is just the beginning, as Kim Maxwell explains in Residential Broadband. Lots of new technologies will fight to provide "last mile" service into residences in the near future. As in any battle, there will be winners, losers, and bit players here. Maxwell gives you a line on what will work and why. Residential Broadband first provides some historical context, explaining how Western Union provided transcontinental telegraph service--and made a profit doing it--in the 19th century. Then, the author details how a standard telephone line into a home works--fascinating reading for anyone... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Rather than providing a quick update to his second edition of Using the Internet, Honeycutt has responded to the rapid changes online with a total rewrite and the addition of new material. He has deleted a lot of how-to information on software and functions that are no longer popular or relevant to the daily life of most users. Instead he emphasizes many elements of the Internet that the average user, especially a beginner, is most likely to use. Honeycutt combines that with coverage of emerging Internet capabilities, which explains why his book has grown from about 300 pages to almost 700.As in previous editions, Using the Internet starts out with a short history of the Net and how it works, although the old section on "netiquette&quo... Rest of this review on the detail page
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You Need This Book to Access the World Wide Web and to Use Graphical Internet Tools!Using Netscape, Mosaic, WinGopher, and other new graphical programs requires a Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) or a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection to the Internet. But few computer users know how to establish such a connection. Fewer still know of the many benefits of graphical Internet access beyond surfing the World Wide Web. The SLIP/PPP Connection provides all the information you need to overcome the now-legendary obstacles of establishing these special Internet accounts and to achieve smooth, graphical access to the World Wide Web and the rest of the Internet. Written by internationally acclaimed Internet guru Paul Gilster, this is the fi... Rest of this review on the detail page
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UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO SONET Originally intended for use in broadband ISDN and ATM networks, SONET has taken on a life of its own as more telcos and other carriers deploy SONET fiber to support leased line services. Experts predict most public networks will soon be close to 100% SONET/SDH. Get ready with SONET, Second Edition, by Walter Goralski. This new edition of the industry leader brings you up to speed on this fast-moving technology, from an introduction to fiber optics and SONET, a clear explanation of how SONET works, SONET network equipment, deployment and services, to its state-of-the-art treatment of WDM and DWDM (Wave Division Multiplexing) and SONET. You get: *Full-scale coverage of IP packets directly on a SONET transport, and di... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Although Student's Guide to the Internet is intended for high school and college students, it may be more suited for a younger crowd. At this point, it's hard to imagine any college student who doesn't have some online experience, and a lot of this book details the ins and outs of the Internet. Also, chapter titles such as "Impressing Your Friends with FTP" are a bit condescending, and the chapter on UNIX commands is largely irrelevant to today's Internet. Still, you'll find helpful hints on how to send listserv messages and how to glean useful information from the loads of garbage available online. Twenty-five pages are devoted to resources grouped by academic subject. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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