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If you are confused by this book, you are reading it all wrong. It *isn't* a
book: it's a workbook. You are intended to use the text as a guide, while you
work with the text editor, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) server and Web
browser to explore and experiment.
(I have only two quibbles with this plan. The CD-ROM includes HTTP servers for
only Solaris, Windows NT and the Mac. Also, Morris assumes the use of the
Mosaic browser: I would recommend the use of a number of graphical and text
browsers in order to see the differences between them.)
While Morris very definitely knows HTML (HyperText Markup Language) inside and
out, there don't seem to be many examples and such as do exist are illustrated
as they appear on-screen. W...
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Review:The latest edition of How to Use the Internet from ZD Press is a heavily illustrated, diagrammatic, and task-centric addition to the vast plethora of basic Internet guides. It covers the usual ground of how to choose and get hooked up to an ISP (Internet Service Provider), how to operate a Web browser, and the joys of search engines, plus it contains a practical approach to electronic mail and Usenet. There are also sections on setting up net filtering packages, encryption, and some new up-and-coming technologies like WebTV. Some topics are better presented than others. This book may be ideal for those with a very elemental understanding of the Internet and computers in general, since it breaks down each operation or task into step-by-step...
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Review:In Chapter 6 of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, the authors discuss the details of good search-engine design. In a bitingly humorous segment, they analyze a Web site's search-page results: "Let's say you're interested in knowing what the New Jersey sales tax is.... So you go to the State of New Jersey web site and search on sales tax. The 20 results are scored at either 84% or 82% relevant. Why does each document receive only one of two scores?... And what the heck makes a document 2% more relevant than another?" With a swift and convincing stroke, the authors of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web tear down many entrenched ideas about Web design. Flashy animations are cool, they agree, as long as the...
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Review:The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet is a great resource for the inexperienced cybertraveler. You'll learn how to get up and running on the Internet, to send and receive e-mail messages, to navigate around and find what you're looking for the World Wide Web, to participate in Internet discussion groups, and to communicate with friends and family. The guide also introduces you to Web multimedia, gopher, chat, and telnet and teaches you how to create your own Web page. All topics are presented in the easy-to-understand language that is customary within the Complete Idiot's Guide series. The attached CD-ROM includes everything you need to get connected plus numerous Web tools and electronic copies of this and other books in the series. -...
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