The Guardian Guide to the Internet

by JimMcClellan (Author), JimMcClellan (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $122.88

  This book is a straightforward, fun and user-friendly guide to the internet. It is practical, jargon-free read and covers all the key stages: buying the right computer, choosing the right internet connection, how to search the net, send e-mails, download files, get things for free, join chatrooms, play games, listen to music, create websites.Authoritative and wholly comprehensible to lay readers, this fully updated edition is the essential companion for all travellers in cyberspace, no matter how familiar they are with the web. With its weekly Online section and award-winning network of Guardian Unlimited sites, the Guardian is the brand to be trusted in this area.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.55

  Newly updated edition of the Guardian's top-ten selling Guide to the Internet Internet use is increasing exponentially, with burgeoning suppliers offering myriad ways to join the information superhighway. But how to avoid being mown down by jargon at the first corner? The Guardian Guide to the Internet is written in practical, jargon-busting language, with straightforward advice for the newcomer and experienced Net user alike. It ranges from tips on where to buy computer hardware, to guidance on systems -- to Mac or not to Mac -- to recommendations about where to browse and how to navigate the corners of the World Wide Web. You'll find out about privacy, about safeguarding financial transactions, about what you can expect to find on the Internet and what you might want to avoid. And if you want to design your own web pages or site, you'll find out how to do that too. In a fast changing environment it's an essential guide: pragmatic, informed and up to the minute.