The Internet For Dummies, 12th Edition

Table of contents

- The Internet For Dummies®, 12th Edition (Page 1)
- Contents at a Glance (Page 11)
- Table of Contents (Page 13)
- Introduction (Page 23)
- Part I: Welcome to the Internet (Page 29)
- Chapter 1: What’s So Great about the Internet, Anyway? (Page 31)
- So, What Is the Internet? (Page 31)
- What’s All the Hoopla? (Page 32)
- Why Is This Medium Different from Any Other Medium? (Page 34)
- Okay, What Next? (Page 37)
- Chapter 2: Is the Internet Safe? Viruses, Spyware, Spam, and (Page 39)
- Privacy: Who’s Who and What They Can Tell about You (Page 40)
- Security: How People Can Take Over Your PC (Page 46)
- Spam, Bacon, Spam, Eggs, and Spam (Page 53)
- Safety: How to Keep Yourself and Your Family Safe (Page 55)
- Chapter 3: Kids and the Net (Page 57)
- Really Cool Ways Kids Use the Net (Page 57)
- So-So Ways Kids Use the Net (Page 59)
- Not-So-Good Ways Kids Use the Net (Page 59)
- Truly Brain-Dead Things Kids Should Never Do (Page 60)
- The Internet and Little Kids (Page 61)
- Surf Safe (Page 62)
- Sell, Sell, Sell! (Page 63)
- Who’s Online? (Page 64)
- The Internet in Schools (Page 64)
- A Few Useful Web Sites (Page 66)
- Part II: Internet, Here I Come! (Page 67)
- Chapter 4: Assembling Your Gear and Climbing on the Net (Page 69)
- What Kind of Computer Do You Need? (Page 70)
- The Types of Internet Connections (Page 73)
- What’s in an Account? (Page 73)
- Speedy Connections: DSL and Cable Internet (Page 73)
- Dialing — the Old-Fashioned Way (Page 81)
- I’m In! (Page 83)
- Essential Software to Keep Your System Safe (Page 84)
- Our Favorite Internet Setup (Page 88)
- You’re Connected — Now What? (Page 88)
- Chapter 5: Connecting with Wi-Fi, Laptops, and Smartphones (Page 91)
- Just One Computer for Internet Access? Naah (Page 91)
- First, Make a LAN (Page 93)
- Forget the Wires — Go Wi-Fi! (Page 97)
- Using Your Laptop or Netbook at Home and Away (Page 101)
- Using Your Smartphone on the Net (Page 105)
- Part III: Web Mania (Page 109)
- Chapter 6: Welcome to the Wild, Wonderful, Wacky Web (Page 111)
- What Is the Web? (Page 111)
- Browsing to Points Unknown (Page 114)
- Web Surfing with Your Browser (Page 116)
- Browsing from Your Smartphone (Page 123)
- Getting and Installing a Browser (Page 124)
- Chapter 7: Taking Your Browser for a Spin (Page 127)
- Saving Stuff from the Web (Page 127)
- Viewing Lots of Web Pages at the Same Time (Page 129)
- A Few of Your Favorite Things (Page 131)
- Filling In Forms (Page 136)
- Knowing Where to Start (Page 138)
- Who Can Remember All Those Passwords? (Page 142)
- Cookies Are (Usually) Your Friends (Page 144)
- Where Have You Been? (Page 146)
- Blocking Pop-Up Windows (Page 147)
- When Browsers Go Bad (Page 148)
- Getting Plugged In with Plug-Ins (Page 149)
- Chapter 8: Needles and Haystacks: Finding Almost Anything on the Web (Page 151)
- Your Basic Search Strategy (Page 153)
- Search, Ho! (Page 154)
- Browsing with Directories (Page 160)
- The Usual Suspects: Other Useful Search Sites (Page 164)
- Finding People (Page 165)
- We’re from Your Browser, and We’re Here to Help You (Page 166)
- Too Many Toolbars (Page 167)
- Making a Custom Start Page (Page 168)
- Chapter 9: Music and Video on the Web (Page 171)
- Seven Ways to Get Media and One Way Not To (Page 172)
- What Are You Listening With? (Page 175)
- Okay, How about Some Music? (Page 177)
- Subscribing to Podcasts (Page 179)
- Playing Music and Podcasts (Page 180)
- Listening to Internet Radio (Page 181)
- Watching Movies on the Net (Page 183)
- Chapter 10: More Shopping, Less Dropping (Page 187)
- Shopping Online: Pros and Cons (Page 187)
- The Credit Card Question (Page 188)
- Paying at the Store (Page 190)
- How Little Do You Want to Pay? (Page 192)
- Up, Up, and Away (Page 193)
- Even More Places to Shop (Page 195)
- Chapter 11: Banking, Bill Paying, and Investing Online (Page 201)
- Going to the Bank without Ever Leaving Home (Page 201)
- Dealing with Credit Cards (Page 208)
- Pay Your Pals with PayPal (Page 209)
- Investing Your Money Online (Page 211)
- Budgeting Tools (Page 213)
- Chapter 12: Swiping Files from the Net (Page 215)
- What Is Downloading? (Page 215)
- Downloading Pictures (Page 216)
- Art Ain’t Free (Page 217)
- Downloading Programs (Page 217)
- Scanning for Viruses (Page 220)
- Downloading Other Types of Files (Page 222)
- Some File Types and What to Do with Them (Page 223)
- Part IV: E-Mail, Chat, and Other Ways to Hang Out Online (Page 227)
- Chapter 13: It’s in the Mail: Sending and Receiving E-Mail (Page 229)
- What’s My Address? (Page 230)
- And I Would Read My Mail How? (Page 234)
- The Web Is a Fine Place to Read Your E-Mail (Page 235)
- Reading Your E-Mail on Your Smartphone (Page 238)
- Reading Your E-Mail in a Mail Program (Page 240)
- Sending Mail Is Easy (Page 246)
- Mail Coming Your Way (Page 248)
- To Whom Do I Write? (Page 251)
- Chapter 14: Keeping Your Mail Safe from Viruses, Spam, and Wi-Fi Snoops (Page 253)
- I Think I’ve Got a Virus (Page 253)
- Get This Spam Outta Here! (Page 258)
- How Private Is E-Mail? (Page 265)
- Secure That Mail (Page 266)
- Chapter 15: Putting Your Mail in Its Place (Page 269)
- A Few Words from the Etiquette Ladies (Page 270)
- Back to You, Sam: Replying to Mail (Page 272)
- Keeping Track of Your Friends (Page 273)
- Hot Potatoes: Forwarding Mail (Page 275)
- Cold Potatoes: Saving Mail (Page 276)
- Handling Exotic Mail and Mail Attachments (Page 279)
- Teaching Your E-Mail Program to Sort Your Mail (Page 282)
- Chapter 16: Typing and Talking on the Net (Page 285)
- AIMing to Chat via Text (Page 286)
- Adding Voices and Faces (Page 296)
- Internet Phones and Voice Chat (Page 298)
- Around the Virtual Town Pump (Page 300)
- Look Who’s Chatting (Page 307)
- Chapter 17: Games and Worlds on the Web (Page 313)
- A Solitaire-y Pastime (Page 313)
- Plays Well with Others (Page 315)
- Games You Can Play at Any Computer (Page 316)
- MMORPGs Are More Fun than They Sound (Page 317)
- It’s a Whole New World (Page 322)
- Part V: Putting Your Own Stuff on the Net (Page 327)
- Chapter 18: Making a Splash Online (Page 329)
- Ways to Go Public on the Web (Page 329)
- Presenting Your Online Self (Page 330)
- Say “Cheese!” (Page 334)
- The Internet’s Funniest Home Videos (Page 337)
- Sharing Documents and Calendars (Page 337)
- Setting Up an Online Shop (Page 340)
- Chapter 19: Blogs and Twitter (Page 343)
- What’s in a Blog? (Page 343)
- Writing Your Own Blog (Page 347)
- Twittering about Your Life (Page 351)
- Chapter 20: Making Your Own Web Site (Page 357)
- Working Together on a Wiki (Page 357)
- Page Creator Sites to the Rescue (Page 361)
- Producing Pictures for Your Site (Page 366)
- Linking to Other Pages and Sites (Page 367)
- Creating a Web Site with Your Bare Hands (Page 368)
- Be the Master of Your Domain (Page 370)
- Shout It Out: Getting Your Web Site Found (Page 371)
- Part VI: The Part of Tens (Page 373)
- Chapter 21: Ten Problems and Ten Solutions (Page 375)
- My PC Takes Forever to Boot and Pop-Up Ads Have Taken Over the Screen (Page 375)
- This Nice, Free Program Doesn’t Run If I Turn Off the Ads (Page 378)
- I Can’t Send Large E-Mail Attachments (Page 378)
- I’m Worried about ID Theft (Page 379)
- I Can’t Remember All My Web Site Passwords (Page 380)
- I Get Messages Telling Me That E-Mail I Never Sent Is Undeliverable (Page 381)
- People Seem to Know a Lot about Me (Page 381)
- I Can’t Get My Kids, Spouse, or Significant Other Off the Computer (Page 382)
- When I Click a Link, My Browser Says “404 Page Not Found” (Page 382)
- I Want to Include My E-Mail Address on My Web Page (Page 383)
- Chapter 22: Ten Fun or Worthwhile Things You Can Do Online (Page 385)
- Share Pictures and Videos with Your Friends and Family (Page 385)
- Entertain Yourself with TV and Radio (Page 386)
- Find Out What Your Stuff Is Worth (Page 388)
- Have Some Fun and Play Games (Page 388)
- Build Your Own Jumbo Jet (Page 389)
- Visit Art Museums around the World (Page 390)
- Take a Trip around the Planet and the Stars (Page 390)
- Do Some Cool Things with Books Online (Page 392)
- Search for Extraterrestrial Life or Cure Cancer (Page 393)
- Do Something Nice and Help Save the World (Page 394)
- Glossary (Page 395)
- Index (Page 409)