2001 Internet and the World Wide Web

Rough Guides Staff; Kennedy, Angus J.

ISBN 10: 1858285518 / ISBN 13: 9781858285511

Published by Penguin, 2000

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Item Type: Book. Category: Computers & Internet; ISBN: 1858285518. ISBN/EAN: 9781858285511. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 017268.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 2001 Internet and the World Wide Web
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1858285518
• ISBN 13: 9781858285511
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computers & Internet

About this title

Synopsis

The million-copy bestseller is back, fully updated and still at an unbeatable value-for-money price point.An essential reference source for the beginner and useful trouble-shooting tool for the experienced surfer. Written in plain English, with no hint of techic jargon to make you an Internet guru in the shortest possible time.

Review

The Rough Guide series, famous for its listings of skanky Italian hostels and super-cheap Istanbul eateries, now covers the wildest territory of all. The Internet: The Rough Guide 2000 is a tourist's guide to the online world, complete with information on what equipment you need, what it'll cost, and what to see once you're connected. This latest edition reflects recent changes in site locations and contents.

Hardly bigger than a coaster, this book packs a remarkable amount of information into its minimal bulk. Though its small format makes it somewhat difficult to use (it won't lie open), author Angus Kennedy competently explains everything from basic connection procedures to multimedia and page publishing in a fraction of the space other books require (and at far less cost too). Fans of other Rough Guide books will be pleased by coverage of the Internet as it applies to travelers (Web-based mail sites, cybercafés, and the like).

The how-to information represents only half of what this guide contains. The rest is a random walk, largely on the Web's weird side. You'll find references to sites claiming to be the grossest (in an 8-year-old's sense of the word) on the Web, a site where you can get a downward-ticking death clock, Mr. Cranky's movie reviews, and "99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle." Sure, there's some serious reference stuff, but it misses the point. Overall, the book is almost as much fun as opening 99 beer bottles in a skanky Italian hostel. --David Wall

Topics covered: The Internet from every angle. What it is, what it's good for, why and how you should connect. Having connected you, the author skips off on a eclectic tour of things to see and do online.