Internet Directory for Dummies (1st ed) - Softcover

Hill, Brad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764502174 ISBN 13: 9780764502170

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc, 1997

Synopsis

With search engines and directories like Yahoo!, Excite, and Infoseek available on the Net itself, you may wonder why you need Internet Directory For Dummies. Just type a search term into any of these sites, and the thousands -- or even millions -- of results you get should prove the value of a single, well-thought-out book that selects the best of the best Web sites, categorizes them by topic, and even provides concise descriptions. With Internet Directory For Dummies, you save yourself the time and trouble of searching for the needle in the World Wide Web haystack. Author Brad Hill guides you straight to the best sites on everything from baseball to online stock trading. Best of all, Internet Directory For Dummies comes complete with a bonus CD-ROM containing all the links in electronic format so that you can just click on the title rather than typing in a lengthy URL. Also included on the CD-ROM are valuable Internet programs, such as Internet Explorer 4.0 and Eudora Light, along with multimedia and Web authoring tools.

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Review

One of the deep dark secrets of the World Wide Web is that sometimes it really is quicker and easier to find what you're looking for in a book--even if what you're looking for is a great Web site. Brad Hill's book is the right choice for those who want to quickly find terrific Web pages devoted to just about any popular topic imaginable--and a few really offbeat ones.

Whatever your topic of choice--news, entertainment, sports and leisure, services, interactive fun, Internet and computer help, and "off the beaten path"--Hill's listings make each category easy to find. Each section opens with an introductory chuckle from one of Rich Tennant's zany The Fifth Wave cartoons before being broken down alphabetically into easy-to-find subtopics. It only takes a moment to find a site devoted to your favorite author, math help, the contents of small-town newspapers, games, or pure recreational wackiness.

Each site listed is one of the best in its category--or at least one of the most influential. Hill's reviews of each site are straightforward, giving you the information to decide whether or not to visit. His many tips, insights, and explanations of background information feature the humorous twists that have been a hallmark of the Dummies series.

From the Back Cover

CD-ROM features live links to sites in the book!

More than 300 screen shots let you preview top sites

Click your way to sites that are truly worth seeing! Tired of getting lost in cyberspace? Let Internet expert Brad Hill lead you to the best the Web has to offer. From news and entertainment to shopping and the arts, his completely revised and updated directory profiles more than 900 hand-picked sites - and helps you get the most out of the Web. all this on the bonus CD-ROM Live links to all sites in the book Evaluation versions of Paint Shop Pro and Homesite 4.0 Shareware versions of Clipmate and Anarchie 3.0 For details and system requirements, see the CD-ROM appendix

Discover how to: Save money at online retailers Guide your kids to family-friendly sites Connect with people who share your interests Explore cutting-edge multimedia sites Find free stuff

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About this edition

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0764502174
• ISBN 13: 9780764502170
• Binding: Paperback