Internet and World Wide Web Simplified?

No matter how much more complicated the Internet and the World Wide Web become, the talented artists of renowned maranGraphics succeed in simplifying it. In this brand-new update of their bestselling Internet and World Wide Web Simplified, they reveal in clear illustrations and concise explanations what the Net is all about and how you can take advantage of it.

Internet and World Wide Web Simplified, 2nd Edition, covers all kinds of essential topics, including The Internet -- its history, how to get connected to it, and more The World Wide Web -- why its the most exciting part of the Net, how to buy things (this book, to name one) securely, how to enjoy multimedia content, search for sites and information, and even create your own Web pages Exchanging e-mail with just about anyone just about anywhere Subscribing to mailing lists for up-to-date, special-interest information Participating in any of the thousands of Usenet newsgroups Chatting live and online with others all around the globe Uploading and downloading files from FTP sites Taking part in multiplayer games over the Internet

Plus, Internet and World Wide Web Simplified, 2nd Edition, offers you a visual guide to the best of the best Web sites on topics ranging from animals to Windows.

Learning about the Net doesn't get any easier than in this addition to the 3-D Visual Series from IDG. With its full-color illustrations and extremely brief text, Internet and World Wide Web Simplified is perfect for beginners. It starts with an introduction to the Internet, which explains what the Net has to offer, who pays for it, how it got started, and how you can get connected. The book then moves on to discuss the World Wide Web, browsers, plug-ins, security issues, Java, ActiveX, and VRML in simple terms. Other topics include e-mail, mailing lists, newsgroups, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and multiplayer games.

Internet and World Wide Web Simplified includes a good beginner's directory to Web sites covering such subjects as where to find shareware programs, where to shop online, where to get information on a variety of topics, and more. The graphics are cute but never cross over the line to silly. If you know someone who has tried unsuccessfully to learn about the Net from other books, hand them this.