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I. Getting Online
by David Pogue, J.D. Biersdorfer
The Internet: The Missing Manual
The Missing Credits
About the Authors
About the Creative Team
The Missing Manual Series
Introduction
About This Book
About → These → Arrows
About MissingManuals.com
The Very Basics
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I. Getting Online
1. Getting Online
1.1. Broadband Connections (Fast)
1.1.1. The Broadband Setup
1.1.1.1. Wrapping up the Windows setup
1.1.1.2. Wrapping up the Mac OS X setup
1.1.2. Sharing a Broadband Connection
1.2. Dial-Up Connections (Slow)
1.2.1. Meet the Modem
1.2.2. Finding an ISP
1.2.3. Setting Up a Dial-Up Connection (Windows)
1.2.3.1. The New Connection Wizard
1.2.3.2. Actually going online
1.2.3.3. The Notification Area icon
1.2.3.4. Disconnecting
1.2.4. Setting Up a Dial-Up Connection (Macintosh)
1.2.4.1. The PPP tab
1.2.4.2. Going online
1.2.4.3. Disconnecting
1.3. Wireless Connections (Awesome)
1.3.1. WiFi at Home
1.3.2. How to Join a Hot Spot
1.4. Software
1.4.1. Web Browsers
1.4.2. Email Programs
1.4.3. Instant Messaging Programs
1.4.4. Security Software
1.5. Advanced Connection Tricks (Windows)
1.5.1. Dialing Rules Tab
1.5.1.1. General tab
1.5.1.2. Area Code Rules tab
1.5.1.3. Calling Card tab
1.5.2. Modems Tab
1.5.3. Advanced Tab
1.6. Advanced Connection Tricks (Mac OS X)
1.6.1. Switching Locations
1.6.2. Creating a New Location
1.6.3. Making the Switch
1.6.4. Multihoming
2. Surfing the Web
2.1. Your First Web Page
2.1.1. Parts of a Web Browser
2.1.2. Moving to Another Page
2.1.2.1. By address
2.1.2.2. By link
2.1.2.3. By button
2.1.2.4. By history
2.1.3. Bookmarks: Getting Back to Where You’ve Been
2.1.3.1. Adding bookmarks
2.2. Portals: Dashboards of the Web
2.2.1. Google
2.2.2. Yahoo
2.2.3. MSN
2.2.4. AOL
2.3. Browser Choices
2.3.1. Firefox
2.3.1.1. Getting and setting up Firefox
2.3.2. Netscape
2.3.3. Opera
2.3.4. Top Tips for Setting Up Your Browser
2.3.4.1. Choose your own home page
2.3.4.2. Customize your button and toolbars
2.3.4.3. Set up and organize your bookmarks
2.3.4.4. Add a Google, Yahoo, or MSN toolbar
II. Finding Information
3. How to Search the Web
3.1. Search Basics
3.1.1. Searching with Google
3.1.2. Basic Search
3.1.3. Advanced Search
3.1.4. Searching with Yahoo
3.1.5. Advanced Search
3.1.6. Searching with MSN
3.1.7. Alternative Search Engines
3.2. Directories at Your Service
4. Searching by Information Type
4.1. White Pages, Yellow Pages
4.2. Driving Directions
4.3. Health and Medicine
4.4. Job Hunting
4.5. Getting the Facts
4.6. Word Definitions
5. News and Blogs
5.1. News Sites
5.1.1. Google News
5.1.2. Yahoo News
5.1.3. BBC News
5.1.4. CNN.com
5.2. Online Newspapers
5.2.1. NYTimes.com
5.2.2. WSJ.com
5.2.3. Your Local Paper
5.3. Sports, Weather, and Entertainment
5.3.1. Sports
5.3.2. Weather
5.3.3. Entertainment
5.4. Blogs
5.4.1. Using Blog-Search Sites
5.5. Feeds: Having the News Come to You
6. Reviews and Ratings
6.1. Movies
6.1.1. The Internet Movie Database
6.1.2. Rotten Tomatoes
6.1.3. Ain’t It Cool News
6.1.4. Film Threat
6.2. Restaurants
6.2.1. Restaurant Row
6.2.2. DineSite
6.2.3. Restaurant.com
6.3. Music
6.3.1. Billboard
6.3.2. Music Critic
6.3.3. Pitchfork
6.3.4. Music Sites by Genre
6.3.4.1. HipHop DX
6.3.4.2. Gramophone
6.3.4.3. Classics Today
6.3.4.4. Jazz Review
6.3.4.5. Country Stars Online
6.3.4.6. World Music Central
6.4. Books
6.4.1. Amazon and B&N
6.4.2. The New York Times Book Review
6.4.3. The New York Review of Books
6.5. Consumer Electronics
6.5.1. CNET
6.5.2. Dontbuyjunk
6.5.3. Consumer Search
6.5.4. Epinions
6.6. Cars
6.6.1. Cars.com
6.6.2. Kelley Blue Book
6.6.3. Car Talk
6.6.4. The Family Car
III. Shopping, Travel, and Finance
7. Shopping
7.1. How to Shop Online
7.2. The Top Shopping Sites
7.2.1. Amazon
7.2.1.1. Your Amazon account
7.2.2. eBay
7.2.2.1. Bidding and buying items
7.2.3. Craigslist
7.3. Finding Good Deals
7.3.1. Froogle
7.3.2. Shopping.com and DealTime
7.4. Shopping for Big-Ticket Items
7.4.1. Cars
7.4.2. Real Estate
7.4.2.1. Realtor.com
7.4.2.2. RealEstate.com
7.4.2.3. Century 21
8. Planning Trips
8.1. Booking Tickets and Reservations
8.1.1. TripAdvisor
8.1.2. Travelocity
8.1.3. Expedia
8.1.4. Orbitz
8.1.5. Kayak
8.2. Last-Minute Deals
8.2.1. Priceline
8.2.2. Hotwire
8.2.3. Travelzoo
9. Finance
9.1. Online Banking
9.1.1. Paying Bills
9.2. Finding Loans Online
9.3. Trading Online and Tracking Investments
9.3.1. Finding Stock Information
9.3.2. Setting Up an Online Trading Account
9.4. Doing Your Taxes Online
9.4.1. Filing a Federal Tax Return Electronically
9.4.1.1. Using a tax-preparation service online
9.4.2. Finding Tax Information and Forms Online
IV. Entertainment and Media
10. Games and Gambling
10.1. Games for the Whole Family
10.1.1. Where to Find Games Online
10.1.2. Bridge
10.1.3. Chess
10.2. Shoot ‘Em Up Games
10.3. Massive Multiplayer Games
10.4. Virtual Worlds
10.4.1. Life in a Virtual World
10.4.2. Virtual Worlds Online
10.5. Fantasy Sports
10.6. Gambling
10.6.1. Online Poker
10.6.2. Other Casino Games
11. Music and Audio
11.1. Digital Audio and the Internet
11.2. Listening to Digital Audio
11.2.1. Downloading Songs
11.2.2. Streaming Audio
11.3. Online Music Stores
11.3.1. The iTunes Music Store
11.3.2. MusicMatch
11.3.3. Napster, Rhapsody, MusicMatch, Yahoo Music…
11.3.4. eMusic
11.3.5. Places to Find Free Music Downloads
11.4. Streaming Music Sites
11.4.1. Real Rhapsody
11.4.2. Yahoo Music
11.4.3. Pandora
11.5. Internet Radio
11.6. Podcasts
11.6.1. Podcasts on iTunes
11.6.2. Yahoo Podcasts
11.6.3. Odeo Podcast Sharing
11.6.3.1. Recording an Odeo podcast
11.6.3.2. Recording a podcast by phone
11.6.4. NPR Podcasts
12. Videos, Movies, and TV
12.1. Videos and Movies Online
12.1.1. Downloading Movie Rentals
12.1.1.1. Movielink
12.1.1.2. CinemaNow
12.1.1.3. Vongo
12.1.2. Watching TV Shows Online
12.1.2.1. iTunes Music Store
12.1.2.2. Google Video
12.1.2.3. AOL In2TV and Hi-Q
12.1.2.4. Free video sites
12.2. DVDs by Mail
12.2.1. Netflix
12.2.2. Blockbuster
12.3. Watching Webcams
13. Photos
13.1. Finding Photos
13.1.1. Flickr
13.1.1.1. Searching for photos on Flickr
13.1.1.2. Other Flickr features
13.1.2. Google Images
13.1.2.1. Searching for images on Google
13.1.2.2. Fine-tuning a Google Image search
13.2. Sharing Photos Online
13.2.1. Uploading Your Images
13.2.2. Choosing a Photo-Sharing Site
13.2.2.1. Flickr
13.2.2.2. Shutterfly
13.2.2.3. Snapfish
13.2.2.4. Kodak EasyShare Gallery
13.3. Sending Photos to a Printing Service
13.4. Sending Photos via Email
13.4.1. The Email Resolution Nightmare
13.4.2. File Formats
V. Communicating with Others
14. Email
14.1. Email Program vs. Web-Based Email
14.1.1. How Computer-Based Mail Works
14.1.2. How Web-Based Email Works
14.1.3. Dedicated Email Programs
14.1.3.1. Outlook Express
14.1.3.2. Outlook
14.1.3.3. Thunderbird
14.1.3.4. Eudora
14.1.3.5. Apple Mail
14.1.4. Web-Based Email Services
14.1.4.1. Yahoo Mail
14.1.4.2. Gmail
14.1.4.3. MSN Hotmail
14.1.4.4. .Mac
14.2. Setting Up Your Email Program
14.3. Writing and Sending Messages
14.3.1. Email Etiquette
14.4. Reading and Organizing Email
14.4.1. How to Deal with Email
14.4.2. The Parts of Your Mailbox
14.4.3. Filters and Message Rules
14.4.4. Opening Attachments
14.5. Fighting Email Pests
14.5.1. Spam
14.5.2. Viruses
15. Instant Messages and Chat
15.1. Instant Messaging: An Introduction
15.2. IM Services: The Catalog
15.2.1. AIM
15.2.2. Yahoo Messenger
15.2.3. MSN Messenger
15.2.4. iChat
15.2.5. Phase 1: Build Your Buddy List
15.2.6. Phase 2: Start the Chat
15.2.6.1. Security check
15.2.6.2. The chat transcript
15.2.7. Beyond Text Chat
15.2.7.1. Voice calls
15.2.7.2. Video calls
15.2.7.3. Insert a smiley
15.2.8. Swapping Files
15.2.9. Games
15.2.10. Customize
15.2.11. Chat Rooms
16. Discussion Groups
16.1. Finding and Searching Groups
16.1.1. Google Groups
16.1.1.1. Using Google Groups
16.1.1.2. Usenet groups on Google
16.1.1.3. Searching Google’s archives
16.1.2. Yahoo Groups
16.1.3. MSN Groups
16.1.4. Groups@AOL
16.2. Creating New Groups
17. Social Networking
17.1. Socializing and Dating Services
17.1.1. Finding the Right Site
17.1.2. Online Dating Safety Tips
17.1.3. Friendster
17.1.4. Match.com
17.2. Professional Networking
17.2.1. LinkedIn
17.2.2. Jobster
18. Skype & VoIP: Internet Phones
18.1. Skype: Computer-to-Phone Plans
18.1.1. What You Need for Skype
18.1.2. Starting Up with Skype
18.1.3. Making Calls
18.1.4. Receiving Calls
18.1.5. SkypeIn
18.2. Phone-to-Phone Plans
18.2.1. Questions to Ask About VoIP Service
18.2.2. Choosing a VoIP Service
18.2.3. Setting Up VoIP
18.2.4. Using VOIP
VI. Internet Power and Protection
19. Your Own Blogs, Web Sites, and Podcasts
19.1. Blogs
19.1.1. Creating a Blog
19.1.2. Free Blog Sites
19.1.2.1. Blogger
19.1.2.2. Xanga
19.1.2.3. LiveJournal
19.1.2.4. TypePad
19.2. Super-Simple Web Pages
19.2.1. Google Page Creator
19.2.2. Homestead
19.2.3. Yahoo GeoCities
19.2.4. .Mac and iWeb
19.3. Professional Web Sites
19.3.1. Phase 1: Design Your Web Site
19.3.1.1. Text editors
19.3.1.2. WYSIWYG (drag-and-drop) programs
19.3.2. Phase 2: Find a Web Host
19.3.2.1. Using Web space from your ISP
19.3.2.2. Using Web space from a hosting company
19.3.3. Phase 3: Publish Your Web Site
19.4. Podcasts
19.4.1. All-in-One Podcast Programs
19.4.1.1. GarageBand
19.4.2. Do-It-Yourself Podcast Programs
19.4.2.1. Recording the audio (Windows)
19.4.2.2. Recording the audio (Macintosh)
19.4.2.3. Publishing the podcast
20. Living on the Web
20.1. Online Backup and Storage
20.1.1. How to Find Online Storage
20.1.1.1. Xdrive
20.1.1.2. FilesAnywhere
20.1.1.3. IBackup
20.1.1.4. .Mac
20.2. Online Word Processing Programs
20.2.1. Microsoft Office Live
20.2.2. Other Online Word Processors
20.3. Project Planning and Group Calendars
20.3.1.
20.3.1.1. Google Calendar
20.3.1.2. Yahoo Calendar
20.3.1.3. Basecamp/Backpack/Ta-da List
20.4. Online Meetings/Web Conferencing
20.4.1.
20.4.1.1. FreeConference.com
20.4.1.2. WebEx
20.4.1.3. Breeze
21. Staying Safe
21.1. Know Your Enemies
21.2. Fighting Internet Pests
21.3. Defeating Spyware
21.4. Controlling Cookies
21.5. Phishing Lures
21.6. Sealing Your Computer’s Firewall
21.6.1. Hardware Firewalls
21.6.2. Software Firewalls
21.6.2.1. The Windows XP Firewall
21.6.2.2. Setting up the Mac OS X firewall
21.7. Protecting Your Kids
21.7.1. Ground Rules for Kids
21.7.2. Advice for Parents
Index
About the Authors
Colophon
Copyright
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