Teach Yourself the Internet: Around the World in 21 Days

Contents at a Glance

Introduction The Internet and the Book
Week OneLearning the Internet Tools
Day 1 The Internet: A World Tour from Your Armchair
Into the Breach: Getting Started on the Net
Electronic Mail: The Fundamental Internet Tool
Birds of a Feather: Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
A Rodent to the Rescue: The Indispensable Gopher
All the Tools That Fit: FTP, XModem, Archie, and WAIS
Day 7 Click and Ye Shall Receive: The World Wide Web and Mosaic
Week Two Using the Internet Personally
Day 8 Teach Yourself the Internet...on the Internet
Day 9 Location, Location, Location: Finding the Best Places in the World to See
Day 10 The Lure of the Masters: Building an Archive of the World's Great Works of Art
Day 11 A Matter of Degrees: Choosing a University...or Universität
Day 12 One Hand on the Wallet: Searching the Globe for That Elusive Job
Day 13 Getting the Word Out: Publishing a Special-Interest Magazine on the Net
Day 14 Beam Us All Up, Scotty: Building an Entertainment Archive
Week Three Using the Internet Professionally
Day 15 Business 101: Making the Case for Full Internet Access
Day 16 Business 201: Doing Business on the Internet, at Home and Abroad
Day 17 Education 101: Exploring Internet Resources for K-12 Teachers
Day 18 Education 201: The Internet and Continuing Education
Day 19 Social Issues 101: Finding Information About Social Concerns on the Internet
Day 20 Government and Law 101: Finding Information on the World's Governments and Courts
Day 21 Science 101: Discovering Science Research Projects Around the World
Appendixes
A Internet Access Providers
B Glossary
Index

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