The Internet: The Missing Manual - Brossura

The Missing Credits; About the Authors; About the Creative Team; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; About This Book; The Very Basics; Safari® Enabled; Part I: Getting Online; Chapter 1: Getting Online; 1.1 Broadband Connections (Fast); 1.2 Dial-Up Connections (Slow); 1.3 Wireless Connections (Awesome); 1.4 Software; 1.5 Advanced Connection Tricks (Windows); 1.6 Advanced Connection Tricks (Mac OS X); Chapter 2: Surfing the Web; 2.1 Your First Web Page; 2.2 Portals: Dashboards of the Web; 2.3 Browser Choices; Part II: Finding Information; Chapter 3: How to Search the Web; 3.1 Search Basics; 3.2 Directories at Your Service; Chapter 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; Chapter 5: News and Blogs; 5.1 News Sites; 5.2 Online Newspapers; 5.3 Sports, Weather, and Entertainment; 5.4 Blogs; 5.5 Feeds: Having the News Come to You; Chapter 6: Reviews and Ratings; 6.1 Movies; 6.2 Restaurants; 6.3 Music; 6.4 Books; 6.5 Consumer Electronics; 6.6 Cars; Part III: Shopping, Travel, and Finance; Chapter 7: Shopping; 7.1 How to Shop Online; 7.2 The Top Shopping Sites; 7.3 Finding Good Deals; 7.4 Shopping for Big-Ticket Items; Chapter 8: Planning Trips; 8.1 Booking Tickets and Reservations; 8.2 Last-Minute Deals; Chapter 9: Finance; 9.1 Online Banking; 9.2 Finding Loans Online; 9.3 Trading Online and Tracking Investments; 9.4 Doing Your Taxes Online; Part IV: Entertainment and Media; Chapter 10: Games and Gambling; 10.1 Games for the Whole Family; 10.2 Shoot 'Em Up Games; 10.3 Massive Multiplayer Games; 10.4 Virtual Worlds; 10.5 Fantasy Sports; 10.6 Gambling; Chapter 11: Music and Audio; 11.1 Digital Audio and the Internet; 11.2 Listening to Digital Audio; 11.3 Online Music Stores; 11.4 Streaming Music Sites; 11.5 Internet Radio; 11.6 Podcasts; Chapter 12: Videos, Movies, and TV; 12.1 Videos and Movies Online; 12.2 DVDs by Mail; 12.3 Watching Webcams; Chapter 13: Photos; 13.1 Finding Photos; 13.2 Sharing Photos Online; 13.3 Sending Photos to a Printing Service; 13.4 Sending Photos via Email; Part V: Communicating with Others; Chapter 14: Email; 14.1 Email Program vs. Web-Based Email; 14.2 Setting Up Your Email Program; 14.3 Writing and Sending Messages; 14.4 Reading and Organizing Email; 14.5 Fighting Email Pests; Chapter 15: Instant Messages and Chat; 15.1 Instant Messaging: An Introduction; 15.2 IM Services: The Catalog; Chapter 16: Discussion Groups; 16.1 Finding and Searching Groups; 16.2 Creating New Groups; Chapter 17: Social Networking; 17.1 Socializing and Dating Services; 17.2 Professional Networking; Chapter 18: Skype & VoIP: Internet Phones; 18.1 Skype: Computer-to-Phone Plans; 18.2 Phone-to-Phone Plans; Part VI: Internet Power and Protection; Chapter 19: Your Own Blogs, Web Sites, and Podcasts; 19.1 Blogs; 19.2 Super-Simple Web Pages; 19.3 Professional Web Sites; 19.4 Podcasts; Chapter 20: Living on the Web; 20.1 Online Backup and Storage; 20.2 Online Word Processing Programs; 20.3 Project Planning and Group Calendars; 20.4 Online Meetings/Web Conferencing; Chapter 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; 21.7 Protecting Your Kids; Colophon;