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| The
Bluffer's Guide to the Internet | | By
Robert Ainsley | | | | Extracts
from the book | |
| | | Passwords |
| Freebie
CDs which promise that you'll be 'on-line in minutes!' rely on the Emperor's New
Clothes syndrome: two hours later you'll still be stuck at the password stage.
You think it's your fault and daren't tell your friends. Yet everyone else is
having the same experience. | | |
| Hot
links | | A
stylish, recently-added Web page is said to be 'hot'. A page which is particularly
hot is 'cool'. A page which is especially good is 'wicked'. And the more a page
is littered with graphics and tables, the more it is said to be 'neat'. You can
therefore make any critical judgement you like about a Web site, and it will never
be clear from your description whether you are praising it, damning it, damning
it with faint praise, praising it with faint damns, or just making the damn thing
up entirely. | | |
| Coming
attractions | | Far
and away the most accessed sites on the Internet are those related to sex. There
are newsgroups, picture galleries and how-to articles for every orientation, desire,
fantasy and fetish possible. And several for those that aren't. The content of
all sites is the same. To get hold of it you have to wait a very long time, and
when it does arrive it's disappointing and extremely short. Rather, come to think
of it, like... | | |
| Reviews |
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| | | Of
course, a Bluffer's Guide will be of little use to the true expert. But
if you want that air of experience with the experience itself, spend £3.99 on
the book and you too can save the £2,000-plus and countless hours of frustration
it takes to become a seasoned surfer. | |
Wired
Magazine | | |
| Whether
you love or loathe the Internet, this has all-embracing appeal. And if you're
of the non-nerd persuasion, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to reassure
yourself that you're not really missing out on the telecommunications revolution.
| | Cyberia
Magazine | | |
| If
you read nothing else about the Internet, take to heart the succinct warning on
page six: "Unlike normal computing, which is important and useful, the Internet
is trivial and virtually useless, but a fascinating way to waste all that spare
time you have now that your job has been taken by a computer." |
| The
Daily Telegraph | | |
| Table
of Contents | |
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Introduction What
the Internet Offers
E-mail
Newsgroups
World Wide Web
Going On-line
Hooking Up
Connection Problems Using
the Internet
News
E-commerce
Banking
Shopping
Love
Sex
Making
Friends
Reference
Music
Teleworking
Video Conferencing
Centralising Data
Advertising
Market Research
Smileys
Internet
Types
Surfers
Paddlers
Divers
Splashers
Sharks
The Future
Glossary
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Fortune
Telling
