K. I. S. S.: Guide to the Internet (Keep It Simple Series) Book

	Foreword	18
	Introduction	20
	What's Inside?	22
	The Extras	23
Part 1	Welcome to the Internet	24
Chapter 1	Getting a Handle on the Internet	26
	What is the Internet	28
	In the beginning	31
	The global shopping mall	35
	Just how worldwide is it	37
	The good and the bad	41
	Why use the Internet	43
	A simple summary	45
Chapter 2	Getting Started	46
	Driving your computer	48
	Gearing up to go online	53
	Introduction to internet software	59
	A simple summary	63
Chapter 3	The World Wide Web	64
	What makes up the web?	66
	At home with your browser	70
	Surf's up	76
	Common problems	76
	A simple summary	79
Chapter 4	Privacy, Safety, and Security	80
	Privacy	82
	Interacting and communicating	86
	Keeping it safe and secure	88
	System security	92
	Simple summary	95
Chapter 5	Guidelines for Smoother Sailing	96
	Tender loving hardware care	98
	Tender loving software care	98
	The monitor	103
	Experimentation	105
	Getting help and confidence	107
	A simple summary	111
Part 2	Communication Online	112
Chapter 6	E-mail	114
	What it is	116
	E-mail ABCs	118
	Netiquette	125
	Free-mail	126
	Advanced e-mailing	126
	Moving and multiple addresses	130
	A simple summary	131
Chapter 7	Group Communication	132
	Message boards	134
	Mailing lists	140
	Newsgroups	144
	Setting up your own group	147
	A simple summary	151
Chapter 8	Can We Talk?	152
	What is real time?	154
	Chat technology tried and true	156
	Chat technology: new and newer	160
	Etiquette and common sense	164
	Internet telephony	166
	A simple summary	167
Chapter 9	Your Own Web Site	168
	Why, what, and how	170
	Basic HTML	173
	Creating web pages	176
	Your own dot.com	179
	Web site hosts	181
	A simple summary	185
Chapter 10	Do It Right	186
	Hypertext Markup Language	188
	HTML learning resources	198
	Tables, frames, and forms	199
	Mistakes to avoid	201
	A simple summary	205
Part 3	Finding the Good Stuff	206
Chapter 11	Searching and Finding	208
	The online research library	210
	Search engines and directories	211
	Portals	217
	Boolean logic	221
	A simple summary	223
Chapter 12	Advanced Searching	224
	Search engine secrets	226
	Focusing and filtering	229
	Site searches	233
	Reliability	234
	A simple summary	239
Chapter 13	Specialized Searches	240
	News	242
	People and business	245
	Jobs	248
	Places to go and things to do	250
	Government	255
	International and non-English	256
	A simple summary	257
Chapter 14	Downloading and Printing	258
	Which way is up?	260
	Downloading	262
	Printing	267
	Downloading software	269
	A simple summary	271
Chapter 15	Multimedia	272
	What is multimedia on the web?	274
	Download speed	276
	Multimedia players and formats	279
	Players	283
	MP3	286
	CDs and DVDs	288
	Finding multimedia	290
	Convergence	290
	A simple summary	291
Part 4	The Internet for Families	292
Chapter 16	The Wired Family	294
	System care guidelines	296
	User-friendly computing	297
	Sharing the surf	300
	Privacy issues	302
	Signing-up for things	304
	A simple summary	307
Chapter 17	Children Online	308
	Essential rules for kids	310
	Child-friendly gear	311
	Parents and kids online	312
	Fun and learning	316
	Searching and researching	317
	Communities and pen pals	318
	Teens online	319
	A simple summary	321
Chapter 18	Health and the Internet	322
	Reliability	324
	Consumer protection	326
	Standards	327
	Health web sites	328
	Health and e-commerce	333
	Aging	335
	Electronic medical records	338
	A simple summary	339
Chapter 19	Special Interests	340
	Culture	342
	Hobbies and collectibles	346
	Games and recreation	348
	News and politics	351
	Genealogy	353
	A simple summary	355
Chapter 20	Net Education	356
	Distance learning	358
	Support traditional education	365
	Continuing education	367
	Internet Skills	368
	Impacting the family	368
	A simple summary	369
Part 5	The Internet and Your Money	370
Chapter 21	Online Shopping	372
	What is e-commerce	374
	Product research	379
	Buying and selling	383
	Giving gifts online	384
	Digital money	386
	Consumer protection	387
	A simple summary	387
Chapter 22	Managing Your Money	388
	Banks and bills	390
	Insurance	397
	Retirement planning	398
	Saving money online	401
	A simple summary	403
Chapter 23	Investing in the Stock Market	404
	Financial planning	406
	Investing	407
	Financial research	410
	Taxation	414
	A simple summary	417
Chapter 24	Making Money Online	418
	Setting up a new online business	420
	Putting a business online	422
	Marketing your online business	424
	Other money makers	427
	Other dollars	428
	A simple summary	429
	Appendices	430
	Conclusion	430
	Additional Resources	431
	Books and Magazines	435
	A Simple Glossary	437
	Index	442
	Acknowledgements	448