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Part VI: The Part of Tens
by Margaret Levine Young, John R. Levine
The Internet For Dummies, 14th Edition
Introduction
Introduction
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Who Are You?
How This Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Part I: Getting Started with the Internet
Chapter 1: What’s So Great about the Internet?
So What Is the Internet?
What’s All the Hoopla?
Anybody can access it
It’s politically, socially, and religiously correct
The Net advantage
Okay, What Next?
Chapter 2: Is the Internet Safe? Viruses, Spyware, Spam, and Other Yucky Stuff
Privacy: Who’s Who and What They Can Tell about You
Who is the party to whom I am speaking?
Safety first
Phishing for inphormation
Don’t take the bait
Web bugs track the ads you read
Cookies can be good
We know where you are
Security: How People Can Take Over Your PC
Viruses arrive by email
Worms come right over the Net
Spyware arrives via websites
Pop-up browser windows pop up all over the place
What’s the secret word, Harry?
Spam, Bacon, Spam, Eggs, and Spam
Why it’s called spam
Why it’s so bad
What you can do about it
Safety: How to Keep Yourself and Your Family Safe
Chapter 3: Kids and the Internet
Really Cool Ways Kids Use the Net
So-So Ways Kids Use the Net
Not-So-Good Ways Kids Use the Net
Truly Brain-Dead Things Kids Should Never Do
The Internet and Little Kids
Surf Safe
Sell, Sell, Sell!
Who’s Online?
The Internet in Schools
A Few Useful Websites
Part II: Internet, Here I Come!
Chapter 4: Assembling Your Gear and Climbing on the Net
What Kind of Device Do You Need?
Hey, I don’t even have a computer!
Yup, I have this old, beige box in the closet
Yup, I got a brand-new BitBucket 2015
Yup, I’m getting a tablet such as an iPad
Yup, I got this little smartphone
The Types of Internet Connections
Internet via Smartphones and Tablets
Getting Wi-Fi with Your Latté
Wi-Fi can be free, or not
Connecting to Wi-Fi from a tablet or phone
Connecting to Wi-Fi from a laptop
Airports, hotels, and beyond
Wi-Fi and email don’t mix
Speedy Connections: DSL and Cable Internet
What is broadband, anyway?
What’s in an account?
Cable and DSL modems
How your computer connects to the modem
Getting your cable Internet hooked up
Getting your DSL hooked up
Wires galore!
After the DSL or cable Internet installer
Checking your DSL or cable connection
I’m In!
Essential Software to Keep Your System Safe
Walling out the bad guys
No viruses need apply
Detecting spyware
Our Favorite Internet Setup
You’re Connected — Now What?
Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Own Network or Wi-Fi Hotspot
Just One Computer for Internet Access? Naah
First, Make a LAN
The box in the middle — a hub, switch, or router
Setting up a Router
Configuring routers for DSL connections that require a username and password
Connecting your LAN to the modem
Wiring Your Computers into a LAN
Forget the Wires — Go Wi-Fi!
Set a password, for Pete’s sake!
Making the Wi-Fi connection
Shortcut setup with WPS
Home and Office Setup
Chapter 6: Welcome to the Wild, Wonderful, Wacky Web
What Is the World Wide Web?
Linking web pages
Finding the page you want
Where’s that page?
Browsing to Points Unknown
Web Surfing with Your Browser
Getting around
Backward, ho!
Going places
A good place to start browsing
What not to click
This page looks funny or out of date
Get me outta here
Viewing Lots of Web Pages at the Same Time
Wild window mania
Tab dancing
Browsing from Your Smartphone or Tablet
Getting and Installing a Browser
Getting the program
Running a new browser for the first time
Chapter 7: Taking Your Browser for a Spin
Saving Stuff from the Web
Saving text from a page
Saving an image
Printing pages
A Few of Your Favorite Things
Bookmarking with Firefox
Creating one-click bookmarks in Firefox
Storing favorites in Internet Explorer
Creating one-click bookmarks in Internet Explorer
Adding web pages to your Windows taskbar
Bookmarking (including one-click) with Chrome
One click and drag bookmarking with Safari
Filling In Forms
Knowing Where to Start
Specifying where Firefox starts
Configuring Internet Explorer start and home pages
Telling Chrome what to display at start-up
Setting Safari’s home page
Who Can Remember All Those Passwords?
Storing passwords in Firefox
Storing passwords in Internet Explorer
Storing passwords in Chrome
Storing passwords in Safari
Cookies Are (Usually) Your Friends
Burning cookies in Firefox
Exploring cookies in Internet Explorer
Cookies and Chrome
Safari with cookies
Where Have You Been?
Your browsing history
Oh, nowhere, really
Blocking Pop-Up Windows
No pop-ups in Firefox
Blocking pop-ups in Internet Explorer
Chrome and pop-ups
Safari stops pop-ups
When Browsers Go Bad
Getting Plugged In with Plug-Ins
Four essential plug-ins
How to use plug-ins
Part III: Hanging Out with Friends Online
Chapter 8: It’s in the Mail: Sending and Receiving Email
What’s My Address?
The domain part
The username part
Getting Your Own Mailbox
Putting it all together
And I would read my mail how?
The Web Is a Fine Place to Read Your Email
Reading webmail
Sending email with webmail
Doing Email on Your Smartphone or Tablet
Setting up your mail program on a phone or tablet
Reading your email on a phone or tablet
Sending email on a phone or tablet
Reading Your Email in a Mail Program
Mail servers galore
Some popular mail programs
Setting up Outlook
Setting up Apple Mail
Sending Mail Is Easy
Mail Coming Your Way
Reading your messages
Deleting messages the quick-and-easy way
To Whom Do I Write?
Avoiding Viruses, Malware, and Other Mailborne Annoyances
Chapter 9: Putting Your Mail in Its Place
A Few Words from the Etiquette Ladies
Flame off!
Smile!
Spam: Kill, Kill, Kill!
Filtering spam in webmail
Filtering spam on a phone or tablet
Filtering spam in Outlook
Filtering spam in Apple Mail
Back to You, Sam: Replying to Mail
Keeping Track of Your Friends
Who’s who
Addressing messages the easy way
Hot Potatoes: Forwarding Mail
Cold Potatoes: Saving Mail
Filing messages in webmail systems
Filing messages on a smartphone or tablet
Filing messages in Outlook
Filing messages in Apple Mail
Sending Files by Email
Attachment can be good
Forming attachments
Getting attached
Chapter 10: Getting Social with Facebook and Google+
Facebook Isn’t the Only Social Network
Getting Started with Facebook
Facebook in your browser
Facebook in your pocket
Expanding Your Profile
Connecting with your friends
Groups of friends
Do you want the whole world to see this?
An ounce of prevention
Don’t Miss a Thing That Happens
Updating your status
Responding to and Arguing with Your Friends
Keeping an eye on the News Feed
Sending messages
Hiding and unfriending
Google Goes Social with Google+
Hanging out on Google
Chapter 11: Tweeting about Your Life
Getting Started
Twitter in your browser
Twitter on your phone or tablet
Reading Tweets and Following Twitterers
Searching the universe of tweets
What’s with all this weird punctuation?
Hey, I like this person’s tweets
How to Not Become Overwhelmed by All Those Tweets
Lists of your Twitter friends
Saving your searches
Preparing to Tweet
Your Twitter profile
Private tweeting
How to Tweet
Hashtags identify keywords
Including a web address in your tweet
Replying and retweeting
I’m talking only to you: direct messages
Let’s all tweet at the same time
Getting Serious about Twitter
Chapter 12: Typing and Talking Online
One-to-One Text Chat
Chatting via Facebook
Text chat via Google
Abbreviations and Smileys for Chat
Adding Voices and Faces
Say what? Hooking up the sound
I see you!
Hanging out in Google Hangouts
Good Viber-ations
Voice and video chat using Skype
Other Skype features
Around the Virtual Town Pump
Participating in Facebook groups
I read it on Reddit
Mailing lists: Are you sure that this isn’t junk mail?
Posting to message boards
Look Who’s Chatting
Where is everyone chatting?
Who am I?
Type or talk?
Getting used to chat culture
Part IV: The Web Is Full of Cool Stuff
Chapter 13: Needles and Haystacks: Finding Almost Anything Online
Your Basic Search Strategy
Search, Ho!
Google, our favorite search engine
Refining your search
Even more Google options
Bing!
Browsing with Directories
Yahoo! for directories
For facts, try Wikipedia first
The Usual Suspects: Other Useful Search Sites
Finding People
Looking for email addresses
Googling for people
Using other people-search sites
We’re from Your Browser, and We’re Here to Help You
Too Many Toolbars
Chapter 14: Music and Video on the Web
Seven Ways to Get Media and One Way Not To
Receiving media as a gift
Borrowing media by streaming it
Buying media
Playing media from CDs or DVDs you already own
Subscribing to media services
Sharing media
Renting media
Stealing media — um, no
What Are You Listening With?
iTunes
Windows Media Player
Okay, How about Some Music?
Copying music from your own CDs
Organizing your music with iTunes
Making playlists
Subscribing to Podcasts
Subscribing to podcasts on the web
Subscribing to podcasts with iTunes
Playing Music and Podcasts
Listening to Internet Radio
Tuning in to a station
Making your own station
Watching Movies on the Web
The YouTube thing
Putting the “You” in YouTube
Watching movies
Watching TV
Chapter 15: More Shopping, Less Dropping
Shopping Online: Pros and Cons
The Credit Card Question
Paying at the Store
How Little Do You Want to Pay?
Up, Up, and Away
The theory of airline tickets
More about online airlines
Even More Places to Shop
Auctions and used stuff
Craigslist
Books, music, and more
Clothes
Computers
Food
More Opinions Than You Ever Imagined
Travel and food
Vroom, vroom
Real Estate
Real estate, temporary version
Questions and Answers
Chapter 16: Banking, Bill Paying, and Investing Online
Going to the Bank Without Ever Leaving Home
Transferring money between bank accounts
Paying bills online
Taking advantage of other online bank services
Checking out a few recommended banks
Trying out combo banking
Dealing with Credit Cards
Pay for Your Stuff with PayPal
Send Money to Your Pals
Investing Your Money Online
Mutual funds
Stockbrokers
Portfolio tracking
Budgeting Tools
Part V: Putting Your Own Stuff on the Web
Chapter 17: Making a Splash Online
Ways to Go Public on the Web
Say “Cheese!”
Organizing Your Photos, Too
Sharing Documents and Calendars
Creating a Google document
Sharing the wealth
Making and sharing an online calendar
Looking beyond Google Docs
Plain Old Files in the Cloud
Making Your Own Website
Page creators abound
What do you say?
Setting Up an Online Shop
Chapter 18: Blogging: The World Reads Your Diary
What’s in a Blog?
How to read a blog
More photos than text
Commenting on blogs
Curated super-blogs
Subscribing to blogs
Writing Your Own Blog
Finding a place for your blog
Going postal
Illustrating your blog
Blogging in song
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Fun Things You Can Do Online
Share Pictures and Videos with Your Friends and Family
Watch Movies, TV, and Ads
Listen to Current and Classic Radio Programs
Play Checkers or Bridge
Play Lots More Online Games
Find Out What Your Stuff Is Worth
Build Your Own Jumbo Jet
Visit Art Museums around the World
Tour the Earth
Tour the Solar System
Build Your Own World
Read the Comics
Share Your Screen with a Friend
Chapter 20: Ten Worthwhile Things to Do Online
Feed the Hungry
Support a Charity While You Shop
Find Charities That Don’t Waste Money
Become a Microfinancier or a Philanthropist
Educate Yourself
Edit an Encyclopedia
Digitize Old Books
Search for Extraterrestrial Life or Cure Cancer
Mentor a Teenager or Young Adult Online
Adopt a Kid
About the Authors
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