Switching to the Mac or Internet for Dummies

Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition

Author: David Pogu

Ready to make the leap to Leopard? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X.

Internet for Dummies

Author: Carol Baroudi

• Now updated to cover the latest browsers, including Internet Explorer 7 and the newest version of Firefox

• Packed with new information on the latest Internet trends, including talking over the Internet using Skype, having fun on MySpace, building a simple Web page, sharing photos on Flickr, and posting and viewing videos on YouTube

• Includes coverage of browsers, search engines, music and video sites, shopping, financial services, file downloads, e-mail, instant messaging, viruses, spam, and creating a personal Web site or blog

Booknews

Would-be Internet surfers learn life-saving techniques in this guide to the Internet. Cartoons, tips, hints, and technical boxes lead the way to instructions on connecting to the Internet, using tools such as e-mail, mailing lists, and network news, file transfer, navigation tools, and troubleshooting. A reference section lists public Internet service providers, sources of Internet software, on-line resources and publications, and Internet geographic zones. Includes a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Welcome to the Internet	7
Ch. 1	What Is the Internet? What Is the Web?	9
Ch. 2	The Internet at Home, at Work, at School, and at Play	21
Ch. 3	Kids and the Net	29
Pt. II	Internet, Here I Come!	41
Ch. 4	Picking Your Internet Service	43
Ch. 5	Online and On Your Way	63
Pt. III	Web Mania	83
Ch. 6	Welcome to the Wild, Wonderful, Wacky Web	85
Ch. 7	Wrangling with the Web	99
Ch. 8	Needles and Haystacks: Finding Stuff on the Net	119
Ch. 9	More Shopping, Less Dropping	139
Ch. 10	My First Home Page	157
Pt. IV	E-Mail, Chat, and Other Ways to Hang Out Online	173
Ch. 11	It's in the Mail	175
Ch. 12	Putting Your Mail in Its Place	203
Ch. 13	Online Communities: Let's Get Together	221
Ch. 14	Typing, Talking, and Video over the Net	235
Ch. 15	Groupspeak: Let's Chat	249
Pt. V	Other Internet Essentials	263
Ch. 16	Swiping Files from the Net	265
Ch. 17	AOL: Can Twenty Million Users Really Be Wrong?	277
Pt. VI	The Part of Tens	291
Ch. 18	Ten Frequently Asked Questions	293
Ch. 19	Ten Types of Files and What to Do with Them	301
Ch. 20	Ten Fun Things You Can Do on the Net	313
Ch. 21	Ten Ways to Avoid Looking Like a Klutz	319
	Glossary	329
	Index	345