The Net as Community
- Sending and receiving e-mail
- Keeping up with friends and colleagues has never been easier--if you can wade through your inbox, keep track of addresses, and manage multiple accounts.
- Participating in newsgroups
- Whatever your special interest, you'll find soulmates on the Net. Here's how to engage in the lively art of Internet conversation.
- Joining mailing lists
- Why log on for news and discussion when a list service can deliver it to your door? Choose a daily digest or mix it up in a live free-for-all.
- Chatting, conferencing and gaming
- For some forms of communication, there's no substitute for instant feedback. The Net is home to friendly chats, multiuser games, and serious business conferencing.
The Net as Resource
- Browsing the Web
- So many links and so little time. Equip yourself with the best tools and techniques to put some purpose in your surfing and make the most of this rich new medium.
- Connecting remotely with Telnet
- There's no need for terminal anxiety. Log on to distant servers to
access some of the best resources on the Net.
- Transferring files with FTP
- Remote access has its place, but sometimes you need that document or software program on your own computer. The key word is "download."
- Mining data with Gopher and WAIS
- How to strike pay dirt in the NetMs vast landscape? Browse
menus or search indexes to track down the precise information you need.
The Net as Platform
- Creating Web pages
- Getting started is simple; getting fancy is fun. The whole world is
watching so you want to get it right.
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