Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 15:14:10 EST
From: "Rob Slade, the doting grandpa of Ryan Hoff"
Subject: "Internet Secrets" by Levine/Baroudi

BKINTSEC.RVW   950519
 
"Internet Secrets", John Levine/Carol Baroudi, 1995, 1-56884-452-2,
U$39.99/C$54.99/UK#38.99
%A   John Levine dummies@iecc.com
%A   Carol Baroudi
%C   155 Bovet Road, Suite 310, San Mateo, CA   94402
%D   1995
%G   1-56884-452-2
%I   IDG Books
%O   U$39.99/C$54.99/UK#38.99 415-312-0650 fax: 415-286-2740 kaday@aol.com
%P   990
%T   "Internet Secrets"
 
This book is very much like the Internet.  The material was written by all
kinds of different people; the organization is subjective, at best; there are
flashes of neat things amid the mass of data; but, when you really want an
answer, it might not be there.
 
Part one, personal essays, ranges from the classic Salzenberg/Spafford/Moraes
Usenet definition through a tale of meeting and mating on France's Minitel to
an excellent resource list of products to assist those with disabilities to
gain internet access.  Part two contains aspects of the technology of
connecting to the net.  A look at applications ranges from advice on your own
plan and profile files, to terse program documentation, to FAQs in part three. 
A few pieces from the (technical) perspective of the information provider make
up part four and some lists of Windows and Mac software, part five.
 
As is stated in the introduction, this book is not for the novice.  Those on
the steep ramp of the learning curve may find various bits of interest, but
those who are on the net can find most of this already.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKINTSEC.RVW   950519

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