REVIEW:  INTERNET SLICK TRICKS - SMART SECRETS REVEALED   Random House 1994

Here's another goodie from "the Issac Asimov of personal computing" Alfred
Glossbrenner, author of over 19 books on this subject.  This one is for
users who are Internet-aware and is a kind of advanced beginner's book if
this makes any sense.  It is classified as a novice/intermediate title for
IBM/Mcintosh users, which means just about everybody.

A while ago I reviewed Glossbrenner's INTERNET 101 and, to be sure, there
is some duplication of material, but there is plenty of new stuff to make
this book very useful in its own right.  There's enough Net introductory
material to indoctrinate a total beginner, yet it is presented in such a
fashion that someone with a bit of Net experience will learn something too.
Once this is out of the way, SLICK TRICKS will show you hundreds of tricks 
and tips for tapping hidden Internet treasures, what's good, what's bad,
what's great - and what to avoid.

Some of the subjects discussed are connecting to the Net, hardware/software
info, the best Net tools, an extensive chapter on FTP and using ARCHIE to
find stuff and how to work with files once you get them.  In addition, 
SLICK TRICKS covers images, sounds and animation, E-mail tricks, newsgroups,
mailing lists, discussion groups and games.  Finally, there are more tricks
for GOPHER, VERONICA and "friends".  The final chapter, TREASURES ONLINE
gives us 39 slick things to do on the Internet.

I found SLICK TRICKS to be an informative book in keeping with the high
standards I have come to expect from a Glossbrenner offering.  Priced at
$16.00 its a bargain
 

%T      Internet Slick Tricks
%A      Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner
%I      Random House
%C      Ney York NY
%D      1994
%O      USA $16.00, Canada $21.95
%G      ISBN:0-679-75611-6 
%P      271 pp, paperbound
%K      Internet, computer networks, online services


(C) 1995
Michael Crestohl
Nahant Massachusetts  USA
mc@shore.net

DISCLAIMER:  I have no interest, financial or otherwise, in the success or 
failure of the book or materials reviewed herewith, nor have I received any 
compensation (other than a review copy requested by me) from anyone who has.  
All opinions expressed are strictly my own.

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