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address format of Web Aim Lower (shopping), 407 Numerics & sites, 17–18 Ain’t It Cool (movie reviews administrative address of and celebrity gossip), Symbols mailing lists, 275–277 498 @ (at symbol), 175 Adobe, 68 Airline Meals (photos of 1 World Sarongs, 436 Adobe Acrobat Reader, airline meals), 482 37.com meta-search engine, 68–70 Airliners (photos of planes 120 Advanced Intelligence, 439 in flight, plus pilots’ 123Debt (credit-card debt- Advanced Research talk), 482 reduction help), 400 Projects Agency airlines’ Web sites, and toll- 800go meta-search engine, (ARPA), 14 free telephone 120 advertisements. See also numbers, 481 pop-ups AirSafe (for flight-phobics), caution against 483 A spammers, 241 airsnarf, 557 from Google AdSense on AKA Book, 507 AA Outfitters, 442 personal Web sites, 339 Albino Blacksheep, 70, Abe Books, 507 on personal Web sites on 497–498 About network, 114, 116 Yahoo! GeoCities, 338 algorithm used by search About network (search in return for free space for engines, 118, 557 engine), 114, 116 Web site, 332–333 Alibris, 507 Absolutely Vintage, 441 “sponsor results” on All Africa (news), 169 accents, hearing, 153 search engines’ pages, All Music, 509, 510 Access (Microsoft Office 121 All Nautical, 440 program), 43 advice to teenagers (Web All Posters, 438 AccuTraffic (road pages), 82 All Search Engines, 507 conditions reports), adware, 51, 557 All the Web News, 166 485 Africa All the Web (search AccuWeather (weather All Africa (news), 169 engine), 117, 128, 143, forecast), 487–488 art from, 438 347 Acrobat Reader, 68–70 ages and birthdays Allroy, John, 510 Acronym Finder, 152 lookups, 154 almanac Web sites, 150, 488 Activerefresh (news), 159 Aggie (news), 159 alt newsgroup hierarchy, ActiveX controls, COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL aggregators 285 security, 70 of news, 157–162, 163–165, AltaVista News (news ActivShopper toolbar, 408 557 search engine), 166 Ad-Aware SE Personal of travel bargains, AltaVista (search engine) Edition anti-spyware 480–481. See also travel features, 117, 127, 128, program, 52 planning 140, 143, 146–147 Add All (book search Agony Booth (terrible submitting personal Web engine), 507 movies), 498 site to, 347 Address bar of Web browsers, 99 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 572

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Amazon Antiques on Old Plank Ask Jeeves (search engine), book auctions, 414 Road, 436 117, 128, 143, 347 book reviews, 410 AntiVir Personal Edition, 45 Astraweb (subscription book sales and reviews, antivirus software, 43–45, news server), 292 507 557. See also virus at symbol (@), 175 DVD rentals, 502 protection AT&T, 154, 362 Web site as good example, Anywho (phone directory), atlas (geography), 150 458, 459 154 atlas at InfoPlease Web site, amazon.com, 21–22 AOL (America Online), 150 America Online. See AOL 57–66, 327, 334 Atom (RSS feeds), 160, 557 (America Online) AOL Bill Pay, 397 Atomic Tourism, Bureau of, American Association of AOL Instant Messenger 493 Individual Investors, (AIM), 252, 253, attachment capacity of 370 254–255 Web-based e-mail American Baby AOL Search (search accounts, 224 magazine, 82 engine), 117, 128, 143, Attivo, 436 American Bar Association, 347 Auction Beagle (auction on rights of online apparel shopping, 436–438 search engine), 415 customers, 405 Apple iTunes. See iTunes auction sniping, 426 America’s Byways (scenic Apple/Macintosh Google, auctions online, 414. See highways), 485 136 also eBay; shopping Amtrak, 491 Apple Music Store, 525–527 online analog telephone adaptor, Apple QuickTime, 71 AuctionSniper, 426 362 arcade games, 478 AuctionStealer, 426 Ananova (news search Archie McPhee, 442 audio files, 142–144. See engine), 166 area code of ISP, 32 also music Ancestry.com, 535–536 armchair traveling, 489–490 audio plug-ins, 68 Ancestry.com Message Army Surplus, 442 Audio Review, 410 Boards, 537 Around the World Air Fare, author’s e-mail address, 7 Angelfire Web-hosting, 334 483 auto racing (fantasy sports Angry Alien Productions, 70 ARPA (Advanced Research leagues), 477–478 animations, Flash Player, 70 Projects Agency), 14 autoresponder, 557 anonymity of Web-based ARPANET, 14–15 Avast 4 Home Edition, 45 e-mail accounts, 224 Art Bridge, 137 .avi file type, 68, 72, 143 Anti-Phishing Working art Web sites, 438–439 Awasu (news), 159 Group, 55 Artcyclopedia, 137 anti-spam techniques. See Arthur Frommer’s Budget spam blocking Travel Online, 488 B anti-spyware programs, articles in newsgroups, 285, Babel Fish Translation 52–53 557 services, 146–147 Antique Jewelry Exchange, As Seen on TV, 439 babies’ names, 80 441 Asian arts and crafts, 438 Baby Jogging Strollers, 442 antiques, 436, 440 Ask Jeeves For Kids, 78, 347 Back button, 90 Antiques Company, 436 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 573

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Backflip (social BedandBreakfast.com, 483 Bloglines (news), 159, bookmarking), 98 Behind the Name, 80 161–162, 163 background checks and Berners-Lee, Tim, 16 blogosphere, 558 people lookups, 154 Best Book Buys (search blogs (Web logs), 13, 261, background color of Web engine), 507 264–266, 558 browser screens, Best Web Buys (price- BloogZ (RSS-feed search 107–108 comparison shopping), engine), 164 The Backpacker, 490 407, 408 Bloogz World Wide Blog bandwidth, 333, 557 Bidnapper, 426 (blogs and online bank account numbers, Bidz (jewelry auction), 414 journals), 265 theft of (ID theft), Big Fun Toys, 443 Bloomberg Personal 53–55, 253 BigBlueBall (instant Finance, 375 banking and bill paying messaging), 253 Blue Fly, 436 online, 393–396, 398, Bigstep (e-commerce blue text, underlined, 89 399, 400 software), 460 BNR (Binary News Reader), bargain hunting, 409–410. bill paying. See banking and 297 See also shopping bill paying online BoingBoing (blog), 262 online Bills (online bill-payment), Bond Buyer, 380 Barnes & Noble, 458, 459, 397 Bond Market Association, 507 binaries (binary files), 286, 381 Bartleby (literature), 508 296–303, 558 Bonds Online, 381 Bartleby Quotations, 153 Binary Boy (binary bonds, researching, .bas files, potential virus newsreader), 297, 299, 380–381 carriers, 40 300–303 Book Finder, 508 baseball (fantasy sports binary newsreaders, 296, bookmarking and leagues), 477–478 297–298 bookmarks basketball (fantasy sports birthdays and ages in AOL, 66 leagues), 477–478 lookups, 154 defined, 558 .bat files, potential virus BitDefender Free Edition in Internet Explorer, 94–95 carriers, 40 antivirus software and in mIRC (IRC chat baud rate, 557 Web site, 45 program), 328, 329 Bauer Boys, 438 biz newsgroup hierarchy, in Mozilla, 95 Bayesian filtering software, 285 social, 87 246, 247, 557 Bizrate (shopping), 406, using, 93, 96–99 BBC news portal, 168 410, 411 books, sources of, 410, 414, bCentral Commerce Blackmask (books), 508 507–508 Manager (e-commerce blank spaces within words, Boole, George, 125 software), 460 spam and, 242, 246 Boolean operators, Bearshare (music file Blinkx TV Video Search, 168 123–127, 558 sharing), 513 Blockbuster, 502 BottomFeeder (news), 159 Beau Ties Ltd., 436 blocking software, 77–78 bounced e-mail beauty-related products blogger, 558 (undeliverable), 240, Web sites, 441 Blogger (blog- and online 558 bed-and-breakfast inns, 483 journal–creation), 266 bow ties, 436 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 574

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Boxerjam (all-purpose Cactus Juice, 442 channels (chat rooms), 326, games), 474 calendars, 440 558 Brain Pop, 82 Calico Cat (blog), 262 chat, 558 Bravenet Web-hosting, 334 call waiting, 32 chat rooms, online chats, bridal and wedding CallVantage/AT&T (VoIP 76, 240, 242, 244, clothing, traditional telephone), 362 325–330, 558 Chinese, 436 cam or Webcam (mounted Cheapflights (air travel), Brill’s Mutual Funds camera), 489, 570 480, 481 Interactive, 378 Cambridge Soundworks, Cheaptickets (travel Britannica Online, 151 439 booking), 481 broadband connection, campgrounds, 490 CheckFree (online bill 26–27 CAN-SPAM (Controlling the payment), 397 brokers of securities, 381 Assault of Non-Solicited checking accounts, banking browsers. See Web Pornography and and bill paying online, browsers Marketing) Act, 238 393–396, 398, 399, 400 browsing the Internet, Card Ratings (credit children and parents, 87–92, 558. See also cards/rewards plans), Internet for bookmarking; Web 400 babies’ names, 80 browsers Care2 E-mail (Web-based colleges and scholarships, BSD (Berkeley Software e-mail), 224 83–84 Distribution) Google, Cartoonbank, 438 health information 136 Castle Bryher, 436 sources, 81–82 bulk e-mailing, 239 Catalist (mailing lists), 275 homework help sources, bulletin boards. See catalogs online, 408–409. 82–83 message boards; See also shopping parenting help sources, newsgroups online 79–80 Bureau of Atomic Tourism, Catch the Wind, 443 placement of computer 493 caves and spelunkers, 494 with children in home, burning CDs, 527–529 CBS MarketWatch, 372, 375 75–76 Business Week Online, 375 CBS SportsLine schools, finding, 81 Buy Path (shopping), 407 (sports/games), 477 search engines for kids, BuyMusic, 511 celebrities, 498, 500 78–79 cell phones, 54, 252 software for filtering and Census Bureau monitoring, 77–78 C for genealogy, 535–536 supervising kids’ use, cable modem connection statistical abstracts, 150 75–76 connecting to Internet, Centers for Disease talking to kids, 76–77 34–36 Control — Traveler’s toy shopping sites, 443 description and Health, 492 China Bridal, 436 connection speed, 26, CERT (Computer Choosing a Credit Card, 400 27, 558 Emergency Readiness Chowhound, 406 IP address of your Team), 105 Christian Science Monitor, computer, 19 challenge-response spam- 168 telephoning by computer, filtering software, Chumbo, 439 361 247–248 Cite Seer, 138 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 575

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City Creator (game), Comedy Central, sketches connecting to Internet 474–475 from, 497 with dialup modem, 31–34 Citysearch.com (city Command Prompt, find IP with DSL or cable modem, guides), 488 addresses, 20–21 34–36 .class files, potential virus commenting, on blogs, 261, e-mail account setup, carriers, 40 262 36–37 Classmates.com (social Common Sense Book of software needed, 25 networking), 359, 360 Baby and Child Care types of modems, 26–27 ClearStation (portfolio (Dr. Spock), 80 connectivity. See social management), 385 comp newsgroup hierarchy, networking cloaking, 559 285 Consumer Reports, 410 Clusty (search engine), 117 Company News On-Call Consumer Review, 410 .cmd files, potential virus (companies’ financial Consumer Search, 410 carriers, 40 profiles), 373 Content Protect Cnet.com downloads Complete Planet (filtering), 77 anti-spyware programs, 52 (searchable contract with ISP, 29 mIRC (IRC chat program), databases), 132 cookies, 78, 553, 559 327–330 compressing and Cool4Kids, 78 software reviews, 410 uncompressing files Coolibar, 436 spam filters, 77, 246–247 sent with e-mail, Coollist (mailing list), 274, Web browsers, 105 177–179 275 CNN Money, 375 Computer Associates Copernicus Toys & Gifts, CNN news portal, 168 International, 515 443 Co-op America (mutual Computer Emergency copyright issues, 144, 297, fund), 379 Readiness Team 514–516 Code Red worm virus, 42 (CERT), 105 Country Music Hall of College Board, 83 computers Fame, 509 College Confidential, 83 finding IP address, 19 coupon clipping online, 409 colleges and scholarships, Macintosh, 6, 71 coupon rate of bonds, 380 83–84 placement of, with cowboy outfits, 437 color of text children in home, 75–76 Craigslist, 353 blue, underlined preventing eyestrain, 109 crawlers, 117. See also hyperlinks, 89 searching within, with search engines changing in Internet Google Desktop Search, Crazy Dog Travel Guide, Explorer or Mozilla, 148 492 107–108 specialty search engines Credit Card Goodies (rating Columbia Encyclopedia, for computer of credit cards and Sixth Edition, 151 technology–related rewards plans), 400 Columbia Newsblaster, 166 Web sites, 136 credit cards .com files, potential virus Web sites for shopping, debt, 371 carriers, 40 439 searching for deals, 400 .com (in e-mail address), Windows-based. See theft of number, 53–54, 176 Windows XP 241 Combined Health, 137 confluence, 494 using for shopping online, Connect (music), 512 405 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 576

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Crumlish, Christian, 261 defaults discussion (message) Crutchfield, 440 e-mail program, Outlook boards, 240, 242, 244, Cufflinks, 441 as, 185 281, 536–537, 564 currency conversion Web plug-ins, 73 disk scanning and site, 492 search engines, 111–112, cleaning, 44 currency, pictures of 140–141 disk space for Web site banknotes, 493 Degree of Confluence creation, 333 cursor pointer. See pointer Project, 494 distribution list, 187 Custom Phones, 439 DejaNews, 284 Disturbing Auctions, 414 Cyber Patrol (filtering Delias, 436 DMZ (demilitarized zone), software), 77 del.icio.us (social 560 Cybersitter (filtering bookmarking), 98 DOAJ (Directory of Open software), 77 Delphi Forums (message Access Journals), 136 CyberSleuth Kids, 78 boards), 281 .doc files cyberspace, 559 DeScala, John, 482 from Microsoft Word, cybersquatting, 559 designer clothing, 436, 437 68, 71 Cyndi’s List (genealogy), Designer Outlet, 437 potential virus carriers, 40 533 detective agency searches for, 130 (Docusearch), 154 documents, as PDF files, dialup connection 68–70 D connecting to Internet, Docusearch, 154 Dad’s Hats, 436 31–34 Dogpile meta-search Daily Kos (blog), 262 IP address of your engine, 120, 140 Daily Tide Predictions, 488 computer, 19 domain name, 17, 19, 32, 35, DailyStocks, 379 long-distance calls, 28, 32 175, 176, 560 Darn-Tootin (online pros and cons, 27, 361 domain name server, 19, journal), 263 types, speeds, and cost, 560 data transfer rate, 333, 559 26, 27 Donors Choose, 81 databases dialup modem, 559 .dot files, potential virus “invisible Web,” 113, 130, Diary of Samuel Pepys, 264 carriers, 40 562 Diaryland (blog- and online downloading statistics lookups at journal–creation), 266 anti-spyware programs, 52 FedStats Web site, 149 dictionaries, 152, 370 caution! Check for dating service on Yahoo! dictionary attacks by viruses!, 100 Personals, 357–359 spammers, 240, defined, 560 Daypop (news), 166 242–243, 559 files from Internet, Daypop (RSS-feed), 164 directories (category of 100–101 dead link, 133, 559 search engine), 15, filtering programs, 77, Dead Presidents, 493 114–116, 119, 122, 559 246–247 Deal Catcher (coupon Discount Airport Parking, music and video, 101, 285 clipping), 409 483 Web browsers, 105 Dean, Howard, 354 discussion groups. See Windows XP updates, 46 Death Master File, 534 newsgroups Dr. Binary utility of Binary Boy, 302–303 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 577

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Dr. Spock, 80 invention of, 15 how bidding works, DSL (digital subscriber IP address used by, 19, 424–425 line) connection, 19, 26, 175 keeping All Favorites list, 27, 34–36, 361, 560 mailing lists, 274–277, 422 DVD Price Search 278–280, 564 keeping searches, (comparison- spam prevention categories, and sellers, shopping), 502 strategies, 241–245 420–421 DVDs, renting over Internet, speed, 12 keeping Watching list, 501–502. See also viruses in, 40–42 422–423, 426 movies Web-based compared to popularity, pros and cons, Dynamism, 439 computer-contained, 413 173–174, 223–225 rating sellers’ e-mail addresses trustworthiness, 427 E abandoning as anti-spam registering, updating, e-bills, 398, 399 technique, 248 signing on, 415–417, e-commerce and software described, 175–176 426 for, 460–461, 560 dictionary attacks by rules and good advice, e-mail spammers, 240, 423–424 See also Outlook (e-mail 242–243 security issues, 415 program) gathered from Internet by eBay, selling on. See also See also Outlook Express spammers, 242 selling online (e-mail program) lists for sale, 239 caution on items not See also Yahoo! Mail protecting from allowed to be sold, 450 account setup, 36–37 spammers, 242–245, caution on need for clear accounts, multiple as anti- 291 payment and shipping spam technique, e-mail bombing, 560 policies, 454 244–245 e-mail discussion lists and caution on need for AOL (America Online), newsletters (mailing knowledge before 57–66, 327, 334 lists), 274–277, 278–280, selling, 447 to author, 7 564 choosing category, 452 automatic scanning for e-mail spoofing, 41, 239, 560 choosing payment and viruses, 45 EasyNews (subscription shipping methods, 454 bounced (rejected as news server), 292 closing and confirming undeliverable), 240, 558 Eat a Peach for Love sales, 455–456 compressing and (online journal), 264 entering prices, 453 uncompressing files, eBay. See also auctions figuring costs, fees, 177–179 online; PayPal 447–448 defined, 560 auction sniping, 426 monitoring auction delivery via incoming and bidding and purchasing, activity, 455 outgoing servers, 36, 425–427 My eBay page, 448–450, 176 browsing categories, 455 Google news alerts, searching, 418–420 providing picture and 164–165 caution on fraudulent item description, solicitations, 415 451–454 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 578

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eBay (continued) entertainment false drop, 560 registration required for, See also games fantasy sports leagues, 452 See also iTunes 477–478 researching price to See also movies Fantasy Stock Market charge, 450 See also music (investment game), 390 shipping charge See also travel planning FAQs (frequently asked calculator, 464 books, sources of, 410, questions), 560 signing up, 448–450 414, 507–508 FareChase (travel search submitting listing, 454 sports, 476–478 engine/aggregator), 480 Ebert, Roger, 500, 501 TV, 168, 502–503 Fashion Dig, 437 eBubbles, 441 Epinions, 411, 478, 483 Fastmail (Web-based economics (specialty The ESP (extra sensory e-mail), 224 search engines), 136 perception) Game, FastWeb, 84 The Economist (magazine), 474–475 favorite Web sites. See 375, 376 Esperanto Federation, 169 bookmarking eDonkey (music file Eudora (e-mail program), Fedex, 464, 467 sharing), 513 37, 175, 200 FeedReader (news), 159 .edu (in e-mail address), European Railways, 491 Feedster (RSS-feed search 176 Everyone’s Connected engine), 164 Education World (search (social networking), Fidelity Investments engine), 347 350 Retirement Planning EduStock (investment Ex Officio, 437 link, 371 game), 390 Excel (Microsoft Office Fiesta ware, 438 800go meta-search engine, program), 43, 68 files 120 Excite (search engine), 348 downloading, 100–101 Electronic Arts (games), .exe files, potential virus size limit for Web site 478 carriers, 29, 41 creation, 333 electronic mail. See e-mail Exotic India, 438 types (file extensions), electronics, shopping for, Expedia (travel booking), 40–42 439 480 types for music, 525 elgooG, 141 external modems, 26 Film Critic, 500 Ellis Island Passenger extraction of compressed filtering software, 77–78, Arrivals, 538 files, 177, 179 561 eLuxury, 437 eyeglasses and frames, 437, FinAid, 84 emoticons, 326, 560 438 FindSounds, 143 EMule (music file sharing), eyestrain, ways to prevent, firewall, 49–50, 561 513 109 flame, flaming, flame war, Encyclopedia Britannica, EZBoard message board 561 151 network, 281 Flash Player, 68, 70 Encyclopedia.com, 151 Fleur (stone statuary), 436 encyclopedias, 150–151 Flight Arrivals & engineering, math, and F Departures, 483 science (specialty F-Secure Internet FlightSimCentral, 458 search engines), 138 Security, 45 Flip Flop Trunk Show, 437 Fact Monster, 78 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 579

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folder-files for Zip files, 177 Froogle (shopping), 405, Genealogy Resources on folders, salted (.slt) 406 the Internet, 533 subfolders, 98 FT.com (Financial Times Genealogy Software Review, “The Fool”, Motley Fool magazine), 375 533 (financial portal), 372, ftp protocol, firewall Genealogy.com, Genealogy 373 blocking, 49, 561 Toolbox, 539 football (fantasy sports ftp site, 561 Geocaching (game/sport), leagues), 477–478 Fun Brain, 83 476–477 footwear Web sites, 437 Fund Alarm (mutual funds), geographical atlas, 150 foreign language translation 378 GeoSnapper (vacation services, 146–147 furl (social book- photos), 489 Foreign Languages for marking), 98 gift ideas, Web sites for, 440 Travelers, 492 Furniture Find, 439 Gigablast (search engine), foreign news reports, 169 furniture shopping, 439–440 117, 128 foreign time on The World Giganews (subscription Clock, 494 news server), 292 foreign travel, 491–492. See G Gizmodo (blog), 262 also travel planning gamers, video game sites Global Crafts, 438 Fortune City Web-hosting, for, 478 Globe of Blogs (directory), 334 games 265 Forward button, 90 all-purpose, 474 GMail (Web-based e-mail), Frames Direct, 437 caution on addictive 224 Free Realtime (financial nature of, 471 Gnucleus (music file information), 379 educational, 83 sharing), 513 Freedom Unlimited/Packet8 fantasy sports league, Gnutella (music file (VoIP telephone), 362 477–478 sharing), 513 FreeMerchant (e-commerce flight simulation, 458 Go-Today (travel-booking), software), 461 inspired by Google, 141 481 Freeservers Web-hosting, investment, 390 golf (fantasy sports 334 in MSN Zone (“The leagues), 477–478 freeware, 561 Zone”), 471–473 Good Bazaar (shopping), FreeWebs Web-hosting, 334 reviews of, 478 409 FridgeDoor (magnets), 458 using GPS, 476–477 Good Orient, 438 friends, finding, 359–360. video games, 478 Goodwill’s Shop Goodwill See also social Yahoo! Games, 473 (auction house), 414 networking GameSpy (games), 478 Google Friends Reunited (British gateway, 561 account requirement and social networking), 359 geeks’ Web site, 440 signup, 289, 555–556 Friendster (social Gempler’s, 437 Address book, removing networking), 349, 350 genealogy, 13, 531–540 your name from, 155 Frommer’s Travel Guides, The Genealogy Home Page, advanced commands for 488 533 narrowing searches, 128 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 580

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Google (continued) Google-bombing, 119, 561 HammerSnipe, 426 asking questions of Google BSD (Berkeley Hamrick Software Surname experts, 144–146 Software Distribution), Distribution, 539 compared to newsreaders, 136 Hand, Manus, 493 286–287 Google Catalogs Search, handbags, designer, 437 as default search engine, 408–409 Hank virus, 39 112, 140–141 Google Desktop Search, 148 Harry and David, 440 define operator for Google Groups, 287–289 harvestware, 239, 242 dictionary lookups, 152 Google Language Tools, 147 hats, 436, 438 Filter Using SafeSearch, 79 Google Linux, 136 header, 295, 561 games inspired by, 141 Google Microsoft, 136 health information sources, home page IP address, 19 Google News, 166 81–82, 137 news reports by e-mail, Google Scholar, 136 health-related products, 164–165 GoogleFight, 141 441, 458 newsgroups, 287–289 Googlelaar, 141 Healthy Kids, 82 PageRank algorithm, Googlewhacking, Helm’s Genealogy Toolbox, 118–119 Googlewhacks, 141, 561 533 phonebook operators, 155 .gov (in e-mail address), 176 Heritage Quest (genealogy), purchase of DejaNews, GPO (Government Printing 533 284 Office) (searchable hi5 (social networking), 350 search results page, 113, databases), 132 Highway61 meta-search 114 GPS (Global Positioning engine, 120 searches on hyperlinks, System) devices, 476 hit, 561 130–131 Grabit (binary newsreader), hit counter, 561 searches for “similar 297 hoaxes, virus hoaxes, 40 pages,” 131 Gramophone, 509 hockey (fantasy sports searches by Web page graphic for holding e-mail leagues), 477–478 title, 129 address (anti-spam Home button, 91 searching for technique), 242 home page computer/technology Gray Lady The New York choosing, 91–92 information, 136 Times, 168 defined, 561 searching for multimedia Great Schools, 81 design, 336, 340 files, 143 Grokster (music file index.html as default searching for PDF files, 68 sharing), 514 name, 340 searching for RSS feeds, group list of newsgroups HomeExchange, 484 164 for binary files, 300 HomeLink, 484 submitting personal Web The Guild of One-Name homework help sources, site to, 348 Studies, 538 82–83 toolbar, 138–140 Gun Dog Supply, 458 Hong Kong Silk Company, translation service, 147 437 Google AdSense, 339 Hoover’s Online Google Answers, 144–146 H (companies’ financial Google Apple/Macintosh, hackers, 49–51, 105 profiles), 373 136 Half.com (shopping), 409 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 581

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Hostelling International, instant messaging (IM), 12, 483 I 251–253, 364, 562 HotBot search engine, 116, Intelius, 154 icons, sizing, 109 118, 128 Interactive Russia, 440 ICQ (“I Seek You”) (instant Hotmail (Web-based Interland Online Marketing messenger), 252, 255, e-mail), 224 (e-commerce software), 258, 259 Hotmath, 82 461 ICQmail, 173–174 hotspot, 562 internal modems, 26 identification theft How far is it? (distance international news reports, prevention, 53–55, 253 calculator), 485 169 iExplore, 490 How Stuff Works, 149 International White and IFilm, 497–498 .hta files, potential virus Yellow Pages, 154 IgoUgo (“real travelers, carriers, 41 The Internet, 11–16, 149, honest advice”), 488 .htm files, 17 562. See also various Illumirate (directory-type HTML (hypertext markup entries under Web search engine), 116 language) format, 184, Internet café, 174 IM (instant messaging), 12, 190–192, 213, 214, 562 Internet connection. See 251–253, 364, 562 http:// prefix of Web site connecting to Internet image files. See also address, 88 Internet Connection photographs; pictures http (hypertext transfer Wizard, 33–34 in e-mail as possible protocol), 16, 562 Internet Explorer target of spammers, https:// (s as secure Web accessing search engine, 243 site indicator), 49 111 graphic for holding e-mail Huffington, Arianna, 280 ActivShopper toolbar for address (anti-spam humanities newsgroup comparison shoppers, technique), 242 hierarchy, 285 408 Web sites for, 142–144 humanities (specialty attaching special Google IMAP (Internet mail access search engines), 137 buttons to Standard protocol) incoming hunting dog supplies, 458 Buttons toolbar, 141 mail server, 36, 176, 562 hyperlinks automatically entering imports and customs duty, activating e-mail program http://www..com/, 89 492 or file download, 345 bookmarking (marking incoming mail address clicking, 89 Favorites), 93, 94–95, (POP3), 36, 176 dead links as indicator of 96, 98 incoming mail server, 36, site staleness, 133 changing text size, font, 176, 562 described, 17, 89, 562 and/or color, 107 index.html as default link loading, 563 choosing default search name for home pages, from personal Web site to engine, 112 340 other sites, 344–345 choosing home page, 92 Info Hub (unusual travel), searches on, 130–131 disabling Flash Player, 70 490 hypertext markup language ease of use compared to INFOMINE, 132, 136 (HTML) format, 184, AOL, 66 InfoPlease Web site, 150 190–192, 213, 214, 562 enabling cookies, 553 InfoSnorkel (news), 159 hypertext transfer protocol features, advantages, 103 InnSite, 483 (http), 16, 562 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 582

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Internet Explorer (continued) intranet, 562 ISP (Internet service Google as default search investing, and researching provider) engine, 112, 140–141 financial information choosing, 25, 28–29 handling pop-ups, 110–111 bonds, 380–381 defined, 562 Mozilla’s advantages over, companies online, domain name, 32, 35 105 373–374 Internet News (NNTP) as part of Windows devising strategy and server used by, 290 package, 25 financial plan, 370–371 Italian Bracelet Charms, 441 removing Web addresses dictionary of terms, 370 ItsYourTurn (all-purpose from menu and History finding broker, 381 games), 474 bar, 91 getting instruction and iTunes returning to Web sites, 91 tutorials, 369–370 adding songs from other revealing Address bar, 99 monitoring and tracking, sources, 525–527 specifying numbers of 383, 384–385, 390–391 burning CDs, 527–529 days’ history to mutual funds, 376, buying songs from Apple keep, 91 377–379 Music Store, 519–522 subscribing to news services, magazines, described, 517–518 newsgroups, 289 374–376 downloading software, as target of hackers, 105 portals, 372 519 Web site, 103 screening, 380 organizing songs, 524–525 Internet Filter Review, 78 stocks, 378–380 playing songs, 522–524 Internet Guide to Investment Challenge printing jewel case insert, Engineering, (investment game), 390 529 Mathematics, and The Investment FAQ, 370 success as online music Computing, 138 investment portfolio, 383 store, 71, 511, 516 Internet Movie Database, “invisible Web,” 113, 130, Ixquick meta-search engine, 499 132, 562 120 Internet News (NNTP) The Invisible Web server, 290 Directory, 132 Internet Protocol (IP). See IP (Internet Protocol) J IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, 18–21, 49, Japanese Flash addresses 175, 563 animation, 70 Internet radio, 503, 504–505, ipconfig, 18 Java applets, 341, 563 506–507 iProtectYou (for kids), 77 Java computer language, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 18, 563 326 326, 563 jewelry, 414, 441 Internet service provider. IRChelp.org, 330 JISCMail (mailing lists), 275 See ISP (Internet Ircle (IRC chat program), Johnnyjet (travel-bargain), service provider) 327–330 482 InternetNews (financial Ironworx Designs, 439 Journalcon (online information), 379 ISDN (Integrated Services journalers), 265 Intervac (home exchange), Digital Network), 26 Just My Size, 437 484 Islamic items, 437 .jv files, potential virus carriers, 41 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 583

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law specialty search K engines, 137 M learning games, 83 Kanoodle meta-search Macintosh computers, 6, Leg Wear Direct, 437 engine, 120 71, 104, 327–330 length-of-service contracts Kayak (travel), 480 Macintosh (Google) search with ISPs, 29 Kazaa programs, 52, 363, engine, 136 Leonard’s Worldwide Cam 513, 514, 515, 516 Macromedia Flash Directory, 489 Kbps (kilobits per second), Player, 70 Librarians to the Internet 26 macros, potential for Index, 114, 348 Kerio Personal Firewall, 50 viruses in, 43 Limewire (music file key combinations, 7 Magazine Boy, 508 sharing), 513 Keyhole (satellite-imagery), Mailbase list server Lingo/Primus 487 program, 276–277, 278 Telecommunications, keylogger, 563 Mail.com (Web-based 362 keyword loading, 563 e-mail), 224 link loading, 563 keywords, 113, 124, 125, mailing lists, 273–277, LinkedIn (social 275, 287, 563 278–280, 564 networking), 351 Kidon Media Link (news), Mailserv list server links. See hyperlinks 169 program, 276–277, 278 Linux Google, 136 kids. See children and Majordomo list server list address (mailing lists), parents, Internet for program, 276–277, 278, 275–277 Kids Health, 82 564 list manager, 563 Kids Net, 79 malware, 564 list server, 563 KidsClick!, 79 Mama’s Minerals, 440 Listproc list server Kiosken (news), 169 Mamma meta-search program, 276–277, 278 Kiplinger Online (Kiplinger’s engine, 120 LISTSERV list server Personal Finance mapping services, 485–487 program, 276–277, 278, Magazine), 375 MapQuest (mapping), 486 563 KissThisGuy — The Archive Maps On Us (mapping), Live Journal (blog and of Misheard Lyrics, 510 485–486 online journal), 266 kitsch, shopping for, 442 math, science, and Ljudo (sound effects), 143 Knowles, Harry, 498 engineering (specialty Lonely Planet Online, 492 Knowmentum (social search engines), 138 LookSmart (search engine), networking), 351 Math.com, 82 115, 116, 118, 136 Kontraband, 498 maturity rate of bonds, 380 Lottery, 391 McAfee, 45 Lotus Organizer, 200 .mdb files, potential virus Love Joy Jewelry, 441 L carriers, 41 lurking and lurkers, 563 MedHunt, 137 L-Soft Catalog of mailing Lycos Mail (Web-based Medichest, 441 lists, 275 e-mail), 224 meetings, instant Land of Marbles, 443 Lycos search engine, 118, messaging (IM), 12, language translation 128, 143 services, 146–147 251–253, 364, 562 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 584

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Meetup.com (social modem (modulator/ renting DVDs over networking), 354–355 demodulator), 18, 25, Internet, 501–502 MegaGo (meta-search 26, 362–363, 564 viewing “Internet shorts,” engine), 120 moderator, 564 497–498 Melissa virus, 39 mondegreens, 510 viewing reviews, mistakes, Memigo (news), 168 Money 101, 370, 371 and flubs, 498–500 Merck Manual search Money Central, 372, 385 Mozilla engine, 137 Money (magazine), 375 accessing search engine, Merriam-Webster Online, MoneyCentralInvestor, 379 111, 112 152 monitoring software, 77–78 bookmarking, 93, 95, 97, message boards, 240, 242, monitors, and eyestrain, 98, 288 244, 281, 536–537, 564 109 changing text size, font, message rules, 219–220 Monty Python, 237 and/or color, 107–108 meta-search engines, 114, More Laowai Chronicles choosing home page, 92 120, 564 (online journal), 264 enabling cookies, 553 MetaCrawler (meta-search Morningstar (financial features, advantages, 66, engine), 120 ratings), 378, 385 103, 105 MetaSpider (meta-search Morpheus (music file handling pop-ups, 111 engine), 120 sharing), 514 removing Web Michelangelo virus, 39 Mosaic Web browser, 18 addresses, 91 Microsoft Google, 136 Mótime (blog- and returning to Web sites, 91 Microsoft Money, 390–391, journal–creation), revealing Address bar, 99 399 266–268, 270, 271 viewing list of all Microsoft Money 2005 For Motley Fool (financial hyperlinks, 89 Dummies (Wiley portal), 372, 373 visiting Web pages Publishing), 391, 399 mouse, 18 bookmarked with Microsoft Office Suite, 43, mouse pointer, 89, 109 Internet Explorer, 93 68, 71 .mov file type, 68, 71, 143 Web site, 103 Microsoft Windows. See Movie Review Query .MP3 file type, 68, 72, 296, Windows XP Engine, 500 297 .mil (in e-mail address), 176 Moviefone, 500 .mp4 file type, 68, 71 MIME (multipurpose Movielink, 498 .mpeg file type, 68, 72, 143 Internet mail movies. See also video Mps (megabits per extension), 564 downloads second), 26 Minerva Antiques, 440 comparison-shopping for MS-DOS or Command mIRC (IRC chat program), DVDs, 502 Prompt, find IP 327–330 downloading from addresses, 20–21 misc newsgroup hierarchy, Movielink, 498 MS Word, 43, 68, 69–70, 152 285 downloading video files, .msi files, potential virus Mobileation, 443 142–144 carriers, 41 Mobissimo (travel), 480, getting local listings, MSN Zone (“The Zone”), 481 500–501 471–473 local TV listings, 502–503 MSN Bill Pay, 397 MSN Chat, 327 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 585

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MSN Encarta Myspace (social Netscape Navigator, 104 (encyclopedia), 151 networking), 351 NetStage, 437 MSN Entertainment Movie MyVitaNet, 458 network on social Listings, 500 networking site, 352, MSN Entertainment TV 354 Listings, 502 N networking. See social MSN Maps & Directions, Napster, 512–513 networking 486 NASA Image Exchange, 138 The New York Times, 168 MSN Messenger, 252, 255, Nation Master, 150 New York Times Travel, 488 256 National Archives and newbie, 564 MSN Music, 512 Records NewIsFree, 164 MSN Search, 118, 128 Administration (NARA), Newmark, Craig, 353 MSN Toolbar Suite, 148 535 news aggregators, 157–162, MSNBC, 168, 375 National Association of 163–165, 557 multimedia file searches, Securities Dealers, 381 news newsgroup hierarchy, 142–144. See also National Caves Association, 286 music; video 494 news portals, 167–168 downloads National Cyber Security news reports, 164–169 Museum of Bad Art, 438 Alliance, 51 news servers, 290, 292, 564 music. See also iTunes National Oceanic and NewsApp, 159 author’s favorite Web Atmospheric NewsBin Pro, 297 sites, 509–511 Administration NewsGator, 160 buying from online stores, (NOAA), 488 newsgroups 511–512 National Park Service, 490 caution on likelihood of copyright and “fair use,” NatureServe Explorer, 138 objectionable material, 144, 297, 514–516 navigating the Internet. See 283, 285 downloads from browsing articles, threads, and newsreaders, 287, Nelson, Erik-Lars, 11 screen names, 285 296–297 Nelson, Stephen, 391, 399 binaries (binary files), free trades, 512–516 .net (in e-mail address), 176 286, 296–303, 558 Musicologists, 511 “The Net” (Internet), 11–16, compared to mailing lists, saving files, 144 149, 562. See also 274 Musicmatch, 512 various entries under described, 113, 283, 564 MusicNow, 512 Web downloading music and Mutual Fund Investor’s .NET passports, 256, video files, 285 Center, 378 551–554 with Google, 155 mutual funds, 376, 377–378, NetFilterHome (filtering hierarchies 379 software), 77 (classifications), My Real Box (Web-based Netfirms Web-hosting, 334 285–286 e-mail), 224 netflix (video rental), 502 with Internet Explorer, 289 My Simon (shopping), 406 NetNanny (filtering with Mozilla, 288 My Way Mail (Web-based software), 77 news servers, 290, 292 e-mail), 224 Netscape Mail, 37, 175 posting messages, 289 Mydoom virus, 39 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 586

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newsgroups (continued) OneLook Dictionary Search, outgoing mail server private companies 152 (SMTP), 36, 176, 565 offering subscription OneSource CorpTech Outlook (e-mail program). news servers, 292 (companies’ financial See also Outlook spammers’ searches of, profiles), 373 Express (e-mail for e-mail addresses, online banking and bill program) 240, 242 paying, 393–396, 397, account, default, for subscribing, 285 398, 399, 400 sending messages, 191 use of secondary e-mail Online Books Page, 508 account setup, 37 account as anti-spam online chat, chat rooms, 76, accounts (multiple), 191, technique, 244 240, 242, 244, 325–330, 194 NewsHosting, 292 558 addresses, adding to Newsletter Access, 376 Online City Guide, 488 Contacts folder, 187, Newslink, 169 online dating, 353 197–199, 200 newspapers, 168–169 online forums. See message addresses, displaying map newsreader programs, 284, boards of, 199 286–287, 564 Online Journal Search addresses, importing from NewsShark, 297 Engine, 138 other programs, 200 NewsTrawler, 169 online journals, 262, 264, addresses, of sender, 187 NewsTrove.com, 167 265–266 addresses, verifying, 186 Newz Crawler, 160 Mótime, 266–268, 270, 271 addressing messages, Next Tag (shopping), 407 online references, 149–155 185–186 Night Owl Books, 438 online shopping. See attachments of files, Nitpickers (movie flubs), shopping online 196–197 499 Online Slang Dictionary, 152 autopreviewing messages, NOAA (National Oceanic online translation services, 196 and Atmospheric 146–147 backing up Outlook.pst Administration), 488 Open Directory Project, 15, file, 207–208 North American Genealogy 115, 116, 122, 348 changing views of Resources, 539 OpenOffice, 70 messages, 196 Norton Antivirus software, Opera Web browser, 104 Contacts folder, 185, 187, 44, 45 operating system, 6 189, 197–199 Norway Sweaters, 437 Opodo (travel), 480 Create Rule command and Optimum Rules Wizard, 203–205 Voice/Cablevision, 362 creating new folders, 206 O Orbitz (travel booking), 480 as default e-mail program, .ocx files, potential virus .org (in e-mail address), 176 185 carriers, 41 Orkut (social networking), deleting messages, Oddmusic, 510 351 contacts, tasks, etc., Olive Tree Ship Lists, 538 outdoor adventures Web 206–207 1 World Sarongs, 436 sites, 442, 490–491 distribution lists, 187–189 123Debt (credit-card debt- Outdoor Gear Exchange, earmarking messages, reduction help), 400 442 203–205 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 587

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flagging messages, sending file along with paper clip icon, 216 201–202 message, 189–190 reading messages, folder list, 181, 182 sending messages, 215–216 format, detecting for 183–184 reading received files, 216 received messages, 192 sending messages to receiving messages in formatting messages, 184, groups (distibution advance of specified 191–192 lists), 187–189 time, 215 forwarding messages, 187 sending picture in receiving messages at groups for multiple message, 190–191 specified internal, 215 accounts, 194 Sent Items folder, 184 replying to messages, 213 marking messages as specifying default fonts, saving messages for unread, 196 size, etc., 184 sending later, 212 navigating and choosing spellchecking messages, saving received files, 216 tasks, 182 184 sending files Navigation pane, 196 turning off image (attachments) with opening received files, 197 capability as anti-spam messages, 213 organizing messages in technique, 243–244 sending messages, 212 folders, 201, 205–206 Outlook Express (e-mail sending pictures with Outlook Today window, program). See also messages, 213–214 181–182 Outlook Express as setting message rules for paper clip icon, 196 newsreader organization, 219–220 photos, adding to Contact account setup (dialog sorting messages by name folder, 199 box), 37 or date, 216 Reading Pane, 195 Address Book, 220–222, turning off image receiving and handling 248 capability (anti-spam files, 196–197 addressing messages, technique), 243–244 receiving messages, 193 212, 220–222 writing messages, 211–212 receiving messages in backing up Address Book, Outlook Express as Inbox window, 195–196 222 newsreader. See also receiving notification of deleting messages, Outlook Express mail arrival, 194–195 216–217 (e-mail program) receiving reminders of exporting e-mail and comparison to Binary messages, 202–203 addresses to Outlook, Boy, 299 replying to messages, 200 connecting to news 186–187 folder handling, 209–211 server, 289–292 saving copies of forwarding messages, 213 deleting newsgroups messages, 184 looking up names and name, 293 saving messages to finish addresses, 221–222 downloading binary files, and send later, 184 making text larger, 216 297, 298–299 saving messages from opening files: caution on downloading latest other programs, 200 viruses, 216 messages saving received files to organizing messages into (synchronizing), findable folder, 196–197 folders, 209–211, 294–295 217–219 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 588

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Outlook Express as Patent Museum, 440 photographs. See also newsreader (continued) Paula Young Wigs, 441 multimedia downloading message paying bills online, 393–396, compressing for e-mail headers only, 295, 561 398, 399, 400 delivery, 177 downloading newsgroups, PayPal, 429–434 copying from Web sites, 292–293 PayPal account numbers, 101 finding newsgroups of theft of, 53 personal, cautioning interest, 289, 293–294 Paytrust (online bill- children against plus sign (+) indication of payment), 397 sending to responded-to PC-cillin Internet Security strangers, 76 messages, 295 antivirus software, 45 putting on personal Web posting or replying to PCQuote (financial site, 345–346 messages or authors, information), 379 of travelers’ vacations, 296 PDF Converter, 70 489 reading messages, .pdf files, 68, 69–70, 130 turning off image 295–296 pdf995, 70 capability as anti-spam subscribing and peer-to-peer (P2P) technique, 243–244 unsubscribing, 294 technology, 363, 515, Photowow, 439 Outpost Firewall, 50 565 phrase searching, 565 overseas news reports, 169 Pegasus (e-mail program), pictures Overstock (shopping), 409 37 copying from Web sites, owner of Yahoo! group, 317 Pelton’s Dangerous Places, 101 494 in e-mail as possible target Pendleton, 437 of spammers, 243 P people lookups, graphic holding your P2P (peer-to-peer) background checks, e-mail address as anti- technology, 363, 515, 154 spammer technique, 565 Pepys’ Diary (online 242 packet switching, 14, 565 journal), 264 putting on personal Web packets, 14, 565 performance site, 345–346 pages within Web sites, 17 considerations .pif files, potential virus Painting Direct, 438 clot factor of spyware, 52 carriers, 41 Panda ActiveScan, 45 dialup versus broadband “ping” to find IP addresses, Pandia meta-search engine, connection, 26–27 20–21, 565 120 transmission time of Pink Monkey, 82 Parent Soup, 80 HTML-formatted e-mail, plain-text format for e-mail, parenting help sources, 191 192, 214 79–80 phishers and phishing, Planet Feedback, 411 Parents for Public Schools 54–55, 396, 565 PlanetSearch meta-search (PPS), 81 PhoCusWright (research engine, 120 password, theft of, 53, 55 firm), 480 Playstation Online Gaming, patch, 565 Phonenumber, 154 478 plug-ins, 67, 73, 565 podcasting, 565 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 589

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Pogo (all-purpose games), multiple or abandoned QuickTime files, 143 474 e-mail addresses as QuickTime Player, 68, 71–72 pointer, 89, 109 anti-spam techniques, Quiet American (auditory points of presence 248 vacations), 490 (POPs), 28 for online shopping, 404 quotation marks in Internet polls, conducting on Yahoo! for social networking, 354 searches, 123, 127 groups, 314 tips for preserving with quotations at Bartleby POP (post office protocol), instant messaging (IM), Quotations, 153 565 253, 254–255, 256, The Quotations Page, 153 pop-ups, 51, 53, 109–111, 257–258, 259 QXL (United Kingdom 566 using Skype for telephone auction), 414 POPs (points of over Internet, 366 presence), 28 private chats, 326 POP3 (post office protocol profile on Yahoo!, 543 R 3) incoming mail ProFusion meta-search .ra file type, 68, 72 address, 36, 176 engine, 120 Radio Free Blogistan, Popuptest.com, 110 program files that can carry 261–262 porcelain and figurines, 436 viruses, 40–41 radio, Internet, 503, pornography, restricting Project Gutenberg, 137, 508 504–505, 506–507 children from viewing, protocol, 566 Radio-Locator, 486, 504, 505 75–78 proximity searching, 127, Raidersoft (search for chat portals, Web portals, 372, 131, 566 rooms), 327 570 .ps files, 130 rail travel, 491 ports, 566 Public Register’s Annual .ram file type, 68, 72 postage stamps, buying Report Service The Random Google Page, online, 466 (companies’ financial 141 Postergroup, 439 profiles), 373 Rate It All, 411 posters, 438, 439 public schools, finding, 81 RealPlayer, 72 Power-Grab (binary PubMed search engine, 137 rec newsgroup hierarchy, newsreader), 298 punctuation, misplaced 286 PowerPoint (Microsoft within words, spam Recording Industry Office program), 43, 68 and, 242, 246 Association of America .ppt files, 41, 68, 71, 130 (RIAA), 514 Premium Unlimited/Vonage Q references, online, 149–155 (VoIP telephone), 362 relevance ranking, 566 Price Grabber (shopping), Qixo (travel), 480, 481 Rentvillas, 483 407 Query Server (meta-search research, 12, 144–146, 149, Prison Blues, 437 engine), 120 164–165, 273–274 privacy considerations. See Quicken, 390–391, 399 Reserve America also security Quicken 2005 For Dummies (campgrounds), 490 considerations (Wiley Publishing), 391, restaurant reviews, 406 cookies, 78, 553 399 results list, 566 for Internet telephoning, Quicken Bill Pay, 397, 399 366 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 590

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résumé on personal Web RssReader (news), 160 Search Engine Showdown, site, 331 .rtf file type, 68, 130 119 Retro Junction, 442 Ruavista (“time travel”), Search Engine Watch, 119 Reuters’ Investor (stock- 490 search engines screening), 380 Rummel-Hudson, Rob, 263 Auction Beagle, 415 Reuters news portal, 168 RxList, 137 for auctions online, 415 Reverse Phone Directory, Ryze (social networking), choosing as default, 154 351 111–112, 140–141 reverse phone directory at choosing by type of Phonenumber, 154 information desired, rews reader, 564 S 121–122 Rhapsody (music), 512 Safari Web browser, 104 described, 78, 113, RIAA (Recording Industry Safe Shopping (American 117–118, 566–567 Association of Bar Association site on directories (category of America), 514 rights of online search engine), 114–116 rich-text format for e-mail, customers), 405 evaluating validity of 192, 214 Saigoniste, 440 information, 132–133 ripping songs from CD to salted (.slt) subfolders, 98 finding blogs and online computer, 525 sarongs, 436 journals, 265 .rm file type, 68, 72 SAT tests, 83 finding chat rooms, 327 Roadside America, 494 satellite connection, 27 finding multimedia files, Robert Young Pelton’s scholarly articles. See 142–144 Dangerous Places, 494 search engines, finding RSS feeds, 165 Rocketinfo (news), 160 specialty (vertical) incestuous relationships Roger Ebert.com, 500, 501 scholarships and colleges, between, 122 Roget’s Thesaurus, 153 83–84 for kids, 78–79 RootsWeb Message Boards, schools, 81 meta-search engines, 114, 537 sci newsgroup hierarchy, 120 The Roto Times 286 news reports from, (sports/games), 477 SciCentral, 138 166–167 Rough Guides (travel), 492 science, math, and pros and cons, 116, 119, router, 566 engineering (specialty 120 routing number of bank search engines), 138 search engine ratings, account, 398 Scirus, 138 news, and notes Web RSS feed icons, 158, 159, .scr files, potential virus sites, 119 160 carriers, 41 for shopping online, RSS feeds, 158, 566 scraped feed, 566 405–407 RSS (Really Simple scraping, 566 submitting personal Web Syndication) Web screen names, 58, 285 site to, 347–348 standard for news screen resolution, 109 susceptibility to aggregation, 157–158, screening (searching for “popularity contests,” 164, 566 stocks), 380 119 travel bargains, 480 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 591

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search engines, specialty use of quotation marks, enclosing invoice with (vertical) 123 shipment, 465 all-purpose, 136 Web addresses (URLs), good news and bad news, computers and 128, 130 457 technology, 136 Web page titles, 128, 129 including phone number defined, 567 words, phrases, and and street address, 460 economics, 136 keywords, 123–124 item delivery, buying health and medicine, 137 securities dealers postage stamps online, humanities, 137 (brokers), 381 466 law, 137 security considerations. item delivery science, math, and See also privacy confirmation, 466 engineering, 138 considerations; virus packing items for for searching within your protection shipment, 465 own computer, 148 ActiveX controls, 70 setting up Web site, search operators, 123–127 banking and bill paying 458–460 Search.com meta-search online, 396 shopping-cart mechanism, engine, 120 CERT’s warning against 459 searches, commands and Internet Explorer, 105 tracking shipped techniques for firewalls, 49–51 packages, 467 formulating identification theft using e-commerce Boolean operators, prevention, 53–55 software, 460–461 avoiding, 125 lock icon indicating working with Web site Boolean operators, using, secure site, 405 developer/designer, 123, 126–127 need for, 39 460 databases, 132 phishing, 54–55, 396 Sephora, 441 date, 128, 129, 133 Windows Security Alert serial port, 567 domain name, 128 dialog box, 50–51 server space for Web sites, evaluating validity of selling online. See also 28–29 information, 132–133 eBay, selling on Service Pack 2 (Windows file type, 128, 130 caution on need for clear XP), 46, 105 “invisible Web,” 113, 132, statement of shipping Shaker Furniture, 440 562 costs and policies, 463 Shareaza (music file language, 128, 129 caution on responsibility sharing), 513, 514 links, 130–131 for shipment, 463 shareware, 567 proximity searching, 127, caution on scam buyers, SharpReader (news), 160 131 466 Shelron Group’s quotation marks in choosing your market or ActivShopper toolbar, Internet searches, 123, niche, 457–458 408 127 considering costs of Sheplers, 437 refining keywords, 124 packing materials, 465 Sherman, Cary, 514 region, 128, 130 determining shipping Shields UP! firewall test “similar pages,” 131 costs, 463–465 Web site, 49 timesaving value, 123 eBay’s shipping charge shipping charge calculator calculator, 464 at eBay, 464 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 592

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shoes/footwear Web sites, slang, Online Slang at Upcoming.org, 356–357 437 Dictionary, 152 in Yahoo! Personals, Shop Goodwill (auction Slashdot (blog), 262 357–359 house), 414 .slt salted subfolders, 98 Social Science Information Shopping Aisles, 407 Slyck News (file-sharing Gateway, 137 shopping online. See also news), 516 Social Security eBay Slyck’s Guide (tutorial on Administration (for auctions, 414, 426 newsgroups), 286 genealogy), 534 bargain hunting, 409–410 Smart Bargains, 410 Social Security Death Index, catalogs, 408–409 smart playlist (iTunes), 524 534 caution: let the buyer SmartMoney.com (mutual social security numbers, beware, 404 funds), 378 theft of, 54, 55 cautioning children Smartpages, 154 software against, 76 SMEALSearch, 136 See also Internet Explorer price-comparison sites, The Smoking Gun See also iTunes 407–408 (celebrities behaving See also Outlook (e-mail product reviews and badly), 500 program) consumer reports, SMS (short messaging See also Outlook Express 410–411 services), 252, 567 (e-mail program) rules and good advice, 404 SMTP (simple mail transfer See also plug-ins search engines for, protocol) outgoing mail See also Web browsers 405–407 server, 36, 176, 567 See also Windows XP using credit cards, 405 snail mail, 173 adware, 51 Shopping (price- Snap (search engine), 348 anti-spyware, 52–53 comparisons), 407 soc newsgroup hierarchy, antivirus, 43–45 short messaging service 286 Bayesian spam filtering, (SMS), 252, 567 social bookmarking, 98–99, 246, 247 Shortwire (news), 160 567 e-commerce, 460–461 Sierra Trading Post, 442 Social Investment Forum, e-mail, 173–175 signature, 567 379 file compression, 177 Silicon Valley.com social networking filtering and monitoring, (companies’ financial caution on privacy and 77–78, 561 profiles), 373 safety, 354 financial management, 384 silk, 437 at Meetup.com, 354–355 firewalls, 49–51 SimpleNet Commerce (e- popularity of, 349 freeware, 561 commerce software), reconnecting after genealogy, 533 461 “address for Google Desktop Singingfish (video abandonment” anti- Search, 148 searches), 143 spam technique, 248 instant messaging (IM), Site59 (last-minute travel reuniting with old friends, 253–254 bargains), 482 359–360 Java applets, 341 SkiMaps (resorts and ski telephoning over Internet, keyloggers, 51–52 runs), 490–491 361–366 music file-sharing, Skype, 363–366 512–516 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 593

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needed for Internet obsolescence of content- Start➪All Programs➪ connection, 25 filtering software, 246 Accessories➪ news aggregators, 159, prevention strategies, Communications➪ 160 241–245, 291 Internet Connection newsreader, 284 submitting minimal Wizard, 33–34, 35 reviews on Cnet, 410 information for instant Start➪All Programs➪ shareware, 567 messaging profile, 253 Accessories➪ spam-filtering, 247–248 with Web-based e-mail Entertainment➪ spyware, 51, 52–53, 91, account, 175, 224 Windows Media Player, 515, 567, 568 Spam Song, 237 506 third-party compression spammer, 567 Start➪All Programs➪ utilities, 177, 178, 179 spamware, 239, 240 America Online➪ virus-susceptible, 40–41 Sparknotes, 83 America Online, 58 wiki, 151, 570 specialty search engines. Start➪All Programs➪ Solid Converter PDF to See search engines, Google Desktop Search, Word, 70 specialty (vertical) 148 Sony Playstation games, Speech Accent Archive, 153 Start➪All Programs➪ 478 speed. See performance Windows Update, 46 sound effects, 143 considerations Start➪Control Panel➪ Soundex Conversion, 537 Speed Trap Exchange, 486 Network and Internet The Soundex Machine, 537 spelunkers, 494 Connection Settings, Soundex system (surname spiders, 117, 567. See also 34, 36 genealogical searches), search engines Start➪Control Panel➪ 537 spim, 567 Network and Internet Soviet Union, collectibles spit, 567 Connections➪Windows from, 440 Spock, Dr. Benamin, 80 Firewall, 50 spaces within words, SpoilerFix, 502 Start➪Control Panel➪ possible spam, 242, 246 sporting goods, 442 Security Center, 47–49 spam, 29, 41, 237, 238, sports, 476–478 Start➪Settings➪Control 239–240, 567 Spurl.net (social Panel➪Folder spam blocking bookmarking), 98–99 Options➪File Types, 73 abandoning e-mail Spy-Subtract anti- Statistical Abstract of the address, 248 spyware, 52 United States, 150 Bayesian filtering Spybot Search & Destroy statistics lookups, 149, 150 software, 246, 247 anti-spyware, 52 status bar, 108 CAN-SPAM (Controlling spyware, 51, 52–53, 91, 515, Status Factory (online bill- the Assault of Non- 567, 568 payment), 397 Solicited Pornography Spyware Information stemming, 568 and Marketing) Act, 238 Center, 515 Stockings HQ, 438 challenge-response spam- Stamps.com, 466 stocks, researching, filtering software, Start➪All Programs➪ 378–380 247–248 Accessories➪ stone statuary, 436 from ISPs, 29 Command Prompt (find StoreSense (e-commerce IP addresses), 20–21 software), 461 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 594

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streaming audio/video, 505, Technorati (blogs and text 568 online journals), 261, copying from Web sites, street address and 265 101 telephone number Teen Advice, 82 readability, increasing in lookups, 154–155 teenagers. See also children Web browsers, 107–108 Street Prices (price- and parents, Internet text files, in PDF format, comparison), 407 for 68–70 TheStreet.com (financial girls’ clothing, 436 Thesaurus.com, 153 news), 375 Teenwire, 82 thesauruses, 150, 152–153 Stupid, 442 telephone Thick Envelope, 84 subscribing Internet as, 13 ThinkGeek, 440 to news aggregator Web shopping for, 439 third-party compression sites, 159, 160–162 Skype program, 363–364 utilities, 177, 178, 179 to newsgroups, 285 VoIP (voice over Internet 37.com (meta-search The Subway Navigator, 486 protocol), 361–363 engine), 120 Sullivan, Danny, 119 telephone adaptor for VoIP threads in newsgroups, 285, SurnameWeb’s Genealogy telephone, 362 568 Search Engine, 537 telephone hookups, Threeway Action (online Surprise.com (shopping), 26, 28, 32 journalers), 265 407 telephone number ticker symbol, 387 sweaters, 437 calling code instructions Tickle (social networking), .swf file type, 68, 70 to foreign locales, 492 351 Sygate Personal Firewall, 50 for ISP connection, 32 tide charts, 488 synchronizing messages reverse phone directory, Ties, 438 from newsgroups, 154 Tile.net, 275, 286 294–295 street address lookups, time bomb viruses, 42, 568 Syndic8 (RSS-feed search 154–155 time on The World Clock, engine), 164 Television without Pity 494 (reviews), 502 Today’s Front Pages, 167 Telnet, firewall blocking toolbar customization, 108 T data requests from, 49 Tools➪Manage Add-Ons, talk newsgroup hierarchy, Temporary Internet 70–71 286 Files folder, 78, 196 Tools➪Options➪Security➪ talking over Internet, tennis (fantasy sports Macro Security, 43 363–366 leagues), 477 top-level domain, 176, 568 Tech Search, 136 Teoma (search engine), 118, Topica (mailing list), 274, Techdirt (blog), 262 138, 348 275 technical help, from ISPs, Terraserver (satellite- TopoZone (topographical 29, 31 imagery), 487 map), 487 technology/computers Terrifying Dolls at toys, shopping for, 443 (specialty search Disturbing Auctions, translation services, engines), 136 414 146–147 Test Your Internet Speed, 26 Travel Medicine, 441 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 595

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travel planning Travelocity (travel underscores within words, caution on arranging booking), 480 242, 246 home exchanges, 485 Travelzoo (travel bargains), underwear, 436, 438 caution on ticket 482 uniform resource locators purchase from “big Trend Micro, 45 (URLs), 17 three,” 480 Tribe.net (social The Universal Currency abroad, 491–492 networking), 352 Converter, 492 armchair traveling, Trillian (instant unsolicited bulk e-mail 489–490 messenger), 252 (UBE) (spam), 567 checking flight Tripod Web-hosting, 334 unsolicited commercial arrivals/departures and Trojan horse viruses, 42, e-mail (UCE) (spam), weather, 483 568 567 checking out “big three” troll, 568 Unsubscribe link in spam travel-booking TUCOWS messages, 241 agencies, 480 download anti-spyware Upcoming.org (social checking out driving, programs, 52 networking), 356–357 routes, maps, etc., download mIRC (IRC chat upload, 568 485–486 program), 327–330 UPS, 464, 467 checking out flying download popular Web Urban Decay, 441 experience, 482–483 browsers, 105 URLs (uniform resource checking out home- TV clips, 168 locators), 17, 88 exchange deals, TV Guide, 502–503 U.S. Customs and Border 484–485 TV programs, local listings, Protection, 492 checking out travel search 502–503 U.S. Department of State — engines, 480–481 TV Tome, 503 Travel Warnings and checking out weather Tweeter, 439 Consular Information forecasts, 487–488 20 Questions (game), Sheets, 492 deciding what to do there, 474–475 U.S. Securities and 488–489 Exchange Commission for eccentrics, 493–495 (companies’ financial exploring outdoor U profiles), 373, 374 adventures, 442, UBE (unsolicited bulk USA Today Fantasy Leagues 490–491 e-mail, or spam), 567 (sports/games), 478 finding airport parking, uBid Auctions, 414, 439 USA Today Online Weather 483 UCE (unsolicited Almanac, 488 finding hotel/motel/B&B commercial e-mail or Usenet, 283, 284, 568 rooms, 483–484 spam), 567 Usenet Monster by rail, 491 Ugly Dress, 410 (subscription news Travel Smith, 438 uncompressing files sent server), 292 Traveler’s Telephone with e-mail, 179 UseNetServer (subscription Search Engine, 492 underlined blue text, 89 news server), 292 traveling and accessing Underneath (underwear), user groups. See e-mail, 223 438 newsgroups 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 596

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usernames, 32, 33, 35, 36, Village Hat Shop, 438 Vonage Premium Unlimited 175, 569 Vintage Vending, 442 (VoIP telephone), 362 USGen Web Project, 539 viral videos, 497 vortal (vertical portal), 569 USPS (U. S. Postal Service), virus, 39, 42, 569 .vsd files, potential virus 464, 467 virus cleaning, 569 carriers, 41 The Usual Suspects (online virus protection journalers), 265 antivirus software, 44–46 uuencode (Unix-to-Unix danger in downloaded W encoding), 569 files from Internet, 100 .wab files, 222 UV-protection clothing, 436 danger in e-mail Wal-Mart, 502, 512 attachments, 40 The Walking Connection V danger in Zip files, 42 (tourism), 494 file types possibly Wall Street Journal, 375, 385 Vacation Direct, 484 carrying viruses, 40–41 warchalking, 569 vacations. See travel with firewalls, 49–51 Warez P2P (music file planning free antivirus scanning sharing), 513 Vanguard Group, 370 Web sites, 45 Washington Post, 168 .vbe files, potential virus from ISPs, 29 watermark, 569 carriers, 41 means of infection and .wav file type, 68, 143 .vbs files, potential virus spread, 42–43 weather forecasts, 487–488 carriers, 41 types of viruses, 42 Web addresses, 17–18, 88, Verizon VoiceWing (VoIP), virulence of viruses, 39 128, 130, 569 362 Virus Bulletin’s reviews Web-based vertical search engines. See and tests of antivirus defined, 569 search engines, software, 40 e-mail, 173–174, 223–225, specialty (vertical) from viruses in macros, 43 244–245, 570. See also .vg files, potential virus Web site cataloging virus Yahoo! Mail carriers, 41 hoaxes, 40 Web beacons, 243, 570 Via Rail Canada, 491 The Visual Thesaurus, 153 Web browsers. See also video downloads. See also Vital Statistics offices, 540 Internet Explorer; movies vitamins, 458 Mozilla from binary newsreaders, Vivisimo (meta-search for browsing, 25, 87–92 296–297 engine), 120 choosing default search from Internet, 101 Vlog, 569 engine, 111–112, from news reports, 168 vocabulary word of the day, 140–141 from newsreaders, 287 152 comparison, 103–106 saving files, 144 Voice of the Shuttle, 137 customizing toolbars, Web sites for, 142–144 VoiceWing/Verizon (VoIP status bar, and text, Web sites for “Internet telephone), 362 106–108 shorts,” 497–498 VoIP (voice over Internet defined, 570 video game sites for protocol), 361–363, 569 downloading for free, 105 gamers, 478 volunteers for Open monitoring kids’ use of video plug-ins, 68 Directory Project, 15, Internet, 77–78 Vietnamese imports, 440 115, 116, 122 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 597

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Mosaic as first, 18 disk space, 347 Webroot Spy Sweeper anti- preventing and controlling example, 332 spyware, 52, 53 pop-ups, 109–111 File Manager, 346–347 wedding clothing, Web directory, 15 home page as traditional Chinese, 436 Web forums. See message index.html, 340 Weverka, Peter, 7, 399 boards hyperlinking, 344–345 What is my IP? (www.what Web hosting, 332. See also membership required for, ismyip.com), 18 Web site creation 338 WhatIfSports Web logs. See blogs page previews, 343 (sports/games), 478 Web pages, with multiple with PageBuilder, 341–346 Which Book?, 508 file types, 21–22 with PageWizard, 340–341 White Pages, 154 Web portal, 570 pictures or photographs, WhoIs.net (finding owner of Web servers, 15, 332, 570 345–346 copyright), 144 Web site creation submitting site to search Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity), 570 availability of hosting, 29, engines, 347–348 wiki software, 151, 570 331 templates, 342 Wikipedia, 151 bandwidth and data text, text effects, and wiktionary (dictionary), transfer rate, 333 headings, 343–344 151 building tools, 333 Web address, 337–338 Wildgrape Newsdesk choosing Web-hosting, Web Site Accounts (news), 160 333 window, 339–340 Wilson & Allroy’s Record deciding on purpose and Web sites. See also subject Reviews, 510 audience, 335 categories or specific Wilson, David, 510 disk space, file size names of sites Windows Anti-Spyware limitations, 333 bookmarking and sharing program, 53 dividing into topics, 336 favorites in browsers, Windows Explorer➪ Free Web Hosting, 334 60, 66, 93–99 Tools➪Folder home page design, 336, choices for this book, 5–6 Options➪View➪Hide 340 defined, 570 Extensions for Known hyperlinking to other evaluating validity of File Types, 41–42 sites, 336–337 information, 132–133 Windows Media Player, 68, layout and consistency, spammers’ searches of, 74, 506–507 336 for e-mail addresses, Windows XP. See also reliability, 333 240, 242 Internet Explorer; text, graphics, gizmos, translation into various Start➪(Windows and backgrounds, 337, languages, 147 menu); Tools➪(menu) 343 The Web (World Wide assumption of use, 6 Web site creation with Web). See also various downloads and updates, Yahoo! GeoCities as entries under Web 46–49 host as the Internet, 11–16, 149 firewall, 49–50 advertisements on, Webcam (mounted icon and pointer 332–333, 338, 339 camera), 489, 570 enlargement, 109 background color or WebEc, 136 Internet Connection picture, 343 Webmaster, 570 Wizard, 33–34 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 598

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Windows XP (continued) www. prefix of Web site Yahoo! GeoCities Web- Internet Explorer installed address, 88 hosting, 332, 334. See with, 104 WWW Sites of Interest to also Web site creation screen resolution Musicologists, 511 with Yahoo! GeoCities adjustment, 109 www.whatismyip.com, 18 as host Search command’s Yahoo! groups problems, 148 checking out activity, 308 Service Pack 2, 46, 105 X conducting polls, 314 with WinZip, 177 Xbox Live (games), 478 digest of messages, 309 WinRSS Newsdesk (news), .xls files, 41, 68, 71, 130 files downloads, saves, 160 .xlt files, potential virus and sends, 310, 311, WinZip, 177 carriers, 41 313–315 wireless, 570 XML (eXtensible Markup finding or visiting, 306–307 WiseNut search engine, 118, Language), 160 home page, 306–307 348 Xolox (music file sharing), as hybrid mailing list + .wma file type, 143 513 newsgroup, 274 .wmv file type, 68 joining, 30, 308–309 Wonkette (blog), 262 leaving, 312 Woot (bargain shopping), Y message delivery mode, 410 311–312 Yafro (social networking), Word (Microsoft Office message format, 309 352 program), 43, 68, 69–70, posting and replying to Yahoo! 152 messages, 312–313 account requirement, 226, word-of-the-day feature, 152 public and private 257, 305, 332, 338 The World Clock, 494 categories, 308 account signup or World Currency Gallery, 493 reading messages, 310 closeout, 543–549 World News Network, 169 sample page, 306 Filter Out Adult Web World Press Review (news), searching, 307 Search Results, 79 169 visiting group you’ve as news aggregator, 160, World Wide Web, 570. See joined, 309 163–165 also various entries Yahoo! groups, creating as search engine, 118 under Web accepting/rejecting submitting personal Web Worldisround (travelers), messages (moderated site to, 348 490 groups), 320–321 toolbar, 140 Worm viruses, 42, 570 adding photo to page, 319 Yahoo! Auctions, 414 Woto and Wife Antiques, admitting new members, Yahoo! Bill Pay, 397 436 320 Yahoo! Chat, 327 .ws files, potential virus changing group settings Yahoo! College Search, 84 carriers, 41 and page appearance, Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, 478 .wsc files, potential virus 319 Yahoo! Finance, 370, 371, carriers, 41 checking available space, 379–380, 386–390 .wsf files, potential virus 322 Yahoo! Games, 473 carriers, 41 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 599

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dealing with trusted or filtering messages into Year Box, 440 troublesome group certain folders upon yellow pages lookups, 154 members, 321 receipt, 233–234 Your Dictionary, 152 deciding how members mailbox storage capacity, may join, 319 224 deciding on topic, menus, buttons, and Z category, and name, folder names, 227–228 Zeal (directory-type search 315 opening mailbox, 226–227 engine), 116 disallowing member to organizing messages into Zenni Optical, 438 upload files, 322 folders, 232–234 Zip files, 42, 177 entering group paper clip icon, 231 zombie PCs, 239 information, 316 reading messages, The Zone (MSN Zone), entering owner 228–229 471–473 information, 317 receiving files with ZoneAlarm firewall, 50 getting help with messages, 231–232 Zoot Suit Store, 438 moderator chores, replying to messages, 322–323 229–230 giving members access to saving copies of messages Web tools, 319 (or not), 230 Invite button, 317 sending automatic “Sorry, Management button, 317 I’m away” response, owners, 317 231 Promote button, 317 sending files removing or banning (attachments), 230–231 member, 322–323 sending messages, 230 removing messages, files, Yahoo! Merchant, 461 and photos, 322 Yahoo! Messenger (instant Start a New Group link, messenger), 252, 255, 315 257–258 switching from moderated Yahoo! News, 167 to unmoderated Yahoo! PageBuilder, option, 322 342–346 Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! PageWizard, Address Book, 235–236 340–341 blocking and bulking Yahoo! People Search, 154 messages, 234 Yahoo! Personals, 357–359 bypassing Yahoo! home Yahoo! Picture Gallery, 143 page, 227 Yahoo! Search Directory, collecting messages from 115, 122, 128 conventional mail, Yahoo! Shopping, 406 234–235 Yahoo! Web Site Accounts e-mail address and window, 339–340 domain, 226 Yahooligans!, 78, 79, 348 60_588753 bindex.qxd 3/30/05 10:02 PM Page 600

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