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Tricks of the Internet Gurus Ebook banner rotater for General Internet This banner was supplied by SAFE Audit Tricks of the Internet Gurus ● Introduction ❍ Overview ❍ Foreword ❍ About the Authors Part I - First Things First ● Chapter 1 - Getting Connected: The Guru's Options ● Chapter 2 - Access at All Costs ● Chapter 3 - Tricks of the Trade: Tools ● Chapter 4 - Where's the Complaint Department? Or, What to Do When Things Don't Work Part II - Everyday Guru Facilities ● Chapter 5 - E-Mail ● Chapter 6 - Faxing from the Internet ● Chapter 7 - FTP ● Chapter 8 - Telnet ● Chapter 9 - Usenet ● Chapter 10 - World Wide Web Part III - A Guru's Diversions ● Chapter 11 - Online Entertainment for the Internet Guru ● Chapter 12 - Listservs and Mailing Lists ● Chapter 13 - MBone: The Internet's Multimedia Backbone ● Chapter 14 - Community Computing http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/ (1 of 2) [4/18/1999 12:36:06 AM] Ebook banner rotater for General Internet Part IV - Finding Stuff: You Name It, a Guru Can Find It (and So Can You) ● Chapter 15 - Life with Archie ● Chapter 16 - Veronica ● Chapter 17 - Discussion Forums ● Chapter 18 - Gopher Part V - Tricks of the Professional Internet Gurus ● Chapter 19 - Internet in The Classroom: How Educators Use the Internet ● Chapter 20 - Business and Commerce ● Chapter 21 - Finding Information You Want ● Chapter 22 - Art on the Internet ● Appendix A - Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) ● Appendix B - Signature Files ● Appendix C - Standards and Where To Find Them http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/ (2 of 2) [4/18/1999 12:36:06 AM] Tricks of the Internet Gurus tigfm.htm ❍ Tricks of the Internet Gurus ❍ Tricks of the Internet Gurus ■ Copyright © 1994 by Sams Publishing ■ Trademarks ❍ Overview ❍ Foreword ■ --by James "Kibo" Parry ❍ About the Authors ❍ Introduction ■ --by Billy Barron Tricks of the Internet Gurus Tricks of the Internet Gurus Philip Baczewski Billy Barron Kevin Barron Robert Bickford Jon Callas Earl Fogel Tod Foley Kenny Greenberg David Gulbransen Joseph Janes John Katsaros Dave Kinnaman Max Metral Kevin Mullet James "Kibo" Parry Joseph Poirier Lou Rosenfeld Margaret Russell-Gonzalez Kevin Savetz Peter Scott Stephen Volan Sams Publishing 201 West 103rd Street http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/tigfm.htm (1 of 12) [4/18/1999 12:36:17 AM] Tricks of the Internet Gurus tigfm.htm Indianapolis, Indiana 46290 Copyright © 1994 by Sams Publishing FIRST EDITION All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. For information, address Sams Publishing, 201 W. 103rd St., Indianapolis, IN 46290. International Standard Book Number: 0-672-30599-2 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 94-67090 97 96 95 94 4 3 2 1 Interpretation of the printing code: the rightmost double-digit number is the year of the book's printing; the rightmost single-digit, the number of the book's printing. For example, a printing code of 94-1 shows that the first printing of the book occurred in 1994. Composed in Helvetica and MCPdigital by Macmillan Computer Publishing Printed in the United States of America Trademarks All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Sams Publishing cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. Publisher Richard K. Swadley Associate Publisher Jordan Gold Acquisitions Manager Stacy Hiquet Managing Editor Cindy Morrow Acquisitions Editor Grace Buechlein http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/tigfm.htm (2 of 12) [4/18/1999 12:36:17 AM] Tricks of the Internet Gurus tigfm.htm Development Editor Phillip W. Paxton Production Editor David Bradford Editors Anne Owen Marla Abraham Adam Banta Fran Hatton Sean Medlock Editorial Coordinator Bill Whitmer Editorial Assistants Carol Ackerman Sharon Cox Lynette Quinn Technical Reviewers Billy Barron Philip Baczewski Interviewer Tod Foley Marketing Manager Gregg Bushyeager Cover Designer Nathan Clement Book Designer Alyssa Yesh Director of Production and Manufacturing Jeff Valler Imprint Manager Juli Cook http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/tigfm.htm (3 of 12) [4/18/1999 12:36:17 AM] Tricks of the Internet Gurus tigfm.htm Manufacturing Coordinator Paul Gilchrist Production Analysts Dennis Clay Hager Mary Beth Wakefield Graphics Image Specialists Teresa Forrester Clint Lahnen Tim Montgomery Dennis Sheehan Greg Simsic Susan VandeWalle Jeff Yesh Page Layout Elaine Brush Mary Ann Cosby Rich Evers Ayanna Lacey Kim Scott Proofreading Don Brown Mona Brown Cheryl Cameron Kimberly K. Hannel Donna Harbin Beth Rago Suzanne Tully Karen Walsh Holly Wittenberg Indexer Greg Eldred Overview Foreword Intro Part I First Things First http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/tigfm.htm (4 of 12) [4/18/1999 12:36:17 AM] Tricks of the Internet Gurus tigfm.htm 1 Connection Requirements 2 Access at All Costs 3 Tricks of the Trade: Tools 4 Where's the Complaint Department? Part II Everyday Guru Facilities 5 E-mail 6 Faxing from the Internet 7 FTP 8 Telnet 9 Usenet 10 WWW Part III A Guru's Diversions 11 Online Entertainment 12 Listservs and Mailing Lists 13 Mbone: The Internet Multimedia Backbone 14 Community Computing Part IV Finding Stuff: You Name It, a Guru Can Find it (and So Can You) 15 Archie 16 Veronica 17 Discussion Forums 18 Gopher Part V Tricks of the Professional Internet Gurus 19 Internet in the Classroom 20 Business and Commerce 21 Research on the Internet 22 Art on the Internet Appendix A Uniform Resource Locators Appendix B Signature Files Appendix C Standards and Where to Find Them Index Foreword --by James "Kibo" Parry Yesterday I was talking to my dog, Spot. http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/tigfm.htm (5 of 12) [4/18/1999 12:36:18 AM] Tricks of the Internet Gurus tigfm.htm "Hey, Spot," I said, "with the massive amount of cash this Foreword has brought me, I felt generous, and so I bought you your very own computer." Spot looked across the room to where I'd set up the machine next to his water dish. Still shiny with that putty-gray factory finish, it was the very latest model—the IBM Dog Computer 3000 with a cordless pawboard and a squeaky mouse! A 999,000-baud modem was connected to Spot's very own phone line. "Gosh," drooled Spot, "Thank you, Kibo! It's the most wonderful thing anyone ever gave a dog like me! Now I can log on to that amazing new Information Superhighway!" "Uh, Spot, before you do, you know how to use the Internet, right?" Spot barked happily and ran in a little circle. "Sure I do! I've seen The Lawnmower Man and WarGames and every episode of William Shatner's awesome Tekwar. I know all about this stuff. First you put on your virtual reality helmet and your glowing blue neon datasuit, then you fly through the maze, and laser beams come out of your eyes and you have to shoot the computer viruses before they turn you into a skeleton and then you have twenty seconds to guess the three-letter password before all the nuclear missiles in the world come out of the screen at you!!!" Spot turned on his new computer and the screen lit up: > Spot cried. "Waah! This sucks! Kibo, you tricked me. I hate you!" "Now, now, little Spot, it wasn't I who cruelly deceived you. It was the media. Remember, everything can be blamed on the media. Who told you it was called 'The Information Superhighway'?" "The media," sobbed Spot. "And who told you it was a super-cool new thing they just invented last week?" "The media," sobbed Spot. "And who told you it was a dangerous and scary thing that could molest your children while they sleep?" "The media!" bawled Spot. "Oh, how I hate them! They're evil. I guess I don't know anything about what the so-called Information Superhighway is really like. Kibo, you'll have to show me what to do here." I leaned over and typed in Spot's password, DOG$BONE. Spot was now logged in to the world's most powerful information service, Dogidy. WELCOME TO DOGIDY™, AN INFORMATION SERVICE WITH A DIFFERENCE. A JOINT VENTURE OF MacBURGER AND COLA-SODA. You have 13 new pieces of mail from long-lost friends and people who want to date you. There are 637 news articles clipped for you, on subjects that you care deeply about, with all others omitted. http://docs.rinet.ru/ITricks/tigfm.htm (6 of 12) [4/18/1999 12:36:18 AM] Tricks of the Internet Gurus tigfm.htm The President of the United States would like to talk to you personally via videoconferencing. He is offering you a Cabinet post. You are our one millionth customer! Press "Y" now to receive a year's free supply of your favorite brand of dog food. Spot burst into tears again. "Waah! I can't read, I'm just a dog!" The "Information Superhighway," for some reason, has become the hot new topic. Every magazine has done at least one article on it, usually emphasizing its hip trendiness. The Internet has been around for decades in various forms. Heck, you could even trace its precursors back to the laying of the first transcontinental phone cable.
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