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Copyrighted Material 32_121740 bindex.qxp 8/7/07 6:41 PM Page 363 Index adding • Symbols and pictures to Web pages with Nvu, 311 Web pages, 312 Numerics • address, 349 <---- (action marker), 258 address books, e-mail, 237–240 O:) (angel), 258 Address box, 91 :’( (crying), 258 Adium, 252 }:> (devil), 258 Adobe Acrobat plug-in, 119 :-( (frown), 258 Adobe Shockwave movie player program, :( (frown), 258 150 *** (kisses), 258 Advanced Book Exchange, 160–161 xox (kisses), 258 Advanced Privacy Settings dialog box, 116 :-) (smile), 258 Advanced Research Projects :) (smile), 258 Administration (ARPA), 14 :P (sticking out tongue), 258 Advanced Streaming Format, 150 ;-) (wink), 258 AdventureQuest, 323 404 Page Not Found adware. See also spyware defined, 349 overview, 24 error message, 132 troubleshooting, 334 troubleshooting, 338–339 .aero domain extensions, 196 AFAIK (as far as I know), 216 AFK (away from keyboard), 257 aggregator, 289 • A • AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). See also A/S/L (age/sex/location), 257 AOL (America Online) A9.com search site, 134 blocking users, 253 abbreviations, Instant Messaging, 257–258 Buddy List, 251–252 About.com, 134, 267 defined, 349 access point, 71 forwarding messages to cellphones, 254 accessibility, 12 group chatting, 253–254 account, creating, 317–318 installation, 250–251 ACH (Automated ClearingCOPYRIGHTED House) overview, MATERIAL 250 transfers, 167 privacy tab, 253 activation code, 318 screen name, 250–251 ActiveX, 119, 349 sending messages, 252 Ad-Adware Personal Edition, 65, 332 voice, 252–253 Adblock Plus Firefox add-on, 118 warning users, 253 AdCritic, 342 Web site, 250 Add a Favorite dialog box, 110 webcam, 260 add-on programs, 118, 120 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) Mail AddALL, 161 reading, 213–214 sending, 211–212 32_121740 bindex.qxp 8/7/07 6:41 PM Page 364 364 The Internet For Dummies, 11th Edition AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) Mail (continued) ARPANET. See Internet using, 206–208 .asia domain extensions, 196 Web site, 199, 201 attachments airline tickets defined, 349 purchasing, 158–160 e-mail, 244–246, 334 Web sites, 160 auctions, 162–164 Amazon Audible talking books, 143 A9.com search site, 134 audio files. See also media, 189 Marketplace, 282 Audio/Visual Interleave (AVI) movie online book and music seller, 161 format, 150 Unbox service, 151 AutoComplete feature, 105 America Online (AOL). See also AIM (AOL AutoComplete Settings dialog box, 105 Instant Messenger) Automated Clearing House (ACH) chat rooms, 269 transfers, 167 defined, 349 Automatic Updates, 66 e-mail programs, 200 avatar, 345 game service, 320 AVG virus checker, 64 IMAP server, 198 AVI (Audio/Visual Interleave) movie overview, 62–63 format, 150 Shoutcast Internet radio station, 149 American Century mutual fund group, 176 American Contract Bridge League, 320 American Library Association, 42 • B • American Memory, 345 BabelGum movies, 151 American Museum of Natural History, 33 Back button, 92 Amtrak, 159 BAK (back at keyboard), 257 announcement-only mailing lists, 263 bandwidth, 50 anonymity reasons, 17 Bank of America ShopSafe, 155 anti-spyware programs, 65–66, 332 banks. See also online banking AOL (America Online). See also AIM (AOL recommended, 171–172 Instant Messenger) services, 170–171 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), 250–254, Barnes and Noble, 161 260, 349 Bayesian filters, 226 chat rooms, 269 BBC, 119 defined, 349 BBL (be back later), 257 e-mail programs, 200 BCC (blind carbon copy), 208, 349. See also game service, 320 CC (carbon copy) IMAP server, 198 Bebo social networking site, 284 overview, 62–63 Berners-Lee, Sir Tim, 89 Shoutcast Internet radio station, 149 bill-pay service, 169 AOL For Dummies (Kaufeld and Leonsis), bills, paying online, 168–170 269 binary file, 349 Apple bit, 349 Computers, 162 bitmap, 350 iTunes, 34, 141 BitTorrent applet, 349 defined, 350 archive, 349 file-sharing system, 142 ARPA (Advanced Research Projects biz, 350 Administration), 14 32_121740 bindex.qxp 8/7/07 6:41 PM Page 365 Index 365 BlackBerry installing, 96–97 for e-mail, 200 Mac, 91, 100 overview, 48 Mozilla, 202 blackhole lists, spam filters, 226 setting a start page, 111 blind carbon copy (BCC), 208, 349. See also types, 90 CC (carbon copy) using for e-mail, 201 blocking Web surfing, 91–96 e-mail messages by sender, 230 browsing e-mail messages from domains, 231 with directories, 128–129 pop-ups, 117–118 taboos, 95 users on AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), usenet newsgroups, 127 253 BTW (by the way), 216 blog Buddy List, AOL (Instant Messenger), defined, 350 251–252 hosting, 294–295 Building a Web Site For Dummies illustrating, 295 (Crowder), 314 overview, 287–288 building virtual worlds, 345 phone, 296 Building Web Sites All-in-One Desk reading, 288–289, 292–293 Reference For Dummies (Sahlin and recommended, 289–291 Snell), 314 subscribing, 291–293 Burmeister, Mary, HTML 4 For Dummies, video, 296 301 writing, 293, 344 buttons Blogger, 294, 344 Back, 92 bloglines, 289–290 Close (X), 96, 106 Bobolink Dairy, 164 Previous, 92 book Refresh, 96 icons used in this, 4 Reload, 96 organization of this, 3–4 Submit, 102 shopping, 160–161 buying media, 141 bookmarks. See also favorites byte, 350 defined, 350 Bytedog search site, 135 Firefox, 108–109 toolbar, 109 Boot Camp, 333 booting, troubleshooting, 331–333 • C • borrowing media, 140 cable bounce, 350 connection testing, 57–58 BRB (be right back), 257 crossover LAN, 53 British Telecom (BT) DSL, 57 Ethernet, 72 broadband. See also DSL (Digital cable Internet Subscriber Line) hooking up, 53 connection, 50 modems, 52, 54, 57, 350 defined, 350 overview, 50–51 broadcast networking, 10 cable modem, 350 browser connecting, 54 closing, 96 service in the United Kingdom, 57 customizing, 111–120 Cabot Creamery, 164 defined, 87, 89, 350 calculator, Google, 127 32_121740 bindex.qxp 8/7/07 6:41 PM Page 366 366 The Internet For Dummies, 11th Edition Canada, 136, 411 Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial carbon copy (CC), 208, 350. See also blind Email, 232 carbon copy (BCC) CoffeeCup HTML Editor, 314 .cat domain extensions, 5, 72, 196 college online directory, 41 Category, 5, 72 com, 351 CC (carbon copy), 208, 350. See also BCC .com domains, 195 (blind carbon copy) communities CD types, 149 finding online, 268 CDW, 162 posting to, 267–268 cellphone, Google, 127–128 compilers, 130 certificate, 350 compressed files, 189 chain letters, 225 computer addiction, troubleshooting, 338 channel. See chat Computer Reservation System (CRS), 158 Charles Schwab, 176 computer types, 46–49 chat. See also IM’ing (Instant Messaging) computers, online shopping, 162 abbreviations, 257–258 configuring defined, 350 downloaded programs, 186 etiquette, 271–272 routers for DSL connections, 72–73 getting started, 271 virus checkers, 222 names, 270 connection overview, 269 LAN to modem, 74 rooms, 269–270 setup online, 45–46 services, 272–273 consolidator tickets, 159 smileys, 257–258 contact information, author, 5 starting, 273 content-based filters, spam, 226 types, 270 .coop domain extensions, 196 voice, 260–262, 270 cookies chat room. See chat defined, 21, 115, 351 chatting. See chat Firefox, 115–116 cheating, kids, 36 Internet Explorer, 116–117 check boxes, 102 COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy checkout, online shopping, 155–157 Protection Act), 40 children. See kids copyright, Web pages, 101 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), corporate account e-mail programs, 199 41 creating Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act accounts, 317–318 (COPPA), 40 e-mail filters, 247–248 CIA, 42 iTunes playlists, 146–147 CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act), LAN (local-area network), 71–76 41 links, 311–312 Citibank virtual numbers, 155 Web pages with Nvu, 307–314 Clear Private Data dialog box, 115 Web sites, 299–314 client. See also server, 350 WiFi systems, 78–80 clip art, 181, 302 credit cards Close (X) button, 96, 106 online conveniences, 172–173 closing windows, 106 online shopping, 154–155 clothing, online shopping, 161–162 crippleware, 182 Cnet program libraries, 183 crossover LAN cable, 53 32_121740 bindex.qxp 8/7/07 6:41 PM Page 367 Index 367 Crowder, David A., Building a Web Site For Publish Settings, 313 Dummies, 314 Save Picture, 180 CRS (Computer Reservation System), 158 DiaryLand, 344 customizing digest, 351 browsers, 111–120 Digital Camera Resource Page, 342 start pages, 137 digital camera reviews, 342 cyber, 257, 351 Digital Photography Review, 342 cybercafe, 47 digital photos, 129 Digital Rights Management (DRM), 351 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). See DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) • D • Digital Video For Dummies (Underdahl), DARPA (Defense Advanced Research 281 Projects Administration), 14 direct connection, 269 data files, 190 directories de-lurking, 271 browsing with, 128–129 default, 351 search engine versus, 123 Defense Advanced Research Projects Yahoo, 130–131 Administration (DARPA), 14 yellow page, 136 deleting disconnecting from the Internet, 67 e-mail, 214, 236 Discover virtual numbers, 155 viruses, 222 discussion Dell board postings, 267–268 Computers, 162 mailing lists, 263 software, 66 site recommendations, 267–268 Department of Defense (DOD), 14 disinfection, virus, 222 Desktop, Google, 129 Docs & Spreadsheets, Google, 130 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration DOD (Department of Defense), 14 Protocol), 351. See also PPPoE domain dial-up connection defined, 231, 351 defined, 351 e-mail, 195 laptop users, 58 name server (DNS), 351 Macs, 62 names, 306, 314–315 overview, 58–59 downloading in the United Kingdom, 57 defined, 179, 351 Windows Vista, 59–60 files, 186–188 Windows XP, 60–62 Firefox, 182 dial-up modem, 58 free media, 140
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