Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual: Exactly What You Need to Get Started
Plenty of people buy a pc to crunch numbers , scan photos, or cultivate their kids ' hand-eye coordination. But for millions of people, Reason One for using a PC is to access the Internet. This chapter covers getting online and surfing the Web. The next chapter covers that other thing you can do on the Internetemail. To join the Internet party already in progress, you need three components : a connection (like a modem, cable modem, DSL, or corporate network), an Internet account, and Internet software (like a Web browser). Windows XP comes with a browserMicrosoft Internet Explorer (but this chapter also mentions some alternatives). |