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Official Netscape Guide To Internet Research, Second Edition - Online Term Papers

Official Netscape Guide To Internet Research, Second Edition

Careless copy editing detracts from content-rich 2nd Edition Internet research book.
What's the difference between the Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research, done in 1997 and the newly-released second edition, released in 1998?
I have good news and bad news for you. First, the book is lighter--that's good news. The second edition is 59 pages shorter (thanks to using a smaller size font (but unfortunately, the bad news is that the font is harder on the eyes and the 2nd edition excluded 4 of the 5 appendices--which were worthwhile additions to the book).

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Research had Ms. Calishain's byline, the second edition differs because it talks to readers in the "we" collective voice, instead of first-person "I". It's pretty much the same information, except rewritten. Ms. Calishain's sense of humor is fortunately preserved throughout the book.

If you enjoyed the original Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research, I doubt that you will need to run to the stores to buy this 2nd Edition. However, if you know of someone who is new to Internet research and would benefit from a general overview of the Internet and Net tools (including how to configure Netscape Communicator (whereas the original concentrated on Netscape Explorer); how to mess with plug-ins and Telnet; a quickie on Helper Applications; and some "friendly" tips for Internet Research, this would be a good book to recommend.

Other topics covered include using Messenger to maximize mailing lists; everything you've always wanted to know (and more) about newsgroups (and how to ...

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