The Internet - Tweaks, Tips and Tricks

Description

The author, Bob Penfold, uses his vast knowledge and experience in computing to provide you with useful hints, tips and warnings about possible difficulties and pitfalls when using the Internet. This book should enable you to get more from the Internet and to discover ways and means of using it that you may not have previously realised.

Amongst the many topics covered are:

    * Choosing a suitable browser, getting awkward pages to display properly.

    * Using Java, spell checkers and other add-ons, etc,.

    * Using proxy servers to surf anonymously and privacy facilities so you do not leave a trail of sites visited. Ways of finding recently visited sites you can no longer find.

    * Using download managers to speed up downloads from slow servers.

    * Effective ways and tricks of using search engines to locate relevant info.

    * Tricks and tips on finding the best price for goods and services.

    * Not getting conned when buying or selling on eBay.

    * Finding free software.

    * Finding and using the increasing range of Cloud computing services.

    * Tips on selecting the best security settings.

    * Etc,etc,etc.