Ask Mr. Modem!

Ever wonder why your computer freezes up? Want to know how to get your e-mail working or how to work with attachments? Ever spend agonizing moments staring at your monitor trying to figure out a particularly pesky problem? This fully updated edition of Ask Mr. Modem! provides answers to computer and Internet users' most frequently asked questions. Mr. Modem, a.k.a. Richard Sherman, has compiled "must know" answers on a variety of hot topics taken directly from his widely read, nationally syndicated column. Well known as a technological humorist, Mr. Modem addresses issues in an easy-to-understand and entertaining-yet-informative manner.

Inside you'll find insightful answers to questions on

• Internet sites and protocols
• E-mail and sending messages to friends and family
• Working with browsers to successfully navigate the World Wide Web
• Windows 95/98 and other software programs
• Parent control
• Web TV and Palm computing
• Basic troubleshooting
• And much more!!

Contents

• Introduction
• The E-mail of the Species Is More Efficient Than the Mail
• Browser Basics and Beyond!
• Life Online
• Home Is Where You Hang Your @
• Deciphering Netspeak: Terms and Definitions
• Web-Based Treasures: Sites and Software
• Paneless Answers to Windows Questions
• Computers: Can't Live with 'Em, Can't Live without 'Em
• Computing in the Palm of Your Hand
• Must-Surf TV! (WebTV, that is)
• Glossary: Mr. Modem's Internet Terms of Endearment
• Index
• Table of Contents
• Sample Chapter
• Index
• Errata
• About the Author
• Parent Page