Includes index.

The least you need to know; the Internet - what it's all about; the premier Internet tool - e-mail; the world of the World Wide Web; more about the Web; forms, applets and other Web wierdness; Web multimedia; on air - live audio and video broadcasts; getting pushed around - netcaster and PointCast; your very own Web page; newsgroups - the source of all wisdom; your daily news delivery; yet more discussion groups - mailing lists; the giant software store - FTP; yak, yak, yak - chatting in cyberspace; voice on the Net - talking on the Internet; what on Earth are all those file types; finding stuff; staying safe and secure on the Internet; 21 questions - the complete Internet FAQ; ideas; the future of the Internet; the Lycos top 50 yellow pages.

Provides an overview of everything the Internet has to offer. The book weeds out some coverage of lesser-used Internet features (such as Archie and Gopher) replacing them with up-to-date coverage of live audio, conferencing, and push media.