Rule the Web: How to Do Anything and Everything on the Internet--Better, Faster, Easier

by Mark Frauenfelder

Book Overview

In Rule the Web , you'll learn how to: * Browse recklessly, free from viruses, ads, and spyware * Turn your browser into a secure and powerful anywhere office * Raze your old home page and build a modern Web masterpiece * Get the news so fast it'll leave skidmarks on your inbox * Fire your broker and let the Internet make you rich * Claim your fifteen megabytes of fame with a blog or podcast You use the Web to shop, do your banking, have fun, find...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312363338
• ISBN13: 9780312363338
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Get out your highlighters, folks!

If the idea of reading another technical manual makes you yawn, let me assure you that this is NOT that kind of manual. Reading this book was like spending time with a bag of chocolate chip cookies. I started out saying I'd just read one chapter and soon found I'd read the whole book in an evening. Frauenfelder, well-known in internet circles for his websites, blogs and articles, is also a graphic designer and his right-brain comes in handy for making this book both interesting and informative. The first page of chapter one contains a key bit of information for all entrepreneurs in today's internet age and sets the tone for the entire book: "You no longer need money to have your voice heard by a large audience; you just need to be interesting." Get out your highlighters, folks! Frauenfelder goes on to take readers through the entire website set-up process, quickly and easily, explaining the unexplainable in a way that makes an experienced web-user like myself drop their jaw in amazement. He does show a fondness for all things "Google", which I initially found surprising because it seemed so EASY, but, hey, this guy obviously knows what he's talking about. Google for everything is part of the beautiful simplicity of his thesis. From "What's a Domain Name?" to "How Can I Encrypt My Email?" to "How Can I Prevent My PC from Becoming a "Spam Zombie"?" - it's all in here. All of the stuff that many of us take for granted and some of us never thought to ask. Rule the Web: How to Do Anything and Everything on the Internet---Better, Faster, Easier

Can't Put It Down

Ok, so we're nerds and have been at this Internet stuff for years and years now. We thought we were pretty wired into what's going on. This book showed us just how much we have to learn. We have it by our computer and in the two days we've had it we've dipped into it a dozen times or so (and we should be doing other things). Whether you run a web site, or are just curious about how to get the most out of what's on the web we guarantee you this book will teach you a thing or two. We've already created new web pages in a flash, found new places to post content, found out about a fantastic people search tool, and a whole lot more. Can you tell we like this book?

Rule the Web

The work shows how to install and utilize key features of the web. There are specifics on how to set up blogging areas. Technorati.org tracks 57MM blogs. Blogger.com provides a free web set-up. The book tells how to block pop-ups via windows checklists. Skype may be utilized for conference calls. The author recommends that you write about "passionate things" so that your best efforts will shine. The book is a good acquisition for web enthusiasts everywhere.

Horray for Mark

Mark Frauenfelder has written a fantastic book on harnessing the power of the web. He gives wonderfully clear and concise explanations about cool technology that lets you be more productive and better informed. Every page has something that I found useful. It is a wonderful reference. I'm sure I'll be reaching for it over and over again in the future. Frauenfelder is without a doubt one of the shining stars on the web.

might be the most valuable reference book I own

Create your owk wiki? Find coupon codes? Music way cheaper than Itunes? Bittorrent files? Want to text your friend money? Skype? Bluetooth? How are we supposed to know everything we can get out of the internet? We didn't learn it in school and one would feel dorky for buying Internet For Dummies. The cool thing about this book is it answers every question you ever had about using the internet, and the cooler thing is it answers questions you wished you ask. The tone is breezy - never boring or didactic. There's a lot in here for web neophytes and a lot for people that consider themselves web experts. You can tell the author's labour of love is getting the most out of the internet, and he's filtered that love into a mind opening reference book. It'll be next to my computer for a long time.