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Here's another review of Kevin Savetz's "Your Internet Consultant" that 
was posted to the NETTRAIN mailing list awhile back:


NETTRAIN REVIEW: Savetz, _Your Internet Consultant_
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From: Trisha Fabugais <bradbury@Sam.Neosoft.com>

(1)  Savetz, Kevin M. _Your Internet Consultant: The FAQs of Life Online_
     Indianapolis:  SAMS Publishing, 1994.
     ISBN:  0-672-30520-8
     Price:  $25.00
     Pages:  550
     Available From: SAMS Publishing
                     201 W. 103rd Street
                     Indianapolis, Indiana
                     46290

                     1.800.428.5331 (Orders)

(2)  REVIEWED BY:
     Trisha Fabugais
     Information Specialist
     Houston, TX
     "Home of NeoSoft--greatest provider in the world"
       (My opinion and mine alone)

(3)  TARGET AUDIENCE:  All Users

(4)  RATING:  ***** Essential Reading

(5)  NUMBER OF LINES IN REVIEW:  64

(6)  SUMMARY:

      This book is the ultimate FAQ doucment.  It is authored by Kevin
Savetz who has published a number of FAQs on the Internet like THE
INTERNET SERVICES FAQ. The book is meant to clearly and simply answer
questions people have as they explore the Internet.  The book does this
job very well, and I found THE INTERNET CONSULTANT helpful and very easy
to understand.

     However, the book does not give a lot of help on what to do if you
have problems with your Windows interface to the Internet, but instead
focuses on doing things via the Unix command line structure. In all, I
found the book very helpful, easy to understand, and a must have guide for
people accessing the Internet through a Unix command line account.

(7)  TEXT OF REVIEW:

     Your Internet Consultant:  The FAQs of Life Online, is intended to be
the ultimate FAQ that compiles in one book the answers to all of your
Internet questions.

     The book is divided into 12 chapters:

        Chapter 1----------Just what is the Internet?
        Chapter 2----------How do I get connected to the Internet?
        Chapter 3----------How does the Internet work?
        Chapter 4----------How can I communicate with people
                           around the world?
        Chapter 5----------Where can I discuss my favorite film, food,
                           or fetish...and just about anything else?
        Chapter 6----------How can I find and use software(and other stuff)?
        Chapter 7----------How do I track down information?
        Chapter 8----------Can I do business on the Internet?
        Chapter 9----------Is there government information online?
        Chapter 10---------Where are all the fun and games?
        Chapter 11---------What do I need to know about Internet
                           culture and lore?
        Chapter 12---------How can I keep my privacy and stay secure?
        Appendix A---------Internet access providers
        Appendix B---------Information about the Internet, on the Internet
        Appendix C---------The Internet offline:  books and magazines

Each chapter has questions dealing with the specific subject matter in
the chapter.  A particularly helpful feature is a detailed listing of
every question answered in the book located at the front of the  book, right
after the contents pages.  The index is greatly detailed and very helpful
in looking for certain kinds of information.  The author gives
instructions on what to type and examples of how it should look on the
computer screen.

 The author covers the basics of e-mail, telnet, gopher, and
other resources most people are familiar with and does it in a simple
manner.

 What I found very useful were the many different resources on the Net
that Savetz includes in his book that were more unusual.  For example, he
gives directions on where to go and how to send a fax via the Internet.
While other books mention that faxes can be sent on the Internet, Savetz's
book actually tells you where to go, how to do it, and the cost of it if
any. He also will give you the limitations of the resource or service, so
that your expectations are not raised too high.  If he tells you about a
service, he tells you where to go and how to access it. Rarely does he
ever mention a service or resource on the Net that he does not give
instructions on how to get there and what to do.

The author has created a handbook that every user of the Internet can
use.  This book is not a how-to book that will guide you step by step
on how to do things on the Net, rather it is for the person who is
already on the Internet and needs specific questions answered as they
explore the Internet.

Just about every who, what, where, why, and how question concerning the
Internet is compiled and answered in this book.  The writing style
is straight-forward, compact, easy to understand, and humorous at
times.  The author wants you to have fun on the Internet and includes
many helpful suggestions in little side notes within some of the questions
to have you think about.

This book is a must-have.  Along with a good general guide to the
Internet, Kevin Savetz's book YOUR INTERNET CONSULTANT:  THE FAQs
OF LIFE ONLINE is a resource worth getting.

(c)Copyright 1994, Trisha Fabugais  All Rights Reserved
Trisha Fabugais,  Information Specialist
    Houston, TX
    bradbury@Sam.Neosoft.com
"All opinions expressed are mine alone."

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