INTERNET

The Internet Companion

"A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking." Good introduction to the Internet. Follow the link for the on-line version of the book or order a hard copy. Tracy LaQuey Parker. Addison-Wesley, 1994. $12.95.

Teach Yourself the Internet in a Week

A task-oriented introduction to the Internet. Aimed at beginner-intermediate users. Neil Randall, et. al., Sams.Net Publishing, 1995. $25.00

The Atlas to the World Wide Web

On-line version of a book due in June, 1996. This page is what comes on the CD-ROM to be included with the book. It includes a good overview of the Web, its origins and inner workings, and reviews of over 1000 prime web sites. Bob Powell and Karen Wickre. Ziff-Davis Press, 1996

HTML

Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML in a Week

Great introductory HTML book. Describes how to write, design, and publish information on the Web. URLs, images, multimedia, do's and don'ts, and site examples. Introduces the reader to servers, scripts, and forms. Shows how to create an image map for both the CERN and NCSA servers. Includes brief appendix with URLs for more information. Laura Lemay. Sams.Net Publishing, 1995. $25.00.

HTML for Fun and Profit

More than just another HTML book. Aimed at intermediate users, chapters include: HTML basics, multimedia, tables, CGI scripts, server-side includes, forms with example source code, web site style, tools, and chapters on the various mosaics available. CD-ROM includes http software for Unix, Windows NT, and Mac. Mary E. S. Morris. SunSoft Press (Prentice Hall), 1995. $35.00.

GRAPHICS

Designing Web Graphics

"How to Prepare Images and Media for the Web." A must read for Web graphics designers. Shows how to reduce image file size for faster display. Lynda Weinman. New Riders, 1995. $50.00 includes cross-platform CD-ROM.

JAVA

Presenting Java

An introductory Java overview by John December, author of the unleashed series of Web/CGI books. John December. Sams.Net Publishing, 1995. $25.00

Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days

An introductory book on Java intended for people with some programming experience. Includes a CD-ROM which includes ready to run applets. Based on the beta version of Java. Laura Lemay and Charles Perkins. Sames.Net Publishing, 1996. $39.99