Typing or talking to one person is fun and interesting, but for really good gossip, you need more than two people. Fortunately, the Internet offers limitless opportunities to find like-minded people and discuss anything you can imagine. Clubs, churches, and other groups use the Internet to hold meetings. Hobbyists and fans talk about an amazing […]
You can forward e-mail to someone else. It’s easy. It’s cheap. Forwarding is one of the best things about e-mail and at the same time one of the worst. It’s good because you can easily pass along messages to people who need to know about them. It’s bad because you (not you personally, but, um, […]
Instant Messaging (IM) lets you type short messages that appear in a window on someone else’s computer. It’s faster than e-mail, but slightly less intrusive than a phone call, and so far few people have their secretaries screen their IMs.
This chapter describes how to use the most popular IM systems: AOL Instant Messenger, Windows or […]
Later you create your Buddy List, and then you can send messages.
When AIM opens, you see your Buddy List, that is, other AIM users who you like to chat with. The window shows which of your many buddies are currently online (everyone who’s not currently listed in the Offline category). What? None of your pals […]
Your ISP or Web-based mail service may place a limit on the size of your mailbox (the place on their server where your messages are stored until you pick them up). Gmail, Google’s invitation-only Web-mail system, has a high limit (at least 1GB), so other mail systems have been increasing their limits to match, but […]
After you begin sending e-mail, you probably will find that you receive quite a bit of it, particularly if you put yourself on some mailing lists. Your incoming mail becomes a trickle, and then a stream, and then a torrent, and pretty soon you can’t walk past your keyboard without getting soaking wet, metaphorically speaking.
Fortunately, […]
