In this part, I discuss and demonstrate all the stuff that the Internet brings to your home or office — whether it be on the Web or through e-mail, instant messaging, or Apple’s MobileMe online service.

Contents at a Glance

Chapter 1: Getting on the Internet

Shopping for an ISP

Investigating Various Types of Connections

Setting Up Your Internet Connection

Chapter 2: Using Apple Mail

Know Thy Mail Window

Setting Up Your Account

Receiving and Reading E-Mail Wisdom

Raise the Little Flag: Sending E-Mail

What? You Get Junk Mail, Too?

Attachments on Parade

Fine-Tuning Your Post Office

Automating Your Mail with Rules

Chapter 3: Staying in Touch with iChat

Configuring iChat

Changing Modes in iChat

Will You Be My Buddy?

Chat! Chat, I Say!

Sharing Screens and iChat Theater

Sending Files with iChat

Eliminating the Riffraff

Adding Visual Effects

Chapter 4: Expanding Your Horizons with iDisk

Grabbing Internet Storage for Your Mac

Understanding What’s on Your iDisk

Opening and Using iDisk

Chapter 5: Going Places with Safari

Pretend You’ve Never Used This Thing

Visiting Web Sites

Navigating the Web

Setting Up Your Home Page

Adding and Using Bookmarks

Downloading Files

Using Subscriptions and History

Tabs Are Your Browsing Friends

Saving Web Pages

Protecting Your Privacy

Chapter 6: Staying Secure Online

What Can Really Happen?

“Shields Up, Chekov!”

A Dose of Common Sense: Things Not to Do Online