The Lawyer's Quick Guide to Microsoft Internet Explorer.The Lawyer's Quick Guide to Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. G. Burgess Allison American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law 750 North Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60611 145 pp., $74.95 Although this book is targeted at lawyers using Microsoft's Explorer software Explorer Software is a canadian based independent software vendor founded in 1984. Their flagship product is Contract Manager, a construction accounting software suite. The software is written in ProvideX, a language that is a later development of BASIC. to browse through cyberspace, anyone new to the Internet is likely to find it a useful guide. G. Burgess Allison, technical editor of Law Practice Management, the magazine of the American Bar The American Bar is a drinking establishment at the Savoy Hotel in London. Opened in 1898 when cocktail were being first introduced to London. The term American Bar comes from the 1930s when cocktails were first gaining popularity in the United States. Association's Law Practice Management Section, writes in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. , translating the unavoidable technojargon as he goes along, and provides a glossary at the end of the book. Designed as a tutorial intended to be read while readers are online, the book contains numerous illustrations of the Web sites the author uses as examples and of the functions he describes. As a result, readers can make sure they haven't detoured into a cul-de-sac as he sends them on the information highway. Allison has divided his primer into four lessons that should take--depending on the user's Internet connection incoming-line speed--about 15 minutes each: navigating around the Net, "bookmarking In genetics and epigenetics, bookmarking is a biological phenomenon believed to function as an epigenetic mechanism for transmitting cellular memory of the pattern of gene expression in a cell, throughout mitosis, to its daughter cells. " favorite Web sites, browsing with a clear objective in mind, and saving or printing what's been found. The author explains what the components of URLs--those cryptic Internet addresses--represent and gives tips on finding sites whose URLs have changed. He discusses the efficient use of search engines and shows novice Websurfers how to avoid downloading vires-laden files. For readers specifically interested in Explorer, Allison gets into the internal structure of the browser--how to make changes to Microsoft's preset "quick links" to sites, open multiple windows when Web pages are slow to respond during a search, and copy text into another application. He provides instructions for using Explorer on a Macintosh or a PC with Windows. Although Explorer 3.0 was the latest version of the software available when the book went to press, the author believes Explorer's main features are unlikely to change in subsequent versions. But when I ran through the lessons on an apparently earlier version, I did not find all the features Allison discusses, such as the ability to organize favorite Web sites into submenus, or "folders." Others may find this to be true also. For lawyers, the author addresses finding law-related materials in Lesson Three: Browsing with a Purpose, and provides an appendix of his favorite sites for legal and general purpose research. Other appendixes cover Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , hardware, and software; law-related Internet resources; tailoring the user's version of Explorer to individual preferences; and Microsoft's Internet resources. Allison maintains an online page at http://www.abanet.org/lpm/quickguide-ie that provides updates to all the Web sites and URLs listed in the book. The page also discusses new developments in Explorer software. Experienced Internet users who learned how to surf by trial and error and now want to pick up some shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. , as well as new users--attorneys or laypeople--will find this book informative. Peter C. 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