Bot Guide: 1001 Internet Robots at Your Command - Softcover

Wolff, Michael; Rutten, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062516116 ISBN 13: 9780062516114

Verlag: HarperOne, 1999

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Discover the Untapped Benefits Available on the Web

Forget about endless searching, haphazard surfing, and suffering through long load times. The old ways of the Web are over. Easy-to-use and comprehensive, BotGuide details the new tools thatare changing the Web and how to take advantage of them. For working professionals, students, parents, and anyone who shops, searches, or communicates online, BotGuide holds secrets that will save you time, money, and aggravation.

Is this just more technology hype? No. There are hundreds of software robots, called bots, that can do your chores and take care of your business-- from tedious surfing and searching while you're leading your life, to alerting you that your flight is delayed, your car may be towed, your stocks are up, and your mother's birthday is next week. BotGuide is the first book to review these bots and tell you where to find them and how to use them. It's as simple as telling a bat what you want it to do. Bots will ...

• organize the sea of information in your many areas of interest--from gardening, to health issues, to late-breaking news;

• find the best deal on your dream car, new television, or favorite collectible;

• search for a job tailored to fit your career goals;

• inform you that there's a new CD, book, or movie that you'll like;

• notify you whenever your name is mentioned on the Internet;

• find you the right pet, bike, even college;

• advise you when it is a good time to sell or buy a stock;

• check sites that you frequent for updates and inform you of changes daily;

• read and respond to your email, keep your calendar, and much, much more.

BotGuide includes:

• Hundreds of bots related by category

• Ratings for usefulness

• Bots for all user levels

• Great money-saving bots

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michael Wolff is a National Magazine Award winner and two-time nominee. His weekly column in New York magazine, "This Media Life," is one of the most influential commentaries about the media industry. He is the author of the best-selling Burn Rate and of the books White Kids and Where We Stand, which became a multipart PBS series. He is a frequent guest commentator on a wide range of national television news shows. His work also appears regularly in the Guardian newspaper in London. He lives in New York City with his wife and three children.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperOne
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0062516116
• ISBN 13: 9780062516114
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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