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Internet and communications

Chapter 12).

Web and email. Updated versions of Internet Explorer (Chapter 13) and Outlook Express (Chapter 14) improve your privacy and security.

Windows Messenger. Use Windows Messenger (Chapter 15) to see who's online, chat with instant messages, play games, and send and receive files (Figure i.8 ).

Connection security and sharing. Windows XP's built-in firewall establishes a barrier between your machine or network and the outside world, with no need for third-party software (Chapter 12). If you've set up a home or small-office network, you can use Internet Connection Sharing to let all the computers in that network share one connection (Chapter 17).