About this item
No matter what the goal might be, from financial management and vacation planning to finishing homework and keeping in touch, there are quality Web resources available for free that can help individuals and families—if they know where to look. But who has time to find and evaluate them? This comprehensive, handy guide offers an easy shortcut to all the websites, blogs, online tools, and mobile phone apps that help real people make wise decisions in many aspects of modern living. Each chapter addresses real-life family dilemmas such as how to fix a car, how to find the best price for baby diapers, and even how to find a clinical trial that might save a life. As the country climbs out of recession, this affordable handbook of free Web services is the lively, indispensable reference sure to find a home next to every household computer.
About the Author
Irene E. McDermott is a writer and reference librarian at Crowell Public Library in the city of San Marino, California. Her next book, "The Internet Book of Life," has just been published by Information Today. Her column, "Internet Express", appears monthly in Searcher magazine. McDermott lives in Pasadena, California with her son.
