About this item
We've all been there before, staring at a screen with no idea what to do - and now there's another update that's just come out. Whatever the computer-related task - and whatever your technical ability - Essential Laptops is here to help. In this guide, Kevin walks you through your device, one step at a time. Packed full of tutorials, illustrations and photographs to help you, here's what you'll look at... Choosing a laptop Understanding laptop specifications and decoding the jargon Understanding the hardware components: CPU, RAM, Hard Drives, USB and so on Setting up your laptop Turning the power on and configuring Windows 10 with the initial setup Navigating around your laptop with Windows 10 Connecting to printers Getting on the internet, using email, and skype Getting things done with apps for Microsoft Office, Google Docs or Open Office Using apps for internet, photos, music, tv, films, weather and maps Maintaining your laptop - keeping it running smoothly Security, anti-virus and backups And more.
About the Author
Kevin Wilson is the author of two collections, Tunneling to the Center of the Earth (Ecco/Harper Perennial, 2009) , which received an Alex Award from the American Library Association and the Shirley Jackson Award, and Baby You're Gonna Be Mine (Ecco, 2018) , and three novels, The Family Fang (Ecco, 2011) , Perfect Little World (Ecco, 2017) and Nothing to See Here (Ecco, 2019) , a New York Times bestseller and a Read with Jenna book club selection. His new novel, Now is Not the Time to Panic, will be published by Ecco in November of 2022. His fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Southern Review, One Story, A Public Space, and elsewhere, and has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2020 and 2021, as well as The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012. He has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the KHN Center for the Arts. He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, with his wife, the poet Leigh Anne Couch, and his sons, Griff and Patch, where he is an Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of the South.
