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Is this thing on? : a friendly guide to everything digital for newbies, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming
Title:
Is this thing on? : a friendly guide to everything digital for newbies, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming
Personal Author:
ISBN:
9780761183808

9780761184942
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Workman, ©2015.
Physical Description:
488 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
There Is Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself -- Bring the world to Your Fingertips Research, find, and buy anything you can imagine, and communicate with loved ones, without leaving home-what technology and the Internet offer -- Hardware: The Thigh Bone's Connected to the... A simple introduction to the parts of a computer and how they relate to one another -- Software: Feeding the Computer's or Tablet's Brain An explanation of software and how it is used -- Where Will It Sleep and How Often Do I Need to Water It? -- There's No Place Like Home vs. Taking Your Show on the Road Desktop vs. laptop vs. tablet -- Creating a Computer Comfort Zone Tips on finding a comfortable and safe work area -- Go for a Test-Drive -- Apples and Oranges Mac vs. PC -- Would You Buy a Car Without Test-Driving It? What to look for when you get behind a keyboard -- Choosing the Best Route What software and Internet connections fit you best -- Let the Shopping Begin -- Make Your Purchase Old vs. new, extended warranties, store vs. mail order, and what questions to ask -- Baby's First Day Home -- Counting Fingers and Toes Taking your new technology out of the box and connecting all the parts -- Shaking Hands -- Meet your device -- Getting to Know You Experimenting with what you can do with a tablet and computer -- The Newlywed Game -- Spanning the Globe "Surfing the net"-traveling around the World Wide Web -- Shall We Dance? Let's send email -- Mind Your P's & Q's An introduction to word processing -- Practical Precautions Secure your identity and your computer -- Make New Friends and Keep the Old -- Advanced Email Let's go to the next level-web links, attachments, and more -- Phone It In The scoop on cell phones and smartphones -- Picture This Digital and scanned photos from A to Z -- Join the Conversation Skype, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, online dating, and more -- Put It All in Order Use your computer and the cloud to create a filing system to keep everything backed up and organized -- Exploration and Discovery -- Detective Work with Your Technology Get the most out of your searches -- Shop Till You Drop Shopping, auctions, airline reservations, prescriptions, and online banking -- Extra! Extra! Read All About It! wide world of entertainment, fun on the Web, and what's new -- Troubleshooting "I think it has a fever"-what to do if something doesn't seem right.
Abstract:
Like a personal trainer for the digital age, Abby Stokes is the hand-holding, motivating expert that newbies specifically older newbies turn to when they want to become digitally literate. And her book, Is This Thing On?, is as smart, comprehensive, reassuring, and jargon-free as she is: the epitome of user-friendly. And it is now completely revised and updated to keep pace with the fast-changing digital landscape, covering tablets, apps, video streaming, social media, and much more.