The First Week With My New PC: A Very Basic Guide for Mature Adults and Everyone Else Who Wants to Get Connected

by Lessing, Pamela R.

• ISBN13: 9781892123220
• ISBN10: 1892123223
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc

Summary

This book was specifically written for the author's 85-year-old mother who is now a master, but it was also "field-tested" by adults of all ages. Within one moth everyone was an "expert" - sending and receiving e-mail, using the Internet, writing and correspondence, and playing music and games. You'll "be connected" without the fuss and frustration - just simple step-by-step instructions, no jargon, no complications.

Author Biography

Pamela R. Lessing has had a very diverse career as a librarian, art consultant, and member of advisory boards of numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Trustee's Council of the University of Rochester and its visiting evaluation committee

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction Read This to Find Hidden Special Offer!	1	(4)
Out of the Box: What You Should Do Whether Help is or is Not on the Way	5	(6)
Everything is Connected---So Now What Do I Do?	11	(6)
The First Time: All Alone with the Computer (Will My Family Still Respect Me in the Morning?)	17	(12)
What is the Internet? What is a ``User Name''? Just Tell Me How to Find Out What the Weather Will be Here!	29	(6)
The Time Has Come: I Am Really Ready to Do Something	35	(14)
More to the Internet than Just E-Mail: The World Wide Web is Waiting!	49	(10)
Some Simple Basic Fun??? This is Like the Piano! Do I Really Have to Practice One Hour a Day?	59	(4)
Writing Documents and Correspondence: I Am Already in the Middle of the Book and I Still Don't Know How to Write a Letter!	63	(18)
Other Ways to Get Information and Have Fun, or, What Do I Do with All These CDs and Did I Have to Pay Extra for All This Stuff?	81	(4)
The Start Menu and All the Other Things That Have Not Yet Been Discussed	85	(6)
A Step-By-Step Guide for Each Task	91	(42)
Appendices	133	(26)
Appendix A Trouble Shooting and the Usual Questions, or, Why Won't This Stupid Thing Work?	134	(11)
Appendix B Some Important Key Commands	145	(1)
Appendix C Some ``World Wide Web'' Addresses of Interest	146	(6)
Appendix D E-Mail Etiquette: ``Smileys,'' Abbreviations, and Other Tips	152	(2)
Appendix E Tech Support: Phone Numbers and Web Site Addresses	154	(1)
Appendix F Healthy Computer Habits: Taking Care of Yourself Physically and Mentally	155	(4)
Glossary	159	(24)
Index	183