Grown-Up's Guide to Computing

by Furlong, Mary; Lipson, Stefan B.

• ISBN13: 9780735606371
• ISBN10: 0735606374
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

A guide for beginners explains the principles, functionality, and real-life applications of personal computers, discussing e-mail, Web browsing, online shopping, and financial management

Table of Contents

Introduction	viii
Part I Our PC Pioneers: Ordinary People. Extraordinary Lives	5	(56)
Coming Back from ``The Wreck''	2	(8)
An Insider's View: The History of Computing	10	(10)
The Art of Living---On the Edge	20	(10)
Resistance Was Futile	30	(8)
Computers? Who Needs One?	38	(8)
Bond's the Name. James Bond Johnson	46	(8)
Finding a Job---After Sixty	54	(7)
Part II Taking the Digital Leap---Welcome Aboard	61	(156)
The Secret to Buying Your First Computer	62	(24)
Gentlefolk, Start Your Engines!	86	(22)
The Basics of File Management	108	(22)
The Golden Age for (Your) Writing	130	(12)
Sprouting Wings: Flying with the Global Community	142	(8)
10,000,000 Tin Cans and a Lot of String: Getting Connected	150	(8)
Your E-Ticket to Ride: The Browser	158	(16)
Rediscovering the Joys of Correspondence---With E-Mail	174	(14)
A Block Party with 30,000,000 of Your Closest Friends	188	(16)
Search: Finding What You Need on the Internet	204	(13)
Part Three Ten-Minute Recipes for Successful Computing	217	(152)
Keeping in Touch with Friends and Loved Ones	218	(16)
Bon Voyage! Planning Your Next Trip	234	(8)
Shopping on the Internet	242	(12)
Turning Your PC into a Home Stereo and Tape Recorder	254	(4)
This Just In---Keeping Abreast of the News	258	(12)
Organizing Your Favorite Thins	270	(6)
Discovering References for Writers	276	(10)
Researching Your Genealogy	286	(8)
Using Business Accounting Software	294	(8)
Getting Computer Help	302	(8)
Watching Your Purse Strings: Financial Planning	310	(8)
Find Sports News and Products on the Internet	318	(8)
Customizing Your PC Desktop Theme	326	(8)
Community Outreach with E-Mail	334	(6)
Creating a Web Site	340	(6)
Downloading Programs from the Internet	346	(8)
Gardening on the Web	354	(6)
Navigating into Newsgroups	360	(9)
Index	369