There Is Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself -- Chapter 1 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 3 -- Chapter 2 Hardware: The Thigh Bone's Connected to the... A simple introduction to the parts of a computer and how they relate to one another 11 -- Chapter 3 Software: Feeding the Computer's or Tablet's Brain An explanation of software and how it is used 24 -- Where Will It Sleep and How Often Do I Need to Water It? -- Chapter 4 There's No Place Like Home vs. Taking Your Show on the Road Desktop vs. laptop vs. tablet 33 -- Chapter 5 Creating a Computer Comfort Zone Tips on finding a comfortable and safe work area 40 -- Go for a Test-Drive -- Chapter 6 Apples and Oranges Mac vs. PC 51 -- Chapter 7 Would You Buy a Car Without Test-Driving It? What to look for when you get behind a keyboard 56 -- Chapter 8 Choosing the Best Route What software and Internet connections fit you best 71 -- Let the Shopping Begin -- Chapter 9 Make Your Purchase Old vs. new, extended warranties, store vs. mail order, and what questions to ask 81 -- Baby's First Day Home -- Chapter 10 Counting Fingers and Toes Taking your new technology out of the box and connecting all the parts 95 -- Chapter 11 Shaking Hands 104 -- Meet your device 104 -- Chapter 12 Getting to Know You Experimenting with what you can do with a tablet and computer 153 -- Newlywed Game -- Chapter 13 Spanning the Globe "Surfing the net"-traveling around the World Wide Web 199 -- Chapter 14 Shall We Dance? Let's send email 220 -- Chapter 15 Mind Your P's & Q's An introduction to word processing 232 -- Chapter 16 Practical Precautions Secure your identity and your computer 252 -- Make New Friends and Keep the Old -- Chapter 17 Advanced Email Let's go to the next level-web links, attachments, and more 273 -- Chapter 18 Phone It In The scoop on cell phones and smartphones 295 -- Chapter 19 Picture This Digital and scanned photos from A to Z 314 -- Chapter 20 Join the Conversation Skype, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, online dating, and more 331 -- Chapter 21 Put It All in Order Use your computer and the cloud to create a filing system to keep everything backed up and organized 368 -- Exploration and Discovery -- Chapter 22 Detective Work with Your Technology Get the most out of your searches 385 -- Chapter 23 Shop Till You Drop Shopping, auctions, airline reservations, prescriptions, and online banking 403 -- Chapter 24 Extra! Extra! Read All About It! wide world of entertainment, fun on the Web, and what's new 430 -- Chapter 25 Troubleshooting "I think it has a fever"-what to do if something doesn't seem right 444.
