Is this thing on? : a friendly guide to everything digital for newbies, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming / Abby Stokes ; illustrations by Michael Sloan and Susan Hunt Yale.
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- ISBN: 0761184945
- ISBN: 9780761184942
- ISBN: 9780761183808
- ISBN: 0761183809
- Physical Description: 488 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Third edition, completely revised and updated.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Workman Publishing, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
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- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aIs this thing on? : ‡ba friendly guide to everything digital for newbies, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming / ‡cAbby Stokes ; illustrations by Michael Sloan and Susan Hunt Yale. |
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| 246 | 3 | . | ‡aGuide to everything digital for newbies, technophobes, and the kicking and screaming |
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| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tThere Is Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself -- ‡gChapter 1 ‡tBring 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 ‡g3 -- ‡gChapter 2 ‡tHardware: The Thigh Bone's Connected to the... A simple introduction to the parts of a computer and how they relate to one another ‡g11 -- ‡gChapter 3 ‡tSoftware: Feeding the Computer's or Tablet's Brain An explanation of software and how it is used ‡g24 -- ‡tWhere Will It Sleep and How Often Do I Need to Water It? -- ‡gChapter 4 ‡tThere's No Place Like Home vs. Taking Your Show on the Road Desktop vs. laptop vs. tablet ‡g33 -- ‡gChapter 5 ‡tCreating a Computer Comfort Zone Tips on finding a comfortable and safe work area ‡g40 -- ‡tGo for a Test-Drive -- ‡gChapter 6 ‡tApples and Oranges Mac vs. PC ‡g51 -- ‡gChapter 7 ‡tWould You Buy a Car Without Test-Driving It? What to look for when you get behind a keyboard ‡g56 -- ‡gChapter 8 ‡tChoosing the Best Route What software and Internet connections fit you best ‡g71 -- ‡tLet the Shopping Begin -- ‡gChapter 9 ‡tMake Your Purchase Old vs. new, extended warranties, store vs. mail order, and what questions to ask ‡g81 -- ‡tBaby's First Day Home -- ‡gChapter 10 ‡tCounting Fingers and Toes Taking your new technology out of the box and connecting all the parts ‡g95 -- ‡gChapter 11 ‡tShaking Hands ‡g104 -- ‡tMeet your device ‡g104 -- ‡gChapter 12 ‡tGetting to Know You Experimenting with what you can do with a tablet and computer ‡g153 -- ‡tNewlywed Game -- ‡gChapter 13 ‡tSpanning the Globe "Surfing the net"-traveling around the World Wide Web ‡g199 -- ‡gChapter 14 ‡tShall We Dance? Let's send email ‡g220 -- ‡gChapter 15 ‡tMind Your P's & Q's An introduction to word processing ‡g232 -- ‡gChapter 16 ‡tPractical Precautions Secure your identity and your computer ‡g252 -- ‡tMake New Friends and Keep the Old -- ‡gChapter 17 ‡tAdvanced Email Let's go to the next level-web links, attachments, and more ‡g273 -- ‡gChapter 18 ‡tPhone It In The scoop on cell phones and smartphones ‡g295 -- ‡gChapter 19 ‡tPicture This Digital and scanned photos from A to Z ‡g314 -- ‡gChapter 20 ‡tJoin the Conversation Skype, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, online dating, and more ‡g331 -- ‡gChapter 21 ‡tPut It All in Order Use your computer and the cloud to create a filing system to keep everything backed up and organized ‡g368 -- ‡tExploration and Discovery -- ‡gChapter 22 ‡tDetective Work with Your Technology Get the most out of your searches ‡g385 -- ‡gChapter 23 ‡tShop Till You Drop Shopping, auctions, airline reservations, prescriptions, and online banking ‡g403 -- ‡gChapter 24 ‡tExtra! Extra! Read All About It! wide world of entertainment, fun on the Web, and what's new ‡g430 -- ‡gChapter 25 ‡tTroubleshooting "I think it has a fever"-what to do if something doesn't seem right ‡g444. |
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