A guide to computers that shows seniors how to use and enjoy the devices sure to be given as gifts, including tablets, e-readers, smart phones, and iPods - and to help them dip into social media and other sites for sharing, including Facebook, Skype, and YouTube.

Today camcorders are readily available and can be used to create videos at a quality comparable to broadcast television. The popularity of video as a means of communication is ever increasing, and with the numerous Internet sites available to showcase your footage, making a video is becoming as natural to some as writing a letter. Whether you want to produce professional-looking footage, or simply want to learn how to add interesting effects to your home videos, this book helps absolute beginners to master the basics and more. Star... read more

Thi is the essential follow-up to The Really, Really, Really Easy Step-by-Step Computer Book 1 (XP) and gives novices of all ages more knowledge and useful tips in the same down-to-earth style.

The Really, Really Really Easy Step-by-Step Computer Book (XP) explains how to understand computers, using the XP operating system. The absolute beginner will learn how to master the basics of: creating typed documents with Microsoft Word; using the Internet with Internet Explorer; and corresponding in e-mail with Outlook Express. The easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by exact replicas of icons that will appear on screen to facilitate the step-by-step format. Contents include: Getting started; Creating typed documents; Th... read more

"Computing for Seniors in Easy Steps" has long helped seniors enjoy all the benefits of using a personal computer. Now, this best-selling title is better than ever, fully updated to cover all the new key features in Windows 7. With larger type for easy reading, this book presents no-nonsense, easy-to-understand tutorials on dozens of computer topics. In easy steps, computer users learn the basics of PC components, terminology, and special features. The range of topics covered here includes: playing and storing music on your PC; cre... read more

This comprehensive primer walks the reader through the basics of using a personal computer: how to use a mouse, installing antivirus software, email, surfing the web, Internet shopping, online banking, buying and selling on eBay, playing games, creating a personal letterhead, transferring images from a digital camera, playing and storing music, and other useful topics.

The Internet is not just for students and business, it is there for everyone. Internet for Seniors in easy steps with its larger type and clear presentation, will help you enjoy it to the full. The 50+ group is the fastest growing segment of Internet users. This book will help you take your place in this evolution, so that you can discover the opportunities and the benefits of the Internet. It introduces you to the latest software Internet Explorer 7 (as used in Windows Vista) and tells you how you can install this on your Windo... read more

DoP - May 2008 Auckland A "must-have" for all businesses and Not-for-Profits who have an Internet presence, or are intending to. The book commences with a thorough analysis of web design, covers the basics of planning and finding the right web developer, then works through the various development aspects: design, photography, working with images, creating and maintaining content, costing and scoping a project, and more.

Written for the reader who did not grow up with personal computers, this book updates and expands on Stokes' previous title, "It's Never Too Late to Love a Computer". It covers everything you need to get wired: how to select, buy, and set up a computer; how to sign up for e-mail and internet access, and how to use the world wide web. There's information on peripherals - printers, scanners, wireless routers - and basic software, such as word processing programs. Plus, this new edition delves further into the online world to cover se... read more

Switch on your computer and discover a whole new world. Unlike most 'beginner' guides, "Easy PC" assumes readers have absolutely no previous knowledge of computers, and takes them by the hand through their first teetering steps into Windows XP or Vista. And, unlike most other computer guides, "Easy PC" benefits from being written not by a technical guru but by an ordinary person who understands the problems faced by computer virgins.From the very basic skills of using a mouse, learning how to single- and double-click, opening files... read more

If a picture speaks 1,000 words, then 500 pictures get the job done more easily. Equally important is the entry-level market for these applications, which is ageless, bigger and looking for easy methods that work better. The book is project and achievement led; button by cursor, cursor by screen shot - every step of the way to success. Silver surfers will be slow learners. Not because they're stupid, but because they're afraid. They start out believing that they can't cope. Most books reinforce their view by using terminology that ... read more

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Has your PC ever let you down? Does it ever crash without warning? Have you lost files or found your system corrupted by a virus? Whatever your problem, make THE PC PROBLEM SOLVER XP EDITION your first port of call for answers. Packed with helpful advice, troubleshooting tips and quick fixes, it

New coverage of the new Microsoft operating system When trying to learn a new operating system, you don't have time to fumble through text-heavy chapters to find the answers you need. How to Do Everything with Windows Vista provides answers quickly and efficiently. You will learn to customize settings, use all the software properly, connect to the Internet, secure your system, set up a home network, connect peripheral devices, play games, and much more.

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A prelude to fame, Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists--Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art. In 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success never dreamed of. The backdrop is Brooklyn, Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas City, Scribner's Bookstore, Coney Island, Warhol's Factory and the whole city resplendent. Among their friends, literary lights, musicians and artists such as ... read more

Magic, the miniature pony who helped a woman speak again after three years of silence; Stubby, the stray dog who braved the front line with soldiers in World War One; Moko, the bottlenose dolphin who guided a mother whale and her calf back out to sea
Have you ever been astonished by an instance of animal agility, intelligence or bravery?
No matter how cute and cuddly our animal companions are, there are always occasions when they remind us that they're still in touch with their natural instincts. Sometimes this comes th... read more

It is striking how much a human body can take. We starve it, abuse it and hurt it. It is a miracle that our body is able to function and serve us throughout the duration of an average lifetime today. Yet this lifetime is much shorter than it could be.
Meet the doctor, whose research defies the pharmaceutical industry, revealing that all of us have ended up on the assembly line of the disease industry. Dr Gabor Lenkei discovered that with the intake of proper amounts of vitamins and minerals, ailments can be reduced.

On 8 September 1941, eleven short weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The siege would not be lifted for two and a half years and during the 872 days of blockade and bombardment as many as two million Soviet lives would be lost. Had the city fallen, the history of the Second World War - and of the twentieth century - would have been very different. Leningrad is a gripping narrative history interwoven with personal stories - immediate accounts of ... read more

How I Play Golf offers a lavishly illustrated instructional book with four-colour photography, original artwork, unique sequential shots of Tiger in action, and easy-to-follow diagrams for golfers of all abilities. Not yet 30, Tiger Woods is already a golfing legend worldwide. Fans everywhere have marvelled at his explosive drives, his accurate approach shots, his steady putter, and most important, how his devastating mental game transcends all the ups and downs of the game of golf. The insights Tiger reveals in How I Play Golf are... read more