Computing for the Older and Wiser: Get Up and Running On Your Home PC (Older & Wiser) Review

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(More customer reviews)I received the book in perfect condition and promptly. The first day the book solved several problems I was having. Our computer friend who works with senior citizens wants to order some for her students. She thought it looked like just what they needed for basic and and more advanced. It is very visual and generally clear for me.

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Computing for the Older & Wiser is a simple-to-follow user friendly guide aimed at the older generation introducing the basics of mastering a computer. Covering the latest release of Windows Vista Home Premium(TM) and Windows XP(TM), this book is designed for people who want straightforward instructions on how to use their home PC.
Written in plain English, using no unintelligible 'computer speak' Adrian guides you step-by-step through the basics of computing including chapters on:
Use of the keyboard and mouse
Email and the Internet
Customising your desktop
Word processing
Digital photography
Useful websites
and much more

Useful tips and tricks and a question and answer revision section in each chapter will build your confidence, get you up-to-date and technologically savvy in no time!
If you want to learn how to search and shop online, email or chat to family and friends, and you have the enthusiasm to learn a new skill then this book is for you.
With explanatory screenshots in full colour
Easy to read font
Supplementary website - including additional exercises to help improve your PC skills, further online hints and tips, and a directory of useful resources. www.pcwisdom.co.uk

"Computing for the Older & Wiser will take readers comfortably through getting started on their home PC. The content is similar to what we would take our clients through if they were to attend a class, which is exactly the right level."—Faye Lester, Computer Training Coordinator, Age Concern Camden, UK
"I have not had so much fun for years"—Renee Moore, 79, pupil at Age Concern, Colchester, UK

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Beginning ASP.NET 4.0 in VB 2010 (Expert's Voice in .NET) Review

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(More customer reviews)As an Open source enthusiast, I never thought I would look back and grab a ASP.NET book or at least be interested in one, but recently a friend of mine asked me to help him to set up a Share Point server so I had to look for all the information available in internet, sooner than later, I asked him if he wanted a different approach to his needs, meaning I could help him out putting together some Open source solutions, but nope, he did stick to his guns.
So I had to tell him that if he wanted my help he would have to buy me some books: Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005 and / or Beginning ASP.NET 4 in VB 2010, anyway, he ended buying me both and it's been kind of hard to drop them, specially the second.
I titled this review "A bearer of good news" for a reason: Matthew MacDonald delivers an excellent and thorough compilation of the basics and middle level of the ASP.NET language leaving almost no space covered (he would have to write another volume for that matter) and the good news are that there's another world besides the Open source(d) one, it has improved to the point of (at least) changing some people's mind about it.
There are plenty of topics that I enjoyed reading this book but the ones that I found to be really useful are: Security and Caching, I know, we'll never know for sure if there's some hacker out there who already has the code and knowledge to break the first and I also know we'll never have applications that are fast enough, but I'm obliged to say that if we follow Matthew MacDonald's advice and handy examples, we'll be set to go.
And just to assist my comments, if you have the chance to see the performance of a Liferay portal (Open source under LGPL) against a Share Point's (Microsoft), you'll see what I mean.


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Beginning ASP.NET 4.0 in VB 2010 follows in the footsteps of the highly successful .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5 editions, teaching novice users how to use ASP.NET by gradually building their knowledge of the technology up in a pyramidal fashion chapter by chapter.Comprehensively revised for both ASP.NET 4.0 and the new Visual Basic 2010 language this book presents the easiest path to ASP.NET 4.0 mastery.

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Microsoft Windows 7: Visual QuickStart Guide Review

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(More customer reviews)I had purchased a "Dummies" book on Windows 7, but then received this one as a gift. It is far superior to the one I had previously purchased.

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This concise guide covers every edition of Windows 7 in Visual QuickStart style, with plenty of screenshots, numbered steps, tips, and sidebars. You'll learn how to use new and updated features, including the redesigned taskbar; jump lists; libraries; federated search; desktop gadgets; window-management shortcuts; and the improved versions of Internet Explorer, Mail, Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, and Media Player. You'll also find information on setup; installation; upgrading from other Windows versions; troubleshooting; hardware; and organizing your documents, music, photos, and videos. Laptop and mobile users will learn how to connect from the road, jump onto a public wireless network, and conserve battery power. Author Chris Fehily also walks you through setting up a network or homegroup, connecting to the internet, configuring routers and firewalls, and hooking up printers and other devices. You'll learn how to use security features to protect your PC and network and share files while keeping personal stuff private.

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