The Little Computer Help Book

by Michael Gorzka, Mariana Miralles (Illustrator), Tanya Zeinalova (Illustrator)

Overview

Help for the Technology Shy!

If you are looking for a gentle, easy and fun to read computer help book, you have found it!

Tech Wizard Mike has been teaching adults how to use computers, mobile devices and various and sundry online services since the mid-1990s and in this book, he's got you covered.

Topics include:

• It's not rocket science (not even close)
• How to brew the purrfect cup of tea
• Breathe!
• Pressing your emotional reset button
• Graphical user interfaces (or "Gooeys")
• Context matters
• Basic computer operations
• The power of selection
• Let's go FORMal
• Positive ID
• Start from the drawing board
• Think about what you want to do and look around for a way to do it
• "Viruses" and other forms of computer-related shenanigans and skullduggeries
• Getting good help
• The Sisyphus syndrome
• And more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781734981520
Publisher:	Help for the Technology Shy
Publication date:	04/04/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	221
File size:	85 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

Table of Contents

1. Let's talk rocket science! (Or not)

2. Get a technology notebook

3. Breathe

4. Press your emotional reset button

5. How to brew the purrfect cup of tea

6. Gaze at your computer's "gooey" (and why you would want to do so)

7. "GIGO"

8. Context matters

9. Introducing (or reintroducing) the computer basics

10. About the double mouse click

11. Context menus

12. Breaking down the computer

keyboard (not literally)

13. Let's go FORMal

14. The power of selection

15. Just noodle around

16. Search for it

17. Positive ID

18. There's an app for that (probably)

19. Files

20. Start from your drawing board

21. Think about what you want to do and then look around for a way to do it

22. Don't be Sisyphus

23. "Viruses"

24. Getting good help

25. "Where's my stuff?"

26. The Pomodoro technique

27. A quick visual reminder

28. Troubleshooting made really simple

29. Where to go from here

30. Index