Switch It Off And Switch It Back On Again !
A Gentle Introduction to Computers
Language: English - ISBN: 9789403724072 - 252 pages
£10.00
Synopsis
This book compares learning to use computers with learning to drive.
It is not aimed at those who consider themselves Tech People. But it really does its best to explain things for people who want to understand. You don't need to be able to type and it doesn't matter how old you are. It explains why you don't need to worry about breaking your computer, or about making mistakes: it suggests some things to do, and some people to ask, if you do have trouble.
You don’t need to read it all: it is something of a reference book. Dip in and out. Use the Content list and the Index if you have a question.
The biggest problem is getting you to start the journey. By all means do it in private, and practice until it feels okay.
It may be a journey towards making contact with friends and family. Towards emails and video calls. Even towards videos of kittens.
It may be towards The Internet - where you can find outermost anything about almost anything. Where you can shop.
It may be towards the games you can play - on your own, or with like minded people all over the world.
It may help with matters of education and employment.
It may do all of those things.
About Nick Hubbard
As a child, the author's father led expeditions to most of the castles in Wales. As a seven-year-old, he and his brothers found fascination in the dungeons, and the toilet arrangements, and the arrow slits, and the portcullises. As a middle-aged man, he walked the battlefields of Normandy, and Flanders and Scotland and England, wondering what he would have done if he had been there on the day. Which did little for his knowledge of the Dark Ages, but kept some spark alive.
He does not wish to disclose too much about his time at school !
Now he and his brother are retired with the time to pursue such curiosity. And perhaps share it.
He doesn't THINK that his name has anything to do with the Vikings at Cynuit, but...
Product specifications
Binding | Paperback |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | Saturday, 4 May 2024 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN | 9789403724072 |
Pagecount | 252 |
Interior color | Black/white |
Size | 148 x 210 mm |
Author | Nick Hubbard |
Category | Computer > Information technology |