By Stuart Yarnold
£10.99
Publication: August 22, 2007
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-1-84078-345-2
About the book
Does your computer refuse to do what you want it to? Does it insist on doing something you don’t want it to? Does it refuse to do anything at all? One solution is to ring a helpline; however, these can be expensive and don’t always give good advice. A better option is to buy a copy of Computer Help for Seniors in easy steps.
Written in concise, jargon-free language, this book is aimed at the senior citizen. It troubleshoots all parts of a computer system, providing easy-to-follow instructions that will literally take you by the hand and guide you to a successful conclusion. We also examine the most common issues experienced with Windows itself (the source of most computer faults.)
The Internet and email are extremely popular activities but, unfortunately, can be the source of major problems for the unwary computer user, e.g. viruses and malware. We take a look at these and examine effective prevention measures, plus many other Internet related issues.
The faults covered in the book will be experienced by every computer user at one time or another – have the solutions to hand before they happen.
About the author
Stuart Yarnold is an electronics engineer who has been working in the industry since leaving college. Originally a marine radio & radar troubleshooter, he now devotes much of his time to playing poker professionally and can usually be found lurking in one of the online poker rooms.
Stuart lives near Cambridge with his wife Pauline and his two staffordshire bull terriers – Jim and George. His hobbies include woodworking and marathon running.
Contents
- Before You Start
- Hardware
- Software
- Performance
- Installation/Setting Up
- Disc Authoring
- Video and Sound
- Multimedia
- The Internet
- Peripherals
- Security
- Files and Folders
- The Desktop, Taskbar & Start Menu
- Miscellaneous