The User Friendly Guide to Internet & Computer Terms: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data

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The User Friendly Guide to Internet & Computer Terms

   by Charles Steed

  Paperback:
    Gold Standard Pr
    01 October, 2000

   US$16.96

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Editorial description(s):

"The Bookworm" Velma S. Daniels Dec 31, 2000
...easy to understand Internet and computer terms, 150 high powered tips and tricks, how to avoid Internet frauds and scams...

Midwest Book Review Jan, 2002
The User Friendly Guide To Internet & Computer Terms offers more than 1250 easy to understand Internet and computer terms...

Vookviews Dec. 2000
...offers more than 1,250 easy to understand terms. It also offers lots of tips to avoid Internet frauds...

From the Publisher
Our intention in publishing The User Friendly Guide to Internet & Computer Terms was to provide a comprehensive source of readily available information for the computer and Internet user. We believe Charles Steed has done an exemplary job in accomplishing our goals with the book. Mr. Steed has the enviable ability of making complex concepts come alive for even the most non-technical person (I speak for myself here). We found the section entitled "How To Shop for a Computer" particularly enlightening. The author actually explains the workings of the individual components of a computer so virtually anyone could make an intelligent buying decision when shopping for a PC. But with The User Friendly Guide we didn't stop at explaining how a computer works. If you've ever been interested in learning how the Internet was established you'll want to read the book. Additionally, there are more than 150 great tips and tricks for computer users; information on the current scam! s and frauds making the rounds on the Web; sections addressing online travel agencies and e-brokers; a section filled with fun stuff to do with your computer; how to get the most from the top search engines, and much more. I think I was most pleased with the 200+ Cool Websites. We've assembled over 200 of the absolute most amusing, fun, and useful sites on the Web. Users will find out where to get all kinds of free stuff from entertainment and software, to free Internet service and even cash! We are proud to publish this great book. The User Friendly Guide to Internet & Computer Terms is certain to get lots of use from anyone seeking to explore the wonders of computers and the Web. Oh yes, there are also more than 1250 contemporary computer & Internet terms explained so just about anyone could grasp them.

From the Author
The highly technical nature of the research material I used to help put this book together was an ever-present reminder of what the average person puts up with when attempting to learn about computers. I remember the frustration I myself felt back in the early days of DOS. It was almost as though a rapidly growing community existed that was designing their own mores and folkways with a language particular only to them. We've come a long way in translating the jargon, but not far enough in my opinion. The book is specifically designed to make technical concepts "user friendly." I think we accomplished that in spades.

About the Author
Charles Steed has a diverse range of professional experience extending from real estate and investments, to business, computers, and Internet marketing. As personal computers exploded into mainstream America, he noticed that far too many of the books written about them were of a highly technical nature. With an uncommon knack for explaining complex ideas, he set out to write a book for people that could be easily understood in one simple reading, without the need for even more computer books to help explain the first. We are confident that the User Friendly Guide to Internet & Computer Terms has accomplished this goal.

The author also gives seminars on investment and finance as well as managing several Websites where he consults on Internet marketing, copywriting, Web design and hosting.

Book Description
The User Friendly Guide to Internet & Computer Terms is really three books in one. First, there is a comprehensive glossary of more than 1,250 contemporary computer and Internet terms explained in easy to understand language. There are more than 60 illustrations so readers can have a better understanding of particular words.

In the second section of the book there are articles on, How to Shop for a Computer, The History of the Internet, The Scoop on investing online, online travel, Cyber shopping, Avoiding Internet Frauds and scams, eCommerce, Search Engine tips, Special key functions and more. There's also a section for fun stuff like finding Easter eggs in programs and Websites (Easter Eggs are little surprises programmed into some software applications and Websites that are fun to track down), a huge list of smiley's and chat acronyms and more.

Finally, there's a huge section with more than 150 computer & Internet tips and tricks covering everything from file management, making emergency boot disks, and protecting your PC, to creating shortcuts, fast booting tricks, dealing with bugs and viruses plus a lot more. As an additional bonus the book includes a list of more than 200 of the absolute coolest Websites on the Net offering everything from entertainment and free stuff, to enormously useful software, utilities, maps, calculators, outrageously funny stuff, and much more. Each site is profiled with a vivid description of the main features of the site. The book is written with the beginning-to-intermediate computer user in mind.

Reader review(s):

Something For Everyone, December 2, 2000
I've recently been forced into the digital revolution. Although I have some knowledge of PCs, it's sometimes a challenge to get my computer to function to its fullest (my fault not the computer's) This book has been wonderful. There is so much useful information here, I'm not sure where to start. My favorite section is "tips and tricks." Tons of stuff on how to get the most from a PC. The book has articles on Web shopping, investing, travel, avoiding ripoffs, the history of the Internet, how to shop for a computer, and plenty more useful stuff about the Web and computers - and here's the part I really like: If I run into a word I don't understand while reading, I can easily flip to the dictionary and look it up. Even with all that, I think my favorite section is the 200 Cool Websites. I've spent hours exploring the Web using it. This is a great reference book!

Great Information!, January 3, 2001
Got my first computer (really) two weeks before Christmas. It has Windows 98 as the operating system. With the computer I received two books to help get me started. Win 98 for Dummies and The User Friendly Guide To Internet & Computer Terms. Both are great. Win 98 for Dummies takes you step by step thru the process of getting acquainted with a computer. The User Friendly Guide has a great dictionary along with tons of tips and articles about computers and the Internet. There's so much to know! If you need a great reference book, spend the money and get both of these.

More than 1250 easy to understand Internet and compute terms, January 23, 2001
The User Friendly Guide To Internet & Computer Terms offers more than 1250 easy to understand Internet and compute terms for the non-specialist general reader and novice computer user. Readers will also be treated to 150 high-powered "tips & tricks" that can maximize computer skills quickly; avoid Internet frauds and scams; how money is really made online and with e-commerce; what web brokers know about online investing; how to get the best prices for through online travel resources; even how to have fun with smileys, Easter eggs, and online shorthand. The User Friendly Guide To Internet & Computer Terms is a welcome and much appreciated, 340-page addition to any personal, school, or community library computer reference collection.

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