What people are saying
Visual Steps has received many customer reactions regarding the books and instructional materials that have been produced. Here is a small selection. You can read more about what customers are saying about our books by visiting Amazon.com
Book: Windows 7 for Seniors
“ I belong to an active computer club in the Hill Country of Texas. During several of our recent meetings the new OS (Operating System) Windows 7 has been discussed. At a current meeting several publications were mentioned, among them being "Windows 7 for SENIORS".
The book is published by "Visual Steps" and provides an accompanying support website. I have bought several books from this publisher in the past and found them to be very informative.
The topics are easy to understand and there are many tips, and shortcuts given. It's the quickest way to become familiar with a new OS and since it is written for Seniors, many helpful hints are provided as well. It is really the most effective way to learn something new.
These comments provided to you by an 81 year old senior that is trying to stay in touch with things. ”
Book: Windows Vista for Seniors
“ This book is very informative to people like me who are not very good with the computer. It's step by step instruction is very easy to follow. Who says seniors can't figure out the computer??? It's very worthwhile reading. There are little things to do with my computer, I never would have tried or knew existed. Excellent book. ”
Book: Digital Photo Editing for Seniors
“ This is a great book! I teach PC/Digital Camera classes in an adult ed setting and see this as a breakthrough volume. I'm working at convincing management to incorporate this as a required text/course.
A key is that it INCLUDES a powerful editing software program. In classes, we use the SW that is resident on the lab PC's, so students are sent home to practice with either an unrelated product, or they are off to the store to face the dozens of choices for purchase at up to $100.
Too bad the cover and title cater to seniors. This book is valuable for anyone interested in the subject of digital imagery, not just Geezers. Hopefully however, that cover will interest more seniors who should buy this book and plod, yes plod, through it because learning something new ain't always easy, at any age.
This book and the included Arcsoft program will guide users through very basic and simple editing functions like cropping and brightening their treasured images--alone worth the purchase price. But, what's surprising to me is the fact that some of the most advanced aspects of editing are covered, like cloning and the use of layers which are true pro-level features.
Perseverance is required for anyone learning something new and potentially complex, but this book should be considered by anyone of any age group. ” |
Are you looking for a handy and free photo management program? In that case the popular Picasa is an excellent choice! Picasa offers extended functionality for organizing and presenting your photo collection. It also offers several useful editing options. With just a few mouse clicks you can improve color quality and remove undesirable “red eyes”. You can crop or straighten photos in a few seconds, print them or create a slide show. In order to safeguard your photos you can burn them to a CD or DVD. You can make internet web albums or publish your photos to your own blog. In other words, Picasa offers exactly what you are looking for: an easy way to manage, edit and present your photo collection.
For most computer users Google stands for browsing the internet. This was true for a long time but the last couple of years Google has developed a large number of other applications. These applications are all free to download and install. Google for SENIORS guides you through these various Google programs. It will show you how to use the Google applications that make it easier to find information on the internet and on your own computer. With Google Earth you can check out your vacation destination in advance from a bird's eye view and you can plan your route with Google Maps. 
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