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Interesting Online Applications for SENIORS
Get acquainted with thirteen free internet applications
Author: Studio Visual Steps
ISBN 978 90 5905 285 7
Book type: Paperback
Nr of pages: 392 pages
Price: US $22.95, Canada $24.95 |
The World Wide Web (WWW) has rapidly become a treasure trove of free online tools and applications that allow better communication with friends and family and give the opportunity to enjoy many other fun and useful activities. Today you can view almost every spot on the globe with the amazingly sharp satellite imagery of Google Earth. Or create your own blog or journal about any subject that interests you with Blogger. Other very popular applications include eBay where you can buy and sell just about anything you want and Facebook – the website where you can create your own personal webpage. Invite all your friends to view your latest vacation pictures or family event in your online photo album created with MyPhotoAlbum. This book introduces you to thirteen of the most popular online applications.
Use this learn as-you-go book right alongside your computer as you perform the tasks laid out in each chapter.
Some of the applications covered include:
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YouTube - a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. |
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Facebook - a social networking website, a great way to meet friends and keep up on what they are doing. |
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Blogger - Google's free tool for creating blogs. Blogs, short for weblogs, are a form of online journal. |
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Google Earth - put a planet's worth of geographic information right on your desktop. |
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Google Maps - provides directions, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery. |
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Windows Live Messenger - a communication application that allows text based discussions from your desktop. |
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Skype - VoIP software for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who has Skype. VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is the technology for transmitting voice, such as ordinary telephone calls, over a data network using IP (Internet Protocol). |
You will learn how to:
- explore the world with Google Earth
- plan a trip with Google Maps
- make free long distance phone calls with Skype
- get the news you want quickly and easily with RSS Feeds
- buy and sell your goods with eBay
- create your own blog with Blogger
- make new friends with Facebook
- use e-mail worldwide with Windows Live Hotmail
- chat with Windows Live Messenger
- put your digital photos into a web album with MyPhotoAlbum
- put your videos online with YouTube
- Windows Live Spaces: your own personal space on the Internet
- useful online reference sites
Prior experience:
You can acquire these basic skills by working through one of these books:
Look inside
Download the Table of contents - PDF-file 22 kB, 6 pages
Download a Sample
chapter - PDF-file 977 kB, 8 pages
How can I view the PDF-files?
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System requirements:
- Windows Vista or Windows XP
- High-speed internet access (DSL or cable)
Visual Steps
Interesting Online Applications for SENIORS makes use of the Visual Steps MethodTM developed for adult learners by Addo Stuur. Key features in the series ...for SENIORS:
- Content - the special needs and requirements of the beginning user with little or no technical background have been taken into account.
- Structure - self-paced, learn as you go. Proceed step by step with easy to follow instructions. What's more, the chapters are organized in such a way that you can skip a chapter or repeat another as desired.
- Iillustrations - plentiful use of
screen illustrations to show you if you are on the right track.
- Start right away - lay the book by the keyboard and carry out the instructions on your own computer as shown in the book.
- Layout - larger print makes it easy to read.
The Studio Visual Steps Authors
The Studio Visual Steps team of authors consists of different professionals, all thoroughly experienced in their subject field. The proven Visual steps methodology features:
- Easy, step by step instructions
- Screen illustrations for each step
- Explanations and additional background information in plain English
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