Safe Computing : How to Protect Your Computer, Your Body, Your Data, Your Money and Your Privacy in the Information Age [Paperback]

Tom Bentley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2000

Viruses, hackers, fraud, crashes, eyestrain, data loss, aching wrists, identity theft . . . These are but a few of the horror stories that are part of the world of computers.

But here, in this clear, easy-to-read book, is all the information you need to keep yourself and your property safe.

Chapter Summaries and Action Sheets for each subject help you evaluate your needs, make a plan and take action to protect yourself, your computer, your money and your data.

This book includes a free bonus CD-ROM filled with lots of software for both Macintosh and Windows, that puts your computer to work to help protect you and your property.

You’ll learn:
* How to protect and back up your data
* How to avoid aches, pains and repetitive stress injuries
* How to protect your computer from viruses, worms and Trojan horses
* How to foil hackers and identity thieves
* How to protect yourself from theft and fraud
* How to preserve our personal privacy while surfing the Web
* And much, much more!

Safe Computing is part of the Advice from the Neighborhood Nerd™ series of leaning materials, created to help everyone understand and use computers and other technologies that have become a part of modern life. “You’re not a dummy. You’re not an idiot. All you need is a little advice from the Neighborhood Nerd.”

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Untechnical Pr (November 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966994965
• ISBN-13: 978-0966994964
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,375,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Bentley has run a writing and editing business out of his house for many years, has published over 200 nonfiction freelance pieces, and has published short stories in a number of small journals.

He was the 1999 winner of the National Steinbeck Center's short story contest and a 2007 winner of the Lunch Hour Stories short story contest. His short story collection, Flowering, will be published by Author Mike Ink in early 2012.

He lives in the hinterlands of Watsonville, California, surrounded by strawberry fields and the occasional Airstream. See his lurid website confessions at http://www.tombentley.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For anyone wanting or needing to use the computer, February 14, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safe Computing : How to Protect Your Computer, Your Body, Your Data, Your Money and Your Privacy in the Information Age (Paperback)

Safe Computer: How To Protect Your Computer, Your Body, Your Data, Your Money And Your Privacy In The Information Age is specifically designed for anyone wanting or needing to use the computer for the personal and professional needs but are reluctant or uncomfortable in doing so because of all the stories they've heard about computer viruses, hackers, computer fraud, computer crashes, eyestrain, data loss, aching wrists, even identity theft. Tom Bentley takes a clear, comprehensive, reassuring, "reader friendly" approach in teaching the novice computer user how to protect and back up data; avoid computer usage caused aches, pains and repetitive stress injuries; avoid and overcome viruses, worms and Trojan Horses; foil hackers and identity thieves; keep secure from theft and fraud; preserve privacy while Web surfing, and much, much more. Very highly recommended reading guaranteed to restore operator confidence and assurance, Safe Computer is also enhanced with an accompanying CD-ROM.

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This Book, February 5, 2001

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Kiri Schultz (Phnom Penh Cambodia and Seattle WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safe Computing : How to Protect Your Computer, Your Body, Your Data, Your Money and Your Privacy in the Information Age (Paperback)

Safe Computing is an invaluable reference to protecting one's data, computer, money, privacy and warding off those nasty viruses and worms. It comes with a bonus CD-ROM relative to the contents of the book, for those of you fear too much separation from your computer.

It is written and formatted in a layout that is quickly accessible as you consider tossing caution to the winds and exposing your wider identity/credit card numbers to that amorphous and uncertain Cyber-World. Furthermore, when your eyes are burning, your back hunched like so many Quasimodo computer geeks, and your wrists twinging after all-night forays on the Internet, it offers a pleasing alternative to the computer screen. Unlike those software manuals, it is actually the sort of book that you may wish to keep close by your computer, for a much-needed chuckle at Mr Bentley's writing style, as well as its topical hints. It may even find its way into parents and parents-in-law Christmas stockings this year, to ward off those pesky questions concerning computing (which you can never seem to answer adequately anyhow).

A comprehensive reference manual it is, so toss out those slighter volumes about trying to protect your kids from all the mayhem on the net or how to sit up straight when typing away, and buy it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of great lesson plans just waiting to be adapted!, January 11, 2001

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Brent Applegath (Vernon, BC CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safe Computing : How to Protect Your Computer, Your Body, Your Data, Your Money and Your Privacy in the Information Age (Paperback)

Tom Bentley's self help manual offers lots of wonderful information to help anyone who deals with computers but, as a high school info tech (or computer)teacher I especially have found it beneficial. His pointers, advise and general information have practical application for the computer class, career preparation and business computing. I would even recommend it as a manual for employers who are concerned about the well being of employees and their computers.

Bentley has found a common sense approach for passing on information which is neither preechy or condescending. In short, I found this book to be a great read and a lot of help to me personally and the students I am teaching.