Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL® and the Internet [Import] [Paperback]

Sandy Berger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764534173 | ISBN-13: 978-0764534171 | Publication Date: March 10, 2000

Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL^® and the Internet Includes AOL 5.0 CD with 250 Hours Free for a Month Your Ticket to a Fun and Rewarding Online Experience America Online makes it easy to get online. But what do you do once you're there? This easy-to-use guide, written specifically for baby-boomers and beyond, shows you step-by-step how to use the Internet to enhance your daily life. It shows you how to find the resources and services you'll want to use most often, such as e-mail, travel planning, hobbies, health and money management, and retirement tips. It simplifies and defines the lingo, walks you through the basics, and points you to online destinations and activities that you'll truly enjoy. Open the book and discover how to:

• Get up and running fast with a "Quick Start" guide to online basics
• Stay in touch with family and friends with AOL e-mail — and learn about Instant Messaging and Buddy Lists
• Navigate AOL and the Web using links, browsers, and search engines
• Explore popular topics online, including travel, money, health, hobbies, retirement, research, and genealogy
• Enhance your photos online to help create stationery, greeting cards, and a family tree
• Organize your favorite sites on AOL and the Internet

System Requirements: See CD Installation Instructions page inside

Editorial Reviews

Review

Recommended for "Baby Boomer and older generations who want to get online with minimal fuss." -- Toronto Star, May 11, 2000

About the Author

About the author: Sandy Berger is the online host of the Computers & Technology section of the AARP Web site and the president of Computer Living Corp., a consulting and training company. The author of How to Have a Meaningful Relationship with Your Computer, she also writes a weekly newspaper column and hosts a daily radio program about computers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 422 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (March 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764534173
• ISBN-13: 978-0764534171
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,489,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL® and the InternetYour, August 10, 2000

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Paul Gerstenbluth (East Greenwich, RI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL® and the Internet (Paperback)

Reviewer: Paul Gerstenbluth ([e-mail])

Review: Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet, IDG Books Worldwide

Give me a Ticket to Ride on. The Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet is your destination ticket to a rewarding online experience. America Online makes it easy to arrive online, but what do you do once you get there?

Open Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet and find the road signs to:

* Travel and navigate AOL and the Web using links, browsers, and search engines

* Stay in touch with family and friends with AOL email and learn about Instant Messaging and Buddy Lists; and

* Explore popular topics online including travel, money, health, hobbies, retirement, research, and genealogy.

Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet's Contents at a Glance:

Pro Reaction

Book font is 14 points for easy reading. Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet pages are loaded with tips, definitions, cross-references and notes. Also, there are dictionary type thumb indexes through-out the 15 chapters for finding information quickly.

CD-ROM contains America Online version 3.0 and 4.0 for the Macintosh. Also, it contains for PC users' 5.0 for Windows.

Con Reaction

Missing from CD-ROM is Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator for Macintosh users. Utility shareware such as Always Online should have been included on the CD. Also, missing is summary of index of Websites mentioned in the book.

End Notes

The Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet is an easy-to-use traveler's guide, written specifically for adults 50 and older. It shows you step-by-step how to use the Internet to enhance your daily life.

The book also shows you how to find invaluable resources and services such as e-mail, travel planning, hobbies, health and money management, and retirement tips.

Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet simplifies and defines the lingo, walks you through the basics, and points you to online destinations and activities.

=== Paul Gerstenbluth is President of the ARIE Foundation. The ARIE Foundation's mission is to provide VA hospitalized patients with hobby materials and computers that helps in their stay and recovery.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On My E-Way, April 26, 2000

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Sue Gaddis (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL® and the Internet (Paperback)

As a youngster, I had neither the opportunity nor the time for computers. When I was in school, there certainly was no technical education or exposure to computer use; even during my working career I had no chance to learn about desktops or the Internet. So now I am considered "of the senior generation." The usual scenario is that you have either the opportunity or the time, not both. But lucky me, I am enjoying the time and the opportunity to take on the computer world. Guess what, I got a computer and bought a copy of this new book, Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet, and have entered a whole new experience. This is a great time to be a part of the 50+ generation. And Sandy Berger has been such help. With her easy to understand book, Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL and the Internet, I have been able to find my way and my confidence in the world of AOL and the Internet. I felt like she wrote her book specifically for me! With my computer, my time, and Sandy's book, I am on my e-way.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Understand, May 25, 2000

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Wanda Tatters (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Official Grown-up's Guide to AOL® and the Internet (Paperback)

I love this book. I am 66 and just bought my first computer three months ago. This book, along with America Online Simplified, is my bible. It is so easy to understand and so complete. I will continue learning from it.