Computer Waiting Games: Things to Do While Dowloading, Processing, or Crashing (Spiral-bound)

~ Hal Bowman (Author) "If you're reading this book, you already know how frustrating a slow modern..." (more)
Key Phrases: mouse pad

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Product Description

According to efficiency experts, the average computer user spends nine minutes every day waiting for files and web screens to download-that's more than 54 hours a year! With so much time-a-wasting, you need Computer Waiting Games, a collection of how-to projects, puzzles, games, and activities to do while your computer toils away. This illustrated guide teaches you how to make a bird feeder out of floppy disks, lose weight with Printer Cable Calisthenics, and play 10 frames of Mouse Ball Bowling! And that's just the beginning-with a few basic supplies and a working computer, you can turn on-line frustration into plenty of rewarding creations. So what are you waiting for?

You'll also learn how to:

* Make a FREE TRIAL AOL CD Mobile

* Compose a Touch-Tone Telephone Symphony

* Bench Press Your Computer Monitor

* Master Desk Chair Yoga

* And much, much more!

About the Author

Hal Bowman , a tech support consultant in New Jersey, is the celebrated author of Computer Waiting Games (Quirk Books, 2002).

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 96 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931686025
• ISBN-13: 978-1931686020
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,739,623 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun!, November 8, 2002

By A Customer

I love this book! Everyone who owns a computer has all the necessary components at their disposal to make the arts and crafts projects or games and puzzles created by the author. It's a lot of fun, and would make a terrific stocking stuffer, pollyanna gift, or housewarming present, for anyone on your holiday list!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally demented, October 28, 2002

By A Customer

I read an interview with the author in the New York Times and thought this book sounded pretty cool. Now that I have it, I can report that it is totally demented. The activities are completely nuts--what kind of person thinks this stuff up?--but the amazing thing is, they all really work. Even the Floppy Disk Halloween Mask. And the drawings are terrific. Best of all it even comes with a mouse-pad cover. It's a great gift for the computer geek in your life.