Easy PC:
How to Use Your First Computer
by Dr Kenneth Mole
Just bought your first PC? Don't know your floppy from your mouse? Fed up with the kids saying "but it's obvious!"? Then this book is just the answer.
Dr Mole is not a technical guru: he is an ordinary chap who - just like you - bought his first PC, plugged it in, and thought, "What next?". Trial, error, patience and a little help from his friends eased him along the path to 'Windows Enlightenment', so that now he wants to help you fathom the mysteries of your computer. He says, "In no time at all, you too will be word-processing, managing documents, drawing pictures, e-mailing and Web surfing with ease. There's a wonderful world out there!"
Unlike most 'beginner' guides, Easy PC assumes you have no previous knowledge of the world of computers. From the very basic skills of how to use your mouse and open files and programs, through to using CD ROMs, e-mail and the Internet, Dr Mole avoids baffling techno-jargon and explains each new term in a plain English index, making Windows really Easy PC.
Some reviews of Easy PC
"A helpful little paperback which charts every simple mistake, frustrating ambiguity, blind alley and brick wall of jargon encoutered by Dr Mole on his road to techno-enlightenment. It's more a step-by-step tutorial than a comprehensive manual but, unlike most other beginners' guides, Easy PC is aimed squarely at the total computer virgin. It doesn't even assume you know how to switch your machine on and off or use a mouse . . . anyone who has been stymied by a piece of jargon will find his approach ruthless in its clarity."
The Evening Standard
"Dr Mole explains the basic things that computing beginners need to know - how to single- and double-click their mouse, how to open and create files or folders and so on. The guide gives simple, practical information that most other so-called beginners' guides leave out."
The Bookseller
