Teach Yourself: Internet and Email for the Over 50s

Do you feel that you have been left behind in the technological revolution? Are you looking for sound, practical advice on getting the most out of email and the Internet? If so, ‘Teach Yourself The Internet and email for the Over 50s’ is exactly what you need! Focussing on a wide range of Internet and email uses that are of particular relevance and interest to older computer users and the technologically terrified, including travel,shopping andmuch more, this book even coversonline dating! The author approaches the subject in a highly accessible way, covering emailing, making calls over the Internet, shopping online, banking, setting up a blog and searching online. Starting from first basics, it begins with how to choose the right computer, software and peripherals.Made up of of self-contained chapters with the emphasis on what the computer is being used for, rather than scary technical stuff about the software needed, this book covers key areasof interest including: getting started with email, sending and receiving emails andattachments; making phone calls over the Internet (VOIP etc), ‘chatting’ over the Internet, reading and writing ‘blogs’.