If you know of anyone in Illinois, Iowa, Connecticut, New Jersey, and/or New York, I’ll be visiting there in April. Send them my way for some computer demystification!
Here’s my schedule:
April 30, 2012 – 10:30am
How to Navigate the Ever Changing Landscape of Technology – A talk and book signing at the Flushing Public Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY.
Click Here to Read the Full PostIf you know of anyone in New York, Virginia, DC, Maryland, Connecticut, and/or Arizona, I’ll be visiting there in March. Send them my way for some computer demystification! Here’s my schedule: March 25, 2012 – 9:00-10:15am Speaker at 2012 Computer Technology Conference. How to Navigate the Ever Changing Landscape of Technology at Radisson Fort McDowell […]
Click Here to Read the Full PostIf you know of anyone in the Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Diego area, I will be visiting there this month. Send them my way for some computer demystification! Here’s my schedule: February24, 2012 – 2:00PM Demystifying the Computer – A talk and book signing at the San Diego Public Library, Serra Mesa-Kearny Branch, 9005 […]
Click Here to Read the Full PostImagine, if you will, opening e-mail attachments, visiting the Internet, shopping online, digital photos, video calling, social networking, watching a movie or TV, playing games, listening to music, reading a book, and more…all rolled up in one appealing and extremely portable device that measures 9.5” by just under 7.5” and weighs less than a pound a half. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Apple’s iPad!
An immense digital divide exists between those born into today’s technology generation and those who did not grow up using a computer, but Abby Stokes believes that anyone can learn to use a computer, no matter what age. “I refer to anyone over the age of 40 as a digital immigrant and anyone under 40 […]
Click Here to Read the Full PostI’ll be visiting 10 New York Public Library sites in the month of April offering a reassuring, jargon-free, and totally straightforward nuts-and-bolts presentation that will introduce late bloomers, grandparents, technophobes, and the digitally challenged to all the wonders of using a computer. If you know of anyone who needs some computer demystification, send them my […]
Click Here to Read the Full PostI’ll be presenting a mini-series of four lectures on computer-related topics at the centrally-located Mid-Manhattan Library March 21st and 23rd. The first session, for the absolute beginner, will answer the questions: Why would I use a computer? What good would it do? How I can keep my identity – and my bank accounts – safe […]
Click Here to Read the Full PostI’m regularly asked “Should I buy a Mac or a PC?” It’s a battle not unlike the Hatfields vs the McCoys. For those of you that don’t know the difference, a Mac/Apple (the name is interchangeable) is one manufacturer of both laptop and desktop computers. The inside (operating system or the brain) and the outside […]
Click Here to Read the Full PostWhen I’m asked what free web-based e-mail I recommend it is NOT Gmail. I know, I know. Your kids and grand kids are all over you to use Gmail instead of AOL. I agree that AOL is inconsistent and not as compatible with many handheld devices, but Gmail’s design is not particularly “user-friendly” (a misnomer when referring to anything computer). I would suggest Yahoo over Gmail, but I understand that your family has more influence over your decisions that I do.
My return to CT Style to demystify digital photography: Do you know the size of the image you want? Are you printing it or only sending it over the Internet? Here’s a guide for choosing the resolution (dpi = dots per inch): 640 dpi – for Internet use only 1024 dpi – Internet, as well […]
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