Windows XP for Seniors: For Senior Citizens Who Want to Start Using Computers by Addo Stuur

As an instructor for the Community Education Department of our local junior college, I spend a great deal of time with our local senior citizens, many of whom have never been exposed to computer technology. As a result, I have had to seek out teaching material that will not insult their intelligence or overwhelm them with technical jargon, while still providing a fun and relaxed way to learn computer basics. In looking for the appropriate mix, I was fortunate enough to come upon Windows XP for Seniors that matches the style of teaching that I prefer and allows me to cover each topic step by step. The book is so well written that it reminds the student of important steps that they might have forgotten but never mentions extraneous facts that might bog them down in unimportant details.

Another plus to this manual is its use of pictures, showing, the steps of how to get where you want to be, as well as, small tests to enable the student to test themselves (with page numbers provided just in case they need to review what they can’t remember).

This book while very basic covers things that the average user will want to know such as how to make the curser larger, how to change the font settings, and how to solve some of the problems associated with vision problems. However, one problem that I have found with the book is that it needs a little updating to explain items such as the scroll wheel on the mouse and how to use the CDR/DVR drives which are now common place. Overall, however, I would recommend the entire Addo Stuur series of books for Seniors as an excellent way to teach/learn how to use the computer.

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