商品描述
This book is for the reader who has ever wanted to “harness the power of the Internet,” but was not quite sure what that means, or how to do it. It is written for the person who simply does not have the background to use Internet tools comfortably, and has never found the resources to help them. If you have sought guidance from your child or grandchild only to be annoyed at their exasperated response to your Internet questions, this book is for you. Or, if you have tried using the Internet on your own and gotten frustrated with the tools, or encountered problems (or know someone who did), this book is for you. Or, if you are using the Internet, but do not feel very confident in what you are doing, this book is for you. Of course, if you are the child or grandchild who is having trouble explaining things to your parent or grandparent, this book could help you too. This book provides illustrated, step-by-step guidance to use the Internet without jargon you normally encounter. It is an easy-to-read book that not only tells you how to accomplish your goal, but also how to avoid bad things that might happen along the way. There are chapters on surfing the web, purchasing online, navigating special web pages, using email, and using social networking tools, such as blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. For example, when explaining the Internet, it includes a discussion of how web pages work, who creates them (and why), how to use search engines, and when to use bookmarks. It even includes a list of web pages that might be of interest to readers, and a discussion of the mechanics of surfing. Another chapter covers navigating website, including how to purchase online, and how to navigate special pages, such as eBay, StumbleUpon, iTunes, photo sites and Wikipedia. The following chapter covers email including how to create and answer email, email etiquette, guidelines for meeting the challenge of too much email, and smart email use to avoid spam, scams, viruses and phishing. This is followed by a chapter on blogging and social networking, which not only helps you set up a blog, or a Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn account, but also how to use those tools to meet your own personal needs. Although the problems with the Internet (and how to avoid them) is discussed throughout, the book ends with a chapter on how to use the Internet safely and how specific practices make it possible. Finally, the book is supplemented by a helpful blog to help keep users up to date on Internet use, and to provide a forum for questions. It can be accessed at https://internetuseforseniors.wordpress.com.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
本書適合那些曾經想要「利用網際網路的力量」，但不太確定這意味著什麼或該如何做到的人。它是為那些沒有足夠背景以舒適地使用網際網路工具的人而寫的，並且從未找到能幫助他們的資源。如果你曾向你的孩子或孫子尋求指導，卻因他們對你網際網路問題的惱怒反應而感到沮喪，那麼這本書就是為你準備的。或者，如果你曾嘗試自己使用網際網路卻對工具感到沮喪，或遇到問題（或認識遇到問題的人），這本書也是為你而寫。又或者，如果你正在使用網際網路，但對自己所做的事情不太有信心，這本書同樣適合你。當然，如果你是那個在向父母或祖父母解釋事情時遇到困難的孩子或孫子，這本書也能幫助你。
本書提供了插圖和逐步指導，幫助讀者在不使用通常遇到的行話的情況下使用網際網路。這是一本易讀的書，不僅告訴你如何達成目標，還告訴你如何避免在過程中可能發生的不良情況。書中有關於瀏覽網頁、在線購物、導航特殊網頁、使用電子郵件以及使用社交網路工具（如部落格、Facebook、LinkedIn 和 Twitter）的章節。例如，在解釋網際網路時，它包括了網頁如何運作的討論，誰創建了這些網頁（以及為什麼），如何使用搜尋引擎，以及何時使用書籤。它甚至包括了一個可能對讀者感興趣的網頁列表，以及關於瀏覽的機制的討論。
另一章涵蓋了網站導航，包括如何在線購物，以及如何導航特殊頁面，如 eBay、StumbleUpon、iTunes、照片網站和 Wikipedia。接下來的章節涵蓋了電子郵件，包括如何創建和回覆電子郵件、電子郵件禮儀、應對過多電子郵件的指導，以及聰明使用電子郵件以避免垃圾郵件、詐騙、病毒和釣魚攻擊。接下來的章節則是關於部落格和社交網路，不僅幫助你設置部落格或 Facebook、Twitter 或 LinkedIn 帳戶，還教你如何使用這些工具來滿足自己的個人需求。
雖然本書在整體上討論了網際網路的問題（以及如何避免這些問題），但最後一章則專注於如何安全地使用網際網路，以及如何通過特定的做法使其成為可能。最後，本書還附有一個有用的部落格，以幫助用戶了解網際網路使用的最新資訊，並提供問題的論壇。該部落格可通過 https://internetuseforseniors.wordpress.com 訪問。
