Amazon Computer Clarity Category:  Technology Publisher: Helen Gallagher ISBN-10:  1589398157 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 120 Copyright: Sept. 7, 2005 ISBN-13: 978158398153 It's frustrating when your mouse won't move, or you can't format a page margin, but help is on the way. "Computer Ease" bridges the great divide between people & technology. "Computer Ease" shares the philosophy and humor of coping with computers. It takes the mystery out of using the web, and helps you be a smarter computer user, even if you weren't born yesterday. Excerpt Yet, the technology age and the global tech economy is progress. I wouldn’t want to go backwards. Would you? So we need to find ways to accept it, make peace with it, and make it work for us. If you think it’s passing you by, here’s a guide to ease you through the computer revolution in your quiet little corner of the world. Like a first boyfriend or a first car, there’s something magical about our first experience with computers. But unlike the fading thrill of other encounters, our sense of adventure with computers deepens over time. We invest ourselves in learning its tricks, building a storehouse of information and creating interesting projects with a little machine that’s always there for us.

Computer Ease is right!
"Computer Ease" is a state of mind - one you can't reach when you're frustrated. It's hard to feel like a success when your mouse won't move, you're stuck on hold with tech support, and you can't format a page margin. There isn't one magical manual for all computer problems because computing is both so broad and so specific to a user's unique needs. But there is a way to understand why computers work the way they do, and how you can gain the upper hand.

"Computer Ease" shares a positive strategy and philosophy that has already helped hundreds of the author's clients. The book includes real world solutions, actual user profiles, and Helen Gallagher's unique perspective from her years of consulting with Computer Clarity. With this book, you can finally understand how to manage your files, deal with error messages, learn keyboard shortcuts, protect your computer from spyware, and realize the power of the web.

Finally...
This is a terrific addition to my tech-library. In fact I may just recycle the rest of the how-to books. This text put me completely at ease and is not filled with tech-talk. It's easy to understand and you almost feel like the author is sitting beside you on the sofa gently telling you just what you need to know.