Book details of 'Young at Heart: Computing for Seniors'

Title	Young at Heart: Computing for Seniors
Author(s)	Mary Furlong, Stefan B. Lipson, Horace Deets
ISBN	0078821789
Language	English
Published	February 1996
Publisher	McGraw-Hill Professional

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Reviewer amazon.com wrote:
Who says that anyone over 30 is afraid of technology? Young@heart offers a comprehensive guide to seniors interested in computing and getting online. This book challenges seniors to get computers and use them to make life easier, but also to maintain social contacts via cyberspace. Profiles of how older people are using computers give a glimpse of a segment of users often overlooked when talking about computing. Mary Furlong, president of SeniorNet, demonstrates how the successes of over 60,000 SeniorNet students can encourage others to join in the fun. If you can't quite convey your love of online life to older relatives and friends, and if you'd love to fire off email to them rather than keep piling up long-distance charges, send them this book.
Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The vast majority of the material in this book is generic advice on how to buy, and start using, a computer. There is a initial section on parts and purchasing, and then an overview of applications software. Despite the title and the promotional material on the jacket, there is only one chapter on the Internet (although there are three on online services). There really is very little content specifically directed at seniors is a bit misleading, but does point out that computers are no different for "golden agers" than for anyone else. There are a few "case studies" of SeniorNet members, and an ad for the organization. The information on buying a computer is no worse than most other books on the same topic, though it is far from the best of the bunch. There is a bit more advice than normal on positioning of equipment, and some material regarding computer tools for those with disabilities. (The section on virus protection is the usual for a general interest book: it's terrible.) The writing is--can I use the term?--mature, so if you are in the market for a "how to buy" book, you could do much worse than this. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996
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A joint effort with SeniorNet, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating seniors in computer technology, this book uses friendly language to show seniors how they can improve the quality of their lives with the use of computers. Large, readable font is among the design elements that will attract seniors to the book.