April 15, 2011
Computing for Seniors QuickSteps
Authors: Marty Matthews, Carole Matthews, Gary David Bouton, Bobbi Sandberg
ISBN: 9780071740357 / 007174035X
©2011 | 1st Ed | 256 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: MAY-11
Price: US$ 20.00
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Computing for Seniors Quicksteps is a full-color, visual guide to the basics of computers—written for seniors, by seniors—in a voice that talks to them without jargon, using specific examples in clear, step-by-step instructions.
Computing for Seniors QuickSteps provides easy-to-follow, full-color details on how to accomplish common tasks on the computer. Written in a straightforward manner without jargon, this book zeros in on only the most important computer-related topics, avoiding overwhelming you with coverage of every feature of a computer.
Concise descriptions and full-color visuals clearly lead you through the steps necessary to perform a task. In addition to being technology experts and experienced computer book writers, the authors themselves are seniors and have spent many hours getting other seniors comfortable with computers. To create this book, they’ve called on advisers in the areas of photography, social networking, online financial management, and genealogy to address areas of special interest to seniors. Senior citizens from the U.S. and UK serve as reviewers and testers of the information in the book.
Computing for Seniors QuickSteps
- Includes specific examples that you can duplicate easily. For example: “To buy a book on Amazon…,”or “To search for the best airline ticket between Seattle and New York…”
- Contains tips on buying and setting up a computer and using e-mail, Office applications, and media
- Discusses important Internet topics, including security, information searches, driving directions, government agency access, shopping, travel, and genealogical research
- Covers socializing and communicating online, including playing games, using Facebook and Twitter, and dating
- Offers details on the basics of using a digital camera and editing and sharing photos
- Explains managing personal finances, including online banking, researching stocks and bonds, and using Quicken
About the Authors
Carole and Marty Matthews (Langley, WA) have been writing computer books for McGraw-Hill for over 25 years. They have created the QuickSteps series, directly authored or co-authored over 70 books, and been responsible for another 20 books written by others. Recent books written by Carole include Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps, 3rd edition, and Build and eBay Business QuickSteps, 2nd edition. Recent books written by Marty include Windows 7 QuickSteps and Dynamic Web Programming: A Beginner’s Guide. In recent years they have also done consulting and training. Prior to their writing career they were founders and principal executives of a software company that developed and sold an estimating and accounting system for printing and contracting businesses.>.
Bobbi Sandburg is a consultant, an instructor, and a retired CPA. She is the author or co-author of several books, including Quicken 2009 QuickSteps.
Gary David Bouton is the author of more than 20 books on computer graphics, including Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps with Carole Matthews.
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November 22, 2010
Databases DeMYSTiFieD
Author: Andy Oppel
ISBN: 9780071747998 / 0071747990
©2011 | 2nd Edition | 448 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: DEC-10
Price: US$ 22.00
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Hard stuff made easy! Your practical, self-paced guide to database fundamentals
Databases Demystified, Second Edition is the curriculum-based tutorial for anyone overwhelmed by confusing subjects and complex textbooks. The book is user friendly, engaging, easy to follow, and designed for the student or non-expert wanting to quickly learn the ins and outs of databases and immediately apply the concepts learned.
Clear language, step-by-step discussions, and quizzes at the end of each chapter make understanding databases easy. Learn how to form database queries using Microsoft Access and SQL, explore methods for connecting a database to applications, and discover how to store historical data for analyses. From logical data design using normalization, to database security and data warehousing, this hands-on guide is simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for an advanced student.
Databases Demystified, Second Edition
- Covers Access 2010, the latest ANSI/ISO standard, and MySQL 5.5
- Includes new coverage of advanced normal forms, UML diagrams, and integrating XML and objects into databases
- Features chapter-opening objectives that offer insight into what you’re going to learn in each step
- Provides questions at the end of every chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
- Contains a final exam for overall self-assessment
About the Author
Andrew J. (Andy) Oppel (Alameda, CA) is a proud graduate of The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland and of Transylvania University (Lexington, Kentucky) where he earned a BA in computer science. He has been continuously employed in a wide variety of information technology positions, including programmer, programmer/analyst, systems architect, project manager, senior database administrator, database group manager, consultant, database designer, data modeler, and data architect.
In addition, he has served as a part-time instructor with the University of California, Berkeley, Extension, for more than 25 years and received the Honored Instructor Award for the year 2000. His teaching work included developing three courses for UC Extension, “Concepts of Database Management Systems,” “Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems,” and “Data Modeling and Database Design.” He also earned his Oracle 9i Database Associate certification in 2003. He is currently a senior data modeler for Blue Shield of California. Andy has designed and implemented hundreds of databases for a wide range of applications, including medical research, banking, insurance, apparel manufacturing, telecommunications, wireless communications, and human resources.
He is the author of Databases Demystified (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004), SQL Demystified (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005), Databases: A Beginner’s Guide (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2009), and Data Modeling: A Beginner’s Guide (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010), and is co-author of two other books. His database product experience includes IMS, DB2, Sybase ASE, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL, and Oracle (versions 7, 8, 8i, 9i, and 10g). The current edition of the book had 20 five-star reviews on Amazon.
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March 17, 2010
A Beginner’s Guide series, written for absolute beginners is designed for Easy Learning with Key Skills & Concepts with chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter , Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips, hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills, Extra information related to the topic being covered and Helpful reminders to help you prepare for the exam and alternative ways of doing things.
This series has reveived several praises from SciTech Book News, which is published by Book News, Inc. Book News prepares concise, descriptive reviews of new books in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities for librarians and other buyers of serious books; SciTech Book News is unique in its coverage of high-level books in technology, engineering, computer, medicine, agriculture, and the physical & biological sciences.
AppleScript: A Beginner’s Guide
Authors: Hart-Davis, Guy
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-163954-5
ISBN-10: 0071639543
©2010 | 1st Edition | 448 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: December 2009
Price: US$ 39.99
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Reviewed in the March 2010 issue of SciTech Book News
“Written for absolute beginners, this tutorial shows how to program in AppleScript, the scripting language built into Mac OS X, in order to automatically generate documents, spreadsheets, and e-mails. Sections cover getting started, essential AppleScript programming techniques, and automating major applications with AppleScript. Debugging and error handling are also covered. Learning features include Q&A sections, hands-on exercises, tips, cautions, and example code with annotations. A companion web site offers ready-to-use code. Hart-Davis has written other computer books.”
HTML A Beginner’s Guide
Authors: Willard, Wendy
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-161143-5
ISBN-10: 0071611436
©2009 | 4th Edition | 538 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: June 2009
Price: US$ 29.99
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Reviewed in the September 2009 issue of SciTech Book News
“The fourth edition of this beginner’s guide to programming in the HTML language describes the basic steps of structuring pages, placing images, formatting text, creating links, adding color, using forms and working with multimedia. Willard, a freelance web designer and consultant, uses hands-on exercises, self tests and Q&A sections so that novices can learn advanced applications such as dynamic web content, CSS and JavaScript. A new chapter has been added in this version that covers the use of HTML for email so that target audiences can be reached through online communications.”
iPhone SDK Programming: A Beginner’s Guide
Authors: Brannan, James
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-162649-1
ISBN-10: 0071626492
©2009 | 1st Edition | 480 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: August 2009
Price: US$ 39.99
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An excerpt from this book has been published in the Winter issue of iPhone Life Magazine. To view the excerpt, please use the following link (article located on pages 80-81 of the electronic issue), please click Here.
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