BBC's carefully structured elementary level website which includes tutorials on how to use email and internet. "Read and click"
learning moves you forwards screen by screen. Other useful features: an excellent jargon buster and section on Internet safety.
BBC's very basic level website giving a clear guided tutorial on using a mouse, keyboard and screen. Make sure that
you turn on the volume on your computer to hear the voice instructions.
Excellent comprehensive guide to protecting your computer from all kinds of threats, and safe online shopping and banking. Tells you
what to do, why and how. Answers lots of worries about online safety.
Computer tips section of Help the Aged's site, offers simple tips on topics such as choosing a computer, getting online,
and protecting your computer. All aimed at the older person using a computer.
A clearly presented, online tutorial to help you learn how to touch type. Look for the link down the left hand side that says
Keyboard Lessons, to get started. NB some small ads on the page which are not the tutorials.
Microsoft's comprehensive guide to online security. Teaches you how to protect your computer and gives you protection tips for online
purchasing. Lots of links here but start with "Protect your computer". If you get lost in Microsoft's vast site, go for
links from the Home page on Security; and then For home users.
AbilityNet's very clear site that helps you customise your computer to suit your needs. Practical help with things like making text
easier to see, and making the mouse easier to use. Especially good for the elderly computer user.
Google is one of the most popular simple and straight forward "search engines" to help you find websites. With practice you will become
adept at choosing appropriate key words. Click "pages from the UK" for UK sites. Click " Images" to search for pictures.
Yahoo is another powerful and popular "search engine" and web directory. Very easy to sign up for the free email service, though
you will encounter advertising. Magazine style information and shopping links - a multi-function site. .
A very comprehensive and attractive guide to broadband: what it means, who the providers are, what people say about the providers,
how to get started and a useful jargon buster. A good place to start if you are thinking about getting Broadband.
A direct link to AVG's very popular, free of charge anti-virus software. Download it from their site. NB you may need to scroll down
to find the download button. Make sure you choose the free version.
Computing
The Silversurfer's Seventy
A helpful tips site from PC World offering a range of useful things you might want to do on your pc, covering a range of Windows (XP,
not Vista), email and internet topics. Shows you what to do in diagrams. Not a beginner level but clear and useful.
Reasonably simple site.
Not many categories.
Results in a few clicks.
Modest sized site.
A few more categories.
Medium sized site.
Several categories which may be multi-layered.
May require clicking back and forth.
Fairly complex site.
Multi-category, layered.
Requires clicking back and forth.
Large complex site.
Multi-category, layered.
Requires clicking back and forth.
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Updated Dec
2008
