Beginning Windows© - Listen & Learn   This is a Juggler. He represents 'fun'. Learning the computer should be fun. If you're not having FUN yet, let the instructor know. Remember: 'THERE ARE NO DUMB QUESTIONS.'

Do you like those Productivity Tools we call computers?

Want to learn MORE about PC'S and the INTERNET?

LISTEN TO THE RADIO!!

ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY
Learning HOW to use a computer is like learning anything else. It's like:

  1. Learning to talk. The child learns to "jabber", then make "goo-goo noises", then speak in single words, then in a sentence, then in many sentences; then, by the time the kid's are three, you can't get them to be quiet.
  2. Learning to walk. "You've got to crawl, before you can walk, before you can run."
  3. Learning to read. You learn the alphabet … then the phonics … then the words. Then multiple words. Then sentences ... and paragraphs ... then a page ... then pages ... then your whole first Doctor Zeuss book.
  4. Starting school. You start in kindergarten and work your way up.
  5. Eating an elephant. You eat an elephant one bite at a time.

Learning to use a computer is the same thing!!

Now you can listen to the radio and learn while doing other things:

1. Listen to "The Kim Komando Radio Show."

Every Saturday afternoon,   Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Radio Station: AM 800

Visit Kim's Internet site: http://www.komando.com

You can subscribe to Kim's Free Weekly Newsletter. One of the best I know.

2. Listen to "The Internet Advisor" with Gary Baker and radio host, Foster Braun.

Every Saturday,     Time: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Radio Station: 760 WJR

Visit Internet Advisor Home Page: http://www.internetadvisor.net
Check this page for latest broadcast dates and times.

Their STREAMING Audio Page: http://www.internetadvisor.net/previousshows.html

You can subscribe to Gary Baker's Free Bi-Weekly Newsletter.

3. "PC-Mike." PC Mike Wendland USED TO have a call in radio program to answer your questions.

It USED TO be every Saturday & Sunday.   Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Radio Station: WXYT Talk Radio, 1270 A.M.

PC Mike's program was cancelled when WXYT radio went to a new, sports format.

However; you will still want to visit Mike's daily Technology news columns at the Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/index/mikewendland.htm

And ... you'll want to visit PC Mike's new High Technology Blog site which he updates daily: http://www.mikesejournal.com/
Real Audio may be required.

Best Starter Sites
. . . If you could only have four

1. "Learn the Net"   A great place to start Learning the Internet:
Under "Resources," click on 'Animated Internet'. A SUPERIOR "Learning Site!"
http://www.learnthenet.com

2. "Safety on the Internet"   A great place to start Learning the Internet:
After browsing these pages, click on 'Windows Site' for Vic Laurie's great tutorial site.
"http://vlaurie.com" is a Superior "Learning Site!" You'll want to bookmark it.
http://surfthenetsafely.com
http://vlaurie.com

3. "Sandi's Site"   Learn about in your Windows Operating System and Outlook Express e-mail program.
Be sure to bookmark it. http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/

4. "Net Squirrel"  Patrick Crispin's homepage for subscribing to the "Tour Bus" newsletter.
http://www.netsquirrel.com

This Pat Crispin's page has many instructional tutorials on HOW TO DO Windows and the Internet.
You'll need PowerPoint, or the free PowerPoint Viewer, to view them. It's SUPER instruction!
Check Out Crispin's PowerPoint Presentations here

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