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iPad for the Older and Wiser: Get Up and Running Safely and Quickly with the Apple iPad
Easy-to-follow, friendly advice on using the iPad 2 This heavily illustrated, approachable guide for the anyone over 50 provides a solid resource for learning how to use the iPad in everyday situations. Veteran author and technology expert Sean McManus clearly explains how to use the iPad to send e-mails, listen to music, watch movies, and play games. Detailed coverage walks you step by step through setting up and registering your iPad, connecting to the Internet, syncing your iPad to other devices, and much more. The iPad is an ideal companion for making your life easier, and this friendly guide will help you gain a firm understanding of how to get started. This friendly and understandable book gets you up to speed with this highly usable gadget in no time.
- GenresTechnicalNonfiction
256 pages, Paperback
First published August 24, 2011
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Sean McManus
29 books6 followersSean McManus writes inspiring books about technology and business.
Many of his most popular books introduce children and adults to programming, including using Scratch, Python, and the Raspberry Pi. Sean's novel for adults, Earworm, goes undercover in the music industry, exploring what happens when music, AI, and business collide.
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December 22, 2022
Don’t call me a dummy or an idiot
I pass the +50 over a decade ago. So, I should qualify for this book.
I have to admit that I played with the iPad before reading the book so I cannot tell what it would be like to be introduced to the iPad by this book.
What I can tell is that it is good to have a book that tells you to want you to know but explains it differently. And I do not want to sound like a know-it-all snot as I have learned a few very useful things.
The book is well organized in a general textbook format with all of the textbook advantages. There are also references to external sites to supplement the book. There is even a section or two on care and feeding.
I have been dabbling with the different functions and purposes of the iPad just because they are there. My main purpose is to use it as a reader of books magazines and whatnot. Would you believe this book even tells how to navigate iBooks?
I pass the +50 over a decade ago. So, I should qualify for this book.
I have to admit that I played with the iPad before reading the book so I cannot tell what it would be like to be introduced to the iPad by this book.
What I can tell is that it is good to have a book that tells you to want you to know but explains it differently. And I do not want to sound like a know-it-all snot as I have learned a few very useful things.
The book is well organized in a general textbook format with all of the textbook advantages. There are also references to external sites to supplement the book. There is even a section or two on care and feeding.
I have been dabbling with the different functions and purposes of the iPad just because they are there. My main purpose is to use it as a reader of books magazines and whatnot. Would you believe this book even tells how to navigate iBooks?
July 5, 2013
Who could benefit from iPad for the Older and Wiser?
Answer: The Older and Wiser could surely benefit from this book, but it would also be good for dummies who are too proud to buy a book for dummies. As every Older and Wiser computer, 'smart' phone, and new fangled gadget user knows by now, the quickest way to find out how to use new technology is to consult a niece, nephew, or grand child. But what if none of the youngsters in your circle has an iPad? Though they could probably figure it out pretty quickly, it would involve a lot of trial and error, and they are just not motivated to learn a device unless they plan to use it. Next you could consult a so-called 'Genius' at the Apple Store, but the minute you show any hostility or disdain for the design choices of Macs, they get this attitude, and won't be of much help. Like, why is there no USB port? What is up with that?
So, I found this book to be a great help with things like setting up email accounts, security, and how to use the camera. There is a lot of good information; however, some of the intricacies of the touch screen user interface are hard to describe in words and are better learned by observing an actual person doing it. But for the rest of the iPad stuff, this is a pretty good book. And the large font size is good for elderly eyes. One small quibble, not really even a criticism, just a silly thing that happened, was that they have quizzes at the end of chapters, multiple choice. Skimming through, you might think that it was merely a list of ways to skin a cat, so to speak, and that all of the answers were merely alternative methods, but only a few were actually correct. [Slaps forehead!]
Answer: The Older and Wiser could surely benefit from this book, but it would also be good for dummies who are too proud to buy a book for dummies. As every Older and Wiser computer, 'smart' phone, and new fangled gadget user knows by now, the quickest way to find out how to use new technology is to consult a niece, nephew, or grand child. But what if none of the youngsters in your circle has an iPad? Though they could probably figure it out pretty quickly, it would involve a lot of trial and error, and they are just not motivated to learn a device unless they plan to use it. Next you could consult a so-called 'Genius' at the Apple Store, but the minute you show any hostility or disdain for the design choices of Macs, they get this attitude, and won't be of much help. Like, why is there no USB port? What is up with that?
So, I found this book to be a great help with things like setting up email accounts, security, and how to use the camera. There is a lot of good information; however, some of the intricacies of the touch screen user interface are hard to describe in words and are better learned by observing an actual person doing it. But for the rest of the iPad stuff, this is a pretty good book. And the large font size is good for elderly eyes. One small quibble, not really even a criticism, just a silly thing that happened, was that they have quizzes at the end of chapters, multiple choice. Skimming through, you might think that it was merely a list of ways to skin a cat, so to speak, and that all of the answers were merely alternative methods, but only a few were actually correct. [Slaps forehead!]
November 15, 2012
Excellent manual. It is published in the UK so sometimes you will see the word "dustbin" instead of garbage, etc., but it really helped me understand my iPad. I am an IBM user so an Apple product was rather intimidating. Now I love my iPad!
April 10, 2018
An easy read with friendly advice for senior citizens acquiring their first iPad.
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