Ask Mr. Technology, Get Answers

Get the answers you need from Mr. Technology! Technology guru Joe Huber answers readers' questions with simple, easy-to-follow directions. Use this book to learn to trouble-shoot your own technology issues in the library media center. Save time and trouble with this handy technology reference! This hands-on resource is a compilation of the best tips and tricks from the "Ask Mr. Technology" column in Library Media Connection (LMC) magazine. Technology columnist Joe Huber explains answers to Windows and Office questions in plain, non-technical English that all school library media specialists will find useful. This book is organized and indexed in a way that makes it a valuable tool both to be read cover-to-cover or used as a desktop reference for the busy professional.

Get the answers you need from Mr. Technology! Technology guru Joe Huber answers readers' questions with simple, easy-to-follow directions. Use this book to learn to trouble-shoot your own technology issues in the library media center. Save time and trouble with this handy technology reference! This hands-on resource is a compilation of the best tips and tricks from the "Ask Mr. Technology" column in Library Media Connection (LMC) magazine. Technology columnist Joe Huber explains answers to Windows and Office questions in plain, non-technical English that all school library media specialists will find useful. This book is organized and indexed in a way that makes it a valuable tool both to be read cover-to-cover or used as a desktop reference for the busy professional.

School Library Journal

Huber and Weiser have put together the best advice from columns published in Library Media Connection magazine. This useful guide to ideas, shortcuts, and solutions to all types of hardware- and software-related issues addresses common questions regarding many applications including Microsoft Word, FrontPage, Windows, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Accelerated Reader, A+ Learning Systems, and Student Information Systems. The text is packed with handy tips. For example, while giving a PowerPoint presentation and pausing for discussion, pressing the W key allows one to toggle between a white screen and the presentation. Free and legal sound effects for presentations are available at sites like Sound America at www.soundamerica.com. Read-aloud software can be found in Windows XP. Excellent image search engines can be accessed at sites like Pics4Learning at www.picsearch.com. Dark Net, Deep Web, and Opaque Web describe Internet content not directly indexed by conventional search engines. Questions about safe browsers, spyware, malware, and spam are addressed. The book suggests that passphrases, like ilovelittlekittens, are preferable to passwords because they are harder to crack. Answers to queries about operating outdated equipment, school networks, printers, drivers, podcasting, iPods, audio devices, and video tools are included. Definitions of technology terms complete the guide. This compact and informative text, filled with practical advice, is a must-have for all schools and a useful purchase for public libraries.-Rebecca Sheridan, Easttown Library & Information Center, Berwyn, PA