The Older Person's Guide to New Stuff: From Android to Zoella, a complete guide to the modern world for the easily perplexed - Couverture rigide

Leigh, Mark

 
9781472142375: The Older Person's Guide to New Stuff: From Android to Zoella, a complete guide to the modern world for the easily perplexed
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ISBN 10 : 1472142373 ISBN 13 : 9781472142375
Editeur : Robinson, 2019

Synopsis

STRUGGLING TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH ELDERLY PARENTS DURING THE LOCKDOWN? WANTING TO HELP ISOLATED RELATIVES WITH ONLINE ORDERING? THIS IS THE PERFECT GUIDE FOR ANYONE GRAPPLING FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH FACETIME, GOOGLE HANGOUTS OR ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THE MODERN WORLD.

A handy guide for anyone who says, 'The Facebook' or 'The Google' or who asks, 'Do they deliver emails on Sunday?' This is a book for the elderly and not-so-elderly who are bamboozled not just by the technology of the contemporary world, but also various modern concepts and conceits that the more youthful take for granted.

It explains a host of modern concepts and technologies that have entered everyday use and parlance but which are alien (and possibly frightening) not just to the elderly - but probably also to anyone over 45. These concepts are universal and should therefore appeal to readers in the UK, Australia, US and Europe.

The definitions are all real, but entertaining, making use of easy-to-understand 'real world' references or examples to explain them.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark Leigh's career has taken him from working as a scriptwriter for TV comedy acts such as Hale and Pace, through the 'Mad Men' world of advertising copywriting to developing concepts for radio and TV comedy shows and writing bestselling humour books. Over the past twenty years he has written or co-written dozens of books, including titles with Chris Tarrant and Roy Chubby Brown. Mark lives just outside London in Surrey.

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Armed with just this book, you'll soon be able to understand over 325 modern terms that have entered everyday conversation but which can be alien (and possibly even scary) to 'older people'*.

As you'd expect, most of the terms are technology-related; things like Augmented Reality, Blogs, the Dark Web, Autonomous Cars and the Internet of Things. However, a whole host of contemporary concepts can be just as mystifying; notions such as Fake News, Cosplay, Memes, Fanboys, Hygge -- and, last but not least, Avocado Toast.

*anyone over 45

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Éditeur
Robinson
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1472142373
ISBN 13 
9781472142375
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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