New Magazine Helps Demystify the Internet
If Santas had it rough last year trying to find Tickle-Me-Elmos, wait until they confront the computers, DVDs and CD-ROMs sure to dominate this year’s wish lists.
Cyber Santas (and parents) will be going into high-gear, high-tech panic trying to sort it all out unless they can find someone who 1) knows the tech talk, but 2) speaks their language. To the rescue comes Computers Made Easy.
Just in time for the holidays, Computers Made Easy--with a national distribution of 600,000--combines Family Circle’s direct, down-to-earth style with PC World’s cutting-edge technical advice, to provide comprehensive, easy-to-understand answers to real-life home computing questions.
“Most of us are playing catch-up in the high-tech arena--most of us who are grown-ups, that is,” said Nancy Clark, editor of Computers Made Easy. “We like to focus on how to make technology really work for people on a day-to-day basis.”
A family-friendly publication, Computers Made Easy includes useful sections on high-tech solutions to real-world problems, reviews of the latest software and tools for kids, invaluable Internet tips, helpful ideas for buying and maintaining hardware or designing a home office, as well as heart-warming stories of friends, lovers and family reunited through the magic of the Internet.
From the latest in greeting card software to hassle-free car shopping on the Web, the Solutions section offers some surprising answers to everyday questions.
There’s something for every member of the family, including: online college application information for high school seniors; pediatric and parenting CD-ROMs and Web sites; personal finance software; clues for finding the perfect family pet online; hot sports CD-ROM games; and life-saving medical resources on the Web.
Find hardware just plain hard? Computers Made Easy provides expert, clear guidelines for buying a family PC. The editors explain how to determine how much computer to buy, rate the Top 10 home PCs, provide a handy PC buyer’s checklist for comparison shopping, review the best computer systems for $1,000, provide a glossary of tech terms to help readers understand the difference between a Pentium and a pixel; share maintenance tips to keep computers running smoothly; pass on hints for sharing one PC with the whole family; and, for Cyber Santas--include a list of high-tech stocking stuffers for the gadget-lover in every home.
With the World Wide Web invading households everywhere, Computers Made Easy demystifies the intricacies of the Internet. In easy-to-understand articles, the editors show families how to shop for an Internet Service Provider, how to use search engines, where to find the best family home pages, and how to keep their family safe on the Internet.
Because half of all families use PCs as a resource for their children’s education, Computers Made Easy reviews the best software for grade-school youngsters; lists the all-time Top 10 software picks for kids; and uncovers computer games designed especially for girls.
Computers Made Easy is a joint publication of Family Circle and PC World.
