|  The web has great potential for improving our
quality of life. The information on this page is intended to help you make the most
of the web if you are new to its virtues and pitfalls.
To help both new users and the more experienced we have introduced a
Question and Answer feature called You can do IT. Take a look at the YoucandoIT index for past Q&As and the laterlife today section to check for the
latest feature.
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 Computer training
online
laterlife have teamed up with Learn-smart
to make available a whole range of online training from basic computer skills to web
design and programming. AND Learn-smart are offering laterlife visitors an excellent 25%
discount - for example access to over 400 hours of Desktop Computer training for 12
months for just £99.95.
For lots of ideas about how to make best use of the Internet, go to the laterlife Guide to Making the Most of the Internet. The Guide isn't for experts on computers and use of the Internet but for people who are just starting out on their journey into cyberspace and want to find out a bit more.
Books from Amazon
To find out more about books on this subject, click on the book (for more information
on it) or on the Amazon image to search for more titles.
Visit amazon.co.uk
for books, videos, software, gifts and the kids shop.
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| Hairnet.
The UK’s first internet training scheme for the over 50s. Now well established,
Hairnet offers a variety of training including training in your own home.
It also provides
useful links to education resources on the web. Also organises annual silver surfers day. To see the power of the web, browse the UK webcameras site which lists
and provides links to over 400 UK web cameras. Did you know that most UK towns and cities
now have webcams. You can view live pictures from London to Loch Ness!
Everyone has their own favourite search engine, with many people
favouring Google. You can use the UK version of Google at www.google.co.uk. As well as Google we like Askjeeves
(link and search box below) but a useful site for seeing what is available by way of
search engines, directories, meta search engines and geographic and subject search engines
is available on the University of
Wolverhampton web site.
Robin Knight
Robin Knight offers a rather different friendly guide to the World Wide Web for over 50s,
and unravels using your computer to improve your quality of life. Her page also has a chat
forum. There's plenty of advice and encouragement as well as comprehensive, wide-ranging information.
 Don't forget if there is something bothering
you, or that you would like to know about using the web or any aspect of IT, you
can email Jackie Sherman who runs our You can doIT section of laterlife - jackie@laterlife.com.
Jackie has
published two books: Getting the most
from your computer (you can take a look and order this or her previous book) Basic Computer
Skills Made Simple at Amazon.
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