Book 1
Lessons include:
- “Our devices only know what we tell them. So we must be very careful what they tell them.”
- “GIGO Stands For: Garbage In, Garbage Out.”
- “We have to expect the unexpected during technology use” 🦕
- “Seek out positive collaborations and companions. Negative people will have a negative impact on your technology use.”
Book 2
Lessons include:
- What is a Graphical User Interface? (GUI)
- Always look for visual cues to navigate your devices
- “Icons are shortcuts to various things on your device”
- GUIs enable the think about what you want to do and then look around for a way to do it methodology.
- Before you can put any device to productive use, you have to be familiar with it.
- Noodle around your device (and why you should).
- Finding your device’s about info
- Meet your device’s “filing cabinet.”
Book 3
Lessons include:
- How we can interact with a GUI
- See what your mouse has to offer.
- The screen arrow is a point of focus.
- The “blinking line” is a text insertion point.
- The screen arrow will change depending on what the tip of the screen arrow is currently over.
- The Power of Selection
- Context matters!
- It is important to be mindful when interacting with a graphical user interface.
Book 4
Lessons include:
- This box contains everything you need to get stuff done with
technology. - The human brain is the captain of the Getting Stuff Done with Technology toolbox for a very good reason.
- Unmindful use of the technology tools is the #1 cause of lost work, wasted time and technology-related angst.
- Connecting your device to the Internet will enable you to access a nearly infinite number of services and resources.
- Positive companions can greatly improve your sense of well-being and enhance your productivity.
Book 5
Lessons include:
- Forms are powerful!
- Look for functionalities in forms…
- Four common form slip-ups 🍌
- Five tips for filling out forms
- Meet “Mr. Context”!
- “Noodle around” for menus.
- There is nothing magical about methodical procedure and carefully following visual cues.
Book 6
Lessons include:
- Safe, productive technology use begins, continues and ends with what is inside your head.
- Technology use requires a solid foundation 🧱
- The nuts & bolts of doing anything (including searching) will vary between devices but…
- Off the Record, on the QT, & Very Hush-Hush
- Get a technology notebook. Document your technology use.
- Common password (or passphrase) slip-ups 🍌
- Do not give out your personal information (e.g. name, age, address, phone number) to anyone you meet online.
Book 7
Lessons include:
- “Gosh, what is this thing?”
- Parable of “The Snake and the Rope” 🐍
- You will need to know what you are using (in order to get good help).
- Operating systems
- File types
- “Go CSI” on the device(s) that you are using.
- Hardware and software definitions
Book 8
Lessons include:
- Malware is to devices what illnesses, injuries and infections are to the human body 🦠
- How do people infect their devices with malware?
- Irresponsible technology use can lead to less than favorable outcomes.
- Be very careful with attachments 📎
- What are the most common types of malware?
- How to avoid infecting your devices with malware.
Book 9
Lessons include…
- Storage vs. Memory
- What is “File management”?
- What are “files”?
- File extensions
- Your device’s “filing cabinet”
- Places where files can be stored…
- Olga’s story
- Energy flows where attention goes 🪤
Book 10
Lessons include…
- “Frosty” got locked out of one of her social media accounts.
- Sally Book Bunny gets some “bad help” from a well-meaning jackass.
- A source of “good help” will offer one or more thoughtful solutions.
- Get help from those who exhibit good character.
- You can search the web for any perplexing events that occur during your technology use.
- Celia’s “yoga room speakers” story
Book 11
Lessons include…
- Ed’s “visualized outcome” 🙌
- Recap for any technology-related project…
- Ed breaks his project down into “pieces” 🧩
- Ed gets some “good help.”
- The process of methodically following visual cues will never go the way of the dodo 🦤
- Not all apps will be suitable for what you need to do.
- Clear goals + shared knowledge + mutual respect resulted in a productive collaboration.
Book 12
Lessons include…
- Sometimes technology use calls for some detective work!
- Rory “noodled around” for the right app (she thought about what she wanted to do and then looked around for a way to do it).
- Meet the “unknown file”!
- Communication is a wonderful thing!
- Context menu to the rescue!
- Know what you are using makes it easy to search for what you need to do.
- Ads galore!
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