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Originally Posted by Russ D
Fantastic book - I bought it for my mother. She now knows how to use a mouse 
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Thanks Russ, it sounds promising.
I hope your mother has gone past the fear stage by now regarding the mouse. My mother seems to think the damn thing is about to explode in her hand.
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Originally Posted by MadGamer
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Thanks for those links, I will look into it. The "dummie" books do seem very popular though.
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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
Generally, yes. Their titles are a little misleading; the authors don't assume the reader is a dummy - rather, the term 'dummy' in this context simply refers to someone who knows little or nothing about the subject. I think it's just to create an attention-grabbing title; 'XP for Newbies' would be more accurate. Certainly no-one I know who's used one of the books ever felt as if they were being talked down to.
It would be a good start for your mother, I think. Go for it. Once she's gotten her start and the whole IT thing has been demystified a bit, she can learn by doing, as we all have. And she's certainly not alone, far from it; there are millions of silver surfers out there. She should have fun. 
Actually...do you have more than one computer? Once she gets into it, you may find you need two.
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Thanks for that ! My mother has her own computer lol
I can't be with her 24/7, not sure I could handle it if I could lol
I may well advise her to read one of these books, they can be had relatively cheaply anyway, especially the paperback editions. So even if she decides against it, she won't be losing out too much.
Thanks for the advice guys.