This edition first published 2014
2014 Sean McManus
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Dedication from Sean McManus
To Karen
Dedication from Mark Hattersley
To Rosemary and Siouxsie
The Third Age Trust
The Third Age Trust is the body which represents all U3As in the UK. The U3A movement is made up of over 800 self-governing groups of older men and women who organise for themselves activities which may be educational, recreational or social in kind. Calling on their own experience and knowledge they demand no qualifications nor do they offer any. The movement has grown at a remarkable pace and offers opportunities to thousands of people to demonstrate their own worth to one another and to the community. Their interests are astonishingly va-ried but the members all value the opportunity to share experiences and learning with like-minded people. The Third Age Trusts endorsement of the Older and Wiser series hints at some of that width of interest.
Acknowledgments
Thank you, as always, to my wife, Karen, for all her support while I was writing all editions of this book.
Ive had the support of a great team at Wiley on all editions of this book, including Sara Shlaer, Jodi Jensen, Kathy Simpson, Grace Fairley, Mark Chambers, Ellie Scott, Birgit Gruber, Chris Webb, Kate Parrett, Steve Long, Lorna Mein, Polly Thomas, and Ana Carrillo. Jean Judge gave valuable feedback on behalf of the U3A. Special thanks to Mark and Rosemary Hattersley for their diligence in updating the book for this edition and the previous edition.
For help with research, testing things and mocking up screenshots, thanks also to Kim Gilmour, Mark Turner, Kieran McManus, Peter Dring, Annie Alexander, Neil Cossar, Wylda Holland, Marcus Dawson, Mark Young, Robert Kealey, Wendy White, Annemarie OBrien, Mark Bennett, and David Fanning.
Sean McManus
As always, thanks to my wife Rosemary Hattersley for her encouragement. Thank you to Sara Shlaer for catching my multitude of mistakes, and Ellie Scott for keeping everything on track. And thanks to David Fanning for the fact checking.
Mark Hattersley
About the Authors
Sean McManus is an expert technology and business author. His other books include Microsoft Office for the Older and Wiser, Social Networking for the Older and Wiser, Scratch Programming in Easy Steps, The Customer Service Pocket-book, Web Design in Easy Steps and Raspberry Pi For Dummies. His tutorials and articles have appeared in magazines including Internet Magazine, Internet Works, Business 2.0, Making Music and Personal Computer World. His personal website is at www.sean.co.uk.
Mark Hattersley is an avid Mac enthusiast who has been writing about technology since first coming across an Apple Macintosh computer at college. The former editor in chief of Macworld in the UK, Mark now runs a number of Mac-related titles and has written several books, including the Mac OS X Bible and Mac Secrets.
Mark lives in London with his wife Rosemary and their cat Siouxsie.
Publishers Acknowledgements
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Associate Commissioning Editor: Ellie Scott
Editorial Manager: Jodi Jensen
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Copyeditor: Grace Fairley
Editorial Assistant: Annie Sullivan
Technical Editor: David Fanning
U3A Reviewer: Jean Judge
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Icons used in this book
Throughout this book, weve used icons to help focus your attention on certain information. This is what they mean:
Equipment needed: Lets you know in advance the equipment you will need to hand as you progress through the chapter.
Skills needed: Placed at the beginning of each chapter to help identify the skills youll need for the chapter ahead.
Tip: Tips and suggestions to help make life easier.
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