The magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group Choice On Troubleshooting Major Keary |
The Australian Consumers' Association - an independent, non-profit organisation - has published some useful guides for computer users, as well as its excellent magazine, Computer Choice. This title, The Computer Choice Computer Troubleshooter, was originally published in England and has been adapted and updated by Choice Books.
It is not so much about troubleshooting computers as managing - and troubleshooting - Windows, and upgrading Windows-based machines. Choice publications make exceptionally good use of graphics, such as the illustrations of hardware installations in this title. The overall graphic design, including text boxes and screen shots, makes for good communication of technical information. The book demystifies many aspects of computing and is a great confidence builder for those who would like to do some of their own hardware maintenance.
The format is FAQ, but without always posing the questions. The book addresses the kind of things that users, especially novices, want to know, and points them to further resources. A resource that every new user should have.
| Zara Baxter: The Computer Choice Computer Troubleshooter ISBN 09472795-1 Published by Choice Books 163 pp RRP $35.00 incl, GST |
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Reprinted from the December 2002 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia
