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Ask HN: Is there a good guide to the Internet that I can buy for my Dad?

by dannnnnnny on 12/18/12, 1:22 PM with 5 comments

Hi everyone, I've been searching for a good book that introduces key internet concepts and has some fun and interesting things to do on the net. My Dad has just started using the internet with the family laptop and he knows how to email, but I want something that will show him the true power of the net. I couldn't really find a book that fits the bill. Does anyone know of any?

by dannnnnnny on 12/18/12, 2:01 PM
Some of my findings:
The Internet for Dummies: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Dummies-Computers/dp/111809...
Wading The World Wide Web: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/keith+kyk...
This is what I'll go for: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/john+naug...
by antidoh on 12/18/12, 1:37 PM
In addition to whatever you find and think up (and it would be nice of you to post what you find later) ...
Set your Dad up with a blog - blogger, wordpress, posterous, tumbler ...
Discovery is very different when you're a participant rather than a mere consumer.
by bdfh42 on 12/18/12, 1:27 PM
Could be the subject of a good eBook that could be kept reasonably up to date as time (and the key sites of interest) passed.
Otherwise - why not just email him a link every day until he is a confident Internet voyager?