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    How to Avoid 7 Common & Costly Computer Mistakes: Computer Training in Plain English
    How to Avoid 7 Common & Costly Computer Mistakes: Computer Training in Plain English
    How to Avoid 7 Common & Costly Computer Mistakes: Computer Training in Plain English
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    How to Avoid 7 Common & Costly Computer Mistakes: Computer Training in Plain English

    By Worth Godwin Computer Training

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    A majority of computer users, both long-term users as well as novices, are making potentially serious computer mistakes without even realizing it.
    This book explains 7 of the most common and costly mistakes I've seen people making in the over a decade and a half I've been helping people with their computers.
    Featuring simple explanations that even the most basic computer user will understand.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWorth Godwin Computer Training
    Release dateNov 29, 2010
    ISBN9781452462134
    How to Avoid 7 Common & Costly Computer Mistakes: Computer Training in Plain English
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    Worth Godwin Computer Training

    Worth Godwin is a computer and technology coach with over a decade and a half of experience helping people of all skill levels with his simple, Plain English approach to computer training.Aside from computers, Worth has had a long-time interest in the human mind. While working on a degree in English and another in writing in the early 90s, Worth pursued his interest in the human mind in his spare time.This interest continued after he graduated, and led him to understand, among other things, the key elements to successfully learning and truly mastering any new skill, not just computer basics.When helping people learn computers and modern technology with his basic computer training, Worth draws upon all of these experience to help people learn computers in a unique and effective way with explanations of terms and concepts that actually make sense, even for very basic computer users.

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      How to Avoid 7 Common & Costly Computer Mistakes - Worth Godwin Computer Training

      How to Avoid 7 Common & Costly Computer Mistakes

      by

      Worth Godwin

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2011 by Worth Godwin and Godwin Productions LLC

      All rights reserved

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      If you'd like to learn more about Worth Godwin's easy computer training, visit his website at:

      Worth Godwin Computer Training

      http://www.WorthGodwin.com/

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Computer Mistake #1

      Failing to Back Up Your Computer Often Enough and In the Right Way

      Computer Mistake #2

      What Are Viruses and Worms, and Why You May Be At Risk, Even If You Think You’re Safe

      Computer Mistake #3

      Why You're Risking a Lot if You're Not Protecting Your Computer With the Right Type of Firewall

      Computer Mistake #4

      Dangerous Software You May Be Installing Without Even Knowing it

      Computer Mistake #5

      Password Blunders to Avoid

      Computer Mistake #6

      Ways You May Be Physically Damaging Your Computer Without Even Realizing It

      Computer Mistake #7

      How to Recognize Ways Some Sites Trick You Into Revealing Too Much About Yourself Online

      Conclusion (Computer Mistake #8)

      Failing To Learn How To Use Your Computer Correctly and Not Bothering To Try To Understand It

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      Introduction

      Hello and welcome to this special report titled How to Avoid 7 Common and Costly Computer Mistakes.

      My name is Worth Godwin. For over a decade and a half I've been a professional in the computer industry, starting off as a lowly bench tech at a small computer company in Upstate New York and ending up where I am today, a computer and technology coach with students around the world. In that time, I’ve helped thousands of people with their computer problems, offering them Plain English lessons and advice to help them avoid and solve problems.

      Something I’ve noticed again and again, is that there are several common mistakes most people are making all the time – now it’s not like everybody makes all of these mistakes, but most people make at least one of them, and some people are making every single one of these mistakes -- in some cases, on a daily basis!

      Now in some cases, people actually know better, but don't take the problems they’re facing seriously, and so they make the same mistakes over and over.

      But I think most of the time, it’s not really your fault if you're making these mistakes; its just because no one has taken the time to teach you to recognize and avoid the problems in the first place.

      Computers can be confusing, and it helps to know there’s someone who can help you understand, and make it easy to avoid problems before they happen, and fix the problems you have.

      With me, I know this is important, which is why I prepared this report to help you.

      Because if you're make these mistakes, you're risking a lot -- anything from the lost of irreplaceable files (which may have sentimental value, or may be critical to your finances) all the way to broken equipment which can be very expensive to repair, or even identity theft, which can cause the loss of your good name and credit.

      I hate seeing people risk so much, when it can often be so easy to avoid.

      Because of this, I've put together this special report which reveals some of the biggest computing mistakes people make every day, and explains just what you need to do to protect yourself from the consequences.

      Computer Mistake #1 - Failing to Back Up Your Computer Often Enough and In the Right Way

      In this chapter, we’re going to talk about what may be the single biggest mistake I see people making daily: people who either don't back up their files, or they're doing it the wrong way.

      So. Why Back Up?

      I’ve seen it over and over again in the years I’ve been helping people with computers: people – both at home and at work – who never back up their files.

      This is a really bad idea, and if you’re guilty of this, I suggest you make a point to start regularly backing up your files.

      Let me explain why.

      As you may know, every file on your computer – from photos, to music, to email, all of your programs, and even Windows itself, or Mac OS X – everything is stored on a part of the computer called the hard drive.

      And as a side note, just to clear up a common misconception -- the big rectangular box on the desk next to a computer screen (or under the desk, etc. as the case may be) is *not* the hard drive. A lot of people call it that, but it's not. That's the computer itself.

      Now there are exceptions to this design, such as the Apple iMac, and other all-in-one computers which have the whole computer built into the screen itself.

      But in the case of 90% of Windows style desktop PCs, as well as desktop Macs such as the Mac Mini or the Mac Pro, the computer is separate from the screen. The big metal or plastic box is the computer, and the hard drive is a smaller box most people never see, that is hidden away inside of the computer.

      Another thing worth mentioning is that many newer computers are coming with what are called solid state drives (or SSDs as they're also known). These drives do work along different technical principles than traditional mechanical hard drives, but those differences are all under the hood so to speak, and do not make any difference to what I'm saying here.

      So let's get back to the main point.

      Hard drives are the best technology available to us right now to store files on a computer, but unfortunately they can break down for a lot of reasons. Because of this, pretty much every hard drive will fail eventually. Anything in a computer, of course, can break down, but the hard drive is one of the most common parts to go.

      When this happens, chances are some, if not all of the files on the drive will be lost.

      Unfortunately most people learn this lesson the hard way, myself included! Years ago, when I was fresh out of high school, I still owned my first computer which was a few years old by that point.

      One day I was using my computer when I started hearing a clicking noise from inside the case, and suddenly couldn't open any of my files -- my computer's hard drive was breaking down!

      I quickly realized what was going on and started copying my files as fast as I could to floppy disks (it was around 1990 when this happened).

      Hours later, after I don’t know how many floppies, and after hitting retry over and over and over, I managed to scrape maybe half of my important files off the drive before it completely fell apart.

      I was devastated: I’d lost so much of my early writing (short stories I wrote for myself, plus school work, letters, etc.) and a bunch of other important files that represented

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