Books
Practical technology books in plain language. Each one is built around real situations and the steps that get you through them, rather than teaching technology for its own sake.
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The Non-Tech Traveler's Guide to Smartphones, Wi-Fi, Apps, eSIMs, Streaming, AI & Staying Safe Online
Written for travelers who use technology every day without thinking of themselves as especially good at it.
It covers getting a phone ready before you leave, mobile data and eSIMs, using Wi-Fi while you are away, the apps worth having, staying safe online, keeping streaming and connectivity working, and using AI tools for practical travel tasks. Each topic starts with the situation you are in, then the steps in order.
In Development
In development, and not yet available.
The second book in the series will focus on the technology cruise travelers deal with before and during a cruise: cruise line apps, using a phone aboard ship, Wi-Fi and internet packages, messaging, staying connected at sea and in port, streaming, and what is worth sorting out before embarkation.
The contents are still taking shape, so this outline may change before publication.
The books are built around real situations, real decisions and useful steps, in plain language and with as little jargon as the subject allows.
The aim is confidence rather than expertise. You should not need to understand how something works underneath in order to use it well, and a good instruction is one you can follow while standing in an airport with one hand free.
Technology also moves. Apps get redesigned and settings are renamed, which is a problem for anything printed on paper.
That is what the rest of this site is for. Companion material for the topics the books cover will be collected in Reader Resources, and corrections and meaningful changes affecting instructions in the books will be posted in Updates.
Both areas are being built alongside the books and do not hold material yet.