Dust

Common household dust is the enemy of computers. Have you noticed that your computer or laptop seems to attract dust?
It is a good idea to keep the place you use your computer dusted, and to open up the case of your computer and dust with an air duster and hoover every so often (do this carefully).
When your computer or laptop is turned off you can give your screen a wipe- you can buy special screen wipes- but a damp cloth works fine- and also wipe the keyboard clean and dust between the keys.

Facebook

Facebook gets such a bad press, but can be a really nice way to keep in touch with family and friends.
Once you have a profile you can find others and find out what they are up to and see their photos very easily.
You can share your news and photos with them too - just a few clicks of a button is all it takes and you can communicate with all your friends at the same time.
The key to using Facebook safely is to ensure your privacy settings are secure and that only your friends can see the information.
You're never too old to learn something new!

Mouse clicks, copy and paste

Don't be afraid to try out the difference between left click and right click on your mouse.
Most of the time you will be using a left click or double left click to select or highlight or show the computer where you want to go or what you want to do.
Experiment with right clicking- this brings up a menu- try it now!

On the menu you will see
undo
cut
copy
paste
delete
select all
all these things can be very useful to you!
Copy and paste is the most useful and can be done with a right click.

Highlight the text or photo or internet address you want to copy
Right click and choose copy
Go to the place you want to copy to
Right click and choose paste
The text will then appear.

There are other ways of doing the same thing- by using the icons at the top of your screen or by using keyboard shortcuts- Control+C = copy and Control+V=paste.