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400 technology guides you can use today with Newcomers

Looking for a specific technology guide to help a client or co-worker learn the basics? Don't reinvent, borrow! UK-based Digital Unite has over 400 technology how-to guides that cover a whole host of digital topics. Written by subject matter experts and updated regularly, the guides are perfect for supporting others with digital skills or improving your own knowledge.

Categories include:

  • Computer basics
  • Microsoft Office
  • Email, WhatsApp & Skype
  • Using the internet
  • Health and Fitness
  • Internet security
  • Hobbies & interests
  • Music & audio
  • Smartphones & tablets
  • TV & video
  • Social networking & blogs
  • Digital photography
  • Government services, shopping & banking
  • Remote meetings and support

They've also been working on some "Easy Read guides" that provide even clearer language technology how-to introductions for some tech. These can be useful for your Newcomer clients and others. I've embedded an example below.

And, if you're wondering, well, that's a bit overwhelming, but a few of those guides would be great and useful to share on my org's website, they've got some great examples of other orgs doing just that here.

Screenshots of various websites that have added Digital Unite tech guides

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