Were you one of the millions out there who were lucky enough to get an e-reader this holiday season?  Or maybe you’ve resolved that 2012 is the year you finally figure out what for Twitter, Facebook, and Skype are all about.  Is This Thing On? A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming is a guidebook for all things tech, designed for people who might be more comfortable dialing on a rotary phone rather than the iPhone’s touch screen.  And now it’s been revised to include not just computers, e-mail, and web surfing, but the next phase of gadgets: Kindles, Nooks, iPads, smartphones, not to mention the wide world of social networking.  Want to get started?  Follow author Abby Stokes on Twitter, and visit her website here.

Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming, talks computers with Pat McMahon of AZTV7 in Phoenix, AZ. Watch her weigh in on Mac vs PC, protecting yourself from identity theft, online shopping, avoiding spammers, and more in the videos below.

More than 20 million people visit at least one online dating service a month with over 120,000 weddings a year as a result (Online Dating Magazine 2007). The number of seniors joining online dating services has risen at double-digit rates each year since 2003, which is the highest of any age group.

Whether seeking friendship, flirtation, or wedding bells, Abby Stokes’ “Is This Thing On?” A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes and the Kicking & Screaming helps you find the right dating site, decipher the online lingo, and complete your profile. In this video clip Abby gives you hot tips to snag your Romeo or Juliet without putting yourself at risk.