IT Girls Guide to Blogging with Moxie – Being a geek is oh-so chic!by Joelle Reeder & Katherine Scoleri (2007) Wiley Publishing Inc. NJ (USA).

It is undoubtably because of this book that I dived into the bloggers world.  This is seriously easy to follow from the point of view of someone who is of mature years and while I work with MS Word, email tools, and surf the web, knows didley squat about blogging, let alone how to set one up.  

The authors have written the whole book in user-friendly non-patronising language.  They introduce frequently used IT (information technology) lingo so the reader can educate themselves and feel more comfortable with the language.

I have just learned about ‘tagging’ (not with a spray paint can), ‘categories’, and ‘trolls’ (no not dwarfs from a Wagner opera), and privacy safety. 

The authors introduce a number of blogging service providers (some free and some carry a charge), to choose from.  They show how to set up a blog from some of these and they have supported their advice with clear diagrams, snapshots of actual screens so you know you are in the right place/screen when putting their advice to work. 

The ladies have also dotted throughout the book various blogs the reader can visit – sort of like window shopping, to take in the vast array of choices on presentation, information to include (or not include) on a blog.  But remember – look – dont steal.  Lets leave the intellectual property with its rightful owner.

Presentation is wonderful because they have used fairly decent sized text so I can read the book with or without my glasses!!  Headings, sub-headings and introductions to new information are bold and accurate – there is no getting lost in this book. 

While I loaned this book from a library, I am seriously considering buying a copy to have by the PC  handdy for reassurance from the authors that I can try to resolve my own IT problems!!  A very empowering book.

I rate this book 5 stars *****