Electronic mail is a powerful method of communication which is reliable, quick and a great cost saver. TIP 6 - Read Periodicals. At first a terminology barrier exists. The best way to overcome this barrier is to start reading about computers on a periodic basis. A good place to start is the newspaper.
Most newspapers now have a weekly section of columns about computers.
The point is that if you start using the words often, you will soon know and understand the terminology. Another good idea is to buy a different computer magazine a month off of the newsstand and just read the advertisements and articles of interest. TIP 7 - Go to Conferences. Hardly a month goes by when there isn't a bar technology conference somewhere in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. The programs are high quality, practical, educational events .