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Wise Up!

These interactive training tools will show you the ropes for Win95, the Internet and a variety of applications.

The Improv Presents Windows 95 for the Technically Challenged~ Live and learn, right? How about laugh and learn? Graphix Zone teams up with The Improv (as in world-famous comedy club) to tell a few jokes and help you learn Windows 95. Improv comedians take both beginning and advanced users through the new operating system--by way of some pretty funny comedy routines.

$39.95

Graphix Zone

714-833-3838, fax 714-833-3990

Personal Training for Windows 95~ Personal Training Systems offers two 90-minute interactive CD-ROM tutorials for Windows 95--one is for new users, the other for Windows 3.1 upgraders. The tutorials include an audio cassette, a practice disk with lessons and a quick reference document.

$29.95 (street)

Personal Training Systems

800-832-2499, 415-462-2100

Professor Windows 95 Multimedia~ You can watch the graphics and listen to the lessons with this 32-bit interactive multimedia CD-ROM. This tutorial has a beginner/intermediate track and an experienced/enthusiast track so you can start at a comfortable level. It covers getting started, printing, faxing, using long filenames and working with Plug and Play.

$29.95 (street)

Individual Software

800-822-3522, 510-734-6767

EasyTutor Learn Windows 95~ The four sections in this 32-bit multimedia CD-ROM--How To, Concepts, What Next and Test Yourself--will help get you started with Windows 95. How To steps you through Navigating Win95, Concepts shows the benefits of the techniques you're learning and What Next lets you explore Windows 95 yourself. See how well you've absorbed it all with the Test Yourself quiz.

$40 (street)

CRT Multimedia

800-457-1246 or E-mail: CompuServe 100072,2051 or crt@crtmm.demon.co.uk, 011-44-181-740-0020

ClassAct Windows 95~ Plan on spending 20 to 30 hours with this interactive multimedia CD-ROM and you'll enter the world of Windows 95 well prepared. You control the learning process--do each lesson in the order presented, or set your own curriculum and jump around. Class Act also offers training titles for Windows 3.11, Microsoft Access 2.0, WordPerfect 6.0a, Lotus Approach, Lotus Notes 3.2 and Quicken 4.0, among others.

$79.95

ClassAct Multimedia

800-CD-LEARN, 801-221-9400

Learning Windows 95~ This six-CD-ROM set takes you from installation to advanced features and timesaving tips. Each lesson will take 4 to 6 hours to complete and is sold separately. The titles are Learning Windows 95, Introduction; Learning Windows 95, Advanced; Updating to Windows 95; Using Internet with Windows 95; Online with Microsoft Network (with Windows 95); and Learning Windows 95, Secrets & Timesavers. They're all available on video cassette, too.

$219.95 complete set; single CD-ROM or video, $49.95

ViaGrafix

800-842-4723, 918-825-6700

Windows 95 Executive Summary.~ If you're still on the fence about upgrading from Windows 3.1, this course will help you decide. And if you've made your commitment to Win95, it will help you prepare for the upgrade. Topics include how Win95 differs from Windows 3.1, hardware requirements and installation, and a step-by-step stroll through Win95's features. This one-hour video comes with a reference guide. MicroVideo Learning Systems also offers a four-hour, four-video Windows 95 training program.

*$395, free with $995 four-video Windows 95 training course

MicroVideo Learning Systems

800-231-4021, 212-777-9595

SmartCourseware: Microsoft Project 4.0.~ Learn to build Gantt and PERT charts and customize Project charts and tables with this three-volume videotape set. A workbook and practice disk are also included, and the tutorial provides tips, quick-key combinations and techniques for linking Project charts and tables with databases.

$995

Anderson Soft-Teach

800-338-4336, 408-399-0100

Microsoft Office Integration.~ A videotape, workbook and practice disk help you understand the common interface shared by Microsoft Offices applications. You'll learn how to share information, and insert graphics, tables and charts in your documents.

$395

Anderson Soft-Teach

800-338-4336, 408-399-0100

SmartCourseware training for WordPerfect 6.1.~ Three volumes of videos, workbooks and practice disks show how to give business documents a professional look. Learn to produce newspaper-type columns, outlines and tables using templates, and get the lowdown on merge documents and adding graphics to your work.

$995

Anderson Soft-Teach

800-338-4336, 408-399-0100

Internet Boot Camp.~ Start out as a raw recruit and end up an online officer with this video and two-diskette package. It covers the basics, like what the Internet is, before help you learn how to use it and cruise it. User's Choice also plans to offer a Windows 95 Boot Camp tutorial.

$29.95

User's Choice

800-889-2578, 610-566-2993

Personal Training for Netscape Navigator.~ Learn to navigate the Navigator with this interactive CD-ROM tutorial. The step-by-step trip through Navigator is augmented with hands-on exercises.

$29.92 (street)

Personal Training Systems

800-832-2499, 415-528-2555

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