It looks interesting. Since you say the book is for folks 'as untechnical as my Mom', I'll get a copy for my young niece that is trying to get into programming.
You have a minor typo on the page - 'enthrawled' should be 'enthralled'
It's funny, I was just thinking that I'd be happy if I never saw any variation on "as untechnical as my Mom" ever again. To me it perpetuates the idea that by default, you can assume that women/mothers are nontechnical. I don't think that most people who use it have that intention of saying that, just that that's part of the effect, and to me that's unfortunate.
This is really astute, thank you for bringing it up. In this case my Mom actually asked to be included in market materials because she enjoyed the book so much.
She's a brilliant woman whom I respect very much. I didn't intend for my phrasing to be denigrating and I apologize for how it is phrased.
It's funny, for me it is the opposite. It used to be I couldn't leave my Dad alone in a room with a computer for more than about 5 minutes without loud swearing reverberating around the house. Whereas my Mom was always a complete gadget freak and loved to tinker with things.
I hope your niece likes it, I would honestly love to know how she handles it. I bet she'll get a lot of the ideas, and might have to skip over some of the nitty-gritty details.
You have a minor typo on the page - 'enthrawled' should be 'enthralled'