Author : Michael Miller
Publisher : Que Publishing
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780789730459
A guide to upgrading and fixing common problem on a PC covers such topics a upgrading memory, adding hard drives, installing printers and scanners, and replacing sound cards.
Author : Paul McFedries
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 38,42 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0789751224
Why throw away that broken PC? You can fix it - really! Fixing it will save you much needed cash - and keeping your hardware out of the trash is good for the environment, too. Best of all, you don't need to be a technical expert to do most typical computer repairs - and this book proves it. If you've found other computer repair books too complicated (or too cute), you're in the right place. McFedries covers everything you need to know, get, and do, in plain English, with plenty of crystal-clear pictures.
Author : Michael Miller
Publisher : Que Publishing
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 30,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Computers
ISBN : 078973673X
Guides beginning users through basic PC operations in Microsoft Windows, demonstrating how to print letters, manage finances, shop online, send and receive e-mail, and customize the desktop.
Author : Michael Miller
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 37,7 MB
Release : 2007
Category :
ISBN :
&> Who knew how simple computers could be? What can you do with your new PC? The sky's the limit! Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics will show you how to set up and configure your PC, including how to connect to the Internet. Then you'll learn how to fix your digital photos, create digital scrapbooks, download digital music to your iPod, burn your own custom CDs, watch DVD movies, write letters and memos, balance your checkbook, and create show-stopping presentations. And if you need more computing horsepower, you'll even learn how to upgrade your PC and add new peripherals. It's all easy, thanks to Michael Miller's step-by-step instructions and helpful advice! Now updated for both Windows VistaTM and Windows® XP, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics will have you using your new PC in no time! Here's a preview of what you'll find inside: Learn how to set up and configure your new computer, and install new computer hardware and software Get the scoop on how to work with Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista, and how to personalize it just for you Learn how to use the most popular computer programs-including Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Money, and Quicken Connect to the Internet for web surfing, email, instant messaging, blogging, and podcasts-and create your own MySpace page Become a digital media pro-learn to work with digital cameras and photos, download and listen to digital music, and burn your own CDs and DVDs Find out how to protect your PC from spam, viruses, spyware, and computer attacks Learn how to set up a wireless home network and share your Internet connection with multiple PCs Introduction I Getting Started 1 Understanding Desktop PCs 2 Understanding Notebook PCs 3 Setting Up Your New Computer System II Using Windows 4 Getting to Know Windows Vista 5 Using Windows XP on Older Computers 6 Personalizing Windows 7 Working with Files, Folders, and Disks III Upgrading and Maintaining Your System 8 Adding New Hardware and Devices to Your System 9 Setting Up a Home Network 10 Performing Routine Maintenance 11 Dealing with Common Problems 12 Protecting Your PC from Viruses, Spam, and Other Online IV Using Computer Software 13 Installing New Software 14 The Suite Spot: Working with Microsoft Works and Microsoft 15 Letters, Memos, and More: Working with Microsoft Word 16 Crunching Numbers: Working with Microsoft Excel 17 Presenting Yourself: Working with Microsoft PowerPoint 18 Banking and Beyond: Work...
Author : Harold Davis
Publisher : Que Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780789731159
Provides information on wireless networking, covering such topics as 802.11 standards, hotspots, and setting up a wireless network.
Author : Michael R. Miller
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 2003-11-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0789745534
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. A real-world business book for the explosion of eBay entrepreneurs! Absolute Beginner's Guide to Launching an eBay Business guides you step-by-step through the process of setting up an eBay business, and offers real-world advice on how to run that business on a day-to-day basis and maximize financial success. This book covers determining what kind of business to run, writing an action-oriented business plan, establishing an effective accounting system, setting up a home office, obtaining starting inventory, arranging initial funding, establishing an eBay presence, and arranging for automated post-auction management.
Author : Timothy-James Lee
Publisher : Absolute Beginner's Guides (Qu
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780789724175
This 600-page book shows how people who never have opened the case on their PCs can add hardware components, upgrade peripherals, and keep current on new versions of their operating systems and applications. It tells beginner-intermediate readers what they really need to know about trouble-free upgrading of hardware and software.
Author : Paul McFedries
Publisher : Que Publishing
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 14,87 MB
Release : 2008-05-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0132713578
BUILD IT. FIX it. OWN IT. A Beginner’s Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC Build It. Fix It. Own It. is the ultimate beginner’s guide to building and fixing your own PC. With a friendly, knowledgeable tone, this book shows the beginning PC builder everything he or she needs to know to build a computer or upgrade an existing one. We step you through the parts that lurk inside a PC, from the motherboard and power supply to the CPU, memory, hard drive, video card, sound card, and networking hardware. In each case, you will learn how the hardware works, what it does, what types of hardware are available, and what to look for when buying the hardware. Then we walk you step-by-step though a series of PC building projects. We show you how to build five different types of PC: a basic business PC, a home theater PC, a high-performance PC, a killer gaming PC, and a budget PC. And if building a new PC from scratch isn’t in your budget, we show you how to resurrect an old PC by swapping out a few key components. When you have your PC built and running, we show you how to set up a wireless network and the BIOS and maintain your new rig. Build It. Fix It. Own It. is the ultimate PC builder’s guide, even if you’ve never ventured inside a PC case before! Author Bio Paul McFedries is one of the industry’s most well known and respected technical writers and is a passionate computer tinkerer. He is the author of more than 70 computer books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. His recent titles include the Sams Publishing books Windows Vista Unleashed and Windows Home Server Unleashed and the Que Publishing books Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista, Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2007, Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus, and Microsoft Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries. Paul also is the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com), a website devoted to tracking new words and phrases as they enter the English language. Category Hardware Covers PC Hardware User Level Beginner—Intermediate
Author : Michael Miller
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 27,10 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0789742535
Everything casual users need to know to get the most out of their new Windows 7 PCs, software, and the Internet, including Facebook, craigslist, Twitter, and Wikipedia.
Author : Mark Edward Soper
Publisher : Que Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2002
Category : IBM Personal Computer
ISBN : 9780789727565
More than ever, pc users are looking to revitalise their exisitng computers, performing cost-effective upgrades, and squeezing out a little more performance from a slow Internet connection instead of purchasing new computers. Using a unique, medical dictionary approach, this book walks users through the symptoms to diagnose and treat the problem. Problem-solving flow charts use symptoms to diagnose and repair problems, just like medical guides that help self-diagnose health problems. Broad coverage of common PC maladies found in the hardware, operating system, cabling, and BIOS. The reader need not be an expert to find and correct PC ailments. Graphical, two-colour interior makes heavy use of charts, photos, and illustrations to help treat a good PC that has developed problems. Mark Edward Soper has taught computer troubleshooting and other technical subjects to thousands of students from Maine to Hawaii since 1992. He is a longtime contributor to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, working on the 11 th , 12 th and 13 th Editions. He has contributed chapters to Upgrading and Repairing Networks Second Edition, Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, and Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP (both Home and Pro editions). Mark co-authored both the first and second editions of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Technician's Portable Reference, Upgrading and Repairing PCs: Field Guide, and co-wrote Upgrading and Repairing PCs: A+ Study Certification Guide, Second Edition.
