Windows 8 In Depth


Book Description

Windows 8 In Depth Do more in less time! Experienced with Windows? Don’t let Windows 8 make you feel like a beginner again! This book is packed with intensely useful Windows 8 knowledge you won’t find anywhere else. Full of new tips and shortcuts, it’s the fastest, best way to master Windows 8’s full power, get comfortable with its radically different interface, and leverage its new tools for everything from business to video, security to social networking! • Take a quick guided tour of everything that’s new in Windows 8 • Survive without the Start menu • Navigate the new Windows 8 interface (and customize it to make yourself more comfortable) • Learn hidden shortcuts you’d never find on your own • Quickly locate and use files, media, apps, websites, and management tools • Set up your Web connection, and discover Internet Explorer 10’s latest improvements • Get comfortable with Windows 8’s built-in apps, from Calendar and Finance to Weather and Windows Store • Save time by monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn through one unified app • Make the most of Windows 8’s supercharged media and imaging tools • Profit from Windows 8’s built-in support for business presentations • Maximize the performance and efficiency of hardware, storage, and software • Protect yourself from viruses, spyware, data theft, fraud, spam, hackers, and snoops • Use SkyDrive to access your data from anywhere—and use Remote Desktop to access your computer, too • Get even more power with Windows 8’s command-line interface • Use Hyper-V to run other operating systems alongside Windows 8 • Troubleshoot the most common Windows 8 problems—and the toughest ones In Depth offers: • Comprehensive coverage, with detailed solutions • Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere • Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style • Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time! CATEGORY: Windows Operating System COVERS: Microsoft® Windows 8




Windows 8.1 in Depth


Book Description

Experienced with Windows? Don?t let Windows 8.1 make you feel like a beginner again! This book is packed with intensely useful knowledge you won?t find anywhere else. Full of new tips and shortcuts, it?s the fastest, best way to master Windows 8.1?s full power, get comfortable with its radically different interface, and leverage its new tools for everything from business to video, security to social networking!




Introducing Windows 8


Book Description

Introduces Windows 8, including new features and capabilities, and offers scenario-based insights on planning, implementing, and maintaining the operating system.




Windows 8 Secrets


Book Description

Tips, tricks, treats, and secrets revealed on Windows 8 Microsoft is introducing a major new release of its Windows operating system, Windows 8, and what better way for you to learn all the ins and outs than from two internationally recognized Windows experts and Microsoft insiders, authors Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera? They cut through the hype to get at useful information you'll not find anywhere else, including what role this new OS plays in a mobile and tablet world. Regardless of your level of knowledge, you'll discover little-known facts about how things work, what's new and different, and how you can modify Windows 8 to meet what you need. Windows 8 Secrets is your insider's guide to: Choosing Windows 8 Versions, PCs and Devices, and Hardware Installing and Upgrading to Windows The New User Experience The Windows Desktop Personalizing Windows Windows Store: Finding, Acquiring, and Managing Your Apps Browsing the Web with Internet Explore Windows 8's Productivity Apps Windows 8's Photo and Entertainment Apps Xbox Games with Windows 8 Windows 8 Storage, Backup, and Recovery Accounts and Security Networking and Connectivity Windows 8 for Your Business Windows Key Keyboard Shortcuts Windows 8 Secrets is the ultimate insider's guide to Microsoft's most exciting Windows version in years.




Windows 10 In Depth (includes Content Update Program)


Book Description

Windows 10 In Depth is just the guide you need. It will get you through the learning curve to become a Windows 10 expert. The authors of Windows 10 In Depth have scaled the steepest part of the learning curve for you, and give you great guidance from the first page to the last, from your first hour with Windows 10 to long-term management and maintenance tasks. In addition, this book is part of Que’s exciting new Content Update Program. As Microsoft updates features of Windows 10, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates will be delivered to you via a FREE Web Edition of this book, which can be accessed with any Internet connection. To learn more, visit www.quepublishing.com/CUP. This massive book includes detailed step-by-step procedures, which you through even the most complex configuration and management tasks. Whether you have a traditional PC or a souped-up tablet with a touchscreen, Windows 10 In Depth is just the guide you need. It will get you through the learning curve to become a Windows 10 expert. The authors have scaled the steepest part of the learning curve for you. From the first page to the last, and from your first hour with Windows 10, Brian Knittel and Paul McFedries share their 50+ years of combined Windows, networking, and security experience with you.




Windows 8.1


Book Description

Windows 8.1 continues the evolution of the most radical redesign in Microsoft's history. It combines the familiar Windows desktop with a new, touchscreen-friendly world of tiles and full-screen apps. Luckily, David Pogue is back to help you make sense of it?with humor, authority, and 500 illustrations. The important stuff you need to know: What's new in 8.1. The update to 8.1 offers new apps, a universal Search, the return of the Start menu, and several zillion other nips and tucks. New features. Storage Spaces, Windows To Go, File Histories?if Microsoft wrote it, this book covers it. Security. Protect your PC from viruses, spyware, spam, sick hard drives, and out-of-control kids. The network. HomeGroups, connecting from the road, mail, Web, music streaming among PCs?this book has your network covered. The software. Media Center, Photo Gallery, Internet Explorer, speech recognition?this one authoritative, witty guide makes it all crystal clear. It's the book that should have been in the box.




Windows 10 In Depth


Book Description

This new edition covers the Fall Creators Update to Windows 10. Do more in less time! Experienced with Windows? Don’t let Windows 10 make you feel like a beginner again! This book is packed with intensely useful knowledge, tips, and shortcuts you just won’t find anywhere else. It’s the fastest, best way to master Windows 10’s full power, revamped interface, and new tools—from the reconfigured Start menu to the Cortana personal assistant. This friendly, expert guide will make Windows 10 way more productive, painless, and fun, whether you’re running it on a computer or a tablet...at home, at work, on the road, anywhere! · Take a quick guided tour of everything that’s new in Windows 10 · Get the most out of Edge, Microsoft’s modern web browser · Navigate the Windows 10 interface (and customize it to make yourself more comfortable) · Discover hidden shortcuts and timesavers you’d never find on your own · Quickly locate and use files, media, apps, websites, and management tools · Connect reliably and safely to networks, the Internet, and Wi-Fi hotspots · Increase your efficiency by taking advantage of Windows 10’s virtual desktops · Maximize the performance and reliability of your hardware and storage devices · Set up a safe and effective network for your home or office · Systematically protect yourself from viruses, spyware, snoops, fraud, and spam · Use the most convenient and efficient interface for every task: keyboard, touch, pen, or voice · Discover tweaks and customizations that are actually worth the effort · Get more out of your Windows 10 laptop or tablet on the road · Remotely use your Windows 10 computer and data from anywhere on earth · Access even more power with Windows 10’s command-line utilities · Use Hyper-V, the subsystem for Linux, and Windows containers to run other operating systems alongside Windows · Troubleshoot the most common Windows 10 problems—and the toughest ones This book is part of Que's Content Update Program (CUP), which provides content updates to certain books for major technology changes. As Microsoft ® makes significant updates to Windows 10, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates wil




Windows 8.1 on Demand


Book Description

Need answers quickly? Windows 8.1 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Numbered Steps guide you through each task See Also points you to related information in the book Did You Know? alerts you to tips and techniques Illustrations with matching steps Tasks are presented on one or two pages Inside the Book Master the Windows 8.1 user experience Manage files and information with the Desktop and Windows apps Share files and media on a SkyDrive, HomeGroup, or network Browse the Web, search for information, and get instant updates Use Windows apps to get news, finance, sports, travel, weather, food, and health from Bing Use Windows apps to work with mail, instant messages, calls, contacts, photos, music, videos, and games Get more apps using the Windows Store Protect your device from Internet or network intruders Set multiple users and parent controls Customize, fine-tune, and administer Windows 8.1 Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: Workshops and related files Keyboard shortcuts Visit the author site: perspection.com




Windows 8.1 professional Volume 1 and Volume 2


Book Description

Windows 8.1 Professional Volumes 1 and 2 aims to help every Windows’ user to - Get familiar with windows 8.1 professional operating system. - Know everything about new modern window 8 and 8.1 operating system. - Operate all new start screen metro style tile apps and its controls. - Customize configure system and administrator privileges settings,, system services, system tools, PC settings, control panel. - Get familiar with all kind of apps, Windows 8.1 tips and tricks., - About windows registry Vview edit modifymodifies Windows 8.1 registry., - Explore group policy behavior, view and modify system and user group policy configuration. - Describes all each and every group policy one by one with detail explanation.




Advances in Visual Computing


Book Description

The two volume set LNCS 7431 and 7432 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2012, held in Rethymnon, Crete, Greece, in July 2012. The 68 revised full papers and 35 poster papers presented together with 45 special track papers were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 200 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: Part I (LNCS 7431) comprises computational bioimaging; computer graphics; calibration and 3D vision; object recognition; illumination, modeling, and segmentation; visualization; 3D mapping, modeling and surface reconstruction; motion and tracking; optimization for vision, graphics, and medical imaging, HCI and recognition. Part II (LNCS 7432) comprises topics such as unconstrained biometrics: advances and trends; intelligent environments: algorithms and applications; applications; virtual reality; face processing and recognition.