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Windows XP Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools

Windows XP Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools

by PrestonGralla (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

    $3.25
Synopsis

This text offers tips, tools, and know-how to bend Windows XP to your will. It delves into XP topics such as controlling the control panel, changing unchangeable icons, removing uninstallable XP components, stopping pop-up ads, taking a bite out of cookies, speeding up file downloads, protecting yourself with firewalls and proxy servers, and more. Users of both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Pro Edition will find smart, timesaving, fun, and useful hacks for virtually every feature in their operating system. Each Hack can be read easily in a few minutes, saving countless hours of searching for the right answer. The book provides direct, hands-on solutions that can be applied to the challenges facing both those meeting Windows XP for the first time as well as long-time users who know what they want from their operating system and just wants tips on how to get it. Windows XP Hacks is the latest in O'Reilly's Hacks series which aims to begin reclaiming the term hacking for the good guys.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 01 Sep 2003
ISBN 10: 0596005113
ISBN 13: 9780596005115

Media Reviews
...it is an excellent way of learning more about Windows XP and how to make it work for you rather than the other way round. The instructions are easy to follow and don't leave anything out. - Tim Smith, PCW, March
Author Bio
Preston Gralla, the author of more than 20 books, is also a freelance journalist and columnist. He has written for major national newspapers and magazines, including PC Magazine, Computerworld, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News (where he was the technology columnist), USA Today and several others. A well-known technology expert, Preston has also appeared on many TV and radio programs and networks, including CNN, MSNBC and NPR. In addition, he's won a number of awards for his writing, including for Best Feature in a Computer Magazine from the Computer Press Association. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.