by PaulMcFedries (Author)
Look beyond the hype-new and noteworthy and what Vista really means for tomorrow's desktop.
Covers the Beta 2 release of Windows (R) Vista
An unbiased, unvarnished sneak peek at everything that's new, noteworthy, and ready for prime time in Windows Vista.
Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled is an in-depth exploration of the public release Beta 2 version of Windows Vista, Microsoft's next major operating system and the successor to Windows XP. Whether you're just planning ahead for a future upgrade or running Beta 2 already, Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled takes you on a detailed tour of all the new and improved technologies, features, tools, and programs that Microsoft programmers have stitched into the Vista fabric. You will learn not only what features are new in Vista, but also why they're important (or not), who they were designed for, and how they will affect your computing life. The goal of this book is to give you an exhaustive sneak preview of Vista's innovations and changes so that by the end of the book you should know whether Vista is for you and what you can expect when you sit down in front of this new operating system.
Here's what you'll find inside...
Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has been working with computers for more than 30 years, has been using Microsoft Windows since version 1, and is widely viewed as an expert in explaining Windows and Windows technology. Paul has written more than 40 books that have sold nearly three million copies worldwide, including Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, available January 2007.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 312
Edition: 1
Publisher: Sams
Published: 09 Jun 2006
ISBN 10: 0672328933
ISBN 13: 9780672328930
Book Overview: This book is a record of the writer's in-depth exploration of several pre-release versions of Windows Vista, Microsoft's next major operating system and the successor to Windows XP. Most readers will not have Windows Vista yet, but that's not a problem because this is not a how-to book. Instead, it's more of a what-is book. That is, Windows Vista Unveiled takes the reader on a detailed tour of all the new and improved technologies, features, tools, and programs that the Microsoft programmers have stitched into the Vista fabric. Readers will learn not only what features are new in Vista, but also why they're important (or not), who they were designed for, and how they will affect the reader's computing life. The goal of this book is to give the reader an exhaustive sneak preview of Vista's innovations and changes so that by the end of the book the reader should know whether Vista is for them and what they can expect when they sit down in front of this new OS.