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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics

by Michael Miller (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

    $4.20
Synopsis

Think setting up your new PC is going to be a challenge that you don't have time for? Think again. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Third Edition can make setting up and learning about your new computer fun and easy. Step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations will show you how to set up your computer, begin using Microsoft Windows XP and personalize your Windows XP experience. You'll also learn how to:

  • Work with files and folders
  • Add new hardware and devices to your system
  • Perform maintenance and diagnose common problems
  • Install new software
  • Use the Internet
  • Protect your PC from viruses, spam and other nuisances
This latest edition has been updated to include coverage of Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Media Player 10 and 802.11g wireless networks. You'll also get the chance to explore how to use portable media players, safely shop online, buy and sell things on eBay, and how to use your digital camera and software to create digital scrapbooks. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Third Edition is the most up-to-date guide for beginning computer users on the market and will be the only book you need to get up and running with your computer.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 408
 Edition: 3
 Publisher: QUE
Published: 21 Jul 2005
ISBN 10: 0789734303
ISBN 13: 9780789734303
Book Overview: The first two editions of this book have been extremely strong sellers. There will always be a market for a new computer user's first computer book; computer novices continue to need help understanding, setting up, and using their new PCs. That book is this book: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, which is being updated in a third edition for all the latest software and hardware developments. The major changes to the third edition include coverage of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Media Player 10, and 802.11g wireless networks. This new edition also features expanded coverage of connecting and using portable media players besides the Apple iPod (such as models from Creative and Dell), separate chapters on online shopping and buying/selling on eBay, and a new chapter on digital scrapbooks and other fun projects. These changes make Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, 3E, the most up-to-date guide for beginning computer users on today's market. No other book covers the range of topics presented here, or in the author's breezy-yet-practical style.

Author Bio

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Third EditionAbout the Author

Michael Miller is a successful and prolific author with a reputation for practical advice and technical accuracy and an unerring empathy for the needs of his readers.

Mr. Miller has written more than 60 best-selling books in the past 15 years. His books for Que include Absolute Beginner's Guide to eBay, Tricks of the eBay Masters, and Bad Pics Fixed Quick. He is known for his casual, easy-to-read writing style and his practical, real-world advice-as well as his ability to explain a wide variety of complex topics to an everyday audience.

You can email Mr. Miller directly at abg@molehillgroup.com. His website is located at http://www.molehillgroup.com.


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