"PC annoyances: how to fix the most annoying things about your personal computer".This easy-to-read, accessible book from PC World expert Steve Bass covers the waterfront of PC gripes gripe v. griped, grip·ing, gripes v.intr. 1. Informal To complain naggingly or petulantly; grumble. 2. To have sharp pains in the bowels. v.tr. 1. and gremlins, with fixes for everything from Windows glitches to browsers that won't browse. These tips and tricks are served up in bite-sized portions relieving that other PC-related annoyance--actually finding the right information to thwack thwack tr.v. thwacked, thwack·ing, thwacks To strike or hit with a flat object; whack. n. A hard blow with a flat object; a whack. [Imitative. the machine's irritating habits. Chapters are organized by the way people use their computers, each devoted solely to email, the Internet, MS Office, music and video, hardware, and more. Among the topics covered: * Learn to kick Windows in the rear. Get past glitches, take charge of the interface, live with the dreaded activation, and more. * Conquer email, from Outlook and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. to Eudora and Hotmail. Beat back spam, avoid mailing lists, send big files, manage folders, and more, for a half dozen email programs. * Master Microsoft Office. From little-known right-click wonders to backing up the unbackable to automating data entry, Bass delves into workarounds for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. * Win the hardware battle. Discover how to wake up DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , tame the notebook, quiet a PC's fan, save data, and save paper. * Untie Internet knots. Shake up IE, stop Flash, outsmart out·smart tr.v. out·smart·ed, out·smart·ing, out·smarts To gain the advantage over by cunning; outwit. outsmart Verb Informal same as outwit Verb 1. defaults, control Favorites, add the Google toolbar to Netscape, and more. Fixing PC Annoyances doesn't stop with the book--resources are available on a special O'Reilly web page with links to articles and more than one hundred utilities to help squash bugs, enhance email, untangle a system snarl, and much more. PC users of all ability levels will glean many a nugget Nugget A 15 year Gold FHLMC (Freddie Mac) bond; similar to a Dwarf. from the pages of "PC Annoyances," learning to work faster, smarter, and frustration-free, even if it's just emailing family snapshots or keeping work organized www.o'reilly.com |
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