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Prentice Hall Prentice Hall is a leading educational publisher. It is an imprint of Pearson Education, Inc., based in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA. Prentice Hall publishes print and digital content for the 6-12 and higher education market. History
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If you do your best work in the garage, especially if the computer's out there, you should consider Prentice's new 'Garage' series, designed for hackers and quasi-experts who would fine tune systems and stretch the desktop's potential. Susan Matteson's Linux Desktop Garage (0131-494198, $29.99) shows how to find-tune Linux's extensive operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
, from finding tools to rip cds and de-spam email to editing digital photos and understanding device locations. Author Matteson is a user and expert who demystified the Linux system and outlines its fun applications. Ditto Chris Hofmann, Marcia Knous and John Hedtke's expertise in co-authoring Foxfire fox·fire  
n.
A phosphorescent glow, especially that produced by certain fungi found on rotting wood.
 & Thunderbird thunderbird

In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder.
 Garage (013187-0041, $24.99), a guide to mastering the free offerings of Foxfire and Thunderbird. These programs are reviewed by the three creators themselves, here: nobody's in a better position to cover all the potentials of the Mozilal Project's 'children'.
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Title Annotation:Linux Desktop Garage; Foxfire and Thunderbird Garage
Publication:The Bookwatch
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Jun 1, 2005
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