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| Dan Gookin's Naked Windows XP
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Edition: 1st
Author: Dan Gookin
Publisher: Sybex
Release Date: 2002-05-15
ISBN-10: 0782140769
ISBN-13: 9780782140767
List Price: $29.99
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At Last! A Book for Intermediate Users!
Do you find Windows XP frustrating? You're not alone. Best-selling author Dan Gookin lays bare the best (and worst) of Windows XP in this book for users who want to work faster, easier, and smarter. If you want real help dealing with Windows XP's imperfections, take a deep breath and let Dan be your guide. Using easy-to-follow instructions, Dan reveals alternative (and better) ways of completing particular tasks, shows you how to use powerful productivity-increasing commands, and teaches you how to configure Windows to suit your needs. You'll also learn how Windows works so that you can always remain one step ahead of it. Dan Gookin's Naked Windows XP transforms you into a more expert, dynamic, and headache-free user.
Expert Advice That Will Change Life As You Know It (for the Better)
* Why the System Configuration utility is a buried treasure...and what it can do for you
* Whipping Internet Explorer into shape
* Dinking with and wrangling the Taskbar
* Sending the Quick Launch bar to obedience school
* Fixing, pruning, and grafting menus
* Making the Desktop your own
* Protecting files from death, destruction, or mere accidental erasure
* Teaching the Notification Area to obey your whim
* Secrets and solutions for working with images and graphics
* How MediaPlayer's playlists can make your life easier
* Curing those Internet connection blues
* How to say "No!" to spam
* Disk management chores you really need to do
* And much more!
A great book!
| Customer Rating: | | I found this book to be very informative and written in an entertaining way! It is filled with tips and tricks for using Windows XP and also includes helpful information about burning CD-Rs and CD-RWs, scanners, cameras, graphics, and much more. No matter how much you think you know (or don't know) about Windows XP, you will learn something from reading this book. |
Naked is Right--Naked of Interest!
| Customer Rating:  | | The author says that this is not a beginners book, but it isn't for anyone much more advanced either. It doesn't contain anything of interest beyond the basics, as one might expect from the title and cover description. It tries to be cute about each topic, but there are few real laughs to be had. If you are looking for a some useful tricks and work-arounds try "Windows XP Annoyances" by David Karp. And "Windows XP Inside out" by Bott and Siechert is the best overall tratment I have so far found. |
Must have for XP users
| Customer Rating: | When I bought my new computer it came with Windows XP, being a long time Win 98 user I quickly learned to hate XP. It wouldn't run many of my programs and I couldn't navigate around it. The next best purchase I made was this book!
This book is written for those you have a working knowledge of Windows. If you have no experience with a computer and can't use a mouse, get one of the "For Dummies" books first or one of the free cd's you see advertised on tv to gain a basic knowledge. Gookin doesn't waste your time with chapters on how to move the mouse, etc. Instead he gives you an in depth view of the capabilities of XP. Much time is spent on alternate ways to accomplish tasks and on the new and versatile XP. I have to admit that I now do love XP, since I have learned to use it more effectively.
The book is easy reading and although Gookin's humor is somewhat corny, I read the book cover to cover. Enough said.
He also gives his email address in the book should you have any problems that were not addressed there. Yeh right. Well I sent him an email about a problem I had and I received an answer in 2 days. Microsoft and the software manufacturers can learn a big lesson here!
Bottom line. New to Windows XP. Get this book! |
Excellent book! Great for any XP user!
| Customer Rating: | | Excellent book!! I thought I knew quite a bit about PCs and Windows, but this book pointed out several great features and tricks that I had no idea were possible in XP! It has the perfect blend useful information and humor, unlike some books that are either stuffy and boring, or waste too much time trying to be funny (and fail miserably at it) instead of giving information. If you use Windows XP, get this book! |
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