Review of PC's for Dummies Quick Reference [ILLUSTRATED] (Plastic Comb)

this book offers many practical tips for everything about pcs. the section on setting up a pc is helpfull.

Product Description
Dan Gookin, author of DOS For Dummies and PCs For Dummies, is an unparalleled expert at helping beginners understand and use computers. He brings that expertise, with the help of co-author, wife, and Parenting For Dummies author Sandy Gookin, to PCs For Dummies Quick Reference. This new edition to the ...For Dummies Quick Reference series is an ideal reference for any beginning PC user who needs immediate answers to computing questions at their fingertips. The lay-flat book offers help in setting up a PC, using the basic Windows applications, and getting on the Internet. The book also helps users who want to improve their PC with upgrades or new hardware.

From the Publisher
Getting Around This BookIf you're new to computers, take a look at the first part of this book, The Big Picture.The Big Picture gives you an overview of PCs and provides helpful cross-references to other things you do with a PC.Or jump in at any part, where you find an alphabetical listing of the topics covered.

Get the lowdown on keyboards, Windows, disk drives, files, printing, software, the Internet, maintenance, peripherals and add-ons, troubleshooting, and just plain old having fun with your PC.

A handy appendix offers our very own Top Ten list:

Ten Things Worth Buying for Your PC.

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Review of The Complete Idiot's Guide to PCs (8th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is out of date.Talks alot about Windows 98, ME and obsolete hardware.Would have been useful around the turn of the century.



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Review of PCs All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

excellent book for reminding you what you have forgotten because you do not use the tool very often

Product Description
Need the scoop on Windows Vista? How about Office 2007? Anything you need to know about using your PC can probably be found in PCs All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies, 4^th Edition.

This handy guide is made up of eight convenient minibooks, so you can find what you need in a hurry. And in case you think you've seen it before, this fourth edition is fully updated for all the newest, coolest stuff. Want a guided tour of the Vista operating system and how it differs from XP? Check out minibook #2. Have you heard about Microsoft Works but aren't sure what it's about? Find out in Book #4. Planning to network all the computers in your home? Minibook #8 is just what you need. The entire repertoire includes

• PC Hardware
• Windows Vista
• The Internet
• Microsoft Works
• Office 2007
• Fun With Movies, Music, and Photos
• Upgrading and Supercharging
• Home Networking

For all the things you probably do with your PC - browsing the Internet, e-mail, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, organizing and sharing digital photos and video, downloading music - you'll find you can get right to the point and discover what you want to know, quickly and easily. You'll want to keep PCs All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies, 4^th Edition handy, say on your desk, maybe?

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