Get the most from your Droid X right away with this entertaining Missing Manual. Veteran tech author Preston Gralla offers a guided tour of every feature, with lots of expert tips and tricks along the way. You'll learn how to use calling and texting features, take and share photos, enjoy streaming music and video, and much more. Packed with full-color illustrations, this engaging book covers everything from getting started to advanced features and troubleshooting. Unleash the power of Motorola's...
Teach Yourself Visually Computers (Teach Yourself Visually S.)
by Ruth Maran
CompTIA A+ 220-701 and 220-702 Practice Questions Exam Cram
by Patrick Regan
CompTIA A+ Practice Questions Exam Cram, Fourth Edition complements any A+ study plan with more than 1,000 practice test questions in the book and on the CD-all supported by complete explanations of every correct and incorrect answer. This package's highly realistic questions cover every area of knowledge for both new A+ exams: A+ Essentials (220-701) and A+ Practical Application (220-702). Limited Time Offer: Buy CompTIA A+ 220-701 and 220-702 Practice Questions Exam Cram and receive a 10% o...
Electronic Computer Projects for Commodore and Atari Personal Computers
by Soori Sivakumaran
Readers can learn how to build a joystick, light pen, game paddle and other devices using a Commodore 64, 128, VIC, or any eight-bit Atari computer. All the projects can be built at home and most require fewer than half a dozen, easily obtained parts.
Upgrading & Fixing Macs For Dummies
by Kearney Rietmann and Frank Higgins
Upgrading and Fixing Macs for Dummies provides step-by-step, hands-on instructions for installing upgrades for the user's particular Mac. Even users with little or no knowledge of the workings of a computer will feel confident upgrading their Macs by following the guidelines in this book.
Introduction to Microprocessors Using the MC6809 and the MC6800
by Ralph Horvath
This introductory text provides the basics of computer processors for courses introducting microprocessors or microprocessor applications. Its orientation is not so much towards a description of how microprocessors themselves are designed, but rather how microprocessors can be used to do something useful. Thus, it is aimed not at the electrical major who needs a strong understanding of the internal workings of microprocessor chips, but at the electrical or non-electrical major who needs adequate...
Principles of Interactive Programming in BASIC on the I. B. M. Personal Computer and A.T.
by Edward James and Paul F. Lister
A self-instruction text which shows business or serious home users of the IBM PC or AT and compatibles who have no previous experience of computing how to write practical and useful programs. The book starts with fundamental points such as how to switch on a computer, how to run a program, and how to display a file. The reader is then taken, step-by-step, through a series of fifty example programs. The purpose of each program is explained and the reader is told what to type, what to do top make...
When most people think of word processing, they think of Microsoft Word. After all, it has been around for more than 20 years - practically an eternity in computer time. But Word has also provided its users - nearly everyone on the face of the planet with an endless supply of annoyances. That is, until now. "Word Annoyances" offers to the point (and often opinionated) solutions to your most vexing editing, formatting, printing, faxing, and scanning problems. It covers everything from installatio...
As president of Dynamic Learning Systems, editor of The PC ToolBox newsletter, and author of numerous books and articles on PC hardware issues, Stephen J. Bigelow has fielded questions from PC users worldwide. His top 1038 answers appear in this easy-to-use reference which will soon become your first resource when faced with a hardware problem. Included are questions and answers on systems, drivers, video and sound cards, communications, motherboards, input devices, installations and upgrades, s...
MCSA Windows(R) 2000 Boxed Set (Exams 70-210, 70-215,70-218) (Certification Press)
by Alan Simpson
This is a complete classroom-based boxed set covering Windows 2000 track of Microsoft's MCSA certification.
With Windows 8, Microsoft completely reimagined the graphical user interface for its operating system, and designed it to run on tablets as well as PCs. It's a big change that calls for a trustworthy guide - Windows 8: The Missing Manual. New York Times columnist David Pogue provides technical insight, lots of wit, and hardnosed objectivity to help you hit the ground running with Microsoft's new OS. This jargon-free book explains Windows 8 features so clearly - revealing which work well and whic...
Upgrading and Fixing a PC in Easy Steps (In Easy Steps)
by Stuart Yarnold
Mike Meyers' Comptia A+ Guide: Practical Application Lab Manual, Third Edition (Exam 220-702) (Mike Meyers' Computer Skills)
by Mike Meyers
Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success45+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studiesStep-by-step scenarios require you to think criticallyLab analysis tests measure your understanding of lab resultsKey term quizzes help build your vocabularyPractice working with:CPUs and RAMMotherboardsPower suppliesHard drivesThe Windows command lineWindows maintenance, troubleshooting, and securityInput/output portsVideo and multimediaPortable computingPrintersLoca...
Energy-efficient, lighter weight than most textbooks, and exceptionally powerful, the iBook is Apple's ultra-thin G4 notebook that's achieved massive popularity. If you own one of these stylish little white wonders, you can count on the iBook Fan Book to give you everything you need to make it work--and play--just as hard as you do. With a faster PowerPC G4 processor running at speeds up to 1. 2GHz, optional DVD-burning SuperDrive, expanded memory capacity, advanced wireless networking capabilit...
You've coveted one for a long while, and now it's yours: the sleek and speedy PowerBook. It's as stylish as you wanted, as slick as you imagined, and as mighty as you hoped. So now what? The PowerBook Fan Book is your quick and fun guide to mastering all the features and taking advantage of the infinite advanced capabilities of your beloved new laptop. No PowerBook owner should be without a copy. Lightweight but power-packed, your PowerBook comes with all sorts of high-end features so that you c...
Mike Meyers' Comptia A+ Certification Passport, Sixth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902) (Mike Meyers' Certficiation Passport)
by Mike Meyers and Travis A Everett
This trusted training and exam quick review guide has been fully revised to cover 100% of the latest CompTIA A+ exam objectivesThoroughly updated to cover 2015 exam objectives, Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Certification Passport, Sixth Edition teaches the skills necessary to take the exams with complete confidence. You will get full details on hardware and OS technologies, including installation, configuration, diagnostics, and preventive maintenance. New topics include managing and maintaining mobil...
This book is centered on Itanium architecture, the new 64-bit Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) design by Hewlett-Packard and Intel in partnership. Itanium processors reflect a thoroughly new design. They support 64-bit open-source as well as proprietary operating systems and have been selected to replace existing RISC-based server and workstation lines by many of the industry's major system builders. The authors discuss the general principles of computer architecture with working...
This ILT series course, rated 4.8/5.0 in overall quality by ProCert Labs, covers the evolution of computers, types of PCs, the Input-Process-Output cycle, and fundamental computer skills. Students will learn how to switch on a PC, identify system components, use input and output devices, manage disk drives, and change monitor settings. They will also learn how to manage files and folders, use e-mail, and browse the Web with Internet Explorer.
A SUN User's Guide (Computer Science) (Macmillan Computer Science S.)
High-performance, general purpose workstations are now frequently the standard tools for software engineers, researchers and students. They provide increased computing power to the individual. The range of SPARCstations offered by Sun microsystems is proving a popular choice in many cases. This introductory book, with chapters from various authors, offers the computer-literate reader a first step into the wide range of facilities and features of this new generation of powerful workstations. In t...
Focusing on the basics of managing and optimizing PCs, including hardware, software, and connectivity, this book aims to teach readers how to make the most of the hardware and software they have. It explains when upgrading is needed and how to upgrade a PC's hardware, operating system, utility software, data compression, software, and application software. The section on connectivity explains the basics of LANs, Intranets, remote connections, Usenet, and the Internet.