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Paul McFedries

Paul McFedries is a full-time technical writer who has worked with computers in one form or another since 1975 and has used Windows since version 1 was foisted upon an unsuspecting (and underwhelmed) world in the mid-1980s. He is the author of more than 60 computer books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. His recent titles include the Sams Publishing books Windows Vista Unleashed and Windows Home Server Unleashed and the Que Publishing books Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2007, Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus, and Microsoft Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries. Please visit Paul’s website at http://www.mcfedries.com/. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy (http://www.wordspy.com) a website devoted to tracking new words and phrases as they enter the English language.

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1.	How Paul McFedries Gets Under the Hood of Microsoft Products Dec 10, 2009
2.	Tweaking the Windows 7 Registry Jul 17, 2009
3.	Running Scripts to Enhance and Improve Windows Jun 11, 2009
4.	Building a Budget PC Jun 16, 2008
5.	Accessing and Sharing Network Resources in Windows Vista May 28, 2008
6.	Programming the Windows Script Host Apr 29, 2008
7.	Tricks for Working with Word 2007 Documents Mar 31, 2008
8.	Building Basic Formulas in Excel 2007 Mar 26, 2008
9.	Collaborating with Windows Meeting Space Feb 15, 2008
10.	Troubleshooting Tools Included with Windows Vista Feb 15, 2008
11.	Using Virtual Private Network Connections in Windows Vista Feb 15, 2008
12.	Implementing Group Policies with Windows Vista Feb 8, 2008
13.	Programming the Windows Script Host Feb 8, 2008
14.	Windows Vista's Stability Improvements Feb 8, 2008
15.	Adding Devices to the Windows Home Server Network Sep 21, 2007
16.	Understanding Program Variables in VBA Jun 15, 2007
17.	Designing Microsoft Access 2007 Forms for Efficient and Accurate Data Entry May 4, 2007
18.	Getting the Most Out of Windows Vista User Accounts Mar 9, 2007
19.	The Windows Vista Interface Oct 6, 2006
20.	Mastering File Types in Windows XP Nov 4, 2005
21.	Constructing Knockout Presentations in PowerPoint Apr 22, 2005
22.	Working with Multiple-Table Queries in Access Sep 10, 2004
23.	Building Basic Formulas in Excel Aug 27, 2004
24.	Understanding Program Variables in VBA Apr 2, 2004
25.	From Buck-Naked to Beautiful: Dressing Up Your Page Jun 7, 2002
26.	Performing Financial Calculations Sep 2, 2001
27.	Creating and Using Cookies Sep 2, 2001
28.	Encrypting Text with JavaScript Sep 2, 2001
29.	Making Form Fields Mandatory Sep 2, 2001
30.	Cross-Browser Solutions: Detection and Generic Functions Sep 2, 2001
31.	Understanding Variables in JavaScript Jul 6, 2001

1.		newFormulas and Functions: Microsoft Excel 2010, Rough Cuts By Paul McFedries
2.		Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed, Rough Cuts, 2nd Edition By Paul McFedries
3.		Mac OS X Snow Leopard In Depth By Paul McFedries $35.99
4.		Mac OS X Snow Leopard In Depth App (iPhone) By Paul McFedries $14.99
5.		Mac OS X Snow Leopard In Depth, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $28.79
6.		Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed By Paul McFedries $44.99
7.		Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $35.99
8.		Tweak It and Freak It: A Killer Guide to Making Windows Run Your Way By Paul McFedries $26.99
9.		Tweak It and Freak It: A Killer Guide to Making Windows Run Your Way, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $21.59
10.		Build It. Fix It. Own It: A Beginner's Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC By Paul McFedries $26.99
11.		Build It. Fix It. Own It: A Beginner's Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $21.59
12.		Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, 2nd Edition By Paul McFedries $44.99
13.		Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, Adobe Reader, 2nd Edition By Paul McFedries $35.99
14.		Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista: Your Guide to Easy and Secure Windows Vista Networking By Paul McFedries $35.99
15.		Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista: Your Guide to Easy and Secure Windows Vista Networking (Adobe Reader) By Paul McFedries $25.19
16.		Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed By Paul McFedries $44.99
17.		Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed (Adobe Reader) By Paul McFedries $35.99
18.		Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus By Paul McFedries $40.49
19.		Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus (Adobe Reader), 2nd Edition By Paul McFedries $28.79
20.		Microsoft Office Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries By Paul McFedries $40.49
21.		Microsoft Office Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries (Adobe Reader) By Paul McFedries $28.79
22.		VBA for the 2007 Microsoft Office System By Paul McFedries $40.49
23.		VBA for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (Adobe Reader) By Paul McFedries $28.79
24.		Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Office Excel 2007 By Paul McFedries $35.99
25.		Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (Adobe Reader) By Paul McFedries $28.79
26.		Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $35.99
27.		Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled By Paul McFedries $26.99
28.		Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $21.59
29.		Special Edition Using JavaScript, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $28.79
30.		Microsoft Windows XP Unleashed By Paul McFedries $49.49
31.		Microsoft Windows XP Unleashed, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $35.99
32.		Tricks of the Microsoft Office Gurus By Paul McFedries $35.99
33.		Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports, and Queries By Paul McFedries $35.99
34.		Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports, and Queries, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $25.19
35.		Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2003 By Paul McFedries $40.49
36.		Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2003, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $28.79
37.		Absolute Beginner's Guide to VBA By Paul McFedries $22.46
38.		Absolute Beginner's Guide to VBA, Adobe Reader By Paul McFedries $17.96
39.		Unauthorized Guide to Windows Millennium, The By Paul McFedries $22.49
40.		The Unauthorized Guide to Windows 98, 2nd Edition By Paul McFedries $16.19

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