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  • Copyright 2010
  • Pages: 464
  • Edition: 5th
  • eBook
  • ISBN-10: 0-7686-9471-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-9471-0

Everything casual users need to know to get the most out of their new Windows 7 PCs, software, and the Internet

  • The best-selling beginner's guide, now completely updated for Windows 7 and today's most popular Internet tools - including Facebook, craigslist, Twitter, and Wikipedia
  • Easy step-by-step instructions cover setting up a new PC, getting online, working with digital media, using productivity tools, and much more
  • By the world's #1 author of beginning technology books, Michael Miller
  • This year, you may be one of the millions of casual computer users that will buy a new Windows 7 notebook or desktop PC. You'll want to know how to find your way around, get comfortable, and get the job done - without jargon, complexity, or hassle. There's a book for you: Michael Miller's Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Windows 7 Edition. It's the one book that covers everything today's beginners and near-beginners need to know: not just about Windows, but also about software, hardware, and the Internet. Through 90+ books, author Michael Miller has established an unparalleled track record in explaining complicated concepts simply and clearly, and empowering beginners. Now, he's thoroughly updated his best-selling Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics to cover today's user experience - with Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, and today's hottest online tools, from craigslist and Facebook to Twitter, Wikipedia, and Google Docs. Miller offers step-by-step instructions and friendly, practical advice for making the most of Windows 7's improvements, including the new taskbar, Action Center, and Aero Snap. He walks through setting up a new computer; connecting to the Internet; working with digital media; burning custom CDs; watching DVD movies; using Microsoft Office and other popular software; managing money online; setting up home networks; keeping PCs running reliably; and protecting them from spam, viruses, and spyware. This is the one indispensable book for today's PC novice.

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction 1

    1 How Personal Computers Work

    2 Setting Up Your New Computer System

    3 Getting to Know Windows 7

    4 Personalizing Windows

    5 Working with Files, Folders, and Disks

    6 Adding New Hardware and Devices to Your System

    7 Setting Up a Home Network

    8 Performing Routine Maintenance

    9 Dealing with Common Problems

    10 Protecting Your PC from Viruses, Spam, and Other Online 

    11 Installing New Software

    12 The Suite Spot: Working with Microsoft Works and Microsoft

    13 Letters, Memos, and More: Working with Microsoft Word

    14 Crunching Numbers: Working with Microsoft Excel

    15 Presenting Yourself: Working with Microsoft PowerPoint

    16 Connecting to the Internet—at Home and on the Road

    17 Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer

    18 Searching the Web

    19 Researching with Wikipedia

    20 Shopping Online

    21 Buying and Selling on eBay

    22 Buying and Selling on craigslist

    23 Banking and Paying Bills Online

    24 Watching Videos on the Web

    25 Using Web-Based Applications

    26 Creating Your Own Web Page

    27 Exploring Other Cool and Useful Websites

    28 Sending and Receiving Email

    29 Sending and Receiving Instant Messages

    30 Social Networking with Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter

    31 Exploring Blogs and Podcasts

    32 Organizing and Editing Your Digital Photos

    33 Sharing Your Digital Photos Online

    34 Playing, Ripping, and Burning CDs

    35 Downloading and Playing Digital Music

    36 Using Your PC with an iPod or iPhone

    37 Playing DVDs and Videos on Your PC

    38 Making Your Own Digital Home Movies

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