Teach Yourself Visually Windows Vista (Teach Yourself Visually (Tech)) - Tapa blanda

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Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. While now primarily a writer, Paul has worked as a programmer, consultant, and Web site developer. Paul has written nearly 50 books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles Windows XP: Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks, Second Edition and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Computers, Fourth Edition. Paul also runs Word Spy, a Web site dedicated to tracking new words and phrases (see www.wordspy.com).

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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something ? and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 140 Windows Vista tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including:

• Installing and repairing programs
• Maintaining your system
• Setting up password-protected accounts
• Loading images from a digital camera
• Managing audio and video with Media Center
• Securing Internet and e-mail accounts

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules