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Twilight books series 1, 2, 3, 4 – Stephenie Meyer

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Twilight is a series of four vampire-themed fantasy romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. It charts a period in the life of Isabella “Bella” Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington, and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. The series is told primarily from Bella’s point of view, with the epilogue of Eclipse and Part II of Breaking Dawn being told from the viewpoint of character Jacob Black, a werewolf. The unpublished Midnight Sun is a retelling of the first book, Twilight, from Edward Cullen’s point of view.
Twilight
Bella Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to live with her father in Forks, Washington to allow her mother to travel with her new husband, a minor league baseball player. After moving to Forks, Bella finds herself involuntarily drawn to a mysterious, handsome boy, Edward Cullen. She eventually learns that he is a member of a vampire family who drinks animal blood rather than human blood. Edward and Bella fall in love, while James, a sadistic vampire from another coven, is drawn to hunt down Bella. Edward and the other Cullens defend Bella. She escapes to Phoenix, Arizona, where she is tricked into confronting James, who tries to kill her. She is seriously wounded, but Edward rescues her and they return to Forks, having killed James.
New Moon
Edward and his family leave Forks because he believes he is endangering Bella’s life. Bella goes into a depression until she develops a strong friendship with Jacob Black, whom she discovers can shape-shift into a wolf. Jacob and the other wolves in his tribe must protect her from Victoria, a vampire seeking to avenge the death of her mate James. Due to a misunderstanding, Edward believes Bella is dead. Edward decides to commit suicide in Volterra, Italy, but is stopped by Bella, who is accompanied by Edward’s sister, Alice. They meet with the Volturi, a powerful vampire coven, and are released only on the condition that Bella be turned into a vampire in the near future. Bella and Edward are reunited, and she and the Cullens return to Forks.
Eclipse
Victoria has created an army of “newborn” vampires to battle the Cullen family and murder Bella for revenge. Meanwhile, Bella is compelled to choose between her relationship with Edward and her friendship with Jacob. Edward’s vampire family and Jacob’s werewolf pack join forces to successfully destroy Victoria and her vampire army. In the end, Bella chooses Edward’s love over Jacob’s friendship and agrees to marry him.
Breaking Dawn
Bella and Edward are married, but their honeymoon is cut short when Bella discovers that she is pregnant. Her pregnancy progresses rapidly, severely weakening her. She nearly dies giving birth to her and Edward’s half-vampire-half-human daughter, Renesmee. Edward injects Bella with his venom to save her life and turns her into a vampire. A vampire from another coven sees Renesmee and mistakes her for an “immortal child”. She informs the Volturi, as the existence of such beings violates vampire law. The Cullens gather vampire witnesses who can verify that Renesmee is not an immortal child. After an intense confrontation, the Cullens and their witnesses convince the Volturi that the child poses no danger to vampires or their secret, and they are left in peace by the Volturi.

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Playboy Venezuela – August (2010)

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Playboy is an American men’s magazine, founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner’s mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with a presence in nearly every medium. Playboy is one of the world’s best known brands. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Playboy are published worldwide. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by notable novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, P. G. Wodehouse, and Margaret Atwood. Playboy features monthly interviews of notable public figures, such as artists, architects, economists, composers, conductors, film directors, journalists, novelists, playwrights, religious figures, politicians, athletes and race car drivers. The magazine throughout its history has expressed a libertarian outlook on political and social issues.

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Playboy USA – August (2010)

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Playboy Slovenija – September (2010)

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Playboy Sexy Summer Girls – (2010)

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Playboy Philippines – Jun (2010)

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Playboy Netherlands – October (2010)

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Playboy Netherlands – August (2010)

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Playboy Lietuva – August (2010)

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Playboy Italia – 07-08 (2010)

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Playboy Croatia – July (2010)

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Playboy Argentina – May (2010)

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Playboy Argentina – August (2010)

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Playboy – May (2010)

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Playboy – January (2010)

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Playboy’s Hot Housewives – 09-10 (2010)

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PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps

DfEbook — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:49:51 +0000

Because you’re looking at a book called PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies, I assume you want to build a Web application with the PHP scripting language and a MySQL backend database. If you need to build a dynamic Web application for a specific purpose, you’re in the right place. You will find six popular applications in this book and one additional application chapter on the CD. If the exact application you need isn’t here, you can probably adapt one of the applications to suit your needs. This book is a practical introduction to dynamic Web applications. It provides the code and information needed to build several of the most popular applications on the Web. The applications in this book allow you to:
- Restrict your Web site or part of your Web site to authorized users
- Sell products on your Web site
- Provide a place where users can communicate with each other online
- Allow users to publish and edit their documents on a Web site
- Manage mailing lists
You can use these applications as is, modify them for use on your Web site, or build your own application by using techniques that I show you in these applications.

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Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence

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Through the history the man has always hoped the boost of three main characteristics: physical, metaphysical and intellectual. From the physical viewpoint he invented and developed all kind of tools: levers, wheels, cams, pistons, etc., until achieving the sophisticated machines existing nowadays. Regarding the metaphysical aspect, the initial celebration of magical-animistic rituals led to attempts, either real or literary, for creating ex nihilo life: life from inert substance. The most actual approaches involve the cryoconservation of deceased people for them to be returned to life in the future; the generation of life at the laboratories by means of cells, tissues, organs, systems or individuals created from previously frozen stem cells is also currently aimed. The third aspect considered, the intellectual one, is the most interesting here. There have been multiple contributions, since devices that increased the calculi ability as the abacus appeared, until the later theoretical proposals for trying to solve problems, as the Ars Magna by Ramón Lull. The first written reference of the Artificial Intelligence that is known is The Iliad, where Homer describes the visit of the goddess Thetis and her son Achilles to the workshop of Hephaestus, god of smiths: At once he was helped along by female servants made of gold, who moved to him. They look like living servant girls, possessing minds, hearts with intelligence, vocal chords, and strength. However, the first reference of Artificial Intelligence, as it is currently understood, can be found in the proposal made by J. McCarthy to the Rockefeller Foundation in 1956; this proposal hoped for funds that might support a month-lasting meeting of twelve researchers of the Dartmouth Summer Research Project in order to establish the basis of the, McCarthy-named, Artificial Intelligence. Although the precursors of the Artificial Intelligence (S. Ramón y Cajal, N. Wienner, D. Hebb, C. Shannon and J. McCulloch, among many others), come from multiple science disciplines, the true driving forces (A. Turing, J. von Neumann, M. Minsky, T. Gödell,…) emerge in the second third of the XX century with the apparition of certain tools, the computers, capable of handling fairly complex problems. Some other scientists, as J. Hopfield or J. Holland, proposed at the last third of the century some biology-inspired approaches that enabled the treatment of complex problems of the real world that even might require certain adaptive ability. All this long and productive trend of the history of the Artificial Intelligence demanded an encyclopaedia that might give expression to the current situation of this multidisciplinary topic, where researches from multiple fields as neuroscience, computing science, cognitive sciences, exact sciences and different engineering areas converge. This work intends to provide a wide and well balanced coverage of all the points of interest that currently exist in the field of Artificial Intelligence, from the most theoretical fundamentals to the most recent industrial applications. Multiple researches have been contacted and several notifications have been performed in different forums of the scientific field dealt here. All the proposals have been carefully revised by the editors for balancing, as far as possible, the contributions, with the intention of achieving an accurately wide document that might exemplify this field. A first selection was performed after the reception of all the proposals and it was later sent to three external expert reviewers in order to carry out a double-blind revision based on a peer review. As a result of this strict and complex process, and before the final acceptance, a high number of contributions (80% approximately) were rejected or required to be modified. The effort of the last two years is now believed to be worthwhile; at least this is the belief of the editors who, with the invaluable help of a high number of people mentioned in the acknowledgements, have managed to get this complete encyclopaedia off the ground. The numbers speak for themselves: 233 articles published that have been carried out by 442 authors from 38 different countries and also revised by 238 scientific reviewers. The diverse and comprehensive coverage of the disciplines directly related with the Artificial Intelligence is also believed to contribute to a better understanding of all the researching related to this important field of study. It was also intended that the contributions compiled in this work might have a considerable impact on the expansion and the development of the body of knowledge related to this wide field, for it to be an important reference source used by researchers and system developers of this area. It was hoped that the encyclopaedia might be an effective help in order to achieve a better understanding of concepts, problems, trends, challenges and opportunities related to this field of study; it should be useful for the research colleagues, for the teaching personnel, for the students, etc. The editors will be happy to know that this work could inspire the readers for contributing to new advances and discoveries in this fantastic work area that might themselves also contribute to a better life quality of different society aspects: productive processes, health care or any other area where a system or product developed by techniques and procedures of Artificial Intelligence might be used.

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Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry

DfEbook — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:45:44 +0000

Biomedical Spectroscopy, fortuitously the first section in this comprehensive encyclopedia, is one of the youngest branches of analytical chemistry. Throughout much of their history, medicine and spectroscopy have evolved quite separately, yet in the new millennium the two solitudes are closing the gap that has separated them for so long as they cross-pollinate each other increasingly. Although spectroscopy, by its very nature, has always had an interdisciplinary focus, the recent marriage between spectroscopy and medicine is only now beginning to bear fruit. It is unfortunate that the word ‘‘chemical’’ has acquired such a bad reputation in the lay press and yet the same public is increasingly captivated by ‘‘natural biochemicals’’. So what are natural biochemicals, and what is a natural substance? To answer this question we have to go back almost 20 billion years to when the universe arose with a cataclysmic explosion that hurled hot, energy-rich subatomic particles throughout space. Gradually, as the universe evolved, the various chemical elements were created, including those in all living organisms on earth. Hence, we humans are literally made of stardust. The unique molecules from which living organisms are constructed are called biomolecules and were selected during the course of evolution for their fitness to perform specific functions. It is therefore quite legitimate to ask what the purpose or the specific biological function of a given biomolecule in a living organismmay be.When examined separately these biomolecules conform to all the physical and chemical laws that describe the behavior of inanimate matter, and yet living things possess unique properties not displayed by collections of inanimate molecules, thus presenting a distinctive challenge to the analytical chemist and to the biospectroscopist alike. Medicine, known as ‘‘the art of science of healing disease’’, is more art than science to some, where the patient is treated as a whole and not as the site in which a particular disease has chosen to manifest itself. However, to many others medicine is a life science that rests firmly upon a foundation of biological sciences, which in turn, trace their origin to the basic physical sciences of chemistry, physics and mathematics. Sadly, in spite of our success to combat disease and illness, there are still health care problems, for which there is little we can do. Even if the best of contemporary medicine were universally available, regardless of financial barriers, cancer would continue to kill, rheumatoid arthritis would still cripple, and Alzheimer’s disease would continue to render many elderly people helpless. Although modern medicine appears powerless to reduce the impact of these diseases, largely due to our inability to treat them successfully, the paucity of effective diagnostic techniques plays a significant role in the continued occurrence of these diseases.Early diagnosis is an important component of preventive medicine, and spectroscopic methods play an increasingly important role in biodiagnostics. Medical biospectroscopy uses the entire arsenal of electromagnetic radiation, from the high-energy end (gamma rays) down to the low-energy end (radio waves), to probe individual biomolecules and indeed the whole human body.

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Encyclopedia of American Literature

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Only the sea is like a human being; the sky is not, nor the earth. But the sea is always moving; always something deep in itself is stirring it. It never rests; it is always wanting, wanting, wanting.
Olive Schreiner, The Story of an African Farm
The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation. The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.
Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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Encyclopedia of American Journalism

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The Encyclopedia of American Journalism explores in depth those journalists and their organizations who have observed and recorded the events of American history. In 1930, John H. Finley of the New York Times said that journalists were “the historians of the present tense” and he called journalism “the religion of democracy” (NYT, Dec. 19, 1930, p. 24). Although Finley made these observations well before the advent of television, computers, the Internet, and many of the other modern media that we now take for granted, his assessment of the importance of journalists and journalism still remains relevant in our own time. A free society requires good journalists, and their job is demanding, and always has been, if for no other reason than that their work covers the entire scope of human endeavor. To achieve their goals, having a sense of history is no less critical than having the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Yet there are many components in modern media and modern living that distort, or even ignore, history, and these forces inevitably affect journalism. If it is true, as has been said, that journalists write the “fi rst draft of history,” then it is also true that they are often accused of lacking knowledge of the past. The Encyclopedia of American Journalism provides an antidote to such criticism by offering readers an account of journalism’s past that is relevant to the twenty-fi rst century. As it makes clear, journalism has a rich history, one whose origins trace back to the American colonies. It is the full scope of that history that helps us to understand better the extraordinary changes that have transformed journalism in recent decades. The 405 articles in this Encyclopedia, which vary in length from 500 to 5,000 words, touch on a wide range of subjects, many of which have been too often neglected or given short shrift in other reference works. Although presented in alphabetical order, the entries cover seven major themes.

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Windows Vista – The Pocket Guide

DfEbook — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:57:30 +0000

Computers are part of our everyday lives; learning how to use them to your advantage is invaluable. With this in mind, it is important to learn how to use computers well and how to use them effectively. In this book, you will learn more about the Windows Vista operating system. Follow along with your computer as you read the chapters and master the content. This book will teach you how to backup your files, take control of security, maintain your computer and files, improve performance, increase efficiency, and personalize your system. You do not need to read this book in order – select a chapter that looks interesting and begin. My only suggestion is that you become familiar with the Getting Started chapter, as this will lay a solid foundation for the rest of the book. You will be pointed to many useful software programs throughout this book. I ensure these programs are freeware (or have a free option) and are free from viruses and spyware. Always use caution when using third-party software and always download them from the vendor’s website. Now, take a look through the pages of this book and enjoy. When you have mastered all I can offer, don’t stop – continue to learn how to use Windows Vista and don’t be afraid to try new things.

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Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook

DfEbook — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:53:13 +0000

This handbook is compiled from numerous Windows Media Center tutorials written on mintywhite.com. Changes to system protected files are required to accomplish the entirety of the guide and should be approached cautiously. I strongly recommend you backup any system files you intend on changing to a “backup” folder for later restoration. Throughout this handbook, I’ll refer to methods used for .avi movie files. Where amendments to the guide are needed for other movie files, this icon will be displayed. The purpose of this handbook is not to define the ultimate solution; its purpose is to give you simple, unbiased advice on what I’ve found to be the best options out there. If you have any questions about PC customization or PCs in general, you can head to Windows Forums where you’ll find friendly, knowledgeable members who are happy to assist in your learning. If you disagree with anything in this handbook, please join us also and share your solutions. It is not necessary to complete the handbook from start to finish. Please read through the contents page and decide what you want to do with your Windows Media Center. Please note: Windows Media Center is available in the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions of Windows 7.

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Windows 7 – The Pocket Guide

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Windows 7 is Microsoft’s newest operating system. If you are looking to add a personal touch to your installation of Windows 7, this book will help you get started. There are thousands of customizations you can apply and this pocket guide only scratches the surface. As always, I’ve written this book soany one can pick it up and work through it. I recommend you begin by reading the Getting Started chapter; this chapter will give you a good foundation for the rest of the book. A basic knowledge of how Windows works is required to follow most of the guides; however, if you are very new with computers, I am still confident you will learn a lot as you go through this book– taking things one step at a time. Once you have read Getting Started chapter, you’re ready to explore the rest of the book and personalize your machine to match your style. I’m sure there’s something here for everyone; take a browse through the contents page and see what strikes your interest. You do not need to read this book in order; feel free to explore. If you have questions or feedback, head to theCont act Me section at the end of this book and get in touch with me. If this version of the book seems a little dated, head to Windows Guides for an updated version. I began writing this book as soon as the public beta came out. I felt this was a good time to start getting familiar with the features that would soon be ready with the released version of the operating system. However, as features are updated, some of these guides may no longer work exactly as stated. I will continually update this book and make sure that it’s ready for the final release of Windows 7.

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Top Gear – Magazine – 05.2011

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Top Gear is an automobile magazine published by BBC Worldwide, and named after the BBC’s Top Gear television show. The major presenters of the television series – Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson – are regular contributors, along with the series’ production staff. Time racing driver The Stig also regularly features in their car tests, though only communicates his thoughts and feelings through the articles of others. It is the UK’s leading general interest car magazine in sales terms, with over 200,000 issues sold a month.

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard – J.K. Rowling

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of stories written for young wizards and witches. They have been popular bedtime reading for centuries, with the result that the Hopping Pot and the Fountain of Fair Fortune are as familiar to many of the students at Hogwarts as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are to Muggle (non-magical) children. Beedle’s stories resemble our fairy tales in many respects; for instance, virtue is usually rewarded and wickedness punished. However, there is one very obvious difference. In Muggle fairy tales, magic tends to lie at the root of the hero or heroine’s troubles – the wicked witch has poisoned the apple, or put the princess into a hundred years’ sleep, or turned the prince into a hideous beast. In The Tales of Beedle the Bard, on the other hand, we meet heroes and heroines who can perform magic themselves, and yet find it just as hard to solve their problems as we do. Beedle’s stories have helped generations of wizarding parents to explain this painful fact of life to their young children: that magic causes as much trouble as it cures. Another notable difference between these fables and their Muggle counterparts is that Beedle’s witches are much more active in seeking their fortunes than our fairy-tale heroines. Asha, Altheda, Amata and Babbitty Rabbitty are all witches who take their fate into their own hands, rather than taking a prolonged nap or waiting for someone to return a lost shoe. The exception to this rule – the unnamed maiden of “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart” – acts more like our idea of a storybook princess, but there is no “happily ever after” at the end of her tale. Beedle the Bard lived in the fifteenth century and much of his life remains shrouded in mystery. We know that he was born in Yorkshire, and the only surviving woodcut shows that he had an exceptionally luxuriant beard. If his stories accurately reflect his opinions, he rather liked Muggles, whom he regarded as ignorant rather than malevolent; he mistrusted Dark Magic, and he believed that the worst excesses of wizardkind sprang from the all-too-human traits of cruelty, apathy or arrogant misapplication of their own talents. The heroes and heroines who triumph in his stories are not those with the most powerful magic, but rather those who demonstrate the most kindness, common sense and ingenuity. One modern-day wizard who held very similar views was, of course, Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Order of Merlin (First Class), Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. This similarity of outlook notwithstanding, it was a surprise to discover a set of notes on The Tales of Beedle the Bard among the many papers that Dumbledore left in his will to the Hogwarts Archives. Whether this commentary was written for his own satisfaction, or for future publication, we shall never know; however, we have been graciously granted permission by Professor Minerva McGonagall, now Headmistress of Hogwarts, to print Professor Dumbledore’s notes here, alongside a brand new translation of the tales by Hermione Granger. We hope that Professor Dumbledore’s insights, which include observations on wizarding history, personal reminiscences and enlightening information on key elements of each story, will help a new generation of both wizarding and Muggle readers appreciate The Tales of Beedle the Bard. It is the belief of all who knew him personally that Professor Dumbledore would have been delighted to lend his support to this project, given that all royalties are to be donated to the Children’s High Level Group, which works to benefit children in desperate need of a voice. It seems only right to make one small, additional comment on Professor Dumbledore’s notes. As far as we can tell, the notes were completed around eighteen months before the tragic events that took place at the top of Hogwarts’ Astronomy Tower. Those familiar with the history of the most recent wizarding war (everyone who has read all seven volumes on the life of Harry Potter, for instance) will be aware that Professor Dumbledore reveals a little less than he knows – or suspects – about the final story in this book. The reason for any omission lies, perhaps, in what Dumbledore said about truth, many years ago, to his favourite and most famous pupil: “It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” Whether we agree with him or not, we can perhaps excuse Professor Dumbledore for wishing to protect future readers from the temptations to which he himself had fallen prey, and for which he paid so terrible a price.

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Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration

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Red Hat Linux is the most popular distribution of Linux currently in use. Red Hat Linux has shown itself to be a robust, reliable operating system that can run on a variety of hardware, from personal computers to large mainframes. Linux in general, and Red Hat Linux in particular, is a very powerful operating system that can be used at the enterprise level as a full-fledged server, as well as at the workstation level for typical user applications. For those of us dissatisfied with the reliability of other commercially available operating systems, Red Hat Linux is a pleasant alternative. This book is divided into five parts. Each part covers a specific area of functionality in a typical Red Hat Linux system.

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Quidditch Through the Ages – J.K. Rowling

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Quidditch Through the Ages is a 2001 book written by British author J. K. Rowling about Quidditch in the Harry Potter universe. It purports to be the Hogwarts library’s copy of the non-fiction book of the same name mentioned in several novels of the Harry Potter series. In 2001 Rowling penned two companion books to the Harry Potter series, Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, for British charity and off-shoot of Live Aid, Comic Relief with all of her royalties going to the charity. As of July 2008, the books combined are estimated to have earned over $30 million for Comic Relief. The two books have since been made available in hardcover.

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Mac Life – April (2011)

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Mac Life Magazine is for people who are passionate about their Macs. Mac Life includes in-depth features on the coolest new Mac technology, tutorials, tips and hints to make the most of applications, and cutting edge news and trends. The only magazine for Mac enthusiasts written by Mac enthusiasts, each monthly issue of Mac Life is the ultimate hands-on guide to anything and everything Macintosh.

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Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008

DfEbook — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:53:23 +0000

Our purpose in Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is to point out both the new and the improved in the latest version of SQL Server. Because this version is Release 2 (R2) of SQL Server 2008, you might think the changes are relatively minor—more than a service pack, but not enough to justify an entirely new version. However, as you read this book, we think you will find that there are a lot of exciting enhancements and new capabilities engineered into SQL Server 2008 R2 that will have a positive impact on your applications, ranging from improvements in operation to those in management. It is definitely not a minor release! This book is for anyone who has an interest in SQL Server 2008 R2 and wants to understand its capabilities. In a book of this size, we cannot cover every feature that distinguishes SQL Server from other databases, and consequently we assume that you have some familiarity with SQL Server already. You might be a database administrator (DBA), an application developer, a power user, or a technical decision maker. Regardless of your role, we hope that you can use this book to discover the features in SQL Server 2008 R2 that are most beneficial to you.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:50:40 +0000

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them represents the fruit of many years’ travel and research. I look back across the years to the seven-year-old wizard who spent hours in his bedroom dismembering Horklumps and I envy him the journeys to come: from darkest jungle to brightest desert, from mountain peak to marshy bog, that grubby Horklump-encrusted boy would track, as he grew up, the beasts described in the following pages. I have visited lairs, burrows, and nests across five continents, observed the curious habits of magical beasts in a hundred countries, witnessed their powers, gained their trust and, on occasion, beaten them off with my travelling kettle. The first edition of Fantastic Beasts was commissioned back in 1918 by Mr. Augustus Worme of Obscurus Books, who was kind enough to ask me whether I would consider writing an authoritative compendium of magical creatures for his publishing house. I was then but a lowly Ministry of Magic employee and leapt at the chance both to augment my pitiful salary of two Sickles a week and to spend my holidays travelling the globe in search of new magical species. The rest is publishing history: Fantastic Beasts is now in its fifty-second edition. This introduction is intended to answer a few of the most frequently asked questions that have been arriving in my weekly postbag ever since this book was first published in 1927. The first of these is that most fundamental question of all – what is a “beast”?

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Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers

DfEbook — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:36:52 +0000

Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers is for those who see themselves as becoming developers, database administrators, or a mixture of both but have yet to tread that path with SQL Server 2008. Whether you have no knowledge of databases, have knowledge of desktop databases such as Microsoft Access, or even come from a server-based background such as Oracle, this book will provide you with the insight to get up and running with SQL Server 2008. Right from the start, this book will expand your basic knowledge, and you will soon find yourself moving from a beginner toward a competent and professional developer. This book aims to cater to a wide range of developers, from those who prefer to use a graphical interface for as much work as possible, to those who want to become more adept at using SQL Server 2008’s programming language, Transact SQL (T-SQL). Where practical, this book demonstrates, explains, and expands upon each method of using SQL Server 2008 so that you can evaluate which works best in your situation. This book contains plenty of examples that let you see how areas of SQL Server work and how you can apply the technology in your own work. You will learn the best way to complete a task, and you’ll even learn how to make the correct decision when presented with two or more choices. Once you reach the end of this book, you will be able to design and create solid and reliable database solutions competently and proficiently.

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Anne Hooper – Kama Sutra for 21st Century Lovers

DfEbook — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:22:31 +0000

“Sensuality is as important for the well-being of the body as food” – Vatsyayana, the author of the Kama Sutra This simple acknowledgment – that physical pleasure is a form of nourishment – is, I believe, one of the reasons why the Kama Sutra remains relevant today. Sex is to be enjoyed, celebrated, and explored – and I get the impression that’s exactly what Vatsyayana did. In the Kama Sutra he not only describes the sex positions that can bring us the most pleasure, he also discusses in unstinting detail how lovers should kiss, nibble, bite, and seduce each other, how the penis should move inside the vagina, and even how a room should be prepared to make the most of lovemaking. There are three other classic erotic texts that I find as intriguing and candid as the Kama Sutra and I’ve included sex positions and pearls of wisdom from these too: the Ananga Ranga from India, The Perfumed Garden from Tunisia, and the Tao, from China. There’s no right or wrong way to look at this book but I’d suggest a playful approach. For example, you could agree with your lover that you’ll open the book at random and try the first sex position you come across. Or you could try a string of sex positions in sequence. Above all, enjoy playing and experimenting.

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(Book 7) – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:02:34 +0000

Throughout the six previous novels in the series, the titular character Harry Potter has struggled with the difficulties of adolescence along with being a famous wizard. When Harry was a baby, Lord Voldemort, a powerful evil wizard, murdered Harry’s parents but vanished after attempting to kill Harry. Harry immediately became famous, and was placed in the care of his Muggle, or non-magical, relatives Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon. In Philosopher’s Stone, Harry re-enters the wizarding world at age 11 and enrolls in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He makes friends with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry also meets the school’s headmaster, Dumbledore, and schoolmaster Severus Snape, who dislikes him. Harry fights Voldemort several times while at school, as the wizard tries to regain a physical form. In Goblet of Fire, Harry is entered in a dangerous magical competition called the Triwizard Tournament. At the conclusion of the Tournament, Harry witnesses the return of Lord Voldemort to full strength. During Order of Phoenix, the Ministry of Magic appoints Dolores Umbridge as the new High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. After forming an underground student group in opposition to Umbridge, Harry and several of his friends face off against Voldemort’s Death Eaters, a group of Dark witches and wizards, and narrowly defeat them. In Half-Blood Prince, he learns that Voldemort has been using “horcruxes” to become immortal. These objects are fragments of a person’s soul placed within an object so that when the body dies, a part of the soul remains and the person can be regenerated or resurrected. However, the destruction of the creator’s body leaves the wizard or witch in a state of half-life, without corporeal form. When returning from a mission to discover a horcrux, Dumbledore is murdered by Snape, a former Death Eater whom Harry suspected of secretly remaining loyal to Voldemort. At the conclusion of the book, Harry decides to find and destroy Voldemort’s remaining horcruxes to defeat the wizard.

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(Book 6) – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:47:07 +0000

Lord Voldemort has returned to power, and his wrath has been felt in both the Muggle and Wizarding worlds. Severus Snape, long considered an enemy of Voldemort and a member of Dumbledore’s anti-Voldemort coalition, the Order of the Phoenix, meets with Narcissa Malfoy, mother of Harry’s school rival Draco and wife of Lucius, an imprisoned Death Eater. Snape makes an Unbreakable Vow to Narcissa, promising to protect Draco. Dumbledore collects Harry from his aunt and uncle’s house. On their way to the home of Harry’s best friend Ron Weasley and family, Harry and Dumbledore stop to persuade Horace Slughorn, former Potions teacher at Hogwarts, to return to teaching, and he finally agrees. Later, when shopping for schoolbooks, Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione follow Draco Malfoy to Dark Arts supplier Borgin and Burkes, where they overhear Draco insisting that the store-owner fix an unknown object. Harry is instantly suspicious of Draco, whom he believes to be a Death Eater like his father. The students return to school, and Dumbledore announces that Snape, the previous Potions teacher, will be teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts, while Slughorn will resume his post as Potions teacher. Harry receives a used Potions textbook that once belonged to someone named “The Half-Blood Prince”, which is heavily annotated and helps Harry excel in Potions. Believing that Harry needs to learn Voldemort’s past to gain advantage in a foretold fight, Dumbledore schedules regular meetings with Harry in which they use Dumbledore’s Pensieve to look at memories of those who have had direct contact with Voldemort. Harry learns about Voldemort’s family and the influences that corrupted Voldemort, eventually leading him into dividing his soul into seven Horcruxes. Two of these, young Voldemort’s diary and his grandfather’s ring, have already been destroyed. Of the remaining, one resides in Voldemort, one resides in Voldemort’s snake, one is Slytherin’s locket, and the other two are suspected to be hidden in objects belonging to Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw. Ron acquires a new girlfriend, Lavender Brown, of whom Hermione is extremely jealous, and Harry feels stuck in the middle of his friends’ bickering. Eventually, Harry falls in love with Ginny, Ron’s sister, and Ron and Lavender break up, to Hermione’s delight. Harry spends much of his time keeping up with his duties as Quidditch captain and following Draco Malfoy for any proof of suspicious actions, though he often cannot find him on his Marauder’s map of Hogwarts. Harry realizes that when Draco is not on the map, he is using the Room of Requirement on the seventh floor of Hogwarts, which transforms into whatever its user needs. Harry tries his best to get in to see what Draco is up to, but until he knows exactly what Draco is using the room for, he cannot gain access. Eventually Harry and Dumbledore leave Hogwarts to fetch and destroy the locket Horcrux, completion of which would make Voldemort one step closer to mortal. They journey to the middle of a treacherous sea into a cave that Dumbledore senses is protected with magic – the same cave in which Voldemort tortured other children when he was younger, and later used to hide his Horcrux. They reach the basin where the locket is hidden underneath a potion. Dumbledore drinks the potion and Harry fights off Voldemort’s Inferi, an army of re-animated corpses. They take the locket and return to Hogwarts as quickly as possible. Dumbledore is quite weak, and when they reach Hogsmeade they can see that the Dark Mark, Voldemort’s symbol, is visible above the astronomy tower. When they arrive at the tower, Dumbledore uses his magic to freeze Harry in place while Harry remains hidden by his cloak of invisibility. Draco Malfoy arrives and disarms and threatens to kill Dumbledore, acting on his mission from Voldemort. Dumbledore tries to stall Draco by telling him he is not a killer, but then Snape bursts into the tower and kills Dumbledore, sending him flying over the edge of the tower. Because of Dumbledore’s death, his spell on Harry is broken and Harry rushes after Snape to avenge Dumbledore’s death. Snape reveals that he is the Half-Blood Prince and manages to escape. Later, Harry looks at the locket he and Dumbledore retrieved and realizes that it is not the real Horcrux. Inside the locket is a note from someone named “R. A. B.” After Dumbledore’s funeral, Hermione explains to Harry that Snape was called the Half-Blood Prince because he had a Muggle father and a witch mother whose maiden name was Prince. Harry is devastated to think that he trusted and took help from the man who would turn out to be Dumbledore’s murderer. He tells his friends he will not be returning to Hogwarts next year and will instead search out and kill Voldemort by destroying all of the Horcruxes. Ron and Hermione vow to join him.

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(Book 5) – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:39:51 +0000

Harry Potter is spending another tedious summer with his dreadful Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon when a group of evil spirits called “Dementors” stage an unexpected attack on Harry and his cousin Dudley. After using magic to defend himself, Harry is visited by a group of wizards and whisked off to number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London. Number twelve is the home of Harry’s godfather, Sirius Black, and the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. The Order is a group of witches and wizards, led by Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, dedicated to fighting the evil Lord Voldemort and his followers. The Order is forced to operate in secrecy, outside of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, which is headed by the dense and corrupt Cornelius Fudge. Fudge refuses to believe that Lord Voldemort has returned. Harry used magic to fight off the dementors, and since underage wizards are not permitted to use their wands outside of school, he must face a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry. With Dumbledore’s help, Harry is cleared by the Wizengamot and permitted to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Reunited with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, Harry returns to Hogwarts and learns that Dolores Umbridge, an employee of Fudge, will be his new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. The Sorting Hat, which traditionally sorts all new students into one of four houses, cautions the students against becoming too internally divided. Meanwhile, the wizard newspaper, the Daily Prophet, continues printing untrue and unfair stories about Harry. Many of his classmates are whispering about him behind his back, but Harry ignores them and tries to concentrate on his studies, since all fifth-year students at Hogwarts are required to take rigorous standardized exams that are O.W.L.s, or Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations. Umbridge refuses to teach her students how to perform Defense spells, and before long, Fudge appoints her High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, giving her the authority to inspect all faculty members and evaluate their skills. In desperation, Harry, Hermione, and Ron form their own Defense Against the Dark Arts group, also known as the D.A., or Dumbledore’s Army. Twenty-five other students sign up, and they meet as often as possible to learn and practice Defense spells. Harry wishes desperately to contact his godfather Sirius to discuss the situation, but Umbridge is inspecting all Owl Post and patrolling the fires that students can use to make contact with wizards residing outside of Hogwarts. Umbridge openly dislikes Harry, whom she considers a liar, and eventually bans him from the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Ron’s twin brothers, Fred and George, storm out of Hogwarts in protest, moving to London where they plan to open a joke shop in the wizarding town of Diagon Alley using the money Harry won last year in the Triwizard Tournament. Harry continues to have upsetting dreams about walking down a corridor at the Department of Mysteries, deep inside the Ministry of Magic. At the end of the corridor, Harry goes through several doors and enters a room full of dusty glass spheres. Harry always wakes up before he finds out what the dream means or what the spheres signify. One night, Harry has a vision where he inhabits the body of a large snake, and attacks Ron’s father. Harry wakes up horrified, and Professor McGonagall takes him to Dumbledore immediately. Dumbledore uses the portraits on the walls of his office to raise an alert, and Mr. Weasley is promptly rescued by two members of the Order. The Weasley Family, accompanied by Harry and the Order, visit Arthur Weasley in St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Afterwards, Dumbledore demands that Harry take Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape, which should help Harry protect his mind against further invasions by Lord Voldemort. Harry is unsuccessful at Occlumency because he has such difficulty clearing his mind of all thoughts, making it difficult for him to focus on closing his mind off to all outside influence. Meanwhile, his scar (from the attack in which Voldemort killed Harry’s parents) burns horribly every time Voldemort experiences a powerful emotion. The D.A. continues to meet regularly, and Harry’s peers show great improvement until they are caught by Umbridge. Dumbledore takes full responsibility for the group and resigns as Headmaster. Umbridge takes over his position. The students begin taking their O.W.L. exams, and Harry has another vision, this time about Sirius being held captive and tortured by Voldemort. Horrified, Harry becomes determined to save him. Hermione warns Harry that Voldemort may be deliberately trying to lure Harry to the Department of Mysteries, but Harry is too concerned about Sirius to take any chances. Harry sneaks into Umbridge’s office, and, using her fireplace, transports himself to Twelve Grimmauld Place to look for Sirius. Kreacher, the House of Black’s house elf, tells Harry that Sirius is at the Ministry of Magic. Harry returns to Hogwarts to find that he and his friends have been caught in Umbridge’s office. Hermione and Harry convince Umbridge to follow them into the forest, where they claim to be hiding a weapon for Dumbledore. Once in the forest, Centaurs carry Umbridge away. Harry and his friends climb aboard flying horses called thestrals and speed off to the Ministry. Once they arrive, Harry cannot find Sirius and realizes that Hermione was right. Harry also sees that one of the glass spheres has his name on it, as well as Voldemort’s. Harry grabs the sphere, and Death Eaters surround to attack, demanding that Harry hand over the prophecy. Employing all of their Defence skills, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Luna, and Neville have moderate success fighting the Death Eaters, but they are ultimately helped enormously by the arrival of several members of the Order. In the midst of the fight, Harry drops the glass sphere, and it shatters and Sirius’ own cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange, kills Sirius. Before Harry can avenge his godfather, Dumbledore appears shortly after Voldemort and the two engage in an intense duel. Voldemort and Lestrange escape, just as Fudge appears at the Ministry, finally faced with incontrovertible evidence that the Dark Lord has returned. Dumbledore sends Harry back to school, where he explains that the sphere was a prophecy which stated that Harry has a power that Voldemort will never know: the power of love, given to him by his mother’s sacrifice 15 years earlier. The prophecy goes on to claim that neither Harry nor Voldemort can live while the other survives. Dumbledore takes this opportunity to tell Harry why he must spend his summers with the Dursleys in Little Whinging: Because Harry’s mother died to save him, he is blessed with her love, a blessing that can be sealed only by blood. Harry’s Aunt Petunia, his mother’s sister, makes that bond complete by taking Harry into her home. As long as he still calls Little Whinging home, Harry is safe. The Order members strongly advise the Dursleys to treat Harry with the respect he deserves, and he returns home with them to face another miserable summer.

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(Book 4) – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:35:40 +0000

Throughout the three previous novels in the Harry Potter series, the main character, Harry Potter, has struggled with the difficulties that come with growing up and the added challenge of being a famous wizard. When Harry was a baby, Voldemort, the most powerful Dark wizard in history, killed Harry’s parents but mysteriously vanished after unsuccessfully trying to kill Harry. This results in Harry’s immediate fame and his being placed in the care of his muggle, or non-magical, Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon, who have a son named Dudley Dursley. Harry enters the wizarding world at the age of 11, enrolling in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He makes friends with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and is confronted by Lord Voldemort trying to regain power. In Harry’s first year he has to protect the Philosopher’s Stone from Voldemort and one of his faithful followers in Hogwarts. After returning to the school after summer break, students at Hogwarts are attacked after the legendary “Chamber of Secrets” is opened. Harry ends the attacks by killing a Basilisk and defeating another attempt by Lord Voldemort to return to full strength. The following year, Harry hears that he has been targeted by escaped murderer Sirius Black. Despite stringent security measures at Hogwarts, Harry is confronted by Black at the end of his third year of schooling, and Harry learns that Black was framed and is actually Harry’s godfather. He also learned that it was Sirius’s, Lupin’s and James Potter’s friend Peter Pettigrew who actually betrayed his parents.

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(Book 3) – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:23:39 +0000

Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and find security has been tightened because of notorious mass murderer Sirius Black’s escape from Azkaban, the wizarding prison. Harry learns that Black betrayed Harry’s parents to the evil Lord Voldemort 12 years ago, leading to their deaths. Black is also known to have murdered the Potters’ good friend, Peter Pettigrew. Despite the disapproval of headmaster Albus Dumbledore, the grounds of Hogwarts are being guarded by Dementors, dark, sinister beings that drain the happiness of anyone nearby and are the appointed guards of Azkaban. The Dementors have a particularly strong effect on Harry, causing him to black out and hear the screams of his dying parents every time they come near him. Professor Remus Lupin, the school’s new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, befriends Harry and agrees to teach him the Patronus Charm, a difficult spell used to repel Dementors. Harry is depressed to learn he will not be allowed to visit Hogsmeade, the local wizarding village, with his fellow third-years, because his guardian, Uncle Vernon, has refused to sign the permission form. Harry is also angry with his arch-nemesis Draco Malfoy for ruining gamekeeper Hagrid’s first lesson as Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Malfoy’s rude behavior during the lesson causes him to be attacked by a Hippogriff named Buckbeak, and Malfoy’s father Lucius promises that Buckbeak will be executed in the course of the year. Meanwhile, Sirius Black manages to break into Hogwarts twice, presumably to reach Harry, but is unsuccessful. Fred and George Weasley give Harry the Marauder’s Map, a map that shows the whereabouts of everybody on the grounds of Hogwarts as well as secret passageways that can get him from the castle into Hogsmeade. Ron discovers that Scabbers, his rat, has disappeared and believes he has been eaten by Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat, causing a falling-out between him and Hermione. Hermione later finds Scabbers hiding in Hagrid’s hut when the three of them visit him before Buckbeak’s execution. On their way back from Hagrid’s, the three hear the sounds of Buckbeak being executed. Just then, a large, black dog appears and attacks Ron, dragging him and Scabbers into a hidden passage beneath the magical and dangerous Whomping Willow. Harry and Hermione receive a brutal beating from the Whomping Willow before entering the passageway in pursuit of Ron. Harry and Hermione follow the sounds of Ron’s screams and find themselves in an old, boarded-up shack in Hogsmeade, known as the Shrieking Shack. They also discover that the dog is actually Sirius Black, who is an Animagus and able to transform from dog to human at will. While Harry attempts to get revenge on Black for betraying his parents, Professor Lupin suddenly arrives. To the shock of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Lupin embraces Black like a brother. Hermione confronts Lupin about habits she has observed during her classes with him, accusing him of being a werewolf. Lupin admits to being a werewolf, and begins to explain that he, Sirius, James Potter (Harry’s father), and Peter Pettigrew were inseparable friends while at Hogwarts, even writing the Marauder’s Map together. To make Lupin’s monthly transformations into a wolf more enjoyable, his friends all became Animagi so they could safely interact with him in his animal state. The Marauders remained friends after Hogwarts. When they learned that Voldemort was planning to go after the Potters, Sirius agreed to become their Secret-Keeper, the only one to know of their hidden location. Harry interjects that he knows the story: Sirius betrayed the Potters’ location to Voldemort, and later killed Pettigrew as well. However, Sirius then reveals that he had secretly switched his duty as Secret-Keeper with Pettigrew, to throw Voldemort off the Potters’ trail. Pettigrew was the real betrayer, and faked his own death in order to frame Sirius for the murders. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are skeptical, but Sirius swears that he can prove the truth, as he believes Scabbers to be the Animagus form of Peter Pettigrew. Professor Snape suddenly barges in on the scene, and upon seeing Sirius and Lupin together, threatens to turn them over to the Dementors. Harry, Hermione, and Ron, wanting to see if Sirius is telling the truth, all attack Professor Snape, knocking him out. This allows Lupin and Sirius to revert Scabbers back into Pettigrew. Pettigrew admits to the story, but Harry stops Sirius and Lupin from killing him, not wanting his father’s best friends to turn into murderers. Instead, Harry persuades them to take Pettigrew back to Hogwarts in order to clear Sirius’s name before turning Pettigrew over to the Dementors. As they return to the castle, the full moon emerges and Lupin transforms into a werewolf. Amidst the confusion, Pettigrew transforms back into a rat and escapes across the grounds. Lupin begins to lose control of himself in his wolf form, knocking out Sirius and nearly killing Harry, before a strange howl lures him away into the Forbidden Forest. Harry finds an unconscious Sirius lying by the lake, where Dementors suddenly descend on the pair and nearly kill them. They are saved at the last minute by a strange figure across the lake, who casts the Patronus Charm. Before passing out, Harry believes the figure is his father. Harry awakes in the hospital wing, only to learn that Sirius has been captured and is being imprisoned in the castle, awaiting his fate. On Dumbledore’s quiet suggestion, Harry and Hermione use a Time-Turner (which Hermione has secretly been using all year to take multiple classes at the same time) to travel back in time and try to prevent Sirius’s capture. Harry and Hermione first manage to rescue Buckbeak from his execution. They then watch the scenes of the night unfold while safely hidden from sight, as any interference with their past selves could prove disastrous. When they finally see the Dementors cornering Harry and Sirius at the lake, Harry watches intently for the figure who conjured the Patronus, only to realize at the last moment that it was, in fact, himself. Harry quickly performs the Patronus Charm and watches as Sirius is discovered by Professor Snape and taken up to the castle. Harry and Hermione then fly Buckbeak up to the tower where Sirius is imprisoned, and help him escape on Buckbeak into the dark. Having accomplished what they set out to do, Harry and Hermione rush back to the hospital wing just in time. Lupin, now revealed to all as a werewolf, must resign, even though he was the best professor Harry had ever had at Hogwarts. Harry is worried that Pettigrew, now free, may help Voldemort to return, but Dumbledore says that Harry may be grateful one day that he helped save Pettigrew’s life.

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(Book 2) – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:21:05 +0000

Soon after the start of Harry’s second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, messages on the walls of the corridors say that the Chamber of Secrets has been re-opened and that the “Heir of Slytherin” would kill all pupils whose parents are not both magical – which includes Hermione. Over the next few months, various inhabitants of the school are found petrified in corridors. Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover Moaning Myrtle, the ghost of a girl who was killed the last time the Chamber was opened and now haunts the girls’ toilet in which she died. Myrtle shows Harry a diary bearing the name Tom Marvolo Riddle. Although its pages are blank, it responds when Harry writes in it. Eventually the book shows him Hogwarts as it was fifty years ago. There he sees Tom Riddle, Head Boy at the time, blame Rubeus Hagrid, who was then thirteen years old and already kept dangerous creatures as pets, for opening the Chamber. Four months later the diary is stolen, and shortly afterward Hermione is petrified. However, she holds a note explaining that the culprit is a basilisk, a huge serpent whose gaze kills those who look into its eyes directly but only petrifies those who see their reflection. Hermione concluded that the monster travels through the school’s pipes and emerges through the toilet Myrtle haunts. As the attacks continue, Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, holds Hagrid in the wizards’ prison as a precaution. Lucius Malfoy, Draco’s father and a former supporter of Voldemort who claims to have reformed, announces that the school’s governors have suspended Dumbledore from the position of headmaster. After Ron’s younger sister, Ginny, is taken into the Chamber, the staff insist that the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart, should handle the situation. However, when Harry and Ron go to his office to tell him what they have discovered about the basilisk, Lockhart reveals that he is a fraud who took credit for the accomplishments of others and attempts to erase the boys’ memories. Disarming Lockhart, they march him to Moaning Myrtle’s toilet, where Harry opens the passage to the Chamber of Secrets. In the sewers under the school, Lockhart grabs Ron’s wand and tries again to wipe the boys’ memories, but since Ron’s wand had been damaged, the spell backfires, inflicting total amnesia on Lockhart, collapsing part of the tunnel, and separating Harry from Ron and Lockhart. While Ron attempts to tunnel through the rubble, Harry enters the Chamber of Secrets, where Ginny lies beside the diary. As he examines her, Tom Riddle appears, looking exactly as he did fifty years ago, and explains that he is a memory stored in the diary. Ginny wrote in it about her adolescent hopes and fears, and Riddle won her confidence by appearing sympathetic, possessed her, and used her to open the Chamber. Riddle also reveals that he is Voldemort as a boy. He further explains that he learned from Ginny who Harry was and about his own deeds as Voldemort. When Ginny realised that she had been responsible for the attacks, she attempted to throw the diary away, which is how it came into Harry’s possession. Riddle then releases the basilisk to kill Harry. Dumbledore’s pet phoenix, Fawkes, brings a magnificent sword wrapped in the Sorting Hat. Harry uses the sword to kill the basilisk, but only after being bitten by the creature’s venomous fangs, one of which breaks off. As Riddle gloats over the dying Harry, Fawkes weeps on Harry’s wound to cure it. Harry stabs the diary with the broken fang, and Riddle vanishes.[1] Ginny revives and they return to Ron, who is still watching over the amnesic Lockhart. Fawkes carries all four out of the tunnels. Harry recounts the whole story to Dumbledore, who has been reinstated. When Harry mentions his fears that he is similar to Tom Riddle, Dumbledore says that Harry chose Gryffindor House, and only a true member of that House could have used Godric Gryffindor’s sword to kill the basilisk. Lucius Malfoy bursts in, and Harry accuses him of slipping the diary into Ginny’s bag while the pupils were shopping for school books. Finally, the basilisk’s petrified victims are revived by a potion, the preparation of which has taken several months.

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(Book 1) – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:18:27 +0000

The novels revolve around Harry Potter, an orphan who discovers at the age of eleven that he is a wizard, living within the ordinary world of non-magical, or Muggle, people. His ability is inborn and such children are invited to attend a school that teaches the necessary skills to succeed in the wizarding world. Harry becomes a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and it is in here where most of the novels’ events take place. As Harry develops through his adolescence, he learns to overcome the problems that face him: magical, social and emotional, including ordinary teenage challenges such as friendships and exams, and the greater test of preparing himself for the confrontation that lies ahead. Each book chronicles one year in Harry’s life with the main narrative being set in the years 1991–98. The books also contain many flashbacks, with a significant number being from the year 1976 when Harry’s parents were in their fifth year at Hogwarts. Other memories date from various determinable and undeterminable periods after 1945, although little reference is made to historic features or events of any period. The only specific dates given in the series are in the second and seventh book. In the second, Chamber of Secrets, a 500th anniversary of a date of death is stated to be measured from 1492 (making the year of the 500th anniversary 1992). In the final book, on the grave of Harry’s parents, James and Lily Potter, their year of death is given as taking place in 1981.

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(Book 0) – Harry Potter Prequel – J.K. Rowling

DfEbook — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:09:19 +0000

The Harry Potter prequel is an 800-word story written by J. K. Rowling, and was published online on 11 June 2008. Set about three years before the birth of Harry Potter, the story recounts an adventure experienced by Sirius Black and James Potter. Muggle Policemen PC Anderson and Sergeant Fisher are chasing a motorbike which is breaking the speed limit into a dead-end alley. Confronting the two youths riding the bike, they ask for their names. After some joking, the boys introduce themselves as Sirius Black and James Potter. As the policemen attempt to arrest them for speeding and riding without helmets, three Death Eaters on broomsticks fly down the alley towards them. James and Sirius use their wands to lift the police car up to form a barrier, and the broomstick riders crash into it. Sirius and James then leave the frightened policemen in the alley.

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Unix For Dummies 5Th Edition

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:23:28 +0000

We designed this book to be used when you can’t figure out what to do next. We don’t flatter ourselves that you are interested enough in UNIX to sit down and read the whole thing. When you run into a problem using UNIX (“I thought I typed a command that would copy a file, but it didn’t respond with any message . . .”), just dip into the book long enough to solve your problem. We have included sections about these kinds of things:
- Typing commands
- Copying, renaming, or deleting files
- Printing files
- Finding where your file went
- Using the Internet from UNIX
- Storing and updating a Web site on a UNIX computer
- Connecting and communicating with people on other computers
In this fifth edition, we updated the information about Linux (the popular free version of UNIX), beefed up the information about the new KDE and GNOME window systems, and added information about Internet applications and hosting an Internet site on your own (or someone else’s) UNIX computer.

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Tracey Cox – Kama Sutra

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:21:20 +0000

Erotic – Easy-to-master starter positions, a crash course in the basics of spiritual sex, an honest appraisal of what works today, the kiss that can make her climax, and getting sex back to how it used to be.
Exotic – Intimate sex positions for super-soppy sex, why a hug is never just a hug, reuniting those old friends sex and love, the exercise that guarantees you’ll both be better lovers in a week, and how a twist of a hip can transform tried-and-tired sex.
Exhilarat ing – Fresh new techniques for oral orgasms, a hand-job better than he can give himself, heavenly handwork for her, the hottest multiple-hot-spot orgasm she’ll ever experience, and why sacred sex sucks.
Exhibitionist – Show-off sex positions to boast about to your friends (with tips on how to cheat), the Kama Sutra’s decidedly suspect take on genital size, and what to do if you’re lopsided lovers, plus how to have a whole body orgasm and be a master of ejaculation.
Expe rt – Ambitious positions for the very, very brave, the nine thrusts to sexual nirvana, why the Kama Sutra encourages you to hurt the one you love, and the really, really naughty things the ancients got up to.

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Kama Sutra 365 – The Poet The Warez Poet

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:18:58 +0000

Welcome to Kama Sutra 365 – the book that celebrates Eastern sex positions in all their naughty, up-against-thewall, down-on-all-fours glory, including classic exotic suggestions for warming up before, and for cooling down after. Whether you’re bringing home a hot new date or putting the passion back into a decades-old marriage, there’s a position for you. And, with 365 positions, you can go for a whole glorious year without repeating yourself – or, if you have sex once a week, for seven years.

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Iphone Hacks Pushing the Iphone and iPod Touch Beyond Their Limits

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:15:20 +0000

iPhone Hacks explains how to set up your iPhone the way you want it, and helps you give it capabilities that will rival your desktop computer. This cunning handbook is exactly what you need to make the most of your iPhone.
With iPhone Hacks, you can make your iPhone do all you’d expect of a smartphone—and more. Learn tips and techniques to unleash little-known features; find and create innovative applications for the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch; and unshackle these devices to run everything from network utilities to video game emulators.

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HDTV

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:09:21 +0000

Welcome to HDTV For Dummies. HDTV is the hottest technology to hit your local electronics store since the advent of cell phones. HDTVs are getting bigger, better, cheaper, more sophisticated, and more useful every day. Since you’ve bought this book, we figure that not only do you agree with us, you’re already part of the HDTV movement. To arms, Comrade! One of the most appealing things about the current crop of HDTVs is the ease with which you can set up an HDTV-powered home theater, including surround sound and an awesome picture. However, the rapidly dropping price of HDTVs might be the most attractive aspect of all — we’ve reached a point in time where you don’t have to be rich to consider an HDTV for the bedroom, too! Figuring out which HDTV to buy can be confusing, as there are all sorts of technologies, sizes, standards, etc. And then, once you’ve decided on what to buy, making sure it will work with all your other gear — your DVD, camcorder, VCR, set-top box, and so on — can be even more confusing. That’s where this book comes in handy. Our aim is to make sure you get the most bang for your buck (or franc, or peso, or whatever — even euros!). If you’re thinking of purchasing an HDTV and installing it in your home, this is the book for you. Even if you’ve already purchased the HDTV itself, this book will help you install and configure the HDTV. What’s more, this book helps you get the most out of your investment after it’s up and running. With this book in hand, you’ll have all the information that you need to know about the following topics:
- Planning your HDTV system, including all sorts of accessories
- Evaluating and selecting the right HDTV for your home
- Installing and configuring the HDTV equipment in your home
- Hooking up your HDTV to the right high-definition programming sources
- Adding A/V entertainment gear and accessories to your HDTV
- Playing video games on your Xbox, in high-def splendor
- Accessing your HDTV from around the house over a home network
- Enhancing your HDTV environment so you can have your own HDTV theater

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Beginning Python (2005)

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:07:18 +0000

This chapter is a gentle introduction to the practice of programming in Python. Python is a very rich language with many features, so it is important to learn to walk before you learn to run. Chapters 1 through 3 provide a basic introduction to common programming ideas, explained in easily digestible paragraphs with simple examples. If you are already an experienced programmer interested in Python, you may want to read this chapter quickly and take note of the examples, but until Chapter 3 you will be reading material with which you’ve probably already gained some familiarity in another language. If you are a novice programmer, by the end of this chapter you will have learned some guiding principles for programming, as well as directions for your first interactions with a programming language—Python. The exercises at the end of the chapter provide hands-on experience with the basic information that you’ll have learned.

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Anne Hooper – Classic Lovemaking techniques reinterpeted for today s lovers

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:04:46 +0000

Before there were late-night call-in shows, sexual surrogates, or course-by-course sex manuals, there was the Kama Sutra, the ancient book of sexual wisdom. In this transformation of the 2,ooo-year old masterpiece, Anne Hooper, sex therapist and best-selling author, brings the teachings of the past to a new generation of lovers. A reinterpretation of the classics Anne Hooper`s Kama Sutra brings together the best of the Kama Sutra, the Ananga Ranga, The Perfumed Garden, and The Tao to create a new classic. The authors of these works offered creative solutions to sexual problems, enhancing sensuality through innovative techniques. Their ancient teachings remain as dynamic as ever — as Anne Hooper reveals when she draws aside the curtain of myth and mystery that surrounds these erotic volumes. Sensual photography Voluptuously illustrated with photographs of contemporary couples, Anne Hoops`s Kama Sutra presents all the arts of seduction and will inspire every reader to introduce more variety and excitement into sex. Here, in this unrivaled erotic masterpiece, you will find the key to lasting sexual fulfillment. Anne Hooper is the author of the international best-seller The Ultimate Sex Book. She specializes in working with people who have sexual, personal, and emotional problems. A former editor of Penthouse Forum, Hooper served as the director of the Forum Clinic and was the founder of the Women`s Sexuality Workshop. She presently writes advice columns for First for Women magazine. Anne Hooper is the author of The Body Electric, Massage and Loving, Women and Sex, and, from Dorling Kindersley, Anne Hooper`s Pocket Sex Guide. Her books are widely published around the world.

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269 Amazing Sex Games – Hugh de Beer

DfEbook — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:00:33 +0000

269 amazing sex games contents:
- Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
- Playing the Field
- Casino Consummation
- The Art of Seduction
- Lights, Camera, Action!
- Word Play
- Beyond the Bedroom
- Quiet Time
- The World of Imagination
- Classics with a Twist

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Yahoo! SiteBuilder for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:53:08 +0000

The term “best of both worlds” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? All the sugary taste without the carbs. A roomy SUV that gets great gas mileage. An all-in-one-kitchen-knife-bought-from-an-infomercial-for-just-three-easypayments that actually works. When you think about creating a Web site for yourself or your business, you undoubtedly want the “best of both worlds” principle to apply here as well. You want to be able to create a really cool Web site by yourself without being forced to get a graduate degree in Web programming or computer human interface design. Yahoo! SiteBuilder is a highly popular software tool for people who want to do just that. Using SiteBuilder, you can create a Web site that looks far more sophisticated than many low-end, design-in-a-browser alternatives but without diving deep into the nitty-gritty details of something called HyperText Markup Language (HTML). Yahoo! SiteBuilder For Dummies serves as your friendly tour guide to help you create, design, and manage your SiteBuilder Web site. It gives you just the information you need to know to create “wicked cool” sites without resorting to that geeky stuff. Using the dynamic duo of Yahoo! SiteBuilder and Yahoo! SiteBuilder For Dummies, you can make the “best of both words” goal a reality. But why stop there? I have so many more euphemisms and trite sayings to conquer with this combo. You’ll have your cake and eat it too. Your rolling stone will start to gather moss. Your watched pot will actually boil. Your road-crossing chicken will . . . well, you get the idea.

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WordPerfect 12 for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:50:24 +0000

If you thought that the purpose of word processing was to write, not to do amazing things on a computer . . . If you ever secretly wondered who in the world actually uses all those features advertised on the box your software came in . . . If you’d rather create nice-looking, readable documents, not try to use every possible feature in WordPerfect in 90 seconds flat . . . If you’re smart enough to say, “Call me what you will — I just want to get some work done, please!” . . . Congratulations — you’ve come to the right place.

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Wireless Networks for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:46:48 +0000

Mark Twain once wrote, “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” So we have done the easy part for you. We crossed out all the wrong words and came up with this book. What are left are the words that will help you plan for, install, acquire, protect, manage, and administer wireless networks from personal area to wide area. We have started your journey by providing information on:
- Differentiating WPAN, WLAN, WMAN, and WWAN
- Planning your wireless network
- Doing a site survey
- Using IrDA for transferring files
- Using Bluetooth for wire replacement
- Securing IrDA and Bluetooth
- Acquiring the right equipment
- Installing and configuring an access point
- Acquiring and installing client hardware
- Installing and configuring client software
- Building a network to allow roaming
- Connecting while on the go
- Securing your WLAN
- Understanding WEP, WPA, and RSN
- Understanding EAP
- Setting up a VPN using PPTP
- Troubleshooting your network
- Evaluating and fixing network performance
- Using administrator software and utilities

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Wireless Network Hacks & Mods for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:44:48 +0000

If you’ve installed some level of wireless capability in your home and want to take it to the next level, or are thinking of purchasing a wireless computer network and want a high-powered setup from the get-go, this is the book for you. Here’s the bottom line: If you want to (or have) cut the cord, we want to help you improve your network. If you have a wireless network, you have probably realized that performance can vary wildly around your home. What’s more, you might be trying to add additional gear onto your network, only to find it does not seem to solve the problems you set out to fix. You’re not alone — many of those who have mastered the first stage of getting a wireless network up and running have wondered how they can simply get more out of it. Towards that end, this book helps you get the most out of your network over the long term. With this book in hand, you’ll have all the information that you need to know about the following topics:
- Planning a wireless network that can cover your whole home, including in your car and outside the walls of the house
- Evaluating and selecting advanced wireless networking equipment for installation in your home
- Installing and configuring multiple wireless networking devices that work together seamlessly
- Understanding the issues surrounding boosting your wireless signals to increase the range and throughput of your network
- Securing your wireless network from nosy neighbors and hackers
- Playing computer games over a high-performance wireless network and across the Internet
- Connecting your audio-visual gear to your wireless network and sharing MP3, video files, DVDs, and more around the whole house
- Talking with people worldwide, for free, over your wireless network
- Protecting your home with wireless surveillance
- Using your wireless gear on the road
- Setting up your own hot spot to share wireless access with others
- Outfitting your car with a wireless network
- Discovering devices that you’ll be able to connect to your wireless home network in the future

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Wireless Home Networking for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:42:46 +0000

If you’re thinking of purchasing a wireless computer network and installing it in your home, this is the book for you. Even if you’ve already purchased the equipment for a wireless network, this book will help you install and configure the network. What’s more, this book helps you get the most out of your investment after it’s up and running. With this book in hand, you’ll have all the information that you need to know about the following topics (and more):
- Planning your wireless home network
- Evaluating and selecting wireless networking equipment for installation in your home
- Installing and configuring wireless networking equipment in your home
- Sharing an Internet connection over your wireless network
- Sharing files, printers, and other peripherals over your wireless network
- Playing computer games over your wireless network
- Connecting your audio-visual gear to your wireless network
- Securing your wireless network against prying eyes
- Discovering devices that you’ll be able to connect to your wireless home network in the future

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Windows XP Timesaving Techniques for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:40:34 +0000

Microsoft says that Windows XP contains 50,000,000 lines of programming code. 400,000,000 PCs run Windows. Half of them use Windows XP, and roughly half of them run Service Pack 2. Heaven only knows how many people have used Windows. Nobody — absolutely nobody — understands more than a tiny part of Windows XP. Yet everybody — everybody outside of an ashram, anyway — has to come to grips with it. Not an easy task, eh? Windows XP Timesaving Techniques For Dummies concentrates on highpayoff techniques that save you time. These techniques make Windows work faster, more reliably, and more like the way you work, day in and day out. Use these techniques to spend less time spluttering and futzing with your machine.

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Windows XP Just the Steps for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:37:39 +0000

Windows XP is a very robust piece of software with about as much functionality as Einstein on a good day. If you own a Windows XP computer (and I assume you do, or you should rush to the computer store pronto), you spend a lot of time everyday in the Windows XP environment. Knowing how to harness the power of Windows XP is what this book is all about. As the title suggests, I give you just the steps for doing many of the most common Windows XP tasks. This book is all about getting productive right away.

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Windows XP Hacks & Mods for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:35:22 +0000

Windows XP Hacks and Mods For Dummies takes you into the belly of the beast, showing you where and how to bend Windows to your way of working. Some of the changes you find in this book use tools built into Windows itself — frequently in ways you might not have considered. Many of the changes require poking and prodding in ways that Windows’ designers never imagined. Sometimes you walk in the front door; sometimes you shimmy down the chimney. Whatever it takes, eh? Back in the not-so-good old days, a Windows “hack” was, by definition, a modification to the Registry that made Windows work better. Or at least it made Windows work differently. Nowadays, it’s unusual to find a hack that has to be performed mano a mano with the Registry: Third-party programs (including, most notably, TweakUI — which comes from Microsoft) frequently do the heavy work. The kind of hacks and mods you find in this book allow you to customize and protect your computers, and make your computer work better. I avoid hacks that only offer marginal improvement. Unfortunately, a large percentage of published hacks you’ll find on the Internet and in books fall into that category. I warn you about the most-commonly-cited “hacks” that only waste your time or make your system unstable. There’s quite a crop of ’em. Think of it this way. For years, Windows has been biting you. Now it’s time to bite back.

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Windows XP Gigabook for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:32:56 +0000

This book is like four different books wrapped up in one convenient volume. It’s jam-packed with tips, advice, shortcuts, and how-to’s to help you squeeze the last drop of fun or profit from your computer. It’s a reference book. It isn’t meant to be read from start to finish. Dip into it when you need to solve a problem, you want to investigate a new use for your computer, or you want to find out if there is a better way to do a task. Here’s a bare outline of the four parts of this book:
- Book I: Windows XP: Looks into the far and near corners of the Windows XP operating system, including how to customize Windows, manage files and folders, and use Windows as a multimedia device.
- Book II: PCs and Peripherals: Explores how to install and maintain your computer’s hardware, make your PC double as a toy, and create a home network. You will also find advice here for using scanners, digital cameras, and other cool peripheral devices.
- Book III: The Internet: Explains how to surf the Internet, handle e-mail, and create Web pages, as well as chat online and download music files.
- Book IV: Office 2003 and Money 2004: Describes how to use these software programs in the Office 2003 suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Book IV also explains how to manage your finances with Money 2004.

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Windows XP for Dummies Quick Reference 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:30:55 +0000

This part gives you an overview of Windows XP by presenting some of the most common elements and introducing you to the kinds of things you’ll most typically be doing with them. This overview covers three major areas: what you see in Windows, the basic procedures that you perform in Windows, and the typical kinds of projects that you can do with Windows. The “What You See” section familiarizes you with four major Windows components: the Windows desktop (the place from which all the action takes place), the My Documents window (the window designed for holding the documents you generate), dialog boxes (specialized windows designed for making choices), and the Windows taskbar (the major Windows toolbar that usually remains present at all times). The “Basics” section introduces the five most basic tasks with which all Windows users must be familiar. These include mundane stuff, such as opening and closing windows, creating and deleting files and folders, copying important files, and exiting Windows (and thereby shutting down your computer). The “What You Can Do” section presents three projects that you may well want to undertake. The first project shows you how you customize the look and feel of your Windows XP desktop. The second project shows you how to copy music that you’re playing in Windows Media Player into the My Music folder on your hard drive. The last project shows you how you can use the Windows Movie Maker accessory program to create both instructive and entertainingvideos that you can play on your computer and easily share with colleagues, friends, and family.

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Windows XP for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:28:40 +0000

Don’t try to read this book in one sitting; there’s no need. Instead, treat this book like a dictionary or an encyclopedia. Turn to the page with the information you need and say, “Ah, so that’s what they’re talking about.” Then put down the book and move on. Don’t bother trying to memorize all the Windows XP jargon, such as “Select the menu item from the drop-down list box.” Leave that stuff for the computer enthusiasts. In fact, if anything technical comes up in a chapter, a road sign warns you well in advance. Depending on your mood, you can either slow down to read it or speed on around it. Instead of fancy computer jargon, this book covers subjects like these, all discussed in plain English:
- Keeping your computer safe and secure
- Finding, starting, and closing programs
-Locating the file you saved or downloaded yesterday
- Setting up a computer for the whole family to use
- Copying information to and from a CD
- Working with your digital camera’s photos
- Scanning and printing your work
- Fixing Windows XP when it’s misbehaving
There’s nothing to memorize and nothing to learn. Just turn to the right page, read the brief explanation, and get back to work. Unlike other books, this one enables you to bypass the technical hoopla and still get your work done.

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Windows XP Digital Music for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:23:46 +0000

Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies is a ground-up guide to using the audio tools that come on Windows XP computers as well as a resource for some useful tools and programs you can get after you’ve already bought the computer. I cover both the hardware (the actual parts of the computer) and the software (the programs run by your computer) that you need to make your computer sing. A lot of hardware, software, and virtual record stores are out there, and you’ll want to know what you need before you go in and actually lay down your money. This book is your reference point for the world of music in a Windows XP digital music environment. You can read it from front to back and gain a better overall understanding of digital music, or you can skip directly to the chapter that covers the topic you want. I’ve organized the information to cover the following points of interest:
- Getting your computer set up to handle music in the best way possible
- Choosing the right software and audio files to play the songs you want
- Hooking up and using a portable audio player
- Shopping for and downloading music from the Internet legally
- Venturing into the world of recording digital music
By the time you’re done consulting this book, you’ll be able to handle these tasks with the confidence and skill of a 14-year-old teenager raised on this kind of technology.

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Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:31:50 +0000

Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, takes you through the Land of the Dummies — with introductory material and stuff your grandmother could (and should!) understand — and then continues the journey into more advanced areas, where you can really put Windows to work every day. I don’t dwell on technical mumbo-jumbo, and I keep the baffling jargon to a minimum. At the same time, though, I tackle the tough problems you’re likely to encounter, show you the major road signs, and give you a lot of help where you’ll need it the most. Whether you want to set up a quick, easy, reliable network in your home office or you want to cheat at Solitaire, this is your book. Er, I should say nine books. I’ve broken the topics out into nine different minibooks so you’ll find it easy to hop around to a topic — and a level of coverage — that feels comfortable. I didn’t design this book to be read from front to back. It’s a reference. Each chapter and each section is meant to focus on solving a particular problem or describing a specific technique. Sections toward the beginning of a chapter are more tutorial. Sections near the end of a chapter take the bull by the horns and squeeze. Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, should be your reference of first resort, even before you consult Windows XP’s Help and Support Center. There’s a big reason why: Windows Help was written by hundreds of people over the course of many, many years. Some of the material was written ages ago, and it’s confusing as all get-out, but it’s still in Windows Help for folks who are tackling tough “legacy” problems. Some of the terminology in the Help files is inconsistent and downright misleading, largely because the technology has changed so much since some of the articles were written. The proverbial bottom line: I don’t duplicate the material in the Windows XP Help and Support Center, but I will point to it if I figure it’ll help you.

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Windows Server 2003 for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:29:27 +0000

This book is designed so you can pick it up and start reading at any point — like you might read a reference book. In Parts I and II, networking basics are covered: concepts and terminology in Part I, and the design and deployment of network hardware in Part II. In Parts III through V, you’ll find ample coverage of Windows Server 2003 and related networking topics. Part III covers installation and configuration of Windows Server 2003, whereas Part IV covers its maintenance and management. Part V completes this picture with chapters on a variety of troubleshooting topics. Each chapter is divided into freestanding sections in which each one relates to the chapter’s major theme. For example, the chapter on installing network interface cards, or NICs, contains the following collection of information:
- A description of a NIC and how it works
- The various PC buses for which NICs are available
- How to begin the installation process by documenting your current configuration
- How to insert a NIC into a PC
- How to configure a NIC after it’s installed in your PC
- What to do when Plug and Play fails to live up to its promises
- Troubleshooting techniques to try when NIC installation doesn’t work on the first (or second) try
You don’t have to memorize the contents of this book. Each section supplies just the facts you need to make networking with Windows Server 2003 easy to use. On some occasions, however, you may want to work directly from the book to make sure you keep things straight.

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VoIP for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:27:07 +0000

VoIP For Dummies is written for anyone who wants to reduce or eliminate their toll charges while upgrading the level of computer networking services and calling features they receive. Here you discover not only what VoIP is but how you can implement it in your company or home. (You’ll even find out whether VoIP makes a lot of sense for your situation.) VoIP For Dummies is written for anyone who wants to reduce or eliminate their toll charges while upgrading the level of computer networking services and calling features they receive. Here you discover not only what VoIP is but how you can implement it in your company or home. (You’ll even find out whether VoIP makes a lot of sense for your situation.)

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Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:24:38 +0000

The main goal of this book is simple: To cover everything you really need to know about Visual Web Developer to create data-driven Web sites. And I do mean “need.” You won’t catch me wandering off into irrelevant product comparisons or advanced topics that few people need. Another key ingredient of this book is its coverage of things that most other resources assume you already know — in fact, it’s okay if you don’t already know them. Everybody has to start somewhere, and Web-site development is tricky enough without having to fight a feeling of being left out. You won’t get, “Sorry, you didn’t learn our secret language umpteen years ago when we did, so you can’t play.” Here, just about everyone gets to play. It’s important, especially for newbies, to understand that there’s a big difference between “everything you need to know (just to get in the game),” and everything there is to know. This book makes no attempt to cover everything there is to know about Visual Web Developer (as you’ll notice right away because one person can actually carry the book). The reason is simple: Ten books the size of this one couldn’t cover everything there is to know about Visual Web Developer. So you may need to rely on other resources from time to time. And that’s okay too. Finally, though I’d like to be able to write this book in such a way that even a fresh-minted PC newbie could follow along, such a goal is unrealistic. Covering everything from your first mouse click to publishing your dynamic data-driven Web site would take too much space — so I have to make some assumptions about who is going to read this book. Which brings us to . . .

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Visual C++ 6 for Dummies Quick Reference

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:21:07 +0000

Get up to speed in Visual C++ in a flash with these instant answers to your programming questions. Visual C++ 6 For Dummies Quick Reference is the fast and friendly way to get the most from your C++ programming for the Windows 95 and Windows 98 environments without having to spend hours on end poring through dense reference books. Besides, you’ve got better things to do, like creating cool Windows applications! Visual C++ 6 For Dummies Quick Reference is divided by sections into subject areas and then alphabetized for easy reference. The book’s lay-flat design keeps the book open to the page you’re reading. From a quick review of C++ basics to creating new applications, building and debugging projects, implementing user controls, and performing error handling to scripting help files, you’ll find everything you absolutely need to know at a glance. Confused by syntax issues on constants, arrays, or variables? Looking for fast solutions to writing reusable object-oriented code? Need a quick refresher on C++ operators and the Microsoft Foundation Class that comes with C++? With this book, the information you need is all right at your fingertips!

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Visual Basic 2005 for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:18:29 +0000

No matter who you are or what your background is, you are not a dummy if you’re reading this book. You might, however, be a dummy about what Visual Basic is, how to use it, or why it can help you do your job better. This book is expressly designed to make you a good Visual Basic programmer. As such, I don’t spend every page talking about the features of the language, or how to use Visual Studio, or how to connect to a database. I spend a fair amount of time talking about how to make good decisions, build the right software for the problem you need to solve, and not make common mistakes. Visual Basic — despite all appearances — is really very easy to use. Much of the complexity of the language is hidden in tools provided to you by Microsoft. Many of these tools are not expressly for Visual Basic, but they will become very important to your success as a programmer. This book is also about those tools, because they make writing good, working programs faster and easier. This book is also about you, the programmer. I’m a programmer like you. I have been writing in BASIC since 1981, and I’ve lived through all the ups and downs. For about 15 years, Visual Basic was a program, not a language, and I lived through that. Now the tables have turned — Visual Basic is again a language (Visual Studio is the program). In this book, I help you become a good Visual Basic programmer.

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Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition for Dummies

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:16:16 +0000

My main job in this book is to show you the best way to master the various techniques that, collectively, put you on the path to VB Express programming expertise. If a task requires hands-on programming, I show you, step-by-step, how to write that programming. In other cases, I tell you about a simpler, better way to accomplish a job. Otherwise, you could spend days handprogramming something that’s already been built — something you can create by clicking a simple menu option, adding a prebuilt component, firing up a wizard, or using a template. Because VB Express is so huge, you can easily overlook the many shortcuts it contains. I’ve been on the betas for VB for about 14 years now, and I was on the VB Express technical beta from its start. I’ve also written many books on Visual Basic. All modesty aside, I do know Visual Basic well. I’ve been exploring VB .NET several hours a day for five years — since its debut in July 2000. I’ve written five books on the topic. You’d think I would have pretty much mapped out the .NET world by now, but no. As you will discover yourself, .NET is a gigantic collection of interrelated technologies, and even at this late date you can find yourself boldly going where no one has gone before. I hope that all my work these past years will benefit you — showing you the many useful shortcuts and guiding you over the rough spots. I won’t pull any punches: I confess it took me several hours of wrestling with VB Express to figure out how to get data successfully displayed in a grid. Now I can show you how to do it in just a few minutes. Also, unlike some other books about Visual Basic programming (which must remain nameless) as well as the VB Express Help system, this book is written in plain, clear English. You will find sophisticated tasks made easy: The book is filled with step-by-step examples that you can follow, even if you’ve never written a line of programming or designed a single computer application before. Visual Basic Express does require some brains and practice to master, but you can handle it. To make this book as valuable for you as possible without writing a six-volume life’s work on all of Visual Basic’s features and functions, I geared this book toward familiarizing you with the most useful tools. You can use most of them to create both Windows and Web applications. (The approach to both platforms is quite wonderfully similar, thanks to the WebForms and “code-behind” features you explore in Part IV.) VB Express gives you dozens of ways to get a job done, but one way nearly always proves to be the best, most sturdy, most effective, and, often, most efficiently programmed. I show you those best ways throughout the book.

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Troubleshooting Your PC for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:13:24 +0000

This is a problem-solving book. After all, if every problem mentioned in this book were to land on a computer at one time, even I would toss the thing out the window and take up yodeling or log rolling instead. The idea here is simple: You have a problem, and you look up the solution. You can use the index to discover where solutions to specific problems lie, or you can just browse through Part II, which covers many solutions based on the particular piece of the PC that’s being troubled. Each section within a chapter mentions the problem and covers potential solutions. Sample sections include:
- In the presence of unwelcome silence
- Fixing missing Hibernation mode
- The whatever-submenu on the Start menu is missing!
- The mouse is getting s-l-o-w
- Things to check when the printer isn’t printing
- Where did the download go?
- Why doesn’t it shut down?
- “Windows doesn’t remember my password!”
And many, many more. You don’t have to learn anything. You don’t have to complete worksheets or take quizzes. Just find your problem, look up the answer, and follow a few quick and easily explained steps, and you’re back on your way with a working computer in no time.

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TiVo for Dummies

DfEbook — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:06:16 +0000

Welcome to TiVo For Dummies! Let’s get one thing straight: You’re certainly no dummy. Like most people, you specialize in a few chosen areas. And, like the rest of us, you occasionally feel like a dummy when trying to use something unfamiliar. Locating a rental car’s windshield wiper switch almost always makes me feel like a dummy, for example. Because you’ve picked up this book, you probably know something about TiVo. You may have heard the word or concept, or perhaps seen a friend’s TiVo in action. You might own a TiVo, and know how to make it do what you want — sort of. But you want to know a little bit more. This book helps you, whether you’re thinking about buying a TiVo, struggling with a TiVo, or just want to use your TiVo a little more efficiently.

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The Internet Gigabook for Dummies

DfEbook — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:01:14 +0000

This book is a general-purpose guide to all things that have to do with the Internet. It takes on a variety of subjects — how to send and receive e-mail, chat online, conduct Internet research, use Yahoo!, shop on eBay, enjoy music with iTunes, and create your own Web pages. Don’t look in this book to find out how the Internet works. Look here to find out how you can make the most of the time that you spend on the Internet.

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The Everyday Internet All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

DfEbook — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:55:52 +0000

These are exciting times for the Internet. Peer-to-peer file sharing, news aggregators, and other advances in technology have inspired a new generation of Web sites and services. Never before have this many Web sites and services been available on the Internet. The idea behind this book is to present everything on the Internet that’s worth doing because it’s useful, it’s a lot of fun, or it’s innovative and therefore worth checking out. Close to a thousand different Web sites are described in this book, but this book isn’t a directory of Web sites on the Internet. The focus is on doing things — researching, online banking, communicating, making new friends, playing games, talking over the Internet telephone, online shopping, online selling, and blogging. In the course of describing these and other activities — everyday activities that can be part of your Internet repertoire — I introduce you to the Internet’s best Web sites and services.

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Syndicating Web Sites with RSS Feeds for Dummies

DfEbook — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:52:23 +0000

After I had maintained my own Web site for several years, I had the opportunity to teach several courses on creating Web sites. Being a writer, I naturally emphasized the importance of content and organization. Then I started an e-mail newsletter and saw firsthand some of the problems that entails. When I first heard about RSS, I was immediately excited about the possibilities and thought it was a great idea. (My publisher took longer to come around!) And I was impressed with how quickly it seemed to be catching on. Having written books on several other computer topics, I decided that I wanted to write a book on RSS. The only book available on the subject was directed toward programmers. I thought that people who weren’t programmers also needed a tool to help them get started with RSS. After all, most people who have Web sites are not programmers; they are people who want to sell a product or service, or communicate news and ideas. These people need RSS, too. Because RSS is fairly new, many people who want to create RSS feeds have never even subscribed to one. So I cover the topic from the beginning, assuming that you aren’t already subscribed to dozens of feeds. The rest of the book provides you with the tools you need to create your own RSS feeds. I also ruminate on best practices and ways to promote your feed — and your Web site. RSS is a rapidly expanding field, and it seems as if each day brings a new twist. I explain some of the more interesting uses for RSS, such as podcasting and republishing RSS feeds on your site.

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SUSE Linux 9.3 for Dummies

DfEbook — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:47:57 +0000

SUSE Linux 9.3 For Dummies is a beginner’s guide for the upcoming SUSE Linux distribution. The approach to the subject matter and the writing style is that of the successful For Dummies series. The focus is on introducing you to the SUSE Linux desktop with all the GUI tools, including the office productivity suite (OpenOffice.org) and multimedia applications (audio player, digital camera, CD burning, image editing, and so on). I include a chapter on connecting to the Internet using cable/DSL modems and setting up a basic home network because these have become necessities for anyone who has more than one PC and, especially, for those who plan to run SUSE Linux on a PC. I also include a part that introduces the basics of routine system administration, how to add and update software, and how to tighten up the system’s security. Here are some of the things that this book shows you how to do:
- Install and configure SUSE Linux from the DVD-ROM included with the book.
- Connect the SUSE Linux system to the Internet through a DSL or cable modem.
- Set up dialup networking.
- Add a wireless Ethernet to your existing network.
- Get tips, techniques, and shortcuts for various uses of SUSE Linux, such as:
• Using the OpenOffice.org office suite
• Browsing the Linux file system
• Using Linux commands
• Using multimedia applications
- Understand the basics of system and network security.
- Perform system administration tasks.

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SUSE Linux 10 for Dummies

DfEbook — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:43:57 +0000

SUSE Linux 10 For Dummies is a beginner’s guide for the upcoming SUSE Linux distribution. The approach to the subject matter and the writing style is that of the successful For Dummies series. The focus is on introducing you to the SUSE Linux desktop with all the GUI tools, including the office productivity suite (OpenOffice.org) and multimedia applications (audio player, digital camera, CD burning, image editing, and so on). I include a chapter on connecting to the Internet using cable/DSL modems and setting up a basic home network because these have become necessities for anyone who has more than one PC and, especially, for those who plan to run SUSE Linux on a PC. I also include a part that introduces the basics of routine system administration, how to add and update software, and how to tighten up the system’s security. Here are some of the things that this book shows you how to do:
- Install and configure SUSE Linux from the DVD-ROM included with the book.
- Connect the SUSE Linux system to the Internet through a DSL or cable modem.
- Set up dialup networking.
- Add a wireless Ethernet to your existing network.
- Get tips, techniques, and shortcuts for various uses of SUSE Linux, such as:
• Using the OpenOffice.org office suite
• Browsing the Linux file system
• Using Linux commands
• Using multimedia applications
- Understand the basics of system and network security.
- Perform system administration tasks.

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Starting an Online Business for Dummies 4th Edition

DfEbook — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:39:21 +0000

You’ve been thinking about starting your own business, but until now, it’s been just a dream. After all, you’re a busy person. You have a full-time job, whether it’s running your home or working outside your home. Or perhaps you’ve been through some life-changing event and are ready to take off in a new direction. Then the economy took a turn for the worse, and you were understandably reluctant to make a big career change. Well, I have news for you: Now is the perfect time to turn your dream into reality by starting your own online business. Individuals just like you are making money and enriching their lives by operating businesses online. The clock and your location are no longer limiting factors. Small business owners can now work any time of the night or day in their spare bedrooms, local libraries, or neighborhood coffee shops. And there are new ways of making money online, such as starting a blog or starting a full-time business on eBay, which are becoming more viable all the time. If you like the idea of being in business for yourself, but you don’t have a particular product or service in mind at the moment, relax and keep yourself open for inspiration. Many different kinds of commercial enterprises can hit it big on the Internet. Among the entrepreneurs I interviewed for this book are a woman who sells her own insect repellent, a mapmaker, a woman who provides office services for the medical community, a housewife who sells sweetener and coffee on eBay, a sculptor and painter, a young man who started selling electronics online at age 16, and several folks who create Web pages for other businesses. With the help of this book, you can start a new endeavor and be in charge of your own cyberbusiness, too.

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SQL for Dummies 5th Edition

DfEbook — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:43:36 +0000

Relational database management systems are vital to many organizations. People often think that creating and maintaining these systems are extremely complex activities — the domain of database gurus who possess enlightenment beyond that of ordinary mortals. This book sweeps away the database mystique. In this book, you:
- Get to the roots of databases.
- Find out how a DBMS is structured.
- Discover the major functional components of SQL.
- Build a database.
- Protect a database from harm.
- Operate on database data.
- Determine how to get the information you want out of a database.
The purpose of this book is to help you build relational databases and get valuable information out of them by using SQL. SQL is the international standard language used around the world to create and maintain relational databases. This edition covers the latest version of the standard, SQL:2003. This book doesn’t tell you how to design a database (I do that in Database Development For Dummies, also published by Wiley Publishing, Inc.). Here I assume that you or somebody else has already created a valid design. I then illustrate how you implement that design by using SQL. If you suspect that you don’t have a good database design, by all means, fix your design before you try to build the database. The earlier you detect and correct problems in a development project, the cheaper the corrections will be.

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Sony CLIÉ for Dummies

DfEbook — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:41:29 +0000

Sony CLIÉ For Dummies is designed to be a comprehensive reference and tutorial for discovering how to use your CLIÉ. It progresses from the very basics to advanced topics, from setting up your CLIÉ and entering information by using the stylus and keyboard to using wireless technology and setting security features. Along the way, I also show you how to play games, watch movies, and listen to your favorite tunes. If you’re new to the CLIÉ, you can start from the first chapter and work your way through the book, cover to cover. If you’ve already mastered the basics, feel free to skip around and read the chapters that cover topics that are new or useful to you. Alternatively, you could use this book as a handy reference for the next time that you try to do something with the CLIÉ and you’re stumped. Each chapter is designed to stand by itself, and if I do cover a related topic somewhere else in the book, I make sure to point you there. Sony CLIÉ For Dummies focuses on the newest CLIÉ models that are running Palm OS 5. It’s the first book to cover the newest developments, such as builtin wireless and Sony’ s innovative CLIÉ Organizer software. Even if you have an older CLIÉ, you can find plenty of helpful information here. The bundled software and precise design of particular programs might vary somewhat from the newest CLIÉs, but most of what I cover here applies to Palm OS 4 CLIÉs as well.

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Snort for Dummies

DfEbook — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:38:07 +0000

Snort For Dummies is a reference guide for installing, configuring, deploying and managing Snort IDS sensors on your network. This book covers everything from why you need an IDS, to installing Snort, to dealing with network attacks, to deploying multiple Snort sensors. There are thousands of ways that Snort can be deployed and a myriad of databases, logging systems, and tools it works with. We focus on the tools and techniques that are widely deployed and known to work best with Snort, all the while remaining generic enough that the information should be helpful no matter what your situation. Whether you’re watching for attacks on a home network, a small company network, or an enterprise network, Snort For Dummies provides you with the information you need.

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Search Engine Optimization for Dummies

DfEbook — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:29:14 +0000

Welcome to Search Engine Optimization For Dummies. What on earth would you want this book for? After all, can’t you just build a Web site, and then pay someone $25 to register the site with thousands of search engines? I’m sure you’ve seen the advertising: “We guarantee top-ten placement in a gazillion search engines!” “We’ll register you in 5,000 search engines today!” Well, unfortunately, it’s not that simple. (Okay, fortunately for me, because if it were simple, Wiley Publishing wouldn’t pay me to write this book.) The fact is that search engine optimization is a little complicated. Not brain surgery complicated, but not as easy as “give us 50 bucks, and we’ll handle it for you.” The vast majority of Web sites don’t have a chance in the search engines. Why? Because of simple mistakes. Because the people creating the sites don’t have a clue what they should do to make the site easy for search engines to work with, because they don’t understand the role of links pointing to their site, and because they’ve never thought about keywords. Because, because, because. This book helps you deal with those becauses and gets you not just one step, but dozens of steps ahead of the average Web site Joe.

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Scanner for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:26:27 +0000

When you think of a computer system, what parts automatically come to mind? Of course, you have the box itself, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse. What additional pieces do most folks add to their computers? Until three or four years ago, you probably would have considered a printer, a set of speakers, and a joystick. Today, however, more and more prospective computer owners are considering a scanner as a must-have. Scanners are less expensive than ever — you can easily find several models online (or at your local Maze O’ Wires computer store) for less than $100 — but I think that’s only part of the reason. If you choose a Universal Serial Bus (USB) scanner, it’s also among the easiest computer peripherals to install. Again, that counts for something, although I don’t think that’s the heart of the matter. The real reason that scanners have enjoyed such a surge in popularity is that more computer owners now recognize just how useful a scanner can be! More applications than ever make use of your scanner, and the Internet makes it easy to share the documents and images you scan through e-mail or your Web site. Many computer owners are even turning to their scanners for handicrafts, such as creating custom-printed items! I wrote this book especially for scanner owners who want to find out all about what that marvelous piece of machinery can do. You can start from the basics and work your way to the tips, tricks, and technology used by scanner experts. As with any other For Dummies titles, I use the English language you studied in school, with no jargon and as few ridiculous computer acronyms as I can possibly manage! As you can tell already, I also include a little humor — at least, what my editors agree is humorous.

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Roxio Easy Media Creator for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:13:09 +0000

Roxio Easy Media Creator For Dummies is meant to be a simple reference to the major components and features that its many components offer. I have, however, endeavored as much as possible to arrange this reference material according to the task you want to get done rather than according to the module that you use in performing it (as you sometimes use the same module to accomplish multiple tasks). This means that although the chapters in each part are laid in a logical order, each stands on its own, ready for you to dig into the information at any point. Whenever I could, I have also tried to make the topics within each chapter stand on their own as well. When there’s just no way around relying upon some information that’s discussed elsewhere, I include a cross-reference that gives you the chapter and verse (actually the chapter and section) for where you can find that related information if you’re of a mind to. Use the Contents at a Glance along with the full Table of Contents and Index to look up the topic of the hour and find out exactly where it is in this compilation of Easy Media Creator information. You’ll find that although most topics are introduced in a conversational manner, I don’t waste much time cutting to the chase by laying down the main principles at work (usually in bulleted form) followed by the hard reality of how you do the deed (as numbered steps).

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Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:10:38 +0000

The good news is that programs included in Roxio Creator 8 are genuinely easy to use. The bad news, if there is any, is that because of its nature as a collection or suite of different applications and tools, you may initially find it a bit confusing as to which part to turn to get a particular job done. This is where Roxio Creator 8 For Dummies comes in. This book is designed to make you familiar with Roxio Creator’s many capabilities and get you up and running and comfortable with its many features as quickly as possible. If I had to choose just one word to characterize Roxio Creator 8, it would have to be versatility because this baby can do almost anything you might want to do Roxio Creator, you can go from capturing original digital media to editing it and then using it in a wide array of different projects that you can then output to disc in a very short time. Because the program’s emphasis is always on making these processes as easy as can be, you don’t have to worry if you don’t have any background in working with digital media and have limited or even no experience with multimedia editing and design. I just hope that you find using Roxio Creator 8 to design, build, and burn your own media projects half as much fun I found writing about them in this book. I want to congratulate the Roxio/Sonic engineers for providing all of us with a truly outstanding set of tools with which to transform the sounds and images of the world around us into memories that we can share with friends and family alike.

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RFID for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:06:17 +0000

This is a book that is on a mission to take the confusion out of RFID. RFID is based on well-known laws of physics. It’s easy to understand how things work after you get your arms around those basics. The better news is that the technology works really well if you know what you’re doing. So without sending you to MIT for a couple of years of RF engineering school, this book explains everything you need to know to start setting up and deploying your own RFID network — what more could you ask for?

http://www.filesonic.com/file/1437110211/RFID%20for%20Dummies.rar

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Red Hat Fedora Linux 2 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:03:27 +0000

Red Hat has recently decided to discontinue the Red Hat Linux product line and instead focus on the commercial Red Hat Enterprise Linux — RHEL — product line. The evolution of the now-defunct Red Hat Linux product line continues on as the Fedora Project, a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source project that continues to evolve what once was Red Hat Linux. What comes out of the Fedora Project is a Fedora Core release every six months or so. (For example, Fedora Core 1 came out in November 2003 and Fedora Core 2 was released in May 2004.) In contrast to the rapid Fedora Core release cycles, RHEL is a stable product line with a 12 to 18 month release cycle and five years of support for every version. New technologies that first appear in Fedora Core will eventually find their way into the next-generation Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product. Thus, Fedora Core releases are a precursor to what’s coming in RHEL in the future. The recently released Fedora Core 2 comes with many new system components including the Linux 2.6.5 kernel, X.Org X11 6.7.0, GNOME 2.6, KDE 3.2.2, GCC 3.3 compiler, and the glibc 2.3.3 system libraries. This version supports many new features such as Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Bluetooth wireless connections, and a graphical boot screen that shows system startup messages in a user-friendly screen. Fedora Core 2 also includes the OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 office suite. To top it off, Fedora Core continues to come with a graphical installation program that makes installation easy!

http://www.filesonic.com/file/1437106311/Red%20Hat%20Fedora%20Linux%202%20for%20Dummies.rar

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Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:01:01 +0000

The Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a reference book, not meant to be read in any particular order. Just as you would pick up a gardening book and look to the Table of Contents and the Index for the particular flowers or shrubs about which you want to know more, I envision you picking up this book and seeking a path to the financial topics you want to study. You’ll notice that, unlike many other Quicken books on the market, this book does not refer to a specific version of the Quicken program. Although I’ve used the most up-to-date version of the program for my illustrations and examples, I’ve tried to make the book all-encompassing and useful to owners of any version of Quicken. After all, the rules for basic data entry in Quicken programs over the years have changed very little. I’ve tried to encompass that continuity and produce a book that can be read by more than the smallgroup who happened to purchase the current model. When it comes to finding your way around, I hope you’ll refer to the Table of Contents and the Index extensively, as they have been constructed with logic and significance in mind. They should lead you directly to the parts of the book that provide you with the information you need. I strived to avoid redundancy in this book, and yet there are certainly times when one topic requires material from another topic to make an explanation understandable. In these cases, I included cross-references to other parts of the book where you can flip to if you want related or, in some cases, more in-depth information.

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QuickBooks 2006 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:57:18 +0000

Ithink that running or working in a small business is one of the coolest things a person can do. Really. I mean it. Sure, sometimes the environment is dangerous — kind of like the Old West — but it’s also an environment in which you have the opportunity to make tons of money. And it’s also an environment in which you can build a company or a job that fits you. In comparison, many brothers and sisters working in big-company corporate America are furiously trying to fit their round pegs into painfully square holes. Yuck. You’re wondering, of course, what any of this has to do with this book or with QuickBooks. Quite a lot, actually. The whole purpose of this book is to make it easier for you to run or work in a small business by using QuickBooks.

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QuickBooks 2005 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:55:20 +0000

Here’s what you need to become your own accountant! If you love running a business, but despise keeping the books, this is the book for you! Revised throughout to cover the latest updates and enhancements made to QuickBooks, Quickbooks 2005 For Dummies covers the basics, walks you through the software installation, and guides you step-by-step through various accounting functions, including:
- Creating invoices and credit memos
- Tracking accounts receivable and payable
- Paying bills
- Monitoring and managing inventory
- Balancing the books
- Printing checks or paying with plastic
- Doing your banking online
- Processing payroll
Written by Stephen Nelson, the author of more than 100 books, including all editions of QuickBooks For Dummies, Quickbooks 2005 For Dummies takes you beyond everyday accounting tasks and helps you use information to boost your productivity and profits by:
- Generating and sharing financial reports
- Building budgets
- Efficiently estimating, billing, and tracking jobs
To expedite your bookwork and grow your business by the numbers, you don’t have to hire expensive consultants or become a CPA; just become a QBE—a QuickBooks Expert. With this book and your QuickBooks software, everything you need to know is at your fingertips!

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Poker for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:51:30 +0000

p o k e r has always been America’s game, but poker is changing these days. In a big way. Ask a friend or neighbor with only a casual knowledge of the game to offer an image of poker, and one of three pictures is likely to appear: Poker is a game played by Mississippi riverboat gamblers with pencil-fhin moustaches, fast hands, and a derringer hidden up their ruffled sleeves, or it’s played by gunfighters of the Old West (men like Doc Holliday, Wild Bill Hickok, and Bat Masterson). Welcome to Dodge City, pardner. Check your guns at the marshal’s office and pull up a chair. Another picture of poker comes right out of the movie, The Sting. Imagine 1930s Chicago mobsters, a round table, a low-hanging lamp illuminating the thick cigar smoke rising from the ash tray, guys with shoulder holsters and snub-nosed 38s, a bottle of cheap Scotch on the table, and someone the size of an NFL linebacker stationed by the peep-hole at the door. There’s a kinder, gentler version too. This is a picture of Uncle Jack and Aunt Gertie playing poker around the kitchen table for pennies, and somehow all the nieces and nephews always come away winners. Poker has been all of these things, and more. Although your authors are far too young to have gambled with Doc Holliday or played cards with Al Capone, both are familiar with the kitchen table introduction to America’s national card game. Since the late 1980s, poker has undergone a renaissance, a greening, if you please. Today’s poker is clean, light, and airy, and decidedly middle class. Like bowling and billiards before it, poker has moved out from under the seedier side of its roots and is flowering in the sunshine. No matter where you live, you probably live within a few hours drive of a public card casino. Poker is all around you. Seek and ye shall find, and these days you don’t have to look very far either.

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Piano for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:49:30 +0000

Have you always wanted to play piano? This revised edition of the popular Piano for Dummies makes it easier and more fun than ever. If you don’t know how to read music, this book explains in friendly, uncomplicated language all the basics of music theory and applies it to playing the piano. And if you’ve been playing piano for a while – or took piano lessons when you were a child but haven’t played since – you can pick up some valuable tips to improve your playing or use the book as a refresher course. This new edition features fresh and updated practice lessons, teaching techniques, and musical examples, as well as a new audio CD with examples for all pieces presented in the book. You get expert information on left- and right-hand piano techniques; playing scales, melodies, harmonies, and chords; and practicing to improve your technique.
- Everything you need to start playing piano today
- Plenty of popular musical pieces and songs, with companion audio CD to play along with
- Instruction in playing various musical styles, from classical and rock to blues and country
- Blake Neely is an Emmy-nominated composer and accomplished pianist who has composed numerous TV and movie scores
If you’ve always wanted to tickle the ivories like a pro, Piano For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your ideal resource!

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PHP 5 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:47:42 +0000

Think of this book as a friendly introduction to programming in PHP. This book is both an introduction to programming and an introduction to PHP. The book starts with the basics of PHP, including how to tell whether you need to install it. (Full installation instructions are included in Appendix A.) The book describes the basic features of PHP with examples of their use. If you have experience with programming, you can probably just skim this section, but if you don’t, all the programming basics are here. The book goes on to describe the most common uses of PHP. It shows how to write scripts for Web sites, file manipulation, databases, and other common tasks. It provides techniques and shortcuts and warns against common errors. Both beginners and experienced programmers can write useful scripts for many common applications in a very short time by using the information in the application section (Part IV) of the book.

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PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:07:00 +0000

This book is a practical introduction to dynamic Web applications. It provides the code and information needed to build several of the most popular applications on the Web. The applications in this book allow you to:
- Restrict your Web site or part of your Web site to authorized users
- Sell products on your Web site
- Provide a place where users can communicate with each other online
- Allow users to publish and edit their documents on a Web site
- Manage mailing lists
You can use these applications as is, modify them for use on your Web site, or build your own application by using techniques that I show you in these applications.

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Photoshop Elements 4 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:03:41 +0000

What was once a consumer-grade, low-level program for beginning image editors and a junior cousin to the powerful Adobe Photoshop program has evolved and matured to stand on its own merits now in version 4.0. You won’t find much comparison between Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Photoshop in this book, nor will you see any suggestions that you should consider using Photoshop for one thing or another. We don’t make suggestions simply because Photoshop Elements is a powerful tool that satisfies many needs of amateurs and professionals alike. Who should buy Elements (and ultimately this book)? The range of people who can benefit from using Elements is wide and includes a vast audience. From beginning image editors to intermediate users to more advanced amateurs and professionals, Elements has something for everyone. We’ll even stick our necks out a little and suggest that many Photoshop users can benefit greatly by adding Elements to their software tool cabinet. Why? Because Elements offers you some wonderful creation tools that Photoshop hasn’t yet dreamed of supporting. For example, you can create postcards, greeting cards, calendars, and photo albums with just a few mouse clicks. You can place orders with online service centers that professionally print your photo creations. All these opportunities are available in Elements, and we cover these and many more creation ideas in Chapters 15 and 16. We have to make one exception here and say that Elements is not for everyone. The down side to the program is that version 4 is supported only on Windows. Adobe is no longer releasing a Macintosh version, so the poor Mac users can’t explore all the power available in this new release. Our suggestion to the Mac users: buy a second computer. None of the Mac programs gives you the power that you find in Elements when it comes to image editing and packaging creations. To set your frame of mind to thinking in Photoshop Elements terms, don’t think of Elements as a scaled-down version of Adobe Photoshop. Those days are past. If you’re a digital photographer and you shoot your pictures in JPEG and/or camera RAW, Elements has the tools for you to open, edit, and massage your pictures into professional images. If you worry about color-profile embedding, forget it; Elements can handle the task, as we explain in Chapter 4 (where we talk about Camera Raw format) and Chapter 14 (where we talk about color profiling and printing). For the professional, Photoshop Elements has just about everything you need to create final images for color printing and commercial printing. For the beginning and intermediate users, you’ll find some of Photoshop Elements’ quick fix operations a breeze to use to help you enhance your images, as we explain in Chapters 9 and 10. And when it comes time to print some homemade greeting cards, calendars, and photo albums, Elements provides beginners, intermediate users, and professionals easy-to-follow steps to package your creations, as we cover in Chapters 15 and 16.

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Photoshop CS2 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:01:34 +0000

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most important computer programs of our age. It’s made photo editing a commonplace thing, something for the everyperson. Still, Photoshop can be a scary thing (especially that first purchase price!), comprising a jungle of menus and palettes and tools and options and shortcuts as well as a bewildering array of add-ons and plug-ins. And that’s why you’re holding this book in your hands. And why I wrote it. And why Wiley published it. You want to make sense of Photoshop — or, at the very least, be able to work competently and efficiently in the program, accomplishing those tasks that need to get done. You want a reference that discusses how things work and what things do, not in a techno-geek or encyclopedic manner, but rather as an experienced friend might explain something to you. Although step-by-step explanations are okay if they show how something works, you don’t need rote recipes that don’t apply to the work you do. You don’t mind discovering tricks, as long as they can be applied to your images and artwork in a productive, meaningful manner. You’re in the right place!

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Photoshop CS2 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:59:26 +0000

This book is written for the person who has a good grasp of using a computer and navigating the operating system and at least a cursory knowledge of Photoshop. It is intended to be a comprehensive reference book that you can read cover to cover or reach for when you’re looking for specific information about a particular task. Wherever I can, I sneak in a useful tip or an interesting technique to help you put Photoshop to work for your project needs. Sometimes, knowing how to use a tool doesn’t necessarily mean that you know what to do with it. That’s why this book contains several Putting It Together exercises that help you make a connection between the multiple Photoshop tools at your disposal and the very specific task you need to accomplish. Want to get the red out of a subject’s eyes or create a collage? Just check out the Putting-It-Together sections in Books III through IX. These sections present info in easy-to-follow numbered steps, in a hands-on style, building on what’s presented in the chapter so that you can go to the next level, put concepts to work, and move on to the next task. You can find images that appear within the Putting It Together sections on this book’s companion Web site (www.dummies.com/go/photoshopcs2), so you can follow along precisely with the steps.

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PCs for Dummies Quick Reference 3rd Edition

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:56:28 +0000

In the 1960s, you could stun guests in your home with a color television set, but they would experience apoplexy at the sight of a computer there. Even in the 1980s, the appearance of a home computer was often met with a head-shaking “Whatever” by anyone you tried to impress. Yes, at one time, it was easy to pluck the PC out of the big picture. It was unusual. It was unexpected. Today, the PC is as much a part of the big picture as a paper shredder in a law office. Yet, despite its ubiquity, the PC maintains an air of mystery and the scent of fear. In this part, I pull together the pieces parts of a PC and give you a visual tour, some basic understanding, and some examples of what a computer can do. It’s your preview of coming attractions to a device that’s useful, fun, and even (dare I say?) friendly.

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PCs for Dummies 10th Edition

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:08:23 +0000

Things change quickly in the computer industry, so it’s time for another revision and update to this classic book, now in its 10th edition. I’ve done some major work here, shuffled things around, and tidied up all the text so that PCs For Dummies can give you the answer to the ever-burning question “How does a computer turn a smart person like you into a dummy?” You don’t have to love a computer. Some folks do, most don’t. The reason is simple: Computers are not easy to use. True, a computer is easier to use now than it was 10 years ago, but some things remain cryptic. The help files are mystifying. Technical support isn’t even in English any more! So, you’re left feeling numb and cold and wondering why no one bothers to sit down and explain things to you in plain human terms. Well, wonder no more! This book explains the basics of your computer, the PC — how it works, what does what, and all that stuff you want to know or maybe didn’t realize you wanted to know. Honestly, computers really aren’t that difficult to use or understand. It’s just that it has taken an author like me and a book like this one a while to get the word out. Between this book’s yellow and black covers you’ll find friendly, helpful information about using your PC. This book uses friendly and human — and often irreverent — terms. Nothing is sacred here. Electronics can be praised by others. This book focuses on you and your needs. In this book, you’ll discover everything you need to know about your computer without painful jargon or the prerequisite master’s degree in engineering. And, you’ll have fun.

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PCs All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:06:14 +0000

What’s the definition of a reference book? Well, I like to think of this book as a snapshot. Sure, it’s a very heavy photograph, weighing in at over 700 pages — but nevertheless, it captures the current state of today’s PCs, including hardware, the most popular applications, and of course, the latest and greatest incarnation of the Windows operating system that we all cherish (in this case, Windows XP Home and Professional). That covers a lot of ground, especially when you consider how the PC has branched out into all sorts of new directions in the last few years. What used to be primarily a simple word processing platform in the early days of DOS has now become a hub for digital video and CD-quality audio, an optical recording center, an Internet communications system, a digital darkroom, a 3-D gaming console, an office productivity center . . . the list goes on and on. Therefore, fitting the features and functionality of today’s PCs into a single volume was a challenge for me — and it proved singularly rewarding as well because PCs are both my career and my favorite hobby! With that comprehensive approach in mind, this book still holds true to the For Dummies format: step-by-step instructions on each major feature within Windows XP, Microsoft Office, and other popular PC applications, with a little personal opinion, my recommendations, and my attempts at humor mixed in to add spice. I take the time to explain each topic for those who have just entered the PC universe, but you’ll uncover plenty of advanced information as well. With this book in hand, you can set up a wireless network, navigate an Excel spreadsheet, diagnose hardware problems, and even work magic with your digital camera. I sincerely hope that you enjoy this book and that it will help open up the countless possibilities offered by your PC. Thanks to the efforts of all those software developers, engineers, and hardware manufacturers, you and I get to play!

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PC Recording Studios for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:03:32 +0000

As computers have gotten more powerful, they’ve become the standard tools for recording, editing, and mixing audio. More and more professional studios are using them because of their power — and more and more amateurs are using them because they’re also relatively inexpensive and easy to use. For many people — especially any technophobic musicians out there (you know who you are) — the thought of recording on a computer is daunting. You have to deal with hardware issue (what kind of computer do I get?) and software issue (how do I work this #@*% thing?). Add to this the sometimescomplicated workings of the non-audio computer software and you get a deer-in-the-headlights look from otherwise intelligent, articulate people. Well, I hear ya. I don’t consider myself a techy (although I fear I might be turning into one), and getting up-to-speed when it came to recording into a computer left me scratching my head a few times. Luckily for you, I’ve stopped scratching my head and have managed to make some semblance of sense out of the whole thing.

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Paint Shop Pro 8 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:36:08 +0000

Congratulations! Brilliant person that you are, you use Paint Shop Pro! Thousands of other brilliant people also use Paint Shop Pro, and for one intelligent reason: It does darned near anything you could want it to do, from fixing photographs to animating Web graphics, and — unlike certain more famous programs — it doesn’t set you back a week’s salary. Guided by that same intelligence, you’re probably asking yourself, “Is a book available that gives me what I want, quickly, without dragging me through a tutorial? One with an attractive yellow-and-black cover so that it doesn’t get lost in the clutter on my desk? Preferably cheap?” Welcome to Paint Shop Pro 8 For Dummies, the attractive, inexpensive, yellow-and-black book that lets you get great graphics out of Paint Shop Pro without making you feel like you’re going back to school in an attractive, yellow-and-black school bus.

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OpenOffice.org for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:24:53 +0000

As though you hadn’t guessed, OpenOffice.org For Dummies covers the OpenOffice.org office suite of programs, including Writer (word processor), Calc (spreadsheet), and Impress (presentation program). We also explain how to use the HTML editor and Draw, the drawing program. We comprehensively explain OpenOffice.org’s features, including
- Switching to OpenOffice.org from other office suites
- Creating, editing, and formatting documents in Writer
- Creating form letters
- Working with graphics in all the OpenOffice.org applications
- Creating Web pages with the HTML editor
- Creating, editing, and formatting a spreadsheet in Calc
- Calculating and using functions
- Manipulating data
- Creating, editing, and formatting presentations in Impress
- Animating a presentation
- Creating graphics in Draw

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Office 2003 Timesaving Techniques for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:13:38 +0000

Do you use Microsoft Office? Or does Office use you? That is the question. Most people sit down at a computer, click a couple of times, and start typing. They rarely take the initiative to make Office work better, not knowing (or perhaps not caring!) that a few minutes spent upfront wrangling with the beast can save hours, or even days, down the road. Chime in any time. Do you spend a lot of time working with Office applications? Have you ever felt the frustration of typing something and having it mangled by a program that thinks it’s smarter than you? Maybe you’ve lost an hour or a day or a week to a PC that just doesn’t behave the way any rational machine should. And then wondered why it’s all so ludicrously complicated. If you’ve ever been so mad you could put your fist through the screen . . . this book’s for you. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, — Hamlet, III, i Hey, face it — you or your company paid a bundle for Office. Office is supposed to save you time — not suck it up in voracious gulps. Isn’t it about time that you started to get your money’s worth?

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Office 2003 Application Development All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:11:07 +0000

Discover the world of Office 2003 programming and development. Microsoft has put many of its best cutting-edge tools into this powerhouse package. And you can also add .NET technology to Office 2003 quite easily, taking your programming to the next level. There’s lots to explore. This book shows you — the Office user, programmer, or developer — how best to exploit, expand, administer, and write code for Office 2003, the world’s most popular application suite. And it certainly is popular: Experts estimate that Office has over 90 percent of the market share. I think I know why (and the answer isn’t what Microsoft-haters claim).

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Networking for Dummies 7th Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:07:12 +0000

This isn’t the kind of book you pick up and read from start to finish, as if it were a cheap novel. If I ever see you reading it at the beach, I’ll kick sand in your face. This book is more like a reference, the kind of book you can pick up, turn to just about any page, and start reading. It has 30 chapters, each one covering a specific aspect of networking — such as printing on the network, hooking up network cables, or setting up security so that bad guys can’t break in. Just turn to the chapter you’re interested in and start reading. Each chapter is divided into self-contained chunks, all related to the major theme of the chapter. For example, the chapter on hooking up the network cable contains nuggets like these:
- What Is Ethernet?
- All About Cabling and Stuff
- Attaching Connectors to UTP Cable
- Hubs and Switches
- Wall Jacks and Patch Panels
You don’t have to memorize anything in this book. It’s a “need-to-know” book: You pick it up when you need to know something. Need to know what 100BaseT is? Pick up the book. Need to know how to create good passwords? Pick up the book. Otherwise, put it down and get on with your life.

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Networking All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:04:34 +0000

Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is intended to be a reference for all the great things (and maybe a few not-so-great things) that you may need to know when you’re setting up and managing a network. You can, of course, buy a huge 1,000-page book on each of the networking topics covered in this book. But then, who would you get to carry them home from the bookstore for you? And where would you find the shelf space to store them? In this book, you get the information you need all conveniently packaged for you in between one set of covers. This book doesn’t pretend to be a comprehensive reference for every detail of these topics. Instead, this book shows you how to get up and running fast so that you have more time to do the things you really want to do. Designed using the easy-to-follow For Dummies format, this book helps you get the information you need without laboring to find it. Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is a big book made up of several smaller books — minibooks, if you will. Each of these minibooks covers the basics of one key element of network management, such as setting up network hardware, installing a network operating system, or troubleshooting network problems. Whenever one big thing is made up of several smaller things, confusion is always a possibility. That’s why Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is designed to have multiple access points (I hear an acronym coming on — MAP!) to help you find what you want. At the beginning of the book is a detailed table of contents that covers the entire book. Then, each minibook begins with a minitable of contents that shows you at a glance what chapters are included in that minibook. Useful running heads appear at the top of each page to point out the topic discussed on that page. And handy thumb tabs run down the side of the pages to help you quickly find each minibook. Finally, a comprehensive index lets you find information anywhere in the entire book. This isn’t the kind of book you pick up and read from start to finish, as if it were a cheap novel. If I ever see you reading it at the beach, I’ll kick sand in your face. This book is more like a reference, the kind of book you can pick up, turn to just about any page, and start reading. You don’t have to memorize anything in this book. It’s a “need-to-know” book: You pick it up when you need to know something. Need to know how to set up a DHCP server in Windows? Pick up the book. Need to know how to create a user account in Linux? Pick up the book. Otherwise, put it down and get on with your life.

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MindManager for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:57:28 +0000

Welcome to MindManager For Dummies, your portal to levels of productivity and creativity that you have only dreamt about! You’ve heard of thinking outside of the box? MindManager doesn’t even know where the box is. Open this book to any page and you will find ideas and examples that will open your mind and stimulate you to see new solutions in your world. This is a down-to-earth, practical book based on real ways to use the program. We remain astounded at the richness of MindManager: even as we were writing the last sentences in this book we continued to discover new ideas, new connections, and new possibilities. We discovered MindManager by word of mouth. Most of the 300,000 plus users did, too. You can’t walk into the local computer store and pick up a box with MindManager marketing hype. Go to www.minjet.com where a free download of MindManager Pro awaits you. The download is a fully functioning program that gives you a full three weeks to explore every facet of the software. You are not going to be bombarded with Mindjet extras and advertising. You’ll get an e-mail thanking you for downloading the program and one inviting you to purchase and register the program. The program and this book get you going at warp speed. You are going to find that the number of uses for MindManager grows each day you use the program. Imagine sitting in a large room. Innumerable things you have to solve, organize, or communicate surround you. There are doors on the opposite side of the room marked Web Interface, Document Publishing, Professional Presentations, and Task Tools, but they are all locked. A computer screen rises in front of you. MindManager is running. External information links are active. You look at each problem and solve it. One of the previously locked doors opens, easily, effortlessly. You take the tasks and organize them. Another door springs open. You structure and data mine seemingly unrelated bits of information. Now all the doors are open. You link stakeholder needs to activities. The mountain of tasks disappears, handled brilliantly. The sun shines, the birds sing, and work has become joyful and fulfilling. MindManager is fun to use. You are going to see that simplicity and fun can bring big benefits. Enjoy yourself, and use the program in ways unimagined. Share your discovery with others.

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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:51:19 +0000

Twenty-five years ago, people developed reports using an advanced programming language that usually ran on the mainframe. With the advent of the personal computer in 1982, it was possible to use a programming language called Basic to write some basic reports with formatting. In the mid-1980s, Microsoft Excel came along and many people began to use the formatting capabilities and developing reports directly in Excel. Since then, Excel has continued to be the preferred tool for reporting and analysis for financial analysts and accountants due to its ease of programming formulas and formatting capabilities. Beginning in the 1990s, Microsoft began the development of a database management system called SQL Server. The early versions of SQL Server were clunky and the solution was not as popular as other database management solutions on the market. The first serious scalable version of SQL Server was SQL Server 7. In 2000, the SQL Server 2000 database was launched and until recently has been a scalable database system for developing enterprise solutions, especially for departments of large companies or midmarket companies. The price of the software running on Windows was a compelling feature of this database product. In the last few years, Microsoft began to expand its reach into reporting tools. Microsoft began developing Reporting Services. It was originally conceived to run as a Web service on top of a database in SQL Server 2000 and leverage the Web services – based architecture of the .NET framework. The design goals for the product were to include tight integration with Visual Studio .NET, leverage the overall extensibility of the framework, and offer a short learning curve to developing reports. In January 2004, Microsoft launched Reporting Services 2000 and offered it as a free download from their Web site. When it was launched, a Webcast was done to communicate the features of Reporting Services. This Webcast was the second most popular Microsoft Webcast ever, with 5,000-plus people viewing! Also, in just a short time, the number of downloads for Reporting Services outnumbered the number of known licenses of Crystal. This was a sweet spot in the marketplace. There was demand for an intuitive reporting tool that was an extension of a powerful database management system. Twenty-five years ago, people developed reports using an advanced programming language that usually ran on the mainframe. With the advent of the personal computer in 1982, it was possible to use a programming language called Basic to write some basic reports with formatting. In the mid-1980s, Microsoft Excel came along and many people began to use the formatting capabilities and developing reports directly in Excel. Since then, Excel has continued to be the preferred tool for reporting and analysis for financial analysts and accountants due to its ease of programming formulas and formatting capabilities. Beginning in the 1990s, Microsoft began the development of a database management system called SQL Server. The early versions of SQL Server were clunky and the solution was not as popular as other database management solutions on the market. The first serious scalable version of SQL Server was SQL Server 7. In 2000, the SQL Server 2000 database was launched and until recently has been a scalable database system for developing enterprise solutions, especially for departments of large companies or midmarket companies. The price of the software running on Windows was a compelling feature of this database product. In the last few years, Microsoft began to expand its reach into reporting tools. Microsoft began developing Reporting Services. It was originally conceived to run as a Web service on top of a database in SQL Server 2000 and leverage the Web services – based architecture of the .NET framework. The design goals for the product were to include tight integration with Visual Studio .NET, leverage the overall extensibility of the framework, and offer a short learning curve to developing reports. In January 2004, Microsoft launched Reporting Services 2000 and offered it as a free download from their Web site. When it was launched, a Webcast was done to communicate the features of Reporting Services. This Webcast was the second most popular Microsoft Webcast ever, with 5,000-plus people viewing! Also, in just a short time, the number of downloads for Reporting Services outnumbered the number of known licenses of Crystal. This was a sweet spot in the marketplace. There was demand for an intuitive reporting tool that was an extension of a powerful database management system.

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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:45:37 +0000

SQL Server 2005 is huge. No book of this size can hope to cover it all. I have had to make choices about the topics to include in this book to help you understand how SQL Server works and how to use a range of its functionality. Here are some of the things you can do with this book:
- Find out how to use SQL Server Management Studio, the new management tool in SQL Server 2005 that replaces Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer.
- Create databases and tables.
- Retrieve data from a SQL Server database.
- Create maintenance plans.
- Create an Integration Services project.
-Create a simple Analysis Services project.
-Use Reporting Services.

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Microsoft Money 2006 for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:40:18 +0000

This book is jam-packed with instructions, advice, shortcuts, and tips for getting
the most out of Money. Here’s a bare outline of the seven parts of this book:
- Part I: Setting Up and Starting Out: Part I spells out everything you need to know to use Money wisely. It explains how to find your way around the Money windows, set up accounts, and record transactions.
- Part II: Banking with Money: Part II explains how to get the banking done with Money’s help. It explains categorizing your spending and income, reconciling an account, and printing checks.
- Part III: Money for Investors: Part III is for investors. It shows how to track your investments with Money, enlist Money’s help in researching investments, and update the prices of securities from the Internet.
- Part IV: Getting Your Money’s Worth: In Part IV, you discover how to budget with Money, schedule bill payments so that you make them on time, estimate your income tax bill, plan for retirement, and do the mundane chores, such as backing up your financial data, that make Money run more smoothly.
- Part V: Improving Your Financial Picture: Part V explains how to generate reports and charts so that you can see exactly where you stand financially, and analyze investments and loans.
- Part VI: Going Online with Money: If your computer is connected to the Internet, you are invited to go online and take advantage of Money’s online features. Among other high-tech tasks, Part VI explains how to download bank statements over the Internet and pay bills online.
- Part VII: The Part of Tens: Each of the four chapters in Part VII offers ten tidbits of advice — advice for staying on top of your finances, improving your financial health, using Money if you are self-employed, and converting from Quicken to Money.
But wait — there’s more! Turn to the glossary to look up the financial terms that appear in this book.

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Massage for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:33:42 +0000

What reduces pain, enhances athletic performance, job efficiency, improves the circulation, raises immune efficiency, promotes the healing of tissues, increases the functioning of the skin, enhances focus and emotional balance, and improves appearance? Right, massage! So what are you waiting for? Discover how to knead your way to relaxation and wellness with this fun guide to the art of massage. With the help of numerous step-by-step hands-on photos and illustrations, Massage For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows you, move by move, how to harness the healing power of touch. In no time you’ll master the basics and learn how to give and receive a therapeutic massage.
- 25% new and expanded content in this edition
- Covers an array of techniques, from Swedish to Deep Tissue and sports massage to self-massage
- The newest strokes and techniques that can relieve specific painful conditions
Hands-on and extremely practical, Massage For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows you how to integrate massage and its benefits into your everyday life.

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Managing Your Business with Outlook 2003 for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:29:28 +0000

In this book, I show you how to organize yourself, your team, and your business by creating procedures for goals control, communication through e-mail, sales control, marketing activities, tasks, and information sharing. You discover how to use Outlook to help you change attitudes and achieve balance in your life. How can software solve attitude problems, you ask? Well, using the Reminder feature can help employees remember to deliver a task on time. Sharing a task folder with your boss paves the way to negotiating the tasks you should do first. Using e-mail rules to filter out and expose behaviors helps to eliminate unnecessary messages before they’re even written. All these actions can reduce your anxiety and improve your attitude toward your goals.

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Laptops for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:42:33 +0000

Everything between this book’s card stock covers is unveiled here in a wellpaced, informative, and often wit-laden tone. Information is laid out so that you need only read what you want to know and then quietly close this book, returning it to the shelf for when you need it later. In writing this book, I assume that you may know a bit about computers, as most folks do today. But you may be utterly fresh on the idea of portable computing. Despite what they tell you, a laptop computer is not merely a portable version of the desktop computer. There is more to it, and this book is here to show you the ropes. I divide the laptop experience into six handy parts: Part I contains an overview of laptop computing, plus a handy how-to guide for buying a laptop to fill your portable computing needs. Part II discusses using your laptop, its basic features, how Windows works with a laptop, plus important information on power management (a subject you won’t find in a desktop computer book or reference). Part III is about networking, the Internet, and getting your laptop to communicate with the rest of the world. Part IV deals with taking your laptop on the road, and includes a special chapter on the hot topic of laptop security. Part V covers laptop troubleshooting as well as various ways to upgrade your laptop’s hardware and software. Part VI is the traditional For Dummies “Part of Tens” — various lists for review or to help you get on your way.

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JavaScript for Dummies 4th Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:39:36 +0000

Think of this book as a good friend who started at the beginning, learned the ropes the hard way, and now wants to help you get up to speed. In this book, you can find everything from JavaScript basics and common pitfalls to answers to embarrassingly silly questions (and some really cool tricks, too), all of which I explain from a first-time JavaScript programmer’s point of view. Although you don’t find explanations of HTML in this book, you do find working examples on the companion CD complete with all the HTML you need to understand how JavaScript works. Some sample topics you can find in this book are:
- Creating interactive Web pages
- Validating user input with JavaScript
- Testing and debugging your JavaScript scripts
- Adapting your scripts for cross-browser issues
- Integrating JavaScript with other technologies, such as Java applets, Netscape plug-ins, and ActiveX components
Building intelligent Web pages with JavaScript can be overwhelming — if you let it. You can do so much with JavaScript! To keep the deluge to a minimum, this book concentrates on the practical considerations you need to get your interactive pages up and running in the least amount of time possible.

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iPod & iTunes for Dummies 3rd Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:35:46 +0000

We designed iPod & iTunes For Dummies, 3rd Edition, as a reference. You can easily find the information you need when you need it. We organized the information so that you can read from beginning to end to find out how to use iTunes and your iPod from scratch. But this book is also designed so that you can dive in anywhere and begin reading because you find all the info you need to know for each task. We don’t cover every detail of every function of the software, and we intentionally leave out some detail so that we don’t befuddle you with technospeak when it’s not necessary. (Really, engineers can sometimes provide too many obscure choices that no one ever uses.) We write brief but comprehensive descriptions and include lots of cool tips on how to get the best results from using iTunes and your iPod. If your PC is on the trailing edge rather than the leading edge, don’t worry — you won’t miss out on the iPod revolution. True, if you don’t use Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your PC, you can’t use iTunes for Windows. However, if you use Windows Me (Millennium Edition), you can use MusicMatch Jukebox. Please note that if you’re using MusicMatch, you can find that content online. A companion Web site is available for you at www.dummies.com/go/ipod.

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Investing Online for Dummies 5th Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:32:48 +0000

Welcome to Investing Online For Dummies, 5th Edition, and to the exciting world of online investing. Regardless of whether you’re a new investor or an experienced trader, this book can guide you to the Internet-based resources that can help you make better, more informed investing decisions than ever before. The Internet offers an astounding amount of financial information, and Investing Online For Dummies, 5th Edition, provides clear instructions and ample illustrations so that you don’t get lost in cyberspace. With the assistance of this book, you can find up-to-the-second stock quotes, historical financial data on public companies, professional analyses, educational materials, and more. In this book, I show you how to get started, what you really need to know, and where to go on the Internet for additional information. You don’t need to memorize complex commands or formulas. I describe everything in plain English, and I leave the Wall Street–speak out in the street. Thousands of new Web pages are added each day. Many institutions bring educational and government materials online, large and small commercial enterprises create Web-based services, and individuals also account for much of the content that is posted online. This vast amount of content continues to grow in size and sophistication but still remains user-friendly. New online investor applications are added on a regular basis. Today you can finetune your online investing in more ways than ever before because more Internet resources are out there than ever before. As the amount of online content constantly increases, it also changes. Some sites listed in this book may have changed or gone away due to mergers with larger sites. Some Web sites just vanish for no reason. If a site has moved, you may find a link to the new location. If not, try a search engine such as Google (www.google.com), Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com), or MSN (search.msn.com) to locate the resource you need.

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Internet Explorer Construction Kit for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:28:28 +0000

Using the Browser Construction Kit, you can create dozens (hundreds?) of different browser configurations, from browsers that look much like any other Windows application to some way out designs, with custom graphics, buttons, menus, and so on. Some of this book is the software manual for the Browser Construction Kit, whereas other parts of the book provide hands-on projects for building many types of Web browsers. Such browser designs include a safe browser for children, a specialized browser for small businesses, and even an April Fool’s browser that’s sure to drive your April 1 victims batty.

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iLife ’04 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:23:16 +0000

We designed this book as a reference. You can find the information you need when you need it easily — this book even has thumbtabs to locate subjects quickly. We organize the information in a linear fashion into seven minibooks. You can read each minibook from beginning to end to find out how to use the software from scratch. You can also dive in anywhere and begin reading, because you find all the info you need to know for each task in each section or step list. We don’t cover every detail of every function of the software, and we intentionally leave out some detail so that we don’t spook you with technospeak when it’s not necessary. (Really, engineers can sometimes provide too many obscure choices that no one ever uses.) For this book, we wrote brief but comprehensive descriptions and included lots of cool tips on how to be productive with iLife.

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IBM Workplace Services Express For Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:58:01 +0000

First off, thanks for buying your copy of IBM Workplace Services Express For Dummies. The intent of this book is to provide you with an introduction to and overview of IBM Workplace Services Express (WSE). WSE is a fairly new product (it came upon the world at the end of 2004) that helps teams (both big and small) work together, collaboratively and in real time, to get projects of all kinds (both big and small) done. What’s most exciting, in my humble opinion, about WSE is how it puts so many tools and technologies in the hands of small- and medium-sized businesses — tools and technologies that have been traditionally only available to large enterprise companies. WSE can help a little guy feel like one of the big guys.

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HDTV for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:51:57 +0000

If you’re thinking of purchasing an HDTV and installing it in your home, this is the book for you. Even if you’ve already purchased the HDTV itself, this book will help you install and configure the HDTV. What’s more, this book helps you get the most out of your investment after it’s up and running. With this book in hand, you’ll have all the information that you need to know about the following topics:
- Planning your HDTV system, including all sorts of accessories
- Evaluating and selecting the right HDTV for your home
- Installing and configuring the HDTV equipment in your home
- Hooking up your HDTV to the right high-definition programming sources
- Adding A/V entertainment gear and accessories to your HDTV
- Playing video games on your Xbox, in high-def splendor
- Accessing your HDTV from around the house over a home network
- Enhancing your HDTV environment so you can have your own HDTV theater

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Ham Radio for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:46:23 +0000

I wrote Ham Radio For Dummies for beginning hams. If you just became interested in ham radio, you find plenty of information here to explain what the hobby is all about and how to go about joining the fun by discovering the basics and getting a license. If you already received your license, congratulations! This book helps you change from a listener to a doer. Any new hobby, particularly a technical one, can be intimidating to newcomers. By keeping Ham Radio For Dummies handy in your radio shack, getting your radio on the air and making contacts is easy. I cover the basics of getting a station put together properly and the fundamentals of on-the-air behavior. Use this book as your personal radio buddy and soon you’ll sound like a pro!

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Hacking for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:06:23 +0000

Welcome to Hacking For Dummies. This book outlines computer hacker tricks and techniques — in plain English — to assess the security of your own information systems, find security vulnerabilities, and fix the vulnerabilities before malicious and criminal hackers have an opportunity to take advantage of them. This hacking is the professional, aboveboard, and legal type of security testing — which I call ethical hacking throughout the book. Computer and network security is a complex subject and an evermoving target. You must stay on top of it to ensure your information is protected from the bad guys. You can implement all the security technologies and other best practices possible, and your information systems may be secure — as far as you know. However, until you understand how hackers think and apply that knowledge to assess your systems from a hacker’s-eye view, you can’t get a true sense of how secure your information really is. Ethical hacking — sometimes referred to as penetration testing or white-hat hacking — is a necessary requirement to ensure that information systems are truly secure on an ongoing basis. This book provides you with the knowledge required to successfully implement an ethical hacking program, along with countermeasures that you can implement to keep malicious hackers out of your business.

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Google Search & Rescue for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:03:44 +0000

My intent in these pages is to reveal the inner depths and hidden features of the Googling lifestyle, and to rescue you from the overwhelmed feeling of information overload. Actually, this book’s title has a double meaning: As Google rescues its users from a hopeless glut of online content, so does it save information from being lost in poor, wrongly worded searches. Google accomplishes that last part by providing many specialized features and tools, all of which are available to us, but many of which are not publicized much. Most people are unaware of Google’s most powerful and precise tools. Even in the core service — the Web search engine — Google silently and without hype includes features that, when known, make daily Googling faster, more powerful, and more targeted. Most people are astonished when they discover these brilliant Google features. Getting fast stock quotes or word definitions; finding shops in the local neighborhood; searching through pages in thousands of mail-order catalogues; finding files on government and military sites; locating certain file types; Googling over the phone; navigating search results without using the mouse; searching only the titles of Web pages; playing Google games at innumerable Google fan sites; plumbing the amazing Google Groups (one of the most remarkable reference resources in the world); using Google as a phone book; highlighting a word on any Web page and launching a Google search from that page; using the Google Toolbar to block pop-up ads . . . I could go on. And, in fact, I do for the next few hundred pages. So, what is this book about? Without conceit, I can tell you that these pages are about your virtual life, your online intelligence, and your informed citizenship in the Internet nation. Whichever translation of this book you are reading, whatever country you live in, the beneficent informational power of Google belongs as much to you as to anyone.

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Excel Timesaving Techniques for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:00:11 +0000

Few things are more disappointing to me as a software trainer than to see people who have just enough basic knowledge to work in a sophisticated program such as Excel waste inordinate amounts of time doing their work “the hard way” because they don’t really know how to go about harnessing the program’s features. This book is a vehicle for taking that next step into efficient use of Microsoft Excel, a program about which I have written a great deal and am naturally very partial. It is my sincere hope that it helps you become not only more competent in Excel but also much more confident in your ability to use rather than be used by it.

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Europe for Dummies 3rd Edition

DfEbook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:56:02 +0000

You have in your possession a reference tool, not a guidebook that you have to read from cover to cover. Open up this book to any chapter to find the answers on how to make your European travel dreams come true. You can read Europe For Dummies from start to finish if you want, but if you’re already familiar with some aspects of international travel, for instance, skip over the first two parts and jump right into the destination descriptions. This is a selective guidebook to Europe. My goal throughout is to give you a really good selection of each country’s highlights. That means I exclude places that other, more exhaustive guidebooks routinely include. Brussels, Copenhagen, and Lisbon are important cities, but from the perspective of the first-time visitor to Europe, they can’t compete with London, Paris, and Madrid. In addition, so much is really worth seeing in Europe that you don’t need to waste your time with the second-rate, the overrated, or the boring. Please be advised that travel information is subject to change at any time — and this is especially true of prices. I, therefore, suggest that you write or call ahead for confirmation when making your travel plans. The authors, editors, and publisher cannot be held responsible for the experiences of readers while traveling. Your safety is important to us, however, so we encourage you to stay alert and be aware of your surroundings. Keep a close eye on cameras, purses, and wallets, all favorite targets of thieves and pickpockets.

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Electronics for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:51:11 +0000

Are you thinking about building your own electronic gizmos? Ever wonder how transistors, capacitors, and other building blocks of electronics work? Do you have an interest in finding out how to solder or make your own circuit boards? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Electronics For Dummies is the key that opens the fun and exciting door of modern electronics. No dry and boring tome, this; what you hold in your hands is a book that gives you just what you need to know to make and troubleshoot your own electronic gadgets.

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Eclipse for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:20:20 +0000

That’s what New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia said back in 1934. Not many people understood the meaning or the impact of Mayor LaGuardia’s statement, because he said it in Latin. (“E finita la cuccagna,” said the mayor.) But today, most people agree with the spirit of LaGuardia’s proclamation. Well, they’re all wrong. I have two stunning examples to prove that there is such a thing as a free lunch.
- I’m the faculty representative to the Dining Service Committee at Drew University. During the regular academic year, the committee meets once every two weeks. We meet in the university commons to evaluate and discuss the dining facilities. As a courtesy to all committee members, lunch is free.
- Open source software doesn’t cost a dime. You can download it, use it, modify it, and reuse it. If you have questions about the software, you can post your questions for free in online forums. Usually someone answers your question quickly (and for free).
Many people shy away from open source software. They think open source software is unreliable. They believe that software created by a community of volunteers is less robust than software created by organized business. Again, they’re wrong. The open source Linux project shows that a community of volunteers can rival the effectiveness of a commercial software vendor. And some of my favorite Windows utilities are free for download on the Web.* This harangue about open source software brings me to one of my favorite subjects: namely, Eclipse. When you download Eclipse, you pay nothing, nada, zip, bupkis, goose egg, diddly-squat. And what you get is a robust, powerful, extensible Java development environment. In a recent survey conducted by QA Systems, Eclipse has a 45 percent share in the Java IDE market.* That’s nearly three times the market share of the highest-ranking competitor — Borland JBuilder. In June 2003, the editors of the Java Developer’s Journal gave two Editors’ Choice awards to Eclipse. As one editor wrote, “After being anti-IDE for so long I’ve finally caved in. It (Eclipse) has nice CVS utils, project frameworks, code refactoring and ‘sensible’ code generation (especially for beans). Add industry backing and a very fired up user base and you have one winning product.”**

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eBay Bargain Shopping for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:01:53 +0000

I’ve written this book so that you, too, can learn to take advantage of the megastore that is eBay. This book shows you how to get the bargains and stay safe in every major category of merchandise eBay offers. Keep this book in your hands to help you feel at ease at eBay. I’d like to call it eBay For Dummies Light, but my publisher won’t let me mess with the trademark. And really, it’s not an accurate name. This book is just as packed with information as my larger For Dummies books, eBay For Dummies, 3rd Edition, and Starting an eBay Business For Dummies. The information in this book is simply targeted toward your interest in hunting for bargains. There are great bargains to find, and down the road there’s always the chance for you to sell some of the knick knacks that are collecting dust in your own closet. But the goal of this book is to help you reach your comfort zone to buy the things you want and need in your life, without dragging yourself all over town or spending wads of cash. In this book, you’ll find out:
- How the eBay megastore (Web site) is laid out
- How to browse for your item by category and theme
- How to set up the search engine to sniff out the best deals
- What to look for when shopping for a particular item
- How to stay safe and protect your hard-earned money

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Dungeons and Dragons for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:23:20 +0000

We wrote this book to make our favorite hobby game more accessible to every fantasy and gaming fan, from the novice who enjoys fantasy novels such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and has a passing curiosity about DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, to the seasoned D&D player who goes to every convention and has been playing since Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson published the original White Box version of the game. Whether you have yet to play your first game or have been in a regular gaming group for years, our mission is to measurably increase the fun you have playing D&D and your proficiency with the game. As a new player, this book shows you the basics of the game. You end up with a character to play and enough understanding to confidently take your place at any gaming table. Read this book today, grab a copy of the D&D PlayerÕs Handbook, and you can play tomorrow without worry or confusion. D&D is a game. Games are fun. We hope to make learning to play fun, too. For experienced players, we provide hints and tips to elevate your level of play. Character creation, character advancement, combat and encounter strategies, gamemastering Ñ we cover it all. It doesnÕt matter if youÕve played once or a hundred times; you can find something in this book to make you a better D&D player or gamemaster (known as a Dungeon Master in D&D lingo).

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Dreamweaver 8 for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:19:35 +0000

I’ve been writing about Macromedia Dreamweaver since the first version came out in the mid 1990s, and I’m pleased to say that this latest (and long-awaited) version 8 makes this program better than ever. If you’ve never used Dreamweaver before, don’t worry; this book shows you everything you need to know about the old features, as well as the new ones. If you have used earlier versions of Dreamweaver, it’s definitely time to upgrade and make sure you have all the tools available to create a fabulous Web site. If you’re like most of the Web designers I know, you don’t have time to wade through a thick book before you start working on your Web site. That’s why I wrote Dreamweaver 8 For Dummies in a way that makes it easy for you to find the answers you need quickly. You don’t have to read this book cover to cover. If you’re in a hurry, just go right to the information you need most and get back to work. If you’re new to Web design, or you want to really get to know the intricacies of Dreamweaver, skim through the chapters to get an overview and then go back and read what’s most relevant to your project in greater detail. Whether you are building a simple site for the first time or working to redesign a complex site for the umpteenth time, you find everything you need in these pages.

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Digital Video for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:16:53 +0000

If marketing folks want to breathe new life into an existing technology, the method du jour is to tack “digital” onto the name. Today we have digital cable, digital cell phones, digital fuel injection, and now, digital video. But unlike some other technologies that have recently earned the digital prefix, digital video isn’t just a minor improvement over the old way of doing things. Digital video is a revolution that is changing the way we think about and use moving pictures. Regular folks have had the capability to record their own video for many years now. Affordable film movie cameras have been available since the 1950s, and video cameras that record directly onto videotape have been with us for over two decades. But after you recorded some video or film with one of these old cameras, you couldn’t do much else with it. You could show your movies to friends and family in raw, unedited form, but there was no confusing your rough home movie with a professional Hollywood production. Digital camcorders provide a slight quality improvement over older camcorders, but the real advantage of digital video is that you can now easily edit your video on a computer. I don’t have to tell you how far computer technology has progressed over the last few years, and you know that modern Macs and PCs can now do some pretty amazing things. In a matter of seconds, you can import video from your digital camcorder into your computer, cut out the scenes you don’t want, add some special effects, and then instantly send your movies to friends over the Internet — or burn them to a DVD. The capability to easily edit your own movies adds a whole new level of creativity that was — just five years ago — the exclusive realm of broadcast and movie professionals. In a culture so accustomed to and influenced by video images, it’s actually kind of surprising that personal moviemaking hasn’t burgeoned sooner. Video is the art of our time, and now — at last — you have the power to use this art for your own expression. What will you draw on your digital-video canvas?

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Digital Photography Just the Steps for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:14:15 +0000

Like anything else, digital photography is easy — if you know what you’re doing. It’s getting to the point of knowing what you’re doing that can be frustrating. This book gives you the little bit of help you need. The steps for using this book are:
1. Pick the task. You know what you want to do, and if you don’t, the intro page on each chapter gives you an idea of what’s covered in that chapter.
2. Find it fast. That’s easy because tasks are grouped logically into parts and chapters. The coverage proceeds from basic to advanced topics.
3. Get it done. Just follow the steps and look at the figures on the side of the steps to make sure you’re following them right. What could be simpler?

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Digital Art Photography for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:10:35 +0000

In this book, I cover the art form of digital art photography. I start by giving you an introduction to the world of film-based photography and how it relates to digital photography. From there, I go on to cover the whole gambit of digital art photography, from shooting great photos to tweaking them in Photoshop to producing final output fit for a gallery wall. If that sounds intriguing, this book is for you whether you’re film-based or digital-only or both.

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CSS Web Design for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:06:05 +0000

Welcome to the world of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). With CSS, you can design gorgeous and highly effective Web sites. CSS offers power and flexibility to Web site developers and designers. This book shows you how to use CSS to make your Web pages come alive. Marketing experts like to say that the box helps sell the jewelry. CSS does several useful things, but one of the most important is to help you design much more attractive packages to hold your Web page contents.

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Creating Web Pages for Dummies 7th Edition

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:01:35 +0000

It may be hard to remember, or it may seem like only yesterday, but some years ago, the personal computer was introduced. The rise and rise and rise of the personal computer — with maybe an occasional stumble but never a real fall — seemed certain to be the most important social and technological event at the end of the twentieth century. From Wozniak and Jobs’s Apple II to Bill Gates’s Windows 95, nothing, it seemed could ever be bigger, or more life-changing and important, than PCs. But, people do talk. In fact, talking is one of the main things that people are all about, and in the beginning, the personal computer didn’t let you interact with others. However, first with modems, and then with networks, and finally through their combination and culmination in the Internet, personal computers became the tools that opened up a new medium of communication. The most visible and exciting part of the Internet is the World Wide Web. Now communication, not computation, is the story. Computers are still important, but mostly as the means to an end; the end result is to enable people to interact. If the most exciting channel of communication is the Web, the means of communication is the Web page. Ordinary people demonstrate amazing energy and imagination in creating and publishing diverse Web home pages. And although ordinary people have a desire to create Web pages, businesses have a need to set up shop on the Web. So the rush to the Web continues, often with the same people expressing themselves personally on one Web page and commercially on another. So you want to be there, too. “But,” you ask, “Isn’t it difficult, expensive, and complicated?” Not any more. As the Web has grown, easy ways to get on the Web have appeared. And we discuss the best of them in the pages of this book.

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Creating Web Pages All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies 2nd Edition

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:50:24 +0000

The Creating Web Pages All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is intended to be a reference for all the great things (and maybe a few not-so-great things) that you may need to know when you’re creating or expanding a Web site — from designing a cool-looking page to creating multimedia effects and e-commerce capability. Of course, you could go out and buy a book on each of these Web-development-related topics, but why would you want to when they’re all conveniently packaged for you in this handy reference? Creating Web Pages All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies doesn’t pretend to be a comprehensive reference for every last detail of all things Web. Instead, this book shows you how to get up and running fast so that you have more time to do the things that you really want to do. Designed using the easy-to-follow For Dummies format, this book helps you get the information you need without laboring to find it.

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Creating Family Web Sites for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:42:55 +0000

If your family is like most of the families I know, you don’t have time to wade through a thick book before you start working on your Web site. That’s why I wrote Creating Family Web Sites For Dummies in a way that makes it easy for you to find the answers you need quickly. You don’t have to memorize this book or even read it in order. Each section is designed to stand alone, giving you easy answers to particular questions and step-by-step instructions for specific tasks. The first part of the book will help you master the basics, from registering a domain name to taking the red out of someone’s eyes in a photo to creating a custom Web page. In the second part of the book, project-specific chapters show you how to use predesigned template pages to develop some of the most popular family Web sites: baby sites, wedding sites, travel sites, and hobby sites. The CD that comes with this book has all the templates and graphics, and each corresponding chapter includes step-by-step instructions to help you customize the pages and images. If you’re in a rush to get a baby site or a wedding site up and running, go directly to the specific chapter and you should find everything you need. Don’t worry about memorizing the new technical terms you find in this book. I’ve tried to keep the tech-talk to a minimum, but if you don’t understand a word, turn to the glossary in the back. Feel free to dog-ear the pages, too — I promise they won’t complain!

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Cleaning Windows XP for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:38:38 +0000

Acomputer is nothing but a tool. It’s bigger than a hammer (well, most hammers), heavier than a screwdriver, and generally less noisy than a circular saw — but is nonetheless a tool. You can do more stuff with a computer than you can with a hammer and a screwdriver, but hammers and screwdrivers are simpler to use and easier to clean up. (Circular saws are another story; things can get messy really fast.) Your computer does get messy; have no doubt about it. Programs load and unload, files pop into existence and then slither off to unknown parts of your hard drive, and spyware tries to adhere itself to your operating system. Every day your system changes, as information is added and new demands are placed on old programs. All these things add to the unique clutter that comes to define and weigh down your system. You can redefine your system and free your system, all by identifying and removing the clutter. Cleaning Windows XP For Dummies shows you how.

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Camera Raw with Photoshop for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:34:34 +0000

I’ve spent the past few years perfecting my processes with Photoshop — which can be a very intimidating software program. The last few versions offered even more capability to master — the File Browser, the new Bridge program, and Camera Raw, now in its third or fourth version. This book gives me the opportunity to share that knowledge with photographers who shoot in raw format and want to get up to speed with these new Photoshop capabilities. I’ve selected the content of this book based on what’s most important to us as photographers. The chapters are also organized in a manner in which we use parts of Photoshop according to order, or in an overall workflow. Some of these topics include
- The importance of and implementing color management.
- The importance of and implementing workflows.
- Using Bridge and managing digital images.
- Understanding color.
- Using Camera Raw.
- Making overall color and tonal corrections in Photoshop.
- Making edits in Photoshop.
Mastering the skills in these areas of Photoshop and digital photography will help you organize and streamline your digital photography processes, making digital photography even more fun and gratifying.

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Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:59:16 +0000

In this instant-communication world, buzz means business! And one of the greatest ways to get customers and potential customers buzzing about your business is with a Web log, commonly called a blog. Blogs can help you:
* Introduce the people behind your business
* Discuss relevant issues
* Provide a clearinghouse for information and expertise
* Show your business as a good corporate citizen
* Support an exchange of ideas
* Get honest feedback from your customers
* Affect public opinion
If you’re new to blogging, or if you know the mechanics of a blog but want some help refining and targeting yours, Buzz Marketing With Blogs For Dummies will get you going right away. An expert blogger shows you the ins and outs of putting together a professional-looking blog, walks you through the jargon, helps you decide what your blog should do, and even explains various software solutions. You’ll find out how to:
* Set up and maintain a blog, write in blogging style, and observe blogging etiquette
* Define your audience and target your blog to reach them
* Involve your customers, earn their trust, educate the public, and build community
* Avoid possible legal pitfalls while keeping your blog interesting
* Encourage contributions and links to your blog
* Use images and design an eye-catching format
* Optimize your blog for top search engine ratings, track your results, and measure your success
Written by Susannah Gardner, who has taught online journalism, directed multimedia efforts, and provided custom Web solutions to clients, Buzz Marketing With Blogs For Dummies even shares tips from the experts who establish and maintain some of the top-rated business blogs. You’ll discover the secrets of success, how to spot and solve problems, what software can enhance your blogging life, and a whole lot more. It like having a staff of experts on call!

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Buying a Computer for Dummies 2006 Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:55:48 +0000

Welcome to Buying a Computer For Dummies — a book which assumes that you know nothing about a computer but are strangely compelled to buy one. If that’s you, you have found your book! This book is not a buyer’s guide. In it, you won’t find endless boring lists of prices and products and useless part numbers. Instead, this book assumes that you need a computer for some reason. You’ll discover that reason and then read about how to find software to carry out that task. From there, you’ll match hardware to your software and end up with the computer that’s perfect for you. Because this is a For Dummies book, you can expect some lively and entertaining writing — not boring computer jargon. Nothing is assumed. Everything is explained. The result is that you’ll have your own computer and enjoy the buying process.

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Buying a Computer for Dummies 2005 Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:53:19 +0000

Buying a computer is a five-step process, which this book fully explains. Along the way, you’ll read about computer hardware and software and fill in some worksheets that help you configure a computer just for you. The five steps to buying a computer are outlined in Chapter 1. Based on that information, the book is divided into several parts, each of which occurs at a different stage in the buying process:
- Part I overviews the entire process.
- Part II discusses computer hardware and software: what it is and why you need it.
- Part III details the buying process: where to buy, how to read a computer ad, and how to find service and support before the sale.
- Part IV deals with setting up your new computer.
- Part V is the traditional For Dummies “Part of Tens” — various lists for review or to help you get on your way.

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Buying a Computer for Dummies 2004 Edition

DfEbook — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:50:13 +0000

Welcome to Buying A Computer For Dummies — a book which assumes that you know nothing about a computer but are strangely compelled to buy one. If that’s you, you have found your book! This book is not a buyer’s guide. In it, you won’t find endless, boring lists of prices and products and useless part numbers. Instead, this for some reason. You’ll reason and then read about how to find software to and end up with the computer that’s perfect for you. Because this is a For Dummies book, you can expect some lively and entertaining writing — not boring computer jargon. Nothing is assumed. Everything is explained. The result is that you’ll have your own computer and enjoy the buying process.

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Building Your Business with Google for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:46:14 +0000

In the Introduction of Google For Dummies I wrote, “There has never been an Internet phenomenon like Google.” The book you’re holding now doubles the truth of that statement, revealing and illuminating the hidden half of Google. Taken together, Google’s front end (the consumer search engine) and back end (the business services) make up an online juggernaut arguably more significant to online society than eBay, Amazon.com, or Yahoo! right now. And Google’s momentum as a revenue-generating media company is just starting to pick up speed. Until recently, Google’s radical impact on Internet citizenry, and society generally, was focused on the consumer experience of searching. The quality of that experience was established in a revolutionary triple whammy (whammy being the technical term):
- The clutter-free home page. In crisp contrast to the ad-clotted and frantically informational Web portals that previous search engines had morphed into, Google’s spare appearance is exhilarating in its announcement that search — pure Search, with a capital S — was back, and back hard.
- The quality of results. This factor, of course, built Google’s fame and planted “Googling” in the global lexicon. Does Google read your mind? Or do the uncanny results derive from groundbreaking technology? Well, it’s the latter. But those who prefer imagining that they have a telepathic relationship with Google should go for the fantasy with gusto.
- The speed of results. Lightning-quick results have pushed Google into the little cracks in everyone’s work day. People Google because the engine matches speed with the online lifestyle. Google never thinks of itself as the destination; hence, it is the most important destination.
(Ahh . . . Zen insight.) Google’s unprecedented performance is underlined by its much-publicized traffic statistics: more than 200 million searches each day and more than 55 billion searches per year, servicing at least 50 percent of all search queries. Approximate and changeable as these metrics are, they emphasize the impressive command Google has established in the consumer searching arena. But Google has another side — and another personality. Behind the scene of any simple search lies a frenzy of competition and a wealth of opportunity. Web sites wrestle with each other and with Google for position on the search results page. Advertisers bid for attention-getting placement on that same page. Other sites all over the Web vie for the privilege of showing Google ads. visibility and traffic — the twin imperatives of online marketing — are played out against the world’s most important search engine. To the people who start this chain reaction by typing keywords into the search box, Google is about searching the Web. To Webmasters, entrepreneurs, and marketing executives, Google is about being found. The latter group populates the world of Google business services.

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Building Research Tools with Google for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:40:08 +0000

I can’t think of any simple modifiers that describe Google. I was going to say that Google is “a complex piece of software.” Then I was going to describe it as “a research environment with many moving parts.” And then finally I was going to use the phrase, “a way of life.” Anyway, you probably already have a pretty good idea of what Google is, even if, like me, you don’t find Google easy to describe simply. However you might describe Google, no one doubts that it’s a great tool for researchers. What you might not know is that significant resources are available within the Google family that few people know about. For one thing, Google provides access to its essential functionality with an XML-based SOAP Web service — called the Google APIs Web service, or simply the Google APIs.

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Blogging for Dummies

DfEbook — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:31:22 +0000

Think back to the Internet circa 1994. (Or just watch while I trip down Memory Lane.) In those heady days, Web pages consisted mostly of personal collections of favorite links. Not many people recognized it, but the Web was a revolutionary force of self-expression and global connection. Yahoo! emerged to catalog all those personal pages and was itself pretty revolutionary. More upheavals followed: e-commerce, instant messaging, MP3, Google. And now, blogging. Blogging is throwing the Internet forward and backward at the same time. Forward into a new era of consumer empowerment, and backward to the grass-roots spirit of the early Web. The popularity and influence of Weblogs have stolen the spotlight from established media powerhouses. Blogging has taken back the Web. One of the most influential online research organizations estimated in mid- 2005 that a new blog was created every 5.8 seconds. Fortunately, there’s no such thing as missing the boat (or the rocket), so if you haven’t yet created your first blog, now is the perfect time. Blogging is the perfect antidote to highly commercialized, blandly consolidated Web sites. You can have a great site, be part of an amazingly dynamic global community, and, if you play your cards right, attract a devoted audience.

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GPS for Dummies

DfEbook — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:11:32 +0000

As you may have guessed from the title, this book is about GPS (the satellite-based Global Positioning System) and maps; digital maps to be exact. I remember back in 1989 when Magellan introduced the first handheld GPS receiver, the NAV 1000. (Don’t worry. This isn’t going to be one of those “I used to walk 20 miles to school in the snow when I was your age,” stories.) The NAV 1000 was the size of a brick, and weighed a little less than two pounds. It was single channel receiver, could only track four satellites, and just supported latitude and longitude coordinates. It could save 100 waypoints and you could have a single route with up to 10 waypoints. It cost $2,500. Fast forward to the present. Now I can go down to my neighborhood sporting goods store and buy a GPS receiver smaller than a small cell phone. It weighs a couple of ounces, can track up to 12 satellites, and on a good day tells me exactly where I’m located to within about 10 feet; and in several different coordinate systems by the way. It supports 500 waypoints and 20 routes, with 125 waypoints apiece. Best of all it costs around $100. Maps have followed the same evolutionary path. Paper maps have turned digital and now you can visit a Web site and print out a map with driving directions to just about anywhere for free. For under $100 you can buy mapping software that has a collection of CD-ROMs with detailed topographic maps that fully cover any state in the United States. Aerial photographs are readily available over the Internet, and stunning three-dimensional maps can be created with a few mouse clicks. Once the exclusive domain of professional cartographers and GIS (Geographic Information System) specialists, the average computer user can create and use digital maps with relative ease. There are a number of free and inexpensive programs that make desktop mapping a reality for the rest of us. So, does all this mean we’re entering the dawn of a new era where no matter where you are it’s going to be hard to get lost? Well, yes and no. Over the past several years, GPS receivers have become extremely popular and affordable. Lots of people who venture away from urban areas are carrying them. Cars come installed with GPS navigation systems for negotiating city streets and highways. Cell phones are even starting to show up with tiny GPS receivers embedded inside. And even if you don’t have a GPS receiver you can always go out on the Web and print a map of where you want to go. But, there are a few hitches in this perfect, always found world:
- GPS receivers tend to boast so many features it’s easy to get lost trying to figure them all out. Plus, most GPS receiver owners typically only use a small subset of the available features (and sometimes don’t even know how to use these features well enough to avoid getting lost).
- GPS receivers have capabilities and limitations that many owners (or potential owners) really don’t understand. This leads to frustration or not being able to use the devices to their full potential.
- While many people have a general knowledge of how to read a map, at least the simple road variety, most don’t know how to really maximize using a map.
- And finally, the average computer user isn’t aware of the wealth of easyto- use, free or inexpensive mapping resources he or she could be using to stay found.
The purpose of this book is to help you better understand and use GPS receivers and open your eyes to the world of digital mapping. And hopefully put you on the path of always staying found or finding what you’re looking for.

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Blocking Spam & Spyware for Dummies

DfEbook — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:25:46 +0000

Find out what spam and spyware cost your company, and how to stop them. Whether yours is a one-person business or a multi-million dollar corporation, here’s help giving spammers and spies the bum’s rush. Two veterans of the spam wars help you analyze your situation, choose the right solutions, set up and maintain them, and even show the bean-counters why such defenses are essential.Discover how to:
* Understand how spammers get addresses
* Calculate the cost of spam and spyware
* Re-engineer your business processes
* Select spam and spyware filters
* Manage implementation and maintenance

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Beginning Programming for Dummies 3rd Edition

DfEbook — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:19:48 +0000

First of all, anyone can learn to program a computer. Computer programming doesn’t require a high IQ and an innate proficiency in advanced mathematics. Computer programming just requires a desire to learn and the patience never to give up. Programming is a skill like swimming, dancing, and juggling. Some people are naturally better than others, but anyone can get better with constant practice. That’s why so many kids become programming wizards at such an early age. The kids aren’t necessarily brilliant; they’re just willing to put in the time to learn a new skill, and they’re not afraid of failing. If you ever dreamed about writing your own programs, rest assured that you can. Programming can be lots of fun, but it can also be frustrating, annoying, and time-consuming. That’s why Wiley publishes this particular book — to help you discover how to program a computer with the minimum amount of inconvenience and the maximum amount of enjoyment. Whether you want to pick up computer programming for fun, to start a new career, or to help make your current job easier, consider this book your personal guide through the sometimes scary — and initially intimidating — world of computer programming. After you finish this book, you can choose the best programming language to accomplish a particular task, understand the tools that programmers use, and even write your own programs for personal use or for sale to others. And after you read Beginning Programming For Dummies, 3rd Edition, you can find more detailed information about specific languages by reading Visual BASIC.NET For Windows For Dummies, by Wallace Wang; C For Dummies, by Dan Gookin; Visual C++ .NET For Dummies, by Michael Hyman and Bob Arnson; C++ For Dummies and C# For Dummies, by Stephen R. Davis; Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies, by Barry Burd; Windows Game Programming For Dummies, by Andre LaMothe; or Perl For Dummies, by Paul Hoffman (all published by Wiley Publishing).

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Auto Repair for Dummies

DfEbook — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:30:51 +0000

Forty-eight percent of U.S. households perform at least some automobile maintenance on their own, with women now accounting for one third of this $34 billion automotive do-it-yourself market. For new or would-be do-it-yourself mechanics, this illustrated how-to guide has long been a must and now it’s even better. A complete reorganization now puts relevant repair and maintenance information directly after each automotive system overview, making it much easier to find hands-on fix-it instructions. Author Deanna Sclar has updated systems and repair information throughout, eliminating discussions of carburetors and adding coverage of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles. She’s also revised schedules for tune-ups and oil changes, included driving tips that can save on maintenance and repair costs, and added new advice on troubleshooting problems and determining when to call in a professional mechanic. For anyone who wants to save money on car repairs and maintenance, this book is the place to start.

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ASP.NET 2.0 Everyday Apps for Dummies

DfEbook — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:28:28 +0000

Welcome to ASP.NET 2.0 Everyday Apps For Dummies, the book that teaches ASP.NET 2.0 Web programming by example. In this book, you’ll find eight complete ASP.NET applications. We’re not talking trivial Hello-World-type applications here. Instead, they’re real-world applications like shopping carts and discussion forums. You can use any of them as-is, or modify them as you see fit. So you’ve got workable stuff already included. (What a concept.)

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