Product Description: Eight minibooks in one great resource will get you fully up to speed on Windows 8Promising an updated user interface, new application to today's mobile world, and increased connection to data and services that live in the cloud, Windows 8 will have new features and perks you'll want to start using right away...read more

Make your computer a green machine and live greener at home and at workGet on board the green machine! Green home computing means making the right technology choice for the environment, whether it be a Windows-based or Mac-based computer and all the peripherals. In addition, it means learning how to properly and safely dispose of those items and how to use your computer to create a greener life at home and at work.Computer expert Woody Leonhard and green living guru Katherine Murray introduce you to the many green products that exist in the world of technology, including eco-friendly desktops, laptops, and servers; energy-efficient peripherals; and the numerous Web sites that offer advice on how to go green in nearly every aspect of your life.Bestselling author Woody Leonhard and green living guru Katherine Murray show you how to make your computer more eco-friendlyDiscusses buying a green computer and choosing eco-friendly peripheralsDiscover ways to manage your power with software and serversProvides helpful explanations that decipher how to understand your computer's power consumptionWith this invaluable insight, you'll discover that it actually is easy being green!

Product Description: Eight references in one-fully revised to include all the new features and updates to Windows 7As the #1 operating system in the world, Windows provides the platform upon which all essential computing activities occur. This much-anticiapted version of the popular operating system offers an improved user experience with an enhanced interface to allow for greater user control...read more

Product Description: If you work in an office, you probably don’t lose much sleep worrying about whether your files are safe if your PC melts down. Company IT departments handle those things for business networks. But how about all those precious photos, address lists, the family genealogy, and everything else that lives on your home network? Windows Home Server can save the day if one of your personal PCs hiccups, and Windows Home Server For Dummies serves up all the stuff you need to know to put it to work...read more

A guide to Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 covers the features and functions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

Product Description: Speed up your PC, search smarter, and secure your data* Customizing Vista for the way you work* Launching your most-used programs and finding files fast* Making the most of the new interface and search functions* Taking advantage of Internet Explorer? and Firefox?* Installing and securing a wireless network* Protecting your PC with Vista's improved security feature...read more

This nine-in-one reference encompasses all of the updates in Windows Vista, with sections on Windows Vista basics, security, customization, the Internet, searching and sharing with third party software, hardware, multimedia, Windows Media Center, and wired and wireless networking.

A comprehensive handbook for experienced users offers a thorough grounding in the latest version of Microsoft Office and its various applications, furnishes effective solutions to wide variety of problems, and delves into hundreds of undocumented secrets, hidden tools, insider tips and techniques, and more. Original. (Intermediate)

Provides information for teachers and students on using Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Offers tips, techniques, and tools to modify Windows XP, covering such topics as customizing the taskbar, searching on the desktop, using Firefox, using Windows Event Viewer, and changing security settings.

Contains instructions for seventy timesaving techniques when using Microsoft Windows XP, covering such topics as customizing the desktop, creating CDs and DVDs, setting up a home network, and dealing with spam.

Covers Windows XP basics, customization, the Internet, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Network, hardware, multimedia options, and home networking.

Provides more than seventy timesaving techniques to effectively use the components of Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

A guide to Windows XP covers all aspects of the operating systems, including personalizing the desktop, managing files, using Windows Media Player, scanning, wireless networking, online security, and creating Web pages.

A guide to the integrated software package for experienced users delves into hundreds of undocumented secrets, hidden tools, and little-known field codes.

Product Description: With this edition of Special Edition Using Office XP there is a continual emphasis on realistic applications and uses of the program features. While there are many other big books in the Office market today, there are few that tailor coverage uniquely for the intermediate to advanced Office user as Special Edition Using does, delivering more focused value for the customer...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A guide to the idiosyncracies of Office 2000 explains how to avoid bugs and viruses, disable intrusive Office settings, and take advantage of the best in Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint

Product Description: Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition is the premier Office Suite book for intermediate and advanced users of the Small Business Edition version of the software. Focusing on intermediate and advanced skills and uses this book features additional coverage of undocumented features, workarounds, and practical (and unapologetic) advice for avoiding features that don't work well...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A guide to the integrated software package for experienced users delves into hundreds of undocumented secrets, hidden tools, and little-known field codes (view table of contents)

Provides a guide to the operating system, offers solutions to common problems, and details components including Windows Registry (view table of contents)

A practical introduction to Microsoft Office utilizes an applications approach that explains how to get work done, discussing the various features of Office and offering tips on organizing documents, coping with macro viruses, and selecting the right application and document type. Original. (Beginner).

Product Description: First, the good news: Microsoft Outlook's integration of email, scheduling, and contact information make it a powerful tool that you can use in organizing your work and your life. And as part of the Microsoft Office suite, it integrates with the other Office applications, like Word and Excel...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)