Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies

Liberally laced with Dan’s famous humor and clear instructions, Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies is divided into six minibooks covering hardware, software, laptops, Internet, networking, and maintenance. Each one gives you some background on what causes common problems, to help you understand what’s wrong as well as how to fix it. You’ll learn to:

• Troubleshoot both Windows XP and Vista
• Solve e-mail and Web woes, makes friends with ActiveX, and protect your system from evil software and viruses
• Resolve router problems, reset the modem, delve into IP addresses, and find the elusive wireless network
• Investigate startup issues, battery quirks, and power problems
• Travel safely and efficiently with your laptop
• Perform regular maintenance and keep good backups
• Solve problems with disks and printers
• Find missing files, successfully restore files if something major goes wrong, and pep up your PC

The bonus DVD walks you through some of the complex steps discussed in the book and demonstrates tasks like removing a hard drive. There’s a great collection of free and demo software, too. Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies is tech support in a book!

With such an amazing abundance of electronic devices available in our daily lives, wouldn't it be nice to eliminate getting wrangled by all those wires? With this guide by your side, a team of technical authors walks you through creating a network in your home or office-without the expense and hassle of stringing cable or paying a network administrator.

Eight self-contained minibooks answer your questions about wireless devices and wireless networks and address everything from hardware security to wireless hobbies and GPS. Clear, step-by-step instructions show you how to link your TV, computers, PDAs, laptops, TiVo, and sound systems to your wireless network.

• Discover how to configure networks and create a completely wireless environment
• Incorporate various hardware into your wireless network, such as notebook computers, handheld devices, sound systems, and printers
• Tackle common security issues and best troubleshooting practices
• Learn all the basics of wireless computing and how to make it work for you

Mutiny On The Enterprise

The ship is crippled in orbit around a dangerous, living, breathing planet, and a desperate peace mission to the Orion Arm is stalled. Kirk has never needed his crew more. But a lithe, alien women is casting a spell of pacifism -- and now mutiny -- over the crew.

If you're like most people, your laptop is taking the place of your PC. Whether you're on the road, working at home, or multitasking, your laptop is now an essential, trusted tool. Just in time, beloved and popular author Dan Gookin returns with a new edition that covers the very latest in laptops. From synchronizing with your desktop and coordinating e-mail to maintaining security, networking, working in Windows 8, adding your smartphone to the mix, and more, this book makes understanding laptops simpler than you ever thought possible.

• Shares the latest basics about laptops, such as new technologies, current processors available, and steps to update memory and hard drive capabilities
• Covers the new Windows 8 operating system and other popular laptop operating systems, as well as netbooks, wireless networking, and smartphone tethering
• Explores remote access to the desktop, power management, storage, security, and much more
• Examines the benefits of mobility for students, employees, and anyone who needs to work on the go
• Helps you work on the road, employ and enjoy multimedia, and use your laptop professionally

Laptops For Dummies, 5th Edition is the fun and friendly guide that will get you going and on the go with your laptop in no time!

• Preparations
• Site Design
• Site Construction
• Web Graphics
• Multimedia
• Audience Interaction
• E-Commerce
• Site Management
• Case Studies

From deciding what your site should do to working with HTML, using Dreamweaver, incorporating Flash creations, and keeping your site on the cutting edge, this book is your one-stop course in building Web sites. Learn to:

• Plan your site, decide whether you need a Web team, and create relevant content
• Develop your site design, work with wire frames, and organize behind-the-scenes files that make your site work
• Select the right hardware and software and create pages with Dreamweaver
• Create cool site graphics with Photoshop and Fireworks
• Add interest with Flash animations, slideshows, video, and sound
• Make your site interactive with Javascript, PHP, ASP, and MySQL
• Build an e-commerce site that’s user-friendly, legally sound, and secure
• Keep your content and design fresh and up to date