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Basic Training | |
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Savvy Consumer Guide to Buying a Computer | |
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Desktop or Notebook? Computer Buyer's Checklists | |
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Planning for Future Expansion | |
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Buying the Perfect Printer | |
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Scanners, Digital Cameras, TV Cards, and Other Toys | |
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Free and Cheap PCs | |
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Buyer Beware: Slick Sales Tricks | |
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Shopping on the Internet | |
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Kick-Starting Your Computer | |
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Some Assembly Required | |
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Software: Instructions on a Disk | |
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Okay, Start 'Er Up | |
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First Encounters of the Windows Kind | |
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Restarting Your Computer When the Darn Thing Locks Up | |
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Turning Everything Off | |
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Taking Control with Your Keyboard and Mouse | |
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Pecking Away at the Keyboard | |
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Keyboards for the Rich and Famous (Programmable Keyboards) | |
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Pointing, Clicking, and Dragging with Your Mouse | |
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Building a Smarter Mouse (Microsoft's IntelliMouse) | |
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Other Devices for Poking Around on Your Computer | |
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-Playing Disk Jockey with Hard Disks, Floppy Disks, CDs, and DVDs | |
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Disk Drives: Easy As A-B-C | |
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Serving Information to the Computer on Floppy Disks | |
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Loading and Unloading CDs and DVDs | |
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Can I Play My Zeppelin CD? Can I Watch DVD Video Flicks on My PC? Inside the Belly of Your Computer: The Hard Disk | |
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What About My Zip Drive? Going Diskless with Network Computers (Workstations) | |
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What's on a Disk? Files and Folders | |
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Windows Survival Guide | |
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We Now Have Control of Your TV | |
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Taking Off with the Start Button | |
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Using Windows Programs | |
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Dealing with Windows | |
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Seeing More with Scrollbars | |
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What's on My Computer? Trashing Files in the Recycle Bin | |
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Help Is on the Way | |
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Windows Tips, Tricks, and Traps | |
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Installing and Uninstalling Windows Components | |
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Do-It-Yourself Shortcut Icons | |
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Giving Windows a Makeover | |
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Using the Windows Control Panel | |
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Mastering the Active Desktop | |
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Ten Windows Productivity Tips | |
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Getting With The Program | |
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Do-It-Yourself Program Installation Guide | |
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Does Your Computer Have What It Takes? Installing a Windows Program | |
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Installing Programs You Don't Use | |
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Running and Juggling Programs | |
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Five Ways to Fire Up a Windows Program | |
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Customizing Your Start Menu | |
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Juggling Programs with the Taskbar | |
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Barking Out Commands | |
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Ordering from a Menu | |
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Button Bars, Toolbars, and Other Shortcuts | |
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Quick Keyboard Commands | |
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Right-Click Context Menus | |
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What Do You Say to a Dialog Box? Automated Computing with Macros | |
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Making, Saving, and Naming Documents | |
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Type Away! Can My Computer Take Dictation? Saving Your Document for the First Time | |
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File Name Rules and Regulations | |
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What D'Ya Mean, Can't Save File?! Closing Up Shop | |
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Opening Saved Files | |
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Tracking Down Lost Files in Windows | |
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Giving Your Documents the Editorial Eye | |
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Making Minor Edits | |
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Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Stuff | |
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Edit/Undo: The Editor's Safety Net | |
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Finding and Replacing Text | |
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Checking Your Spelling and Grammar | |
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Redlining and AutoCorrect for Clean-As-You-Go Documents | |
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Sprucing Up Your Documents with Formatting | |
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Messing with Margins | |
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Primping Your Paragraphs | |
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Giving Your Characters More Character | |
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Cell Formatting in Tables and Spreadsheets | |
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Quick Formatting with Rulers and Toolbars | |
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Saving Time with Styles | |
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Picture This (Working with Graphics) | |
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Clip Art for the Lazy and Untalented | |
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Scanning Photos, Drawings, and Illustrations | |
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Making Slide Shows and Overhead Transparencies | |
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Painting Your Own Picture | |
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Drawing Lines, Circles, and Other Shapes | |
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Moving and Resizing Your Graphics | |
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The Painted Word: Text As Graphics | |
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Printing and Faxing Your Creations | |
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Setting Up Your Printer in Windows | |
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Preprint Checklist | |
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Sending Documents to the Printer | |
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Managing Background Printing | |
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Faxing Your Documents | |
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Surviving Without Documentation | |
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Fake It with Online Help | |
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What? No Help Menu?! A Built-In Tutor? You've Struck Gold | |
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Getting Help in a Dialog Box | |
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Finding Answers in README.TXT | |
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Get Organized! (Managing Disks, Folders, And Files) | |
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Formatting and Copying Floppy Disks and Recordable CDs | |
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Making a Floppy Disk Useful | |
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Reusing Disks Without Losing Data | |
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Copying Disks for Friends and Colleagues | |
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Preparing Recordable CDs for Data Storage | |
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Copying, Moving, and Nuking Folders and Files | |
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Climbing the Directory Tree | |
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Selecting Folders and Files | |
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Making Your Own Folders | |
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Nuking Folders and Files | |
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Renaming Folders and Files | |
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Moving and Copying Folders and Files | |
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Networking (for Those Corporate Types) | |
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Do I Need a Network? Client-Server Versus Peer-to-Peer Networks | |
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Logging On and Logging Off | |
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Sharing Resources on Your Computer | |
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Checking Out the Network Neighborhood | |
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Mapping a Network Drive to Your Computer | |
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Using a Network Printer | |
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Going Global With Modems, Online Services, And The Internet | |
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First You Need a Modem | |
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Smart Shopping for a Fast Connection | |
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Pre-Installation: Do You Need Another Phone Jack? Installing Your Modem | |
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Now, What Do You Want to Do with Your Modem? What Went Wrong? | |
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Going Online with America Online and Other Services | |
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First Month's Freeï¿½Ç | |
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Signing Up for an Online Account | |
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Connecting to Your Online Service | |
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Keeping in Touch with E-Mail | |
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Conversing in Chat Rooms | |
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Sharing Common Interests | |
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Wandering Off to the Internet | |
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Doing the Internet Shuffle | |
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What You Need to Get Started | |
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Finding an Entrance Ramp | |
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Signing On with the Internet Connection Wizard | |
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Connecting for the First Time | |
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What Went Wrong? Speeding Up Your Internet Connection | |
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Whipping Around the World Wide Web | |
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What Exactly Is the Web? First You Need a Web Browser | |
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Navigating the Web | |
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Hitting Specific Sites with Addresses | |
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Using Internet Search Tools | |
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Tagging and Flagging Your Favorite Pages | |
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Saving Pages to Read at Your Leisure | |
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Copying (Downloading) Files from the Internet | |
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Accessorizing Your Browser | |
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Making Your Own Web Page | |
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E-Mail: Postage Free, Same Day Delivery | |
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Ugh! Setting Up Your E-Mail Program | |
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Sending Mail Without Licking Stamps | |
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Advanced Message Formatting | |
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Checking Your Inbox | |
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Exchanging Files Using E-Mail | |
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Putting Your Name on a Listserv Mailing List | |
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Passing Notes in Newsgroups | |
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Setting Up Your Newsreader | |
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Subscribing to Newsgroups (It's Free!) | |
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Reading and Responding to Posted Messages | |
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Starting Your Own Discussions | |
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Reaching Out with Chat and Instant Messaging | |
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Chatting on the Web | |
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Using Special Chat Programs | |
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Keeping in Touch with Online Pals Using Instant Messaging | |
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Free Long-Distance Calls with Internet Phone | |
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Online Security Issues | |
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Safely Exchanging Information on the Web | |
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Preventing Viruses from Entering Your System | |
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Censoring Naughty Net Sites | |
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Guerilla Computing | |
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Do-It-Yourself Computer Tune-Ups | |
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Tuning Up Windows with the Maintenance Wizard | |
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Making Windows Start Faster | |
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Cleaning Your Hard Disk Without the Maintenance Wizard | |
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Refreshing and Repairing Disks with ScanDisk | |
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Defragmenting Files on Your Hard Disk | |
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Doubling Your Disk Space | |
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Making the Most of Your Computer's Memory | |
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Speeding Up the Video | |
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Life on the Run: Notebook Computing | |
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Taking Your Work on the Road with My Briefcase | |
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Conserving Battery Power | |
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Inserting and Ejecting PC Cards | |
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Going Full Featured with a Docking Station | |
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Linking Your Notebook and Desktop Computers | |
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Calling Your Desktop Computer or Network Using Your Modem | |
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Subcompact Computing with Palm and Pocket PCs | |
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Now for the Fun Stuff! Computer Gadgets and Gizmo | |
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Ordering Your Photos on CD | |
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Smile! You're on Digital Camera | |
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I Want My MP3: Digitizing Your Music Collection | |
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Editing Your Home Videos | |
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Watching TV on Your PC | |
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More Cool Stuff in the Works | |
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Houston, We've Got A Problem | |
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Free (or at Least Cheap) Computer Maintenance | |
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Tools of the Trade | |
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Vacuum and Dust Your System | |
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Wiping Gunk off the Monitor | |
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Brushing Off the Keyboard | |
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Picking Hairballs out of Your Mouse | |
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Basic Printer Maintenance | |
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Cleaning Your Disk Drives | |
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Backing Up for the Inevitable Crash | |
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Backup Strategies for the Real World | |
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Shopping for Practical Backup Options | |
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Backing Up in Windows | |
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Using the Windows Backup Wizard | |
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Backing Up Your Entire System | |
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Restoring Files from Your Backups | |
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Do-It-Yourself Fixes for Common Ailments | |
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Troubleshooting Tactics: Pre-Panic Checklist | |
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My Computer Won't Start | |
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My Computer Locked Up | |
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Dealing with Windows in Safe Mode | |
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My Screen Is Flickering | |
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I Can't Get the Program to Run | |
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I Have a Mouse but I Can't Find the Pointer | |
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I Can't Hear My Speakers! I Can't Get My Modem to Work | |
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The Computer Won't Read My Floppy Disk | |
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My Printer Won't Print | |
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Updating the Software for Your Hardware | |
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Help! Finding Technical Support | |
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Phone Support (Feeling Lucky?) | |
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Finding Tech Support on the Web | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |