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| About the Author | |
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| About the Technical Reviewer | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Hardware | |
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| Basic Components | |
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| Case | |
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| Memory and Hard Drive | |
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| CD/DVD Drive | |
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| Buying the Necessities | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Taking an Inventory of the Components | |
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| Installing the Processor and Cooling Fan | |
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| Installing RAM Memory | |
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| Opening the Computer Case | |
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| Installing the Motherboard | |
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| Installing the CD/DVD Drive | |
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| Installing the Hard Drive | |
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| Connecting the Cables | |
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| Testing the U-PC | |
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| Closing the Computer Case | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| The Ubuntu Operating System | |
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| An Installation Overview | |
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| Ubuntu Installation | |
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| Inserting the Ubuntu CD/DVD and Turning on the Computer | |
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| Selecting the Language | |
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| Trying Ubuntu First Without Making Changes to the Computer | |
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| Testing Various Items: Sound, Video, Network Connectivity | |
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| Partitioning the Hard Drive | |
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| Installing Ubuntu Files on the Hard Drive | |
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| Logging In | |
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| Taking a Tour of Ubuntu | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Free Software Defined | |
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| Application Types | |
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| Pay-to-Use Software | |
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| Open Source Software | |
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| Cloud Computing Software* (always read the small print) | |
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| Freeware (or Everything Else) | |
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| What's the Answer? | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| E-mail Revolution | |
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| Evolution Overview | |
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| Configuring Evolution | |
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| Using Evolution E-mail | |
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| Checking for E-mail | |
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| Sending E-mail | |
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| Using Evolution Calendar and Tasks | |
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| Using Evolution Contacts | |
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| Summarizing Evolution | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Word Processing with Writer | |
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| OpenOffice Versions for Ubuntu | |
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| Welcome to Writer | |
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| Using Writer | |
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| Fixing Misspelled Words | |
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| Saving a Document in Different Formats | |
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| Inserting a Picture | |
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| Printing Envelopes | |
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| Printing Labels | |
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| Inserting Special Characters | |
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| Preventing Changes to Text | |
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| Summarizing Writer | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Spreadsheets with Calc | |
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| Updating OpenOffice Calc | |
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| Welcome to Calc | |
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| Using Calc | |
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| Inserting a New Column between Existing Columns | |
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| Inserting a New Row Between Existing Rows | |
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| Sorting Information by Column | |
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| Using the Formula Wizard | |
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| Summarizing Calc | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Presentations with Impress | |
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| Updating OpenOffice Impress | |
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| Welcome to Impress | |
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| Using Impress | |
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| Creating a Slideshow with a Theme | |
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| Picking a Slide Layout | |
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| Adding a New Slide | |
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| Inserting a Video | |
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| Creating Handouts | |
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| Rehearsing and Timing a Presentation | |
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| Summarizing Impress | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Photo Management with Picasa | |
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| Getting Picasa | |
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| Welcome to Picasa | |
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| Using Picasa | |
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| Removing Red-eye | |
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| Cropping a Photo | |
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| Adding Tags for Faster Searching | |
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| Fixing Lighting Problems | |
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| Purchasing Photos Online | |
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| Summarizing Picasa | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Web Browsing with Firefox | |
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| Welcome to Firefox | |
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| Using Firefox | |
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| Finding Add-ons | |
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| Configuring the Firefox Homepage | |
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| Deleting Web Browsing History | |
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| Changing the Search Engine | |
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| Changing the View | |
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| Summarizing Firefox | |
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| Suggested Add-one for Firefox | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Google E-mail and Calendar | |
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| Welcome to Gmail and Google Calendar | |
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| Gmail and Calendar Features | |
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| Organizing E-mail Using Labels | |
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| Organize E-mail with Filters | |
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| Organizing Calendars | |
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| Calendar Reminders Using Text Messaging | |
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| Summarizing Gmail and Calendar | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Google Documents | |
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| Welcome to Google Docs | |
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| Working with Google Docs | |
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| Collaborating with Google Docs | |
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| Publishing a Document | |
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| Summarizing Google Documents | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| More Apps to Consider | |
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| Additional Preinstalled Apps | |
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| Calculator | |
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| Text Editor | |
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| Tomboy Notes | |
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| Brasero Disc Burning | |
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| Totem Movie Player | |
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| Rhythmbox Music Player | |
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| Ubuntu Application Resources | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Case | |
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| Motherboard | |
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| Processor | |
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| RAM Memory | |
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| CD/DVD Drive | |
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| Hard Drive | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Books | |
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| Must-Have Apps | |
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| Index | |