Windows Vista For Dummies, Special Preview Edition
Language: English
Published by For Dummies, 2006
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- Title
- Windows Vista For Dummies, Special Preview Edition
- Author
- Rathbone, Andy
- Publisher
- For Dummies
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0470050918
- ISBN 13
- 9780470050910
Windows is the #1 operating system in the world, and Vista is loaded with exciting new features like a task–based interface, new file management and search features, and updated media tools. Based on the Beta 2 release of Vista, this handy guide introduces you to
- The exciting Aero interface with its see–through effect
- Live taskbar thumbnails
- A streamlined Start menu
- New file naming conventions with keywords
- A Search box that makes finding stuff easier
- Integrated multimedia capabilities
- New security enhancements
If you ve been impatiently waiting for your computing life to get easier, your wait is almost over. With this handy, economically priced book in hand, you can explore Vista and be prepared to
- Use Windows Flip, find visual cues on your taskbar, and make your way around Vista s folders, drives, and documents
- Share your Windows Vista environment and secure it with updated virus and spyware protection
- Quickly find lost files, folders, windows, programs, music, photos, videos, or computers
- Take advantage of new photo organizing and DVD authoring capabilities
- Print, fax, scan photos or documents, get online, send and receive e–mail, and use instant messaging
- Check out the jazzed–up Office 2007 productivity suite
Written by Andy Rathbone, the bestselling author of all previous editions of Windows For Dummies, this sneak preview guide will make you first on your block to take advantage of Vista s exciting enhancements and upgrades. Why wait any longer?
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About the Author
He wrote articles for various techie publications before moving to computer books in 1992. He s written the Windows For Dummies series, Upgrading & Fixing PCs For Dummies, TiVo For Dummies, PCs: The Missing Manual, and many other computer books.
Today, he has more than 15 million copies of his books in print, and they ve been translated into more than 30 languages. Andy can be reached at his Web site, www.andyrathbone.com.
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