December 2009
Beginner
528 pages
12h 10m
English
Overview
Want to make Windows 7 run faster, smarter,
easier, better? Want to personalize Windows to look and act the way
you want it to? Want to get
more efficient and ditch all those Windows hassles? You don’t
need
a Ph.D in computer science or expensive upgrades. All you need is
this book!
Michael Miller makes it easy to tweak
Windows so it works just like you
want it to–and runs smooth as silk for years to come. No
extreme hacking required: These are simple, step-by-step techniques
anyone can perform in minutes–even beginners!
• Customize Windows 7’s desktop for the way you work
• Strip out bloated, worthless software that slows your PC down
• Get your network running faster and more reliably
• Surf the Web more quickly and safely
• Improve performance and battery life on notebooks and netbooks
• Get more security with fewer annoyances
• Discover great free and cheap alternatives to Microsoft’s built-in software
• Fix Windows 7’s most aggravating problems
• And much more...
Michael Miller has written more than 100 non-fiction how-to books over the past 20 years, including Que’s Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide for Speeding Up Slow Computers, and How Microsoft Windows Vista Works. His books have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. He has earned a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to non-technical readers and for offering useful real-world advice about complex topics.
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