How to Do Everything MacBook

August 11, 2010


MacBook

How to Do Everything MacBook

Authors: Noelle, Robin
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174253-5
ISBN-10: 0071742530
©2011 | 1st Edition | 352 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: September 2010
Price: US$ 24.99
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Easy-to-follow coverage of portable Macs, including the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air

How to Do Everything: MacBook strongly emphasizes the portability and other unique features of the laptop versions of the Mac, examining ports and jacks, discussing user accounts and privacy, managing multiple network connections, using MobileMe to stay synched, etc. It also explores the activities laptop users most often perform, such as productivity, entertainment, and communication.

Tasks and activities are broken down into simple-to-follow directions and highlighted with clear graphics to make everything easy to understand. Tips and tricks for getting the most out of the latest versions of the built-in software, including the new versions of iLife and iWork are also included. As a travel writer, the author understands the needs of mobile computer users. She covers battery management and power, connectivity, working online, using VoIP, and maintaining and troubleshooting the MacBook.

How to Do Everything: MacBook

  • Draws on author’s personal experience as a writer who travels, providing tips and tricks for getting the best out of the MacBook on the road
  • Contains accurate and up-to-date product information on latest versions of Mac OS X and iWork/iLife applications
  • Explains the differences between the MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air


About the Author

Robin Noelle is a professional writer who has more than 12 years’ experience in marketing and public relations, with an emphasis on technology. Her ability to translate highly technical information into layman’s terms led to Noelle facilitating interviews between product managers and editors from PC Magazine, CNET, and PC World. She has written travel guides for Avalon Travel.



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How to Do Everything iPad

June 25, 2010


Apple iPad

How to Do Everything iPad ©  2011

Authors: Ballew, Joli
ISBN-13: 9780071748698
ISBN 10: 0071748695
©2011 | 1st Edition | 336 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: July 2010
Price: US$ 25.00
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Tap into every feature of your iPad!

Get the most out of the revolutionary iPad with help from this easy-to-follow guide. Covering both the Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + 3G models, How to Do Everything: iPad shows you how to quickly master the basics, such as customizing your iPad, using the Multi-Touch screen, accessing the Internet through wireless and cellular connections, syncing, and backing up your data. Learn to use Mail, Safari, iBooks, iTunes, Maps, the App Store, and much more. View photos and video, create a slideshow, watch movies, use GPS, and play games. If you’re looking for a book as cutting-edge and streamlined as the iPad itself, you found it!

  1. Configure, register, customize, sync, and back up your iPad
  2. Select a data plan for your iPad 3G
  3. Connect to Wi-Fi networks, access the web, and surf with Safari
  4. Set up Mail and integrate with various email accounts
  5. Install iBooks and download and read books
  6. Download and run cool apps from the App Store
  7. View, manage, and share photos and videos
  8. Set up iTunes, sync music and media from your computer, download songs, and create playlists
  9. Rent, purchase, download, and watch movies and TV shows
  10. Manage your contacts and schedule and keep notes
  11. Navigate with GPS and Maps
  12. Discover, download, and play awesome games
  13. Take advantage of the iPad’s built-in accessibility features, including VoiceOver and Zoom


Features

  1. Personalize your iPad with applications, ringtones, themes, skins, and wallpapers and explore iPad accessories
  2. Use iPad Desktop Software to synchronize the iPad with your computer
  3. Download and access e-books, online newspapers, magazines, videos, movies, blogs, journals, and educational materials like college textbooks and lab books
  4. Use the operating system to navigate file folders, applications, and perform computer-related tasks
  5. Place and answer phone calls, use voice activation, add phone contacts, and incorporate a Bluetooth headset
  6. Send and receive text, picture, and video SMS, MMS, and e-mail messages, and explore additional messaging options (Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, AOL, and others)
  7. Find Wi-Fi hotspots, surf the Internet, research, and locate and read online publications, and explore GPS and Maps
  8. Learn about networking options including Ethernet, ad-hoc, Bluetooth, wireless, and connect the iPad to your home entertainment center or game console
  9. Readers quickly learn how to use basic features like making phone calls, sending text messages, and managing contacts, as well as listening to music, taking and viewing photos, working with e-mail, creating contacts and synching data with their computer
  10. Readers learn about things they did not expect to see in the iPad, including using GPS and maps, working with an actual “Tablet computer”, and easily obtaining downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books, magazines, newsletters, journals, and blogs in the fields of entertainment, sports, science, history, culture, celebrities, news, current events, politics, technology, and education
  11. Readers learn how to locate and connect to Wi-Fi hotspots, choose an Internet subscription plan, surf the Internet, and perform Internet-related tasks, like shopping, updating their device, signing into Web sites, and managing bookmarks and cookies.
  12. Contents are arranged so readers can either work through the book chapter by chapter or use the book as reference, using the Table of Contents and Index as a guide
  13. See what fun and games are available at the App Store, what can be acquired from iTunes, and download and install 3rd party applications created for the iPad
  14. Learn how to take handwritten notes on the iPad and translate them into typed pages, how to navigate the mobility options, how to video conference with others, and how to use the computer functions


Author Profile


Joli Ballew (Garland, TX) Microsoft MVP, MCSE, MCDST, A+, and MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2007 is the extremely popular, bestselling author of Degunking Windows (Paraglyph Press), voted IPPY’s Best Computer Book of the Year in 2005. Joli has written over 30 books overall, including but not limited to How to Do Everything with Windows Vista Media Center (McGraw-Hill), How to Do Everything with BlackBerry Storm 2 (McGraw-Hill), PC Magazine’s Office 2007 Solutions (Wiley), Breakthrough Windows Vista (Microsoft Press), and 5 books in Pearson’s Brilliant and In Simple Steps series including Brilliant Windows 7 for the Over 50′s and Computer Essentials with Windows 7. Beyond her book writing career, Joli has written articles and given live webcasts for Microsoft’s Windows XP Expert Zone, and is currently writing web pages for Microsoft’s new Malaysia web site for small- to medium-sized businesses. She was the managing editor for BrightHub.com’s Home Office channel and still currently writes for the site, teaches classes weekly at Eastfield and Collin community colleges in Dallas and Collin County, Texas, and has created training videos for Keystone Learning. She has also served as technical editor and/or contributor on myriad book titles.


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Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide: Practical Application (Exam 220-702)

June 8, 2010



Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ GuideMike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide: Practical Application (Exam 220-702)

Authors: Meyers, Michael
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-173869-9
ISBN-10: 007173869X
©2010 | 3rd Edition | 768 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: July 2010
Price: US$ 60.00

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Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ Practical Application exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide: Practical Application, Third Edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you’ll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations.


Each chapter includes:

  • Learning objectives
  • Full-color photographs and illustrations
  • Real-world examples
  • Try This! and Cross Check exercises
  • Tech tips, notes, and warnings
  • End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects


The CD-ROM features

  • Two complete practice exams
  • New video introduction to CompTIA A+
  • Video training segment
  • Mike’s favorite PC tools and utilities
  • E-book


Complete coverage of all the topics on CompTIA A+ exam 220-702, including:

  • The Path of the PC Tech
  • Windows; Applying CPUs
  • Applying RAM
  • Applying BIOS and CMOS
  • Applying Motherboards; Applying PC Power
  • Applying Hard Drives
  • Applying Removable Media
  • Applying the Windows Command Line
  • Securing Windows – Advanced
  • Maintaining Windows – Advanced
  • Applying Input/Output
  • Applying Video and Multimedia
  • Applying Portable Computing
  • Applying Printing
  • Applying Local Area Networking
  • Applying Wireless
  • Applying the Internet
  • Applying Computer Security
  • Troubleshooting Scenarios


Reviews

Absolutely the best A+ resource available. Dr. Walt Merchant, CIS Department Chair, ECPI College of Technology

My students love this book… comprehensive yet approachable, a proven A+ prep tool. Farbod Karimi, Instructor, Heald College

The most comprehensive publication on the market.Certification Magazine


About the Author

Mike Meyers (Houston, TX) A+, Network+, MCP, has worked with McGraw-Hill for nearly a decade creating highly successful learning materials for education. He has also worked extensively with many higher education institutions to develop and support his products, and has helped thousands of students and self-study learners gain the skills and confidence needed to pass certification exams and start successful technology careers. The A+ Guide textbooks, along with the lab manuals, practice exam software, and instructor guides are used by thousands of schools nationwide to train students for A+ and Network+ certification and general computer hardware, operating system, and networking skills. Meyers is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world such as IBM, Lucent Technologies, Canon, Dupont, GE, the FBI, FAA, and the United Nations. Meyer’s A+ All-in-One Exam Guide has been the best selling A+ Certification book on the market since its initial printing in July 1998.

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How to Do Everything Nexus One

June 8, 2010



Nexus OneHow to Do Everything Nexus One

Author: Smith, Bud
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174872-8
ISBN-10: 0071748725
©2010 | 1st Edition | 336 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: July 2010
Price: US$ 24.99

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Tap into every feature of your Nexus One

How to Do Everything: Nexus One reveals how to master all the versatile features of Google’s new “super phone.” Nexus One includes several features that surpass the iPhone: a thinner, lighter handset; a larger screen with twice the resolution; voice-enabled text entry; better battery life; and a 5 megapixel camera with built-in flash. Readers will learn how to map routes, use Google Voice, Gmail, and other mail services, use Google Apps, play games, take and upload photos and video, download and play music, synch the phone with a Mac or PC, and much more.

The book is organized to match the user’s process in buying, setting up, and using the Nexus One. Chapters 2-7 match the order of icons users will encounter on the Nexus One home screen. Later chapters add detail on downloading software and content for the phone and extending it with add-on hardware. Pre-loaded Google services such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Navigation, and Google Voice are also covered.

  • Take advantage of all Nexus One and Android apps
  • Connect to data and voice networks, including Google Voice
  • Make calls and send text and multimedia messages
  • Master the hardware and software controls, including voice recognition
  • Design your home screen and get apps
  • Load and manage contacts
  • Use Gmail and email, set up accounts, and chat with Google Talk
  • Browse the web with Google Chrome
  • Get spoken turn-by-turn directions with Google Maps Navigation
  • Snap photos and capture videos
  • Load and play music


About the Author

Bud Smith (Oakland, CA) is one of the top authors working in technology today. Beginning in 1984, he’s written more than fifteen books, selling more than a million copies in total. Published books include nine editions of Creating Web Pages for Dummies (Wiley) and Internet Marketing for Dummies (Wiley). Topics Bud has written about include the first book on Google Voice, using Google applications, using Word Press, AutoCAD, and more. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, including all major European languages, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian. His current bestseller is Creating Web Pages For Dummies, now in its Ninth Edition; the recently released Google Voice For Dummies is the first book on the topic, and the sales outlook is promising as Google Voice and Android expand.

Bud has also worked for a wide range of technology companies, including Apple, IBM, Microsoft, AltaVista and others. He has served as a technical writer, project manager, and marketing director, taking an active role in development of QuickTime software, GPS devices, and software, Web services, and portable computer hardware for the blind, among other products.

Bud holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of San Francisco and completed an MSc at the London School of Economics in 2007, both in Information Systems. Today, he is a full-time author living in the San Francisco Bay Area.


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How to Do Everything BlackBerry Storm2

May 3, 2010

 

How to Do Everything BlackBerry Storm2 How to Do Everything BlackBerry Storm2

Authors: Ballew, Joli
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-170332-1
ISBN-10: 0071703322
©2010 | 1st Edition | 256 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: April 2010 
Price: US$ 24.99
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Maximize the Power of Your BlackBerry Storm2

Master all the versatile capabilities of the hot handheld that’s taking the world by storm. How to Do Everything: BlackBerry Storm2 shows you how to set up and customize your device, make calls, manage contacts, send and receive messages, snap photos, and capture video footage. You’ll learn how to download and install all kinds of apps, map with GPS, play games, listen to music, create playlists, and so much more. This hands-on guide covers it all!

 

  • Make phone calls, use e-mail, and access the web
  • Use various messaging options, including BlackBerry Messenger, SMS, and MMS
  • Take photos and capture video
  • Customize with ring tones, wallpaper, and themes
  • Download applications from BlackBerry App World
  • Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots
  • Navigate with BlackBerry Maps and GPS
  • Tether your BlackBerry to your computer
  • Load and play music, create playlists, and set up synching
  • Use the calendar and clock and manage appointments
  • Secure, back up, restore, and troubleshoot your BlackBerry Storm2.

 

Coverage of everything, including:

  • Phone basics
  • Blackberry Messaging Camera
  • Personalization; Ringtones, Themes, and Wallpaper
  • Blackberry App World
  • E-mail; Internet
  • Games
  • Media Player
  • Mobile streaming and multimedia
  •  Blackberry Desktop Software
  • Calendar, Tasks, and To-Do Lists
  • Alarms and reminders
  •  Wi-Fi
  • Maps
  • Troubleshooting

 

About the Author

Joli Ballew, Microsoft MVP, MCSE, MCDST, A+, and MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2007 (Garland, TX) is the extremely popular, bestselling author of Degunking Windows (Paraglyph Press), voted IPPY’s Best Computer Book of the Year in 2005. She has written more than 30 books, including How to Do Everything with Windows Vista Media Center.

 

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Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 QuickSteps

May 3, 2010

  

Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 QuickSteps  Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 QuickSteps

 Authors: Matthews, Carole; Matthews, Marty; Sandberg, Bobbi
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-163496-0
ISBN-10: 0071634967
©2010 | 2nd Edition | 256 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: June 2010 
                                       Price: US$ 19.99 
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New in the bestselling QuickSteps series, this full-color guide is the fastest, easiest way to master the collaborative power of the latest release of Outlook

Using lots of full-color graphics while keeping text to a minimum, Microsoft Office Outlook 14 QuickSteps makes it easy for readers to learn how tomaximize Outlook’s communication and collaboration features. Readers can easily find exactly the answers they are looking for without having to read the whole book. The text can be read from beginning to end, or readers can jump in anywhere and find just what they need. In clear, straightforward language, the author shows how to use the more advanced collaborative feature built into the new version of Outlook. Readers will be able to troubleshoot common problems with Outlook’s email and synchronization features. 

Features

  • Provides quick answers to “How do I…?” questions with step-by-step solutions to common problems
  • Introductions and explanatory text are kept to a minimum. Fast steps and lots of full-color illustrations help readers immediately accomplish their goals
  • Oblong trim and oversize format make it easy for the book to lie open at the computer while the user follows along
  • Graphic icons lead readers to useful tips and reminders and warn them away from common pitfalls
  • Sidebars provide valuable information above-and-beyond the task at hand without breaking the flow of the main text
  • With its colorful graphics and easy-to-follow instructions, QuickSteps empowers any computer user to learn the key features of the new operating system
  • Sidebars provide valuable information above-and-beyond the task at hand without breaking the flow of the main text
  • High production values, loads of information, and an ultra-low price make this the best value on the market

 

Easy-to-follow coverage of Outlook 2010

  • Receiving and Handling E-Mail
  • Creating and Sending E-Mail
  • Managing Contacts
  • Scheduling and the Calendar
  • Using Task Lists
  • Using a Journal and Making Notes
  • Managing Files and Folders
  • Using Forms, Labels and Mail Merge
  • Using Outlook in Other Ways

 

About the Author
 
Marty Matthews (Langley, WA) is the author or coauthor of more than 70 books—including the bestselling Windows XP QuickSteps and its sequel Windows Vista QuickSteps (McGraw-Hill)—as well as co-creator of the QuickSteps series. He specializes in explaining complex topics to beginners. 
 
 

  

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Microsoft Office Access 2010 QuickSteps

May 3, 2010

 

Microsoft Office Access 2010 QuickStepsMicrosoft Office Access 2010 QuickSteps

Authors: Cronan, John
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-163494-6
ISBN-10: 0071634940
©2010 | 2nd Edition | 272 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: June 2010
Price: US$ 19.99
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New in the bestselling QuickSteps series, this full-color guide is the fastest, easiest way to get up and running on the latest release of Microsoft’s powerful database application for home and professional users.

Using lots of full-color graphics while keeping text to a minimum, Microsoft Office Access 14 QuickSteps makes it easy for readers to learn how to use Microsoft’s powerful database program. Readers can easily find exactly the answers they are looking for without having to read the whole book. The essential features of the program are covered, including the Ribbon interface and enhanced collaborative features, and the book shows how to make the most of Access’s improved interoperability with other applications. Readers will learn how to create great-looking reports that incorporate charts, graphics, and other material from programs in the Office suite. Timesaving, troubleshooting, and analysis techniques are also included.

Features

  • The book combines simplified tutorials with ready reference materials, making it like a recipe book for Access users
  • Expository text is kept to a minimum so readers can focus on learning just the steps they need to know to accomplish their goals
  • Full-color graphics and headings throughout keep the materials lively and visually interesting for the reader
  • Graphical icons guide readers to useful tips and reminders, bonus information related to the topic being covered, and warnings about common errors and pitfalls
  • The oversize, oblong trim makes it possible to show graphics and text side by side, and the book lies open so readers can follow along as they type
  • With its colorful graphics and easy-to-follow instructions, QuickSteps empowers any computer user to learn the key features of the new operating system
  • Sidebars provide valuable information above-and-beyond the task at hand without breaking the flow of the main text
  • High production values, loads of information, and an ultra-low price make this the best value on the market

 

Easy-to-follow coverage of Access 2010:

  • Creating a Database
  • Modifying Tables and Fields
  • Working in the Datasheet
  • Retrieving Information
  • Creating Forms and Using Controls
  • Working with Reports
  • Preparing Your Data for Presentation
  • Securing and Administering Access Extending Access

 

About the Author

John Cronan (Everett, WA) has worked with computers for more than 25 years and has written about them for more than a dozen years. In addition to authoring the present work, he has contributed to more than 25 other titles, including Microsoft Office Excel 2007 QuickSteps, Microsoft Office Access 2007 QuickSteps, eBay QuickSteps, Second Edition, and Build an eBay Business QuickSteps, Second Edition

 

 

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A Beginner’s Guide Series

March 17, 2010

 

A Beginner’s Guide series, written for absolute beginners is designed for Easy Learning with Key Skills & Concepts with chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter , Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips, hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills, Extra information related to the topic being covered and Helpful reminders to help you prepare for the exam and alternative ways of doing things.

This series has reveived several praises from SciTech Book News, which is published by Book News, Inc. Book News prepares concise, descriptive reviews of new books in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities for librarians and other buyers of serious books; SciTech Book News is unique in its coverage of high-level books in technology, engineering, computer, medicine, agriculture, and the physical & biological sciences.

 

AppleScript

AppleScript: A Beginner’s Guide

Authors: Hart-Davis, Guy
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-163954-5
ISBN-10: 0071639543
©2010 | 1st Edition | 448 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: December 2009
Price: US$ 39.99
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Reviewed in the March 2010 issue of SciTech Book News

“Written for absolute beginners, this tutorial shows how to program in AppleScript, the scripting language built into Mac OS X, in order to automatically generate documents, spreadsheets, and e-mails. Sections cover getting started, essential AppleScript programming techniques, and automating major applications with AppleScript. Debugging and error handling are also covered. Learning features include Q&A sections, hands-on exercises, tips, cautions, and example code with annotations. A companion web site offers ready-to-use code. Hart-Davis has written other computer books.”

  

  

  

HTML

HTML A Beginner’s Guide

Authors: Willard, Wendy
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-161143-5
ISBN-10: 0071611436
©2009 | 4th Edition | 538 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: June 2009
Price: US$ 29.99
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Reviewed in the September 2009 issue of SciTech Book News

“The fourth edition of this beginner’s guide to programming in the HTML language describes the basic steps of structuring pages, placing images, formatting text, creating links, adding color, using forms and working with multimedia. Willard, a freelance web designer and consultant, uses hands-on exercises, self tests and Q&A sections so that novices can learn advanced applications such as dynamic web content, CSS and JavaScript. A new chapter has been added in this version that covers the use of HTML for email so that target audiences can be reached through online communications.”  

  

 

  

iPhone

iPhone SDK Programming: A Beginner’s Guide

Authors: Brannan, James
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-162649-1
ISBN-10: 0071626492
©2009 | 1st Edition | 480 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: August 2009
Price: US$ 39.99
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An excerpt from this book has been published in the Winter issue of iPhone Life Magazine. To view the excerpt, please use the following link (article located on pages 80-81 of the electronic issue), please click Here.

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