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The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide, 16th Edition by: Mark Minasi, Faithe Wempen, Quentin Docter List Price: $49.99 Childrens Bookshop Price: $31.49 You Save: $18.50 (37%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 621.39160288 EAN: 9780782144314 ISBN: 0782144314 Label: Sybex Manufacturer: Sybex Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 928 Publication Date: July 27, 2005 Publisher: Sybex Studio: Sybex Sales Rank: 465929 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: Clear, Expert Advice for PC Users of Every Stripe No matter how you use your PC--as a business tool, an entertainment center, or an Internet on-ramp--this latest edition of The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide has you covered. Inside, you'll find the clear, expert advice on maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting for which this book is famous. It's all updated to cover the latest technologies and guaranteed to help you extend the life and power of your PC. You also get targeted instruction on a wide range of entertainment upgrades--ways to enhance your enjoyment of music, photo, movies, and more. Coverage includes: * Preventing hardware disasters * Upgrading memory * Replacing power supplies * Partitioning drives using NTFS and FAT32 * Solving data backup challenges * Protecting your PC from viruses, worms, and spyware * Adding SCSI cards and drives * Installing DVDs, CD-ROMs, and EIDE and Serial ATA hard drives * Troubleshooting printers and scanners * Installing communications devices * Resolving mouse and keyboard problems * Installing video and sound cards * Tackling networking issues, both wired and wireless * Troubleshooting Internet connectivity * Solving laptop problems * Capturing and editing video * Managing music and image files * Watching movies on DVD * Getting the most out of new storage and networking technologies Average Rating:
 Rating:  - JohnedOrdered this new edition because of my experience with earlier ones. This edition lacks the CD which the other edition contained. The format of this edition is not done as well as the previous one. I am dissapointed in it's new format and lack of CD. Rating: - Not what I expectedI am not a very technically savvy guy with a computer. I was looking for a book to explain to me how I can upgrade my computer and keep it in fairly good maintenance. I saw this one and it seemed to have a good description. It turns out this book is massive, but most of it is devoted to computer peripherals. I was not impressed because it is not a very user friendly book and didn't have more of what it was titled to be. It would be an excellent book for someone that has a lot of time and already ... Read More: Rating: - Many errors - disappointingMinasi's earlier editions were good (and hardcover - what happened to that?). This one was apparently rushed out without any proofreading just to keep up with the Joneses (Mueller). There are so many errors in the first two chapters, it's unbelievable... Maybe the rest of the book actually got re-written and proofed, but the first part is very disappointing and makes me unlikely to grab this volume when I need an accurate answer. E.G. p.17 figure 1.5 shows connectors on back of ... Read More: Rating:  - The Complete PC Upgrade and maitenance GuideWho want to work in computer repair then need this book. Rating:  - clear instructions Sybex and the authors have updated this long running and successful text with the 16th edition. The rapid changes in personal computer hardware mean that you might want to consider getting this book for its comprehensive advice of a wide range of hardware items. I should say that even with the changes in this industry, if you have the 14th or 15th editions, you may well want to stick with those. Not everything changes between consecutive editions, and those still hold considerable relevance. ... Read More: |
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