PCs For Dummies Quick Reference 1st Edition by Dan Gookin (PDF)

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Dan Gookin, author of DOS For Dummies and PCs For Dummies, is an unparalleled expert at helping beginners understand and use computers. He brings that expertise, with the help of co-author, wife, and Parenting For Dummies author Sandy Gookin, to PCs For Dummies Quick Reference. This new edition to the …For Dummies Quick Reference series is an ideal reference for any beginning PC user who needs immediate answers to computing questions at their fingertips. The lay-flat book offers help in setting up a PC, using the basic Windows applications, and getting on the Internet. The book also helps users who want to improve their PC with upgrades or new hardware.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Publisher Getting Around This Book If you’re new to computers, take a look at the first part of this book, The Big Picture. The Big Picture gives you an overview of PCs and provides helpful cross-references to other things you do with a PC. Or jump in at any part, where you find an alphabetical listing of the topics covered. Get the lowdown on keyboards, Windows, disk drives, files, printing, software, the Internet, maintenance, peripherals and add-ons, troubleshooting, and just plain old having fun with your PC. A handy appendix offers our very own Top Ten list: Ten Things Worth Buying for Your PC. From the Back Cover Fast answers to frequently asked questions PC essentials at your fingertips! If you like your answers quick and your information up-to-date, look no further. With this concise, superbly organized reference, setting up your PC is a cinch! This helpful guide is packed with illustrations and step-by-step explanations for running Windows programs, connecting to the Internet, troubleshooting PC problems, upgrading your computer, and more! The Dummies Way(TM) Concise, “get it done” information Helpful alphabetical organization Convenient lay-flat binding Icons and other navigational aids A dash of humor and fun Get smart! www.dummies.com About the Author About the Authors Dan Gookin considers himself a writer and computer “guru” whose job it is to remind everyone computers are not to be taken too seriously. His approach to computers is light and humorous, yet very informative. Dan’s most recent titles include the best-selling Word 2000 for Windows For Dummies, PCs For Dummies, 7th Edition, and Dan Gookin Teaches Windows 98. He is the author of the original For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies. All told, he’s written over 75 books on computers. Dan currently lives with his wife Sandra (see below) and four sons somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Sandra Hardin Gookin has the remarkable ability to make difficult tasks easy to understand. This comes from her Speech Communications degree from Oklahoma State University, but mainly from having to communicate with her 5 boys (4 children + 1 husband, Dan). Sandra’s other books include Parenting For Dummies, How to Use Excel 2000, Discover Windows 95, and The Illustrated Computer Dictionary For Dummies. Together, Dan and Sandra’s number one commitment is to their children. However, you can also find them directing and acting in their great community theatre, the Lake City Playhouse. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐This tiny guide delivers detailed “how to”s for somebody that really hasn’t EVER used a computer. And even for seasoned users, having lists of usual Windows keyboard shortcuts comes in handy.The style is funny enough at times. At the Glossary (who reads those things :)?) the definition of “drivers”: “D are programs that make hardware work. There are printer drivers, monitor drivers, women drivers” without any qualifications I think has the same matter-of-fact humour of, say, Buster Keaton.The chapter on networking is not so “easy”, I suspect most users don’t know a thing or two there.The author is a master at communicating, making simple the obtruse.One is not surprised to learn he sold more than 14 million copies of his “Dummies” series, and that his “DOS x Dummies” spawned the entire series.Note that this version covers Windows XP, NOT Vista. For that, surely you’ll want the newer edition. My mum has XP, and I’ve still got one XP around (as most of us who want a working computer 🙂 so if you have XP, buy this edition, not the newest.He’s very sound in that he puts money considerations into the equation, as well as only explaining what Windows can do (in terms of the explanations). Not “third party software”. For instance, you only get how to record CDs, not DVDs, for XP only has a CD recorder.Of course you can get more detailed coverage of topics, but… at this size?I think that in its genre, it could hardly be improved. That’s why I give it 5 deserved stars.

⭐Hi im yolanda I ordered these 2 great books 1.st pc’s for dummies the 2’nd every day internet for dummies i would reccomend them to others who like me need help with computers. the price of them is cheap 1 store i was in wanted $ 28 for the pc’s for dummies at amazon even the used books wich I buy are in excellent condition and are like new.I rate it % stars plus

⭐is good for basics,not a library if you want more info. you buy more books or go search on line.

⭐Bought this for a 90 year old who wanted to learn computers.Should have bought him “Computers for SENIOR Dummie4s. I”m sorry I bothered.

⭐this book offers many practical tips for everything about pcs. the section on setting up a pc is helpfull.

⭐I was expecting how to setup a network on windows 10

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