Review of
"Windows Vista - The missing Manual" by
David Pogue
Microsoft Vista is the next operating
system for you - (unless you are Mac or
Linux OS type of person). This is a big
change and you'll need some kind
of guidance to figure it all out and how
to make it work for you. Do you have the
horsepower to run Vista? Can you
upgrade? Or should you just chuck your
old machine and just buy a new box with
Microsoft Vista pre-installed? Should
you not even bother upgrading and just
continue to use XP or Win 98 - or switch
to a Mac?
This book
will provide you with the answers to
help you make those decisions.
Not only
does David Pogue cover the essentials
and the down and dirty details of
Microsoft's latest operating system and
its confusing bevy of variants, he
does it a in very interesting and
humorously snide manner. He is not
hesitant to continue to take pokes at
Microsoft as its latest operating system
continues to try and keep up with the
latest from Steve Jobs and Apple.
For
amateur and hobby movie and video buffs,
there are several good chapters on the
latest developments regarding Microsoft
Moviemaker and how to create, author and
burn DVDs, as well as how to watch and
enjoy the latest multimedia on Windows
Vista. he also goes into details
regarding how to use the Vista Media
Center.
Vista is a
totally new and different way to do
Windows and most people will need
training or a good tutorial to bring
them up to speed. "Windows Vista -The
Missing Manual" does the trick plus it
is fun and a hoot to read.
"After
years of clunking along, piling features
upon features without much thought or
care about beauty, elegance, or
coherence, Microsoft has gotten an
Apple-like religion of doing things
right," says author David Pogue. "Vista
is beautiful, and presents a much less
technical, geeky personality.
Unfortunately you can't make an omelet
without breaking a few eggs. In Vista,
familiar features have been simplified,
thrown out, renamed, or moved around. In
other words, Vista is much better, but
very confusing to anyone used to the old
Windows."
Like its
predecessors in the Missing Manual
series, this book--sporting a new
updated look--from columnist,
bestselling author, and Missing Manual
creator David Pogue, illuminates its
subject with technical insight, plenty
of wit, and hard-nosed objectivity.
In
Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
readers will learn how to:
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Understand and use features that
were unavailable in Windows XP
-
Avoid
feeling disoriented, lost, and
frustrated with the new Vista
interface
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Navigate the totally new desktop
-
Use
the Media Center to record TV,
radio, present photos, play music,
record to DVD
-
Chat,
videoconference, and surf the web
with the vastly improved Internet
Explorer 7
-
Build
a network for file sharing, and
connect from anywhere
-
Protect their PCs from viruses and
spyware with Vista's beefed up
security
-
Understand the demand Vista puts on
computer hardware
According to Amazon, Windows Vista: The
Missing Manual offers coverage of
all five versions of the new Windows
Vista OS. Like its predecessors, this
book from New York Times columnist,
bestselling author, and Missing Manuals
creator David Pogue illuminates its
subject with technical insight, plenty
of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for
beginners, veteran standalone PC users,
and those who know their way around a
network. Readers will learn how to:
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Navigate Vista's elegant new desktop
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Locate
anything on your hard drive quickly
with the fast, powerful, and fully
integrated search function
-
Use
the Media Center to record TV and
radio, present photos, play music,
and record any of the above to DVD
-
Chat,
videoconference, and surf the Web
with the vastly improved Internet
Explorer 7 tabbed browser
-
Build
a network for file sharing, set up
workgroups, and connect from the
road
-
Protect your PC and network with
Vista's beefed up security
-
And
much more.
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