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| | Windows XP is easy. Windows XP never crashes. What other lies did Bill Gates tell us? O'Reilly's popular series for customizing and troubleshooting Windows once again comes to the rescue with Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks. Offering dozens of on-target tips, workarounds, and warnings, Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks allows users to improve their overall experience with the Windows XP operating system in every way possible. There's lots of great tips in here - ranging from how to use the Registry Editor; how to customize the interface beyond Microsoft's own intentions; and how to master Windows' built-in networking capabilities, including advanced technologies such as Internet Connection sharing, Remote Desktop sharing, and virtual private networking. And now, detailed coverage of Service Pack 2 | | "Just Say No To Microsoft" by Tony Bove is entertaining, provocative, and great fun to read, but it's also packed with practical information about alternative operating systems and programs that will help Microsoft captives exercise their freedom of choice. After tracing Microsoft's rise from tiny startup to monopolistic juggernaut, "Just Say No To Microsoft" chronicles how the company's practices have discouraged innovation, stunted competition, and helped foster an environment ripe for viruses, bugs, and hackers. From there, Bove examines other operating systems, such as Linux and Macintosh, and Microsoft Office alternatives that will keep readers productive and able to interact with their Microsoft-using colleagues and friends without missing a beat. | | The much-anticipated hardcover book "The Cult of Mac" by Leander Kahney is arriving in stores nationwide. Find out the lengths to which people will go to personalize their hardware and adopt a Mac-centric lifestyle, as documented in The Cult of Mac's 280 full-color pages and more than 500 original photos. It's full of people doing innovative, bizarre and artistic things with their computers (such as the guy who makes furniture out of cardboard Mac boxes and many who express their love with tattoos), as well as interesting tidbits and trivia about the company, its history and its personalities. | | Do want to buy and sell video and/or multimedia gear and software on eBay? Before you do, please make sure to check out this new book from Paraglyph Press, ""Degunking eBay" by bestselling eBay expert and author Greg Holden. more | | Take a geek and a PC, add a soldering iron, a home, and a copy of "Home Hacking Projects for Geeks" (Northrup and Faulkner, O'Reilly, US $29.95), and you'll give new meaning to the words "home improvement." From fearless neophytes to tool-wielding masterminds, the home hacker in any geek will find new inspiration and plenty of hands-on guidance to take on a variety of home-transforming projects once relegated to the world of sci-fi. This fun new guide combines creativity with electricity and power tools to achieve cool--and often even practical--home automation projects more | | Welcome to the controversial world of online file sharing. "Steal This File Sharing Book: What They Won't Tell You About File Sharing" goes beyond the misconceptions and melodrama to examine how popular services such as Kazaa, Morpheus and UseNet work, and uncovers the dangers that can befall fans of file-swapping, such as viruses, spyware and even lawsuits. more | | iPod and iTunes- the Missing Manual - a wonderful collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts, and covers all iPod models for both Mac and Windows | | PC Annoyances - Second Edition (O'Reilly, US $19.95) by Steve Bass covers how to manage your computer to prevent and solve many of the painful little things that computers can do for us. How to Fix the Most Annoying Things about Your Personal Computer review |
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world of Macintosh culture, nothing is sacred, and "The Best of The Joy of
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