September 2009 - Posts

• New Book: Microsoft Windows 7 Simplified

  My book Microsoft Windows 7 Simplified was released on September 28, 2009. This beautifully laid out book offers straightforward, practical tasks, where each step is illustrated with a full-color screen shot. In nearly 120 lessons, this book takes you on a tour of the most useful and essential Windows 7 tasks. You learn some important basics to get you started, and then you learn how to work with programs, create and edit documents, work with pictures, music, and other media, use the web and email, customize Windows 7, and perform routine maintenance. For much more information about the book, see the book's home page. If you have questions or comments about the book, see The Dialogue Box, this site's discussion group. Posted Sep 28 2009, 07:06 AM by Paul with no comments Filed under: Simplified, Windows 7

• New Book: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft Windows 7

  My book Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft Windows 7 was released on September 15, 2009. This book uses the famous full-color, profusely illustrated style that's the hallmark of the Teach Yourself VISUALLY series. In more than 150 lessons, this book gives you the full scoop on Windows 7. You learn some important basics to get you started, and then you learn how to work with programs, create and edit documents, work with pictures, music, and other media, use the web and email, customize Windows 7, and perform routine maintenance. For much more information about the book, see the book's home page. If you have questions or comments about the book, see The Dialogue Box, this site's discussion group. Posted Sep 15 2009, 05:52 PM by Paul with no comments Filed under: Teach yourself visually, Windows 7

• New Book: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Snow Leopard

  My book Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Snow Leopard hit the shelves on September 8. 2009. In 150 lessons, this book gives you an in-depth look at Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, using the famous full-color, profusely illustrated style that's the hallmark of the Teach Yourself VISUALLY series. You learn some important basics to get you started, and then you learn how to work with programs, create and edit documents, work with pictures, music, and other media, use the web and email, customize Snow Leopard, perform routine maintenance, and much more. For more information about the book, see the book's home page. If you have questions or comments about the book, see The Dialogue Box, this site's discussion group. Posted Sep 09 2009, 11:14 AM by Paul with no comments Filed under: Teach yourself visually, Macs, Snow leopard

• New Book: Mac OS X Snow Leopard Simplified

  My book Mac OS X Snow Leopard Simplified was released on September 8, 2009. This book is a full-color, generously illustrated guide to Apple's latest and greatest operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard. In more than 100 lessons, this book knocks Snow Leopard down to size. You get a comprehensive introduction to Mac OS X, and lots of tasks related to useful activites such as surfing the Web, e-mailing, tracking contacts and appointments, and taking full advantage of Mac multimedia, including music, photos, and videos. You also learn how to customize, maintain, and troubleshoot Mac OS X Snow Leopard. For more information about the book, see the book's home page. If you have questions or comments about the book, see The Dialogue Box, this site's discussion group. Posted Sep 08 2009, 04:47 PM by Paul with no comments Filed under: Macs, Simplified, Snow leopard, OS X