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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 005.446 EAN: 9780321509741 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0321509749 Label: Peachpit Press Manufacturer: Peachpit Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: April 18, 2008 Publisher: Peachpit Press Studio: Peachpit Press Editorial Review: Product Description: With so many books out there on Windows Vista, what makes this one better and different is its focus. While other Vista books can regularly be 500 or more pages, this book cuts through all the technical jargon and gives you exactly what you want: the most important, most requested, and just plain coolest things about Vista that will change the way you work on your PC. Each page covers just one topic, complete with full color photos and screenshots, making it easy to find what you’re looking for fast. You’ll learn how to take advantage of Vista’s newest features in order to better manage your digital photos, secure your computer, play your music, customize your computer’s look and feel, work with video, back up your data, and much, much more. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Any computer or general-interest library needs this easy, attractive and logical approach Other books covering Windows Vista are unnecessarily complicated for your basic user: not so The Windows Vista Book. Each page is a color screen visual which take one topic and provides screenshots and photos for quick reference. Learn how to manage photos, play music, and customize within the Vista environment with a guide that vastly simplifies the entire process. Any computer or general-interest library needs this easy, attractive and logical approach that average, everyday computer users can ... Read More Rating: - Quick, easy explanations help transition from XP to VistaI admit it, I'm one of the many XP users who didn't jump to Vista when it was first announced. Stories of the interface, problems with printer compatibility, etc. made me not want to even think about changing operating systems. As a longtime PC user, having made the transition from DOS to the first Windows release years ago; I wasn't looking forward to yet another big change in how I do my work. Reading "The Windows Vista Book" gave me reason to finally make the switch to Vista. The ... Read More Rating:  - only for the super non technicalI bought this book yesterday at a regular bookstore and read it really quickly, very clear and concise. And it made me feel way more comfortable about my new system that is being delivered the end of the week. But as I was talking to a friend about Vista seeming to be very intuitive from this book. He said depends on how ingrained xp is with you. I asked for an example and he said well one is add and remove programs, it is not even called that anymore. Then I realized that this book didn't even touch ... Read More Rating: - Excellent Non-Techi Tech Book!!This book rocks! If you want a book that can help you get around the complexity of Windows Vista, this is it. The one-page snippets are dead on. Short-explanitory directions with great screen shots too. I feel that if you buy this book to have a relatively easy way to learn the ins and outs of Vista, you won't be dissapointed. |
