Big Book of Windows Hacks - Preston Gralla

Big Book of Windows Hacks

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Buch | Softcover
647 Seiten
2007
O'Reilly Media (Verlag)
978-0-596-52835-5 (ISBN)
31,40 inkl. MwSt
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Focuses on Vista with hacks and workarounds that also work for Windows XP. This book takes readers beyond the operating system with hacks for applications like Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007, and hardware such as the Zune, the wireless router, and the PC.
Bigger, better, and broader in scope, the "Big Book of Windows Hacks" gives you everything you need to get the most out of your Windows Vista or XP system, including its related applications and the hardware it runs on or connects to. Whether you want to tweak Vista's Aero interface, build customized sidebar gadgets and run them from a USB key, or hack the "unhackable" screensavers, you'll find quick and ingenious ways to bend these recalcitrant operating systems to your will. "The Big Book of Windows Hacks" focuses on Vista, the new bad boy on Microsoft's block, with hacks and workarounds that also work for Windows XP. You can read each hack in just a few minutes, saving countless hours of searching for the right answer. The step-by-step instructions let you apply the solutions in no time.This book takes you beyond the operating system with hacks for applications like Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007, and hardware such as the Zune, your wireless router, and the PC itself.
"The Big Book of Windows Hacks" includes: expanded tutorials, new background material, a series of "quick hacks", and informative sidebars; security hacks, including protection at wireless hotspots, hacking Vista file permissions and user account protection, and more; efficiency hacks, such as tweaking your PC hardware, troubleshooting hardware problems, and speeding up system performance; and fun hacks, like building a custom Media Center PC or turning a PC into a digital video recorder. "Beyond Windows" hacks for running Linux inside Vista, dual-booting Linux/Windows or XP/Vista, or emulate classic video games on your PC. In all, this remarkable book contains more than 100 hacks so that the power user in you never again needs to be at the mercy of systems and hardware run by Microsoft's omnipotent Vista and XP operating systems.

Preston Gralla is the author of Windows Vista in a Nutshell, the Windows Vista Pocket Reference, and is the editor of WindowsDevCenter.com . He is also the author of Internet Annoyances, PC Pest Control, Windows XP Power Hound, and Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition, and co-author of Windows XP Cookbook. He has written more than 30 other books. He has written for major national newspapers and magazines, including PC Magazine, Computerworld, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News (where he was the technology columnist), USA Today, and several others. A well-known technology expert, Preston has also appeared on many TV and radio programs and networks, including CNN, MSNBC, and NPR. In addition, he's won a number of awards for his writing, including Best Feature in a Computer Magazine from the Computer Press Association. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.11.2007
Verlagsort Sebastopol
Sprache englisch
Einbandart Paperback
Themenwelt Informatik Betriebssysteme / Server Windows
Informatik Netzwerke Sicherheit / Firewall
ISBN-10 0-596-52835-3 / 0596528353
ISBN-13 978-0-596-52835-5 / 9780596528355
Zustand Neuware
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