- PCs: The Missing Manual
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
- I. Your PC’s Main Parts
- 1. Inside Your PC
- 1.1. Finding Out Your PC’s Horsepower
- 1.2. The PC’s Case
- 1.3. Opening Your PC’s Case
- 1.4. Motherboard
- 1.5. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
- 1.6. Adding Memory (aka RAM)
- 1.7. Installing Expansion Cards
- 1.8. Ports
- 1.9. Power Supply and Battery
- 2. Keyboards and Mice
- 2.1. Keyboard Basics
- 2.1.1. Types of Keyboards
- 2.1.2. The Mystery Keys
- 2.1.3. The Windows Keys
- 2.1.4. The Ctrl+Alt+Del Cure for Frozen Programs
- 2.1.5. Controlling Windows with only a Keyboard
- 2.1.6. Typing Symbols
- 2.1.7. Using Keyboards in Foreign Countries
- 2.1.8. Installing a Keyboard
- 2.1.9. Adjusting the Keyboard’s Sensitivity
- 2.1.10. Troubleshooting Keyboards
- 2.2. Mouse Basics
- 2.3. Game Controllers
- 2.1. Keyboard Basics
- 3. Monitors and Video
- 4. Printers
- 4.1. Printer Basics
- 4.2. Installing a Printer
- 4.3. Choosing Printer Paper
- 4.4. Adjusting Printer Settings
- 4.5. Printing Envelopes
- 4.6. Printing Specialized Items
- 4.7. Printing Digital Photos Professionally
- 4.8. Digital Photos on an Inkjet Printer
- 4.9. Printing Web Pages
- 4.10. Printer Troubleshooting
- 1. Inside Your PC
- II. Multimedia
- 5. Digital Cameras, Camcorders, and Webcams
- 5.1. Digital Camera Basics
- 5.2. Moving Pictures from Camera to Computer
- 5.3. Moving Pictures from a Card Reader to a PC
- 5.4. Viewing and Editing Photos
- 5.5. Sharing Photos with Friends
- 5.6. Troubleshooting Digital Cameras
- 5.7. Camcorder Basics
- 5.8. Connect the Camcorder to Your PC
- 5.9. Editing Video
- 5.10. Editing with Movie Maker
- 5.11. Webcams
- 6. Scanners
- 7. Sound
- 8. Digital Music Players
- 8.1. Choosing a Digital Music Player
- 8.2. Your Digital Player and Your PC
- 8.3. iPod and iTunes
- 8.4. Windows XP’s Media Player
- 8.5. Troubleshooting Digital Music Players
- 5. Digital Cameras, Camcorders, and Webcams
- III. Storing Information
- 9. Hard Drives and Floppy Drives
- 9.1. Your PC’s Drives: An Overview
- 9.2. Hard Drives: An Introduction
- 9.3. Your Hard Drive’s Available Space
- 9.4. Removing Unused Programs and Files
- 9.5. Speeding Up a Hard Drive
- 9.6. Installing a Hard Drive
- 9.7. Troubleshooting Hard Drives
- 9.8. Floppy Drives: An Introduction
- 9.9. Formatting a Floppy Disk
- 9.10. Installing a Floppy Drive
- 10. CD and DVD Drives
- 10.1. CDs: An Introduction
- 10.2. Playing CDs
- 10.3. Buying the Right Type of Blank CD
- 10.4. Ripping CDs
- 10.5. Burning CDs
- 10.6. Duplicating CDs
- 10.7. Erasing CDs
- 10.8. DVDs: An Introduction
- 10.9. Playing DVD Movies
- 10.10. Buying the Right Type of Blank DVD
- 10.11. Specialty Disc Formats
- 10.12. Ripping DVDs
- 10.13. Burning DVDs
- 10.14. Buying a CD or DVD Drive
- 10.15. Installing a CD or DVD Drive
- 10.16. Troubleshooting CD and DVD Drives
- 9. Hard Drives and Floppy Drives
- IV. Talking to the World
- 11. Getting Online
- 12. Email
- 13. Surfing the Web
- 14. Networking
- 14.1. Choosing a Network
- 14.2. Networking Hardware: What You Need
- 14.3. Setting Up a Simple Home Network
- 14.4. The Network Setup Wizard
- 14.5. Securing Your Network
- 14.6. Sharing an Internet Connection
- 14.7. Sharing Printers
- 14.8. Exchanging Files Between PCs
- 14.9. Sharing Monitors
- 14.10. Networking Two PCs
- 14.11. Troubleshooting Network Problems
- V. Maintenance, Security, and Troubleshooting
- 15. Security
- 15.1. Backing Up Your Computer
- 15.2. Creating Passwords
- 15.3. Activating Windows Update
- 15.4. Preventing Theft
- 15.5. Phishing
- 15.6. Adware, Spyware, and Other Threats
- 15.7. Installing a Firewall
- 16. Fixing Common Problems
- 15. Security
- VI. Appendices
- A. Setting Up a PC
- B. Memory Cards and USB Drives
- C. Other Cool Things You Can Do Online
- D. Dealing with Technical Support
- E. Packing a Laptop Bag
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Copyright
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