PCs: The Missing Manual
- PCs: The Missing Manual
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- The Missing Credits
- About the Author
- About the Creative Team
- Acknowledgements
- The Missing Manual Series
- Introduction
- About This Book
- About the Outline
- About MissingManuals.com
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- Part I: Your PC s Main Parts
- Chapter 1. Inside Your PC
- Section 1.1. Finding Out Your PC s Horsepower
- Section 1.2. The PC s Case
- Section 1.3. Opening Your PC s Case
- Section 1.4. Motherboard
- Section 1.5. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
- Section 1.6. Adding Memory (aka RAM)
- Section 1.7. Installing Expansion Cards
- Section 1.8. Ports
- Section 1.9. Power Supply and Battery
- Chapter 2. Keyboards and Mice
- Section 2.1. Keyboard Basics
- Section 2.2. Mouse Basics
- Section 2.3. Game Controllers
- Chapter 3. Monitors and Video
- Section 3.1. Monitor Basics
- Section 3.2. Installing a Monitor
- Section 3.3. Plugging Two Monitors into One PC
- Section 3.4. Plugging Two PCs into One Monitor
- Section 3.5. Using TV Sets as Monitors
- Section 3.6. Watching TV on a PC
- Section 3.7. Troubleshooting Your Monitor
- Section 3.8. Video Card (aka Display Adapter)
- Chapter 4. Printers
- Section 4.1. Printer Basics
- Section 4.2. Installing a Printer
- Section 4.3. Choosing Printer Paper
- Section 4.4. Adjusting Printer Settings
- Section 4.5. Printing Envelopes
- Section 4.6. Printing Specialized Items
- Section 4.7. Printing Digital Photos Professionally
- Section 4.8. Digital Photos on an Inkjet Printer
- Section 4.9. Printing Web Pages
- Section 4.10. Printer Troubleshooting
- Part II: Multimedia
- Chapter 5. Digital Cameras, Camcorders, and Webcams
- Section 5.1. Digital Camera Basics
- Section 5.2. Moving Pictures from Camera to Computer
- Section 5.3. Moving Pictures from a Card Reader to a PC
- Section 5.4. Viewing and Editing Photos
- Section 5.5. Sharing Photos with Friends
- Section 5.6. Troubleshooting Digital Cameras
- Section 5.7. Camcorder Basics
- Section 5.8. Connect the Camcorder to Your PC
- Section 5.9. Editing Video
- Section 5.10. Editing with Movie Maker
- Section 5.11. Webcams
- Chapter 6. Scanners
- Section 6.1. Choosing a Scanner
- Section 6.2. Installing a Scanner
- Section 6.3. Three Ways to Scan an Image
- Section 6.4. Using Windows Scanner and Camera Wizard
- Section 6.5. Digitizing Old Photos and Slides
- Section 6.6. Troubleshooting Scanners
- Chapter 7. Sound
- Section 7.1. Understanding Sound Adapters (Sound Cards)
- Section 7.2. Sending Sound into and out of Your PC
- Section 7.3. Choosing Music File Formats
- Section 7.4. PC Music for Musicians
- Section 7.5. Troubleshooting Sound
- Chapter 8. Digital Music Players
- Section 8.1. Choosing a Digital Music Player
- Section 8.2. Your Digital Player and Your PC
- Section 8.3. iPod and iTunes
- Section 8.4. Windows XP s Media Player
- Section 8.5. Troubleshooting Digital Music Players
- Part III: Storing Information
- Chapter 9. Hard Drives and Floppy Drives
- Section 9.1. Your PC s Drives: An Overview
- Section 9.2. Hard Drives: An Introduction
- Section 9.3. Your Hard Drive s Available Space
- Section 9.4. Removing Unused Programs and Files
- Section 9.5. Speeding Up a Hard Drive
- Section 9.6. Installing a Hard Drive
- Section 9.7. Troubleshooting Hard Drives
- Section 9.8. Floppy Drives: An Introduction
- Section 9.9. Formatting a Floppy Disk
- Section 9.10. Installing a Floppy Drive
- Chapter 10. CD and DVD Drives
- Section 10.1. CDs: An Introduction
- Section 10.2. Playing CDs
- Section 10.3. Buying the Right Type of Blank CD
- Section 10.4. Ripping CDs
- Section 10.5. Burning CDs
- Section 10.6. Duplicating CDs
- Section 10.7. Erasing CDs
- Section 10.8. DVDs: An Introduction
- Section 10.9. Playing DVD Movies
- Section 10.10. Buying the Right Type of Blank DVD
- Section 10.11. Specialty Disc Formats
- Section 10.12. Ripping DVDs
- Section 10.13. Burning DVDs
- Section 10.14. Buying a CD or DVD Drive
- Section 10.15. Installing a CD or DVD Drive
- Section 10.16. Troubleshooting CD and DVD Drives
- Part IV: Talking to the World
- Chapter 11. Getting Online
- Section 11.1. Different Ways to Connect to the Internet
- Section 11.2. Setting Up a Modem
- Section 11.3. Subscribing to an Internet Service
- Section 11.4. Setting Up an Internet Connection
- Section 11.5. Dialing into the Internet
- Section 11.6. Troubleshooting Online Connections
- Chapter 12. Email
- Section 12.1. Choosing an Email Program
- Section 12.2. Setting Up Outlook Express
- Section 12.3. Composing and Sending Email
- Section 12.4. Reading and Processing Email
- Section 12.5. Managing Your Address Book
- Section 12.6. Email Etiquette
- Section 12.7. Troubleshooting Email Problems
- Chapter 13. Surfing the Web
- Section 13.1. Choosing and Setting Up a Browser
- Section 13.2. Managing Forms and Passwords
- Section 13.3. Blocking Pop-up Ads and Other Nuisances
- Section 13.4. Browsing the Web
- Section 13.5. Viewing RSS Feeds
- Chapter 14. Networking
- Section 14.1. Choosing a Network
- Section 14.2. Networking Hardware: What You Need
- Section 14.3. Setting Up a Simple Home Network
- Section 14.4. The Network Setup Wizard
- Section 14.5. Securing Your Network
- Section 14.6. Sharing an Internet Connection
- Section 14.7. Sharing Printers
- Section 14.8. Exchanging Files Between PCs
- Section 14.9. Sharing Monitors
- Section 14.10. Networking Two PCs
- Section 14.11. Troubleshooting Network Problems
- Part V: Maintenance, Security, and Troubleshooting
- Chapter 15. Security
- Section 15.1. Backing Up Your Computer
- Section 15.2. Creating Passwords
- Section 15.3. Activating Windows Update
- Section 15.4. Preventing Theft
- Section 15.5. Phishing
- Section 15.6. Adware, Spyware, and Other Threats
- Section 15.7. Installing a Firewall
- Chapter 16. Fixing Common Problems
- Section 16.1. Undeleting Deleted Files
- Section 16.2. Quitting Frozen Programs
- Section 16.3. System Restore
- Section 16.4. Resetting Windows XP Passwords
- Section 16.5. Troubleshooting Driver Problems
- Section 16.6. Speeding Up a Slow PC
- Section 16.7. Windows Activation
- Section 16.8. Windows Troubleshooters
- Chapter 17. Advanced Troubleshooting
- Section 17.1. Watching Your PC Start
- Section 17.2. Editing the BIOS Settings
- Section 17.3. Replacing Firmware
- Section 17.4. Searching for Clues with Google
- Section 17.5. Reverting to Old Programs
- Section 17.6. Swapping Parts
- Section 17.7. Microsoft s Knowledge Base
- Section 17.8. Last Resort: Data Grabs with Knoppix
- Part VI: Appendices
- Appendix A. Setting Up a PC
- Section A.1. Removing Your PC from Its Box
- Section A.2. Choosing Your PC s Location
- Section A.3. Plugging In Accessories
- Section A.4. Activating Your PC and Windows Update
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