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Installing Windows 7 on USB Flash Disk
A Computers that are sold without Windows are sometimes cheaper. You can install your own copy of Windows 7, but if there’s no CD or DVD drive it can be unclear how to do that.
There are two ways to install Windows 7 on a netbook. The easiest is to use an external USB DVD drive…. »
Building Android Games
Pro Android Games will help you to create the best games for the Android platform. There are plenty of books out there that tackle this subject, but only this book gives you a unique perspective by showing you how easy it is to bring native PC games to the platform with minimum effort. This is… »
All About Linux 6th edition 2009
This is a book about Linux, a freely available clone of the Unix operating system whose uses range from embedded systems and personal data assistants (PDAs) to corporate servers, web servers, and massive clusters that perform some of the world’s most difficult computations.
Whether you are using Linux for personals of tware projects, for a small… »
Home Networking Wirelessly
Book Description:
Wireless network-ing for personal computers is not really a new idea; it’s been around for at least five years. The emergence of an industry standard, however, has caused the use of wireless networking technology to explode.One of the most appealing things about the current crop of wireless networking equipment is the ease with which… »
Approaching An OS: Vista
Book Description:
Don’t try to read this book in one sitting; there’s no need. Instead, treat thisbook like a dictionary or an encyclopedia. Turn to the page with the informationyou need and say, “Ah, so that’s what they’re talking about.” Then put downthe book and move on.Don’t bother trying to memorize all the Windows Vista jargon,… »
Not Another SQL Manual
Relational database management systems are vital to many organizations. People often think that creating and maintaining these systems are extremely complex activities — the domain of database gurus who possess enlightenment beyond that of ordinary mortals. This book sweeps away the database mystique. In this book, you will:
Get to the roots of databases.
Find… »
Easy Flash Applications with Database-Driven
Flash has emerged on the Web scene first as a fun and snazzy animation tool, and next as a deep and robust application development tool. There is still the stigma that Flash can only be good for animation. Although it can be great for animation, we have been using Flash as a… »
Comprehesive View of Photoshop Elements 5
This book is an effort to provide, in about 400 pages, as much of a comprehensive view of a wildly feature-rich program as we can. There’s a lot to Elements, and we try to offer you as much as possible within our limited amount of space. We begged for more pages, but alas, our publisher… »
Go Around Creating Web Pages
Lots of good information is in this book, but almost no one is going to read every word of it — except our long-suffering editor. That’s because we cover Web page topics from beginning through intermediate levels, including howto publish a Web page via Web-based services and the major online services, how to use several… »
PowerPoint 2007 References
Only a few years ago, PowerPoint was a novelty. All of a sudden, speakers started giving PowerPoint presentations at conferences and seminars. Audiences welcomed PowerPoint. The slides made presentations more interesting and lively. You could gaze at the slides while you listened to the speaker. Speakers — especially speakers who weren’t comfortable talking before an… »
PHP 5 Manual
Think of this book as a friendly introduction to programming in PHP. This book is both an introduction to programming and an introduction to PHP.The book starts with the basics of PHP, including how to tell whether you need to install it. (Full installation instructions are included in Appendix A.) The book describes the basic… »
Learning Linux For Beginners
Welcome In this book, introduce you to the wonders of the Linux operating system, originally created as a labor of love by Linus Torvalds in the early 1990s. My goal is to initiate you into the rapidly growing ranks of Linux users and enthusiasts busily rewriting the rules for the operating system marketplace. If you’ve… »
Learn Visual Basic 6
Learn Visual Basic 6 is a self-paced comprehensive overview of the newest version of the Visual Basic programming language and environment. The ten week course covers the toolbox in detail, building and distributing applications (using the new Package & Deployment Wizard), error handling, file access, graphics, database access and management (using the new ADO Data… »
A Very Easy Way to Understand Computer Basics
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, Fifth Edition, will help you figure out how to use your new computer system. You’ll learn how computers work, how to connect all the pieces and parts, and how to start using them. You’ll learn about computer hardware and software, about the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, and about… »
Quick-Productive with Windows 7
Windows 7: Up and Running helps you be productive immediately. You’ll learn what’s new and what’s changed, as well as everything you need to get going, from installing to configuring the system. Windows 7 is poised to be a big hit among PC users, and with this handy guide, you can be up and running… »