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Written by "New York Times" columnist, blogger, bestselling author, and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue, "Window Vista For Starters" is perfect for people who want to learn the basics so they can start using Vista right away.

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Fast-paced and easy to use, this concise book teaches you the basics of Windows Vista so you can start using this operating system right away. Written by "New York Times" columnist, bestselling author, Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue, the book will help you:

Navigate the desktop, including the fast, powerful and fully integrated desktop search function
Use the Media Center to record TV and radio, present photos, play music, and record all of these to a DVD
Breeze across the Web with the vastly improved Internet Explorer 7 tabbed browser
Become familiar with Vista's beefed up security, and much more

Windows Vista is a vast improvement over its predecessors, with an appealing, glass-like visual overhaul, superior searching and organization tools, a multimedia and collaboration suite, and a massive, top-to-bottom security-shield reconstruction. Every corner of the traditional Windows operating system has been tweaked, overhauled, or replaced entirely.

Aimed at new and experienced computer users alike, Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual is right there when you need it. This jargon-free book explains Vista's features quickly and clearly -- revealing which work well and which don't.

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Title Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
Author David Pogue
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 423
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, Calif
Publication date 2007-03-06
Features Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780596528263 / 0596528264
Weight 1.46 lbs (0.66 kg)
Dimensions 9.16 x 7.06 x 0.98 in (23.27 x 17.93 x 2.49 cm)
Category Computers - Operating Systems
Library of Congress subjects Operating systems (Computers)
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007274879
Dewey Decimal Code 005.446

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Scitech Book News, 06/01/2008, Page 23

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David Pogue, Yale '85, is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. With nearly 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors, having written or co-written seven books in the "for Dummies" series.Pogue is the creator and lead author of the bestselling Missing Manual series. Books in the series cover a wide range of topics, including Mac OS X, Windows, iPod, Microsoft Office, iPhoto, Dreamweaver, iMovie, and many others. His Web page is www.davidpogue.com, and his email address is david@pogueman.com.

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