Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics Paperback - 2005 - 3rd Edition

New edition of a best-seller that shows new computer users how to get the most out of their PCs and the Internet. This new edition of an established best-seller, is updated for latest software releases and hardware developments. It is the only computer basics book with equal coverage of PC hardware, software, and the Internet with strong coverage of PC maintenance and troubleshooting The first two editions of this book have been extremely strong sellers. There will always be a market for a new computer user's first computer book; computer novices continue to need help understanding, setting up, and using their new PCs. That book is this book: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, which is being updated in a third edition for all the latest software and hardware developments. The major changes to the third edition include coverage of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Media Player 10, and 802.11g wireless networks. portable media players besides the Apple iPod (such as models from Creative and Dell), separate chapters on online shopping and buying/selling on eBay, and a new chapter on digital scrapbooks and other fun projects. These changes make Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, 3E, the most up-to-date guide for beginning computer users on today's market. No other book covers the range of topics presented here, or in the author's breezy-yet-practical style.