You have a great computer with the Windows XP operating system. You surf the web, send e-mail and play the occasional game of Solitaire. There are more programs on it than you know what to do with, but you don't delete any of them in case you ever figure out what they do. Windows XP In a Snap can show you all of that and more than you even knew was possible. Did you know you can learn to set up a wireless network at home? Customize your desktop to launch your favorite programs upon start-up? Even build a music library from your CDs? More than 140 essential tips, tricks and techniques will show you how to do all of this, as well as how to stop spam, maximize your computer's performance and troubleshoot hardware problems. Windows XP In a Snap makes it easy for your PC to perform at the top of its game!
Windows XP is the de facto standard in personal computing operating systems, with millions of users worldwide. Any current computer book best-seller list reflects this huge installed based.Yet this tremendous demand for Windows XP books also reflects the fact that the typical Windows XP user often feels that he or she does not know enough about this complex operating system in order to be as productive and efficient as possible with their computer.These typical Windows XP users aren't intimidated by technology - they just don't have the time to figure out on their own the things they need to learn.Unlike most books designed for beginners, Windows XP in a Snap doesn't waste the reader's time covering the simple stuff they can usually already know, with each mouse click or dialog box painstakingly document for them.Instead, the book is crammed with over 140 truly useful Windows XP tips and techniques. And it is written and organized in a unique random-access format that makes all these nuggets of information or advice instantly and easily accessible.Written by the well-known author of Windows Hacks, Windows XP in a Snap reveals the most important tasks, techniques, and tips for everything from customizing and enhancing a Windows XP system, to stopping spam and viruses, to setting up and troubleshooting a home wireless network.
About the AuthorPreston Gralla is the best-selling author of nearly 30 books that have been translated into 15 languages, including eBay in a Snap, How the Internet Works, How to Expand and Upgrade PCs, How Wireless Works, and many others. A well-known technology guru, he has made many television and radio appearances on many shows and networks, including the CBS Early Show, CNN, MSNBC, and ABC World News Now. He has done occasional commentaries about technology for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.
Gralla has also published articles about technology for many national newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News (where he was a technology columnist), and PC Magazine. He was the founding managing editor of PC Week, and founding editor and then editor and editorial director of PC/Computing, and received the award for the Best Feature in a Computer Publication from the Computer Press Association.
Gralla is also editor-in-chief of the Case Study Forum, which specializes in writing case studies for technology companies. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife Lydia, son Gabe, and daughter Mia, who occasionally visits from college.
