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Informationen zum Autor David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles. Klappentext In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you're an ordinary mortal, learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David Pogue's Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Like its predecessors, this book illuminates its subject with reader-friendly insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners as well as veteran PC users. Windows 7 fixes many of Vista's most painful shortcomings. It's speedier, has fewer intrusive and nagging screens, and is more compatible with peripherals. Plus, Windows 7 introduces a slew of new features, including better organization tools, easier WiFi connections and home networking setup, and even touchscreen computing for those lucky enough to own the latest hardware. With this book, you'll learn how to: * Navigate the desktop, including the fast and powerful search function * Take advantage of Window's apps and gadgets, and tap into 40 free programs * Breeze the Web with Internet Explorer 8, and learn the email, chat, and videoconferencing programs * Record TV and radio, display photos, play music, and record any of these to DVD using the Media Center * Use your printer, fax, laptop, tablet PC, or smartphone with Windows 7 * Beef up your system and back up your files * Collaborate and share documents and other files by setting up a workgroup network Zusammenfassung In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you're an ordinary mortal, learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David Pogue's Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgments; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; What's New; About This Book; The Very Basics; Part One: The Windows 7 Desktop; Chapter 1: Getting Started, Desktop, & Start Menu; 1.1 Getting Started; 1.2 The Windows Desktop-Now with Aero!; 1.3 The Start Menu; 1.4 The All Programs List; 1.5 Start Menu: The Right Side; 1.6 Start¿Shut down (Sleep, Restart, Log Off...); 1.7 Customizing the Start Menu; 1.8 Jump Lists; 1.9 The Run Command; Chapter 2: Explorer, Windows, & the Taskbar; 2.1 Universal Window Controls; 2.2 New Window Tricks in Windows 7; 2.3 Windows Flip (Alt+Tab); 2.4 Windows Flip 3D; 2.5 Explorer Window Controls; 2.6 Optional Window Panes; 2.7 Libraries; 2.8 Tags, Metadata, and Properties; 2.9 Icon and List Views; 2.10 Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering; 2.11 Uni-Window vs. Multi-Window; 2.12 Immortalizing Your Tweaks; 2.13 The "Folder Options" Options; 2.14 Taskbar 2.0; 2.15 Three Ways to Get the Taskbar Out of Your Hair; 2.16 Taskbar Toolbars; Chapter 3: Searching & Organizing Your Files; 3.1 Meet Windows Search; 3.2 Search from the Start Menu; 3.3 Explorer-Window Searches; 3.4 The Search Index; 3.5 Saved Searches; 3.6 The Folders of Windows 7; 3.7 Life with Icons; 3.8 Selecting Icons; 3.9 Copying and Moving Folders and Files; 3.10 The Recycle Bin; 3.11 Shortcut Icons; 3.12 Compressing Files and Folders; 3.13 Burning CDs and DVDs from the Desktop; Chapter 4: Interior Decorating Windows;<...
