Windows Vista: The Missing Manual by:
David PogueWindows Vista is Microsoft's most important software release in more
than a decade. It offers users an abundance of new and upgraded
features that were more than five years in the making: a gorgeous,
glass-like visual overhaul; superior searching and organization tools;
a multimedia and collaboration suite; and above all, a massive,
top-to-bottom security-shield overhaul. There's scarcely a single
feature of the older versions of Windows that hasn't been tweaked,
overhauled, or replaced entirely.
But when users first
encounter this beautiful new operating system, there's gonna be a whole
lotta head-scratchin', starting with trying to figure out which of the
five versions of Vista is installed on the PC (Home, Premium, Business,
Enterprise, Ultimate).
Thankfully, Windows Vista: The Missing
Manual offers coverage of all five versions. Like its predecessors,
this book from New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and
Missing Manuals creator David Pogue illuminates its subject with
technical insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for
beginners, veteran standalone PC users, and those who know their way
around a network. Readers will learn how to: Navigate Vista's elegant
new desktop Locate anything on your hard drive quickly with the fast,
powerful, and fully integrated search function Use the Media Center to
record TV and radio, present photos, play music, and record any of the
above to DVD Chat, videoconference, and surf the Web with the vastly
improved Internet Explorer 7 tabbed browser Build a network for file
sharing, set up workgroups, and connect from the road Protect your PC
and network with Vista's beefed up security And much more.
This jargon-freeguide explains Vista's features clearly and thoroughly,
revealing which work well and which don't. It's the book that should
have been in the box!
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