The Windows Vista Book Doing cool things with Vista, your photos, videos, music and more - Service Pack 1 Compatible

With so many books out there on Windows Vista, what makes this one better and different is its focus. While other Vista books can regularly be 500 or more pages, this book cuts through all the technical jargon and gives you exactly what you want: the most...

 The Pebble and the Avalanche How Taking Things Apart Creates Revolutions

What do many of the technical and business innovations of the past 200 years have in common? The answer is simple: disaggregation--the act of breaking things apart into smaller, more flexible pieces. Moshe Yudkowsky provides an exciting new view of how in...

 CNET Do-it-yourself Laptop Projects 24 cool things you didn't know you could do!

Trick out your laptop Take your laptop to the limit with the fun and practical projects packed inside this easy-to-use guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you h...

 Linux Solutions

So you've decided to find out about Linux. Who better to fill you in than PC Magazine? If you can imagine something you'd like your computer to do, you can probably do it with versatile, economical, powerful Linux. Here's how to tap that power, from...

 iLife '04 In a Snap

These days, nobody really wants to learn everything there is to know about working with digital video, images, music, and DVDs. And even if you did, who has the time to endlessly tinker and play with it until you figure everything out? You just want a ...

 Build the Ultimate Custom PC

Take control of your PC! Why do they load up a PC with stuff you don't need and leave off the things you really want? Don't take it anymore! Grab a screwdriver and let these two experts show you how to build the PC of your dreams, even if you've neve...

 Mac Annoyances How to Fix the Most ANNOYING Things About Your Mac

Sometimes your Mac can be your best friend and sometimes, your worst enemy. While there's no denying that one of the Mac's greatest strengths is its glimmering Aqua interface, the one thing every Mac user hates is that darn spinning beach ball. MAC...

 J2EE 1.4 The Big Picture

Here's a little information on what the book's about, who it's for, how the book came to be, and who we are. We're doing this because The Big Picture isn't like most books out there. We want to make sure you know what you're getting. What This Book Is an...

 Computer security 20 things every employee should know

It's five o'clock, do you know where your confidential office document is? The truth is that many employees may not. This convenient handbook brings your workplace up to speed with 21st century security issues from computer passwords to hard copy document...

 Mac Toys 12 Cool Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment

How many cool things can you do with your Mac? Well, add 12 more to that list. If you're one of the millions of Mac owners who like to tinker with their machines and do what their PC brethren can only dream about, this is the book for you. Mac gurus ...

 Coordination Dynamics: Issues and Trends

Coordination represents one of the most striking, most taken for granted, but least understood features of living things. Recently a new foundation for understanding coordination has emerged called Coordination Dynamics. This book brings together scientis...

  Java Outside In

This book treats learning a programming language much like learning a spoken language: programming is best learned by immersion. Through building interesting programs and addressing real design issues much earlier than other texts, this title moves beyond...

 The Mac OS X conversion kit 9 to 10 side by side

Mac OS X Conversion Kit: 9 to 10 Side by Side aims to take readers from their old Mac operating system to the new one. There's a lot to learn and a lot to get used to, and this book makes the learning curve as smooth as possible by cataloging the most imp...