Dimensions
230 x 179 x 19mm
The perfect guide to PCs running Windows 8 for everyone who's been around the block a few times!
* All the basics, in a friendly, lightly humorous tone: makes readers feel at home, and NEVER patronizes or disrespects them.
* Large print, clear zoomed-in images, simple tips, and handy shortcuts make it easier to use, maintain, fix and upgrade Win8 PCs.
* Helps readers make smart, informed PC buying decisions.
This is the perfect Windows 8 PC book for everyone with plenty of life experience, but not as much PC and technology experience. Paul McFedries, one of the world's leading experts on explaining technology to newcomers, explains all the basics in a friendly, lightly humorous tone that makes educated readers feel at home, without ever patronizing them, disrespecting them, or treating them as 'old.' McFedries' outstanding text is complemented by PCs for Grown-Ups' design, with large print and clear zoomed-in images that help readers find what they're looking for, and get the point immediately. Throughout, McFedries offers simple tips, tricks, and shortcuts for every aspect of living with a Windows 8 PC -- from discovering its power to keeping it working perfectly. Readers will find all this, and more:
* An easy 'Buyer's Guide' to help them choose the right computer equipment at the right price.
* Step-by-step instructions for setting up a new PC and taking it for a spin.
* All the basic Windows 8 techniques users need to know -- including techniques for making a PC more physically accessible.
* How to manage digital photos, music, and movies.
* A complete guide to working, learning, and playing online -- including social networking, security, and privacy.
* Basic PC maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair skills anybody can master: techniques that can save readers hundreds of dollars, presented visually, one easy step at a time
