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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Hello PC 7 | 9 |
Your Computer Wont Explode 9 Chapter 2 Your Basic PC Tour | 19 |
Computer Assembly | 31 |
On and Off | 45 |
On and Off 45 Chapter 5 The Windows Tour | 57 |
The NerdsEye View | 67 |
Connect This to That | 83 |
The Internet Quick and Dirty | 205 |
The Internet Quick and Dirty 205 Chapter 18 Flinging Files | 213 |
Basic Computing | 221 |
Know What a File Is | 233 |
Organizing Files with Folders | 243 |
Organizing Files with Folders 243 Chapter 22 Files Managed | 255 |
Software Installed Uninstalled and Upgraded | 265 |
Your Personal Disc Factory | 275 |
Connect This to That 83 Chapter 8 PC Memory | 91 |
The Mass Storage System | 101 |
The Mass Storage System 101 Chapter 10 The PCs Display | 119 |
Input This | 133 |
PIs for Printer | 149 |
PC Audio Abilities | 163 |
PC Leftovers | 173 |
Communications Sharing Networking | 179 |
Basic Networking Stuff | 193 |
Your Digital Life | 278 |
The Whole Digital Photography Thing | 283 |
Video on the PC | 295 |
Music to Your Digital Ear | 307 |
Your Personal Disc Factory 275 Chapter 25 The Whole Digital Photography Thing 283 Chapter 26 Video on the PC 295 Chapter 27 Music to Your ... | 325 |
The Part of Tens | 335 |
The Part of Tens | 338 |
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