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You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go—they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Maui features gorgeous full-color photos of the pristine beaches, colorful undersea life, and lush rain forest vistas that await you. Personally researched by a local expert, and written in an honest, personal voice, Frommer's Maui is the premier guide to this fascinating island.
It's all here, from thrilling whale watching to the spectacular sunrise at Haleakala National Park, from a mile-by-mile drive along the Road to Hana to mule rides on neighboring Molokai. No other guide comes close to matching our coverage of the island's beaches, golf courses, and adventure outings, with personal recommendations on the best outfitters, dive sites, and snorkeling spots.
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You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go—they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Maui features gorgeous full-color photos of the pristine beaches, colorful undersea life, and lush rain forest vistas that await you. Personally researched by a local expert, and written in an honest, personal voice, Frommer's Maui is the premier guide to this fascinating island.
It's all here, from thrilling whale watching to the spectacular sunrise at Haleakala National Park, from a mile-by-mile drive along the Road to Hana to mule rides on neighboring Molokai. No other guide comes close to matching our coverage of the island's beaches, golf courses, and adventure outings, with personal recommendations on the best outfitters, dive sites, and snorkeling spots.
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Learn How To Soup Up and Customize Your PC and Really Make It Your Own
Unimpressed by how the commonplace beige or gray computer looks and performs? Want to apply a personal touch to your PC so it reflects your own sense of style? You can make it glow, fill it with water, paint your favorite emblem on the case, or ultimately transform it into a completely unique work of art. There are myriad ways you can make your PC distinct.
In PC Chop Shop, best-selling author and expert "Modder" David Groth empowers you to create original PC modifications by teaching you the essential modding skills and inspiring you with a showcase of the most imaginative ideas. Through clear, step-by-step instruction, you’ll learn a variety of basic-to-advanced modifications, including how to:
* Install lights—from neon to cold cathode to UV
* Make and apply custom decals
* Integrate windows and fan grilles in your case
* Add LED’s and lights to your drives
* Modify the cooling systems for your case, memory, hard drive, and CPU
* Experiment with water cooling, Peltier cooling, and phase change cooling
* Enhance performance with CPU and memory overclocking
* Deaden Sound
* Personalize your keyboard, mouse, speakers, and monitor
* Paint creative designs on metal and plastic
* And much, much more!
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* Paperback: 240pages
* Publisher: Sybex (November 19, 2004)
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Microsoft’s Word 2007 rewrites the book on word processing and this book helps you soar over the hurdles and quickly brings you up to speed. No matter what level user you are, Microsoft Word MVP Herb Tyson’s expert guidance puts you in charge, helping you choose the best way to get your work done, and to get the most out of Word 2007. You’ll discover new ways to command legacy features, completely new features to accomplish old tasks, and brand new native capabilities.
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Make Microsoft's brave new Word work for you
Microsoft's Word 2007 rewrites the book on word processing. New to Word? The Word 2007 Bible helps you soar over the hurdles and quickly brings you up to speed. A Word veteran? You'll discover new ways to command legacy features, completely new features to accomplish old tasks, and brand new native capabilities. No matter what level user you are, Microsoft Word MVP Herb Tyson's expert guidance puts you in charge, helping you choose the best way to get your work done, and to get the most out of Word 2007.
* Navigate the new Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar user interface
* Put Word's automatic features to work for you—AutoCorrect, AutoFormat, Smart Tags, Quick Parts, and more
* Find the fastest way to accomplish your mission once or the best way to speed through recurring tasks
* Create envelopes, labels, and mailings for one recipient or 1,000
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The best of both worlds—now THIS is entertainment
You love tinkering with technology. The digital lifestyle is your lifestyle. So building your own Home Theater PC just might be as entertaining as using it. In these pages, a couple of fellow tinkerers explain the components and subsystems of a Home Theater PC and help you choose and pur- chase parts, assemble and test the PC, install Windows® Media Center Edition, and get the whole thing up and running. Then, invite your friends over and watch 'em turn green.
All you need to know
Clear, step-by-step instructions, complete with parts lists, pictures, and diagrams
* What makes it an HTPC
* Choosing the CPU and memory
* Graphics, video, and HTPC audio
* Monitors and displays
* Networking your HTPC
* Remotes—and how many you can lose
* Installing MCE 2005
* Your choice—P4, Pentium M, or Athlon 64
* Maximizing your multimedia experience
* . . . and more!
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* Paperback: 420 pages
* Publisher: Wiley (December 12, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0471755494
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With over 45 years of experience in contracting, managing and estimating electrical projects, the author has compiled literally thousands of installation labor rates used in everyday estimating procedures in theis easy-to-use manual. These labor rates complement the instructional portion of this manual that is written in simple, easy-to-digest construction language. Many professional estimator's guides are like door stops, filled with cumbersome and dreaded "refer to page number X" and "see note Y." They are not user-friendly or easily referenced. With its larger font sizes, larger format for easy viewing and its lay flat binding, so that it will stay open on an engineer's desktop or on the technician's sawhorse or truck hood, this manual is the optimal choice when deciding which reference material to use. Included with this book is a CD with all of the spreadsheets and forms that estimators need on a daily basis. Just download them onto your hard drive and print them out. Use them time and again for all your electrical estimating projects.
About the Author
William Penn has over 45 years of experience as an electrical estimator, cost consultant, project manager, production manager and electrical contractor. He currently resides in Florida.
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* Plastic Comb: 250 pages
* Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company (July 31, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0976511320
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* Forgoing the "techie-talk," CA explains how PC Pitstop Optimize performs four main functions: it removes "junk" files to free up disk space, adjusts Internet settings for better performance, removes invalid registry keys, and adjusts several registry settings that can
improve overall performance
* Also shows how PC Pitstop Optimize can revitalize system performance, regain hard drive space, rev up an Internet connection, and fix registry errors
* CA will include its complete PC Pitstop Optimize, valued at $30.00, free with this book (no renewal needed)
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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The quick and easy solution for slow-running PCs
Jump-start your PC today with CA PC Pitstop Optimize and the easy-to-follow advice in this straightforward, reader-friendly guide. You'll find state-of-the-art software that regains hard drive space, revs up your Internet connection, and fixes registry errors, a $30.00 value included with this book.
* Understand the typical and annoying problems that affect PCs
* Remove "junk" files and free up disk space
* Fine-tune Internet settings for better operation
* Adjust Windows settings to improve performance
* Follow easy instructions to install the software
* Get up to speed on troubleshooting
* Download regular updates
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Keep your laptop on top of its game!
Find out how to care for your laptop, what can go wrong, and what you can fix
A laptop is much more than a PC that shrank. It has unique needs, and this book shows you how to meet them. You'll discover how to diagnose and fix common problems, replace parts, add external upgrades, and develop workarounds. You'll even get the lowdown on networks, and find out when to repair and when to replace your laptop.
Discover how to
* Treat your laptop properly
* Identify common problems
* Know when repair may not make economic sense
* Install a new operating system
* Troubleshoot CD and DVD drives
* Add cool peripherals
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Keep your laptop on top of its game!
Find out how to care for your laptop, what can go wrong, and what you can fix
A laptop is much more than a PC that shrank. It has unique needs, and this book shows you how to meet them. You'll discover how to diagnose and fix common problems, replace parts, add external upgrades, and develop workarounds. You'll even get the lowdown on networks, and find out when to repair and when to replace your laptop.
Discover how to
* Treat your laptop properly
* Identify common problems
* Know when repair may not make economic sense
* Install a new operating system
* Troubleshoot CD and DVD drives
* Add cool peripherals
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* Paperback: 360 pages
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With the Right Resource, Upgrading’s Easier than You Think
Ever feel like PC technologies evolve so quickly that your own machine is out of date just months after you get it? Now you can keep up without taking it to a professional, without getting in trouble, and without buying a new one. Upgrading Your Home PC uses detailed photographs and clear, step-by-step instructions to show you how to accomplish the most common, most satisfying upgrade tasks yourself. You’ll be amazed by how easy it is! Coverage includes
* Adding memory
* Adding a hard drive
* Adding a Zip or Jaz drive
* Adding a recordable CD drive
* Setting up a broadband Internet connection
* Installing an inkjet or laser printer
* Upgrading a display card
* Connecting a flat-panel LCD monitor
* Installing a network card
* Setting up a wired or wireless network
* Upgrading a power supply
* Upgrading your PC's sound system
* Using a digital camera with your PC
* Installing joysticks and other input devices
* Capturing video
* Upgrading your BIOS
* Upgrading or adding a CPU
* Setting up USB, SCSI, or FireWire buses
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* Paperback: 320 pages
* Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (September 15, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0782129609
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A unique visual approach to troubleshooting PC hardware problems. Morris Rosenthal creates a visual expert system for diagnosing component failure and identifying conflicts. The seventeen diagnostic flowcharts at the core of this book are intended for the intermediate to advanced hobbyist, or the beginning technician. Following a structured approach to troubleshooting hardware reduces the false diagnoses and parts wastage typical of the "swap 'till you drop" school of thought. Flowcharts include: Power Supply Failure, Video Failure, Video Performance, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Failure, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Performance, IDE Drive Failure, Hard Drive Boot and Performance, CD or DVD Playback, CD or DVD Recording Problem, Modem Failure, Modem Performance, Sound Failure, Sound and Game Controller Performance, Network Failure, Peripheral Failure, SCSI Failure and Conflict Resolution.
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The revised edition, ISBN 0972380175, replaces the original edition for classroom use, technicians and do-it-yourself'ers. The troubleshooting procedures have been updated for newer technologies, without dropping the older technologies that still encompass the majority of PC repairs. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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* Paperback: 116 pages
* Publisher: Foner Books (June 1, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0972380116
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