Hardware Books

This book has so many easy to follow and very creative ideas in it that even the beginning computer user will be an expert after reading this well-written book! Whether you want to create printing and craft projects using your computer, make your own DVDs and CDs, or just become more familiar with XP, this book has it all. It is written in a fun, easy to understand way, but non-offensive if you are a computer expert already. It's the perfect reference book that all homes should have on their bookshelves. You won't be sorry!

Wow! Another great addition to all the wonderful things that you can do with your computer. We especially enjoyed the section written by Jan S. Smith - Printing Projects Made Fun and Easy! Her attention to detail, and instructions for completing the cool projects were extremely creative, cratsy, and helpful. It really was fun and easy! We were able to create any project, and learned that our computer is able to do many things that we used to have printed by professionals. It is fun family time to complete these projects as well as exploring the book for next week's endeavor. Thanks Ms. Smith . . . . your'e both intelligent and glamorous. We loved the cute little kitty cat animation best of all because it reminded us of our aunt that we don't often see!

Best palm book, i didnt know i can do so many things with my palm, covers all details, and its very easy to understand!

'Palm @ Work & Play' is a practical, concise guide on how to apply your Palm to everyday life and save it from hanging out with the dust bunnies. This book is unique in that it is not a rehash of Palm's manual and it is not a bunch of programs and demos thrown together. The great part was that no other software was needed than the core ones that come standard with my Palm. I really enjoyed chapter 4 on how to use my Date Book function for tracking my job hunting efforts and keep a fitness schedule. Standing in a checkout line, or waiting for a bus has gone from wasted time to production, fun or relax time; author Courtney Thompson shows over 40 ways to do it. His love of education shows; he suggests how both teachers and students can Palm handhelds for scheduling, course outlines, and course content. Chapter 9 entitled 'Forward Thinking', has suggestions on possible future uses for Palm technology and asks the question: "Palm engineers, are you listening?". This book is a must read for every Palm user who really wants to get the most from their Palm handheld and get some great suggestions of how to do more with their Palm device.

I am a newbie to computers, but I want to learn how they work. This book explains the details of how a PC works and much of what I should do when it doesn't. Mr. Gilster explains things in a no-nonsense, clear way that doesn't try to blow me away with all of the technical jargon. He obviously knows his stuff and how to explain it to someone like me. Great book for anyone who wants to move past the newbie level!

I do not consider myself a beginner to PCs, but I still found this to be a great book. The chapter on printers, a very under represented technology in books, makes it worth the price. It is really easy to read, but not so easy as to be talking down to you. This would be a good book to read if you are interested in how that box on your desk works or if, for once, you'd like to know what that techie at work is talking about. Good read!

It is a great book for someone considering or just bought a new digital SLR. Besides the basics and theories, it also tell us what kind of "gadgets" we need to get for our cameras.

I got this book from my local library before I got my camera. It was incredibly helpful in many areas. I used the information to pick which dSLR camera to get. Then I used it to help me pick which lens to buy to go with my kit lens. Now I am using it to learn more about how to take good pictures. This book is a wealth of information! Now I just have to decide if I want to shell out the money for it when I can keep getting it from the library.

One thing that I like about this book is that it doesn't try and persuade you towards one brand or a another. Some books are very obviously pro-this or pro-that, and it is hard to get a non-biased opinion. I felt that this book was pretty neutral in that sense.

Would that more programming reference books were as useful, well-written and engaging as this one, even on a subject as "dry" as the assembly language directives for the Intel 80386/486 family of CPUs.

I'm replacing my lost copy of this reference even though I rarely use it anymore, just because it is such an indispensable reference!

I think this is the best book ever published about programming the Intel x86/x87 family processors up to 80486. I would love to have an extended version covering Pentium, too.

This book is an excellent introduction to Windows Vista in many ways. If you want to learn about Vista because you've gotten it on your new computer it's great. It has a summary of all the new features and capabilities that Vista brings. In fact, in my experience there's a point to recommend Vista that he doesn't mention, i.e. It's a lot more stable than XP. Vista simply doesn't crash. =

But should you upgrade an older system to Vista. Although this book talks a fair amount about upgrading to Vista, the author says on his web site that buying a machine with Vista pre-installed is a lot simpler. That too backs up my own experience. Vista is a lot more tricky about the hardware configuration than older systems. You need a lot more memory - 512 MB is minimum and a gigabyte is recommended. I'd really recommend 2 GB. Your video card now requires 64 MB, with 256 MB recommended. (Do you remember when PC's themselves didn't have that much memory?) And you need a 7200 RPM disk drive.

With the price of PC's these days, it's probably cheaper to buy a new machine with Vista installed than try to upgrade, especially if you have to buy memory, video card and a new hard drive.

It's A good book and had A lot of good Vista tips ans solutions.

I have Scott Mueller's book (quite excellent, but hard to read) and one by Peter Norton (useless). I keep pulling this one out because it's the easiest one to find what I'm looking for, and by far the most fun to read. I hope this Graves charector writes more computer books.

I've looked everywhere for a book that had lots of detail, but wasn't too hard to read. This is IT! Michael Graves writes really well, and that's rare in the world of computer books. Most of them put you to sleep. He tells lots of funny stories as well as giving you all the information you'll ever need to know about computer hardware. You have to have this book!

If you are looking for all the answers to the questions you always wanted to know, PC Tune Up is the book for you. It meticuously takes you through the computer and tells you how to work through the problem step by step.

PC Tune-Up is concise and easy to read for the novice computer user, yet is also a fine reference guide for the experienced user as well. It cuts right to the chase in explaining the essential diagnostic and troubleshooting steps to take in improving the performance and storage capacity of your computer. A must have for all users.

It's a very good book for an engineer.Pci Hot-Plug is an important technology for us to learn.If you want to master some skills on PCI,the book will be a great help to you.

It is a very good book for an engineer.PCI Hot-plug is an important technology for us to learn.The technology will bring huge effects in industry.If you want to devise card of PCI,I will advise you to read the book.The book will tell you many knowledges about PCI Hot-plug.It's exciting.

Finally, a book for the masses. PCs 6 in 1 covers pratical issues including purchasing decisions, setting up your new computer, choosing printers and other peripherals, and how to get the most out of what you have. Unlike the "dummies" series PCs 6 in 1 gives pratical every day information. Also, unlike the expert series, you don't find yourself overwhelmed by specifications and jargon. This is a book that should be next to every users computer.

I have used this book as a student and found it to be very easy to understand. The book covers a wide range of PC topics, all in terms a layman can understand. The information seems to be accurate and current. As an instructor, I also recommend the book to my students as an excellent reference book. I would not part with my own copy.