PCs for Dummies (Paperback, 12)

Introduction 1 What's New in This Edition? 1 Where to Start 2 Conventions Used in This Book 3 What You Don't Need to Read 4 Foolish Assumptions 4 Icons Used in This Book 4 Getting in Touch with the Author 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Hello, PC! 7 Chapter 1: What Is This Thing, This PC? 9 Chapter 2: The PC Knobs, Buttons, and Doodads Tour 17 Chapter 3: PC Setup 29 Chapter 4: On and Off 41 Part II: The Nerd's-Eye View 51 Chapter 5: Deep Inside the Console 53 Chapter 6: PC Memory 65 Chapter 7: Mass Storage 75 Chapter 8: Merry Monitor Mayhem 89 Chapter 9: Input This! 101 Chapter 10: System Expansion 117 Chapter 11: P Is for Printer 125 Part III: Basic Computing 157 Chapter 14: The Windows Tour 159 Chapter 15: It's the Software Chapter 169 Chapter 16: Fun with Files and Folders 179 Chapter 17: The Grim Topic of File Management 193 Chapter 18: Save Your Butt When You Really Screw Up 203 Chapter 19: The Optical Disc Factory 213 Part IV: Networking Nonsense 223 Chapter 20: The Non-TV Kind of Network 225 Chapter 21: Network Abuse 235 Chapter 22: Why Does This Book Have a Bluetooth Chapter? 247 Chapter 23: As Little of the Internet as Possible 255 Chapter 24: PC Nightmares 263 Part V: Your Digital Life 271 Chapter 25: The Whole Digital Photography Thing 273 Chapter 26: Electronic Entertainment 285 Chapter 27: Sharing Your Life Online 297 Chapter 28: Kid-Safe Computing 309 Part VI: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 29: Ten PC Commandments 319 Chapter 30: Ten Tips from a PC Guru 323 Index 329