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UNINA9910782306703321 |
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Thurrott Paul B |
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Titolo |
Windows Vista secrets [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Thurrott |
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Indianapolis, IN, : Wiley Pub., 2008 |
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1-281-83707-5 |
9786611837075 |
0-470-43013-3 |
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Edizione |
[Sp1 ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1034 p.) |
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Operating systems (Computers) |
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Monografia |
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Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition; About the Author; About the Technical Editor; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Preface; Web Site Supporting the Book; Icons Used in This Book; Read This First; Don't Believe the Hype; The Value of Vista; Windows Vista in 15 Minutes; But Wait; It Gets Better; My Promise to You; Part I: Surviving Setup; Chapter 1: Selecting the Right Vista Version; An Overview of All the Vista Versions; Understanding the Differences and Choosing the Right Version; Purchasing Windows Vista; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing or Upgrading to Windows Vista |
Taking the Easy Way Out: Acquiring Windows Vista with a New PC Interactive Setup; Upgrading from One Vista Version to Another: Windows Anywhere Upgrade; Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Slipstreaming Service Packs and Other Vista Updates; Performing a Clean Install with an Upgrade Version of Vista; Delaying Product Activation; Installing Windows Vista on a Mac; Summary; Chapter 3: Hardware and Software Compatibility; Hidden Perils of the Vista Upgrade; The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor; Understanding Windows Vista Compatibility Issues |
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Offers Better Compatibility Dealing with Software Incompatibility; Summary; Part II: The Windows Vista User Experience; Chapter 4: What's New in the Windows Vista User Interface; |
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Understanding the Windows Vista User Experience; Exploring with the Windows Vista Explorer Shell; Summary; Chapter 5: Where's My Stuff? Finding and Organizing Files; Understanding Special Shell Folders; Visualization and Organization: How the Windows Vista Shell Works; Search Folders, Saved Searches, and Virtual Folders; Summary; Chapter 6: Using Windows Sidebar; What Is Windows Sidebar? |
Launching Windows Sidebar Configuring Sidebar; Finding New Gadgets; Where Have I Seen This Before?; Exploring Sidebar Alternatives; Summary; Chapter 7: Personalizing and Configuring Windows Vista; The Windows Vista User Interface; Making It Faster: Performance Tweaks; Summary; Part III: Security; Chapter 8: Vista Security Features; Security and Windows Vista; Securing Windows Vista in Just Two Steps; Windows Security Center; Windows Defender; Windows Firewall; Windows Update; User Account Security Features; Internet Explorer 7 Security Features; BitLocker Drive Encryption |
Low-Level Security Features Summary; Chapter 9: Users, Accounts, and UAC; Understanding User Accounts; User Account Control; Parental Controls; Summary; Chapter 10: Windows Vista Networking; Windows XP with SP2: First-Generation Vista Networking; What's New in Windows Vista Networking; Network Locations; Network and Sharing Center; Sharing Between PCs; Summary; Part IV: Digital Media and Entertainment; Chapter 11: Windows Media Player; Media Player Basics; Ripping CDs to the PC; Burning Your Own Music CDs; Synchronizing with Portable Devices; Sharing Your Music Library |
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Follows the highly successful first edition with over 25% more content, including extensive coverage of the latest update, Service Pack 1 Addresses a huge market of consumers eager to learn about hidden gems and secrets in Vista and SP1 Covers features that are not disclosed in Microsoft's books or help files A highly connected and qualified author has gathered information from an extensive network of Windows beta testers and thousands of readers, as well as conducted his own experiments on the new OS New chapters cover personalizing and configuring Vista, networking, Zune, |
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UNINA9910782022603321 |
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Autore |
Steinzor Rena |
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Mother Earth and Uncle Sam [[electronic resource] ] : how pollution and hollow government hurt our kids / / Rena I. Steinzor |
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Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, c2008 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Environmentally induced diseases in children - United States |
Pollution - Government policy - United States |
Pollution - Law and legislation - United States |
Pollution - Health aspects - United States |
Environmental policy - United States |
Children and the environment - United States |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-255) and index. |
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Predicates -- The rise of special-interest conservatism -- Battered-agency syndrome -- Corporations and the commons -- Mercury case study -- Perchlorate case study -- Ozone case study -- A question of values -- New government. |
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In this compelling study, Rena Steinzor highlights the ways in which the government, over the past twenty years, has failed to protect children from harm caused by toxic chemicals. She believes these failures-under-funding, excessive and misguided use of cost/benefit analysis, distortion of science, and devolution of regulatory authority-have produced a situation in which harm that could be reduced or eliminated instead persists. Steinzor states that, as a society, we are neglecting our children's health to an extent that we would find unthinkable as individual parents, primarily due to the erosion of the government's role in protecting public health and the environment. At this pace, she asserts, our children will inherit a planet under grave threat. We can arrest these developments if a critical mass of Americans become convinced that these problems are urgent and the solutions are near at hand. By focusing on three specific case studies-mercury |
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contamination through the human food chain, perchlorate (rocket fuel) in drinking water, and the effects of ozone (smog) on children playing outdoors-Steinzor creates an analysis grounded in law, economics, and science to prove her assertions about the existing dysfunctional system. Steinzor then recommends a concise and realistic series of reforms that could reverse these detrimental trends and serve as a blueprint for restoring effective governmental intervention. She argues that these recommendations offer enough material to guide government officials and advocacy groups toward prompt implementation, for the sake of America's-and the world's-future generations. |
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