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eBay photos that sell [[electronic resource] ] : taking great product shots for eBay and beyond / / Dan Gookin and Robert Birnbach
eBay photos that sell [[electronic resource] ] : taking great product shots for eBay and beyond / / Dan Gookin and Robert Birnbach
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa San Francisco, Calif. ; ; London, : SYBEX, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (189 p.)
Disciplina 775
Altri autori (Persone) BirnbachRobert
Soggetto topico Photography - Digital techniques
Selling
ISBN 1-280-52131-7
9786610521319
0-7821-5058-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto eBay Photos That Sell: Taking Great Product Shots for eBay and Beyond; Front matter; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Selling Your Image; Say "Cheese"; Aunt Flo versus the Professional; All Sales Are Emotional; Rules for Taking the Best Picture; Keep It Simple, Stupid; Less Is More; Choose Your Approach; Thoughtful Setup; Do It Right the First Time; The Results; Chapter 2: Your Own Photo Studio; A Place for Your Studio; Stuff to Get; The Miraculous Shower Curtain Liner; Cheap, Old, Ugly Lamps; Clothespins and Clamps; Drawing Paper; Foam Core Board
A Can of AirA Ladder; Helpful Studio Techniques; Creating an Infinite Horizon; Propping Things Up; Lighting Techniques; Chapter 3: Basic Photography; Choosing a Digital Camera; The Megapixel Question; Some Must-Have Camera Features; Get a Good Lens; Get a Tripod!; Finding the Focus; Controlling the Exposure; Setting the Aperture; Using the Correct Shutter Speed; Understanding Depth of Field; Positioning the Camera; Setting the Right Angle; Zooming (or Not); Framing the Image; Setting Image Resolution; Lighting Your Object; Shedding Some Light on Your Subject; Eliminating Reflections and Glare
Dealing with ShadowsShooting Objects Outside; Chapter 4: Photo Editing; Basic Photo-Editing Techniques; Zooming Your Image; Rotating Images; Cropping Portions of Images; Resizing Images; Saving in a Specific Image Format; Fixing the Color, Tone, and Balance; The Nifty Auto Smart Fix Command; Fixing Off-Color Images; Setting the Levels; Fixing the Brightness and Contrast; Targeting Brightness and Contrast; Sharpening the Focus; Blurring Stuff You Don't Want Focused; Bye-Bye Background; Compositing an Image; What Is a Composite Image?; Taking the Product Shot; Capturing the Screen Image
Creating the Final ResultCreating a Watermark; eBay's Watermark Feature; Creating a Simple Text Watermark; Using Your Company Logo As a Watermark; Chapter 5: Creating Images with the Subjective Approach; Using the Subjective Approach; Shooting Small Objects; Preparing an Environment for Jewelry; Working with Small Jewelry; Midsized Objects (Smaller Than a Breadbox); Incorporating Fantasy Environments; Using Realistic Environments; Avoiding the Hideously Realistic; Borderline Objective Approach; Solving Tough Problems by Having a Bit of Fun; Capturing Large Objects
Chapter 6: Creating Images with the Objective ApproachWhen the Objective Connection Comes into Play; It's Flat; Using Infinite Horizon for Collectors' Items; A White Infinite Horizon Example; A Black Infinite Horizon Example; Beyond Black and White Horizons; Give a Little, Take a Little; Shooting Clothes Using the Objective Approach; Chapter 7: Storing Images; From the Camera to Your Computer; Media Card Madness; The Media Card Reader; Mounting the Media Card; Unmounting the Media Card; Building a Place for Your Images; The Main Pictures Folder; Creating a Main Folder for the Stuff You Sell
Organizing and Using the Folders
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817071703321
Gookin Dan  
San Francisco, Calif. ; ; London, : SYBEX, c2005
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Laptops for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Dan Gookin
Laptops for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [5th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (387 p.)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana --For dummies Laptops for dummies
--For dummies
Soggetto topico Laptop computers
ISBN 1-118-23242-9
1-283-73555-5
1-118-22426-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto pt. 1. This lanptop thing -- pt. 2. Say hello to your laptop -- pt. 3. You and your laptop -- pt. 4. Laptop communications -- pt. 5. The laptop goes elsewhere -- pt. 6. Troubleshooting and maintenance -- pt. 7. The part of tens.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910785925803321
Gookin Dan  
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Laptops for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Dan Gookin
Laptops for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [5th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (387 p.)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana --For dummies Laptops for dummies
--For dummies
Soggetto topico Laptop computers
ISBN 1-118-23242-9
1-283-73555-5
1-118-22426-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto pt. 1. This lanptop thing -- pt. 2. Say hello to your laptop -- pt. 3. You and your laptop -- pt. 4. Laptop communications -- pt. 5. The laptop goes elsewhere -- pt. 6. Troubleshooting and maintenance -- pt. 7. The part of tens.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910818777803321
Gookin Dan  
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Laptops for dummies® / / by Dan Gookin
Laptops for dummies® / / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [6th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (339 p.)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana For Dummies
Soggetto topico Laptop computers
Computers
Microcomputers
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-119-04182-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""About This Book""; ""And Just Who Are You?""; ""Icons Used in This Book""; ""Where to Go from Here""; ""Part I This Laptop Thing""; ""Chapter 1 The Portable Computing Quest""; ""The History of Portable Computing""; ""The Xerox Dynabook""; ""The Osborne 1""; ""The loveable luggables""; ""The Model 100""; ""The lunch buckets""; ""Dawn of the PC laptop""; ""The search for light""; ""Modern Laptops""; ""The notebook""; ""The subnotebook""; ""The tablet PC""; ""Chapter 2 A Laptop of Your Own""; ""Do You Need a Laptop?""
""Why you need a laptop""""Why you don't need a laptop""; ""Laptop Shopping""; ""Things to ignore when buying a laptop""; ""Things to heed when buying a laptop""; ""Software for Your Laptop""; ""The operating system""; ""Other software""; ""Laptop Hardware Buying Decisions""; ""Important laptop hardware guts""; ""Communications options""; ""The green laptop""; ""Service, Support, and Warranty""; ""The Final Step: Buying Your Laptop""; ""Part II Say Hello to Your Laptop""; ""Chapter 3 From Laptop Box to Lap""; ""Laptop Box 101""; ""Removing the laptop from the box""
""Activating Windows""""Signing in to Windows""; ""What's Next?""; ""Migrating your files""; ""Reinstalling your favorite software""; ""Adding other accounts""; ""Chapter 5 To Turn Off a Laptop""; ""End Your Laptop Day""; ""Keeping the laptop on all the time""; ""Finding the shutdown options""; ""Shutting down your laptop""; ""Restarting Windows""; ""Putting Mr. Laptop to sleep""; ""Hibernating the laptop""; ""Locking Windows""; ""Signing out of Windows""; ""Switching to another user""; ""Shutting down when the laptop doesn't want to""; ""Shutdown Options and Configuration""
""Tolerating weird and specific keys""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910460744103321
Gookin Dan  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2016
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Laptops for dummies® / / by Dan Gookin
Laptops for dummies® / / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [6th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (339 p.)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana For Dummies
Soggetto topico Laptop computers
Computers
Microcomputers
ISBN 1-119-04182-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""About This Book""; ""And Just Who Are You?""; ""Icons Used in This Book""; ""Where to Go from Here""; ""Part I This Laptop Thing""; ""Chapter 1 The Portable Computing Quest""; ""The History of Portable Computing""; ""The Xerox Dynabook""; ""The Osborne 1""; ""The loveable luggables""; ""The Model 100""; ""The lunch buckets""; ""Dawn of the PC laptop""; ""The search for light""; ""Modern Laptops""; ""The notebook""; ""The subnotebook""; ""The tablet PC""; ""Chapter 2 A Laptop of Your Own""; ""Do You Need a Laptop?""
""Why you need a laptop""""Why you don't need a laptop""; ""Laptop Shopping""; ""Things to ignore when buying a laptop""; ""Things to heed when buying a laptop""; ""Software for Your Laptop""; ""The operating system""; ""Other software""; ""Laptop Hardware Buying Decisions""; ""Important laptop hardware guts""; ""Communications options""; ""The green laptop""; ""Service, Support, and Warranty""; ""The Final Step: Buying Your Laptop""; ""Part II Say Hello to Your Laptop""; ""Chapter 3 From Laptop Box to Lap""; ""Laptop Box 101""; ""Removing the laptop from the box""
""Activating Windows""""Signing in to Windows""; ""What's Next?""; ""Migrating your files""; ""Reinstalling your favorite software""; ""Adding other accounts""; ""Chapter 5 To Turn Off a Laptop""; ""End Your Laptop Day""; ""Keeping the laptop on all the time""; ""Finding the shutdown options""; ""Shutting down your laptop""; ""Restarting Windows""; ""Putting Mr. Laptop to sleep""; ""Hibernating the laptop""; ""Locking Windows""; ""Signing out of Windows""; ""Switching to another user""; ""Shutting down when the laptop doesn't want to""; ""Shutdown Options and Configuration""
""Tolerating weird and specific keys""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910797866403321
Gookin Dan  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2016
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Laptops for dummies® / / by Dan Gookin
Laptops for dummies® / / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [6th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (339 p.)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana For Dummies
Soggetto topico Laptop computers
Computers
Microcomputers
ISBN 1-119-04182-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""About This Book""; ""And Just Who Are You?""; ""Icons Used in This Book""; ""Where to Go from Here""; ""Part I This Laptop Thing""; ""Chapter 1 The Portable Computing Quest""; ""The History of Portable Computing""; ""The Xerox Dynabook""; ""The Osborne 1""; ""The loveable luggables""; ""The Model 100""; ""The lunch buckets""; ""Dawn of the PC laptop""; ""The search for light""; ""Modern Laptops""; ""The notebook""; ""The subnotebook""; ""The tablet PC""; ""Chapter 2 A Laptop of Your Own""; ""Do You Need a Laptop?""
""Why you need a laptop""""Why you don't need a laptop""; ""Laptop Shopping""; ""Things to ignore when buying a laptop""; ""Things to heed when buying a laptop""; ""Software for Your Laptop""; ""The operating system""; ""Other software""; ""Laptop Hardware Buying Decisions""; ""Important laptop hardware guts""; ""Communications options""; ""The green laptop""; ""Service, Support, and Warranty""; ""The Final Step: Buying Your Laptop""; ""Part II Say Hello to Your Laptop""; ""Chapter 3 From Laptop Box to Lap""; ""Laptop Box 101""; ""Removing the laptop from the box""
""Activating Windows""""Signing in to Windows""; ""What's Next?""; ""Migrating your files""; ""Reinstalling your favorite software""; ""Adding other accounts""; ""Chapter 5 To Turn Off a Laptop""; ""End Your Laptop Day""; ""Keeping the laptop on all the time""; ""Finding the shutdown options""; ""Shutting down your laptop""; ""Restarting Windows""; ""Putting Mr. Laptop to sleep""; ""Hibernating the laptop""; ""Locking Windows""; ""Signing out of Windows""; ""Switching to another user""; ""Shutting down when the laptop doesn't want to""; ""Shutdown Options and Configuration""
""Tolerating weird and specific keys""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910808503203321
Gookin Dan  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2016
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
PCs for dummies / / by Dan Gookin
PCs for dummies / / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [Thirteenth edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (363 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana --For dummies series
Soggetto topico Microcomputers
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-119-04179-1
1-119-04178-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: -- What's new in this edition? -- Where to start -- Conventions used in this book -- Foolish assumptions -- Icons used in this book -- Where to go from here -- Part 1: Hello, PC!: -- What Is This Thing, This PC?: -- Some Quick Questions To Get Out Of The Way: -- What is a PC? -- Why not just use a tablet or smartphone instead of a PC? -- Should I buy a Dell? -- Will my computer explode? -- Basic Computer Concepts In Easily Digestible Chunks: -- What a computer does -- Hardware and software -- Buy Yourself A PC!: -- Step 1: What do you want the PC to do? -- Step 2: Find software -- Step 3: Match hardware to the software -- Step 4: Locate service and support -- Step 5: Buy it! -- What to do with an old computer -- Final thing to remember -- PC Knobs, Buttons, And Doodads Tour: -- Big picture -- All Around The Console: -- There is no typical console -- Major points of interest on the console, front -- Stuff found on the console's rump -- I/O panel -- Helpful hints, hieroglyphics, and hues -- PC Setup: -- Computer Assembly: -- Unpacking the boxes -- Setting up the console -- Plugging in and connecting -- Plugging-Things-In Guide: -- Attaching the keyboard and mouse -- Setting up the monitor -- Connecting to the network -- Adding a printer -- Hooking up the speakers -- It Must Have Power: -- Plugging everything into a power strip -- Taking advantage of a UPS -- Using the UPS (a short play) -- Both On And Off: -- Turn on your PC -- Windows, ahoy! -- Turn Off The Computer: -- Shutting down Windows -- Putting Windows to sleep -- Restarting the PC -- Signing out -- Reviewing other shutdown options -- Should You Leave Mr PC On All The Time?: -- I want to leave my computer off all the time -- I want to leave my computer on all the time --
Part 2: Nerd's-Eye View: -- Deep Inside The Console: -- Computer Guts: -- Looking under the hood -- Powering Mr computer -- Lurking on the motherboard -- Corralling all the mass storage devices -- King Processor: -- Understanding the processor's role -- Naming PC processors -- Measuring processor speed -- Discovering your PC's processor -- Your Computer Is Also A Timepiece: -- Viewing the date and time -- Using the Internet to set the clock -- PC Memory: -- What is computer memory? -- Tasty chocolate memory chips -- Memory, one byte at a time -- Memory Q & A: -- How much memory is in my PC right now? -- Do I have enough memory? -- Does my PC have enough memory? -- Can I test whether my PC has enough memory? -- Can I add memory to my PC? -- Will the computer ever run out of memory? -- What is virtual memory? -- What is video memory? -- What about shared video memory? -- Mass Storage System: -- PC's Mass Storage System: -- Surveying the mass storage landscape -- Identifying the primary storage device -- Finding mass storage devices -- Inserting a media card or thumb drive -- Inserting an optical disc -- Ejecting media -- Adding more storage -- Mass Storage Alphabet: -- Handing out drive letters -- Exploring drive icons and names -- Checking drive capacity -- Using mass storage -- Accessing removable media -- Merry Monitor Mayhem: -- PC's Graphics System: -- Minding the monitor -- Discovering the display adapter -- Show Me What Ya Got: -- Measuring a monitor -- Connecting the monitor to the PC -- Reading monitor messages -- Working the monitor's controls -- Windows Controls What You See: -- Setting resolution -- Adding a second monitor -- Orienting the monitor -- Input This!: -- Meet Mr Keyboard: -- Attaching a keyboard -- Examining the typical PC keyboard -- Using modifier keys -- Changing keyboard behavior keys -- Touring some useful keys -- Understanding strange keys -- Understanding keys for math -- Controlling the keyboard in Windows -- Say "Eeek!" To The Mouse: -- Connecting the mouse -- Reviewing basic mouse parts -- Exploring mouse species -- Moving the mouse -- Changing mouse settings -- Touchscreen Input: -- Using basic touchscreen techniques -- Typing on a touchscreen -- System Expansion: -- It's a port -- Versatile USB Port: -- Understanding USB cables -- Connecting a USB device -- Working with USB-powered gizmos -- Removing a USB device -- Using hubs to expand the USB universe -- Expansion Slots: -- Shopping for expansion cards -- Adding an expansion card -- Bluetooth Thing: -- Checking for Bluetooth -- Controlling Bluetooth in Windows -- Pairing a Bluetooth peripheral -- Reviewing paired devices -- Un-pairing a Bluetooth device -- P Is For Printer: -- Printer, The Paper, The Document Maker: -- Surveying the printer landscape -- Touring the typical printer -- Using the printer's control panel -- Drinking ink -- Eating paper -- Choosing the proper paper -- Where The Printer Meets The PC: -- Connecting the printer -- Finding printers in Windows -- Setting the default printer -- Printer Operation: -- Printing something -- Stopping a printer run amok -- PC Audio Abilities: -- Noisy PC: Setting up speakers -- Using headphones -- Exploring microphone options -- Sound Control In Windows: -- Configuring the speakers -- Configuring the microphone -- Enabling the microphone -- Adjusting the volume -- Windows goes bleep -- It Listens: -- Recording our own sounds -- Dictating to the PC --
Part 3: Basic Computing: -- Relevant Parts Of Windows: -- What's an operating system? -- Windows And Its Gooey, Glorious Graphical Interface: -- Starting at the desktop -- Working the taskbar -- Accessing the start menu -- Looking at the notifications area -- Summoning the action center -- Settings And Controls: -- Using the settings app -- Visiting the control panel -- Programs On Your PC: -- Software nomenclature -- Run That Program: -- Hunting down programs in Windows -- Starting an app from tablet mode -- Finding a program when you know its name -- Pinning a program -- Install And Remove Programs: -- Obtaining software from the Internet -- Installing a program from external media -- Uninstalling a program -- Fun With Files And Folders: -- Behold The File!: -- Describing a file -- Creating a new file -- Understanding the filename extension -- Folder Folderol: -- Understanding subfolders and parent folders -- Finding a place for your stuff -- Making a new folder -- Working with folders in the open and save as dialog boxes -- Manage Files Because They Can't Manage Themselves: -- Selecting files -- Manipulating files -- Finding files lost, missing, or dead -- Life On The Cloud: -- Cloud thing -- Cloud Storage: -- Adding a cloud storage service -- Copying a file to cloud storage -- Accessing cloud storage from another device -- Online Media: -- Keeping your pictures on cloud storage -- Accessing cloud storage pictures -- Sharing a picture from cloud storage -- Listening to your cloud music -- Weird World Of Networking: -- Why network? -- Network Hardware: -- Reviewing the network configuration -- Setting up a gateway -- Network Connection: -- Connecting to a wired network -- Connecting to a wireless network -- Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network -- Checking the network type -- Resetting the network type -- Disconnecting from a network -- Forgetting a Wi-Fi connection -- On The Network: -- Accessing a network folder -- Mapping a network drive -- Sharing a folder -- Accessing shared media -- Activating media sharing on your PC --
Part 4: Your Digital Life: -- Internet Refresher: -- What is the Internet? -- Internet access -- It's A World Wide Web We Weave: -- Finding another web browser -- Locating the web browser commands -- Going undercover on the web -- Browsing tips -- Printing web pages -- Searching-the-web tips -- Get Stuff From A Web Page: -- Saving an image from a web page -- Copying text from a web page -- Sharing a web page -- Email Messages: -- Understanding email acronyms -- Finding an email program -- Hello, Other Gizmo: -- AutoPlay: -- Dealing with another device -- Manually summoning AutoPlay -- Setting AutoPlay options -- Connect Something To Your PC: -- Importing images -- Getting video into you PC -- Ripping music from a CD -- Images Digital: -- Image Resolution: -- Understanding resolution -- Setting resolution -- Digital camera tips -- Scanner: -- Introducing the scanner -- Scanning an image -- Picture Files: -- Storing pictures in Windows -- Viewing pictures in Windows -- Printing your digital photos -- Changing picture file formats -- Electronic Entertainment: -- PC Movies: -- Storing video in Windows -- Viewing a video -- Uploading a video to YouTube -- Sharing your videos -- Your PC Is A TV: -- Getting a TV tuner -- Watching Internet TV -- Your TV is a PC -- Your PC Is Your Stereo: -- Enjoying music from the stream -- Running Windows media player --
Part 5: Security And Maintenance: -- System Security: -- Tools to fight the bad guys -- Take Action Against The Barbarian Hoard: -- Finding the action center -- Setting up the Windows Firewall -- Protecting the PC with Windows Defender -- Paying attention to the UAC warnings -- System Privacy Settings: -- Setting the screen saver lock -- Reviewing Windows 10 privacy options -- Latest Version: -- Updating and upgrading -- Updating Windows -- That All-Important Safety Copy: -- File You Had Yesterday: -- Obtaining an external backup device -- Configuring Windows 10 file history -- Setting up Windows 7 backup -- Recovering a previous version of a file -- Restoring files from a backup -- Exploring Internet backup utilities -- Compressed Folder Archives: -- Compressing files -- Working with a compressed folder -- Installing software from a compressed folder -- Maintenance Chores: -- Storage Utilities: -- Freeing storage space -- Checking for errors -- Running defrag -- Network troubleshooting -- Manage The PC's Power: -- Setting power options in Windows 10 -- Configuring a power management plan -- Adding the hibernate option -- Windows 10 do-over --
Part 6: Part Of Tens: -- Ten PC Commandments: -- Thou shalt not fear thy PC -- Thou shalt save thy work -- Thou shalt back up thy files -- That shalt not open or delete things unknownst -- Thou shalt not be a sucker -- Thou shalt use antivirus software, yea verily, and keepeth it up-to-date -- Thou shalt upgrade wisely -- Thou shalt compute at a proper posture -- Thou shalt keepeth Windows up-to-date -- Thou shalt properly shut down windows -- Ten Things Worth Buying For Your PC: -- Mouse pad and wrist pad -- External mass storage -- Cleaning materials -- Internal expansion -- USB hub and cables -- Better keyboard and mouse -- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) -- Headset -- Scanner -- Thumb drives and media cards -- Ten Tips From A PC Guru: -- Remember that you're in charge -- Mind who "helps" you -- Give yourself time to learn -- Create separate accounts -- Mind what you download -- Organize your files -- Don't reinstall Windows -- Shun the hype -- Keep on learning -- Remember not to take this computer stuff too seriously -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910466225903321
Gookin Dan  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2016]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
PCs for dummies / / by Dan Gookin
PCs for dummies / / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [Thirteenth edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (363 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana --For dummies series
Soggetto topico Microcomputers
ISBN 1-119-04179-1
1-119-04178-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: -- What's new in this edition? -- Where to start -- Conventions used in this book -- Foolish assumptions -- Icons used in this book -- Where to go from here -- Part 1: Hello, PC!: -- What Is This Thing, This PC?: -- Some Quick Questions To Get Out Of The Way: -- What is a PC? -- Why not just use a tablet or smartphone instead of a PC? -- Should I buy a Dell? -- Will my computer explode? -- Basic Computer Concepts In Easily Digestible Chunks: -- What a computer does -- Hardware and software -- Buy Yourself A PC!: -- Step 1: What do you want the PC to do? -- Step 2: Find software -- Step 3: Match hardware to the software -- Step 4: Locate service and support -- Step 5: Buy it! -- What to do with an old computer -- Final thing to remember -- PC Knobs, Buttons, And Doodads Tour: -- Big picture -- All Around The Console: -- There is no typical console -- Major points of interest on the console, front -- Stuff found on the console's rump -- I/O panel -- Helpful hints, hieroglyphics, and hues -- PC Setup: -- Computer Assembly: -- Unpacking the boxes -- Setting up the console -- Plugging in and connecting -- Plugging-Things-In Guide: -- Attaching the keyboard and mouse -- Setting up the monitor -- Connecting to the network -- Adding a printer -- Hooking up the speakers -- It Must Have Power: -- Plugging everything into a power strip -- Taking advantage of a UPS -- Using the UPS (a short play) -- Both On And Off: -- Turn on your PC -- Windows, ahoy! -- Turn Off The Computer: -- Shutting down Windows -- Putting Windows to sleep -- Restarting the PC -- Signing out -- Reviewing other shutdown options -- Should You Leave Mr PC On All The Time?: -- I want to leave my computer off all the time -- I want to leave my computer on all the time --
Part 2: Nerd's-Eye View: -- Deep Inside The Console: -- Computer Guts: -- Looking under the hood -- Powering Mr computer -- Lurking on the motherboard -- Corralling all the mass storage devices -- King Processor: -- Understanding the processor's role -- Naming PC processors -- Measuring processor speed -- Discovering your PC's processor -- Your Computer Is Also A Timepiece: -- Viewing the date and time -- Using the Internet to set the clock -- PC Memory: -- What is computer memory? -- Tasty chocolate memory chips -- Memory, one byte at a time -- Memory Q & A: -- How much memory is in my PC right now? -- Do I have enough memory? -- Does my PC have enough memory? -- Can I test whether my PC has enough memory? -- Can I add memory to my PC? -- Will the computer ever run out of memory? -- What is virtual memory? -- What is video memory? -- What about shared video memory? -- Mass Storage System: -- PC's Mass Storage System: -- Surveying the mass storage landscape -- Identifying the primary storage device -- Finding mass storage devices -- Inserting a media card or thumb drive -- Inserting an optical disc -- Ejecting media -- Adding more storage -- Mass Storage Alphabet: -- Handing out drive letters -- Exploring drive icons and names -- Checking drive capacity -- Using mass storage -- Accessing removable media -- Merry Monitor Mayhem: -- PC's Graphics System: -- Minding the monitor -- Discovering the display adapter -- Show Me What Ya Got: -- Measuring a monitor -- Connecting the monitor to the PC -- Reading monitor messages -- Working the monitor's controls -- Windows Controls What You See: -- Setting resolution -- Adding a second monitor -- Orienting the monitor -- Input This!: -- Meet Mr Keyboard: -- Attaching a keyboard -- Examining the typical PC keyboard -- Using modifier keys -- Changing keyboard behavior keys -- Touring some useful keys -- Understanding strange keys -- Understanding keys for math -- Controlling the keyboard in Windows -- Say "Eeek!" To The Mouse: -- Connecting the mouse -- Reviewing basic mouse parts -- Exploring mouse species -- Moving the mouse -- Changing mouse settings -- Touchscreen Input: -- Using basic touchscreen techniques -- Typing on a touchscreen -- System Expansion: -- It's a port -- Versatile USB Port: -- Understanding USB cables -- Connecting a USB device -- Working with USB-powered gizmos -- Removing a USB device -- Using hubs to expand the USB universe -- Expansion Slots: -- Shopping for expansion cards -- Adding an expansion card -- Bluetooth Thing: -- Checking for Bluetooth -- Controlling Bluetooth in Windows -- Pairing a Bluetooth peripheral -- Reviewing paired devices -- Un-pairing a Bluetooth device -- P Is For Printer: -- Printer, The Paper, The Document Maker: -- Surveying the printer landscape -- Touring the typical printer -- Using the printer's control panel -- Drinking ink -- Eating paper -- Choosing the proper paper -- Where The Printer Meets The PC: -- Connecting the printer -- Finding printers in Windows -- Setting the default printer -- Printer Operation: -- Printing something -- Stopping a printer run amok -- PC Audio Abilities: -- Noisy PC: Setting up speakers -- Using headphones -- Exploring microphone options -- Sound Control In Windows: -- Configuring the speakers -- Configuring the microphone -- Enabling the microphone -- Adjusting the volume -- Windows goes bleep -- It Listens: -- Recording our own sounds -- Dictating to the PC --
Part 3: Basic Computing: -- Relevant Parts Of Windows: -- What's an operating system? -- Windows And Its Gooey, Glorious Graphical Interface: -- Starting at the desktop -- Working the taskbar -- Accessing the start menu -- Looking at the notifications area -- Summoning the action center -- Settings And Controls: -- Using the settings app -- Visiting the control panel -- Programs On Your PC: -- Software nomenclature -- Run That Program: -- Hunting down programs in Windows -- Starting an app from tablet mode -- Finding a program when you know its name -- Pinning a program -- Install And Remove Programs: -- Obtaining software from the Internet -- Installing a program from external media -- Uninstalling a program -- Fun With Files And Folders: -- Behold The File!: -- Describing a file -- Creating a new file -- Understanding the filename extension -- Folder Folderol: -- Understanding subfolders and parent folders -- Finding a place for your stuff -- Making a new folder -- Working with folders in the open and save as dialog boxes -- Manage Files Because They Can't Manage Themselves: -- Selecting files -- Manipulating files -- Finding files lost, missing, or dead -- Life On The Cloud: -- Cloud thing -- Cloud Storage: -- Adding a cloud storage service -- Copying a file to cloud storage -- Accessing cloud storage from another device -- Online Media: -- Keeping your pictures on cloud storage -- Accessing cloud storage pictures -- Sharing a picture from cloud storage -- Listening to your cloud music -- Weird World Of Networking: -- Why network? -- Network Hardware: -- Reviewing the network configuration -- Setting up a gateway -- Network Connection: -- Connecting to a wired network -- Connecting to a wireless network -- Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network -- Checking the network type -- Resetting the network type -- Disconnecting from a network -- Forgetting a Wi-Fi connection -- On The Network: -- Accessing a network folder -- Mapping a network drive -- Sharing a folder -- Accessing shared media -- Activating media sharing on your PC --
Part 4: Your Digital Life: -- Internet Refresher: -- What is the Internet? -- Internet access -- It's A World Wide Web We Weave: -- Finding another web browser -- Locating the web browser commands -- Going undercover on the web -- Browsing tips -- Printing web pages -- Searching-the-web tips -- Get Stuff From A Web Page: -- Saving an image from a web page -- Copying text from a web page -- Sharing a web page -- Email Messages: -- Understanding email acronyms -- Finding an email program -- Hello, Other Gizmo: -- AutoPlay: -- Dealing with another device -- Manually summoning AutoPlay -- Setting AutoPlay options -- Connect Something To Your PC: -- Importing images -- Getting video into you PC -- Ripping music from a CD -- Images Digital: -- Image Resolution: -- Understanding resolution -- Setting resolution -- Digital camera tips -- Scanner: -- Introducing the scanner -- Scanning an image -- Picture Files: -- Storing pictures in Windows -- Viewing pictures in Windows -- Printing your digital photos -- Changing picture file formats -- Electronic Entertainment: -- PC Movies: -- Storing video in Windows -- Viewing a video -- Uploading a video to YouTube -- Sharing your videos -- Your PC Is A TV: -- Getting a TV tuner -- Watching Internet TV -- Your TV is a PC -- Your PC Is Your Stereo: -- Enjoying music from the stream -- Running Windows media player --
Part 5: Security And Maintenance: -- System Security: -- Tools to fight the bad guys -- Take Action Against The Barbarian Hoard: -- Finding the action center -- Setting up the Windows Firewall -- Protecting the PC with Windows Defender -- Paying attention to the UAC warnings -- System Privacy Settings: -- Setting the screen saver lock -- Reviewing Windows 10 privacy options -- Latest Version: -- Updating and upgrading -- Updating Windows -- That All-Important Safety Copy: -- File You Had Yesterday: -- Obtaining an external backup device -- Configuring Windows 10 file history -- Setting up Windows 7 backup -- Recovering a previous version of a file -- Restoring files from a backup -- Exploring Internet backup utilities -- Compressed Folder Archives: -- Compressing files -- Working with a compressed folder -- Installing software from a compressed folder -- Maintenance Chores: -- Storage Utilities: -- Freeing storage space -- Checking for errors -- Running defrag -- Network troubleshooting -- Manage The PC's Power: -- Setting power options in Windows 10 -- Configuring a power management plan -- Adding the hibernate option -- Windows 10 do-over --
Part 6: Part Of Tens: -- Ten PC Commandments: -- Thou shalt not fear thy PC -- Thou shalt save thy work -- Thou shalt back up thy files -- That shalt not open or delete things unknownst -- Thou shalt not be a sucker -- Thou shalt use antivirus software, yea verily, and keepeth it up-to-date -- Thou shalt upgrade wisely -- Thou shalt compute at a proper posture -- Thou shalt keepeth Windows up-to-date -- Thou shalt properly shut down windows -- Ten Things Worth Buying For Your PC: -- Mouse pad and wrist pad -- External mass storage -- Cleaning materials -- Internal expansion -- USB hub and cables -- Better keyboard and mouse -- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) -- Headset -- Scanner -- Thumb drives and media cards -- Ten Tips From A PC Guru: -- Remember that you're in charge -- Mind who "helps" you -- Give yourself time to learn -- Create separate accounts -- Mind what you download -- Organize your files -- Don't reinstall Windows -- Shun the hype -- Keep on learning -- Remember not to take this computer stuff too seriously -- Index.
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PCs for dummies / / by Dan Gookin
PCs for dummies / / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [Thirteenth edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (363 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina 004.16
Collana --For dummies series
Soggetto topico Microcomputers
ISBN 1-119-04179-1
1-119-04178-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: -- What's new in this edition? -- Where to start -- Conventions used in this book -- Foolish assumptions -- Icons used in this book -- Where to go from here -- Part 1: Hello, PC!: -- What Is This Thing, This PC?: -- Some Quick Questions To Get Out Of The Way: -- What is a PC? -- Why not just use a tablet or smartphone instead of a PC? -- Should I buy a Dell? -- Will my computer explode? -- Basic Computer Concepts In Easily Digestible Chunks: -- What a computer does -- Hardware and software -- Buy Yourself A PC!: -- Step 1: What do you want the PC to do? -- Step 2: Find software -- Step 3: Match hardware to the software -- Step 4: Locate service and support -- Step 5: Buy it! -- What to do with an old computer -- Final thing to remember -- PC Knobs, Buttons, And Doodads Tour: -- Big picture -- All Around The Console: -- There is no typical console -- Major points of interest on the console, front -- Stuff found on the console's rump -- I/O panel -- Helpful hints, hieroglyphics, and hues -- PC Setup: -- Computer Assembly: -- Unpacking the boxes -- Setting up the console -- Plugging in and connecting -- Plugging-Things-In Guide: -- Attaching the keyboard and mouse -- Setting up the monitor -- Connecting to the network -- Adding a printer -- Hooking up the speakers -- It Must Have Power: -- Plugging everything into a power strip -- Taking advantage of a UPS -- Using the UPS (a short play) -- Both On And Off: -- Turn on your PC -- Windows, ahoy! -- Turn Off The Computer: -- Shutting down Windows -- Putting Windows to sleep -- Restarting the PC -- Signing out -- Reviewing other shutdown options -- Should You Leave Mr PC On All The Time?: -- I want to leave my computer off all the time -- I want to leave my computer on all the time --
Part 2: Nerd's-Eye View: -- Deep Inside The Console: -- Computer Guts: -- Looking under the hood -- Powering Mr computer -- Lurking on the motherboard -- Corralling all the mass storage devices -- King Processor: -- Understanding the processor's role -- Naming PC processors -- Measuring processor speed -- Discovering your PC's processor -- Your Computer Is Also A Timepiece: -- Viewing the date and time -- Using the Internet to set the clock -- PC Memory: -- What is computer memory? -- Tasty chocolate memory chips -- Memory, one byte at a time -- Memory Q & A: -- How much memory is in my PC right now? -- Do I have enough memory? -- Does my PC have enough memory? -- Can I test whether my PC has enough memory? -- Can I add memory to my PC? -- Will the computer ever run out of memory? -- What is virtual memory? -- What is video memory? -- What about shared video memory? -- Mass Storage System: -- PC's Mass Storage System: -- Surveying the mass storage landscape -- Identifying the primary storage device -- Finding mass storage devices -- Inserting a media card or thumb drive -- Inserting an optical disc -- Ejecting media -- Adding more storage -- Mass Storage Alphabet: -- Handing out drive letters -- Exploring drive icons and names -- Checking drive capacity -- Using mass storage -- Accessing removable media -- Merry Monitor Mayhem: -- PC's Graphics System: -- Minding the monitor -- Discovering the display adapter -- Show Me What Ya Got: -- Measuring a monitor -- Connecting the monitor to the PC -- Reading monitor messages -- Working the monitor's controls -- Windows Controls What You See: -- Setting resolution -- Adding a second monitor -- Orienting the monitor -- Input This!: -- Meet Mr Keyboard: -- Attaching a keyboard -- Examining the typical PC keyboard -- Using modifier keys -- Changing keyboard behavior keys -- Touring some useful keys -- Understanding strange keys -- Understanding keys for math -- Controlling the keyboard in Windows -- Say "Eeek!" To The Mouse: -- Connecting the mouse -- Reviewing basic mouse parts -- Exploring mouse species -- Moving the mouse -- Changing mouse settings -- Touchscreen Input: -- Using basic touchscreen techniques -- Typing on a touchscreen -- System Expansion: -- It's a port -- Versatile USB Port: -- Understanding USB cables -- Connecting a USB device -- Working with USB-powered gizmos -- Removing a USB device -- Using hubs to expand the USB universe -- Expansion Slots: -- Shopping for expansion cards -- Adding an expansion card -- Bluetooth Thing: -- Checking for Bluetooth -- Controlling Bluetooth in Windows -- Pairing a Bluetooth peripheral -- Reviewing paired devices -- Un-pairing a Bluetooth device -- P Is For Printer: -- Printer, The Paper, The Document Maker: -- Surveying the printer landscape -- Touring the typical printer -- Using the printer's control panel -- Drinking ink -- Eating paper -- Choosing the proper paper -- Where The Printer Meets The PC: -- Connecting the printer -- Finding printers in Windows -- Setting the default printer -- Printer Operation: -- Printing something -- Stopping a printer run amok -- PC Audio Abilities: -- Noisy PC: Setting up speakers -- Using headphones -- Exploring microphone options -- Sound Control In Windows: -- Configuring the speakers -- Configuring the microphone -- Enabling the microphone -- Adjusting the volume -- Windows goes bleep -- It Listens: -- Recording our own sounds -- Dictating to the PC --
Part 3: Basic Computing: -- Relevant Parts Of Windows: -- What's an operating system? -- Windows And Its Gooey, Glorious Graphical Interface: -- Starting at the desktop -- Working the taskbar -- Accessing the start menu -- Looking at the notifications area -- Summoning the action center -- Settings And Controls: -- Using the settings app -- Visiting the control panel -- Programs On Your PC: -- Software nomenclature -- Run That Program: -- Hunting down programs in Windows -- Starting an app from tablet mode -- Finding a program when you know its name -- Pinning a program -- Install And Remove Programs: -- Obtaining software from the Internet -- Installing a program from external media -- Uninstalling a program -- Fun With Files And Folders: -- Behold The File!: -- Describing a file -- Creating a new file -- Understanding the filename extension -- Folder Folderol: -- Understanding subfolders and parent folders -- Finding a place for your stuff -- Making a new folder -- Working with folders in the open and save as dialog boxes -- Manage Files Because They Can't Manage Themselves: -- Selecting files -- Manipulating files -- Finding files lost, missing, or dead -- Life On The Cloud: -- Cloud thing -- Cloud Storage: -- Adding a cloud storage service -- Copying a file to cloud storage -- Accessing cloud storage from another device -- Online Media: -- Keeping your pictures on cloud storage -- Accessing cloud storage pictures -- Sharing a picture from cloud storage -- Listening to your cloud music -- Weird World Of Networking: -- Why network? -- Network Hardware: -- Reviewing the network configuration -- Setting up a gateway -- Network Connection: -- Connecting to a wired network -- Connecting to a wireless network -- Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network -- Checking the network type -- Resetting the network type -- Disconnecting from a network -- Forgetting a Wi-Fi connection -- On The Network: -- Accessing a network folder -- Mapping a network drive -- Sharing a folder -- Accessing shared media -- Activating media sharing on your PC --
Part 4: Your Digital Life: -- Internet Refresher: -- What is the Internet? -- Internet access -- It's A World Wide Web We Weave: -- Finding another web browser -- Locating the web browser commands -- Going undercover on the web -- Browsing tips -- Printing web pages -- Searching-the-web tips -- Get Stuff From A Web Page: -- Saving an image from a web page -- Copying text from a web page -- Sharing a web page -- Email Messages: -- Understanding email acronyms -- Finding an email program -- Hello, Other Gizmo: -- AutoPlay: -- Dealing with another device -- Manually summoning AutoPlay -- Setting AutoPlay options -- Connect Something To Your PC: -- Importing images -- Getting video into you PC -- Ripping music from a CD -- Images Digital: -- Image Resolution: -- Understanding resolution -- Setting resolution -- Digital camera tips -- Scanner: -- Introducing the scanner -- Scanning an image -- Picture Files: -- Storing pictures in Windows -- Viewing pictures in Windows -- Printing your digital photos -- Changing picture file formats -- Electronic Entertainment: -- PC Movies: -- Storing video in Windows -- Viewing a video -- Uploading a video to YouTube -- Sharing your videos -- Your PC Is A TV: -- Getting a TV tuner -- Watching Internet TV -- Your TV is a PC -- Your PC Is Your Stereo: -- Enjoying music from the stream -- Running Windows media player --
Part 5: Security And Maintenance: -- System Security: -- Tools to fight the bad guys -- Take Action Against The Barbarian Hoard: -- Finding the action center -- Setting up the Windows Firewall -- Protecting the PC with Windows Defender -- Paying attention to the UAC warnings -- System Privacy Settings: -- Setting the screen saver lock -- Reviewing Windows 10 privacy options -- Latest Version: -- Updating and upgrading -- Updating Windows -- That All-Important Safety Copy: -- File You Had Yesterday: -- Obtaining an external backup device -- Configuring Windows 10 file history -- Setting up Windows 7 backup -- Recovering a previous version of a file -- Restoring files from a backup -- Exploring Internet backup utilities -- Compressed Folder Archives: -- Compressing files -- Working with a compressed folder -- Installing software from a compressed folder -- Maintenance Chores: -- Storage Utilities: -- Freeing storage space -- Checking for errors -- Running defrag -- Network troubleshooting -- Manage The PC's Power: -- Setting power options in Windows 10 -- Configuring a power management plan -- Adding the hibernate option -- Windows 10 do-over --
Part 6: Part Of Tens: -- Ten PC Commandments: -- Thou shalt not fear thy PC -- Thou shalt save thy work -- Thou shalt back up thy files -- That shalt not open or delete things unknownst -- Thou shalt not be a sucker -- Thou shalt use antivirus software, yea verily, and keepeth it up-to-date -- Thou shalt upgrade wisely -- Thou shalt compute at a proper posture -- Thou shalt keepeth Windows up-to-date -- Thou shalt properly shut down windows -- Ten Things Worth Buying For Your PC: -- Mouse pad and wrist pad -- External mass storage -- Cleaning materials -- Internal expansion -- USB hub and cables -- Better keyboard and mouse -- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) -- Headset -- Scanner -- Thumb drives and media cards -- Ten Tips From A PC Guru: -- Remember that you're in charge -- Mind who "helps" you -- Give yourself time to learn -- Create separate accounts -- Mind what you download -- Organize your files -- Don't reinstall Windows -- Shun the hype -- Keep on learning -- Remember not to take this computer stuff too seriously -- Index.
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Gookin Dan  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2016]
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PCs for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Dan Gookin
PCs for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / by Dan Gookin
Autore Gookin Dan
Edizione [12th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Indianapolis, Ind., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (363 p.)
Disciplina 4.165
Soggetto topico Microcomputers
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-118-23261-5
1-118-22803-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto pt. I. Hello, PC! -- pt. II. The nerd's-eye view -- pt. III. Basic computing -- pt. IV. Networking nonsense -- pt. V. Your digital life -- pt. VI. The part of tens.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910463341503321
Gookin Dan  
Indianapolis, Ind., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013
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