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Netbooks For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2010-01-30T06:07:00.001-08:00

The only full-service reference on choosing, setting up, and using the hot new Netbook

Netbooks are the fastest-selling segment of the PC market. These small, lightweight mini-laptops are less expensive and run longer on a battery charge than traditional laptops. This is the first book to cover everything from choosing the right Netbook to adding memory and remote access.

You'll learn to compare various models and identify what best meets your needs, connect to the Internet almost anywhere, choose and use free productivity tools, and much more. Netbooks For Dummies covers both Windows and Linux, since Netbooks are available with either operating system. Explains what Netbooks are, what they can do, and the advantages of mobile technology Provides criteria to help you decide what you need in a Netbook and descriptions of the available models, so you can choose one which best meets your needs Covers both Windows (including Windows 7) and Linux operating systems available on Netbooks Walks you through setting up a Netbook and shows you how it can work for you both at home and on the go Discusses free online productivity applications, data synchronization services, and social networks Covers advanced topics like adding memory and remote access

With Netbooks For Dummies, you'll be ready to make the most of the hottest mobile computing technology on the market today.

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How Computers Work (9th Edition)

2010-01-30T05:59:00.001-08:00

Updated to include all the recent developments to the PC and complete with a CD-ROM, the third edition of How Computers Work is like a cool science museum in a book. But make no mistake--this is not a book for children. How Computers Work aims to teach readers about all the intricacies held within the machine, and it's a daunting task. The author, Ron White, doesn't dumb down his material; instead he provides thorough and substantive definitions. The pages of fun and colorful graphics ease the tension, though, and bring the abstract concepts--the difference between RAM and ROM, for example--into real life.

The book has incredible depth, explaining everything you could want to know about your computer, with each piece of hardware being given full treatment over two to five pages. (Macintosh and UNIX users should be aware, though, that the book's model is the `Wintel,` a Windows PC with an Intel microprocessor.) The book is well-structured and can easily be used as a reference resource beyond the first reading. --Jennifer Buckendorff

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Hacking GMail (ExtremeTech)

2010-01-24T04:42:00.001-08:00

The first book to unlock the true power behind Gmàil, Hàcking Gmàil will immediàtely àppeàl to Google ànd Gmàil fàns This is serious, down-ànd-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hàcking thàt will hàve reàders eliminàting the defàult settings, customizing àppeàrànce, disàbling àdvertising, ànd tàking control over their Gmàil àccounts Covers turning Gmàil into àn online hàrd drive for bàcking up files, using it às à blogging tool, ànd even creàting customized Gmàil tools ànd hàcks Shows reàders how to check their Gmàil without visiting the site; use Gmàil ÅPÌs in Perl, Python, PHP, ànd other lànguàges, or creàte their own; ànd màximize Gmàil às à host for messàge boàrds, photo gàlleries, even à blog

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The Twitter Book

2009-12-12T07:38:00.001-08:00

This practical guide will teach you everything you need to know to quickly become a Twitter power user, including strategies and tactics for using Twitter's 140-character messages as a serious--and effective--way to boost your business. Co-written by Tim O'Reilly and Sarah Milstein, widely followed and highly respected Twitterers, the practical information in The Twitter Book is presented in a fun, full-color format that's packed with helpful examples and clear explanations.

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Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 4th Edition

2009-12-12T07:29:00.001-08:00

Delivers all the know-how would-be online entrepreneurs need to get their business off the ground, from identifying a market need and choosing a Web hosting service to securing transactions and attracting customers
The book has been fully revamped with new coverage of setting up Amazon, Yahoo!, and other storefronts; running an eBay business; building profits via affiliate programs and middlemen; improving rankings on Google and other search engines; securing sites with firewalls; monitoring site traffic; and blogging
Completely updated throughout, with new profiles of successful online businesses, a revised directory of Internet business resources (now available on the book's companion Web site), and the latest on advertising techniques and legal and tax requirements
Contains helpful examples of businesses that survived the dot-com bust and continue to thrive, plus examples of strategies to avoid

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Facebook Cookbook: Building Applications to Grow Your Facebook Empire

2009-12-12T07:02:00.001-08:00

Want to build Facebook applications that truly stand out among the thousands already available? In addition to providing easy-to-follow recipes that offer practical ways to design and build scalable applications using the Facebook Platform and its new profile design, this Cookbook also explains proven strategies for attracting users in this highly competitive environment.
With plenty of examples and practical solutions, Facebook Cookbook answers some of the hardest questions Facebook application developers contend with -- including how and where to get started. This Cookbook will help you:

* Learn to build an application that scales to accommodate a sudden influx of users

* Explore changes from Facebook's old profile design to the new look and feel

Take advantage of new integration points in the new profile design

* Get tips for designing applications with hosting and deployment costs in mind

* Discover which widgets and controls to use for building the most attractive user interface design

* Learn the differences between standard HTML, JavaScript, and SQL, and the versions used on the Facebook Platform

Target large, defined groups on Facebook, including those who want to find jobs, hire employees, market a business, advertise, and more

If you can build simple web applications with HTML, Facebook Cookbook will help you build applications with the potential to reach millions of users around the globe. Learn what it takes to design applications that stand above the rest.

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How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Other Social Networks

2009-12-12T06:57:00.001-08:00

Classifieds are OUT.
It?s time to LINK IN!

Finding the job of your dreams the old way just doesn?t happen anymore. If you want great pay, great benefits, and great satisfaction in your career, you must begin social networking.

How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Other Social Networks helps you take full advantage of the bounty of opportunities to be found on the most popular sites. Online job-search experts Brad and Debra Schepp take you step-by-step through the process of joining networks, creating effective online profiles, and successfully . . .

* Marketing yourself

* Building a network of business contacts

* Connecting with employers

* Getting recommendations

* Finding new leads

Mailing a r?m?nd hoping for the best simply puts your fate in the hands of others. To stay in the running, you have to take control by keeping your information fresh and current?in real time. Online social networking is the only way to go, and this forward-looking guide is the best way to get there.

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Search Engine Optimization: Your visual blueprintfor effective Internet marketing (Visual Blueprint)

2009-11-26T06:13:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and youll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 140 key search engine optimization techniques, including analyzing your competition, researching and analyzing keywords, developing your link building skills, and setting up blogs and communities. Succinct explanations will walk you through using Google Analytics, networking with Facebook and MySpace, setting up pay-per-click campaigns, and much more.

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Search Engine Optimization for Flash: Best practices for using Flash on the web

2009-11-26T06:10:00.001-08:00

Some people believe that because search engines can't index all of the content in SWF files, Flash-based websites and Rich Internet Applications don't show up in web searches. This breakthrough book dispels that myth by demonstrating precisely what you can do to make your site fully searchable no matter how much Flash it contains. You'll learn best practices for using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build sites with Flash that will stand tall in search rankings.
Search Engine Optimization for Flash shows you how search engines work, what constitutes a search-engine-optimized (SEO) site, and what to watch out for in the way of SEO pitfalls. With this concise book, you will:

* Know what content is searchable, and why metadata, keywords, and links are so important

* Learn how to place HTML content in your Flash applications

* Create an SEO website by connecting Flash to JavaScript and CSS

* Work effectively with SWFObject by understanding its capabilities and limitations

* Discover the advantages of using the Adobe Flex framework for SEO

The first and most authoritative book on how to optimize Flash content for search engines, Search Engine Optimization for Flash is an invaluable resource if you develop with Flash and want to be sure your audience can easily find your site.

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Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, Second Edition (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2009-11-26T05:23:00.001-08:00

Plan your strategy and use the right keywords
Find out what search engines like and how to boost your ranking
How do you get visitors to flock to your Web site? Make sure the most effective search engines notice it! This updated guidebook tells you which search engines you need to impress, as well as how to register your site with directories, use links profitably, and rise to the top.
Discover how to

* Create search engine- friendly pages

* Choose powerful keywords

* Increase visibility

* Encourage other sites to link to yours

* Avoid penalties

* Use pay-per-click advertising productively

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Search Engine Optimization For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2009-11-26T05:19:00.001-08:00

Why do some sites pop to the top when you search? How do you make yours one of them? You create sites that make search engines happy ? that?s what search engine optimization is all about. Search Engine Optimization For Dummies has been the leading resource on how to make that happen, and this third edition is completely updated to cover the newest changes, standards, tips, and tricks.

This handy guide shows you how to get more visitors by getting more visibility for your Web site. Find out which search engines matter most, what they look for (and what they hate,) how to get your site included in the best indexes and directories, and the most effective ways to spend your advertising dollars. You?ll discover how to:

* Plan a search engine strategy

* Build pages that offer visibility

* Make your site rank high with the most important search engines

* Avoid things that search engines don?t like (and tricks that might actually get your site penalized)

* Use Google universal search, image search optimization, XML sitemaps, and more

* Choose the right keywords

* Track and measure your results

* Increase your exposure with shopping directories and retailers

* Boost your position with popular links and social networking sites

* Use pay-per-click in ways that get the most bang for your advertising buck

Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, 3^rd Edition also helps you skirt some of the pitfalls and become a savvy advertiser. With this book at your side, you?ll never need to fear search engines again!

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Search Engine Optimization for Dummies

2009-11-26T05:12:00.001-08:00

Unfortunately, in the field of Web sites, that’s an unfulfilled dream. Having a Web site does not automatically guarantee
having traffic, even if you register the site with appropriate search engines. Whether you’re an e-tailer who wants customers, a business
that wants clients, or an organization that wants to get your message out, Search Engine Optimization For Dummies explains the rules of the
game with information on:
Spiders—not the yucky kind, but the software that grabs Web pages, and then,,reads and indexes the information
Search indexes or engines, search directories, non-spidered indexes, and pay-per-click systems
The eight search systems you really need to impress and how to get your pages into them
Keywords and how to choose them strategically and use them often
Submitting to the directories, including the biggies (Yahoo! Directory and the Open Director Project) and second-tier directories
Using shopping directories for e-commerce sites, complete with a list of nine popular ones and CPCs (cost per click) for various types of
merchandise on various sites
Written by Peter Kent, e-commerce consultant, popular speaker, and critically-acclaimed author, Search Engine Optimization For Dummies helps
you build a search engine- friendly site (or fix an existing site) and build traffic, showing you how to:
Use effective Web site structure and text, including filenames, directory structure, title tags, descriptive meta tags, keyword meta tags,
and an HTML navigation system,
Avoid things search engines avoid, such as frames, invisible navigation systems, including those created with Java applets, Java Scripts
and Macromedia Flash, cluttered sites overloaded with HTML unrelated to content, and more
Bulk up your site with content—original or recycled
Use specialized search systems to attract valuable, highly targeted traffic
Use link popularity to boost your position and your PageRank
Complete with a tear-out cheat sheet and information about Web sites you may want to hit for even more information, Search Engine Optimization
For Dummies will help you make the Web site hit list.

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Search Engine Marketing

2009-11-26T05:07:00.001-08:00

Revolutionize Your Internet Marketing

Leverage today's Internet marketing strategies to reach customers, increase sales, and establish performance-based marketing in your organization. Search Engine Marketing explains how to use Web analytics, key performance indicators (KPIs), search engine optimization (SEO), and search marketing-the critical tools for success. Multichannel marketing, which uses radio, TV, and print to broadcast your message, is also covered. The book includes revealing interviews with industry experts as well as valuable tips on vendor selection. Implement an effective, integrated marketing program for your business with help from this definitive guide.?

* Track and measure both digital and traditional marketing with analytics

* Define and use KPIs to manage campaigns and channels for maximum profitability

* Employ SEO strategies to increase leads, conversions, and sales

* Understand how website architecture, keywords, tags, and sitemaps affect search results

* Use PPC to place ads in search engines, radio, TV, and newspapers

Get hands-on strategies for maximizing Google Analytics and Google AdWords

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Professional Search Engine Optimization with PHP: A Developer's Guide to SEO

2009-11-26T05:02:00.001-08:00

Maybe you’re a great programmer or IT professional, but marketing isn’t your thing. Or perhaps you’re a tech-savvy search engine marketer who wants a peek under the hood of a search engine optimized web site. Search engine marketing is a field where technology and marketing are both critical and interdependent, because small changes in the implementation of a web site can make you or break you in search engine rankings. Furthermore, the fusion of technology and marketing know-how can create web site features that attract more visitors.

The mission of this book is to help web developers create web sites that rank well with the major search engines, and to teach search engine marketers how to use technology to their advantage. We assert that neither marketing nor IT can exist in a vacuum, and it is essential that they not see themselves as opposing forces in an organization. They must work together. This book aims to educate both sides in that regard.

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Marketing Through Search Optimization, Second Edition: How People Search and How to be found on the web

2009-11-26T04:59:00.001-08:00

This book guides readers through proven techniques for achieving and measuring success in search engine marketing (i.e. how to be the top of the rank), along with a review of the most important search engines and directories.
Explains why and how marketers can and must optimize their sites for searchability from the outset
Describes how to optimize, for both local and international users using tutorials and walkthroughs to demonstrate how to steadily improve your site rankings
Completely revised and updated this new edition focuses on the key aspects of how people search, the mobile Internet and pay per click adverting.

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Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions

2009-11-26T04:54:00.001-08:00

How much money are you losing because of poor landing page design? In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, you’ll learn all the skills necessary to dramatically improve your bottom line, including identifying mission critical parts of your website and their true economic value, defining important visitor classes and key conversion tasks, gaining insight on customer decision-making, uncovering problems with your page and deciding which elements to test, developing an action plan, and avoiding common pitfalls. Includes a companion website and a detailed review of the Google Website Optimizer tool.

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Google's PageRank and Beyond: The Science of Search Engine Rankings

2009-11-26T04:44:00.001-08:00

Why doesn't your home page appear on the first page of search results, even when you query your own name? How do other Web pages always appear at the top? What creates these powerful rankings? And how? The first book ever about the science of Web page rankings, Google's PageRank and Beyond supplies the answers to these and other questions and more.

The book serves two very different audiences: the curious science reader and the technical computational reader. The chapters build in mathematical sophistication, so that the first five are accessible to the general academic reader. While other chapters are much more mathematical in nature, each one contains something for both audiences. For example, the authors include entertaining asides such as how search engines make money and how the Great Firewall of China influences research.

The book includes an extensive background chapter designed to help readers learn more about the mathematics of search engines, and it contains several MATLAB codes and links to sample Web data sets. The philosophy throughout is to encourage readers to experiment with the ideas and algorithms in the text.

Any business seriously interested in improving its rankings in the major search engines can benefit from the clear examples, sample code, and list of resources provided.

* Many illustrative examples and entertaining asides

* MATLAB code

* Accessible and informal style

* Complete and self-contained section for mathematics review

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Get to the Top on Google: Tips and Techniques to Get Your Site to the Top of the Search Engine Rankings and Stay There

2009-11-26T04:40:00.001-08:00

Written in a clear, non-technical, style by a leading expert in SEO (search engine optimization), GTTTOG explains techniques and strategies proven to return higher search engine rankings and sales. It addresses all aspects of search engine marketing and includes an assessment of the impact of Web 2.0 on Internet search strategies.

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Cult of Analytics: Driving online marketing strategies using web analytics (Emarketing Essentials)

2009-11-26T04:37:00.001-08:00

If you want to understand and get true value from your online content you need to understand how it is used by your customers. If you work with web analytics and online search optimization, this book will provide you with the tools and insight you need to do just that.

Even more, it will give you an actionable plan to transform the culture of your organization into one that uses web analytics on a daily basis, focusing on real changes you can make to your department and processes to transform the way your business works.

With examples from dozens of companies ranging from small businesses, to consumer sites like Amazon, to some of the largest companies in the world including Tesco and Google, Cult of Analytics demonstrates just how to apply web analytics to your business.

* Unique: demand from marketers for a guide to building web analytics into business
* Real-world examples show what does and doesn't work online to meet online business objectives
* Covers both the technicalities of web analytics and the strategy behind using them in one handy guide to give marketers the complete picture

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Be #1 on Google: 52 Fast and Easy Search Engine Optimization Tools to Drive Customers to Your Web Site

2009-11-26T04:33:00.001-08:00

Google Your Way to the Top of Your Industry!

It?s great to have a punchy Web site, but if you aren?t optimizing your search-engine presence, you?re just another company lost in cyberspace.

With Be #1 on Google, you can instantly put your company in the top spot of relevant online searches?and dramatically increase sales. An international expert in search-engine optimization, Jon Smith explains how to draw serious customers?not curious or bored Web surfers?to your site by

- Registering with Google

- Coming up with the best keywords

- Thinking like your customers

- Making your site totally accessible

- Using metadata to your advantage

- Advertising on the Web

- Measuring what works, and what doesn?t

Containing 52 techniques in all, each of which can used immediately, Be #1 on Google is the essential guide to winning the battle for first ranking on the world?s most utilized search engine.

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101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site : Filled with Proven Internet Marketing Tips, Tools, Techniques, and Resources to Increase Your Web Site Traffic

2009-11-26T04:29:00.001-08:00

The key to a web site’s success is its ability to entice surfers to stop at that site, absorb what it offers, and return at a later date. This guide provides tools such as templates, checklists, and forms as well as proven techniques such as using e-mail, links, and online advertising to increase the number of initial users and repeat visitors to the site. This resource will prove invaluable to entrepreneurs, small business owners, corporate marketing managers, and consultants seeking the skills needed to make a web site successful.

101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site: Filled with Proven Internet Marketing Tips, Tools, Techniques, and Resources to Increase Your Web Site Traffic
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101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site (101 Ways series)

2009-11-26T04:22:00.001-08:00

This comprehensive, hands-on, step-by-step guide is guaranteed to attract more potential consumers to any given website. With hundreds of proven tips, tools, and techniques, this freshly updated edition provides the latest Web 2.0 trends and techniques such as RSS, blogs, podcasting, and mobile marketing.

Entrepreneurs, corporate marketing managers, small business owners, consultants, webmasters, individuals, new media professionals, and website designers will find this guidebook invaluable for developing online strategies. A personal password is also included for accessing the companion website, which provides up-to-the-minute internet marketing news and expanded information. From optimizing websites for search engines and incorporating dynamite public relations strategies to offline promotion and ensuring customer satisfaction, this handbook and website combined are unbeatable for helpful online promotional resources.

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SEO Warrior

2009-11-26T04:17:00.001-08:00

How can you make it easier for people to find your website? And how can you convert casual visitors into active users? SEO Warrior shows you how it's done through a collection of tried and true techniques, hacks, and best practices. Learn the nuts and bolts of SEO theory, the importance of keyword strategy, and how to avoid and remedy search engine traps.

You'll also learn about search engine marketing (SEM) practices, such as Google AdWords, and how you can use social networking to increase your visibility. Ideal for web developers, savvy marketers, webmasters, and anyone else interested in SEO, this book serves not only as an SEO tutorial, but also as a reference guide for implementing effective SEO techniques.

See website optimization in action with detailed case studies of five website types

Optimize your site for Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft's Bing, as well as search engines used in different parts of the world

Conduct keyword research to find the best terms to reach your audience-and the related terms they'll respond to

Learn what makes search engines tick by utilizing custom scripts

Analyze your site to see how it measures up to the competition

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Beginning BlackBerry Development

2009-11-26T04:11:00.001-08:00

With record numbers of BlackBerry smartphones sold and the launch of BlackBerry App World, there has never been a more exciting time to get into BlackBerry application development.

Assuming only some programming background in Java or a similar language, this book starts with the basics and teaches you what you need to know to get started developing native applications for BlackBerry. Step by step tutorials will take you through downloading and installing the BlackBerry development environment, creating your first applications, and exploring the BlackBerry API.

You?ll learn how to use the BlackBerry user interface components to create the look and feel you want, how to use networking to create applications that can talk to servers anywhere on the internet, how to manage application lifecycle and data storage, and how to use the GPS and mapping functionality included on many devices to create location-aware applications.

You?ll also learn about the different ways you can package and distribute your application, from deploying an application on your own website to listing your application for sale on App World.

What you?ll learn

Complete BlackBerry native application development

How to work with the BlackBerry JDE and the JDE Plug-in for Eclipse

How to debug your application, and deploy onto real devices

How to work with networking, GPS and maps, and persistent storage

How to work with and customize the BlackBerry UI

Ways to distribute your application, from hosting on your own website to listing on BlackBerry App World

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Windows 7 Simplified

2009-11-20T22:29:00.001-08:00

This full color book uses the Visual approach to cover the new features of Windows 7 and provide step-by-step instructions for readers who are entirely new to the subject. Inside readers will find tasks on topics such as: Windows 7 basics, creating movies, sharing their computer, working with and managing files, browsing the Web, and new ways to customize Windows to work for them. This book covers the new features of Windows 7, including: the interface and the new and improved Internet Explorer. A more sophisticated interior appeals to a wide ranging audience who will appreciate the colorful images and easy to follow instructions.

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Windows 7 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

2009-11-20T22:25:00.001-08:00

Experience learning made easy and quickly teach yourself the essentials of working with Windows 7. With STEP BY STEP, you set the pace building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Learn to manage windows and folders, sort and filter files, create an efficient Windows working environment, and safely access the Internet. You ll learn how to install and manage software and hardware, create and manage homegroups, share content with other computers and computer users, and instantly locate content stored on your PC or network. You ll also learn how to fine-tune your PC s performance and resolve common problems. Plus, the supplied practice files give you a chance to hone your skills and put the book s lessons to work.

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Windows 7: The Definitive Guide: The Essential Resource for Professionals and Power Users

2009-11-20T22:21:00.001-08:00

This book provides everything you need to manage and maintain Windows 7. You'll learn all of the features and enhancements in complete detail, along with specifics for configuring the operating system to put you in full control. Bestselling author and Windows expert William Stanek doesn't just show you the steps you need to follow, he also tells you how features work, why they work, and how you can customize them to meet your needs. Learn how to squeeze every bit of power out of Windows 7 to take full advantage of its features and programs.

Set up, customize, and tune Windows 7-Optimize its appearance and performance, install and manage software, customize your hardware, and install printers, scanners, and faxes

Manage your files and data-Search your computer more efficiently, secure your data, share and collaborate, and get the most out of optional programs such as Windows Live Mail

Master your digital media-Create media libraries, manage digital pictures and videos, make DVDs, and create movies

Get connected and start networking-Set up a home or small-office network, conquer Internet Explorer, and master on-the-go networking

Protect your computer-Keep your family safe while on the Internet, navigate the computer security maze, and configure Windows 7's protection features

Manage and support Windows 7 systems-Configure user accounts, disks and drives, troubleshoot and handle routine maintenance, and resolve advanced support and recovery issues

Learn advanced tips & techniques-Manage the Windows boot environment, explore Group Policy, and much more

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Windows 7: Up and Running: A quick, hands-on introduction (Animal Guide)

2009-11-20T22:15:00.001-08:00

This compact book offers the quickest path for Windows users to get started with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. You get the essential information you need to upgrade or install the system and configure it to fit your activities, along with a tour of Windows 7's features and built-in applications.
Microsoft has learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista, and Windows 7 shows it-this new OS is much faster and more stable. With Windows 7: Up and Running, you'll learn what's new and what's changed from XP and Vista, and get advice on ways to use this system for work, entertainment, instant communication, and more. Windows 7 is poised to be a big hit, and with this handy guide, you can be up and running -- and productive -- with it right away.

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Windows® 7 Inside Out

2009-11-20T22:10:00.001-08:00

You re beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your PC to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Windows 7 and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery! Compare features and capabilities in each edition of Windows 7. Configure and customize your system with advanced setup options. Manage files, folders, and media libraries. Set up a wired or wireless network and manage shared resources. Administer accounts, passwords, and logons and help control access to resources. Configure Internet Explorer(r) 8 settings and security zones. Master security essentials to help protect against viruses, worms, and spyware. Troubleshoot errors and fine-tune performance. Automate routine maintenance with scripts and other tools.CD includes: Fully searchable eBook Downloadable gadgets and other tools for customizing Windows 7 Insights direct from the product team on the official Windows 7 blog Links to the latest security updates and products, demos, blogs, and user communities

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Windows 7 Just the Steps For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2009-11-19T16:04:00.001-08:00

Just the steps you need to get going with Windows 7!

Coming in day and date with Microsoft's exciting release of the new Window 7 operating system, this friendly, accessible book shows you the features and functions you need from this exciting new operating system. Presented in a series of numbered steps that are concise, visually clear, and easy to follow, you'll learn to navigate the Windows 7 desktop, create files, connect to the Internet, search the Web, use e-mail, and more with this fun and practical guide.

- Get quickly and easily up to speed on Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7

- Master Windows 7 through a list of steps and easy-to-follow visual elements

See how to set up your desktop, copy and delete files, connect to the Internet, create folders, and more

-Discover what so many readers already know-fun, readable Dummies books are a great way to get the most out of your Windows technology in a non-intimidating way

Why waste time on extraneous information? Get this book and get just the steps!

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Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2009-11-19T15:37:00.001-08:00

This handy reference covers all the must-know elements of Windows 7
The much-anticipated Windows 7 operating system brings lots of new elements to Windows, and you may have lots of questions. You'll find the answers quickly and easily in Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference - a concise, convenient reference you can keep by your PC.
Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference covers all the information you need most often: tips on navigating the new desktop, launching programs, working with files and folders, getting online and managing e-mail, using special features, and much more. It provides quick, easy-to-find answers that can save you time and hassle every day.

Small size is designed to keep must-have information conveniently at hand
Covers all the new features of Windows 7
Gives concise information on navigating the desktop, launching programs, adding and deleting programs, and creating, copying, and deleting files and folders
Shows how to create shortcuts, connect to the Internet, search the Web, add favorites, and send and receive e-mail
Also covers printing as well as how to use Windows Movie Maker and Windows Media Player

You'll find what you need to know quickly in Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference, so you can get on with enjoying all you can do with Windows 7.

Windows 7 For Dummies Quick Reference (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
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Windows 7 Bible

2009-11-19T15:03:00.001-08:00

This comprehensive reference by a Microsoft expert covers all aspects of the new Windows release

The much-anticipated release of Windows 7 will have numerous changes, and you'll need a complete guide to take full advantage of all it has to offer. Windows 7 Bible covers navigation changes such as pinning to the task bar, full screen preview with invisible windows, Jump Lists, Home Group, Sticky Notes, and many others. It shows you how to use Internet Explorer 8, including features like Web Slices and Network view changes, and guides you through all the new desktop features.

This reference thoroughly examines all three parts of the new platform: Windows 7 Core OS, the Windows Live applications, and Windows Live Services. Windows 7 Bible shows you everything you need to know to make the most of Microsoft's new operating system.

Covers Windows Live Essentials, including Windows Live Family Safety, Mail, Messenger, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, Toolbar, Writer, and Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
Shows how to use Windows Live Services, including Hotmail and Spaces
Explores new features including Desktop Gadgets Gallery, Desktop Windows manager, updated Fax and DVD Maker, an updated "Devices and Printers" option, and Sticky Notes
Explains new features in the Calculator, ribbon features in applets such as Paint and WordPad, the new Media Center, and searching updates
Fully covers the first complete overhaul of applets in a decade

With Windows 7 Bible at your side, you can learn as much or as little as you need to know for the way you use Windows.

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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 7 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))

2009-11-19T15:00:00.001-08:00

A practical guide for visual learners who are eager to get started with Windows 7
Windows 7 is Microsoft's highly anticipated operating system used by millions of people around the world. If you're a visual learner and are new to Windows 7, then this book is an ideal introduction to the new features of this operating system. Seasoned author Paul McFedries walks you through the basics and beyond of Windows 7 in a straightforward manner.
You'll discover how to install and repair programs, maintain your system, set up password-protected accounts, load images from a digital camera, play music and other media files, secure Internet and e-mail accounts, and much more. More than 150 tasks are accompanied by full-color screen shots as they guide you to becoming a confident user of Windows 7.

Experienced author Paul McFedries walks you through Microsoft's eagerly awaited new operating system: Windows 7
Clear and succinct explanations, step-by-step instructions, and full-color screen shots take you through the newest features of Windows 7
More than 150 Windows 7 tasks show you the basics and beyond, including installing and repairing programs, maintaining your system, loading images from a digital camera, and more

This book is essential if you are a visual learner who is enthusiastic about diving in and exploring all that Windows 7 has to offer!

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Microsoft Windows 7 On Demand

2009-11-19T14:56:00.001-08:00

Need answers quickly? Microsoft Windows 7 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.

Inside the Book

- Master the Windows 7 user experience, including Windows Aero

- Perform Instant Searches to quickly find files and programs

- Manage files and information using Windows 7 programs and desktop gadgets

- Browse the Web, search for information, and get instant updates

- Use Windows Live Essentials to work with mail, messages, photos, and movies

- Protect your computer from Internet or network intruders

- Create your own movies, slide shows, and DVDs

- Rip, manage, and play digital music and videos

- Share files and media on a HomeGroup or network

- Set multiple users and parental controls

- Customize, fine-tune, and administer Windows 7

Bonus Online Content

Workshops and related files

Keyboard shortcuts

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Microsoft Windows 7 In Depth

2009-11-19T14:51:00.001-08:00

Microsoft® Windows 7 In Depth Beyond the Basics?Beneath the Surface?In Depth

Advice and techniques that you need to get the job done.

Looking for ways to streamline your work so that you can focus on maximizing your
time? In Depth provides specific, tested, and proven solutions to the problems you run
into every day?things other books ignore or oversimplify. This is the one book that you
can rely on to answer all the questions you have now and will have in the future.

In Depth offers:

Comprehensive coverage, with detailed solutions

Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere

Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out

Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can?t fix on your own

Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style

Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings

In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time!

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Windows 7 For Dummies

2009-11-19T14:43:00.001-08:00

The perfect plain-English guide to the much-anticipated release of Windows 7
Windows For Dummies is the all-time bestselling guide to the Windows operating system. Windows 7 For Dummies answers all your questions about the interface adjustments and all the new tools in Windows 7.
Whether you're new to computers or just eager to start using the newest version of Windows, expert author Andy Rathbone will walk you step by step through the most common Windows 7 tasks, including managing files, applications, media, and Internet access. If you've never used Windows before, it shows you the things most books assume you already know, like how to navigate the interface, customize the desktop, and work with the file system. Then it helps you get comfortable using all aspects of Windows 7.
- Nearly ninety percent of the world's PCs use the Windows operating system
- Covers basic management of applications, files, and data; creating and printing documents; setting up an Internet connection and e-mail account; and online security
- Explores using Windows to edit and manage audio, video, and photo files, and how to create CDs, DVDs, and playlists with Media Center
- Helps you tweak and customize Windows 7 to operate your way and set up user accounts, build a home network, and maintain your PC
- Provides troubleshooting advice, helps you find missing files and use the Help system, and explains common error messages

Windows 7 For Dummies will have you up and running on the newest version of Windows quickly and easily.

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2009-08-14T20:03:00.000-07:00

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Excel 2007: The Missing Manual

2009-08-14T10:18:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Excel continues to grow in power, sophistication, and capability, but one thing that has changed very little since the early '90s is its user interface. The once-simple toolbar has been packed with so many features over the years that few users know where to find them all. Microsoft has addressed this problem in Excel 2007 by radically redesigning the user interface with a tabbed toolbar that makes every feature easy to locate and use. Unfortunately, Microsoft's documentation is as scant as ever, so even if users can find advanced features, they probably won't know what to do with them.

"Excel 2007: The Missing Manual," written specifically for this version of the software, covers the entire gamut of how to build spreadsheets, add and format information, print reports, create charts and graphics, and use basic formulas and functions. Like its siblings in the Missing Manual series, this book crackles with a fine sense of humor and refreshing objectivity about its subject, guiding readers through the new Excel with clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, lots of illustrations, and friendly, time-saving advice. It's a perfect primer for small businesses with no techie to turn to, as well as those who want to organize household and office information.

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Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Inside Out

2009-08-14T10:05:00.000-07:00

This book packs hundreds of time-saving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using Office Excel 2007. Whether you are upgrading from Office 97 or Office 2003, youll be able to dig in to the work-ready resources that help you take your Office Excel 2007 experience to the next level. This information-packed complete reference shows you how to get the most out of Office Excel 2007. You will learn how to navigate the products new features and capabilities, including the new formatting and editing advances such as Live Preview. Youll explore new graphics capabilities, master the charting interface, and learn how to create dynamic lists with PivotTable reports. Youll even learn how to automate Office Excel with macros, custom functions, and more. Plus, youll get tools, eBooks, and more on the companion CD.

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Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

2009-08-14T09:58:00.000-07:00

Excel provides an easy-to-use, powerful spreadsheet environment that helps you handle calculations and data more effectively. With Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Step by Step, youll learn all the ins and outs of working with Excel features, including the exciting new interface for this latest version of Office. This information-packed guide provides numbered steps and hands-on examples that show you how to get the most out of Excel. With this book, youll learn how to work with tools to make worksheet entry faster, make your Excel documents more attractive, present information visually with charts, sorting and filtering data, publish documents on the Web, and lots more. The companion CD provides all exercise source files so that you get hands-on with Excel right away.

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Excel 2007 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2009-08-14T09:35:00.000-07:00

Master the Ribbon, powerful graphics capabilities, and more!

Your one-stop guide to great-looking spreadsheets that actually mean something

Create colorful spreadsheets and charts, use Live Preview, and maximize everything Excel 2007 has to offer! Find just what you need to know about using the new Ribbon, designing spreadsheets that communicate, editing and printing them, working with formulas, protecting your data when you collaborate, turning out cool charts, and much more. The included four-color insert highlights the Ribbon, new graphics features, and more!

Discover how to

* Create dynamic spreadsheets with style galleries
* Work with more than 40 new cell styles
* Automate formatting with Live Preview
* Share Excel data with other programs
* Use VBA to write custom Excel functions

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Microsoft Office Word 2007 QuickSteps (Quicksteps)

2009-08-10T11:38:00.000-07:00

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!
Get started using Word 2007 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions show you how to use all the new and improved features. Follow along and learn to work with the new Office interface and ribbon, create and format documents, add graphics, use templates, and collaborate with other users. You'll also find out how to use speech recognition, translate to and from another language, and save Word documents as web pages. Plus, you can flip straight to the information you need easily using the color-coded tabs. Get the book that gets you started using Word 2007 in no time.

Use these handy guideposts:
* Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
* Need-to-know facts in concise narrative
* Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
* Bonus information related to the topic being covered
* Errors and pitfalls to avoid

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Microsoft Office Word 2007 On Demand

2009-08-10T11:32:00.000-07:00

See How To

• Create documents more efficiently using a new results-oriented interface

• Use formatting, editing, reviewing, and publishing tools to create documents in print and online

• Create great-looking documents faster using themes, styles, and templates

• Organize information and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts

• Create customized letters, labels, and envelopes

• Use the Full Reading view to comfortably read documents on screen

• Use the Outline and Draft views to develop your documents

• Use Groove and SharePoint Team Services to collaborate and share documents and information

• Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialists exam

This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use the task. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Word example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com

Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software–including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macromedia Flash 8, Macromedia Director MX, and Macromedia Fireworks–and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve Johnson founded Perspection, Inc. Perspection is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies.

This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com.

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Word

Chapter 2 Working with Simple Documents

Chapter 3 Formatting Documents

Chapter 4 Using Templates, Styles, and Themes

Chapter 5 Adding Graphics and Multimedia to Documents

Chapter 6 Adding Tables and Charts to Documents

Chapter 7 Creating Desktop Publishing Documents

Chapter 8 Working with Long Documents

Chapter 9 Working with Technical Documents

Chapter 10 Creating Mail Merge Documents

Chapter 11 Proofing and Printing Documents

Chapter 12 Publishing Documents on the Web

Chapter 13 Protecting and Securing Documents

Chapter 14 Reviewing and Sharing Documents

Chapter 15 Sharing Information Between Programs

Chapter 16 Customizing Word

Chapter 17 Expanding Word Functionality

Chapter 18 Working Together on Office Documents

W Workshops: Putting It All Together

New Features

Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist

Index

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Microsoft Office Word 2003 Step by Step

2009-08-10T11:26:00.000-07:00

This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly builds your skills with Microsoft Word 2003—one step at a time! With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and practice exercises to learn essential tools and techniques. You'll discover the new features of Microsoft Word 2003 and master the fundamentals for creating great-looking documents. Topics include using styles, templates, and Smart Tags; formatting, editing, and publishing your ideas in print and online; organizing information and adding impact with tables, charts, and graphics; using the Mail Merge Wizard to create customized letters, labels, and envelopes; and sharing, comparing, and merging documents through e-mail or the Web. The book also helps you prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam and makes a great on-the-job desk reference. Designed for beginning-level and intermediate-level users, STEP BY STEP puts you in charge of developing the skills you need, exactly when you need them!

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Microsoft Office Word 2003 Inside Out

2009-08-10T11:17:00.000-07:00

Hey, you know your way around documents—so now dig into Word 2003 and really put your word-processing skills to work! This supremely organized reference packs all the information you need to master every major tool, task, and enhancement in Word 2003—without the fluff. Work smarter with core functions such as creating and formatting documents; creating visual effects; producing tables and charts; developing custom forms; and writing macros with Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA). Quickly advance your expertise with XML capabilities in Word, support for the Tablet PC, new document workspaces, and more. You’ll gain hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast-answer format. On the companion CD you get an eBook of Microsoft Office Word 2003 Inside Out. You also find additional documents from the authors, a reference of the more than 1,000 build-in commands in Word, a collection of Microsoft resources for learning about Word, a catalog of 3rd-party Word resources, and three additional e-books: the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, the Insider’s Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, and the Tablet PC Quick Reference. With INSIDE OUT, you’ll discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks—and challenge yourself to new levels of Word mastery!

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Microsoft Office Word 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

2009-08-10T11:12:00.000-07:00

The smart way to learn Office Word 2007one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting help to master the fundamentals of working with the latest version of Word, including how to navigate the new user interface. You will discover how to use features in Word to help create, edit, and proofread documents. Youll also learn how to modify the appearance of text, organize information with tables and columns, collaborate with others, and publish documents on the Webplus more. With Step by Step, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction!

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Easy Microsoft Office Word 2003

2009-08-10T06:12:00.000-07:00

Easy Microsoft Office Word 2003 takes the work out of learning Word 2003 by using short, easy-to-follow lessons that show you how to accomplish basic tasks quickly and efficiently! It is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Microsoft's word processing application through a visual, full-color approach. More than 100 hands-on lessons are designed to teach the easiest, fastest, or most direct way to accomplish common Word tasks. The book is suited for new Word users, as well as those upgrading from an earlier version.

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Beginning Microsoft Word Business Documents (Beginning: from Novice to Professional)

2009-08-10T06:05:00.000-07:00

Beginning Microsoft Word Business Documents is filled with practical applications of Word's many features. It walks you through the creation of professional documents such as business plans, legal documents, newsletters, and grants. You'll also learn how to use surveys and forms to gather information.

Each chapter of the book may be read on its own--so you can navigate your own learning path. This book focuses on streamlining the document creation process, and timesaving tips will help you work with large documents and use existing documents to create future documents. An intermediate-level knowledge of Word is assumed.

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Word 2003

2009-08-10T05:53:00.000-07:00

Everything a beginner needs to learn how to use Word is right here, presented in an easy-to-follow format. Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Office Word 2003 takes the reader through the basics, from starting Word to creating, editing, and formatting documents. The reader will learn how to use Word’s productivity tools, with lots of numbered steps to lead them through the process. Everything from styles to tables to clip art to charts is covered so when finished, the reader will feel confident about using Word’s most powerful features.

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Blogging For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2009-08-04T01:49:00.001-07:00

There are currently nine million blogs, with 40,000 new ones created every day;25 percent of Internet users say they read blogs, and 9 percent say they’ve created one This book walks people through what they need to know to launch a blog, maintain it, publicize it, syndicate it, and even make money from it Topics covered include choosing a Weblog host such as Blogger.com or TypePad, hosting a blog on one’s own, solving blog problems, working with blogging software (Movable Type, Greymatter, Radio Userland), and delving into RSS syndication Offers tips from veteran bloggers, a rundown of Blogosphere protocol, savvy pointers on earning revenue from a blog, and advice on specialized blogs such as podcasts, vlogs, and photo and MP3 blogs

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Blogger: Beyond the Basics: Customize and promote your blog with original templates, analytics, advertising, and SEO (From Technologies to Solutions)

2009-08-04T01:43:00.001-07:00

In Detail

Blogger is a blog publishing system from Google with a friendly interface specifically designed for creating and maintaining weblogs.

It allows users to easily create dynamic blogs with great content and many outstanding features including RSS feeds, link-backs, photo slideshows, and integration with popular Google applications like Picasa. Its versatility and ease of use has attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users.

If you want to create powerful, fully-featured blogs in no time, this book is for you. This book will focus on transforming a typical blog into something fresh and professional that stands out from the crowd. It starts with an introduction to an example blog, discussing what it is lacking, and then adding all the features of Blogger to make it successful. This book will tell you how to transform a slow-paced typical business blog into an attractive and interactive profit-making blog with measurable results. It has a very user-friendly approach and shares tips, tricks, and resources to continue to grow your blog.

What you will learn from this book?

The book aims to be a "complete" guide to working with Blogger. The focus is on more advanced, professional uses. You will learn everything you need to know to extend your blog and grow beyond the basics of using Blogger. This book will cover the following:

* Customizing and creating templates to make your blog attractive

* Adding social bookmarks to your blog to promote your site

* Joining the blogosphere to drive traffic to your site

* Customizing your blog by using widgets effectively

* Customizing your blog’s RSS and Atom feed, so that the Blogger feeds are available to the users

* Managing ads and adding e-commerce features

* Monitoring viewers and ads using Google Analytics

* Managing and optimizing your blog for search engines

Integrating your website with your blog

Approach

Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, the book takes you through the essential tasks required to create a feature-rich blog as quickly as possible. From initial setup to customizing modules, each task is explained in a clear, practical way using an example blog developed through the book. You’ll also learn how to market and measure the success of your blog using Google web applications and other popular tools.

This book deals with using the current Blogger and third-party tools to optimize and create widgets for your blog. You’ll transform your blog using existing tools then take it further with more challenging approaches to customizing your blog. All the steps involved in each example are listed under the section called "Time for action". Similarly, the results of that action are listed under the section called "What just happened". This structure adds to the clear, simple, and focused approach of the book.

Who this book is written for?

The book is aimed at current users of the Blogger platform who want to get the most out of Blogger and people who use a different blogging platform and are planning on switching to Blogger. Blog owners who promote their own services, expertise, and products, and want to increase their blog’s success by pushing the limits of what Blogger can do will get the most out of this book.

The book doesn’t require any specific knowledge of Blogger or the related technologies: RSS, CSS, HTML, and XML. Everything you need to know to grow beyond the basics is covered in this book. The companion website to this book includes free resource images and content.

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Blog Marketing

2009-08-04T00:27:00.000-07:00

With an exclusive look inside Google, Disney, Yahoo, IBM, and others, this book shows how your company can use blogs to raise its visibility and transform internal communications All companies, large and small, know that reaching customers directly and influencing--and being influenced by--them is essential to success.

Blog Marketing shows marketing and PR professionals as well small business owners how to do just that without spending a lot of money. Readers will learn how to tap into the power of blogs to create a direct line of communication with customers, raise the company’s visibility, and position their organizations as industry thought leaders. "Blogs will soon become a staple in the information diet of every serious businessperson . . . . Blogs offer an accelerated and efficient approach to acquiring and understanding the kind of information all of us need to make business decisions." -- John Battelle, Business 2.0

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WordPress 2.7 Cookbook

2009-08-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

120,000 blogs are created every day. Most of them quickly die, but a few stay, grow up, and then become well known and respected places on the Web. If you are seriously interested in being in the top league, you will need to learn all the tricks of the trade. WordPress 2.7 Cookbook focuses on providing solutions to common WordPress problems, to make sure that your blog will be one of the ones that stay. The author’s experience with WordPress enables him to share insights on using WordPress effectively, in a clear and friendly way, giving practical hands-on solutions to WordPress problems, questions, and common tasks - from themes to widgets and from SEO to security. Are you feeling limited with WordPress, or are you wondering how popular blogs do a certain kind of thing that you can’t? With this cookbook, you will learn many WordPress secrets and techniques, with step-by-step, useful recipes dedicated to achieving a particular goal or solve a particular problem. You’ll learn the secret of expensive premium themes, how to optimize your blog for SEO and online profits, and how to supercharge WordPress with killer functions used by the most popular blogs over the Internet.

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WordPress 2.7 Complete

2009-08-03T10:06:00.000-07:00

Using WordPress you can easily create dynamic blogs and web sites with great content and many outstanding features. It is an ideal tool for developing blogs and although it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. You can customize the features, incorporate your own design, and even write your own plug-ins with ease. Its versatility and ease of use have attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users. While it is easy to get started with WordPress, its full power is not obvious. If want to create a powerful, fully-featured blog or non-blog web site in no time, this book is for you. It will give you a rapid and straightforward introduction to the rich and powerful features of WordPress and get you up and running with a state-of-the-art blog as quickly and painlessly as possible. It will help you learn everything WordPress has to offer, from the ground up, so you can build your complete web site. You will see many of WorPress’s hidden powers that will help you build a fully functioning web site. You will be introduced to the main aspects of a blog - users, communities, posts, comments, news feeds - and learn how to manage them using WordPress. You will learn to install WordPress and customize the look-and-feel of your web site. You will develop the skills and confidence to manage all types of content, be it text or images, on your blog, and also understand how users interact with the blog. By working through the book you’ll be inspired as well as informed, and have the capability and the ideas to make your blog cutting edge and exciting to maximize its impact. More advanced users will also pick up tips on creating your own themes and plug-ins, and such technical steps as backing up your WordPress web site and moving it from one server to another.

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Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read

2009-08-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

your own blog isn’t just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it seems everyoneâ€”from multinational corporations to a neighbor up the streetâ€”has a blog. They all have one, in part, because the folks at WordPress make it easy to get one. but to actually build a good blogâ€”to create a blog people want to readâ€”takes thought, planning, and some effort. From picking a theme and using tags to choosing widgets and building a community, creating your blog really starts after you set it up. In this book by blogger extraordinaire Scott McNulty, you learn how to: * Install and get your WordPress blog running. * Set up your site to ensure it can easily grow with you and your readers. * Be the master of user accounts. * Manage your site with the WordPress Dashboard and extend its capabilities with plug-ins. * Make the most of images. * Work with pages, templates, and links andâ€”of courseâ€”publish your posts. * Deal with commentsâ€”if you even want readers commenting at all. * Find a themeâ€”or build one yourself. * Maintain your site and fix common problems.

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WordPress For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

2009-08-03T09:59:00.000-07:00

love WordPress! If you’re ready to start using this free blogging software, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition is just what you and your blog need to make a splash. Professional blog designer Lisa Sabin-Wilson shows you how to use all the latest upgrades to WordPress and helps you decide whether to use the Wordpress.com hosted service or self-host your blog with WordPress.org. Whether you’re just venturing into the blogosphere or you want to shift an existing blog to WordPress, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help. Explore theme development and learn where to find free WordPress themes Extend WordPress through plug-ins, CSS, custom fields, and more Find out about archiving, interacting with readers through comments, tracking back, and handling spam Get the scoop on domain registration, Web hosting providers, basic tools like FTP, and more Create a unique blog theme and presentation by using template tags with CSS Sign up for WordPress.com, log in, set options, and create a profile Install WordPress.org, set up a MySQL database, explore RSS feeds, and organize a blogroll Discover the secrets of creating a blog that draws readers Get tips on wonderful widgets, upgrades, and plugins you can add to make your blog extra cool Learn how to use the Dashboard, manage comments, and make permalinks work with your Web server With WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition on hand, it’s easy to make the most of the free software and build a blog that stands out in a crowd.

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WordPress Theme Design

2009-08-03T09:53:00.000-07:00

This book walks through clear, step-by-step instructions to build a custom theme for the WordPress open-source blog engine. The author provides design tips and suggestions and covers setting up your WordPress sandbox, and reviews the best practices from setting up your theme’s template structure, through coding markup, testing, and debugging, to taking it live. last three chapters cover additional tips, tricks, and various cookbook recipes for adding popular site enhancements to your WordPress theme designs using 3rd-party plugins as well as creating API hooks to add your own custom plugins. Whether you’re working with a pre-existing theme or creating a new one from the ground up, WordPress Theme Design will give you the know-how to effectively understand how themes work within the WordPress blog system enabling you to have full control over your site’s design and branding.

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WordPress Complete: set up, customize, and market your blog

2009-08-03T09:48:00.000-07:00

Wordpress is a simple and powerful way to start blogging. If you’re not an IT expert but want to use a state of the art blogging system to give your blog the best chance of success, while giving you the time to focus on content and your readers, WordPress is the right system for you, and this book is the right place to start. It will give you a rapid and straightforward introduction to the rich and powerful features of WordPress and get you up and running with a state of the art blog as quickly and painlessly as possible. is an open source blog engine released under GNU general public license. It allows users to easily create dynamic blogs with great content and many outstanding features. It is an ideal tool for developing blogs and though it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. Its versality and ease of use has attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users. If you want to create powerful, fully-featured blogs in no time, this book is for you. This book will help you explore WordPress showing you what it offers and how to go about building your blog with the system. You will be introduced to the main aspects of a blog - users, communities, posts, comments, news feeds - and learn how to manage them using WordPress. You will develop the skills and confidence to manage all types of content, be it text or images, on your blog, and also understand how users interact with the blog. In working through the book you’ll be inspired as well as informed, and have the capability and the ideas for make your blog cutting edge and exciting to maximise its impact. From this book you’ll learn about: Installing and configuring WordPress on a local development machine or a web hosting service Managing posts and comments Working with Image galleries, calendars, etc. Organising users and Communities Creating and Installing themes to control the page layout Linking to the outside world - Feeds, Syndication, and Podcasting Customising Widgets and Plugins Using WordPress as a regular CMS Written in a clear, easy to read style, the book takes you the essential tasks required to create a feature-rich blog as quickly as possible. From initial setup to customizing modules, each task is explained in a clear, practical way using an example blog developed through the book. Who this book is written for This book is a beginner’s guide to WordPress, for people who are new to blogging and want to create their own blogs in a simple and straightforward manner. It does not require any detailed knowledge of programming or web development, and any IT confident user will be able to use the book to produce an impressive blog. The table of contents is: WordPress and the World of Blogging Getting Started with WordPress Choosing and Installing a Theme Blog Your Heart Out Non-Blog Content Feeds, Syndication, and Podcasting Getting the Theme Tailor-Made for You Managing Users and Building Communities Widgets and Plugins Administrator’s Reference

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WordPress 2 (Visual QuickStart Guide)

2009-08-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

WordPress is an open-source personal publishing platform that is easy to use, flexible, and highly customizable. Although used primarily for publishing blogs, WordPress can easily be used to create and maintain complete Web sites. the average blogger further than blogspot can, WordPress allows bloggers to create more complicated sites with their open-source technology, rather than blogger which is limited by HTML changes to their templates. This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide shows you how to install, use, and customize WordPress to get the most from the software. Includes tips that explain why certain techniques are better than others, how to watch for potential problems, and where readers can find more information.

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Digital Painting in Photoshop

2009-08-03T09:20:00.000-07:00

Have you ever considered using Photoshop to create fine art? Photoshop is usually used for enhancing photos, but this extremely powerful software package is capable of so much more. Every feature, from brushes to background, can be customised and optimised for artistic effect. With a little guidance from a pro, your photoshop results can go from competent retouching of images to visually stunning re-interpretations of them, turning everyday pictures into breathtaking works of art. In this beautiful and inspiring book, acclaimed artist, author and lecturer Susan Bloom shows you how to do just that. Starting with the fundamentals: creating your own artistic brushes and textured papers virtually, she goes on to demonstrate how to create a variety of classic artistic styles in Photoshop, with chapters on watercolours, pastels, charcoal and oil. Further chapters cover illustration techniques in photoshop, and using third-party software to create painterly effects. While the results are highly polished and realistic, this is not a book written specifically for artists. The techniques are aimed squarely at the Photoshop user looking to broaden their pallette, with emphasis on altering photographs to create artwork, rather than creating artwork from scratch. Beautifully written, clearly laid out, and guaranteeing inspiring results, this book is a must-have for every Photoshop user. * Guide to using Photoshop to create fine art from photographs, covering many different artistic styles * Highly visual, inspiring content with clear step-by-step instructions and hundreds of screenshots * Backwards compatible approach: author has taken care to ensure that this fully up-to-date title also applies to previous editions of Photoshop

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Pay Pal Hacks

2009-01-31T12:24:00.000-08:00

If you’ve bought or sold items through eBay, or through hundreds of other online sites, then you’re familiar with PayPal, the online payment service. With PayPal, a valid email address, and a credit card or bank account, you can easily send and receive payments online. Not a bank or financial institution itself, PayPal describes its service as one that builds on the financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards, and using advanced propriety fraud prevention systems, creates a safe, global, real-time payment solution. Put simply, PayPal provides the means for people to conduct financial transactions online, instantly and securely. But there’s more to PayPal than meets the eye. PayPal Hacks shows you how to make the most of PayPal to get the most out of your online business or transactions. Authors Shannon Sofield of Payloadz.com and PayPal evangelist David Nielsen guide you through the rigors of using and developing with PayPal. Whether you’re building an ecommerce site using PayPal as a transaction provider, or simply trying to pay for an eBay auction without getting burned, PayPal Hacks will give you the skinny on this leading global online payment service. The collection of tips and tricks in PayPal Hacks shows you how to find or even build the right tools for using PayPal to buy and sell on eBay or as a transaction provider for ecommerce on your own site. Written for all PayPal users, from those just starting out to those developing sophisticated ecommerce sites, this book begins with the basics such as setting up your account, then moves quickly into specific tips and tools for buyers, sellers, and developers. With PayPal Hacks, you can: * Learn extra steps to help protect yourself while buying or selling on eBay * Save time and money with advanced tips and undocumented features * Learn dozens of easy-to-follow procedures to help you request and receive payments and fill orders * Use PayPal to handle subscriptions, affiliate systems, and donations * Create and customize your customers’ checkout process * Effortlessly integrate PayPal’s shopping cart system into your own website * Implement digital fulfillment with Instant Payment Notification (IPN) and Payment Data Transfer (PDT) * Develop and distribute ecommerce applications with the PayPal API

Each hack consists of a task to be accomplished or a creative solution to a problem, presented in a clear, logical, and task-oriented format. PayPal Hacks provides the tools and details necessary to make PayPal more profitable, more flexible, and more convenient.

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