Windows 98 Secrets, w. CD-ROM: CD-ROM incl. 200 programs. (The Secrets Series) - Softcover

Livingston, Brian; Straub, Davis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764531867 ISBN 13: 9780764531866

Verlag: IDG Books Worldwide, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Windows 98, the ballyhooed new Microsoft operating system, is finally here and the best-selling Windows author duo ? Brian Livingston and Davis Straub ? mark this momentous software release with their seminal guide, Windows 98 Secrets. Livingston and Straub divulge undocumented features and time-saving shortcuts designed to maximize your Windows 98 experience.

Windows 98 Secrets explains how to connect directly to the Web using the Active Desktop, take advantage of dynamic communication advances, optimize new security options, tweak the registry, customize your desktop, and much more.

You can also sample 200 Windows 98 software programs hand-picked by Livingston and Straub on the Windows 98 Secrets bonus CD-ROM. There is also a bevy of handy resources packed onto the CD including FTP clients, HTML editors, database managers, automation tools, and Internet suites. Thanks to Livingston and Straub, the Windows 98 wizard has been exposed and with Windows 98 Secrets, you can reap the rewards.

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About the Authors Brian Livingston is the author of IDG Books Worldwide's bestselling Windows?? 3.1 Secrets??; Windows?? 3.1 Secrets??, 2nd Edition; More Windows?? 3.1 Secrets??; and coauthor of Windows?? 95 Secrets??, Windows?? 95 Secrets?? Gold, and Windows?? Gizmos??. His books have been published in more than 20 languages. Mr. Livingston is also a contributing editor of InfoWorld and Windows Sources magazines. Davis Straub, coauthor of Windows?? 95 Secrets?? and Windows?? 95 Secrets?? Gold, has written over 200 magazine articles. Former president of Generic Software, developer of Generic CADD, Mr. Straub is currently a multimedia software developer.

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Windows^® 98 secrets^® "If you buy only one Windows book this year, make it this one ? [it] towers above the competition." ? PC Magazine on Windows^® 95 Secrets^® Fully revised to uncover the latest features of Windows 98 Second Edition, Livingston and Straub's internationally acclaimed guide reveals dozens of expert techniques and timesaving shortcuts that will help you unlock the capabilities of Windows 98 ? from customizing your desktop to editing the Registry. Realize the Full Potential of Windows 98

• Customize your system to suit your unique style
• Save time using the Active Desktop's direct connection to the Net
• Optimize performance with shortcuts to programs, folders, printers, Web sites, and more
• Download Web pages, sound, and images easily from the Internet
• Make use of the latest communication advances in e-mail, networking, and more
• Find out how to transfer files back and forth from your laptop to your desktop ? without hassle
• Exploit new security options
• Manipulate the Registry ? edit, backup, import, and export

Sample Livingston's and Straub's top 200 software picks for Windows 98

• Automation tools
• File managers and compression tools
• Memory and system management tools
• Virus protection software
• Calendar and time management programs
• Personal finance managers
• Database managers
• Graphics and text editing tools
• Mail clients and utilities
• Dial-up networking tools
• Remote computing tools
• FTP clients
• Internet suites
• Web browsing and authoring tools
• HTML editors
• Networking tools

Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their author for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like?free?but they have no technical support.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IDG Books Worldwide
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0764531867
• ISBN 13: 9780764531866
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1246
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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