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In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you’re an ordinary mortal, learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David Pogue’s Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Like its predecessors, this book illuminates its subject with reader-friendly insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners as well as veteran PC users.
Windows 7 fixes many of Vista’s most painful shortcomings. It’s speedier, has fewer intrusive and nagging screens, and is more compatible with peripherals. Plus, Windows 7 introduces a slew of new features, including better organization tools, easier WiFi connections and home networking setup, and even touchscreen computing for those lucky enough to own the latest hardware.
With this book, you’ll learn how to:
- Navigate the desktop, including the fast and powerful search function
- Take advantage of Window’s apps and gadgets, and tap into 40 free programs
- Breeze the Web with Internet Explorer 8, and learn the email, chat, and videoconferencing programs
- Record TV and radio, display photos, play music, and record any of these to DVD using the Media Center
- Use your printer, fax, laptop, tablet PC, or smartphone with Windows 7
- Beef up your system and back up your files
- Collaborate and share documents and other files by setting up a workgroup network
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I was very pleasedto recieve this book and am using it to more competent in my daily use of my computer. Hurray for David Pogue!
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5
Unless you are a techie, this is the book to explain windows seven. Pogue is thorough, funny and makes it understandable. He explains why Microsoft made the changes they did. Windows seven is a home run for Microsoft.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
David Pogue is among the best technical writers around. Those who have followed his well deserved success know he cut his technical book writing teeth on Macs. His Missing Manual series are great for those taking the next step. This book is nice to have next to the computer once you have gotten started with the basics. Have a question and the answer will probably be in this book. Andy Rathbone’s Windows 7 for Dummies along with the DVD is better for those just starting.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
It took me a little while after Windows 7 became available before I gave up my Windows XP desktop and purchased a new laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium pre-loaded. Like those who endured the change to Windows Vista, I found myself floundering around a little trying to figure out all of the new bells and whistles Microsoft had added to their operating system. Windows 7: the missing manual by David Pogue is meant to address the needs of people like me. The book, while readable by beginners, is written for users with some acquaintance with Windows. Advanced users will find the book too simplistic, but users up to the intermediate level will find it a handy reference to the new features in all of the flavors of Windows 7.
Writing for the multiple levels of Windows 7 is handled by including a little sub-heading “cheat sheet” after each major heading. Most will have “All Versions”, but you may see a subset like “Home Premium * Professional * Enterprise * Ultimate”. Handling multiple levels of users is a little more difficult. The book is written for advanced beginners to intermediate users, but beginners to Windows have “Up to Speed” sidebars added to help them understand concepts regular Windows users already know. More advanced users have “Power User’s Clinic” sidebars to provide additional information.
Windows 7: the missing manual is organized into 8 parts, comprising 27 chapters and 4 appendices. Overall, the book does assume you’ve at least seen a previous version of Windows, as a lot of text explains how Windows 7 is different. I personally would have preferred the author keep the focus on Windows 7 and less on the differences from prior versions. There are a lot of attempts at humor. On the plus side, it keeps the tone of this fairly large book accessible to the novice to intermediate user. On the minus side, the occasional joke usually seems out of place.
I found Windows 7: the missing manual a valuable reference to the many offerings in Microsoft’s latest incarnation of Windows. While the writing style varies from simple reference to the occasional attempt at light-hearted guidance, it is a comprehensive, informative and (most importantly) useful manual of the ins and outs of using Windows 7 in all its flavors. With few flaws, I rate this a 4 out of 5.
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve found Pogue’s Missing Manual books to be extremely helpful in answering questions and providing great tips, and Windows 7: The Missing Manual is no different. Content is presented in a clear, concise manner and never overwhelming. It’s like getting a walkthrough from a geek who has a talent for making complicated information easily understandable. Highly recommended for all skill levels — there’s something here for everyone.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5