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 Windows XP Professional: The Ultimate User's Guide
This book is the complete how-to guide for running and troubleshooting Windows XP, written by a Microsoft Windows XP Expert Zone columnist. This new edition provides new and updated material on Windows security, troubleshooting, and insider tips to customize Windows XP. Topics such as how to turn on/off operating system messages, how to enable/disable automatic Windows update, how to stop pop-up spam messages are covered in detail.
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 Open Source Development with CVS
Open Source Development with CVS, Third Edition, is an updated edition of the best-selling guide to the most widely used version control software for open source developers. This new edition has been enhanced with more value-added material covering third-party tools, remote operation, scalability, client access limits, BitKeeper, and overall server administration for CVS.
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 Monster Gaming
The true insiders guide to the culture and secrets of the game playing elite. Monster Gaming covers everything that hardcore gamers need to know about from buying and setting up high-end game systems, creating killer audio systems, making PC mods to increase performance, joining competitions, modifying games, and how to live the hardcore gamer lifestyle. No critical game accessory or topic is left uncovered.
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Game Design Complete
(October)
Master game designer Patrick O'Luanaigh takes you deep into the world of game design from concept to finished product with expert advice from the most exciting talent working in the game industry today. Learn the techniques of creating well-designed and marketable games from the masters including character development, licensing, designing with assets from movies, designing around hardware limitations, creating outstanding sequels, and much more.
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Degunking Windows
(October)
This fully updated and expanded edition provides numerous new Degunking techniques to help Windows users get the most out of the latest version of Windows XP-Service Pack 2. The book features new software, an expanded 12-step Degunking plan, expanded hardware coverage, techniques for getting the "kinks" out of SP 2, and new chapters on Windows Media Player and security updates to keep PCs running safely and efficiently.
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Looking Good in Print
(September)
Looking Good in Print is celebrating 15 years in print with the newest edition Looking Good in Print, Sixth Edition. This book has grown over the years to become the "Bible" for desktop publishers and it is widely used as the leading text for courses on desktop publishing. The New York Times says, "If you can afford only one book on desktop publishing, this is the one." MacWEEK says, "A graphic design primer for anyone who wants to design better- looking...desktop-published printed material." This new edition is updated and expanded to reflect the growing needs of desktop publishers who toad need to be proficient at creating documents for both print and electronic publication and distribution.
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Start Your Engines
In Start Your Engines: Developing Driving and Racing Games, you will learn all of the secrets and programming techniques of developing one of the most popular style of games. The book features the physics, AI, and 3D techniques of driving--from road conditions to collisions--presented in a unique step-by-step format. The book is based on a customizable construction kit approach and is the first hands-on programming guide that shows you how to actually build and customize these popular games.
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Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition
Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition follows in the footsteps of the bestselling book, Degunking Your Mac. This Tiger edition shows all Mac users the tried-and-true techniques they need to get the best use out of Apple's latest operating system and keep their Macs clutter-free and running well. It explains how to get the best performance from the new features of Mac OS X Tiger, including Spotlight, Dashboard, Safari RSS, iChat AV, OS X Tiger Mail, and many others.
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Degunking Microsoft Office
Degunking Microsoft Office covers the basics to help you quickly get your PC back to top performance. The book is organized according to special "cleaning" processes that will improve the performance of your computer. Shortcut and time calculation charts are provided at the beginning of the book to help you determine how much time is required to perform different degunking tasks from small to large.
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Degunking Your Personal Finances
You don't have to win the lottery to improve your financial status. Degunking Your Personal Finances will give you a simple, proven, 12-step plan to help you get out and stay out of debt. This unique book will help you create a workable and enjoyable lifestyle, and get you to organize your finances, save money, and really put your money to work for you.
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Degunking™ Linux
Linux has a great reputation for stability, but it does have a reputation for being difficult to set up and use to perform certain tasks. It also can collect more gunk than an oversized garage. After all, it is an operating system, and all operating systems get gunked up after a while. Degunking Linux will help users get their Linux configurations working efficiently by providing them with a proven and time-saving 12-step program to get rid of clutter and organize everything from user files to system upgrades. This is the only book that is completely focused on helping Linux users clean up their OS and getting it running smoothly and efficiently.
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