Excel for Starters: The Missing Manual -- The first release in the new Missing Manual Starters Series, this down-to-earth guide gives you nothing more (and nothing less) than what you need to make Excel do exactly what you want. Clear explanations (with lots of examples), step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and timesaving advice steer you through the most useful features of Excel 2002 and 2003.

Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual -- Think you have to be a technical wizard to build a great web site? Think again. For anyone who wants to create an engaging web site--for either personal or business purposes--this Missing Manual demystifies the process and provides the tools, techniques, and expert guidance you need to make your ideas and vision a reality online.

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Hacking Your Car: Install Windows on a CompactFlash Card -- The car PC community is constantly searching for hardware and software solutions to improve the system's boot speed and reliability, and reduce the physical size of the computer. One of these solutions is to build a system that boots off of a CompactFlash (CF) drive. Learn how to install Windows on a CompactFlash card in this excerpt from Car PC Hacks.

What Is Phishing (Or, How to Fight Phishing at the User-Interface Level) -- Phishing attacks deceive users into disclosing personal, financial, or computer account information. This type of internet fraud will only grow more sophisticated in the days ahead, so our defenses against it must continue to improve. This excerpt from Security & Usability defines phishing, and offers techniques and advice on fighting phishing at the user-interface level.