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The Healthy PC
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Save yourself time, money, and frustration by becoming your own computer guru. The Healthy PC: Preventive Care, Home Remedies, and Green Computing, Second Edition shows you how to find out what's wrong with your PC and solve the problems yourself. You'll get expert tips for making your PC start up faster, keeping its hard drive in good shape, and updating Windows with the latest security fixes. This hands-on guide also explains how to protect your PC for free using Microsoft Security Essentials, use the Internet safely, and configure parental controls to protect your children both online and offline.
Disable unnecessary startup items and boost virtual memory
Defragment your PC's hard disk and reclaim wasted space
Armor your PC against attacks, viruses, malware, and spyware
Protect Windows by applying the latest patches and fixes
Lock down your wired and wireless Internet and network connections against intruders
Surf safely and reduce risks from e-mail, IM, and social networking
Keep your children safe online
Maximize your PC's memory and add external hard drives
Upgrade to Windows 7 and transfer your files and settings
Guy Hart-Davis is the author of more than 70 computer books, including iPad and iPhone Administrator's Guide, Integrating Macs into Windows Networks, Mac OS X System Administration, and How to Do Everything: iPad and iTunes, Sixth Edition.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
306
Release Date:
2011-11-24
Publication Date:
2011-11-24
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0071752919
ISBN13:
9780071752916
Weight:
575 g
Height:
191 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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