Preston Gralla

Teaches how to perform such modifications as running other versions of Windows within Windows 8, speeding up Web browsing, hacking Windows 8 mail, adding folders and programs to the start screen, and setting up a virtual private network.

Windows 8 Hacks

Provides more than two hundred tips on ways to modify the Windows XP and Vista operating system, applications, and hardware associated with it.

Big Book of Windows Hacks

Get the most out of Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone right from the start. With clear instructions from technology expert Preston Gralla, this Missing Manual gives you a guided tour of Samsung's new flagship phone, including great new features such as the fingerprint scanner, heart rate sensor, and Download Booster. You’ll get expert tips and tricks for playing music, calling and texting, shooting photos and videos, and even getting some work done. The important stuff you need to know: Get connected. Browse the Web, manage email, and download apps from Google Play through WiFi or 3G/4G network. Keep in touch. Call, text, chat, videochat, conduct conference calls, and reach out with Facebook and Twitter. Capture and display images. Shoot, edit, show, and share photos, slideshows, and high-definition videos. Play and manage your music. Buy music from Google Play or Amazon and listen to it with Galaxy S5’s Music app. Work anywhere. Access your files, company network, calendar, and contacts—and work with Google Docs. Connect to Google Maps. Use geolocation and turn-by-turn drive directions to find your way. Stay fit with S Health. Use this built-in app to keep track of fitness goals, walking, heart rate, blood pressure, and more.

Galaxy S5: The Missing Manual

Droid X2 has more power and better graphics than its predecessor, but it still doesn’t offer a printed guide to its amazing features. This Missing Manual helps you dig deep into everything Droid X2 can do. Learn how to shop, keep in touch, play with photos, listen to music, and even do some work. Unleash the power of this popular device with expert advice. The important stuff you need to know: Get organized. Sync Droid X2 with Google Calendar, Exchange, and Outlook. Go online. Navigate the Web, use email, and tap into Facebook and Twitter. Listen to tunes. Play and manage music using Droid X2’s Music app and Google’s Music Cloud Player. Shoot photos and video. View and edit photos, slideshows, and video in the Gallery. Connect to Google Maps. Use geotagging and get turn-by-turn directions. Stay productive. Create, edit, and store documents with Google Docs and Microsoft Office.

Droid X2: The Missing Manual

Tom Bunzel

Walter Glenn

Get More Out of Your PC and Add-Ons is a visual, step-by-step solution to PCs and peripherals in one value-priced volume! It covers every topic from installation and upgrading to maintenance and security in a series of well-organized, visual, and quickly accomplishable tasks. The extensive index and visual reference points make it easy for you to efficiently zero in on the one particular task you want to accomplish, then quickly scan the one- or two-page sequence of step-by-step instructions and figures to determine what you need to do to get the work done.

Get More Out of Your PC and Add-Ons

Based on real-world gripes supplied by Internet users from domains far and wide, Internet Annoyances show you how to wring the most out of the Internet and Web without going crazy.

How to Fix the Most Annoying Things about Going Online

Internet Annoyances

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Windows XP Hacks

Galaxy S4 is amazing right out of the box, but if you want to get the most of out your S4 or S4 Mini, start here. With clear instructions and savvy advice from technology expert Preston Gralla, you’ll learn how to go online, play games, listen to music, watch movies & TV, monitor your health, and answer calls with a wave of your hand. The important stuff you need to know: Be connected. Browse the Web, manage email, and download apps through WiFi or S4’s 3G/4G network. Navigate without touch. Use Air Gestures with your hand, or scroll with your eyes using Smart Screen. Find new ways to link up. Chat, videochat, and add photos, video, or entire slideshows to text messages. Get together with Group Play. Play games or share pictures, documents, and music with others nearby. Create amazing images. Shoot and edit photos and videos—and combine images from the front and back cameras. Keep music in the cloud. Use Google Play Music to store and access tunes. Check your schedule. Sync the S4 with your Google and Outlook calendars.

Galaxy S4: The Missing Manual

Shows how to use the smartphone, to take photographs, synchronize contacts, browse the internet, and organize a music library.

The Missing Manual

Galaxy S4

Explains the features and uses of the Nook Tablet, including interface basics, using it as an e-reader, obtaining reading material, playing media, downloading apps, using the Web, using social media, and troubleshooting problems.

NOOK Tablet: The Missing Manual

Robbie Allen

Each year, Windows XP is pre-installed on 30 million PCs sold in the U.S.--and 90 million worldwide--making it the world's most popular operating system, and proving to frustrated users everywhere that preponderance does not equate to ease of use. There are literally thousands of programs, tools, commands, screens, scripts, buttons, tabs, applets, menus, and settings contained within Windows XP. And it has only been in the last couple of years that Microsoft's documentation has actually been more of a help than a hindrance. But it still isn't enough. Windows XP users and administrators need a quick and easy way to find answers. Plenty of books go into detail about the theory behind a particular technology or application, but few go straight to the essentials for getting the job done. Windows XP Cookbook does just that, tackling the most common tasks needed to install, manage, and support Windows XP. Featuring a new twist to O'Reilly's proven Cookbook formula, this problem-solving guide offers multiple solutions for each of its 300-plus recipes. Solve dilemmas with the graphical user interface, the command line, through the Registry, or by using scripts. Each step-by-step recipe includes a discussion that explains how and why it works. The book is also among the first to cover Microsoft's XP Service Pack 2. With these practical, on-the-job solutions, Windows XP Cookbook will save you hours of time searching for answers. Windows XP Cookbook will be useful to anyone that has to use, deploy, administer, or automate Windows XP. But this isn't a typical end-user book; it covers the spectrum of topics involved with running Windows XP in both small and large environments. As a result, IT professionals and system administrators will find it a great day-to-day reference. And power users will find Windows XP Cookbook a great source for information on tweaking XP and getting the most out of their systems. The bottom line is that Windows XP Cookbook will make just about anyone who uses XP more productive.

Windows XP Cookbook

Provides solutions to a variety of problems encountered with Microsoft Windows XP.

Galaxy Tab lets you work, play, read, and connect on the go, but mastering its TouchWiz interface and finding the best apps can be tricky—unless you have this Missing Manual. Gadget whiz Preston Gralla provides crystal-clear explanations and step-by-step instructions to get you up to speed quickly, whether you have the 3G/4G or Wi-Fi version of this amazing device. The important stuff you need to know: Design your experience. Add interactive widgets and mini-apps to your screen with TouchWiz. Satisfy your appetite. Download thousands of games and apps from the Android Market. Keep in touch. Chat, videochat, check email, and browse the Web. Find your way. View maps, use the GPS, and navigate turn-by-turn. Manage your media. Shoot and view photos and videos; organize and play your music. Stay informed. Read books, newspapers, and magazines. Be productive. Use Google Docs to store and share documents.

Covers Samsung TouchWiz Interface

Galaxy Tab: The Missing Manual

These days, nobody really wants to learn everything there is about a product like Google Tools. And even if you did, who has the time to endlessly tinker and play with it until you figure everything out? You just want a book that will quickly show you how to do things with Google Tools, like perform power searches, find pictures with Google Images, find online bargains with Froogle, use the Google Toolbar, and discover the world with Google Earth. Google Search and Tools in a Snap does just that. Organized into a series of well-organized, bite-sized, quickly accomplished tasks, the book lets you zero right in on the one particular task you want to accomplish, quickly figure out what to do, do it, and then get back to using the plethora of Google Tools.

Google Search and Tools in a Snap

Windows 8 is quite different than previous Microsoft operating systems, but it’s still eminently hackable. With this book, you’ll learn how to make a variety of modifications, from speeding up boot time and disabling the Lock screen to hacking native apps and running Windows 8 on a Mac. And that’s just the beginning. You’ll find more than 100 standalone hacks on performance, multimedia, networking, the cloud, security, email, hardware, and more. Not only will you learn how to use each hack, you’ll also discover why it works. Add folders and other objects to the Start screen Run other Windows versions inside Windows 8 Juice up performance and track down bottlenecks Use the SkyDrive cloud service to sync your files everywhere Speed up web browsing and use other PCs on your home network Secure portable storage and set up a virtual private network Hack Windows 8 Mail and services such as Outlook Combine storage from different devices into one big virtual disk Take control of Window 8 setting with the Registry

Tips & Tools for Unlocking the Power of Tablets and Desktops

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Brian Sawyer

When you open the box for your brand-new NOOK Tablet, you'll find Barnes & Noble's latest 7-inch media device to hit the market, a USB cable, power adapter, and a "Quick Start Guide" that tells you how to turn it on. But to really take advantage of all the content and features the device has to offer, you'll need a little more. NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box gets you up and running beyond the first "Slide to unlock" screen to unlock all of your media from the cloud in the palm of your hand. The new NOOK Tablet gives you immediate access to online music, movies, and the best of HD entertainment, wherever you are, as long as you know where to find it and how to consume it. With NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box, you'll jump right in to reading full-color magazines, newspapers, comics, interactive NOOK Kids books, beautiful PagePerfect titles, and your entire personal B&N library in the NOOK Reading App. Then, go beyond your own media to experience integrated email, games, Android apps, and lightning-fast web browsing. This intuitive, easy-to-follow ebook opens the world of possibilities made possible by the NOOK Tablet, right out of the box.

NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box

Explains how to use the NOOK HD and HD+ tablets, detailing how to manage books, download applications, browse the Internet, connect with others via social networks, and subscribe to magazines and newspapers.

NOOK HD: The Missing Manual

Unlock the potential of Samsung's Galaxy S II with this jargon-free guide from technology guru Preston Gralla. You’ll quickly learn how to shoot high-res photos and HD video, keep your schedule, stay in touch, and enjoy your favorite media. Every page is packed with illustrations and valuable advice to help you get the most from the smartest phone in town. (Note: This book does not cover the Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, and later models.) The important stuff you need to know: Get dialed in. Learn your way around the Galaxy S II’s calling and texting features. Go online. Browse the Web, manage email, and download apps with Galaxy S II’s 3G/4G network (or create your own hotspot). Master your media. Shoot and share pictures and video, organize and play your music library—and send it wirelessly to your TV or stereo. Be entertained now. Start watching movies and TV shows while they’re still loading. Explore the world. Get news and weather, find a location, and navigate by GPS. Check your schedule. Use the convenient calendar app, and sync it with your Google and Outlook calendars. Preston Gralla is the author of more than 40 books, including Missing Manuals on Droid X2, Xoom, and Galaxy Tab. He’s the editor of WindowsDevCenter.com and OnDotNet, and a contributing editor to Computerworld.

Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual

Offers tips, techniques, and tools to help readers take advantage of Windows XP, covering such topics as the control panel, file downloads, firewalls, removing XP components, and cookies.

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