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PC Hardware Annoyances, Paperback / softback Book

PC Hardware Annoyances Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Operating a personal computer requires more than just dealing with the PC itself.

As anyone with even a modicum of computer experience can attest, there are all types of hardware devices which you must become familiar with disk drives, printers, monitors, and sound cards, just to name a few. And, naturally, each is fraught with its own set of bugs and snares.

PC Hardware Annoyances, the latest installment of O'Reilly's highly successful Annoyances series, aims to optimize these peripheral systems by offering easy fixes to their most annoying traits.

With over 40 titles to his credit, author Stephen Bigelow identifies all those annoyances that make you cringe in frustration.

Then, through the use of snappy, entertaining, and practical solutions, he shows you how to clear each obstacle one step at a time.

After that, the rest is up to you. Designed for PC users of all levels, this handy guide doesn't bore you with long dissertations on the workings of the technology at hand.

Instead, it offers straightforward, easy-to-understand troubleshooting solutions.

For maximum ease of use, PC Hardware Annoyances is broken up into several broad hardware categories. They include desktops, laptops and PDAs, graphics, sound, hard drives, CD/DVD drives, network, and printers and scanners. And while you may not use each of these accessories currently, chances are it's only a matter of time before you'll need their technological services whether it's for work or recreation.

What makes PC Hardware Annoyances especially timely is the growing trend among computer owners to simply upgrade their PCs as they age, rather than replacing them altogether.

With peripheral devices becoming increasingly affordable, there's no reason not to.

But as with any do-it-yourself project, trouble lurks around the corner if you don't have the right guide.

Having difficulty setting up your color inkjet printer?

Trying to burn a music CD? Is your modem misbehaving? The remedy: PC Hardware Annoyances, of course!

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:246 pages, Illustrations
  • Publisher:O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
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  • ISBN:9780596007157
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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:246 pages, Illustrations
  • Publisher:O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9780596007157