This book is written for those who are about to use their fi rst home computer or those who have yet to explore the wider opportunities afforded by a computer beyond searching the Internet and sending the occasional email message. You have my word that there will be very few acronyms and those that do appear will be fully explained in...

In this chapter you’ll unbox a new Kinect—or if you have one already, you’ll disconnect it from your Xbox. Then you’ll install some software, plug the Kinect into a computer, and take a look at what all of the fuss is about with this unique device. You’ll learn what the different components of the Kinect are and...

Design sleek, high-performance applications for the newest smart mobile devices with the industry’s most respected reference to Windows CE .NET. Now in its third edition, this essential guide has been updated for Windows CE .NET 4.2 and the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. Author Douglas Boling expertly demonstrates how to apply your...

Configure, run, and troubleshoot Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Home Basic with the detailed coverage you'll find in this comprehensive guide. With a task-based approach and clear, no-nonsense instructions,...

Assessment testing to focus and direct your studies In-depth coverage of official test domains Hundreds of challenging practice questions, in the book...

The past five decades have witnessed startling advances in computing and communication technologies that were stimulated by the availability of faster, more reliable, and cheaper electronic components. The design of smaller and more powerful devices enabled their mobility, which is rapidly changing the way we compute and communicate. For...

All Windows users know that their PCs slowly develop problems—nasty gunk build-up that plagues their PCs. Here are some of the common symptoms: your PC starts to run slower, your applications will crash without warning, you can’t easily find your files and folders, you start getting tons of spam, and you encounter a host of other...