The Internet For Dummies

The latest update to a perennial bestseller gets you up and running on the Internet!

Now in its lucky thirteenth edition, this peerless book has outsold and outlasted all the competition. Veteran authors John Levine and Margaret Young return with an updated road map to both the online tools and resources that have defined the Internet for years, as well as all the new things that keep Internet users interested. You’ll not only find a lot of the basics presented in a straightforward and friendly style, you’ll also get the latest on social networking, security, and much more.

The authors begin with an overview of all things Internet-related and branch into vital topics such as keeping personal information secure and protecting your kids online. You’ll gain valuable insight to web browsers, search options, online shopping, and personal finance tools. Before you know it, you’ll know how to use Internet tools to find, stream, download, or share music, video, and photos. Helpful advice on staying in touch walks you through setting up and using online e-mail, chat, and social networking sites.

• Introduces you to what’s online, how to deal with annoyances like spam and spyware, and how to control what your kids see and do online
• Walks you through picking a provider, getting hooked up to the Internet, and sharing a connection in your home or with other devices
• Gives you a guided a tour through popular web browsers, getting good search results; finding music and video; shopping; banking; and sharing files
• Also covers e-mail, connecting with friends, online chats, and more
• Helps you find the hot social networking sites and see how to handle photo and video sharing

Get going and get online with this easy-to-understand, helpful guide!

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Office 2010 For Dummies, Book + DVD Bundle

A value-priced book-and-DVD bundle for getting started with the latest release of Microsoft Office

Eager to harness the power of Office 2010? Then this is the perfect book-and-DVD package for you! Featuring the enormously popular Office For Dummies book, the bundle also includes a must-have three-hour instructional DVD replete with step-by-step instructions covering the most essential Office 2010 tasks.

You’ll feel as though you have an Office 2010 expert by your side to answer your questions and and walk you through popular topics, such as word processing, presentations, data management and analysis, and much more. You’ll quickly and easily feel comfortable with Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.

• This book-and-DVD bundle is an ideal resource for getting comfortable and confident with the new features of and updates to Office 2010
• Covers Microsoft Office basics in the book, such as typing in Word, navigating an Excel spreadsheet, creating a unique PowerPoint presentation, configuring e-mail with Outlook, designing an Access database, and much more
• Provides step-by-step instructions for completing essential Office 2010 tasks on the DVD, including: creating a document, selecting commands from the ribbon, formatting with styles and templates, working with e-mail, adding audio and video to a presentation, designing a database, and more

With this book-and-DVD bundle, you’ll spend more time working on your Office 2010 projects and less time figuring out how to use the Office applications.

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Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies

Learn to create an effective business strategy using Microsoft’s BI stack

Microsoft Business Intelligence tools are among the most widely used applications for gathering, providing access to, and analyzing data to enable the enterprise to make sound business decisions. The tools include SharePoint Server, the Office Suite, PerformancePoint Server, and SQL Server, among others.

With so much jargon and so many technologies involved, Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies provides a much-needed step-by-step explanation of what’s involved and how to use this powerful package to improve your business.

• Microsoft Business Intelligence encompasses a broad collection of tools designed to help business owners and managers direct the enterprise effectively
• This guide provides an overview of SharePoint, PerformancePoint, the SQL Server suite, Microsoft Office, and the BI development technologies
• Explains how the various technologies work together to solve functional problems
• Translates the buzzwords and shows you how to create your business strategy
• Examines related technologies including data warehousing, data marts, Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), data mining, reporting, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Simplifies this complex package to get you up and running quickly

Microsoft Business Intelligence For Dummies demystifies these essential tools for enterprise managers, business analysts, and others who need to get up to speed.

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Cloud Computing For Dummies

The easy way to understand and implement cloud computing technology written by a team of experts

Cloud computing can be difficult to understand at first, but the cost-saving possibilities are great and many companies are getting on board. If you’ve been put in charge of implementing cloud computing, this straightforward, plain-English guide clears up the confusion and helps you get your plan in place.

You’ll learn how cloud computing enables you to run a more green IT infrastructure, and access technology-enabled services from the Internet (“in the cloud”) without having to understand, manage, or invest in the technology infrastructure that supports them. You’ll also find out what you need to consider when implementing a plan, how to handle security issues, and more.

• Cloud computing is a way for businesses to take advantage of storage and virtual services through the Internet, saving money on infrastructure and support
• This book provides a clear definition of cloud computing from the utility computing standpoint and also addresses security concerns
• Offers practical guidance on delivering and managing cloud computing services effectively and efficiently
• Presents a proactive and pragmatic approach to implementing cloud computing in any organization
• Helps IT managers and staff understand the benefits and challenges of cloud computing, how to select a service, and what’s involved in getting it up and running
• Highly experienced author team consults and gives presentations on emerging technologies

Cloud Computing For Dummies gets straight to the point, providing the practical information you need to know.

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Oracle PL/SQL For Dummies

Find tips for creating efficient PL/SQL code

If you know a bit about SQL, this book will make PL/SQL programming painless!

The Oracle has spoken—you need to get up to speed on PL/SQL programming, right? We predict it’ll be a breeze with this book! You’ll find out about code structures, best practices, and code naming standards, how to use conditions and loops, where to place PL/SQL code in system projects, ways to manipulate data, and more.

Discover how to

• Write efficient, easy-to-maintain code
• Test and debug PL/SQL routines
• Integrate SQL and PL/SQL
• Apply PL/SQL best practices
• Use new features introduced in Oracle 9i and 10g

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Technical Math For Dummies

Technical Math For Dummies is your one-stop, hands-on guide to acing the math courses you’ll encounter as you work toward getting your degree, certifacation, or license in the skilled trades.

You’ll get easy-to-follow, plain-English guidance on mathematical formulas and methods that professionals use every day in the automotive, health, construction, licensed trades, maintenance, and other trades. You’ll learn how to apply concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry and their formulas related to occupational areas of study. Plus, you’ll find out how to perform basic arithmetic operations and solve word problems as they’re applied to specific trades.

• Maps to a course commonly required by vocational schools, community and technical college, or for certification in the skilled trades
• Covers the basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
• Helps professionals keep pace with job demands

Whether you’re a student currently enrolled in a program or a professional who is already in the work force, Technical Math For Dummies gives you everything you need to improve your math skills and get ahead of the pack.

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DOS for Dummies

Windows may rule the world of popular computing on PCs around the globe, but DOS still has a place in the hearts and minds of computer users who vaguely remember what a C prompt looks like. Even if DOS (with all its arcane commands and its drab, boring look) isn’t your idea of the best way to get things done on a PC, you’ll find plenty of fast and friendly help on hand with the third edition of DOS For Dummies.

Here’s a plain-speaking reference guide to all the command-line stuff and nonsense that makes DOS work, whether you’re a native DOS user or are an occasional dabbler who needs the operating system to run all those cool games under Windows.

DOS For Dummies, 3rd Edition, avoids all the technical jargon to cut to the heart of things with clear, easy-to-understand explanations and step-by-step help for

• Changing disks and drives
• Dealing with the DOS prompt
• Managing files
• Running DOS inside Windows
• Installing and running DOS-based software programs
• Working with the printer and serial ports
• Using the mouse and keyboard
• Troubleshooting problems
• Understanding DOS error messages

All the basic DOS commands, from APPEND to XCOPY, are demystified to make life in DOS much more bearable. This handy guide has plenty of helpful tips and tricks for bending DOS to your will, without having to dedicate your life (and all your free time) to mastering this little corner of the PC.

Author Dan Gookin’s first edition of DOS For Dummies became an international best-seller. He considers himself a computer “guru” whose job it is to remind everyone that computers are not to be taken too seriously. His approach to computers is light and humorous, yet very informative. Gookin mixes his knowledge of computers with a unique, dry sense of humor that keeps you informed – and awake.The book that changed the way computer books are written and marketed has come out in a third edition. By and large, it’s the same as the previous edition (advances in MS-DOS have not been numerous), but there is some new information here. Further, DOS for Dummies remains an entertaining book and if you use DOS, it’s the book you want to assist you.

The basic idea of this book is that you can identify a problem you’re having with your computer, ranging from how to turn the thing on to how to back up only the files that have changed since the last backup. You can then turn to the relevant section–the table of contents is very detailed–read a few pages, carry out some procedure, and move on to the next problem. You’ll find sections on hardware, file management, text editing, and software installation. Later chapters deal with troubleshooting.

The newest material in this release of DOS for Dummies deals with DOS 6.22 and the DOS-like shell that you can use under Windows 95 and Windows 98. For users of the latest versions of Windows, Gookin demonstrates some relevant procedures. But most of the coverage deals with DOS itself and programs that are designed to run under DOS. There’s even stuff about WordStar here (it’s a little-known fact of history that the Rosetta stone was written with WordStar).

DOS for Dummies is funny, too, in a wry sort of way. What kind of joke is appropriate to a section about parallel ports, anyway? The author manages to infuse practically every passage with humor. Other computer books should make an effort to take themselves less seriously. The verdict: if you’re using DOS–and more of you are than the Windows people would have us believe–this book will provide you with valuable help. –David Wall

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Perl for Dummies (Fourth Edition)

In the days before personal computers, BASIC was the easy programming language to learn, and serious programmers learned FORTRAN or COBOL to do “real work.” Today, many people have discovered that Perl is both a great beginning programming language and one that enables them to write powerful programs with little effort.

If you’re interested in discovering how to program (or how others program), Perl For Dummies, 4th Edition, is for you. If you already know something about programming (but not about Perl), this book is also for you. If you’re already an expert programmer, you’re still welcome to read this book; you can just skip the basic stuff (you never know what kind of new tips and tricks you’ll pick up).

This reference guide shows you how to use Perl under many different operating systems, such as UNIX, many flavors of Windows (Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP), and Macintosh OS 9 and OS X; in fact, Perl runs on many more operating systems than these.

Here’s a sampling of what Perl For Dummies, 4th Edition, has to offer:

• Installing Perl on various platforms
• Nailing down the basics of building Perl programs
• Working with text and numbers
• Constructing lists and working with them
• Creating conditionals and loops
• Delving into more advanced features such as operators and functions
• Reading and writing files and directories
• Using subroutines for modularity
• Demystifying Web server programs
• Creating your own Internet clients

The Perl programming language enables you to write fully working computer programs with just a few steps. It’s particularly good at common programming tasks, such as reading and writing text files, but it also excels at reducing the work that programmers have to do. Perl For Dummies, 4th Edition, shows you how to do all of that and how to modify programs to your heart’s content. After all, one of the common phrases in the world of Perl programmers is, “There’s more than one way to do it.”The standard for Perl books is, of course, Perl founder Larry Wall’s Programming Perl. But every journey requires a first step, and the assumption that everyone interested in learning Perl has a programmer’s background can make other Perl books inaccessible to the absolute beginner. Enter Perl for Dummies, a book that presumes that the reader wants to know only how to master the mechanics of Perl.

Just because it starts at the beginning–and we’re talking about the very basics–doesn’t mean that Perl for Dummies doesn’t head into more advanced topics. Paul Hoffman explains the programming terminology and mathematical concepts that programming in Perl requires. He also moves beyond basic file manipulation, discussing pattern matching and using regular expressions. He touches on good Perl style, as well as object-oriented Perl.

He’s not averse to criticizing what he perceives as Perl’s shortcomings, but he also counters with a section called “10 Reasons Why Perl Is Better Than Java.” Hoffman takes great pride in demystifying Perl–a goal that fits in well with Larry Wall’s own philosophy of promoting Perl’s accessibility. As a way into the “duct tape” programming language, Perl for Dummies fulfills its mission. –Jennifer Buckendorff

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Networking For Dummies

The bestselling beginning networking book is now updated to cover the latest tools and trends!

Fully updated and revised to include the latest trends in networking, this perennial bestseller features updated coverage of broadband technologies, storage, and backup. You’ll discover the hottest topics for setting up a network at home or in the office.

Popular For Dummies author Doug Lowe knows what the networking beginner is looking for, so to that end, he offers you networking fundamentals written in his easy-to-understand style and discusses topics such as Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.

• Walks you through networking basics with valuable updates of the latest networking tools and trends
• Explains exactly what a network is and how to use it
• Demonstrates how to build a wired or wireless network
• Addresses securing, optimizing, and troubleshooting a network
• Discusses networking with all major operating systems

Networking For Dummies, 9th Edition is the guide you need to start sharing resources and exchanging data today.Computers in business environments become exponentially helpful and critical for daily operations when they’re linked together in local area networks (LANs) that enable coworkers to share files, Internet access, and valuable resources like printers and plotters. Building a network of IBM-compatible PCs requires careful strategic planning, and Networking for Dummies, Fourth Edition, will help you sort out the technical details as painlessly as possible.

This book helps you figure out whether you need a LAN at all–the author isn’t shy about recommending simpler solutions such as printer switches–and then helps you get everything hooked up. Mainly, Lowe describes LANs in an accurate and comprehensive, though somewhat generic, way.

Once it has been determined that you need a network operating system, Lowe describes the characteristics of several good ones (including NetWare 4.2, NetWare 5, Windows NT 4, and LANtastic). He also explains network architectures, cabling systems, and security issues. New to this edition is information on transforming your LAN into an intranet by adapting internal protocols to Internet standards. There’s lots of solid information on troubleshooting and optimizing performance too.

Much of the valuable information in Networking for Dummies comes in the form of scenarios. Lowe uses short situations and explains, specifically, what networking hardware and software will be required or beneficial. Find a story that matches your situation and you’ll be in business. –David Wall

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Accounting Workbook For Dummies

Balance the books — without all the headaches!

Trying to get certified and become an accountant? Own a small business but need a little help balancing your books? Don’t worry! This hands-on guide provides the learning and vital practice you need to master important accounting concepts and basics. Perfect as a companion workbook for Accounting For Dummies — or any other accounting textbook — Accounting Workbook For Dummies gives you a wealth of real-world examples, demonstration problems, and handy exercises. With this helpful resource as your guide, you’ll master balance sheets, income statements, and budgets in no time!

100s of Problems!
* Record transactions, track costs, and manage accounts
* Open and close bookkeeping cycles
* Analyze business performance and profit
* Choose the right accounting method
* Master investment accounting fundamentals
* Understand manufacturing cost accountingBalance the books — without all the headaches!

Trying to get certified and become an accountant? Own a small business but need a little help balancing your books? Don’t worry! This hands-on guide provides the learning and vital practice you need to master important accounting concepts and basics. Perfect as a companion workbook for Accounting For Dummies — or any other accounting textbook — Accounting Workbook For Dummies gives you a wealth of real-world examples, demonstration problems, and handy exercises. With this helpful resource as your guide, you’ll master balance sheets, income statements, and budgets in no time!

100s of Problems!
* Record transactions, track costs, and manage accounts
* Open and close bookkeeping cycles
* Analyze business performance and profit
* Choose the right accounting method
* Master investment accounting fundamentals
* Understand manufacturing cost accounting

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