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10 Minute Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition by Shelley O'Hara
Que, February, 2002Paperback, 180 pages
ISBN: 0789727374
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This handy, quick reference book contains
concise solutions and instructions for using
Windows XP and solving common problems.
Authored by Windows expert Shelly O'Hara
(the author of over 100 computer books),
the book is well-organized and full of
great advice and tips. The book is full of short
lessons that are designed to last ten minutes or less.
The lessons cover subjects like navigating folders,
searching for documents, adding a printer,
setting up your email account, browsing the Internet,
using a scanner, sending a fax, customizing the desk
top, uninstalling programs, using disk tools and home
networking.
This guide is best suited for users who already have
some knowledge of the Windows environment. It
might appeal most to users upgrading from an earlier
version of Windows that do not need or want a large
textbook to teach them how to accomplish tasks they
are already familiar with. The book focuses on the
most common Windows XP tasks -- for more complex
procedures, a more detailed reference will be required.
Photoshop 6 Shop Manual by Donnie O'Quinn
New Riders, 2001Trade Paperback, 1070 pages.
ISBN: 0735711305
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Donnie O'Quinn, an author, graphics consultant
and trainer, is well known for his popular
Photoshop in a Nutshell series that was
published by O'Reilly and Associates. This book
picks up where the Photoshop in a Nutshell
books left of and starts a new series for
Photoshop users. The Shop Manual teaches users
how to use and understand each aspect of
Photoshop's interface and functions in complete detail.
Every filter, palette and tool available in Photoshop
is covered with advice about how to use them,
advantages and disadvantages in using them,
commonly made mistakes and inside tips.
Quinn has done a superb job of organizing this reference book, which contains lists and descriptions for each Photoshop tool with suggestions on what tools to use and cross-references to other sections in the book. The book also includes detailed instruction on Photoshop techniques and a section which contains a handy list of Mac and Windows keyboard shortcuts. This is an information-packed guide to Photoshop 6 that leaves no Photoshop tool unexplored. With the Shop Manual at your side you'll become a Photoshop Pro in no time at all.
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