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iBooks 2.1 for iPad, iOS 5.1 Edition
Tech 102
Updated for iPad 3. This handy guide covers all of iBooks 2.1 for iOS, Apple’s chart-topping ereader tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Learn how to use just your fingers to page through books, read PDF files, interact with multimedia textbooks, create bookmarks, and highlight and annotate passages. Built-in search and navigation features let you find words or phrases anywhere in a book and quickly jump to specific pages. Adjust screen brightness for ambient light and change a book’s text size, font, and layout to suit your eyesight. Stock and organize your library by buying books from the iBookstore, downloading free (and DRM-free) books from the internet, and converting books to EPUB format. Use iCloud to download iBookstore purchases to all your iOS devices automatically. If you’re coming from the Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook, you’ll find the steps needed to make a smooth transition to iBooks. You’ll also learn how to use Newsstand to gather all your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions in one place.
Contents: 1. Getting Started with iBooks | 2. Stocking Your Library | 3. Organizing Your Library | 4. Reading Books | 5. Reading PDFs | 6. Newsstand | 7. Interactive Textbooks
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 9-Mar-2012. Updated for iBooks 2.1. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers iBooks 2.1 and Newsstand for iOS 5.1.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Numbers for iPad, iOS 5.1 Edition
Tech 102
Updated for iPad 3. This handy guide covers all of Numbers for iOS, Apple’s top-selling spreadsheet software tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Learn how to use just your fingers to create spreadsheets with tables, charts, and graphics. Enter data with sliders, steppers, pop-up menus, checkboxes, star ratings, and intelligent keyboards. Format 2D and 3D charts. Choose from more than 250 built-in functions to build formulas. Use iCloud to keep all your spreadsheets up to date across all your iOS devices, automatically. If you’re coming from Numbers for Mac or Microsoft Excel, you’ll find all the steps needed to transfer your spreadsheets and make a painless transition from point-and-click to tap-and-drag.
Contents: 1. Getting Started with Numbers | 2. Spreadsheet Basics | 3. Entering Data | 4. Formulas and Functions | 5. Charts | 6. Images, Text Boxes, and Shapes | 7. Transferring and Converting Spreadsheets
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 11-Mar-2012. Updated for Numbers 1.6. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Numbers 1.6 for iOS 5.1.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Pages for iPad, iOS 5.1 Edition
Tech 102
Updated for iPad 3. This handy guide covers all of Pages for iOS, Apple’s top-selling word processor tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Learn how to use just your fingers to create documents with text, footnotes, tables, charts, and graphics. Use ready-made templates and styles to quickly create letters, reports, flyers, cards, and posters. Customize your documents with colors, fonts, textures, and special effects. Format 2D and 3D charts. Use iCloud to keep all your documents up to date across all your iOS devices, automatically. If you’re coming from Pages for Mac or Microsoft Word, you’ll find all the steps needed to transfer your documents and make a painless transition from point-and-click to tap-and-drag.
Contents: 1. Getting Started with Pages | 2. Document Basics | 3. Editing Text | 4. Formatting Text | 5. Images, Text Boxes, and Shapes | 6. Tables | 7. Charts | 8. Transferring and Converting Documents
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 12-Mar-2012. Updated for Pages 1.6. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Pages 1.6 for iOS 5.1.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Keynote for iPad, iOS 5.1 Edition
Tech 102
Updated for iPad 3. This handy guide covers all of Keynote for iOS, Apple’s top-selling presentation software tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Learn how to use just your fingers to create presentations with text, tables, charts, and graphics. Personalize your slides with ready-made themes and styles. Enliven your presentations with animations, special effects, and color schemes. Format 2D and 3D charts. Use the slide navigator to quickly skim through your presentation, add new slides, and reorder slides. Play your presentation by using options like looped autoplay slideshows, viewer-guided slideshows, presenter notes, remote control, laser pointers, wireless streaming, and video mirroring to external displays. Use iCloud to keep all your presentations up to date across all your iOS devices, automatically. If you’re coming from Keynote for Mac or Microsoft PowerPoint, you’ll find all the steps needed to transfer your presentations and make a painless transition from point-and-click to tap-and-drag.
Contents: 1. Getting Started with Keynote | 2. Presentation and Slide Basics | 3. Editing Text | 4. Formatting Text | 5. Images, Text Boxes, and Shapes | 6. Tables | 7. Charts | 8. Animating Presentations | 9. Playing Presentations | 10. Transferring and Converting Presentations
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 13-Mar-2012. Updated for Keynote 1.6. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Keynote 1.6 for iOS 5.1.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Windows 7
Tech 102
Perfect for new and longtime PC users, this no-fluff guide to Windows 7 is packed with details on system preferences, the desktop, built-in applications, and utilities. You’ll also find step-by-step instructions for printing, faxing, networking, file-sharing, troubleshooting, and going online. Upgraders will find details on setup, installation, and switching from earlier Windows versions. Keyboard mavens will find keyboard shortcuts throughout the book.
New features covered include the redesigned taskbar, jump lists, window-management shortcuts, federated search, libraries, desktop gadgets, Windows Live Essentials, Devices and Printers, and homegroups.
Contents: 1. Windows Basics | 2. The Desktop | 3. Personalizing Windows | 4. Files, Folders & Drives | 5. Programs & Documents | 6. Printing & Faxing | 7. Hardware & Drivers | 8. Networks & Sharing | 9. Online Connections | 10. Security & Privacy | 11. Maintenance & Troubleshooting | 12. Installing Windows
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 18-Jan-2012. Minor update. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Windows 7 Service Pack 1.
Prices and Formats:
Paperback $12.99 list. Amazon (US)
Ebook $5.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook
Mac OS X Lion (iCloud Update)
Tech 102
Perfect for new and longtime Mac users, this no-fluff guide to OS X Lion is packed with details on system preferences, the desktop, built-in applications, and utilities. You’ll also find step-by-step instructions for printing, faxing, networking, troubleshooting, and going online. A Windows glossary makes switching to Mac (mostly) painless, and keyboard mavens will find a complete list of keyboard shortcuts.
New features covered include iCloud, Mission Control, Full-Screen Apps, Launchpad, Auto Save, Versions, AirDrop, and multitouch gestures.
Contents: 1. Basics | 2. Desktop | 3. System Preferences | 4. Files, Folders & Drives | 5. Programs & Documents | 6. Printing & Faxing | 7. Networks & Sharing | 8. Online Connections | 9. Security & Privacy | 10. Maintenance | 11. Switching from Windows | 12. Keyboard Shortcuts
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 9-Jan-2012. New material on iCloud and merging files and folders, plus minor corrections. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Use Mac OS X Lion’s New Features (iCloud Update)
10-Minute Fixes
Quickly learn to use OS X Lion’s major new features, including iCloud, Full-Screen Apps, Mission Control, Launchpad, Resume, Auto Save, Versions, and AirDrop. Excerpted from Mac OS X Lion (Tech 102).
Contents: 1. Installing Lion | 2. Multitouch Gestures | 3. Scrolling | 4. Resizing Windows | 5. iCloud | 6. All My Files | 7. Full-Screen Apps | 8. Mission Control | 9. Launchpad | 10. Resume | 11. PowerPC Applications | 12. Auto Save and Versions | 13. AirDrop
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 15-Oct-2011. More iCloud updates. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $0.99/£0.99/€0.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook
Excel 2010 Pivot Tables
Tech 102
The jargon associated with Microsoft Excel’s pivot tables (“n-dimensional cross tabulations”) makes them look complex, but they’re really no more than an easy way to build concise, flexible summaries of long lists of raw values. If you’re working with hundreds (or hundreds of thousands) of rows, then pivot tables are the best way to look at the same information in different ways, summarize data on the fly, and spot trends and relationships. This handy guide teaches you how to use Excel’s most powerful feature to crunch large amounts of data, without having to write new formulas, copy and paste cells, or reorganize rows and columns. You can download the sample workbook to follow along with the examples.
Contents: 1. Pivot Table Basics | 2. Nesting Fields | 3. Grouping Items | 4. Calculations and Custom Formulas | 5. Filtering Data | 6. Charting Pivot Tables | 7. Tricks with Pivot Tables
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Download: orders.xlsx (sample workbook).
Latest Update: 19-Nov-2011. Expanded chapter about grouping. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Excel 2010 Service Pack 1.
Prices and Formats:
Paperback $9.99/£7.99/€7.99 list. Amazon (US, UK, CA, FR, DE)
Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Excel 2010 Dates & Times
Tech 102
The secret to working with dates and times is understanding how Excel stores and interprets these values. Though dates and times look like text values (“June 22, 2012” or “10:30 AM”, for example), they’re actually serial numbers. This handy guide teaches you how to do date arithmetic, use Excel’s built-in date/time functions (including the undocumented DATEDIF function), and avoid pitfalls like the leap-year bug and negative times. You’ll also find advanced clock and calendar tricks such as rounding times and calculating holidays.
Contents: 1. Date & Time Basics | 2. Date & Time Functions | 3. Date Tricks | 4. Time Tricks
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 19-Sep-2011. Initial release. This book covers Excel 2010 Service Pack 1.
Prices and Formats:
Paperback $9.99/£7.99/€7.99 list. Amazon (US, UK, CA, FR, DE)
Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Google Like a Pro
10-Minute Fixes
Google’s simple interface hides a lot of power. With a few simple tricks, you can find what you need quickly and accurately without having to wade through pages of results. Many examples are included.
Contents: 1. Search for Multiple Words | 2. Case Doesn’t Matter | 3. Omit Stop Words | 4. Quote Exact Phrases | 5. Rearrange Search Words | 6. Swap Singular and Plural Forms | 7. Use Wildcards for Unknown Words (* Operator) | 8. Specify a Range of Numbers (.. Operator) | 9. Omit (Most) Punctuation | 10. Exclude Terms (- Operator) | 11. Find Exact Terms (" Operator) | 12. Find Synonyms (~ Operator) | 13. Find Alternate Terms (OR Operator) | 14. Find Verbatim Terms | 15. Use Search Operators | 16. Do Common Searches Quickly
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 26-Nov-2011. Added section about verbatim searches. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $0.99/£0.99/€0.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Nook
Convert Ebooks to Kindle Format
10-Minute Fixes
Learn how to find free books on the internet and convert them to MOBI format to read on your Amazon Kindle.
Contents: 1. Converting Books to MOBI Format | 2. Adding Books to Your Kindle Library
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 1-Sep-2011. Minor update. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $0.99/£0.99/€0.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Nook
Convert Ebooks to iBooks Format
10-Minute Fixes
Learn how to find free books on the internet and convert them to EPUB format to read in iBooks on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Contents: 1. Converting Books to EPUB Format | 2. Adding Books to Your iBooks Library
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 1-Sep-2011. Minor update. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $0.99/£0.99/€0.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook
Convert Ebooks to Nook Format
10-Minute Fixes
Learn how to find free books on the internet and convert them to EPUB format to read on your Barnes & Noble Nook.
Contents: 1. Converting Books to EPUB Format | 2. Adding Books to Your Nook Library
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 1-Sep-2011. Minor update. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $0.99/£0.99/€0.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Nook
Cancel Cable
How Internet Pirates Get Free Stuff
“A remarkably calm look at the technical, social, economic and cultural issues arising from file-sharing, and it’s also a damned practical guide to navigating the strange world of file-sharing technology.”
– Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net
Neighbors with hand-labeled DVD collections. Teenagers with 5000-song iPods. Entire countries sharing the same copy of Windows. Who are these people? They’re file sharers and they account for a third of worldwide internet traffic. Their swag is anything that can be digitized and copied.
But file-sharing networks aren’t only for pirates. Musicians and writers use them to gauge their popularity. Artists and filmmakers use them to boost recognition. Government employees use them to secretly download WikiLeaks archives. TV producers use them to confirm audience measurements. Politicians and judges use them to make policy and rulings. Traders and marketers use them to spot trends.
File sharing affects everyone online. In Cancel Cable, bestselling author Chris Fehily explains this singular world with humor and clarity.
- Learn how BitTorrent and peer-to-peer networks work
- Set up a BitTorrent client and find files to download
- Open, play, read, or run what you download
- Know the risks of file sharing and avoid fakes, scams, and viruses
Contents: 1. The Terrain | 2. Understanding BitTorrent | 3. File Types | 4. Malware | 5. Archives | 6. Installing a BitTorrent Client | 7. BitTorrent Search Engines | 8. Finding Torrents | 9. Customizing Your Client | 10. Downloading Torrents | 11. Movies and TV Shows | 12. Pictures | 13. Music and Spoken Word | 14. Books, Documents, and Fonts | 15. Applications and Games
Excerpt: Author website (entire book). Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 6-Feb-2012. Minor update. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader.
Prices and Formats:
Paperback $9.99/£7.99/€9.99 list. Amazon (US, UK, CA, FR, DE)
Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
iPad Troubleshooting, iOS 5 Edition
Tech 102
Save a trip to an Apple store by solving your own iPad problems. Find your problem among the dozens of listed symptoms for common hardware, software, and accessory issues, and then follow the accompanying step-by-step instructions to fix it. The troubleshooting steps progress from simple checks to more-complex procedures. You’ll also learn what Apple technicians themselves look for when they examine your iPad.
Contents: 1. Troubleshooting a Problem | 2. Hardware and Software Basics | 3. Power Problems | 4. Network Connection Problems | 5. Display Problems | 6. Software Problems | 7. Alert Problems | 8. Accessory Problems | 9. Troubleshooting Details
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 20-Jan-2012. Minor update. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers iOS 5.1 for all iPad models.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Tech 102
The Lion edition of this book is available. Perfect for new and longtime Mac users, this no-fluff guide to OS X Snow Leopard is packed with details on system preferences, the desktop, built-in applications, and utilities. You’ll also find step-by-step instructions for printing, faxing, networking, troubleshooting, and going online. A Windows glossary makes switching to Mac (mostly) painless, and keyboard mavens will find a complete list of keyboard shortcuts.
Contents: 1. Basics | 2. Desktop | 3. System Preferences | 4. Files, Folders, & Drives | 5. Programs & Documents | 6. Printing & Faxing | 7. Networks & Sharing | 8. Online Connections | 9. Security | 10. Maintenance | 11. Switching from Windows | 12. Keyboard Shortcuts
Excerpt: Amazon preview.
Latest Update: 1-Sep-2011. Minor update. To get a free update, delete and then redownload this book on your ereader. This book covers Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
Prices and Formats: Ebook $4.99/£4.99/€4.99 list. Amazon Kindle (US, UK, CA, FR, DE, ES, IT) • Apple iBooks (US, UK, CA, AU, FR, DE, more) • Nook • Google/Android