Hi I am Mark McGlashan a former hardware and software engineer for IBM I am presently involved in web marketing and strive to make it better.
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Windows XP Hacks is the book for people who use Windows XP and wish to go beyond just surfing the internet. If you have been using a Computer for many years, but you feel there is so much more you could learn then there could not be a better choice than 2 books written by Preston Gralla. These books show you the simple path through the jungle of information relevant for working in Windows XP and Windows Vista.
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The 1st book is called Windows XP Hacks and is dedicated to Windows XP, the 2nd book titled Windows Hacks is written for those who use Windows Vista, but it also covers many useful hacks which you can do with Windows XP not mentioned in the 1st Book. Read the review here:
Lets dive into some of the chapters and start with something the PC Repairs London and just about every person is familiar with. Emails Chapter 6 Hack 59-64 explains how to manage multiple accounts and also how to combat Spam and virus and countless other useful hacks.
Windows XP Hacks shows how to save money, teaching to make10 laptops shear just one internet connection without a router. Chapter 7 hack74 page 335 shows you all the steps to take in order to make this possible.
Many people still use and harbor space with an old computer only because it runs the ancient Windows 3.1 which allows them to play old games not able to work on the Windows XP or Vista. Hack 90 on page 399 shows you clearly how to make these old programs work on both Windows XP and Windows Vista, so you can finally dispose of your old computer.
ResultsPeople constantly want to find ways to speed up their hard drive. The PC Repairs London found hack 94 on page 406 very useful to do so, this will help you understand as well as apply the hack which we tried and found it does work very well.
Also this book has unique backup formulas something which the PC Repairs London are always in favor of. This is outlined in Hack 96 on page 415, which shows you good ways to organize your data as well as shows you the fast ways to retrieve it in case of an emergency. Keep in mind it would be impossible to list all the great hacks in this book. For sure I have mentioned some useful ones but there are countless others which you could use in home or at your place of work.
Using the Book Windows Hacks has helped the PC Repairs London better their present engineering skills. Would you like to go way beyond MSN Messenger and be able to do much more? Hack 97 on page 420 which shows you step by step how to do this.
Many people have several chat messengers and each have an individual piece of software as we have here at the PC Repairs London. Hack 98 shows you how to be able to communicate with all the messengers using just one piece of software.
The PC Repairs London are experts not just in hardware and software problems but also at choosing quality books which help us retain the edge over most computer engineers. The PC Repairs London will never miss a chance to better their present skills or increase what they already know. Windows Hacks published by O'Reilly help us do just that and can do the same for you. At only £22.99 it's a valuable book in any persons book collection whether you be a Sherlock Holmes book collector or a technology fanatic like myself.