CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects

by Hart-Davis, Guy

• ISBN13: 9780071496285
• ISBN10: 0071496289
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

There are more than one billion PCs in use worldwideCNET reaches more than 14 million unique users each month

Author Biography

Guy Hart-Davis is the author of CNET Do-It-Yourself iPod Projects, How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and many other computer books.

Table of Contents

Easy
Project 1: Max Out Your Memory and Turbo-Charge It with ReadyBoost	p. 1
Project 2: Get the Fastest Possible Internet Connection	p. 15
Project 3: Turn Your PC into a Free Phone	p. 23
Project 4: Turn Your PC into a Video Phone	p. 34
Intermediate
Project 5: Turn Your PC into a Media Center	p. 45
Project 6: Learn to Work with Your PC's BIOS	p. 53
Project 7: Replace Your Hard Disk - or Add Another Hard Disk	p. 65
Project 8: Set Up a Multimonitor Monster	p. 79
Project 9: Build a Wired Network in Your Home	p. 90
Project 10: Recover from Windows Disasters with Knoppix	p. 105
Project 11: Modify Your PC's Case	p. 117
Project 12: Use Your PC as Your Home Theater	p. 123
Project 13: Share Your Household's Music and Movies Easily and Effectively	p. 131
Project 14: Turn Your PC into a Recording Studio	p. 147
Project 15: Record Music on Your PC	p. 163
Project 16: Back Up and Restore Your Computer	p. 176
Project 17: Create a Wireless Network	p. 184
Project 18: Create an Ad Hoc Wireless Network	p. 195
Project 19: Digitize Your Paper Documents	p. 202
Advanced
Project 20: Seal Your Private Data in an Uncrackable Virtual Locker	p. 213
Project 21: Stream TV to Your PC or Handheld Device Anywhere	p. 226
Project 22: Silence Your PC or Build an Ultra-Quiet PC	p. 239
Project 23: Run Other Operating Systems on Top of Windows	p. 254
Project 24: Install Another Operating System Alongside Windows	p. 266
Index	p. 275
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