Mark Edward Soper has taught computer troubleshooting and other technical subjects to thousands of students from Maine to Hawaii since 1992. Mark has used almost every version of Microsoft Windows starting with version 1.04 and has contributed chapters to Special Edition Using Windows Millennium Edition, all editions of the Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP series, Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows Vista, and Easy Windows Vista. Mark blogs on Windows Vista at his Amazon.com blog.
Mark is the author or coauthor of many books on a variety of technology subjects, including Upgrading and Repairing Networks, 5th Edition, Upgrading and Repairing Servers, Leo Laporte’s PC Help Desk, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Home Automation, and Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Home Networking, as well as books on digital photography, broadband Internet, computer upgrading, and A+ certification. Mark is currently writing Unleashing Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center and a new A+ certification study guide. He is a regular contributor to Maximum PC magazine and writes the Windows blog for the Maximum PC website. When he’s not working on technology projects, Mark enjoys photography, researching the history of transportation, church activities, and his family.
Introducing Windows Vista | p. 3 |
Welcome to Windows Vista | p. 5 |
The many editions of Windows Vista | p. 23 |
Getting to work with Vista | p. 35 |
Installing Windows Vista | p. 37 |
Mastering the Vista user interface | p. 73 |
Vista tools for faster and better file organization | p. 97 |
Mastering your hardware and environment with Vista | p. 121 |
Managing your contacts with ease | p. 151 |
Windows Vista at play : entertainment, Internet, and networking | p. 173 |
Mastering Windows media player 11 | p. 175 |
Windows media center the Vista way | p. 219 |
Gaming with Windows Vista | p. 247 |
Internet the Windows Vista way | p. 267 |
Building a home network the Windows Vista way | p. 289 |
Keeping Windows Vista safe with backup and troubleshooting tools | p. 309 |
Burn, baby, burn! Backup inferno | p. 311 |
Protecting Windows Vista | p. 327 |
Troubleshooting and maintaining Windows Vista | p. 353 |
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