Wireless All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) [Paperback]

Todd W. Carter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764574965 | ISBN-13: 978-0764574962 | Publication Date: March 4, 2005 | Edition: 1

8 books in 1--your key to success with wireless!

Your one-stop guide to a wireless world, including digital media, PDAs, and more

Discover a world with no strings attached! Here's your guide to all the things you need to know to choose the right hardware, build a network, and join together your desktop computer, laptop, PDA, and even home entertainment devices -- all without those pesky wires. Secure your system, get on the move, and a whole lot more.

Discover how to
* Set up routers and hardware
* Create bridges and configure printers
* Troubleshoot your network
* Find Wi-Fi hotspots
* Use a Microsoft? SmartWatch
* Share multimedia files

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From the Back Cover

8 books in 1—your key to success with wireless!

Your one-stop guide to a wireless world, including digital media, PDAs, and more

Discover a world with no strings attached! Here's your guide to all the things you need to know to choose the right hardware, build a network, and join together your desktop computer, laptop, PDA, and even home entertainment devices — all without those pesky wires. Secure your system, get on the move, and a whole lot more.

Discover how to

• Set up routers and hardware
• Create bridges and configure printers
• Troubleshoot your network
• Find Wi-Fi hotspots
• Use a Microsoft® SmartWatch
• Share multimedia files

About the Author

When not transmitting Wi-Fi signals from his Cubs hat, Todd W. Carter likes to stare out the window, contemplate world travel he’ll likely avoid because of pesky shoe inspections, and dream of selling 100,000 copies of this book. He’s single, lives in west Michigan, and hopes this bio leads to a date with a female reader. (E-mail him at [e-mail].) Due to advances in the medical sciences, the 39-year-old Carter is postponing his midlife crisis until 2014. This and much, much more on his web site at www.toddcarter.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (March 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764574965
• ISBN-13: 978-0764574962
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm an author of four consumer-technology books; I'm currently working on a second edition of "Wireless for Dummies."

I'm also a writer and editor who focuses on social media, Web content and other high-tech editorial specialities.

As of Aug. 30, 2008, I'm available for a full-time position with a San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley company. My resume and writing samples are on my Web site at www.toddcarter.com.

You can reach me at todd@toddcarter, 650-585-4487 or 650-678-2235. I'm toddwcarter on twitter.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars quick intro to wireless computing, April 16, 2005

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This review is from: Wireless All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

For the raw beginner in wireless computing, Carter offers quick and easy education. He describes the main modes of usage. This is mostly a hardware book, because you have to decide what types of devices you need to buy, to enable your wireless interaction. The text is pitched towards someone on her own; doing personal computing in her home or small office, and without a tech staff to ask for help.

Significant space is also devoted to using your laptop in a wireless mode when travelling. Be careful about exposing your communications as clear text, that can easily be evesdropped by anyone nearby. But Carter shows how if you drive about a typical American city, you can often find WiFi hotspots that are free to connect to. (Though sometimes this might be inadvertant on the part of their owners!)

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of information for newbies, July 27, 2007

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This review is from: Wireless All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

I just recently purchased this book from an Amazon seller. Not knowing much about the wireless world this one sounded perfect. I enjoyed it. Picked up a lot of insights I'd no clue of before I read it. Admittedly, it's a little bit long in the tooth (copyright 2005) still, for us clueless, it's a big help. Parts really don't relate to my interests (wireless entertainment hookup and a few others) but it is a real help both in understanding what's going on in the wireless world as well as a big help in setting up a wireless, secured network in your own home.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good book but dated, September 26, 2010

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This review is from: Wireless All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

Its a great introduction and we still use it as a basic reference tool, but there are more recent works on the subject.....