Breakthrough Windows Vista(TM): Find Your Favorite Features and Discover the Possibilities (Paperback)

by Joli Ballew (Author), S. E. Slack (Author)
Key Phrases: media extender, movie manually, auto playlist, Internet Explorer, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Mail (more...)

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Product Description
Learn how to use the Microsoft Windows Vista features that interest you most with this full-color guide that gives you the straight scoop. Packed with information in manageable-sized projects, you can jump right in to any topic that interests you. You'll discover everything from how to set up your new operating system, to accessing the Windows Vista Sidebar and customizing it with the gadgets you use most, to helping ensure a more secure setup. Plus, you can discover the media possibilities with Windows Vista: set up Media Center and watch and record live television; create, share, and organize your photos, music, and videos; be a director and make your own movies with Movie Maker. Discover the possibilities of what you can do with Windows Vista!

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Key Book Benefits:

-Allows you to jump in to any topic that interests you and spend as much time as you like--no need to read cover to cover -Features coverage of the most popular features of Windows Vista, including the new user interface -Includes an introduction to the 2007 Microsoft Office system

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (February 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735623627
• ISBN-13: 978-0735623620
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #325,999 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I wanted, except..., March 22, 2007

By	Anon (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

I needed a new computer to catalog and edit photos, and VISTA was already installed, but I needed to know how to use some of its features. I was attracted to this book because it concentrates on using the photo, music and video programs, exactly what I wanted.

However, I was curious why there was a photo of a female model on the cover (unlike any other computer books I've seen). Was this a book geared towards women? It seems that it is, and I don't like the conversational tone, assuming that all I'm going to use the computer for is organizing photos of my kids. It has sexist comments that bother me, such as "even the most mundane topics are awesome, such as reminiscing about the crush you had on the quarterback of your high school's football team".

But, I decided that the content was more important the cover. The positive news is that the book clearly explains what it promises, and gave me a good start for using these features, especially the photo program. The Webshots are excellent. I would have liked it to have a more "professional" tone, but I guess I'll have to look elsewhere for that.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK but decided not to upgrade, too much to lose, May 6, 2007

By	Roger A. Purdy (Whiting, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

OK but decided not to upgrade, too much to lose