Master VISUALLY Optimizing PC Performance (Paperback)

by Joe Kraynak (Author) "When you begin using a brand-new computer, Web pages pop up on the screen, documents open in a snap, games respond to every twitch of..." (more)
Key Phrases: memory optimizer, registry cleaner, different restore point, Internet Explorer, Internet Options, System Configuration Utility (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
“…generously illustrated with hundreds of annotated screen shots…” (PC Utilities, March 2005)

Product Description
* Offers step-by-step instructions for more than 190 optimizing tasks, including streamlining a Start menu, preventing unnecessary programs from wasting memory, improving monitor performance, and printing faster and more efficiently
* The ideal resource for intermediate to advanced visual learners who want to speed up a dragging computer, understand how to prevent bottlenecks in the future, and enhance network performance and reliability
* Addresses how to identify and troubleshoot common problems and how to check and protect a PC from viruses
* Explores different tools to get the job done and looks at which ones are best suited for different tasks
* Includes an explanation of how to assemble a collection of essential freeware and shareware utilities and get optimum performance with hardware upgrades

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Visual; annotated edition edition (February 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764577875
• ISBN-13: 978-0764577871
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #463,907 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for the average Joe!, February 23, 2005

By	D. W. Shuffler "usbanalyst" (Central UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Another good book in the Master Visually series. Even as a computer tech I found this book very informative. The average non-geek computer user out there will find plenty of ways to tune and tweak their machine without doing any harm to the computer or themselves. Just follow basic instructions. Most high end techies will find this book pretty basic but it is a book I can recommend to my clients. I'm not a book reviewer but once again it can be said that "a picture is worth a thousand words"!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product, October 9, 2005

By	Martin I. Johnson "Marty" (Binghamton, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book gives me insight into knowing how to keep my computer running efficiently. It shows me ways of doing what is needed to maintain my computer so that I use it. The color graphics are a helpful part of this book. They help show me what the wording of the text is saying to me. This book is a refernce guide that everyone should have. To know how to care for your computer is highly important these days. This book shows me how to do just that. This book shows me how to get more out of my computer than if I didn't have this book. I love this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for curious beginners, November 2, 2008

By	Dorbel Tweeter "Howdy!" (Burnsville NC USA) - See all my reviews

I think these are useful books for beginners. Many (but not all) of the "Teach Yourself Visually" series books are good -- check reviews first on the one you are considering. This one ("Master Visually" Optimizing PC Performance) is a good one for beginners who get curious about such things.