The Healthy PC: Preventive Care and Home Remedies for Your Computer | 
 enlarge | Author: Carey Holzman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Category: Book
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 80905
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0072229233
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3916
UPC: 783254042025
EAN: 9780072229233
ASIN: 0072229233
Publication Date: October 28, 2003
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Product Description
Learn routine maintenance as well as desktop basics, hard drive care and defragmentation, and plenty more to make your PC more efficient and keep it running smoothly. Learn software management, tame the Internet, secure your machine, deal with downloads, and much more.
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Excellent May 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
All I can say is....Excellent book. It made a computer technician out of me. Tnx
The "normal person's" PC book February 26, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are tired of all the PC how-to books that can't write a sentance in English, this is the book for you. Easy to follow with screenshots from the PC itself, this a guide even my mom can follow. It covers the basics of owning a computer from Windows 98 and SE, ME, and XP. How to keep them in tune and how to save some money doing it with free programs that are available online. What to take some of the mystery of the beige (black, grey, whatever) box on the desk, The Healthy PC will go long ways towards that end.
Best book for computer users November 4, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The first time I sat down with this book, I couldn't stop. I'm not a PC guru, nor am I a "tin horn." I think anyone who uses a computer from power users to novices will find it one of the most practical, easy to understand texts you'll find.
I also "googled" his name and found his website CareyHolzman.com. What a treasure trove of advice and help.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to use a computer or increase the knowledge they already have.
I couldn't put it down!!! June 15, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this book!!! I read about it here on Amazon and ordered it right away. I have been reading through it and using it on my computer for the past three hours... I can't put it down!!! My computer already seems more reliable, and I fixed little problems that I wasn't sure how to (i.e. The annoying send error file reports).
One of the great things about this was how explanatory it was... Although I knew what a lot of computer jargon means, I understood it after reading this book.
I HIGHLY recommend this for anyone looking to take care of their computer!
As clear as every computer book should be July 10, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When you work or deal with young people, talking about computers
is a big challenge and most of the times you feel like a "dummie or an idiot". This forces you to run to Barnes & Noble or the local Library to end up more confused and frustrated not knowing which book to pick.
"The Healthy PC" is not as tedious as other computer books,
on the contrary once you start reading you will not stop, and if you follow the steps Carey recommends you'll feel very comfortable.
This is a great book, to bad he does not have any publications about hardware, but I understand his next book will be about "networking" available next year, I can't wait to buy it.
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