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This wide-ranging guide helps ordinary users fight back against Windows slowdowns, glitches, and annoyancesWindows is the world's dominant desktop operating system, with 93.8 percent of the market as of 2002Packed with savvy tips for decluttering a system, speeding up access to programs and data, customizing the interface, rooting out resource hogs, tuning up e-mail and Web browser performance, protecting against viruses, and moreFocuses on Windows XP and covers the new Service Pack 2, but many techniques are applicable to older Windows versions...

Find out what you should clean, when, and howDump programs you don't need, archive data, and bring order to your desktopHere's a handy household hint - getting control of all the clutter on your PC will make it run faster and more efficiently. This book is like a closet full of cleaning tools that help you organize your data and e-mail, archive the stuff you do need to keep, toss old cookies, tune up your file system, and much more.Discover how toCreate a cleaning scheduleFind out what programs you haveClear out your root directoryControl your Web cache filesManage Windows updatesGet serious about system security...

The Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D is an ideal camera for first-time digital SLR users. Unfortunately if you don't know photography lingo you might find yourself never veering from your camera's default settings and into all the cool features that help you take outstanding photos. This book takes care of that problem. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D For Dummies comes to the aid of new and inexperienced XTi/400D users by walking them through all the features of their camera. The book not only explains that camera's controls, but also demonstrates how each feature contributes to creating great photos. Illustrated with hundreds of full-color photos, this guide helps you get up-to-speed on the XTi/400D and in control of this popular camera....

Offered by Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Sony, and other leading camera manufacturers, the Camera Raw format lets photographers create high-resolution "digital negatives"-uncompressed, unprocessed images that they can then manage and convert using PhotoshopCameras featuring Camera Raw capabilities are now priced as low as $300This book explains what Camera Raw is, why serious amateur and professional photographers need it, and how to make the most of it using Photoshop's powerful Camera Raw plug-inTopics covered include evaluating and working with Camera Raw images, harnessing Photoshop Camera Raw tools, using metadata, understanding color, and correcting images...