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ActionGirl
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Thanks to everyone for your recommendations awhile back about computer security. I now have a new laptop and am using Zone Alarm, AVG Free, Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Spyware blaster, and things seem to be going fine so far.
Does anyone have recommendations on books or websites for general computer reference? I'm only so-so when it comes to "getting" computers, and I'm always second-guessing whether I'm doing things "right," so I'd like to have a few trusted references, be they books, forums, websites, etc.
I am runing Windows XP Professional and also struggling with MS Office applications. (Word and Excel drive me crazy by being too "helpful.")
I've read almost all of the user guide on my computer (I'm a read-the-directions type), and I've found CNET to be very helpful for all kinds of questions, but their forums are a real pain to navigate, and the level at which advice is pitched seems to vary a lot.
I've looked at some Dummies guides and other computer reference books at the bookstore, but haven't found any so far that I really like. I find the format of the Dummies/Idiots books somewhat annoying, but I can live with that if I can trust the material and it's well-organized. Any publishers or authors of computer books that you would recommend?
Thanks!
Does anyone have recommendations on books or websites for general computer reference? I'm only so-so when it comes to "getting" computers, and I'm always second-guessing whether I'm doing things "right," so I'd like to have a few trusted references, be they books, forums, websites, etc.
I am runing Windows XP Professional and also struggling with MS Office applications. (Word and Excel drive me crazy by being too "helpful.")
I've read almost all of the user guide on my computer (I'm a read-the-directions type), and I've found CNET to be very helpful for all kinds of questions, but their forums are a real pain to navigate, and the level at which advice is pitched seems to vary a lot.
I've looked at some Dummies guides and other computer reference books at the bookstore, but haven't found any so far that I really like. I find the format of the Dummies/Idiots books somewhat annoying, but I can live with that if I can trust the material and it's well-organized. Any publishers or authors of computer books that you would recommend?
Thanks!