Surviving PC Disasters,Mishaps,& Blunders

Jesse M. Torres, Peter Sideris

408 pages, parution le 04/04/2005

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Get the book that will gave you!

Anyone who uses a PC knows that wicked disasters are always lurking just a few steps away-and happen when you least expect them. Your PC could get stolen, your hard drive could crash and you'd lose valuable data, someone might steal your identity by hacking into your PC, you could get hit by a nasty virus, Windows could refuse to boot, or you might get busted for downloading pirated software or music. These hazards are real and happen every day to unsuspecting PC users. If you don't have the right resource to help you when you encounter a disaster or a mishap, you'll be screwed. So don't get caught without Surviving PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders!

Surviving PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders is the must-have survival guide for every PC user. This easy-to-read book covers a wide range of problems, including security issues and theft, blunders arising from general clumsiness, disasters such as fire and water damage, how to safeguard important data from scammers and hackers, how to recover from nasty viruses or worms, buying hardware without getting ripped off, avoiding hard-drive crashes and recovering lost data, protecting yourself from identity theft, problems with unsecured networks, and much more. You'll learn simple and practical ways to protect you PC and other support devices (like printers and scanners), and how to cope if a disaster does strike. The book is packed with real world horror stories that will help you learn how to better protect yourself from bad things and stupid blunders.

In this book you will learn how to:

Quickly recover from common and not-so-common hardware failures
Protect your data and hardware from theft or loss
Expertly safeguard your PC against viruses and other junkware
Use safe networking and wireless communication techniques to ensure that your private data stays private
Avoid being ripped off by Internet scammers
Protect your laptop, PC, PDA, and other portable devices from being stolen

This book is written for:

Those who are worried that their PC isn't sufficiently protected from theft, loss, or unforeseen accidents
Anyone who has problems with their Windows PC
Anyone who needs to support Windows PCs in a corporate environment

L'auteur - Jesse M. Torres

Jesse M. Torres is an IT consultant specializing in enterprise management and administration, with over ten years experience in the government, corporate, and private sector. He has extensive experience in process analysis and automation. Jesse is an MCSE and has written articles for Win 32 Scripting Journal. He is the author of Windows 2000 Admin Scripting Little Black Book.

L'auteur - Peter Sideris

Peter Sideris has earned numerous certifications, including A+, MCSE, MCDBA, and MCAD. He started his career as a field technician and quickly became an IT department assistant manager with Prudential CT Realty, managing the helpdesk, creating network documentation, providing technology needs assessment, and troubleshooting. Peter is currently working as a Systems Engineer for General Technology Group in Meriden, Connecticut, specializing in security, disaster recovery, and planning and client needs assessment.

Sommaire

Theft and Loss
Hardware Disasters and Mishaps
Software Disasters and Mishaps
Network Disasters and Mishaps
Wireless Networking
Internet Fraud
Spam
Surviving Viruses
Junkware: Malware, Adware, and Spyware
Email and Other Internet Hazards
Travel Mishaps and Disasters
Power Adapters and Batteries
Backup and Recovery
Digital Lifestyle Hazards
Piracy

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Paraglyph Press
Auteur(s)	Jesse M. Torres, Peter Sideris
Parution	04/04/2005
Nb. de pages	408
Format	17,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	708g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781932111989