Preston Gralla

Windows 8 Hacks (eBook, ePUB)

Tips & Tools for Unlocking the Power of Tablets and Desktops

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Windows 8 is quite different than previous Microsoft operating systems, but its still eminently hackable. With this book, youll learn how to make a variety of modifications, from speeding up boot time and disabling the Lock screen to hacking native apps and running Windows 8 on a Mac. And thats just the beginning. Youll find more than 100 standalone hacks on performance, multimedia, networking, the cloud, security, email, hardware, and more. Not only will you learn how to use each hack, youll also discover why it works.Add folders and other objects to the Start screenRun other Windows versions inside Windows 8Juice up performance and track down bottlenecksUse the SkyDrive cloud service to sync your files everywhereSpeed up web browsing and use other PCs on your home networkSecure portable storage and set up a virtual private networkHack Windows 8 Mail and services such as OutlookCombine storage from different devices into one big virtual diskTake control of Window 8 setting with the Registry

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781449355586
• Artikelnr.: 38458621

Autorenporträt

Preston Gralla is the author of more than 40 books that have been translated into 20 languages, including Galaxy S 5 The Missing Manual, Windows 8 Hacks, NOOK HD: The Missing Manual, Galaxy Tab: The Missing Manual, The Big Book of Windows Hacks, How the Internet Works, and How Wireless Works. He is a contributing editor to Computerworld, a blogger for ITWorld, and was a founding editor and then editorial director of PC/Computing, executive editor for CNet/ZDNet, and the founding managing editor of PC Week.He has written about technology for many national newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News (for whom he wrote a technology column), PC World, and numerous others. As a widely recognized technology expert, he has made many television and radio appearances, including on the CBS Early Show, MSNBC, ABC World News Now, and National Public Radio. Under his editorship, PC/Computing was a finalist for General Excellence in the National Magazine Awards. He has also won the "Best Feature in a Computing Publication” award from the Computer Press Association.Gralla is also the recipient of a Fiction Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife (his two children have flown the coop). He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [e-mail].

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: Setup and Startup Hacks
Chapter 2: Hacking the Start Screen, the Windows 8 Interface, and Apps
Chapter 3: Hacking the Desktop
Chapter 4: Productivity and System Performance Hacks
Chapter 5: Cloud and Social Networking Hacks
Chapter 6: Music, Media, and Video
Chapter 7: Networking, the Web, Wireless, and the Internet
Chapter 8: Security
Chapter 9: Email
Chapter 10: Hardware
Chapter 11: The Registry and Group Policy Editor
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