Upgrading & Fixing Computers For Dummies

340 Pages·2012·10.93 MB·English

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DO-IT-YOURSELF
Upgrading & Fixing
Computers
FOR
DUMmIES‰
by Andy Rathbone
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About the Author
Andy Rathbone started geeking around with computers in 1985 when he bought a boxy CP/M
Kaypro 2X with lime-green letters. Like other budding nerds, he soon began playing with null-
modem adapters, dialing up computer bulletin boards, and working part-time at RadioShack.
In 1992, Andy and DOS For Dummies author/legend Dan Gookin teamed up to write PCs For
Dummies. Andy subsequently wrote the award-winning Windows For Dummies series, TiVo For
Dummies, and many other For Dummies books.
Today, he has more than 15 million copies of his books in print, which have been translated
into more than 30 languages.
Andy lives with his wife, Tina, and their two cats in Southern California. Feel free to drop by
his Web site at www.andyrathbone.com, or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/
andyrathbone.
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Dedication
To that sense of satisfaction felt when you fi x it yourself.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Thanks to Rebecca Huehls, Heidi Unger, Matt Wagner, and Steve Hayes.
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