Dummies.com: All New Titles and Articles

Keeping Your Data Safe and Secure on Windows Server 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Windows Server 2008 For Dummies

Windows Server 2008 includes an impressive array of new security applications and features that further enhance enterprise deployments, particularly within hostile environments or under potentially threatening scenarios. Today's Internet is a brightly illuminated world that casts shadows, and from those shadows arise criminal aspirations that seek to undermine Internet-accessible

iPod / iTunes Para Dummies, 5th Edición (Spanish Edition)

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Incluye cobertura para usuarios de Mac® y de Windows®

SAP GRC For Dummies

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Governance, risk, and compliance—these three big letters can add up to one giant headache. But GRC doesn't have to be a boil on your corporate behind. SAP GRC For Dummies untangles the web of regulations that confronts your company and introduces you to software solutions the not only keep you in compliance, but also make your whole enterprise stronger.

This completely practical guide starts with a big-picture look and GRC and explains how

Read More...

Office 2008 for Mac For Dummies

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Office 2008 for Mac is here, with great new enhancements to all your favorite office productivity tools. Who better than “Dr. Mac, “Bob LeVitus, to show you how to load and use them all?

From choosing the best version for your needs to managing your life with your online calendar, Office 2008 For Mac For Dummies covers what you need to know. It compares the Student/Teacher Edition,

Read More...

AutoCAD 2009 & AutoCAD LT 2009 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Nobody ever said AutoCAD was easy, which is why you need AutoCAD & AutoCAD LT 2009 All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies! These nine minibooks cover all the stuff you need to know to set up AutoCAD for 2D or 3D, create drawings, modify and share them, publish your work, and more. There’s even a minibook devoted to increasing your options with AutoCAD LT!

This one-stop guide to creating great technical drawings using AutoCAD 2009 shows

Read More...

Laptops All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

* Builds on the huge success of Laptops For Dummies, now in its second edition
* Eight minibooks comprising nearly 850 pages give laptop owners the detailed information and advice they need to make the most of their computers
* Offers focused content for new and intermediate laptop users, covering laptop basics and beyond, from synchronizing information with a desktop PC and coordinating e-mail between two computers to accessing the Internet or a

Read More...

Princess Diana's Death: Accident or Conspiracy?

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies

On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died after a high-speed car accident in the Pont d'Alma tunnel in Paris. Princess Diana was traveling with Dodi Al-Fayed (son of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed). In the front seats were bodyguard Trevor-Rees Jones and the Hotel Ritz's acting security manager, Henri Paul,

Organizing Your Project with the Solution Explorer

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies

Solutions and projects hold forms and components like files in folders. In fact, solutions and projects are represented by folders in the Visual Studio Projects directory of your My Documents folder. The Solution Explorer is Visual Studio's tool that allows you to manage the files that make up your project.

If you envision your projects like folders,

Visual Basic's Role in the Framework

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies

Part of the difficulty that many programmers face when moving to the .NET Framework is the terminology, which can get confusing. Put the problem with terminology to bed right now. Check out this list of potentially confusing terms used in .NET development:

Visual Basic 2008: No longer can you run or load Visual Basic as a separate entity.

Debunking the Beatles Conspiracy: "Paul Is Dead"

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies

One of the strangest events surrounding the Beatles was the rumor in 1966 that band member Paul McCartney was dead. Not only was he dead, but was replaced with a double. More amazing was that the band seemed to be putting clues in their music and album covers to leak the truth — although the Beatles always denied any part in promoting the rumor.

Armageddon and the Book of Revelation

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies

The events written in the biblical Book of Revelation go by a number of names — Armaggedon, Apocalypse, The End Times — and for thousands of years, people have been seeing the signs of Armaggedon in the world around them.

Remember Y2K? At the heart of this millenialism is the description of Armageddon,

Providing Services through Your Server

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Windows Server 2008 For Dummies

The client-server paradigm operates largely on client requests for server services. Such requests require server and client hardware and compatible software, which are necessary to facilitate network functionality between the two. At the most basic level, a client must have a network connection available to transmit a request. Likewise,

Customizing the Apple TV Screen Saver

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Apple TV For Dummies

The default settings on your Apple TV screen saver offer up some pretty cool 3-D images, but you can easily customize the screen saver with album-cover art or your own digital photos. You can then fire up your Apple TV to provide background music for mealtimes or a party and have something visually interesting going on at the same time. Think of it as art in motion.

Alien Secrets: The Vril Society

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies

The Vril Society is a troublesome topic because there's no authentic proof that this secret society really existed, even though there's no shortage of people who claim that it did. What makes the Vril Society really weird is that it started out as a science fiction story and from an author who is rarely connected these days with anything short of a joke.

True Conspiracy: The Ford Pinto Memorandum

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies

The Pinto automobile was marketed by Ford from 1971 to 1980 to try to feed the new American appetite for smaller cars. With its dinkster four-cylinder engine, the Pinto was battling the Volkswagon Beetle and the Toyota Corolla for the hearts and minds of those who wanted sewing-machine engines under their hoods.

Accessing the Apple TV Settings Menu

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Article adapted from: Apple TV For Dummies

To display the Apple TV Settings menu, press Menu on your Apple Remote until you're backed out all the way to the top-level Apple TV menu (you'll see the cool Apple TV logo). Next, move the selection cursor to the Settings menu and press Play/Pause to display the entries.

The major headings on the Settings menu go like this:

About:

Chronic Pain For Dummies

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Proven exercises and techniques for dealing with pain

Your compassionate guide to conquering pain and living a full life

Do you suffer from chronic pain? This reassuring, practical guide helps you understand what causes pain and how to manage it with the newest pain-relieving techniques. You'll see how to track your pain triggers, weigh the benefits and risks of pain-reducing medications, improve your pain levels with diet and exercise,

Read More...

Home Staging For Dummies

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

8 full-color pages of before-and-after photos

COPD For Dummies

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Make your home COPD friendly

Your reassuring guide to understanding and managing COPD

and getting on with your life

Want to know more about COPD? This straightforward guide provides clear information about this progressive disease, explaining how to recognize the warning signs, get diagnosed, and choose the best treatment. You'll see how diet, exercise, and medication affect your symptoms and make your life easier.

Read More...

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D For Dummies

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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

Read More...