Mark L. Chambers - PCs All-in-One For Dummies

PCs All-in-One For Dummies, 6th Edition

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About the Author

Mark L. Chambers has been an author, computer consultant, BBS sysop, programmer, and hardware technician for almost 30 years pushing computers and their uses far beyond normal performance limits for decades now. His first love affair with a computer peripheral blossomed in 1984 when he bought his lightning-fast 300 BPS modem for his Atari 400. Now he spends entirely too much time on the Internet and drinks far too much caffeine-laden soda.

With a degree in journalism and creative writing from Louisiana State University, Mark took the logical career choice: programming computers. However, after five years as a COBOL programmer for a hospital system, he decided there must be a better way to earn a living, and he became the Documentation Manager for Datastorm Technologies, a top communications software developer. Somewhere in between writing software manuals, Mark began writing computer how-to books. His first book, Running a Perfect BBS , was published in 1994 and after a short 15 years or so of fun (disguised as hard work), Mark is one of the most productive and best-selling technology authors on the planet.

His favorite pastimes include collecting gargoyles, watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball, playing his three pinball machines and the latest computer games, supercharging computers, and rendering 3D flights of fancy and during all that, he listens to just about every type of music imaginable. Mark's worldwide Internet radio station, MLC Radio (at www.mlcbooks.com ), plays only CD-quality classics from 1970 to 1979, including everything from Rush to Billy Joel to the Rocky Horror Picture Show .

Marks rapidly expanding list of books includes MacBook For Dummies, 4th Edition; iMac For Dummies, 7th Edition; MacBook All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition; Mac OS X Mountain Lion All-in-One For Dummies; Macs For Seniors For Dummies, 2nd Edition; Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies; Building a PC For Dummies, 5th Edition; Scanners For Dummies, 2nd Edition; CD & DVD Recording For Dummies, 2nd Edition; Mac OS X Tiger: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks; Microsoft Office v. X Power Users Guide; BURN IT! Creating Your Own Great DVDs and CDs; The Hewlett-Packard Official Printer Handbook; The Hewlett-Packard Official Recordable CD Handbook; The Hewlett-Packard Official Digital Photography Handbook; Computer Gamers Bible; Recordable CD Bible; Teach Yourself VISUALLY iMac; Running a Perfect BBS; Official Netscape Guide to Web Animation; and Windows 98 Troubleshooting and Optimizing Little Black Book.

His books have been translated into 15 different languages so far his favorites are German, Polish, Dutch, and French. Although he cant read them, he enjoys the pictures a great deal.

Mark welcomes all comments about his books. You can reach him at mark@mlcbooks.com , or visit MLC Books Online, his website, at www.mlcbooks.com .

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my daughter in-between, Chelsea Chambers movie fanatic, Gilmore Girls expert, and musical diva with all my love.

Authors Acknowledgments

Books dont produce themselves and no book that Ive written is complete without a round of sincere thanks (and applause) thats due to everyone involved!

First, my appreciation to my technical editor, Brian Underdahl, who spent weeks checking every fact and verifying every Start screen item (and Ribbon button, and pop-up selection...) in this book. I do a lot of technical editing myself, and I can tell you that its no simple task to wade through this many chapters it takes a combination of long nights and lots of soda.

Again, the Wiley Composition Services team has outdone itself in designing and preparing the material. All the beautiful formatting in this book (including every single figure and screen shot, all the step-by-step procedures, and the regular appearances of Marks Maxims) is a testament to this teams hard work.