Ballew - Degunking Windows 7

Praise for the First Edition

[Degunking Windows is] a great new book that explains why computers lose their vigor over time. It offers easy-to-follow instructions for cleaning out your hard drive, tweaking programs, eliminating spyware, sorting e-mail, and updating your system.

Parade Magazine

Do you own a PC or Mac computer and use it regularly? Then, it has gunk. Gunk is all the unnecessary junk on your computer that can slow down performance and ultimately cause system malfunction. Its those fuzzy photos that never got tossed, e-mail youve filed and forgotten, old programs you never use, hidden programs you dont want, and too many programs that launch at startup. I found very useful advice fromDegunking Windows by Joli Ballew and Jeff Duntemann.

Seattle Times

I once wrote a four-part series in InfoWorld about correcting what I called Windows arthritis. This is a lethargy that seems to overtake the operating system as little as six months after its installedNow Joli Ballew and Jeff Duntemann have compiled an entire book [Degunking Windows] on the subject, and its a good one.

Brian Livingston

After all the worm news these days, when something goes wrong, users will often jump to the not-necessarily accurate conclusion that they have a virus or something like that. Maybe they do, but its not usually the only problem they have. Joli Ballew and Jeff Duntemann have beaten me to a great idea for a book on this: Degunking WindowsI really wish Id thought of it first.

Larry Seltzer in eWeek

The information found in Degunking Windows is exactly what the doctor ordered. Joli Ballew and Jeff Duntemann do an excellent job of helping you to find the things that are slowing down and cluttering up your system. They explain in plain English what you need to know to remove unwanted programs and optimize your Windows machine for maximum performance.

About.com

I am impressed. [Degunking Windows] makes a very useful companion for step-by-step computer maintenanceMy copy is filled with highlighter marks and 3M page markers.

Memphis PC Users Group

I thought I knew my way around a PC until I bought this bookI can heartily recommend Degunking Windows to any PC user and only wish it had been published sooner. Now I have uncovered many ideas, solutions, and practical hints that I was totally unaware of.

Bits & Bytes

When explaining network security to your users, have on hand Degunking Windows by Joli Ballew and Jeff Duntemann. Chapters explain file cleanup and organization, spyware, spam, cookies, and setting up a Windows XP Internet Connection firewall.

Network World

Only one word is needed to summarize [Degunking Windows]: terrific! The authors display an awesome knowledge of Windows XP and its workings, and tell us how to use them to good advantage. The information provided in the book is comprehensive and detailed, yet highly readable.

Sierra Vista IBM PC Users Group

The authors in nontechnical language can help you keep the registry clean, back up your critical files, organize your file systems, clean up your desktop, keep your hard drives from working too hard, clean up your e-mail program, work with the taskbar, remove spyware, prevent spam, and a great deal more. Even if you never want to touch your computer in a maintenance kind of way, this book will help you understand why you should.

Billings Gazette

Just follow this book [Degunking Windows] chapter by chapter and youll be amazed at how you can improve your PC. The targeted audience in this extremely valuable book includes all serious Windows users who are tired of the common gunked up result that is just what happens in a Windows machine, and who are willing to take charge of their machine and take control over those gunking aspects. While most all extant PC technicians are likely already to be savvy to many of these super suggestions, I bet most all will also find some ideas in this book they have not yet heard of.

Golden Triangle PC Club

Joli Ballew

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