Synopses & Reviews
As co-host of TechTV's hit show
The Screen Savers, Leo Laporte's high-energy wit, wisdom, and style make learning about technology easy and fun. For over five years, Leo has played ringleader, professor, and party host to a daily can't-miss party that tens of thousands of people join: with
TechTV Leo Laporte's 2004 Technology Almanac you can bring the party home. A follow-up to the smash hit
TechTV Leo Laporte's 2003 Technology Almanac, this new version includes all new content. It's a one-of-a-kind resource for every day of the year, with advice, tips, and secrets about today's most popular technology topics.
- An entire page dedicated to each day of the year
- Essential tips for mastering Windows, Mac, and Linux
- Coverage of computers, MP3 players, cell phones, Pocket PCs, networks, and more
- Downloads and sites that will enlighten and inform
- An unbelievable assortment of "I didn't know that!" tips and tricks
- Entertaining reviews of computer and console games, controllers and peripherals, and electronic gadgets ranging from noise-canceling headphones to spycams
- Hands-on instruction to take and edit digital photos, build a Mac/PC hybrid, hack the Registry and much more
- Plus your favorite Screen Savers and their friends chime in on everything from setting up a Wi-Fi network to placating a virtual camel
Synopsis
In this volume, Leo Laporte and his co-hosts at The Screen Savers TV show provide a years worth of anecdotes, tips, factoids, and musings about the machines at the center of our lives. A page is devoted to each day of the year, and each page includes several elements: typically a single-topic essay that takes up most of the page (on subjects as varied as ergonomics, Easter eggs in popular programs, processor overclocking, and discount-travel Web sites), and hints, tips, references to worthwhile software, and goofy trivia. As you make your way through the year, youll discover how to keep PC hassles to a minimum while learning something about technology and its impact on societyall delivered with the wit and wisdom of your favorite stars from The Screen Savers!