Synopses & Reviews
Teach Yourself Windows 98 with the Software that Talks You Through Every Step On Demand Interactive Learning
See It! Watch quick, movie-style demos of over 100 key tasks Try It! Two friendly experts guide you through every step of a specific task in an interactive simulation 14 Quick and Easy, Interactive Lessons on CD-ROM! Instant, Step-by-Step Instructions at a Click of the Mouse! Windows
® 98 One Step at a Time introduces brand new interactive, sound-enhanced software that allows you to call up the book's step-by-step lessons and try out features in a Windows 98 simulation. At home, at work, or in the classroom, this unique, all-in-one book/software package is the perfect resource for first-time learning and quick, on-the-fly refreshers. Dozens of utilities on CD-ROM, including:
- Acrobat Reader 3
- First Aid 97 (trial version)
- Oil Change (demo)
- Paint Shop Pro (evaluation)
- TurboZIP (trial version)
- TurboBrowser (trial version)
- ThumbsPlus
- SmartDraw
Plus a searchable version of the book Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like free but they have no technical support. www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: IBM-compatible 386 or higher/Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0/8MB RAM recommended/150MB hard disk space (for full/network install)/sound card
About the Author
About the Author Brian Underdahl has been a full-time author since 1989. During that time he has authored or co-authored about 40 titles covering a broad range of computer-related subjects. He has also written articles for several publications, including PC World and several computer newsletters.
Table of Contents
Disc contents: One step at a time on-demand software: Interactive full-text version of the book -- 14 interactive lessons -- 30 BMP images for desktop wallpaper -- 25 shareware and trial versions of software: Acrobat reader 3 -- First Aid 97 (trial) -- Oil change (demo) -- Paint Shop Pro (evaluation) -- TurboZip (trial) -- TurboBrowser (trial) -- ThumbsPlus -- SmartDraw -- AVI screen saver -- Images screen saver -- BattleGrid -- Cards+More -- Ecopad32 -- Green screen savers -- HyperSnap -- Scat -- Sidekick 97 (trial) -- Starfish internet utilities -- WinGO -- Wracko.