maintenance repair and upgrading

Believe it or not, there is an increasing technological divide in this country. Many people assume that everyone nowadays owns a computer and has access to the Internet and knows how to write an email. But that assumption is wrong. There are many people in the United States who don't own a computer (myself included) and there are many others who though they have access to a computer, really have no idea how to use one. There are countless books on the market that will supposedly help people learn how to set a computer up and operate it, but most of these read more like technical manuals than a self-help book and prove just as confusing as the technology itself.

THE HEALTHY PC isn't like that. It's the only computer book I've ever come across that anyone can actually read and understand. Unlike many of the DUMMY-type books on the market, THE HEALTHY PC can be read and used by a person who has no previous computer knowledge whatsoever. Simple terms are used over complex ones and when a technical term is used, it is first explained. Also, unlike other books where the illustrations usually don't look like the monitor, THE HEALTHY PC is filled with illustrations that look just like scenes from a monitor screen.

The book provides such useful information as how to protect your computer against viruses, how to remove spyware, how to eliminate spam, how to back up and restore Windows configurations, and a whole lot more. It's all in THE HEALTHY PC.

This book is a computer book that was written and produced with the average Joe in mind. I don't know much about PC's, but after reading THE HEALTHY PC I am more familar and better acquainted with the technology than I was before and know that when I face a PC-related problem in the future, I might be able to fix it on my own. THE HEALTHY PC is the only completely user-friendly computer book out there.

I highly reccomend the Healthy PC by Carey Holzman!

The technical advice provided in the book is very easy to understand, even if you are not technically inclined. The step-by-step instructions and screen shots were highly appreciated.

I learnt how to reduce my electricity bill, maintain a healthier PC, and help the environment through using Windows Power Settings for Desktop Computers.

I once worked as a network administrator at a primary school and as a computer technician. I had to work with over 50 computers, and I have always debated whether or not to turn the computers off over night. This book provides the reasons why you should turn your computer off over night, by providing advice about the computer fans which is very understandable.

Information about windows scheduling (also known as scheduled tasks) was useful for me. I learnt how to turn my computer into an alarm clock using windows scheduling. While this book wont tell you how to turn your computer into an alarm clock, it does show you how to use windows scheduling.

Given the increase of spam, spy ware, and constant security holes in operating systems - it's essential to have a copy of this book. You'll learn how to solve your problems, and most importantly, prevent them before they occur. This book will tell you how to tell if your computer is vulnerable to attack and what to do if it is.

I was also able to turn off error reporting and automatic restart in Windows XP. I once found it very annoying how internet explorer would crash, and I would get prompted with a message saying "send this report to microsoft".

This book has taught me to think logically and technically. I would happily recommend the book to people who are interested in learning more about computers and how they operate, or just simply want to improve system performance or implement computer upgrades.

The best thing about this book is it covers just about anything. You will learn how to perform a number of technical tasks, why they should be performed, and what to do if your system constantly crashes. At the same time, I might add you learn *why* through actually following the step-by-step instructions - not reading technical jargon you don't understand.

For those of a technical background, this book contains great advice which is easy to follow for tweaking power and hardware settings, screen savers, and startup routines. If hardware isn't really your area of speciality, this book will be very handy when it comes to checking whether or not the capacitors on the motherboard are leaking.

Why waste money on technicians who may not even solve your problem to begin with? This book will guide you through just about anything and even provides resources for free technical advice.

When you work or deal with young people, talking about computers
is a big challenge and most of the times you feel like a "dummie or an idiot". This forces you to run to Barnes & Noble or the local Library to end up more confused and frustrated not knowing which book to pick.
"The Healthy PC" is not as tedious as other computer books,
on the contrary once you start reading you will not stop, and if you follow the steps Carey recommends you'll feel very comfortable.
This is a great book, to bad he does not have any publications about hardware, but I understand his next book will be about "networking" available next year, I can't wait to buy it.