Microsoft, Dell Releases Free Windows 8 for Dummies, More
Microsoft has made available a bunch of free e-books, one of which is a Windows 8 for Dummies: Pocket Edition co-authored by Dell.
Although we have an excellent guide for getting you up to speed with the new Windows 8 environment, Microsoft and Dell have released a downloadable "pocket edition" of Windows 8 for Dummies. This 138-page PDF takes new and experienced Windows users by the hand and dishes out enough information so that they can be productive with the new OS, not an expert.
"Treat this book like you would a dictionary or other reference text," it reads. "Turn to the page with the information you need and say, 'Ah, so that's what they're talking about.' Then put down the book and move on."
The ebook is broken down into seven chapters: The New Start Screen, The Traditional Desktop, Storage (Internal, External and in the Sky), Working with Apps, Engaging the Social Apps, Getting Connected and Having Fun through the Start Screen, and Ten Things You'll Hate About Windows 8 (And How to Fix Them). The latter chapter covers topics like avoiding the desktop, fixing the print screen command, keeping track of open windows, and more.
Also launched is the E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies on TechNet. Here users can download content for ASP.NET, Office, SQL Server, Windows Azure, SharePoint Server and other Microsoft technologies in e-book formats. These include reference, guide, and step-by-step information, and range in subjects including "Deployment guide for Office 2013", "Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript", and more. All the e-books are free, and new books will be posted as they become available.
IT World points out that there are two additional "giant collections" of free Microsoft e-books now available to access, mostly in PDF format. These e-books were gathered by Eric Ligman over on MSDN, some of which are already listed on the previously-mentioned gallery. There are a total of 80 e-books spanning across collection one and collection two.
Long Live the START button!
Getting my popcorn ready now. I can only imagine what will be said in this thread regarding the oxymoron of this subject.
Long Live the START button!
From the free win8 for dummies book:
"Desktop tile: When it’s time for work, head for
the Start screen’s desktop tile. The traditional
Windows desktop appears, shown in Figure 1-2,
bringing all its power — as well as its detailed,
cumbersome menus."
Anyone else feel like they are being labeled a "dummy" by Mike Dell and Steve Ballmer if they download the book?
Either laptop user or Microsoft's astroturf fake account.
Is this thing reporting back to home(MS) everything I'm doing on my own damn computer?
Seems far fetched... but it's possible...
I know i know, adjust my tin hat blah blah blah, but call me....
cynical...
Funny, I am using windows 8 on my custom built PC. With a non touch screen, and keyboard and mouse.
lol wtf are you talking about? Is it really that hard to click once and close your start menu?
Win8 is awesome. People are scared shitless of things they don't understand.
also dell is helping release "for dummies" books this is the pocket version. I read quite a few myself when i was young.
Around 2300 "for dummies" titles in print and around 250 million books sold
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I don't think they mind too much
And yours is either an Apple or Google fake account
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See? That was easy too, how about we just be civil about all this instead and use whatever the hell we want without being bullied, mkay?
The differences in boot times are so small it's not a very good sales pitch at all...
And I can tell you are just a troll without win8 because you said "probably".......