Cheapskate's Guide to Bargain Computing - Brossura

Camarda, Bill

Brossura

ISBN 10: 013756404X ISBN 13: 9780137564040

Casa editrice: Prentice Hall Ptr, 1997

Riassunto

Offers low-cost sources for hardware, software, peripherals, and Internet services

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Amazon.com General Computing Editor's Recommended Book, 03/01/98:

Once you buy a computer, it loses value faster than an expensive car
or almost any other piece of gearhead machinery. But outside of the
mainstream superstores and heavily marketed mail-order houses, there
are ways to equip yourself with serious computer hardware and software
without throwing away large sums of money.

Cheapskate's Guide to
Bargain Computing is a good place to start hunting down bargains, from
free e-mail accounts and cheap upgrades to money-saving shareware
programs that may sufficiently replace a more expensive commercially
distributed alternative. The presentation is especially appealing
because the authors advocate common sense.

If you're upgrading a
monitor, for example, you may not want to skimp on a system component
that is crucial to how you interact with your machine. Each upgrade
and part is considered not only for the bottom-line criteria, but also
in respect to the practicality of compromise. The guide includes a
CD-ROM with a library of programs to get you started and a valuable
set of bookmarks to Web sites that support the frugal-minded computer
user.

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The indispensable shopper's guide for every computer user!

Don't waste another dime! Whether you're a PC or Mac user, a novice or an expert, The Cheapskate's Guide to Bargain Computing can save you a fortune.

Discover 300+ great low-cost sources for hardware, software, peripherals, even Internet services. And learn the insider's buying tips salespeople never tell you...

• Save big buying “almost-new” PCs
• 50-70% software discounts: are you eligible?
• The multimillionaire who's giving away free E-mail accounts
• “Great deal” strategies for online auctions
• Never pay for another floppy diskette!

With the Cheapskate's Guide, you'll never be ripped off! Discover...

• What you must know about buying mail order
• Slippery fine print in PC warranties
• Hardware and software upgrades to avoid
• 12 steps for evaluating a used PC
• Tough questions for Internet service providers

There's more! 75 top tightwad Web sites. Low-cost repairs you really can do yourself. Why faster CD-ROMs aren't always better. Big savings on printer cartridges. Dirt-cheap 19Ó monitors. $50 home networks. You get a CD-ROM library of the world's best freeware and shareware for Windows 95, 3.x, Mac and DOS...word processors, spreadsheets, PIMs, graphics and Web tools, edutainment—even a Web page linked directly to your best online sources!

The Cheapskate's Guide to Bargain Computing: 500 pages stuffed with buying tips, great sources, and more. There's never been anything like it. Don't buy without it!

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Prentice Hall Ptr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 013756404X
• ISBN 13: 9780137564040
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 498
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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