PC Hacks
Author: Jim Aspinwall
Intel-and AMD-powered PCs—which account for more than 90%of all personal computers—are powerful and expandable, and operating systems like Windows and Linux do a great job of running well on this hardware. But to maintain maximum stability and predictability, these operating systems don't push the hardware to its limits.
That doesn't mean you can't.
PC Hacks shows PC users like you how to get the most out of your hardware and software to make your PC experience more satisfying than ever. You don't need another collection of simple tips and command-clicks; you need PC Hacks, where you'll find proven techniques for enhancing performance and preventing problems with your PC hardware. This step-by-step, hack-by-hack guide, with invaluable tips and tricks throughout, will get you hacking the system board, CPU, BIOS, peripherals and operating system—everything but the unhackable power supply!
In PC Hacks, Jim Aspinwall, the Windows Helpdesk columnist and feature editor for CNET.COM and author of three books on PC maintenance, delivers basic to advanced hacks for overclocking CPU and video cards, tweaking RAM timing, selecting the best performing components, and much more. He includes suggestions for reusing an old PC to off-load work from newer systems as well as ways to prevent security hacks. He also offers many tips for avoiding common mistakes—and for getting the system back up and running if something does go wrong.
PC Hacks combines of the bestselling Hacks series style with the world's most popular computing hardware. Presented in a clear and direct format and covering both Windows and Linux operating systems, PC Hacks ensure that you'll hack and tweak your way to the best performance possible out of your trusty PC.
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Client/Server Survival Guide
Author: Robert Orfali
The #1 Client/Server book, now completely updated and expanded!
"ItЖs savvy, informative, and entertaining as anything you are likely to read on the subject. Client/server isnЖt one technology but many -- remote SQL, TP, message-oriented groupware, distributed objects, and so on. Like the proverbial blind man feeling the elephant, most of us have a hard time seeing the whole picture. The authors succeed brilliantly in mapping the elephant." -- John Udell, Byte
"The scope and depth of topics covered in the Guide, with its straightforward and often humorous delivery, make this book required reading for anyone who deals with computers in todayЖs corporate environment." -- Bob Gallagher, PC Week
"Absolutely the finest book on client/server on the market today. ItЖs got great advice, and is well-written and fun to read." --Richard Finkelstein
The critics agree-this is the best source for anyone looking to understand and make informed decisions about client/sever technology. In this Third Edition of their award-winning book, authors Orfali, Harkey, and Edwards combine detailed technical explanations with their unique brand of offbeat humor, clever cartoons, controversial soapboxes, and witty quotes to inform, educate, and entertain.
Robert Orfali, Dan Harkey, and Jeri Edwards have co-authored best-selling books including Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA, Second Edition, Instant CORBA, 3-Tier Client/Server At Work, and The Essential Distributed Objects Survival Guide. In their other lives: Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey head San Jose State University's Client/Server and Distributed Objects Masters program and lab. Dan also works for IBM as a distributed object consultant. Jeri Edwards is Vice President of Strategy and Product Planning at BEA Systems.
Table of Contents:
Part 1 starts with an overview of what client/server is and what the fuss is all about.
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