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1941. 

Making a Living from Your eBay® Business, Second Edition

Making a Living from Your eBay® Business, Second Edition

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 12-OCT-2006

Insert Date: 24-OCT-2006

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The power of online auctions is attracting hundreds of thousands--if not millions--of users who want to turn their eBay hobbies into profitable businesses. While turning an eBay hobby into an eBay business might look easy, making that business profitable is much more difficult. Not enough sellers treat their eBay sales as a business, and subsequently are disappointed in the results. To launch a successful and profitable eBay business, the detailed instructions in this book will show you how to get started. It will help you determine what kind of business you want to run, write an...

1942. 

Quicken® 2007 On Demand

Quicken® 2007 On Demand

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 11-OCT-2006

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2006

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Learn how to make the most of the latest version of one of the most popular personal finance software applications available with Quicken 2007 On Demand. This book uses step-by-step, visual instructions to show you how to get up and running quickly using this latest version of Quicken. You will learn how to utilize the program's many features to take control of and monitor your finances, including investments, credit cards, and savings. You’ll also learn how to record or download transactions, pay bills online, track and forecast financial goals, and prepare tax reports. Managing your...

1943. 

Blogging with the New Google™ Blogger

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Blogging with the New Google™ Blogger

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 19-OCT-2006

Insert Date: 21-OCT-2006

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Blogging with the New Google Blogger is a digital short cut that covers Google's newest version of Blogger, their free software for creating a website from which to post thoughts, interact with people, and more. This short cut serves as an introduction to the world of blogging and to the Blogger application, as well as a guide to the new version of Blogger. Readers will learn how the new version of Blogger differs from the original version and how to create a Blogger blog. Advanced users will appreciate the information on customizing blog templates, using HTML, hosting their own Blogger blog,...

1944. 

Wi-Fi Hotspots

Wi-Fi Hotspots

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Publisher: Cisco Press

Publication Date: 10-OCT-2006

Insert Date: 20-OCT-2006

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Wi-Fi Hotspots Setting Up Public Wireless Internet Access Installing and operating a Wi-Fi hotspot allows you to attract customers and differentiate your business. Deploying even a small wireless network has proven to be a difficult task for the average consumer, however. With this book as your guide, you can painlessly figure out the requirements for your Wi-Fi hotspot, how to properly set it up, how to operate it, and how to optimize it for the needs and security of your customers. Wi-Fi Hotspots helps you throughout the entire process of setting up a hotspot to offer free...

1945. 

Windows for Intel Macs

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Windows for Intel Macs

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 20-JUL-2006

Insert Date: 18-OCT-2006

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Even the most devoted Mac OS X user may need to use Windows XP, or may just be curious about XP and its applications. This Short Cut is a concise guide for OS X users who need to quickly get comfortable and become productive with Windows XP basics on their Macs. It covers: SecurityNetworkingApplications Mac users can easily install and use Windows thanks to Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop for Mac. Boot Camp lets an Intel-based Mac install and boot Windows XP on its own hard drive partition. Parallels Desktop for Mac uses virtualization technology to run Windows XP (or other operating systems...

1946. 

Microsoft® Office LiveMeeting 2005 Step by Step

Microsoft® Office LiveMeeting 2005 Step by Step

By: Robert Heuer

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 12-APR-2005

Insert Date: 18-OCT-2006

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The smart way to learn Microsoft Office LiveMeeting—one step at a time! Build exactly the skills you need to to exploit the power of real-time collaboration with Live Meeting....

1947. 

Succeeding At Your Yahoo!® Business

Succeeding At Your Yahoo!® Business

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 06-JUN-2006

Insert Date: 17-OCT-2006

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The Yahoo! Stores have grown into one of the largest online shopping destinations on the Web today. The nearly 20,000 Yahoo! Stores have a 71% reach among online consumers, the highest on the Web. Many of these stores have become so successful that they have grown from small 'mom and pop' or part time businesses into full time money-making ventures. A whole new set of skills and knowledge are needed to operate a Yahoo Store like a full time eCommerce business. Succeeding At Your Yahoo! Business teaches you how to customize a Yahoo! Store using the basic elements of the popular web design...

1948. 

Dispatches from Blogistan: A Travel Guide for the Modern Blogger

Dispatches from Blogistan: A Travel Guide for the Modern Blogger

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Publisher: New Riders

Publication Date: 20-SEP-2006

Insert Date: 15-OCT-2006

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The term "blog" wasn't coined until 1999 and yet by 2004, it had become Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Globally, the number of blogs is doubling every six months, with more than 50 million blogs online today. Here to offer a unique overview of the emerging phenomenon that even armchair observers will find curiosity-satisfying is Dispatches from Blogistan: A Travel Guide for the Modern Blogger. Filled with practical, easy-to-implement advice for making blogging more enjoyable, useful, and profitable, this book covers everything from blogging and how it fits into the history of...

1949. 

Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide

Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 26-FEB-2007

Insert Date: 14-OCT-2006

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Whether you're a beginner, power user, or seasoned professional, Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide has everything you need to customize the operating system, master your digital media, manage your data, and maintain your computer -- regardless of which Windows Vista edition you're using.Why this book and not some other resource? Bestselling author and Windows expert William Stanek doesn't just teach you the steps you need to follow, he also tells you how features work, why they work, and how you can customize them to meet your needs. You'll learn how to squeeze out every last bit of power...

1950. 

Windows Vista in a Nutshell

Windows Vista in a Nutshell

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 22-DEC-2006

Insert Date: 13-OCT-2006

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This unique reference thoroughly documents every important setting and feature in Microsoft's new operating system, with alphabetical listings for hundreds of commands, windows, menus, listboxes, buttons, scrollbars and other elements of Windows Vista. With this book's simple organization, you'll easily find any setting, tool, or feature for the task you want to accomplish. Along with a system overview that highlights major changes, and a tour of the basics such as manipulating files and getting around the interface, Windows Vista in a Nutshell offers alphabetized references for these...

1951. 

FileMaker 8.5: Integrating the Web

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FileMaker 8.5: Integrating the Web

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 09-JUL-2006

Insert Date: 11-OCT-2006

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<div><p> FileMaker Pro, famed for power and ease of use, has added a suite of new features that can seriously boost your database productivity. This tutorial helps you take full advantage of the fresh stuff. It focuses on FileMaker's terrific new tool for integrating the Web with your databases: the Web Viewer. Step-by-step instructions help you create a Web Viewer from one of FileMaker's templates or a totally custom version of your own. </p><p>But the tutorial doesn't stop there. It goes on to cover Object Naming, including FileMaker's rules for Object Names and how to use them in...

1952. 

Microsoft® Office Small Business Accounting 2006 Step by Step

Microsoft® Office Small Business Accounting 2006 Step by Step

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Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 07-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 06-OCT-2006

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The smart way to learn how to manage and track your small business finances—one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the book’s easy-to-follow lessons and skill-building exercises on CD to master the fundamentals of managing your company's finances with Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting. Starting with a quick overview of accounting for non-accountants, the book covers everything from generating business intelligence reports to managing accounts, banking transactions, products and services, sales data, invoices, customer payments, vendors, and employee time and payroll. You...

1953. 

Home Network Security Simplified

Home Network Security Simplified

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Publisher: Cisco Press

Publication Date: 24-JUL-2006

Insert Date: 05-OCT-2006

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A straightforward, graphic-based reference for securing your home network  Set up a firewall Secure your wireless network Stop adware and spyware Keep your children safe from online threats Prevent a virus outbreak Avoid Internet scams  Phishing. Malware. Spyware. Trojan horses. Firewalls. Parental controls. If you have a home computer connected to the Internet, you need to understand these security terms. If that connection is high-speed (always on) or you run a wireless network, your need–your vulnerability–is that much greater. Now, with Home Network Security...

1954. 

Home Networking Simplified: An Illustrated Home Networking Handbook for the Everyday User

Home Networking Simplified: An Illustrated Home Networking Handbook for the Everyday User

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Publisher: Cisco Press

Publication Date: 25-MAY-2005

Insert Date: 04-OCT-2006

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An illustrated home networking handbook for the everyday user Building a network doesn't have to be all work and no play—it can actually be fun! Home Networking Simplified is an illustrated home-networking book for everyone from Grandma Mary to your tech-savvy teenage neighbor. Home Networking Simplified gives you the most basic need-to-know info and then teaches you how to get the most out of your home network: Learn the basics of home networking, from connecting to the Internet to connecting your computers Create a basic home network Grow and update your network with...

1955. 

Share Your Story: Blogging with MSN® Spaces

Share Your Story: Blogging with MSN® Spaces

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Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 15-FEB-2006

Insert Date: 04-OCT-2006

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A fun and practical introduction to MSN Spaces for people who want to share their stories—and their unique personalities—by blogging. Topics cover everything from customizing your 'space' and content to building your own community....

1956. 

Choosing an Online Payment Service: Google™ Checkout vs. PayPal®

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Choosing an Online Payment Service: Google™ Checkout vs. PayPal®

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 29-SEP-2006

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Choosing an Online Payment System: Google Checkout vs. PayPal is a digital short cut that covers Google's new Google Checkout online payment system. It covers all aspects of using Google Checkout, for both buyers and sellers, and then compares and contrasts Google Checkout with PayPal, the current market-leader in online payments. You will learn which of the two payment systems, Google Checkout or PayPal, should be used, when given a choice. Sellers will learn which payment system is best to use for their online auctions and merchant websites. Table of Contents 1. Buying and Selling...

1957. 

QuickBase: The Missing Manual

QuickBase: The Missing Manual

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 21-MAR-2007

Insert Date: 28-SEP-2006

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Ready to put Intuit's QuickBase to work? Our new Missing Manual shows you how to capture, modify, share, and manage data and documents with this web-based data-sharing program quickly and easily. No longer do you have to coordinate your team through a blizzard of emails or play frustrating games of "guess which document is the right one." QuickBase saves your organization time and money, letting you manage and share the information that makes your business tick: sales figures, project timelines, drafts of documents, purchase or work requests--whatever information you need to keep...

1958. 

How Personal & Internet Security Work

How Personal & Internet Security Work

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 31-MAY-2006

Insert Date: 27-SEP-2006

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In 2003, fraud and identity theft cost consumers at least $437 million dollars. In 2004, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission received 247,000 consumer complaints in 2004 (up 15% from 2003), from individuals whose identity was stolen, and according to Reuters.com (2/2005), Americans lost $548 million dollars to identity theft and consumer fraud in 2004. Don't allow yourself to become a part of the statistics! How Personal and Internet Security Works illustrates in vivid detail the many dangers faced by those who use the Internet to send or receive email, surf the Web, conduct personal...

1959. 

Solving the PowerPoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication

Solving the PowerPoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for Effective Communication

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 12-SEP-2006

Insert Date: 26-SEP-2006

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Solving the PowerPoint Predicament Using Digital Media for Effective Communication Don’t Just Present: Inspire! Everyone uses PowerPoint, but how effective is your presentation at meeting the goals you’ve outlined? A great presentation is more than just a slideshow–it’s about using PowerPoint to its maximum potential to get your message across to your audience. That’s the PowerPoint Predicament. Tom Bunzel reveals how to conceive, plan, develop, and deliver truly effective business, academic, and inspirational communications, not just PowerPoint slideshows. Discover how to motivate your...

1960. 

Secrets of the PlayStation Portable

Secrets of the PlayStation Portable

By: Joel Durham, Jr.

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 07-AUG-2006

Insert Date: 16-SEP-2006

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With over 13 million shipped, the Sony PlayStation Portable, or PSP, is one of the fastest selling game consoles in history. In this essential guide, gaming expert Joel Durham, Jr. shows readers how to get the most out of this revolutionary handheld game console. After an initial tour around the interface, Joel will introduce the readers to the multimedia possibilities of the PSP, including gaming, movie playback, organizing and playing music, organizing and displaying photographs, and web surfing and RSS. In addition he will walk readers through how to use the device on a network, how to get...