PCs: The Missing Manual

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AAC files

Absolute Software

Access Manager

Accessibility Web site

Acrobat Reader

Acronis TrueImage Backup

activating Windows XP 2nd

ActiveX controls

        support by Internet Explorer

ad hoc (wireless connections) 2nd 3rd

Ad-Aware SE

ad-blocking

        Firefox 2nd

adapters

        for USB ports

ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter) 2nd

Add Hardware Wizard 2nd

        troubleshooting drivers 2nd 3rd

Add or Remove Programs wizard

Add Printer Wizard 2nd 3rd

        shared network printer

add-ons

        Firefox

adding music

       Windows Media Player

                buying music online 2nd 3rd

adding music to

       iTunes

                importing PC's existing music

adding or replacing

       memory

                leftover memory

Address Book

        addressing email messages

        backing up

        exporting to a different program

        managing

        transferring information to iPod

adjusting

       mice

                buttons

                ClickLock

                double-click speed

                pointer

adjusting settings

       printers

                copies

                page range

                preferences or properties

                selecting printer

administrator account for your PC

Adobe

        Acrobat

        Photoshop Elements

        PostScript printer language

ads

advanced

       troubleshooting

                swapping parts

Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)

        power supplies

advertising companies

adware

        causing pop-ups even with pop-up blocking

        removing

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

        Bus specifications

        buying right video card for the slot

        video slots 2nd

air flow for PC case vents

alarm for laptops

all-in-one printers 2nd

        benefits and disadvantages

        media card readers to print photos

        scanner

Alohabob's PC Relocator

Alt code for symbols

Alt key

        accessing window menus

Alt+PrtScr

Alt+Spacebar

Amazon

        lefthanded numeric keypad plug-in

        network cards

        record player sales

        reviews of DVD drives

AMD CPUs

        Intel CPUs vs.

America Online (AOL)

        setting up PC-based email programs to work with

American Megatrends

analog

       camcorders

                converting images to digital

analog camcorders

analog controllers

analog monitors 2nd

analog ports

        subwoofer

Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)

AnaPod

AND and OR in Google searches

Antenna port (on televisions )

antivirus programs

        free

antivirus programs with spam management

Apple

        AAC format for iPod

        QuickTime

Application key

        right-clicking with

Archos media players

Ask Jeeves

Athlon 64 CPU (AMD)

ATI

        TV tuners for PCs

attachments

attachments to email

        forwarding email message as

        opening and saving

ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended)

        power supplies

Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PC card

Audigy 2 ZS sound card

audio

        PC

Audio In ports

        PCs

        TVs

audio software

Audio/Music layer

        dragging music files onto

Auto button

AutoComplete 2nd

automatic synchronization

Automatic Update

        turning off

AutoPlay for CDs

Aux In port

Aux port

average seek time (hard drives)

Avery labels

Avery Wizard software

AVG Antivirus

Award Software

Axis Communications