PCs: The Missing Manual

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back door into the BIOS

back doors

backgrounds

backing up your computer 2nd

        Backup program 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

       Backup program, using

                restore feature 2nd 3rd

        individual items 2nd

        laptops

Backup 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

        automating your backup

        choosing backup type 2nd 3rd

        deciding what to back up

        installing on Windows XP Home

        restoring with 2nd 3rd

Backup program

        using floppy disks for

backups

        Web browser settings

batteries

        repalcing for PC motherboard

bays 2nd

BCC: field

Beige Book (Photo CD) standard

BIOS

        changing boot drive order

        changing password 2nd 3rd

        disabling onboard motherboard circuits

        disabling silent boot

        editing settings 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

        editing to change your drive's boot order

        entering settings

        exiting the BIOS

        hard drive cylinders

        laptops

        main varieties of

        navigating menu screens

        numeric keypad

        password for

        password protection

        Power-On Self Test (POST) 2nd 3rd

        updating from bootable CD

        upgrading firmware

        version

BIOS area

        Onboard Video setting

BIOS boot strings

black and white picture or text scans

BlazeAudio

blog

Bluejacking/Bluecasting

Bluetooth 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

        connecting PCs with a Bluetooth device 2nd 3rd 4th

        connecting to Bluetooth printer

        getting PC online with Bluetooth cell phone

        inserting Bluetooth adapter into PC USB port

        security

        transferring and receiving files

        wireless mouse communication through

Bluetooth File Transfer Wizard

BMP (bitmap images)

bookmarks

        backing up in Firefox

        Firefox

        transferring to Internet Explorer on another PC

boot disk

Boot Mode (Windows XP)

boot order

bootable CD or floppy disk

bootable CDs

booting from external drive

Break key

bridging networks

Briefcase 2nd

broadband Internet connections 2nd 3rd 4th

        availability of

        disadvantages of

        free dial-up access when traveling

        setting up cable or DSL modem 2nd

        setting up in New Connection Wizard

broadband modems

        connection to router

Broadband Reports

browsing the Web 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th

        downloading files

        finding sites

        Home page

        menus and buttons on browsers

        printing sites

        saving information from sites

        saving Web site parts for offline reading 2nd 3rd

        viewing RSS feeds

buffer size

bug fixes for Windows programs

Bug Me Not Web site

bumps on the base of keyboard "F" and "J" keys

burning

       music CDs

                with iTunes

burning CDs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

        avoiding skips or errors

        data CDs 2nd 3rd

        music CDs 2nd 3rd 4th

                with Media Player 2nd 3rd

        speed of

        video CDs

burning DVDs 2nd

        software for

burning ISO image

business centers offering Internet access

buttons

        mouse

BuyPrinters ( supplies for older printers)