Böcker av Keir Thomas

Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional is the best-selling guide to the hottest new Linux distribution. Within its 600 in-depth pages, you’ll learn how to become a pro-level Linux user.The book starts by introducing you to the world of Linux. Then, it outlines Ubuntu installation in illustrated steps, after which you’ll learn how to configure every piece of everyday tech hardware such as your Internet connection, printers, 3D graphics cards, Bluetooth devices, and much more. Then you’ll learn fun tasks such as listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, performing office tasks, and even image editing.Additionally, there's a series of comprehensive tutorials on Linux internals and the command-line prompt—essential for any Linux expert—and the book includes special sections on optimization, security, and system maintenance.The book comes with a CD containing the complete Linux distribution. All you need to do is insert the CD and follow the instructions in the book to install this distribution.

Sneeze in Manchester and you''ll infect a poetic genius, or two. The city that''s England''s creative capital is home to hundreds of poets. Best of Manchester Poets, Volume 1, is the first attempt in recent times to showcase the astonishing and diverse talent of the contemporary Manchester scene, which follows hard on the heels of the Madchester music explosion. Accessible, readable and downright enjoyable, this new Manchester verse isn''t your father''s poetry, and definitely isn''t your grandfather''s. Featuring work by Gerry Potter (a.k.a. Chloe Poems), Dominic Berry, Jackie Hagan, Rosie Lugosi, Marvin Cheeseman, Steve O''Connor, Cathy Bryant, Angela Smith, Simon Rennie, Copland Smith, Gordon Zola, John Siddique, Matthew Curry, and many, many more.

This sixth edition of Beginning Ubuntu Linux introduces all of usΓÇönewbies, power users and system administratorsΓÇöto the Natty Narwhal Ubuntu release. Based on the bestselling fifth edition, this edition introduces the new Unity interface while not neglecting the finely-tuned administration techniques for new users present in previous editions. Whether you aim to use it in the home or in the office, youΓÇÖll be introduced to the complete world of Ubuntu Linux, from simple word processing to using cloud services. YouΓÇÖll learn how to control the Ubuntu system which you just installed as you are guided through common tasks, such as configuring the system''s graphical user interface, listening to audio CDs and MP3s, producing documents, using VoIP and chat, and of course, general system maintenance. Emilio also introduces the improved software center and Ubuntu''s multitouch capabilities. This book supplies a series of comprehensive tutorials on Ubuntu administration and securityΓÇöessential for any Ubuntu userΓÇöwhile not neglecting matters pertaining to office applications and the Cloud.