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1.	Using the Windows 7 User Interface By Robert Cowart, Brian Knittel Dec 3, 2009 This chapter provides an introduction to the Windows 7 user interface to help previous Windows users up to speed quickly with all the changes.
2.	(Remote) Controlling Your Windows XP PC By Kulvir Singh Bhogal Jul 15, 2005 Kulvir Bhogal shows you how to get to the next level of laziness with a low-cost remote control solution for Windows XP and Winamp.
3.	A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Windows Security By J. Peter Bruzzese Aug 13, 2010 J. Peter Bruzzese provides insight into some examples of security enhancements in Windows you might (or might not) be aware of.
4.	A Brief History of Microsoft Windows By Michael Miller Aug 3, 2009 Michael Miller is your tour guide for 25 years of Windows: from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7.
5.	A Look at the Modern X Server By David Chisnall Dec 21, 2007 David Chisnall looks at the state of a modern X server and how it differs from its ancestor.
6.	A Problem-Solving Pattern By Pat Eyler Jul 19, 2001 Pat Eyler discusses how to build a problem-solving pattern. This article will benefit those with a solid grasp of the fundamentals of networking presented in Networking Linux.
7.	A Video Tour of Windows Live Essentials By Michael Miller Oct 30, 2009 Michael Miller introduces Windows Live Essentials, a suite of free software programs that can supplement the programs built into Microsoft Windows 7.
8.	A Video Tour of Windows Media Center 7 By Michael Miller Nov 16, 2009 Michael Miller discusses Windows Media Center, specifically the features that are new in Windows 7.
9.	Absolute Beginner's Guide to OS X Mountain Lion: Using iCloud By Yvonne Johnson Sep 28, 2012 This chapter answers lots of questions about the iCloud: What is it? What does it do? Why do I want it? How can I get it? How does it work? How can I see what’s on the iCloud? How can I get more of it?
10.	Accessing and Sharing Network Resources in Windows Vista By Paul McFedries May 28, 2008 This chapter explains how you can work, play, and connect with your fellow network users using Vista.
11.	Accessing iCloud, Email, and the Web on Your MacBook By John Ray Oct 8, 2012 In this chapter, you learn how to use your MacBook to access Online Services such as the World Wide Web, email, and Apple's iCloud.
12.	Accessing SQL 2000 via HTTP By John Griffin Oct 26, 2001 This sample chapter from XML and SQL Server discusses how the open-endedness of client/server architecture provides for enhanced extensibility. The HTTP protocol is examined for various ways to execute SQL statements against SQL Server.
13.	Accessing Your Windows Vista Computer with Remote Desktop By Brian Knittel, Robert Cowart Feb 1, 2008 Robert Cowart and Brian Knittel explain how to remotely access your computer over the Internet using Remote Desktop.
14.	Advanced Windows 8 Configuration Options By Mark Edward Soper Jan 15, 2013 This chapter shows how you can modify Windows 8 settings to customize your specific setup.
15.	Apple Closes the OS Gap between Mac OS X and iDevices in Lion By Yvonne Johnson Jan 31, 2011 Lion, the seventh major release of Mac OS X in a decade, is due to be released in 2011. Mac expert Yvonne Johnson showcases OS X’s many features that were inspired by the operating system which runs the iPhone, iPod, and iPad.
16.	Application Compatibility for Vista By Peter Ehm Jan 11, 2008 Peter Ehm shows how to use the Windows Vista Program Compatibility Wizard to make old programs work under Vista.
17.	Applications and the Dock in Mac OS X Tiger By Todd Stauffer, Leo Laporte Nov 4, 2005 In this chapter we'll take a look at how you get started with applications, some of the basic commands that you’ll find in nearly any Macintosh application, and one of the methods you’ll use for managing those applications—the Dock.
18.	Arranging Your Work Area in Windows 8 Metro By Katherine Murray Nov 11, 2011 Katherine Murray gives us a look at the Windows 8 developer preview, showing how to launch and display apps, cycle through open programs, display a list of running apps, and use Snap to position more than one program on the screen at a time using touch, mouse, and keyboard.
19.	Assigning Roles for Our Users in SQL Server 2000 By Rob Hawthorne Oct 5, 2001 In this excerpt from SQL Server 2000 Database Development From Scratch, author Rob Hawthorne discusses and defines SQL Server 2000's 10 basic database roles, which allow for different levels of access to the database.
20.	Back to the Future: Using the SendtoX PowerToy in Windows XP By Ed Tittel Jun 14, 2002 In this article, Ed Tittel talks about his personal favorite — the SendToX PowerToy — which permits the copying or moving of files and folders from one location to any other location in a Windows file system more simply and directly than other ways can offer.

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