Re: Irene's query

[Sam Martin semartin@xxxxxxxx]

There is a sequel/update called Windows 98 Secrets, by Brian Livingston
and David Straub, a fat volume from which I have learned many things. I
got it about a year ago; I see it in most of the bookshops where I browse
computer books. The index is quite helpful.




On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Wolfgang Bechstein wrote:

> Leslie Bialler  wrote:
>
> > But it seems to me that it would be wise for members of this list to at
> > least have a basic familiarity with Windows, if it's the op. sys. they
> > use.
>
> Ah, now there's a comment I can fully agree with. And I can even offer
> some advice (not to Leslie Bialler but to Windows novices) on how to
> acquire that familiarity: find a good book on Windows, one that goes
> beyond simply rehashing the menu options. The best one I've seen is
> *Windows 95 Secrets* (as I think it was called) by Brian Livingstone
> (as I think he was called). Unfortunately it probably is out of
> print, but the section on DOS in that book still applies to Win 98
> and Win Me, and it helps immensely in understanding what's going on
> under the hood when you fire up a DOS box or create a shortcut for
> Editor.Exe--which essentially is the same thing, no matter where the
> shortcut comes from. What matters are the various settings under
> Properties.
>
> And of course such a book might even tell the reader about Alt-Enter.
>
> Wolfgang Bechstein
> bechstein@xxxxxxxx
>