Most computer Books are:
1) Obsolete
2) Overlyly Simple or Basic
3) Don't Live Up to Their Title
4) Are Very Expensive
"TechTV's Upgrading Yor PC" , by Mark Soper and Patrick Norton seems very good at avoiding all of the above

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Publisher: QUE
ISBN: 0-7897-2599-1
Price: $24.99 (minus 20 % at Barnes and Noble).***
***UGHHH "Chain" stores.
Learned, for example , that stated compression ratios are unreliable on Travan's due to prior compression. Not all Newbie stuff, though. can be reference for Intermediate Buffs.
Anybody know a decent 'puter book that avoids #'s 1-4 ??
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