PC Modding For Dummies

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Here's your ticket to the high-octane world of modding!

Supercharge your PC, add windows and fans, try a new paint job, and more!

Why should something as cool as your computer look and act like a staid, sand-colored sedan? With this book and a few basic tools, you can perform the ultimate computer makeover. Kick performance into high gear, discover overclocking, add bells and whistles, toss in some blowholes and awesome lighting effects, and go PC cruisin'!

Discover how to:

Optimize your computer's BIOS
Overclock your system
Choose and install a graphics card
Keep souped-up parts cool
Cut a window in the case
Add a lighted fan

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Joel Makes it Easy!.......2005-03-13

I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to build and trick out my first "do-it-yourself" PC like "the pros"...Joel made it easy so that even a dummie like me could make it happen. Thanks Joel!

Works for me.......2005-03-11

I'm pretty well versed in the basics of computer hardware, especially as it relates to games. I've done several motherboard and memory upgrades and a lot of video-card and hard-drive/CD-ROM drive swaps. But the really serious mods -- the windows and lights and bells and whistles -- always seemed a little beyond me.

I always thought it would be cool to have a slick-looking, modded-up PC, but I wasn't sure I could handle the work, and I didn't really want to buy a ready-made one from the handful of companies that make them (and know it was really just like a thousand others out there). I was also afraid it'd end up being too expensive to justify.

But this book convinced me I could do it, and without breaking the bank. I even used the book to convince a couple of friends to go in with me on the tools and materials, so we can share the costs. We figure if a "Dummy" can do it, then we can.

Great stuff. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking to do their own custom mods.

Well written - gamers will love it.......2005-02-11

Joel obviously knows his stuff. Yet he manages to write so that pretty much anyone who loves games and computers will get something out of this book. I knew you could modify your PC like this, but I didn't realize the extent to which you could really get creative and have fun with it. It would be a good parent/child project for an older kid or young teen who's into computers and likes working with his/her hands. A lot of fun!

All you need for modding!.......2005-02-07

Thanks to this book, my Dell now looks awesome, and runs like a much more expensive machine. It revolutionized the way I think of computers - I'll never go back to a factory design! Highly recommended!!

Great Book for All Levels.......2005-02-06

From geek-in-training to uber-geek, this book has something for everyone. Clear, concise and well written, I would recommend this for anyone who wants to make changes to their PC. Thanks to this book, I no longer have to rely on my techno-geek friends and relative for computer updates.

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PC Modding for Dummies

Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 1417676787

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A lucid, witty, and intelligent guide to modern investment theory, the evidence for and against it, and how to translate theory into practical investment strategies. Explains the ``Random Walk'' or the Efficient Market Hypothesis and shows what it means, where it is true, where it is not -- and how investors can take advantage of the areas in which it is not true to earn greater profits without increased risk. Examines concepts of value, how the numbers can lie, diversification, market risk, out-of-favor stocks, little stocks and market timing. Forbes columnist Kenneth Fisher wrote of Johnson's book: ``Indispensable for those wanting to bypass Wall Street's most common dead ends.''

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Great book! Publisher should reprint........1998-10-07

I first found this book at my local library and found it to be one of the best books on investments that I'd read. Since then I've tried to find it for sale here and elsewhere, but have not been able to locate a copy. I hope the publisher will reprint this book someday (even better if they'd update and print a 2nd edition) before I steal the one from the library (I'm joking; but I would like to have a copy of the book).

Best book I've read on investing.......1998-02-07

The SEC should make this required reading for anyone who wants to invest in the stock market. Johnson clarifies what is important and what is not in investing. Even after he shows you how you CAN beat the market, he makes you think about whether you really NEED to beat the market. Much more meaningful than Lynch's pablum.

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An Approach to Rights contains fifteen previously published but mostly inaccessible papers that together show the development of one of the more important contemporary theories of the nature, grounds and practical implications of rights. In a long retrospective essay, Carl Wellman explains what he was trying to accomplish in each paper, how far he believes that he succeeded and where he failed. Thus the author provides a critical perspective both on his own theory and on alternative theories from which he borrows, or that he rejects. These essays identify the problems any adequate theory of rights must solve, describe the more plausible solutions and weigh the merits of each. They will be of special interest to any reader concerned with legal theory, moral philosophy or any branch of applied ethics or social policy in which appeals to rights are frequently made but seldom rationally satisfactory.

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This digital document is a journal article from Environmental Pollution, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This study evaluates chemical trends of seven acidified reservoirs and 22 tributaries in the Erzgebirge from 1993 to 2003. About 85% of these waters showed significantly (p <0.05) declining concentrations of protons (-69%), nitrate (-41%), sulfate (-27%), and reactive aluminum (-50% on average). This reversal is attributed to the intense reduction of industrial SO"2 and NO"x emissions from formerly high levels, which declined by 99% and 82% in the German-Czech border region between 1993 and 1999. The deposition rates of protons and sulfur decreased by 70-90%. Since 1993, the dry deposition of total inorganic nitrogen diminished to a minor degree, but the wet deposition remained unchanged. The surface waters reflect a substantial decrease in Al exchange processes, a release of sulfur previously stored in soils, and an uptake of nitrate by forest vegetation. The latter effect may be supported by soil protection liming which contributed to the chemical reversal in almost 20% of the study waters.

Summary of geologic factors that may influence the sensitivity of selected watersheds in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to atmospheric deposition (WRFSL report)

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Summary of geologic factors that may influence the sensitivity of selected watersheds in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to atmospheric deposition (WRFSL report)
Robert Britten Johnson
Manufacturer: Water Resources Field Support Laboratory, National Park Service
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Higgs Hunter's Guide is a definitive and comprehensive guide to the physics of Higgs bosons. In particular, it discusses the extended Higgs sectors required by those recent theoretical approaches that go beyond the Standard Model, including supersymmetry and superstring-inspired models.

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One of the best books in particle physics for non-physicists
A great summation of particle physics...
Best book on particle physics
A very good explanation of subatomic particles

The Particle Hunters
Yuval Ne'eman , and Yoram Kirsh
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0521476860

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From the recent discovery of the "top quark" to the search for the Higgs particle, the frontiers of particle physics beckon the imagination. Exploring in detail the full history of particle physics, Yuval Ne'eman and Yoram Kirsh explain in an engaging, nonmathematical style the principles of modern theories such as quantum mechanics and Einstein's relativity, and they brilliantly succeed in conveying to the reader the excitement that accompanied the original discoveries. The book is spiced with amusing stories on how great discoveries were made, and Ne'eman, who took an active role in some of the historical advances in particle physics, gives his personal point of view. New to this edition are sections on the discovery of the top quark; the rise and fall of the supercollider project; the detection of the Zo particle in e+e- colliders; and the use of the width of the Zo to determine the number of "generations" of quarks and leptons. The Particle Hunters will interest anyone who wants to keep pace with the progress of human knowledge. Yuval Ne'eman discovered the basic symmetry of the subatomic particles of matter, leading him to their classification, to the prediction of new particles, and to his identification (in 1962) of a new layer in the structure of matter ("quarks"). Yoram Kirsh was awarded the Aharon Katzir Prize for popular science writing in 1975.

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One of the best books in particle physics for non-physicists.......2004-04-16

This book gives an overview of the developement of particle physics. It did a great job of explaining the motivations of developing those theories. Also it did a great job to explain abstract phenomona in simple ways. If you are really interest in particle physics but don't have the mathematics techniques to deal with a regular particle physics book, this book is a great step stone for you!

A great summation of particle physics..........2002-09-16

I've owned this book for many years now and revisit it often. It goes into excellent detail about the history of particle physics and the cast of characters but it also gives great explanations that make the complexity of the field quite clear.

From the discovery of the electron to the current understandings of the Standard Model (current as of the date of publication), the mysteries of the hidden world of particles is brought to life in lucid detail.

It is not oversimplified yet it is not overly complex. The examples clarify things in layman's terms yet there is enough to keep the person interested in the more technical and mathematical also occupied. While I am no scientist nor am I mathematically inclined, I did not feel left out reading this book. In fact, if one is feeling compelled to dive in a bit more deeply, this book has the information.

The graphs and the photos enhance the text. Of all the books I've dabbled in pertaining to the field of particle physics, this is the one that has perhaps grounded me the most. I never feel too 'esoteric' in my understanding nor did I become bogged down by technical language.

On top of that, there is a bit of a sense of humor on the part of the authors that is quite refreshing. A good book if you are interested in diving in a bit deeper than many of the more general books in the field.

Best book on particle physics.......2002-04-27

This is definitely one of the best books I read in particle physics. It is written for non-experts by a well-known authority in the field. The book has sufficient details, along with historical perspectives and anecdotes, to satisfy the curiosity of a non-expert in the field. Contrary to most other popular science books, one can actually learn something from reading this book. I am a computer engineer by profession and I understood the material well. Reading this book is a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

I wish more books were written for non-experts in a similar style with as much details.

A very good explanation of subatomic particles.......1999-05-27

Particle Hunters goes into enough detail for me, a mechanical engineer, to understand appropriately. It has just about the right amount of history to support the details of the particle's development. I found the book at the library and checked it out and read it. Now I am going to be buying it soon for a reference.

Causality and Locality in Modern Physics (Fundamental Theories of Physics)

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Maxwell's Equations in 3D Space

Causality and Locality in Modern Physics (Fundamental Theories of Physics)

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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This volume contains the proceedings of a symposium held in honour of Jean-Pierre Vigier at York University, Toronto, Canada, in August 1997. The topics of the contributions range from quantum mechanics and its interpretation, to particle physics, electromagnetic theory, relativity and gravity, and the relationship between inertia and the zero-point electromagnetic oscillations that constitute the vacuum. The fifty-two articles are arranged under the following categories: astrophysics-cosmology, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, electrodynamics, gravitation and inertia, light and photons, mathematical physics, particle physics and quantum theory.
Audience: This book will be of interest to graduate-level students and researchers.

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Maxwell's Equations in 3D Space.......1999-12-30

If you have any question regarding my paper "Maxwell's Equations in 3D Space" (pages 79-86)please contact by e-mail halina_ted@yahoo.com

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Inhaled Particles
Wiliam Hunter Walton
Manufacturer: Elsevier Science Publishing Company
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Particle Hunters. Second Edition.
Yuval Ne'eman
Manufacturer: Publisher Unknown
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UY6J2E

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The Particle Hunters
Yuval & Yoram Kirsh Ne'eman
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PRSNSE

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Particle Hunters. Second Edition.
Yuval Ne'eman
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ASIN: B000M491FO

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Wind tunnel seeding systems for laser velocimeters (SuDoc NAS 1.55:2393)
William W. Hunter
Manufacturer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch For sale by the National Technical Information Service
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ASIN: B000101WEC

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A Feminist Fairy Tale

Enduring "blast to the past"...

Minnesota Is The Place To Be.

Great reading

Charming

Ladies With Options
Cynthia Hartwick
Manufacturer: Berkley Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: B000IOF1P2

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What happens when a bunch of nice, middle-class, midwestern ladies strike it rich? Set in Minnesota and spanning the years from 1983 to today, Ladies with Options introduces us to the members of the Mostly Methodist Club (Deborah Cohen is the "Mostly"), and the 18-year-old, pink-haired student named Skye who helps them develop their newfound interest in investments by steering them toward a company called Microsoft. All the ladies wanted was a little independence and a comfortable nest egg. But with a few dollars, and a lot of luck, they make more than they ever dreamed possible-and transform their lives, and their town, in the process...

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A Feminist Fairy Tale.......2006-11-07

Hartwick tells a great story with loveable characters. This is a feel-good book with few villians. She does a great job with technology and economic history, too. Plus, her knowledge of business, legal matters and yummy desserts is spot on. The women in this book run the gamut from homemaker to lawyer to battered wife to punk computer nerd. Plus, there are a few good men thrown in for good measure.

Despite its rampant wholesomeness, this book holds stays interesting with a good plot. It's an excellent not-quite-rags to riches story and isn't it refreshing when ladies do it for themselves? You'll find inspiration as well as some pretty good advice for your own businesses!

Ladies with Options is not your typical romance or even typical chic lit. It crosses the boundaries and makes great company on cold winter nights.

Enduring "blast to the past"..........2006-01-07

Ladies With Options is a winner.
The Mostly Methodist Club, in Larksdale, Minnesota, 1983, is a delightful group of
endearing and unique characters.
If any of you enjoyed financial success during the dot.com era (I did, albeit briefly) you'll enjoy (and know) this may be written as fiction, but it did happen to many.
This feel good story about a group of women who choose to take charge of their own lives and those around them, had me hooked from the first page.
Funny, smart, and witty, Ladies With Options (all but two of them of them approaching retirement age) shakes the theory that only men in suits were making it big with IBM and Microsoft. These women become smart, business savvy risk-takers, saving the town's economy by dealing with the Wall Street big shots.
Our lady's marriages, friendships, and careers have to be adjusted (sometimes with a rude awakening) but you'll remember this era and can't help but ponder our ever-changing world and wonder what's next?
Looking forward to the next installment.

Minnesota Is The Place To Be........2005-08-22

In the small town of Larksdale, Minnesota, eight mostly middle-age women form a club which met on Saturday mornings (Magazine Club in Pulaski always met on Saturday afternoons.) at the Mostly Methodist Church. They were bored with their husbands' devotion and preoccupation with Sunday t.v. sports -- and would not be moved, come hell or high water.

A new, younger member, Skye, comes up with a big, bright idea. Instead of gossip and exchanging recipies (why couldn't they read books and review them?), they use her knowledge to get into the investment game. The pink-haired rebel suggested that their first 'go' should be Microsoft run by a youngish man named Bill Gates.

They changed the name of their club to Larksdale Ladies Investment Club and, as their financial future improves, they find that they have more control over thier lives and involvement in community affairs. No one pays attention to you when you're poor, especially in a small town, particularly in my hometown. In Knoxville, we have a white-hair woman on City Council who now runs the whole town. She makes all the motions and the men all bow to her 'knowledge' on each and every issue which comes before them. She has wound up making all the decisions as she eats at all the restaurants which sell beer and stronger drinks and recommends them before the beer board. She won't ever shut up, having opinions on everything -- and they let her hold full reign. It has come to the breaking point. She has been in that position for only five years, winning by only a few votes. Yes, she is wealthy.

In Larksdale, they come to each other's aid during family striff which helps they cope with their "scoundrel" mates. The richer they get, the wiser they appear; and, soon, find themselves stepping in "high cotton." According to this writer, the wealthy are more "fulfilled."

I just thought they ate better, as they can afford to buy their hearts' desires and imbibe with the rest of the world. Yes, the wealthy will rule us, at least, they will die trying. She has also written LADIES WITH PROSPECTS. Now, that sounds racy.

Great reading.......2004-12-15

This was a most enjoyable book, if you like the Miss Julia series you will love this one about a group of ladies that decide to invest a little money, starting with $1500.00 each and investing in things they find interesting and they are willing to go out and buy the product and feel others will. This book tells of the changes in their lives for the better, and the growth of their friendships. A positive book as is the 2nd book in the series, read both and enjoy!!!

Charming.......2004-05-14

What a wonderful, charming book! Great characters and interesting storyline. The only thing I didn't like was the glaring inaccuracies: the stock market crash was known as 'Black Monday' not Black Thursday as described in the book, who on earth was drinking Starbucks in the 80's, and who is always in the right place at the right time? It's very far fetched. But the story is still very enjoyable. I know it's fiction and being accurate is not neccessary, but it makes the story better if the author appears credible. I hope Cynthia Hartwick is more accurate in her next book.

Our lady of the saving grace; Notre Dame Avenue answers desperate reviewer's prayers with two fine dining options.(Restaurants - Reviews): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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Our lady of the saving grace; Notre Dame Avenue answers desperate reviewer's prayers with two fine dining options.(Restaurants - Reviews): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Release Date: 2007-06-18

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on June 16, 2007. The length of the article is 840 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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