JUNOS OS for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Learn to use JUNOS to make your network reliable!
Providing network administrators with a reliable network operating system, JUNOS software is an award-winning network operating system that focuses on security and the avoidance of down time. This easy-to-understand book starts with the basics of JUNOS and walks you through its features so that you can quickly learn how to set up, operate, and add key services.
Since the various JUNOS features are constantly being updated to provide your network with the best security possible, this new edition shares must-know information, helpful advice, handy tips, and essential cautions for working with JUNOS. Plus, you'll find out how to set up a routing protocol that automates configuration of routing tables for greater efficiency and how you can set up individual or group user accounts locally on the route, or on remote centralized authentication servers.
• Starts with the basics and introduces you to JUNOS
• Explains how to connect, manage, and troubleshoot routers and other Juniper appliances
• Offers tips for making your network more efficient and reveals essential cautions
• Walks you through setting up, operating, and adding key services
• Details ways to configure JUNOS default security features as well as restricted physical access to protect routers
• Breaks down advanced concepts into easy-to-understand segments so you can build your knowledge gradually
This new edition gets you started using the sophisticated features and techniques of JUNOS today.
Indoor Grilling for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
This no-fuss guide will get you grilling indoor like a pro!
Heard about the phenomenon called indoor grilling? From open or covered electric grills to contact grills, grill pans, and cooktop inserts, there are all kinds of indoor grilling options that are inexpensive to purchase, take little time to clean up, and store conveniently out of sight. Best of all, whether it's a bright, sunny day, a rainy afternoon, or a cold, wintry night, you can still enjoy mouthwatering, healthy meals any time you're in the mood to grill!
“Indoor Grilling for Dummies” takes you from beginner to master griller with a dash of humor, a splash of good fun, and lots of sizzling recipes. If you're already an indoor grill owner, you'll find ways to perfect your technique and expand your menus. Step-by-step guidance shows you how to:
• Choose the right indoor grill
• Speak a griller's language
• Clean and maintain your grill
• Select the best accessories
• Cook for better health and great taste!
While indoor grilling isn't rocket science, it isn't a cakewalk either. This easy-to-follow guide gives you tips and tricks for grilling indoors like a pro, from warming the grill and selecting the right temperature to the secret to grilling success (marinating). Plus, you get dozens of fast, delicious, hassle-free recipes for everything from sausage to fajitas, barbecued pork tenderloin to brandied turkey, and grilled mushrooms to chicken Caesar salad. You'll also discover how to:
• Create tasty appetizers and to-die-for desserts
• Cook safely on a patio or balcony
• Add a boost of flavor to every dish with marinades, sauces, and rubs
• Buy, store, and handle meat, poultry, and seafood
• Choose veggies and fruits that are great for the grill
• Prepare for a special occasion
Featuring expert advice on reducing fat and calories in grilled foods, using grilled foods in sandwiches and wraps, and serving up a party with a meal that your guests will remember, “Indoor Grilling for Dummies” has all the buying and cooking tips you need to become an indoor griller extraordinaire!
Google Blogger for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Are you bemused by blogs? Eager to become a blogger? Google Blogger For Dummies can help you start blogging sooner than you think.
More than 14 million people are promoting a business, connecting with family and friends, and sharing opinions with Google Blogger. This book helps you start a Blogger account, create content, build an audience, make money from your blog, and more, all without learning to program. You'll be able to:
• Learn the parts of a blog, what Blogger does, and how to choose goals and blog topics
• Choose a domain name, learn to use the dashboard, pick a template, and configure settings
• Dress up your blog with themes and find out where to get plenty of free ones
• Learn blogging etiquette and some secrets for long-term success
• Make money from your blog with Google Adsense, contextual and text link ads, and merchandising with CafePress
• Set up multi-user blogs or branch into mobile blogging, podcasting, or video blogging
• Take advantage of social networking sites and learn simple search engine optimization techniques
• Maintain your blog with tools like Blog This! and Quick Edit
• Moderate comments effectively, track your stats, and more
Google Blogger is a great choice for beginning bloggers, and Google Blogger For Dummies gives you the know-how to venture confidently into the blogosphere.
Coaching With NLP for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
How to become an NLP practitioner or supercharge your coaching skills with NLP
One of the most popular methods for helping people achieve their life aspirations?
Neuro-Linguistic Programmming, or NLP, holds the key to remaking one's future. NLP encourages users to re-create the thought patterns common to those who excel, a process that helps gradually weed out negative or habitual thinking. Using the key elements of NLP developing a coaching relationship, shedding light on patterns, managing emotional states, and shaping an agenda for change this practical, inspiring guide offers the tools for helping your clients upgrade the quality of their personal or professional lives.
• Reveals ten powerful coaching questions, ten traps to avoid in coaching, and ten ways to enhance your coaching skills
• Offers tips on laying the foundation for success and quick win sessions
• Insights on how to tap into passion and purpose and making goals come alive
• Methods for coaching yourself or your team and coaching through conflict
• Other books by Burton: NLP For Dummies, NLP Workbook For Dummies, and Building Self-Confidence For Dummies
Ideal for those working towards becoming an NLP practitioner or master coach, Coaching with NLP For Dummies is a guidebook to life transformation for both client and practitioner.
Google Voice for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Save time and money with Google's revolutionary new phone system
Google Voice combines existing phone lines, e-mail, and Web access into one central communication channel. Tech industry watchers expect it to give Skype some serious competition, yet little information is available on this new Google service.
Google Voice For Dummies is the first and only book on Google's breakthrough new offering and provides essential information for individuals and businesses who want to take advantage of this exciting new technology.
• Google Voice is expected to have a major impact on telephony and to offer major cost savings for individuals and businesses
• This guide focuses on an in-depth understanding of setting up and using Google Voice and how to integrate it with other Google services, including Gmail, Google Chat, and Google Talk
• Discusses managing Google Voice within organizations and examines key concerns for business, schools, government, and other kinds of organizations
• Explains how Google Voice connects with the many phone options currently available and how to move toward an optimized and inexpensive, yet flexible and powerful phone environment
Google Voice For Dummies supplies much-needed information on this free and exciting technology that the New York Times has called revolutionary.
Crystal Reports 10 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Would
you
read
information
presented
like
this?
No. It's just not natural. Sometimes presentation is almost as important as content. When you create a report, the goal is to provide information for readers in a format they can readily understand.
Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies, the latest version of the most popular report writer in the world, shows you how to create simple or sophisticated reports, turning data into interactive, actionable reports that convey what's happening in your business. You can progress cover-to-cover or use the index to find out how to:
• Give your reports more pizzazz by using the correct fonts, color, drop shadows, graphic elements, and more
• Integrate elements from multiple, non-database sources
• Group sort, total result sets, cross-tab reports, and add formulas, charts, or maps
• Print reports
• Use customized Business Views gleaned from the same information to provide each reader with information he or she needs to know without spilling all the beans, sales figures, marketing information, or whatever
• Present multi-dimensional data in OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) cubes
• Get ideas from sample reports on the companion Web site
Written by Allen G. Taylor, nationally known lecturer, teacher, and author of over 20 books, including Database Development for Dummies, Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies makes it crystal clear how to:
• Store your information securely in Crystal Repository
• Use Crystal Analysis 10 to display OLAP data so you and your report's readers can analyze the information in an online environment
• Use Crystal Enterprise to put Crystal Reports online for viewing by hundreds or thousands of people in your organization
Whether you want to dazzle your company's CEO and shareholders, motivate the sales force, or simply share database information cogently, with Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies you not only make your point, you an impression. When your reports look professional, you look professional.
Green Gadgets for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Save some green by going green with these environmentally friendly gadgets!
With concern for the future of our environment growing stronger and more serious every day, there has never been a better time to take a new approach to some of the most popular gizmos and gadgets on the market and learn how you can convernt to electronics that have minimal environmental impact.
Green gadgets encompass everything from iPods to energy-efficient home entertainment devices to solar laptop chargers and crank-powered gizmos. This helpful resource explains how to research green gadgets, make a smart purchasing decision, use products you already own in a more environmentally friendly way, and say goodbye to electronics that zap both energy and money.
• Explore the environmental and financial benefits of green gadgets with this friendly reference
• Discusses which gadgets save energy-and which ones create energy
• Learn ways to offset your carbon footprint when you can't reduce consumption
• Get tips for understanding products labels and avoiding "greenwash"
• Discover how to calculate the energy and money your gadgets consume
Get moving and start living green with this informative guide to environmentally and wallet-friendly gadgets!
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Financial Spread Betting for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Keen to try your hand at financial spread betting? Perhaps you're already investing in shares and looking for other strategies to maximise your profits. Or maybe you've just heard the buzz and want to find out what all the fuss is about.
Financial spread betting is an exciting tool for investors-a way to make money in up or down markets, without ever having to own a share. Best of all? It is tax and commission free. Perfect for smart, savvy investors like yourself! Financial Spread Betting For Dummies is your one-stop introduction to the world of spread betting.
Packed with advice and examples, this guide tells you:
• How to get started
• Where you can spread bet
• Strategies for successful betting
• How to evaluate risks (of which there are many!)
• What mistakes to avoid
Getting the Most Out of Xero in a Day for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
You're already familiar with the Xero system and how it feels to be working in the cloud. Now it's time to expand your knowledge and really get the most out your Xero experience. This In A Day ebook will get you there.
Business decisions aren't all about data; they're about gut instinct and courage. But without the data (that you can easily access on the go with your Xero dashboards-on your iPad on a yacht in the Bahamas) you could be making critical decisions blindly. Not only does this ebook help you understand how to generate awesome management information, it also introduces you to tips and tricks that can further assist the processes of your business and provide you with the capacity to grow.
Inside you can take a look at the kinds of useful information you can generate, and how to customise information and reports to your needs. Check out Xero's online networks and the different add-on solutions available to you and your team. Discover the online networking capabilities of Xero, the cost benefits of using add-ons, and which add-ons might be useful to you and your business. Generate useful information you can use to run your business with Getting the Most Out of Xero In A Day For Dummies.
Destination Weddings for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Want to have a wonderful wedding away from home? Destination Weddings For Dummies is your all-in-one guide to getting married out of town, giving you savvy tips on everything from making travel arrangements to hiring vendors to dressing the wedding party.
Fron Vegas to the Vatican, this hands-on, practical resource helps you arrange a unique, unforgettable wedding anywhere in the world. Focusing on the various ways you can use the Internet in your planning, Destination Weddings For Dummies is filled with Web tips, shortcuts, and URLs, as well as instructions for creating your own digital wedding planner. You'll see how to establish a realistic wedding budget and get your friends and family on board. Then, you'll choose the perfect location; from Europe to the tropics to the open sea, we've done the scouting for you! You'll also discover how to:
• Get married legally around the world
• Know who, when, and how to invite
• Create your own destination wedding Web site and blog
• Fit all the basics into your budget-from flowers and catering to the rings, photography, and music
• Hire wedding pros from a distance
• Decide on your ceremony's style
• Dress the bride, groom, and the wedding party
• Communicate your plans to invited guests
• Compare wedding packages
• Save money on travel arrangements
• Test-drive your destination wedding site
• Organize fun wedding activities
• Handle various wedding emergencies
If money is no object, you'll also see how to host a blowout wedding and make a splash when you splurge. Whether it's a small, intimate ceremony in a Hawaiian garden or a large gathering on a yacht in the Mediterranean, Destination Weddings For Dummies is all you need to get married anywhere you choose with ease and in style!
IV Therapy for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The fast and painless way to ace your IV Therapy course.
Are you an aspiring nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant struggling with IV therapy? Help is here! IV Therapy for Dummies tracks to a typical IV therapy course and gives you current, easy-to-follow guidance on everything you'll encounter in class, such as delivery methods, flow rates, legal issues, profession standards, and documentation.
IV Therapy for Dummies also discusses the necessary components of peripheral and central venous therapy, including access sites, equipment, preparation, maintenance, and the discontinuation of therapy. Plus, you'll get the 4-1-1 on the administration of IV medications, including special considerations for pediatric, elderly, and home care patients.
• Tracks to a typical IV Therapy course
• Provides current, comprehensive information in plain English
If you're enrolled in an IV Therapy course or a healthcare worker looking for a refresher on this important form of medical treatment, IV Therapy for Dummies has you covered.
Google+ Marketing for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Organize customers, craft targeted messages, or host Hangouts with Google?s social network
Google+ is Google's social network that has the social media world abuzz with excitement. With Google tools like YouTube, Picasa, Blogger, and Picnik being integrated with Google+, marketers will find Google+ is the best way to reach the long-time users of Google?s other tools. Google+ expert Jesse Stay shows you how to create and maximize your Google+ presence to connect with your customers.
• Explains how to sign up for your account and set up your brand profile
• Shows you how to use Circles, craft targeted messages for the Stream, and add multimedia features to your posts
• Helps you discover content and the value of the +1 button
• Shows you how to be mindful of SEO, so that your Google+ brand page can be found
• Addresses using Google+ to launch a product or promote an event
Confidently enter the exciting new Google+ social neighborhood with Google+ Marketing For Dummies.
Communication Essentials for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Get ahead in your personal and professional life with crowd-pleasing communication skills
Packed with advice on improving verbal and non-verbal communication skills alike, Communication Essentials For Dummies is a comprehensive, approachable guide to communication no one should be without. Utilising a core range of simple skills, this friendly guide shows you how easy it is to communicate effectively. You'll find out how to listen actively, establish rapport, communicate with credibility, manage communication in difficult situations and converse with ease using modern technology - and lots more.
Great communication skills can make all the difference in your personal and professional life, but for those who tend to get a bit tongue-tied under pressure or just have a hard time asserting themselves, voicing thoughts coherently and confidently can be a sweat-inducing experience. Here, expert author Elizabeth Kuhnke takes the intimidation out of communication by sharing her top tips for successful communication in any situation.
• Discover how to get ahead in the workplace by mastering your communication skills
• Realise the benefits of active listening and the value of establishing rapport
• Understand how the use of effective communication skills can help you secure a new job offer
• Recognise how to use effective communication to negotiate your way to personal and professional success
Whether you're looking to climb the corporate ladder, take on a new professional challenge or just want to improve your communication skills in personal and professional relationships, Communication Essentials For Dummies will have you listening, voicing and articulating your way to success in no time.
Dating After 50 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Meet, date, and start a relationship with Mr. or Ms. Right—after 50.
Almost everyone associates falling in love with their younger years, but as the boomer generation ages, more and more people over 50 are jumping back into the dating scene for the first time (in a long time) and need advice and guidance on how the dating world (and ways to find a soul mate) have changed since they last tested the water.
“Dating After 50 For Dummies” covers the gamut of topics for those dating after 50: the physical and emotional benefits of sex and relationships as we age; dating confidence boosters; dating site options (and signing up for the first trial); safety concerns when dating; fun and different dating ideas; how to introduce a new partner to your children; and much more.
• Dating and relationship advice for baby boomers
• How to deal with medical issues that can make sex difficult
• Dating advice for gays and lesbians
• How to build self-esteem for dating after 50
If you're single and over 50, the trusted advice in “Dating After 50 For Dummies” gives you everything you need to get out there and meet the partner of your dreams.
Excel 2007 VBA Programming for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Step-by-step instructions for creating VBA macros
Harness the power of VBA and create custom Excel applications
Make Excel 2007 work for you! This clear, nonintimidating guide shows you how to use VBA to create Excel apps that look and work the way you want. Packed with plenty of sample programs, it explains how to work with range objects, control program flow, develop custom dialog boxes, create custom toolbars and menus, and much more.
Discover how to
• Grasp essential programming concepts
• Use the Visual Basic Editor
• Navigate the new Excel user interface
• Communicate with your users
• Deal with errors and bugs
HTML5 & CSS3 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Learn to create powerful and unique websites with HTML5 and CSS3
HTML5 and CSS3 have ushered in an entirely new era in web development and web design. This easy-to-understand full-color guide presents the elements of design and development as equal, therefore, both designers and developers will benefit from learning how to leverage the power behind HTML5 and CSS3. The two-page spreads and helpful insight show you how to use HTML5 and CSS3 in conjunction in order to create websites that possess both powerful function and beautiful design.
• Incorporates all the trademark elements of the For Dummies series writing style - approachable, friendly, reliable, and functional - to assist you in gaining a solid foundation of the basics
• Fills the void for both developers and designers who are looking to merge the power and function of HTML5 and CSS3
• Features a website with code and templates
HTML5 and CSS3 For Dummies covers what you need to know to use HTML5 and CSS3, without weighing you down in unnecessary information.
DotNetNuke for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Do you want to develop Web sites without the help of a programmer? Lucky for you there's DotNetNuke, a content management system that allows you to build and maintain dynamic Web sites just by using a Web browser.
DotNetNuke For Dummies helps you get down to business and shows you how to create a user-friendly Web site. You'll find out how you can build and manage a flexible, versatile site with all the advantages an open-source application offers, use convenient modules, build a community, and save some money at the same time. This plain-English guide lets you discover how to:
• Install, run, and troubleshoot DotNetNuke
• Change and customize portal settings
• Add and manage pages on your site
• Make your site look professional
• Deliver contents with Text/HTML
• Add news feeds, online surveys, and banners
• Interact with visitors through blogging, feedback comments, and forums
• Create an e-business
• Customize the look of your site with exciting components
This book features cool new modules that will meet every Web site's need, both commercial and personal. With DotNetNuke For Dummies, you'll get up to speed with this wonderful online tool and create your own corner of the World Wide Web!
Living With Hepatitis C for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
A comprehensive, empathetic guide for anyone suffering from this serious liver disease
Approximately 4 million Americans and 170 million people worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, a viral liver disease that is treatable but not curable. It accounts for more than 40 percent of U.S. liver disease deaths-about 8,000 to 10,000 people annually-and is the most common reason for liver transplantation. This compassionate guide explains how hepatitis C affects the liver and the body and provides solid advice on today's treatment options-from drugs (and their side effects) to transplants and alternative therapies-as well as tips on dealing with the emotional and financial burdens the disease brings with it.
Nina L Paul, PhD (New York, NY) earned her doctorate in infectious disease epidemiology and immunology from Yale University. She has researched viruses (human immunodeficiency virus and others) and the immune system.
Healthy Mind and Body All-in-One for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
You're sluggish, unhappy, and unfit. You want to change your ways but don't know where to start. Sound like you?
With a little bit of motivation, it's possible to revamp your health starting right now—and this time-conscious mind and body bible contains all the tools and advice you need to get you started. Combining the best bits of eight top Dummies self-help titles, Healthy Mind & Body All-In-One For Dummies has got kick-starting your health covered: from eating better and improving your nutrition, to finding your nearest Pilates class, being more active day-to-day, and dealing with stresses at work or anxiety at home. You'll have bags more energy and a positive mental attitude to match.
So what are you waiting for?!
Crowdfund Investing for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The easy way to get started in crowdfund investing
Crowdfund investing (CFI) is going to be the next big thing on Wall Street. U.S. investment banks, brokerage houses, and law firms are gearing up for the creation and regulation of new financial products that will be available to the general public starting in early 2013. The introduction of these products will revolutionize the financing of small businesses and startups for these key reasons:
• Entrepreneurs and small business owners, who have had difficulty obtaining capital through traditional means (such as bank loans and angel investors) in recent years, will have access to investors around the world through social media.
• For the first time, investors (so-called unqualified investors) will be able to purchase an equity stake in a business or new investment vehicle.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is overseeing the creation of online portals that will allow entrepreneurs and small investors to connect. When these portals go live in 2013, Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will be on the front line to educate business owners, other entrepreneurs, and investors alike.
Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will walk entrepreneurs and investors, like yourself, through this new investing experience, beginning with explaining how and why CFI developed and what the 2012 JOBS says about CFI.
Entrepreneurs will find out how much funding they can realistically raise through CFI, how to plan and launch a CFI campaign, how to manage the crowd after a campaign is successful, and how to work within the SEC's regulations at every stage.
Investors will discover: the benefits and risks of CFI ,how much they can invest, how a CFI investment may fit into a broader investment portfolio, how to provide value to the business or project being funded, and how to bow out of an investment when the time is right.
Crowdfund Investing For Dummies is an indispensable resource for long time investors and novice investors alike.
Christmas Cooking for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Look no further for tips and recipes for whipping up a dazzling array of delicious holiday meals - without stress!
Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year - and Americans traditionally love to celebrate the season with food, food, and more food. This easy guide shows cooks of every generation how to plan and prepare scrumptious seasonal treats. It includes:
• 100 delicious recipes for hassle-free holiday meals, including Warm White Bean Dip, Four-Cheese
• Spinach Lasagne, and Chocolate Truffle Tart
• Tips, checklists, and charts, plus step-by-step guides and shopping lists for special holiday meals, including a Christmas Tree-Trimming Party
• A special section on Christmas decorating and food gifts from the kitchen
• 16 pages of color photos featuring holiday meal recipes and kitchen-made gifts and decorations
Lean for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Have you thought about using Lean in your business or organization, but are not really sure how to implement it? Or perhaps you're already using Lean, but you need to get up to speed. Lean for Dummies will show you how to do more with less and create an enterprise that embraces change.
In plain-English writing, this friendly guide explores the general overview of Lean, how flow and the value stream works, and the best ways to apply Lean to your enterprise. You will understand the philosophy of Lean and adopt it not as a routine, but a way of life. This highly informative book teaches you:
• The foundation and language of Lean
• How to map the value stream and using it to your business's advantage
• The philosophy of Kaizen
• Different tools to improve management, customer service, and flow and pull
• How to "Go Lean" within your business and across the industry
• Avoid common mistakes in implementation
• Seek out resources for assistance
This simple, continuous improvement approach that minimizes waste and adds customer value is changing organizations of all sizes all over the world. Lean for Dummies will show you to take charge and engage your enterprise in a Lean transformation!
Cooking With Quinoa for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
140+ gluten-free recipes for adding quinoa to every meal and snack
Touted as "the gold of the Incas", quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) has many health benefits. It is high in both protein and fiber, gluten-free, and has been known to help those with cardiovascular health problems, as well as people who suffer from migraine headaches. Research also shows that the nutritional composition of quinoa is important in fighting breast cancer, especially in post-menopausal women. It is a great gluten alternative and provides complete protein in vegetarian or vegan dishes. Not only does it have all of these phenomenal health qualities, quinoa is also delicious and extremely versatile!
Quinoa can be made into a breakfast porridge, stuffed into a wrap for lunch, combined with vegetables for a hearty salad, rolled with spices and breadcrumbs to make a delicious burger, and added to an assortment of cakes and breads for an extra protein punch. “Cooking with Quinoa for Dummies” shows you how you can easily incorporate quinoa into each and every one of your meals and snacks.
• Offers over 140 gluten-free recipes for incorporating quinoa into breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners, and desserts
• Explains the health benefits and disease-fighting power of this superfood
• Provides the 4-1-1 on how quinoa can help you lose those unwanted pounds
• Includes a 16-page color insert with beautiful photos of gluten-free quinoa-packed meals
“Cooking with Quinoa for Dummies” shows you how to use this hot new superfood in all your favourite dishes!
Employee Engagement for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The easy way to boost employee engagement
Today more than ever, companies and leaders need a road map to help them boost employee engagement levels. Employee “Engagement for Dummies” helps employers implement the necessary plans to create and sustain an engaging culture, allowing them to attract and retain the best people while boosting their productivity and creativity.
“Employee Engagement for Dummies” helps you foster employee engagement, a concept that furthers an organization's interests through ensuring that employees remain involved in, committed to, and fulfilled by their work. It covers: practical steps to boost employee engagement with your company or team, how to engage different generations of employees, the keys to reduce voluntary employee turnover, practical tools to help retain and engage your employees, processes that will boost employee retention and productivity, hiring the best fits from the start, and much more.
• Helps you recognize and understand the impact of positive employee engagement
• Helps you attract and retain the best employees
“Employee Engagement for Dummies” is for business leaders at all levels who are looking to better engage their employees and increase morale and productivity.
Living Gluten-Free for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Practical, delicious ways to manage a gluten-free diet.
If you have a wheat allergy, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, or just want to enjoy the benefits of a diet free of wheat, barley, and rye, then this handy pocket guide gets you on the gluten-free path. You'll get a handle on the whos, whats, whys, and hows of going gluten-free as well as trusted advice on how to manage gluten sensitivity. Packed with practical advice ranging from what to eat and what to avoid to how to shop and cook, this book gets you started living - and loving - a gluten-free lifestyle.
iBooks Author for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Design and create your own e-book using the groundbreaking iBooks Author app
With Apple's iBooks Author app, you can create rich, interactive books for use on the iPad, and this new For Dummies handy portable guide shows you just how to do it. Whether you want to create textbooks, training materials, marketing reports, or awesome product manuals with dynamic content, this book takes you through the process. Plunge in, and you'll soon learn how to create an iPad e-book with all the bells and whistles, including video, interactive widgets, text, tables, figures, colors, cool fonts, and more.
• Helps educators, small publishers, trainers, authors, or entrepreneurs create their own e-books using the new iBooks Author software
• Covers the software as well as book-building basics, such as adding text, color, tables, and figures
• Shows you how to include dynamic content, like video, presentations, interactive widgets, charts, and web components
• Discusses publishing your iPad e-book to the iBookstore
iBooks Author For Dummies is what you need to get your book off the ground and into the hands of readers in a hurry!
Pressure Cookers for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The stress-free way to cook under pressure
In today's "hurry-up" society, pressure cooking is an attractive means of preparing consistent, convenient everyday meals. Increasing health concerns coupled with a continuously rising cost of living have made pressure cooking more popular as a way to save money and eat healthier at home. This revised edition of Pressure Cookers For Dummies includes all new recipes and refreshed content.
Pressure Cookers For Dummies gives you the lowdown on the different pressure cooker options that are available to make sure you get the pressure cooker best equipped to suit your needs. It includes delicious recipes for dishes such as soups, chilis, and stews; roasts and poultry; rice dishes; beans; vegetables; and desserts, jams, and compotes. It also offers a wealth of recipes for those on vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and lactose-free diets. Pressure Cookers For Dummies offers tips on adapting your favorite recipes for the pressure cooker plus several comparison recipes made the traditional way. Every recipe Includes preparation times, cooking times, and nutritional information.
• Updated expert advice on choosing the best pressure cooker for your kitchen, including coverage of electric cookers
• Explanations on how pressure cookers work and tips on adapting your favorite recipes for the pressure cooker
• Shows you how to use pressure cookers to create vegetarian, vegan, special diet, and sustainable dishes with flavor and zest; and incorporate ethnic dishes into your pressure cooker repertoire
• Includes fun, tasty, and easy recipes for holidays and other occasions that the whole family will enjoy
If you're a new or seasoned cook, Pressure Cookers For Dummies gives you everything you need to make the most of this time-saving appliance.
Windows 8.1 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The bestselling book on Windows, now updated for the new 8.1 features
Microsoft has fine-tuned Windows 8 with some important new features, and veteran author Andy Rathbone explains every one in this all-new edition of a long-time bestseller. Whether you're using Windows for the first time, upgrading from an older version, or just moving from Windows 8 to 8.1, here's what you need to know. Learn about the dual interfaces, the new Start button, how to customize the interface and boot operations, and how to work with programs and files, use the web and social media, manage music and photos, and much more. You'll even find troubleshooting tips!
• This edition covers the upgrades in Windows 8.1, including the dual interfaces, basic mechanics, file storage, and how to get the free upgrade to Windows 8.1
• Shows how to manipulate app tiles, give Windows the look you choose, set up boot-to-desktop capabilities, connect to a network, and create user accounts
• Covers working with programs, apps, and files; using the Internet and social media; new apps and capabilities for working with onboard and online media; and how to move files to a new PC
• Written by Andy Rathbone, author of every edition of the bestselling Windows For Dummies
Windows 8.1 For Dummies is exactly what you need to get going and be productive with the newest Windows update.
Getting a Web Development Job for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Craving a career in web dev? Chart your path with this helpful guide
Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies provides a roadmap to one of the "hot jobs" in the booming world of tech. The web development field is large, and it encompasses many actual functions. This book helps you understand the web development career opportunities and determine the path you should take, based on your own personal needs and preferences, to launch your career. You'll learn about various career options, the skills you'll need to become an attractive candidate, how to go about learning the ropes, and proving your abilities to a potential employer or client. With so many possible goals and no one right way to get there, this book cuts through the confusion to put you on the path to a career you want.
The web development industry is expected to grow for the foreseeable future, and there is already a shortage of trained workers to fill the jobs. Whether you lean technical or aesthetic, you can find your place in the industry with right skills-both hard and soft-and with the right plan. Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies is your guide to formulating that plan and getting started right.
• Find formal or informal ways to build the tech skills you'll need
• Discover where you fit, whether as a freelancer or within an organization
• Learn how to build a resume, develop a portfolio, and impress interviewers
• Get expert tips on finding resources, building a reputation, and more
If your pet peeves include malfunctioning forms, flashing banners, and sites that take way too long to load, the web development world needs you. But before you begin your journey, you need a destination and a route in mind. Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies is your roadmap, so you can set out today.
Samsung Galaxy S10 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The bestselling guide to your new Samsung
This book documents all the features and capabilities of Samsung Galaxy S10 device, approaching them from the point of view of a user who is intimidated by the technology and baffled by the documentation and online support that comes with the phones. All aspects of the suite of devices are covered, from setup and configuration, to extensive use of the phone features and capabilities: texting, e-mailing, accessing the Internet, maps, navigation, camera and video, social networking, taking pictures, watching movies, downloading apps, synching with a PC, and expanding the phone's potential with new software releases.
The accessible and fun writing style provides clear direction and doesn't hinder the book's important content and coverage. Readers will keep this book close by, referring to it often as they explore the features of their new Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone.
• Navigate your phone
• Use mobile data technology
• Send and receive messages
• Have fun with apps
If you're baffled by the documentation and online support that comes with your phone, your solution is here!
Detecting & Living With Breast Cancer for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Your trusted, no-nonsense guide to detecting and managing breast cancer
From the breast health experts at the American Breast Cancer Foundation comes a sensitive and authoritative guide to the most common cancer in women: breast cancer. Covering everything from prevention to dealing with a diagnosis to coping with life after cancer, it serves as a trusted resource for anyone whose life has been touched by this dreaded disease.
Advancements in breast cancer prevention, detection, and treatment are being made every day, but it can be overwhelming and confusing knowing where to turn and who to trust. Detecting & Living with Breast Cancer For Dummies distills the information into one easy-to-follow guide, giving you quick, expert advice on everything you'll face as you manage your breast health. From getting to know your treatment options to talking to loved ones about breast cancer-and everything in between-it does the legwork for you so you can take a deep breath and focus on your health.
• Perform regular self-exams the right way
• Cope with the many decisions that need to be made if you're diagnosed
• Ask the right questions about surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and breast reconstruction
• Decipher complicated pathology reports with confidence
Whether you're at risk for breast cancer or have been diagnosed and want to know your options, Detecting & Living with Breast Cancer For Dummies empowers you to take your health into your own hands.
German Shepherds for Dummies
by Caroline Coile, Ph. D.
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Discover how to raise, train, and enjoy your German Shepherd with this fantastic resource.
Everybody thinks they know the German Shepherd. Many of us grew up with Rin Tin Tin, or we saw German Shepherds in nightly news reports breaking up riots, or we saw them in neighbors' backyards protecting children. But that only scratches the surface of one of the most fascinating and confusing breeds on earth. Whether it's selection, nutrition, routine health care, training, competition, or just having fun, there's more to it with a German Shepherd than with other breeds. And if you're thinking about adding one to your family, or you already have one, you need to know all you can about this breed. Which is where German Shepherds For Dummies comes in.
Is this noble and intelligent breed the right dog for you and your family? German Shepherds For Dummies provides the answer to this and all your questions about getting, caring for, and living with this loveable breed. Lifelong German Shepherd owner and longtime German Shepherd breeder, trainer, and exhibitor, Carline Coile, PhD ,gets you up and running with what you need to know to:
* Find and communicate with reputable breeders
* Choose the right German Shepherd for you
* Housebreak and socialize your new puppy
* Educate yourself and your dog
* Handle behavioral problems
* Participate in competitions
Dr. Coile provides insights into the German Shepherd temperament and loads of sensible, easy-to-follow advice, along with fun facts and Shepherd trivia, amusing and informative anecdotes, and tips on how to have a great time with your dog. Discover how to:
• Understand how to communicate with your German Shepherd
• Train your German Shepherd
• Find a good trainer and attend classes
• Deal with hereditary health problems
• Feed and exercise your German Shepherd
• Recognize, prevent and treat common health problems
• Have loyal friend for life
The indispensable guide for you and your German Shepherd, German Shepherds For Dummies is the only book you'll need to help you have the best possible experience with this handsome and sensitive breed of dog.
P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of German Shepherds (9780764552809). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!
Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design and Web Premium All-in-One for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The must-have book on the leading suite of software for graphic and web designers
The book contains information on new image enhancements to After Effects, 64-bit versions of Illustrator and Flash Professional, and a new tool, dubbed Helium, that will enable designers to create content using HTML5 and CSS3.
• Offers the depth needed by novices and long-time professionals
• Covers the key features and tools users need to master individual programs to their fullest capacities
• Helps designers to be more creative and productive
• Filled with tips and techniques for using the 8 design programs
This popular package gives designers a full review of the most popular design and development tools on the market.
Project 2016 for Dummies
by Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, M. B. A., P. M. P.
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The easy way to take control of project timelines, resources, budgets, and details
Project manager, meet your new assistant! Once you discover Project 2016 you'll be amazed at how efficient and effective the project management process can be. Written by an expert author who knows project management processes backward and forward, this friendly, hands-on guide shows you how to get started, enter tasks and estimate durations, work with resources and costs, fine-tune your schedule, set baselines, collect data, analyze progress, and keep your projects on track.
How many times have you heard people in the office mutter under their breath, 'These projects never run on time?' Well, now they can! Project 2016 For Dummies shows you how to use the latest version of Microsoft Project to create realistic project timelines, make the most of available resources, keep on top of all those pesky details, and, finally, complete your project on time and on budget. Easy!
• Fully updated to reflect the latest software changes in Microsoft Project 2016
• All-new case studies and examples highlight the relevance of key features of Microsoft Project 2016
• Exposes the correlation between what project managers do and how Microsoft Project 2016 supports their work
• Covers working with calendars, using and sharing resources, budgeting, gathering and tracking data, and more
If you're a time-pressured project manager looking to make your life-and your projects-easier, Project 2016 For Dummies shows you how to get things done!
Raising Happy Children for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Every parent would like to have a happy, well- behaved child — but every parent also knows this is not often a reality! “Raising Happy Children for Dummies” helps you better understand your children — from toddler to teen, boys and girls — and is packed with practical tips from an experienced parenting coach to improve your parenting, your child's happiness and as a result, their behaviour.
The book helps you explore your own parenting skills, helps you to define what changes you may need to make and provides advice on how to implement new parenting habits to improve you and your family's relationships. Covering both day-to-day parenting and offering extra advice on how to help your children deal with life's tougher challenges, this is a down to earth guide from a parenting coach and mother of two, Sue Atkins.
“Raising Happy Children for Dummies” covers:
• Becoming a Confident Parent
• Knowing What Kind of Parent, You Are - and Want to Become
• Understanding Your Kids' Needs
• Beginning with the End in Mind: Establishing Goals for Your Family
• Communicating Effectively and Connecting with Your Children
• Approaching Parenting with Common Sense
• Maintaining Great Relationships
• Getting Down to Earth and Practical: Disciplining Your Kids
• Choosing Different Strategies for Different Ages
• When the Going Gets Tough: Handling Conflict
• Coping With School
• Helping Your Child Cope with Individual Problems
• Helping Your Child Cope with Bigger Issues
• Raising Children with Unique and Special Needs
• Raising Twins, Triplets, and Multiple-Birth Children
• Ten Things to Do Every Single Day as a Parent
• Ten Techniques to Build a Happy Home
• Ten Things to Do When it All Goes Pear-Shaped
• Ten (or so) Top Resources for Parents
QuickBooks 2012 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Learn to use the UK's number one small business accounting software!
A reliable accounting system is integral to the success of any small business and QuickBooks is the finance program you need to handle your financial and business management tasks efficiently. This eagerly awaited book shows you how to use this popular software to build a budget, process payroll, create invoices, manage inventory, balance accounts, and much more-all without having to hire expensive financial professionals.
After discovering the best way to install and setup QuickBooks, the authors show you how to use QuickBooks to maintain your accounting records to comply with tax laws, enter data, keep track of your cheque book and credit card accounts, and produce common financial reports that track every penny coming in and going out.
• Shares proven secrets for building a solid budget
• Details how to track accounts receivable and payable
• Provides clear steps for keeping track of inventory as you purchase and sell items
• Highlights ways to track who needs to get paid, who owes money, and what needs to get done
QuickBooks "X" For Dummies, UK Edition addresses the unique needs of UK businesses and helps you keep your business in the black.
Succeeding at Assessment Centres for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
It's becoming more common for organisations to use assessment centres as part of their recruitment drive. So, if you've recently been invited to one, and you're not sure what to expect or how to excel, then this is the book for you. You'll be guided through how each activity is conducted and how to prepare for each part of the selection process. You'll find expert advice on how to shine in every activity, and get the career you want.
Succeeding at Assessment Centres for Dummies covers:
• Standing Out in Group Exercises
• Impressing in Oral Presentations
• Achieving in Analysis Exercises
• Performing in Planning and Scheduling Exercises
• Perfecting Your Approach to Psychometrics
Business Succession Planning For Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
The fast and easy way to get a handle on business succession planning
While the demand for effective managers continues to grow, the retirement of baby boomers is producing a sharp decline in the ranks of available management personnel. In addition, the executives of the future are expected to be more sophisticated in order to develop and lead new global and technological initiatives. For these reasons, strategic and often long-sighted succession planning for the eventual replacement of managers at all levels has reached a critical level.
Business Succession Planning For Dummies aids managers, human resource professionals, and upper management in cultivating and retaining their existing employees to ensure the availability and capability of persons to assume leadership roles in the future. In plain English, it prepares business owners to ask the difficult questions when it comes to developing a working succession plan for their businesses key positions. This book also offers information on how to retain and train personnel within an organization so that a more seamless transition can be made when a senior leader or other important personnel retires or leaves the organization.
• How to retain and train personnel for a more seamless transition
• Easy-to-follow guidance on developing a working succession plan
• Tips to create a plan to save time, money, knowledge, and clients by hiring from within
If you're a manager or human resources professional looking to develop a working succession plan, this hands-on, friendly guide has you covered.
Canon EOS Rebel T3i / 600D for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
A full-color guide to Canon's exciting new dSLR camera
Whether it's your first dSLR, your first Canon camera, or simply a new tool for your photography, your Canon Rebel T3i/600D has countless capabilities and you'll want to understand them all. This book covers all the dials, menus, and controls, showing you how to use each one. It explains how to change and use various lenses and offers advice on exposure, focus, printing, using flash, sharing photos online, and much more, all with plenty of full-color examples to show what you can achieve.
• Canon's popular T3i/600D offers a vast array of options for the new dSLR photographer; this book guides you through all the settings, dials, and menus
• Explains how to use Live View mode and record, edit, and play back video
• Provides tips and advice on working with exposure, manipulating focus and color, switching from auto to manual controls, and using lighting creatively
• Shows how to get photos from the camera to the computer, then edit and manage them using different software packages
• Illustrated with full-color photos from the author, showing what you can achieve
This fun and friendly book helps you to quickly and confidently take advantage of the many creative possibilities offered by your new Canon camera.
Photoshop Elements 11 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Better photos are a breeze with the latest version of Photoshop Elements and Dummies
Amateur photographers and photo enthusiasts turn to Photoshop Elements for a powerful but simpler way to edit and retouch their snapshots. Photoshop Elements 11 For Dummies is the perfect guide for helping every shutterbug add a touch of creativity to their images. Learn how to find your way around the Elements interface and its new features, create, edit, fix, and organize your photos, add type and interesting effects to your images, and share them with the world. Full color pages bring the techniques to life and make taking great photos fun and easy.
• Introduces you to the tools, menus, options, and work area
• Shows you how to import and upload images
• Reviews ways to view, find, organize, and manage your photos
• Details how to modify your photos to your specifications
• Distills working with layers, contrast, color, clarity, filter, effects, styles, and type
• Explains how to print your creations, create a slide show, and optimize images for the web
Whatever you want your images to be, the sky's the limit with Photoshop Elements 11 For Dummies close at hand.
Autocad 2014 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Find your way around AutoCAD 2014 with this full-color, For Dummies guide!
Put away that pencil and paper and start putting the power of AutoCAD 2014 to work in your CAD projects and designs. From setting up your drawing environment to using text, dimensions, hatching, and more, this guide walks you through AutoCAD basics and provides you with a solid understanding of the latest CAD tools and techniques. You'll also benefit from the full-color illustrations that mirror exactly what you'll see on your AutoCAD 2014 screen and highlight the importance of AutoCAD's Model view, which shows different line weights for printing in different colors.
• Covers the latest AutoCAD features and techniques, including creating a basic layout, navigating the AutoCAD 2014 interface, drawing and editing, working with dimensions, plotting, adding text, using blocks, and more
• Shows you how to make the best use of color in your AutoCAD designs, take advantage of the AutoCAD DesignCenter, and showcase your work to potential clients and customers
• Includes practical advice and guidance on real-world methods and tips used by architects, engineers, and other CAD professionals to create compelling 3D models and detailed technical drawings
You'll quickly get up to speed on all AutoCAD has to offer with AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies in your toolbox.
Office Home and Student 2010 All-in-One for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
One-stop shopping for all the essentials of Office Home & Student 2010
The Home & Student version of Microsoft Office is ideal for anyone who needs the essential Office applications and can do without tools like Access and Outlook. The version includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Each minibook offers straightforward advice, helpful projects, and real-world examples that target the home and student audiences. You'll benefit from instructions for creating a resume in Word, establishing a home budget in Excel, jazzing up a school presentation with PowerPoint, and taking notes in OneNote.
• Targets home and school users of Office 2010, who primarily need and use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
• Demonstrates common, everyday projects, such as creating a cover letter in Word and creating reusable templates in Excel
• Walks you through spiffing up a school presentation with PowerPoint
• Offers straightforward instructions for taking notes in OneNote
• Reviews common Office 2010 tools and details the basics of the Office ribbon
Office Home & Student 2010 All-in-One For Dummies is your fun and friendly guide to the essentials of Office 2010!
TASC for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Everything you need to pass the TASC
If you're looking to gauge your readiness for the high school equivalency exam and want to give it all you've got, TASC For Dummies has everything you need.
The TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) is a state-of-the art, affordable, national high school equivalency assessment that evaluates five subject areas: reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. With the help of this hands-on, friendly guide, you'll gain the confidence and skills needed to score your highest and gain your high school diploma equivalency.
• Helps you measure your career and college readiness, as outlined by the Common Core State Standards
• Focuses entirely on the 5 sections of the TASC and the various question types you'll encounter on test day
• Includes two full-length TASC practice tests with complete answers and explanations
So far, New York, Indiana, New Jersey, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Nevada have adopted TASC as their official high school equivalency assessment test. If you're a resident of one of these states and want an easy-to-grasp introduction to the exam, TASC For Dummies has you covered. Written in plain English and packed with tons of practical and easy-to-follow explanations, it gets you up to speed on this alternative to the GED.
AARP Protecting Yourself Online for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Protect your privacy and use the internet safely!
Don't let news about internet risks deter you from taking full advantage of its benefits! The web is such an amazing and useful resource for connecting with friends and family, shopping, banking, catching up on current events, and getting help in a myriad of ways. Let AARP's Protecting Yourself Online For Dummies arm you with the information you need to use the internet with confidence. You'll learn:
• How and why risks can occur
• Steps to protect yourself from identity theft, fraud, and e-mail scams
• Expert tips for creating strong passwords and storing them safely
• Information you need to keep your online banking and shopping accounts safe
By reading this guide and following a few safety precautions, you can be confident and risk-free as you enjoy a connected, digital life online!
Grammar Essentials for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Grammar Essentials For Dummies was previously published as Grammar Essentials For Dummies(9780470618370). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
For students competing for the decreasing pool of college scholarships, writing a stellar entrance essay can make all the difference. With discrete explanations of vital grammar rules, common usage errors, and the other key concepts people need to refer to most often, Grammar Essentials For Dummies provides crucial information to help students communicate accurately and effectively. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical grammar concepts as they help students with homework assignments or college entrance essays, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom and people learning English as a next language.
The Essentials For Dummies Series
Dummies is proud to present our new series, The Essentials For Dummies. Now students who are prepping for exams, preparing to study new material, or who just need a refresher can have a concise, easy-to-understand review guide that covers an entire course by concentrating solely on the most important concepts. From algebra and chemistry to grammar and Spanish, our expert authors focus on the skills students most need to succeed in a subject.
Property Investing All-in-One for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Whether you are renting out part of your home, or investing in a property, this guide to the constantly changing market and its laws will prove to be invaluable. Whether you've inherited a home you now need to rent or you're aiming to become a property tycoon, this friendly guide is your road map to success.
UK Law and Your Rights for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
Do you know your legal rights and responsibilities if you're buying or selling a home, moving in with your partner, returning goods, getting your personal finances in order or dealing with a problematic neighbour? There are a multitude of legal rights to protect individuals, and most of us don't consider them until faced with an immediate legal problem. Boost your legal know-how with this simple guide that does away with the jargon and complication of the law, and helps you get a handle on a wide range of everyday legal issues. UK Law and Your Rights For Dummies shows you how to cut through the reams of red tape, avoid legal pitfalls and prepare yourself to deal with any situation.
Windows Server 2008 for Dummies
Part of the For Dummies (Wiley) series
If you're curious, but hesitant, about finding your way around Microsoft's new Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 For Dummies is the book for you. This friendly reference shows you everything you need to know-from installation and deployment to building and running a Windows Server 2008 network.
Server-based networking really is a big deal, and this 100% plain-English guide helps you make the most of it. You'll find out about Windows Server 2008's important functions, capabilities and requirements; develop a network implementation plan; take a step-by-step walkthrough of the installation process; and get valuable tips on how to boost your bandwidth beyond belief! Before you know it, you'll be configuring connections to the Universe, working with active directory, and treating domains and controllers like old pals. Discover how to:
• Build and connect your network
• Install and configure Windows Server 2008
• Set up and manage directory services
• Manage users and groups
• Install and manage print servers
• Secure your network
• Troubleshoot active networks
• Plan for installing Active Directory
• Proclaim and manage your own domain
• Resolve names between TCP/IP and NetBIOS
• Manage shares, permissions, and more
• Develop and implement a regular backup protocol
Windows Server 2008 For Dummies may be easy-going, but it's simply packed with need-to-know stuff that will send you diving into Windows Server 2008 experience just for the fun of it. So start now!