Linux Made Easy, The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users

Based on Xandros 3, arguably one of the most user-friendly versions of Linux available today, Linux Made Easy concentrates on the subjects of most interest to the average home user or hobbyist: installation, using the Internet, playing CDs and audio files, using scanners, working with digital cameras and images, games, downloading software and fonts, USB storage devices, PDAs, printing, Internet telephony, and more.

Contenidos

Introduction

Part I: Starting Out

Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Linux… A La Xandros

Chapter 2: Metamorphosis: Installing Xandros on Your Machine

Chapter 3: An Alternative Blue World: Getting to Know the Xandros Desktop

Part II: Getting Things Done

Chapter 4: An Untangled Web: Setting Up Your Internet Connection

Chapter 5: There's No Place Like Home: Working with Your Files in the Xandros File Manager

Chapter 6: Ports of Call: Working with Floppies, CDs, DVDs, and Other Removable Media

Chapter 7: Control Freaks: Getting Things the Way You Want Via the Control Manager

Chapter 8: The Keys to the Gates of Oz, or the Gates of Xandros Anyway: Expanding and Updating Your System Via Xandros Networks

Part III: Gadgetry

Chapter 9: Making Lasting Impressions: Setting Up and Using Your Printer

Chapter 10: Flatbed Memories: Working with Your Scanner

Chapter 11: Because Memory Sometimes Fails to Serve: Digital Cameras

Chapter 12: Keeping Tabs on Yourself: Working with Your PDA

Part IV: Applications

Chapter 13: Surf's Up: Internet Applications

Chapter 14: Ear Candy: Xandros Does Audio

Chapter 15: Couch Potatoes: Xandros Does Video

Chapter 16: Doing the Left Bank: Working with Graphics Applications

Chapter 17: Stuffed Shirts: Office and Other Productivity Applications

Chapter 18: Time to Unwind: Gaming

Chapter 19: Kids' Stuff: Applications for Children

Part V: For the More Adventurous

Chapter 20: Want to Get a Little Geeky?: Using Linux Commands

Chapter 21: Proxy Settings

Glossary

Contenidos extra

View a sample chapter, Chapter 10: Flatbed Memories: Working with Your Scanner