Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide for Speeding Up Slow Computers Does your PC perform like grandma on a cold winter morning? Does it limp along slowly through everyday tasks such as starting up shutting down or just opening an email? Are you wondering if your PCs get up & go has got up & left? If you answered yes to any of these questions this is the book for you. Sure there are uber-geeky guides out there that provide tweaks & customizations appealing to the pocket protector nation but there is no other book that addresses these common problems at the everyday consumer level. We think its time for a book that covers all of these topics in a way that appeals to real humans like you. Let us help you keep your PC running like it did the day you brought it home from the store. / Troubleshooting--We show you how to diagnose the cause of your PCs dawdling behavior. We help you determine whether the culprit is your hardware software the network a cluttered registry or even a virus. / Software--We show you dozens of easy non-techy things you can do to speed up Windows your applications your Internet apps & more. / Hardware--We show you easy upgrades you can do yourself. The solutions we provide are easy to implement. / Network--We show you how to easily fix network issues that are robbing you of precious time. / Buyers advice--If its time to put your beloved PC out to pasture we offer some tried & true advice for choosing a new PC & keeping it in tip-top condition. CATEGORY: Windows Operating Systems COVERS: Windows XP Windows Vista USER LEVEL: Beginning-Intermediate ...

Learn how to easily do quick mental math calculations Speed Math for Kids is your guide to becoming a math genius--even if you have struggled with math in the past. Believe it or not you have the ability to perform lightning quick calculations that will astonish your friends family & teachers. Youll be able to master your multiplication tables in minutes & learn basic number facts while doing it. While the other kids in class are still writing down the problems you can be calling out the answers. Speed Math for Kids is all about playing with mathematics. This fun-filled book will teach you:* How to multiply & divide large numbers in your head* What you can do to make addition & subtraction easy* Tricks for understanding fractions & decimals* How to quickly check answers every time you make a calculation* & much more If youre looking for a foolproof way to do multiplication division factoring estimating & more Speed Math for Kids is the book for you. With enough practice youll go straight to the top of the class! ...

Using this book will improve your understanding of math & have you performing like a genius! People who excel at mathematics use better strategies than the rest of us; they are not necessarily more intelligent. Speed Mathematics teaches simple methods that will enable you to make lightning calculations in your head-including multiplication division addition & subtraction as well as working with fractions squaring numbers & extracting square & cube roots. Heres just one example of this revolutionary approach to basic mathematics: 96 x 97 = Subtract each number from 100. 96 x 97 = 4 3 Subtract diagonally. Either 96--3 or 97-- 4. The result is the first part of the answer. 96 x 97 = 93 4 3 Multiply the numbers in the circles. 4 x 3 = 12. This is the second part of the answer. 96 x 97 = 9312 4 3 Its that easy! ...

From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son come a revolutionary book that will guide business leaders public figures & their organizations towards unprecedented productivity & satisfaction. Trust says Stephen M. R. Covey is the very basis of the 21st century's global economy but its power is generally overlooked & misunderstood. Covey shows you how to inspire immediate trust in everyone you encounter
- colleagues constituents the marketplace
- allowing you to forego the time-killing & energy-draining check & balance bureaucracies that are so often relied upon in lieu of actual trust.

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To survive in this fast-moving ever-changing world we all have to move fast & think fast to keep up. With so much to do & less & less time to do it our free time is an increasingly precious commodity. So if there was a simple way to save hours days or even months of your time youd probably want to know about it right? Well there is & its Speed Reading. Imagine the time you could save & all the amazing new information you could consume if you were able to read at speeds of over 1000 words per-minute. & we dont mean just simple skim-reading but also properly & completely comprehending understanding & retaining the information youve read. This fully revised & updated edition of the powerful book from the world-renowned authority Tony Buzan will show you exactly how you can quickly start to read at amazing speeds. Speed Readingis simple to follow easy to understand & fun too. Youll find out how fast your reading speed is now & then discover how you could be reading dramatically faster in no time. & you wont just improve your reading speed but your concentration & comprehension levels will soar too. The techniques in the book are ideal for teachers students or executives indeed anyone who wants to improve the speed comprehension & quality of their reading. The benefits of speed reading are numerous no matter where or why you read. Youll be able to zip through whole novels in one sitting; youll speed through newspapers & magazines in minutes; youll be the envy of your colleagues as you consume & understand business reports in record time. Speed Readingwill revolutionise the way you read. Youll save days weeks even months of your precious time; youll learn more efficiently & quickly; & youll be left marvelling at your new-found speed-reading abilities. ...

They call it speedcubing- & mind-bending blur of quick twists & turns that solves Rubiks Cube in times that have been clocked at less than 20 seconds! Today thanks to the 2003 revival of the Rubiks World Championships speedcubing is spreading like wildfire. Here complete with detailed illustrations & basic as well as advanced solving techniques is the ultimate speedcubers guide. It not only gives the solution to the familiar 3X3X3 cube (which has 43 252 003 274 489 856 000
- thats 43 quintillion
- possible positions) but also the 2X2X2 4X4X4 & staggeringly difficult 5X5X5 puzzles. With millions of cubes out there & countless would-be champions looking for tips to improve their times this is the definitive manual for this unique sport.

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Speed Up! is a tried-&-tested programme designed specifically for children aged 8-13 whose handwriting is slow illegible or lacking in fluency. Whether the problems are associated with a developmental coordination disorder (such as dyspraxia) dyslexia or ADHD or whether they are the result of poor handwriting habits acquired early on this book will provide an effective source of help. ...

Speed Writing
- the 21st century alternative to shorthand International (US) English spelling edition. Most people need a note
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Between 1939 & 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain
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Savannah Levine is in danger. That's not usually a problem. But caught in the grip of a disturbing & violent murder case Savannah swore to give up her unique gifts if it would save an innocent young girl. Little did she know that someone
- or something
- was listening.. . Now she has no idea how to restore her powers just when she needs them the most. In this compelling fast-paced new thriller Savannah has to face a host of deadly enemies bent on destroying not only her but the very fabric of the supernatural world. As dark forces gather Savannah isn't just fighting for her life but for everything & everyone she loves.. .

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