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Book 1 - The Motherboard
- Full theory of operation explaining terms such as BIOS, Cache Memory, IRQ's, DMA's, and much more.
- Includes details of the latest microprocessors and motherboards.
- Around 20 common motherboard faults documented.
- Upgrades - Adding extra RAM, Upgrading a Motherboard, Upgrading the Microprocessor
- Includes a 100 page section on how to build your own computer.
Please note that the section on building your own computer is the same text as the separate book entitled "The

Australian Guide to Building your own Computer"
Book 2 - Disk Drives
- How the floppy and hard disk drives operate and store information.
- CMOS settings.
- Partitioning and formatting.
- Around 30 disk drive problems documented
- Setting up RAID drives
- Upgrades - Installing/Upgrading a hard disk drive, Installing a floppy disk drive, Changing drive partitions, Installing a removable drive cradle.
Book 3 - Communications
- Upgrading and repairing laptop computers
- Plugs and connectors
- Parallel, serial and USB ports
- Maintaining and Repairing Printers
- Data switches
- Keyboards
- Mouse
- Modems
- Point of Sale Equipment (barcode scanners, printers etc)
- Bluetooth
- Over 20 communications problems documented
- Upgrades - Installing a modem
Book 4 - Add on devices
- Monitors and video cards - DVI and HDMI
- CD and DVD players and R/W drives
- Sound cards
- Networking basics, including wireless
- Video capture cards
- Scanners
- Digital cameras - memory card readers
- UPS's
- Around 20 hardware problems documented
- Upgrades - Installing a CD or DVD drive, Installing a Network Card. Installing a card reader.
- Glossary of computer terms - over 20 pages.

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Networking for Home and Business ( isbn 0-9756993-3-4 )

Includes a six month free trial version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 standard edition

$44.95 including GST (plus $4.00 postage within Australia)

Overseas purchasers - please email for postage rates

        410 pages - over 300 photographs, diagrams and Windows screens

        Chapter 1 - Introduction

        Chapter 2 - The network Components
        Chapter 3 - Putting your network together
        Chapter 4 - Setting up a Network with Windows XP
        Chapter 5 - Sharing Printers on a Network
        Chapter 6 - Sharing an Internet connection
        Chapter 7 - Setting up a network with Windows 98
        Chapter 8 - Wireless Networks
        Chapter 9 - Networks Devices
        Chapter 10 - Administering and Maintaining a Network
        Chapter 11 - Troubleshooting Network Connections
        Chapter 12 - The basics of TCP/IP
        Chapter 13 - The seven layer OSI model
        Chapter 14 - Reports and Documentation
        Chapter 15 - Installing a network for a client
        Chapter 16 - Windows Server 2003 overview
        Chapter 17 - Server 2003 Installation pre-requisites
        Chapter 18 - Installing Windows Server 2003
        Chapter 19 - Active Directory - users and accounts
        Chapter 20 - Organisational Units and Groups
        Chapter 21 - Setting up a client computer
        Chapter 22 - Folder and Files
        Chapter 23 - Controlling network printers
        Chapter 24 - Group policy management
        Chapter 25 - Setting up an ADSL or cable modem
        Chapter 26 - Setting up a Client/Server network
        Chapter 27 - Monitoring and managing a server
        Chapter 28 - Ethernet over Power
        Chapter 29 - Hardware Firewalls
        Chapter 30 - Computer numbering systems
        Chapter 31 - Glossary of Networking Terms
        Appendix A - Installing a network card
        Appendix B - Making a UTP/CAT5e cable
        Appendix C - Installing an RJ45 wall point
        Appendix D - Miscellaneous network commands
        Appendix E - Installing a removable drive cradle
        Appendix F - Creating a dual boot hard disk drive
        Appendix G - Un-installing the domain controller



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The Australian Guide to

Building your own Computer ( ISBN 0-9756993-2-6 )

(includes a bonus section on upgrading and repairing laptop computers)

$39.95 including GST (plus $4.00 postage within Australia)

Overseas purchasers - please email for postage rates

December 2007 edition now available

Please note that this text is also part of the four course books (priced at $70). If you are purchasing those books, you do

not need to purchase this book as well.

280 pages - around 300 photographs, diagrams and Windows screens

Includes bonus sections, full of handy technical information

Part 1 - Introduction

Answers some of the most common questions that
are asked about building your own computer

Part 2 - Choosing and Buying the components

Takes you through each individual component.

Explains all of the specifications and parameters in simple terms

Covers the very latest components including
the AMD Athlon X2, Intel Core 2 Quad, SLI video, and PCI-X bus

Part 3 - The basics of building a computer

Takes you through the tools that you will need.

Gives you some tips and hints on how to go about
building the computer

Part 4 - Assembling the computer

Precise details on building the computer, broken down
into seventeen easy to follow steps

Part 5 - Installing additional devices

Covers the installation of devices such as :-
Additional CD or DVD drives
An ADSL, Cable or 56K modem
Network card
Printer

Part 6 - Glossary of computer terms

Around twenty pages of common computer
terms explained

Part 7 - Repairing and Upgrading laptop computers

Detailed instructions on how to carry out upgrades and repairs

Upgrading a hard disk drive

Upgrading RAM

Replacing a defective keyboard

Replacing a floppy/CD/DVD drive

Replacing a CMOS battery

Setting the CMOS

Part 8 - Bonus Sections

Inkjet printer maintenance and repair

Monitors, Video cards and SLI

I.P. Addresses explained

KVM switches, video splitters and data projectors

Power supplies, testing and troubleshooting

Advanced multimeter applications

Bar code scanners and point of sale equipment

T.V. Tuner Cards

   Resellers welcome (ISBN 0-9756993-2-6) - order three books or more and we will include
your company name on the front cover. We will also provide up to six pages of advertising material.
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Designing and Producing Business Cards,

Fridge Magnets, Calendars & More (isbn 0-9756993-4-2)

(includes a CD disk with business card and calendar software)

$22.95 including GST (plus $4.00 postage within Australia)

Overseas purchasers - please email for postage rates

122 pages, 150 photographs and screen displays

    Takes you through all of the design principles for business and personal cards, along with calendars.

Chapter 1 - Equipment and stationery options - marketing ideas

Chapter 2 - The ACBC business card software

Installation

Inserting and deleting text

Removing tags

changing the card size and repositioning

Adding a background colour

Adding clipart and photographs

Superimposing images and text

Printing cards and fridge magnets

Miscellaneous functions

Chapter 3 - The Paraben business card software

Installation

Using the design wizard

Custom card sizes

Finalising the card layout

Creating cards without the wizard

Editing and developing the card design

Inserting text

Using shapes and lines

Adding graphics

Printing cards and fridge magnets

Miscellaneous features

Chapter 4 - The Calendar Builder Software

Installation

The layout tab

The Date tab

Fonts and colours

Headers and Lines

Planners

Language, margins and borders

Finishing the design

Tool bar options

Text labels - rich text and super-text

Adding clipart and photographs

The floating calendar tool

Call outs

Recurring dates

Printing the calendar

Chapter 5 - Putting your skills to work

Business card detailed information

Setting card sizes and background colours

Inserting clipart and graphics

Fridge magnets

General design principles

Fridge magnet calendars

Chapter 6 - Masking images from jpegs and bitmaps

Chapter 7 - Polishing and cutting the cards

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