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Not everyone wants to go to the Web to find out how to use or support their computer. Here are some great books and ways to find them.

For the beginner:

Plain English Guide to Your PC
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/ref=s_sf_b_as/103-3756143-8976644

Though published in 1997, this simple guide tells you the absolute basics from before you even take it out of the box.

My public library has this book and it's available for about a buck at Amazon.com.

For the Intermediate user:

Just go to Amazon.com and search books for computers for dummies. You'll get PCs for Dummies, Windows XP for Dummies, Laptops for Dummies and Troubleshooting your PC for Dummies, all of which are 3.5 to 5 star rated in customer reviews.

For the advanced user:

If you want some good high tech books on the cheap, particularly if you use an older model computer or older OS, try checking your library's book sales for computer books.
I once got 1001 MCSE Tips (1998) for a quarter and a lot of the information is still useful today. You can get it for under a buck at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1884133622/qid=1124649303/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-5673407-9087900?v=glance&s=books

Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications  ¶ 2:41 PM