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September 16, 2000 - Windows Millennium Secrets

• Brian Livingston's latest release for IDG Books is a continuation of the immemsely popular Secrets line. Brian discusses Windows Millennium Secrets, covering Microsoft's latest operating system release for the home computer. Find a wealth of undocumented and hard-to-find features in this new book.
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• Windows Millennium Secrets

June 24, 2000 - Investing Online for Dummies

• Kathleen Sindell, author of Investing Online for Dummies by IDG, tells you how to buy, sell, and monitor your investments online. In fact find out about many of the online financial services available to you on the Internet, whether banking or investing.
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The following items may be purchased at a discount through Amazon:
• Investing Online for Dummies, 4th ed

December 25, 1999 - Y2K Bible Procrastinator's Edition

• Y2K expert Jesse Feiler tells you what you need to know in his book Y2K Bible Procrastinator's Edition. Find out what this volume from IDG Books has to prepare your systems for the Year 2000 -- and what to do when problems arise. Straightforward explanations help you objectively evaluate Y2K's potential impact on you, your business, and society at large and pinpoint the risks you face. Checklists, testing strategies, and morning-after advice help you develop a fast, focused, realistic plan to meet Y2K challenges -- and make the smoothest possible transition into the new millennium. It's never too late to assess your risk!
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• Y2K Bible Procrastinator's Edition

December 11, 1999 - Personal Computer Secrets

• From Windows 95/98/2000 tips to networking to digital photography, Personal Computer Secrets from IDG Books opens up new PC horizons and helps you do more in less time. Author Bob O'Donnell and radio talk show host discusses the scope of this book which covers everything in a fun-to-read, one-stop reference.
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• Personal Computer Secrets

February 20, 1999 - How To 2000

• How To 2000 tackles the year 2000 issue from all sides. IDG Books author, Dean Sims, goes over the things you need to know to make informative decisions and correct your Y2K problems. The Raytheon team formulated strategies for Year 2000 problems. Sim's book features a complete description of nine compliance phases, specific tasks, standards for tracking progress, risk assessment, quality-assurance guidelines, project monitoring, problem definition, and a full review of third-party tools.
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• How to 2000

October 24, 1998 - Dummies books

• Everyone has heard of the immensely popular "Dummies" books. In this segment, John Kilcullen, CEO and Founder of the Dummies series, talks about how he came up with the idea. Also under discussion are some of the numerous books in the Dummies series. Be sure to listen!
• Listen to IDG Books' October 24, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio --- or --- Windows Media Player
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The following items may be purchased at a discount through Amazon:
• Windows 98 For Dummies
• More Windows 98 For Dummies

May 16, 1998 - Marketing Online for Dummies

• As you well know, IDG has published "Dummies" books for years on a wide range of topics. With the Internet becoming more pervasive than ever, IDG has come out with Marketing Online for Dummies. Find out from author Bud Smith, what you need to know to get your products online with fewer problems and find it out with wit and humor.
• Listen to IDG Books' May 16, 1998 interview using --- Real Audio
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The following items may be purchased at a discount through Amazon:
• Marketing Online for Dummies

December 6, 1997 - Windows 95 Secrets

• Our second guest is noted author, Brian Livingston, introducing his new book from IDG, "Windows 95 Secrets". Learn how to unleash the power, expose the mysteries, and reveal the secrets of Windows 95.
• Listen to IDG Books' December 6, 1997 interview using --- Real Audio
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The following items may be purchased at a discount through Amazon:
• Windows 95 Secrets Gold

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