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Preston Gralla is the editor of WindowsDevCenter.com and OnDotNet. He is the author of more than 30 books, including Internet Annoyances, PC Pest Control, and Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition, and co-author of Windows XP Cookbook. As an award-winning author and technology expert, Preston has written articles for major national newspapers and magazines and has also appeared on several TV and radio programs.
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- Paperback: 422 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media (December 19, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1449325750
- ISBN-13: 978-1449325756
- Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 6 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Free Windows 8 Hacks
Windows 8 Hacks is a nifty little task-oriented volume. It is not an overview or introductory text to Microsoft's latest Operating System. And, granted, much of what is contained within these pages can be found online. However, I fall into the category of not knowing enough about Windows 8 and it's underpinnings to know what to ask the Great Google to fetch for me. So, I looked through this book and thought that it would be a great instructional guide to learning the ins and outs of customizing this OS.
As I continued to browse, I noticed that some of the hacks I was interested in require Windows 8 Pro or Enterprise to be installed on my machine. Microsoft has eliminated many of the command-line utilities we all love to use to get `under the hood' in the edition of the OS that comes installed by default on a new computer. Sadly, even the first hack, Disable Windows 8's Lock Screen, just won't work for me because gpedit.msc is not accessible on my new laptop. I feel as if I just bought a cripple-ware computer! But, enough wining.
This book contains an abundance of useful step-by-steps for making Windows 8 more efficient for you. Even more important, there are great explanations of how the particular subject of the hack works. For example, Hack 70: Hack DNS to Speed up Web Browsing (a way to speed up your web browsing using any type of connection). This hack has a succinct explanation of the Domain Name System and how to implement the free OpenDNS service on your computer and/or entire network. It's simply a matter of changing the DNS addresses in Internet Protocols on your PC or router.
Windows 8 keyboard Shortcuts are listed nicely in a table in Hack 38. This is really handy for us non-touchscreen users.