How To Build A Computer

Like the title says, this book teaches how to build a PC.

Content includes:

• Choosing the parts
• Assembling the computer
• Choosing and installing software
• Optimizing and Overclocking the computer

The Secret Guide to Computers

This free online book (print version also available) aims to explain everything important about computers — simply, candidly, and as wisely as possible, with a cynical laugh and a peppy pace to save you time.

It is organized into 8 sections:

1. Buyer’s guide: hardware & software jargon, which computers to buy
2. Operating systems: DOS, Windows (up through XP), Mac, Linux, Palm
3. Internet: tricks to handle ISPs, browsers, search engines, best sites, e-mail
4. Word processing: Microsoft Word (up through XP), Works, WordPerfect
5. Tricky applications: advanced MS Office, Web-page design, and beyond
6. Fix your computer: how to make your computer run faster and better
7. Programming: QBASIC, Visual BASIC, C++, JAVA, and other tongues
8. Management: computer industry’s mistakes, your future, and resources