Dhawrkii toddobaad ee la soo dhaafay, waxaan dib u eegay hage dhammaystiran, qoto-dheer, wax kasta-aad-u baahan tahay-inaad-u-ogid hagaha Windows 8 ( Windows 8 Talaabo Talaabo^{(Windows 8 Step By Step)} ah) iyo aasaaska-caadiga ah, lafaha qaawan, bilowga- kaliya hagaha Windows 8 ( Naftaada Bar muuqaal ahaan Windows 8.^{(Teach Yourself Visually Windows 8)} ) Iyada oo ku saleysan waayo-aragnimadii hore, waxaan u maleeyay in Windows 8 Plain & Simple , oo ay qortay Nancy Muir , ay noqon doonto meel dhexda ah, aan aad u faahfaahsanayn oo aan aad loo fududayn. Miyaan^(Was) ku saxsanaa in aan sidan u wajaho? Aan^(Let) ogaano.

In wax la hagaajiyo

Marka aan eego Shaxda Tusmada^{(Table of Contents)} waxa ay i tustay in buuggani uu ku bilaabmay bilow fiican. Cutubyada waxaa loo habeeyey sida saxda ah ee aan u maleeyay inay ugu macquulsan tahay qof ku soo wajahan Windows 8 markii ugu horeysay. Mid ka mid ah cabashooyinkayga ku saabsan buugaagta kale waxay ahayd in aysan qaadin waddo dhab ah oo tallaabo-tallaabo ah oo ku saabsan dejinta kombuyuutarka iyo in loo habeeyo dookhyada shakhsi ahaaneed, si aad u barato tiles, soo jiidashada, iyo Desktop -ka , si loo maareeyo faylasha, iyo wixii la mid ah. Dabcan, ma jiro sharci cosmic ah oo sheegaya in jidkaygu yahay jidka kaliya ee saxda ah, laakiin halkan waxaa ku qoran liiska cutubyada Windows 8 Plain & Simple . Fiiri waxaad u malaynayso:

• Ku saabsan Buuggan
• La kulan Interface-ka Windows 8
• Bixinta Gelitaanka
• Ku shaqaynta Dejinta Aasaasiga ah ee Daaqadaha
• Habaynta Muuqaalka ^(Appearance)Daaqadaha^(Windows) _
• La shaqaynta Isticmaalayaasha iyo Qarsoonaanta
• Ku Shaqeynta Goobaha Helitaanka
• Raadinta
• La shaqaynta Apps
• Maamulka faylka
• Wadaagista Settings iyo Files
• Ku gal khadka tooska ah ee Internet ^(Online)Explorer 10^{(Internet Explorer 10)}
• Isticmaalka Boostada iyo Fariimaha
• Iibsashada Apps ee Dukaanka Windows
• Maareynta Dadka iyo Waqtiga
• Isticmaalka Maab
• Helitaanka Muuqaal
• Ciyaarta Muusiga
• La shaqaynta Aaladaha iyo Shabakadaha
• Ilaalinta iyo Cilad-bixinta Kumbuyuutarkaaga^(Computer)

Qoraagu waxa uu u malaynayaa in akhristuhu uu hore u lahaa xirfadaha lagama maarmaanka ah ee kombayutarka, oo uu khibrad u leeyahay isticmaalka software ka hor, laakiin uma maleynayo in akhristuhu uu horey u isticmaalay shaashadda taabashada, taas oo ah hab wanaagsan oo caqli-gal ah. Buuggu si qurux badan ayaa loogu sawiray midab buuxa, oo leh tilmaamo cad, tallaabo-tallaabo ah oo ku summaday sawir kasta. Natiijadu waa mid muuqaal ahaan lagu farxo oo si fudud loo fahmi karo. Buuggu wuxuu sidoo kale ku daabacan yahay qaabka muuqaalka, taas oo macnaheedu yahay in ay jirto meel bannaan oo badan oo sawirada ah oo qoraalka agtooda ku yaal.

La Barashada Habka Cusub^{(New Approach)}

Maadaama Windows 8 uu yahay isbeddelka ugu xagjirsan ee is- dhexgalka Windows tan iyo markii ^(Windows)Windows 95 lagu beddelay Windows for Workgroups 3.11 , waxay macno samaynaysaa in loo fududeeyo akhristaha habka cusub ee wax loo qabto, si aan kala duwanaanshuhu u keeni doonin jahawareer ama niyad jab. . Windows 8 Plain & Simple ayaa shaqo fiican ka qaba tan. Waxaan si gaar ah u jeclaystay cutubka hordhaca ka bixinaya shaashadda bilowga^(Start) (iyo waxa ku jira), Desktop -ka , iyo Microsoftxisaabaadka. Waxaa jira tafaasiil ku filan oo wax walba ka dhigaya mid si fudud loo fahmi karo, oo ay la socdaan sawirro muujinaya sida saxda ah waxa qoraagu ka hadlayo, tallaabo-tallaabo. Cutubka wax-soo- gelinta^(Input) ayaa sheegaya in dadka intooda badan ay wali isticmaali doonaan aaladaha wax gelinta ee caadiga ah, laakiin sidoo kale waxay ku siinayaa tilmaamo ballaaran oo ku saabsan sida loogu isticmaalo Windows 8 oo leh muraayad taabasho ah. Tani waxay hubinaysaa in buuggu ahaan doono tixraac qiimo leh marka uu wakhtigu socdo oo muraayadaha taabashada ay noqdaan kuwo caan ah. Tilmaamaha loogu laabanayo apps-yada dhawaan la isticmaalay, wax aan hubo in akhristayaal badan ay si joogto ah u samayn doonaan, gaar ahaan way caddahay.

Cutubka ku saabsan Isticmaalayaasha iyo Qarsoonaanta^{(Users and Privacy)} waa heer sare. Waxa kale oo ay u socodsiisaa macluumaadka si macquul ah, iyada oo ka bilaabmaysa firewall-ka iyo ogolaanshaha app-ka, ka dibna u sii socota Windows Defender . Qaar ka mid ah fikradahan ayaa laga yaabaa inay jahawareer ku noqdaan qofka ku cusub bilowga, laakiin ka dib markaan si taxadar leh u fiiriyo macluumaadka qoraagu halkan ku daray, waxaan filayaa in wixii markaa ka dambeeya ay dhammaan kala caddaan doonaan. Ka dib waxaa jira hagayaasha akoonnada isticmaalaha, ereyada sirta ah (oo ay ku jiraan erayga sirta ah ee sawirka cusub iyo PIN ), Xakamaynta Koontada Isticmaalaha^{(User Account Control)} iyo Badbaadada Qoyska^{(Family Safety)}. Qaar ka mid ah dadka cusub ayaa laga yaabaa in aysan ka warqabin habka Windows 8 u maareyso isticmaalayaasha, tanina waxay ku socon doontaa iyaga oo fahmaya fikradda iyo dejinta wixii xisaabaad ah iyo furaha sirta ah ee ay u baahan doonaan xaaladahooda. Waxa kale oo jirta sharraxaad wanaagsan oo ku saabsan goobaha gelitaanka. Dhammaan goobahan oo kale ma aha kuwa loogu talagalay dadka naafada ah, jidka. Wiilkaygu wuu qadarin lahaa tilmaamaha lagu dejinayo jiirka gacanta bidix. 🙂 Waxaan sidoo kale bartay in isticmaalka kumbuyuutarka ee kumbuyuutarka kaliya, ee aan la isticmaalin jiirka, loo yaqaan "caret browsing." Ilaa aan akhriyay Windows 8 Plain & Simple Maan^{(Windows 8 Plain & Simple)} wax fikrad ah u lahayn inuu jiro erey caynkaas ah.

Raadinta iyo raadinta

Is dhexgalka cusub ee Windows 8 , xitaa isticmaalayaasha khibradda leh waa inay bartaan habab cusub oo wax loo raadiyo. Windows 8 Plain & Fudud^{(Windows 8 Plain & Simple)} ayaa ka dhigaya habkan cusub mid aad u fudud in la fahmo. Maadaama isticmaalka aaladaha raadinta ee shaashadda bilowga^(Start) ay noqon doonaan dhul aan la aqoon, sharraxaadda sida ay u shaqeeyaan si gaar ah ayaa loo faahfaahiyay oo si fiican loo sawiray. Waxaan u maleynayay inay jiri karto wax yar oo ku saabsan raadinta Desktop -ka , maadaama taasi ay noqon doonto mid aad u yaqaan dadka isticmaala noocyada kale ee Windows , laakiin taasi waa wax yar. Raadinta caadiga ah waxay bixisaa faahfaahin badan, oo ay ku jirto raadinta Bakhaarka Windows^{(Windows Store)} . Waxaan qabaa in badan oo naga mid ah in ay u qalmi lahaa sidaMacluumaad aad u badan^{(Too Much Information)} , markaa hagaha gaaban ee habaynta raadinta waxay noqon doontaa tixraac soo dhawayn leh.

Apps ayaa ka badan inta aad u malaynayso

Qaar badan oo naga mid ah waxay barateen fikradda "app" oo ah barnaamij yar oo bilaash ah ama kharash yar oo keliya, kaas oo mid ka mid ah ku rakibay telefoonka. Gudaha Windows 8 , dhammaan barnaamijyada, yar ama weyn, bilaash ama qaali, waxaa loogu yeeraa apps. Sidaa darteed, foornada aad gujiso ama taabato si aad u hesho warbixinta cimiladu waa app- iyo software la yaqaan sida Microsoft Office hadda waxaa loo tixraacaa "codsiga miiska." Buuggu runtii ma galayo farqiga u dhexeeya labada nooc ee "apps", waxaana filayaa in dad badani ku wareersan yihiin arrintan (waa inaan qiraa inaan ahaa). Mar haddii is-beddelkan erey-bixintu uu qaadan karo xoogaa la qabsi ah haddii qofku isticmaalay nooc hore oo Windows , Windows 8 Plain & Fudud^{(Windows 8 Plain & Simple)}waqti badan ku bixiya labadaba fikradda iyo isticmaalka abka. Waxay isticmaalaan WordPad si ay u muujiyaan fikradaha, fikrad aad u fiican. Isticmaalka WordPad waxay muujin karaan sifooyin sida ribbon oo laga heli karo software aad u adag sida Microsoft Office , iyo sidoo kale fikradaha menus, toolbars, Clipboard -ka , la shaqeynta sawirada, qaabaynta qoraalka, iyo asaasiga ah ee la shaqeynta faylasha (mawduuc). si aad u faahfaahsan loogu baadho cutubka xiga). Maadaama WordPad uu yahay mid ka mid ah Windows 8Barnaamijyada ku dhex jira, qof kastaa wuu heli doonaa si uu u tijaabiyo, waana barnaamij la isku dayay oo run ah oo ay adag tahay in la khalkhalgeliyo (i rumayso, waxaan helay fursado badan oo aan ku tijaabiyo taas sannado badan) . Waxa kale oo jira horudhac kooban oo ku saabsan ciyaaraha, in kasta oo Windows 8 aanu dhab ahaantii la iman wax ciyaar ah ( tile Games waxay ku geynaysaa Bakhaarka halkaas oo aad ka heli karto ciyaaraha Microsoft iyo Xbox labadaba ). Waxaan u maleynayaa inay jiri karto sharraxaad ka wanaagsan Dukaanka Ciyaaraha^{(Games Store)}, sababtoo ah mar kale tix-raacii koobani wuu jahawareeray. Sida aan soo sheegay, cutubka ka hadlaya maaraynta faylalka waa mid si fiican loo sawiray oo ballaadhan. Fikrad kasta oo muhiim ah waa la sharraxay oo la baadhay. Cutubka soo socdaa wuxuu daboolayaa aasaaska habaynta wadaagga, la jaan-qaadista aaladaha kale, iyo soo gelida iyo bannaanka SkyDrive^(SkyDrive) . Inta u dhaxaysa^(Between) cutubyadaas, ku dhawaad ​​qof kastaa wuxuu yeelan doonaa aasaas wanaagsan oo lagu shaqeeyo xogta iyo faylasha.

Sahanka adduunka, si xaddidan

Waxaan aad uga niyad jabay cutubka ka hadlaya Internet Explorer 10 . Waxay siisay tilmaamo faahfaahsan oo macquul ah oo ku saabsan isticmaalka browserka ee shaashadda bilowga^(Start) ah, laakiin kaliya dulmar hal bog ah oo ah nooca Desktop -ka ee browserka. Maadaama nooca Desktop -ka uu noqon doono mid aad u yaqaan isticmaalayaashii hore ee Windows oo uu leeyahay astaamo ka badan nooca shaashada bilowga^(Start) , labada daalacashada waxay ahayd in la siiyo boos siman. Sidoo kale^(Likewise) , halka cutubka Boostada iyo Farriimaha^{(Mail and Messaging)} uu qirayo in qofku uu samayn karo xisaabaad email ah oo leh adeegyo badan oo kala duwan, waxay kaliya muujinaysaa isticmaalka Hotmail .. Waxaa la og yahay in buuggu uusan dabooli karin adeeg kasta oo iimaylka qorraxda hoostiisa ah, waxaan u maleynayaa in ugu yaraan muunad shaashad ah oo laga helay adeegyada sida Gmail iyo Yahoo Mail ay ahayd in lagu daro. Sidoo kale^(Likewise) , sharaxaadda fariimaha degdega ah waxay ahayd mid aad u macno badan si ay u caawiso bilawga fahamka fikradda. Cutubka ka hadlaya Bakhaarku aad buu u fiicnaa wuxuuna akhristaha ku dhex maraa raadinta dukaanka, helidda abka, qiimaynta baadhista iyo ku rakibida abka bilaashka ah iyo kuwa lacagta leh . ^(Store)Qofkasta oo aan wali la kulmin fikradda dukaanka app-ka isagoo isticmaalaya talefanka casriga ah, cutubkani waa inuu ka dhigaa habka mid fudud in la ogaado.

Cutubyada daboolaya La shaqaynta Aaladaha iyo Shabakadda^{(Working with Devices and Networks)} iyo Ilaalinta iyo Cilad-bixinta Kumbuyuutarkaaga^{(Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Computer)} sidoo kale waa kuwo hufan oo ma bixiyaan tafaasiil ku filan si loo siiyo kalsooni bilow ah. Tusaale ahaan, qeybta ku saabsan rakibidda daabacaha, waxaa jira qoraal kooban oo ah in haddii daabacaaduhu uusan ku jirin liiska, waa inaad gujisaa Advanced Printer Setup oo aad sii wado inaad ku darto daabacahaaga gacanta. Iyada oo ku saleysan waayo-aragnimadayda sannado badan oo aan samaynayey taageerada tignoolajiyada, habkan fudud ee la malaynayo ayaa si fiican u joojin kara qabowga bilowga ah. Qaybta abuurista koox-guri runtii^(Homegroup) ma sharaxdo waxa ay tahay koox-guri , iyo maadaama ay suurtogal tahay in shabakada gurigu aanay xataa ku darin Homegroup .^(Homegroup)Waxaan filayaa in sharraxaad aad u faahfaahsan ay waxtar lahayd. Cutubka cillad^{(Troubleshooting)} -bixinta wuxuu ka hadlayaa dejinta Windows Update , kaas oo aanan tixgelinaynin habka cilad^{(Troubleshooting)} -bixinta, oo wuxuu bixiyaa tilmaamo hal bog ah oo dib u dejinta kombuyuutarka loogu talagalay goobaha warshadda (runtii laguma talinayo kuwa bilawga ah kuwaas oo laga yaabo inayan fahmin in wax kasta oo ay waligood abuureen. Kumbuyuutarkaas si aan la soo celin karin ayuu u lumin doonaa) ka hor inta uusan bixin tilmaamo ku saabsan sida loo cusboonaysiiyo kombiyuutarka beddelkiisa. Runtii tani waa go’aan xun oo dhanka qoraaga ah. Cutubka u cusboonaysiinta Windows 8 waxa uu ka hadlayaa oo keliya noocyada Windows 8 iyo ogaanshaha haddii qalabkaagu ku shaqayn doono Windows 8si sax ah. Ma jiraan wax tilmaamo ah oo dhab ahaantii u cusboonaysiinta Windows 8 . Waan fahmi karaa kuwa laga tagay buug loogu talagalay kuwa bilowga ah, laakiin ciwaanka cutubka waa marin habaabin haddii ay taasi ku kooban tahay.

Haddaba maxaan u malaynayay?

Windows 8 Plain & Fudud^{(Windows 8 Plain & Simple)}Waxaan ku bilaabay si fiican, waxaanan rajo weyn ka qabay in, markaan akhriyo ka dib, aan kugula talin karo iyada oo aan shahaadooyin lahayn dadka ka soo gudbay marxaladdii bilawga ah ee dhammaystiran laakiin aan gelin heerka dhexe. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, sida buuggu sii socday, sharraxaadyadu waxay u muuqdeen inay sii kordhayso, taas oo ah guuldarro dhab ah marka ay timaado mawduucyo muhiim ah laakiin aad u adag sida isku-xirka, iyo qaar ka mid ah tilmaamaha (sida dib u habeynta warshadda) waxay noqon doontaa masiibo hoose. haddii qofka isku dayaa uusan si dhab ah u fahmin waxa dhici doona. Sawirada aad ayaan uga helay qaabka buugguna waxa uu ka dhigay mid kasta oo sawir iyo qoraal ah mid fudud in la raaco. Qoraagu si cad ayuu u garanayaa mawduuceeda laakiin waxa uu sameeyay malo-awaal ku saabsan waxa dhagaystayaasheeda ay u baahnaan lahaayeen inay sharaxaan oo laga yaabo inay run noqdaan ama laga yaabo.

Xukun

Tani waa mid kale oo ka mid ah buugaagta ay tahay in akhriste kastaa uu dib u eego oo uu go'aansado in Windows 8 Plain & Simple uu yahay qoraalka tixraaca ee la iibsado. In badan oo ka mid ah aad ayaa loo qabtay runtii, laakiin waxay leedahay cillado ku filan oo aanan si daacad ah ugu talin karin qof walba. Waxaa jira tafaasiil ku filan oo faa'iido leh, laakiin kuma filna inaad u noqoto hage dhammaystiran bilawga. Runtii waxaan ku talin lahaa inaad ka hubiso maktabadda oo aad ka dhex baadho cutubyada qaar si aad u aragto inay kugu habboon tahay iyo in kale.

Book Review - Windows 8 Plain & Simple, by Nancy Muir

Over thе past few weeks, I have reviewed a comprehensive, in-depth, еverything-yoυ-need-to-know guide to Windows 8 (Windows 8 Step By Step) and a just-the-basics, bare-bones, beginners-only guide to Windows 8 (Teach Yourself Visually Windows 8.) Based on past experience, I thought that Windows 8 Plain & Simple, written by Nancy Muir, would be somewhere in the middle, not too detailed and not too simplified. Was I right to approach it this way? Let's find out.

Getting things in order

One look at the Table of Contents showed me that this book was off to a great start. The chapters are arranged in exactly the order I thought would be most logical for someone approaching Windows 8 for the first time. One of my complaints about the other books was that they didn't take a true step-by-step path from setting up the computer and getting it customized for one's individual preferences, to becoming familiar with the tiles, charms, and the Desktop, to managing files, and so on. Of course, there is no cosmic law that says my way is the only right way, but here's a list of chapters in Windows 8 Plain & Simple. See what you think:

• About This Book
• Meet the Windows 8 Interface
• Providing Input
• Working With Basic Windows Settings
• Customizing the Appearance of Windows
• Working with Users and Privacy
• Working With Accessibility Settings
• Searching
• Working with Apps
• File Management
• Sharing Settings and Files
• Going Online with Internet Explorer 10
• Using Mail and Messaging
• Buying Apps at the Windows Store
• Managing People and Time
• Using Maps
• Getting Visual
• Playing Music
• Working with Devices and Networks
• Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Computer

The author assumes that the reader already has the essential computer skills, and has some experience with using software before, but does not assume that the reader has already used a touch screen, which is a good, common-sense approach. The book is lavishly illustrated in full color, with clear, step-by-step directions that are labeled on each illustration. The result is both visually pleasing and easy to understand. The book is also printed in landscape mode, which means there is more space for the illustrations with the text beside them.

Getting Acquainted With The New Approach

Since Windows 8 is the most radical change in the Windows interface since Windows 95 replaced Windows for Workgroups 3.11, it makes sense to ease the reader into the new way of doing things, in such a way that the differences won't cause confusion or frustration. Windows 8 Plain & Simple does a great job on this. I especially liked the chapter that gives an introduction to the Start screen (and its contents), the Desktop, and Microsoft accounts. There is enough detail to make everything easy to understand, along with illustrations that show exactly what the author is talking about, step by step. The chapter on Input says that most people will still be using conventional input devices, but also gives extensive instructions on how to use Windows 8 with a touchscreen. This ensures that the book will remain a valuable reference as time goes on and touchscreens become more common. The instructions for going back to recently used apps, something I'm sure many readers will do on a regular basis, were especially clear.

The chapter on Users and Privacy is excellent. It also flows the information in a logical manner, beginning with the firewall and app permissions, then going on to Windows Defender. Some of these concepts may be confusing to a newcomer at the beginning, but after looking carefully at the information the author includes here, I think that from then on all will become clear. Then there are guides to user accounts, passwords (including the new picture password and PIN), User Account Control and Family Safety. Some newcomers may not know about the way Windows 8 handles users, and this will walk them through understanding the concept and setting up whatever accounts and passwords they will need for their own situations. There's also a good explanation of accessibility settings. Not all such settings are for people with disabilities, by the way. My son would appreciate the instructions for setting up a left-handed mouse. 🙂 I also learned that using the computer with only the keyboard, not the mouse, is called "caret browsing." Until I read Windows 8 Plain & Simple I had no idea there was such a term.

Searching and finding

With Windows 8's new interface, even experienced users will have to learn new ways of searching. Windows 8 Plain & Simple makes this new approach a lot easier to understand. Since using the search tools on the Start screen will be unfamiliar territory, the explanation of how they work is especially detailed and thoroughly illustrated. I thought there could have been a little more about searching from the Desktop, since that will be more familiar for people who have used other versions of Windows, but that's a minor quibble. The default searches give quite a lot of detail, including searching the Windows Store. I think that for most of us that would qualify as Too Much Information, so the brief guide to customizing searches will be a welcome reference.

Apps are more than you think

Many of us have become familiar with the concept of an "app" as a small program that's either free or costs only a small amount, that one installs on a phone. In Windows 8, all programs, large or small, free or expensive, are called apps. Thus, the tile you click or tap to get a weather report is an app— and familiar software like Microsoft Office is now referred to as a "desktop application." The book doesn't really get into the distinctions between the two kinds of "apps," and I think many people may be confused by this (I must admit I was). Since this change in terminology may take some getting used to if one's used a previous version of Windows, Windows 8 Plain & Simple devotes a lot of time to both the concept and the use of apps. They use WordPad to demonstrate the concepts, an excellent idea. By using WordPad they can demonstrate features like the ribbon that are available in more complex software like Microsoft Office, and also the concepts of menus, toolbars, the Clipboard, working with graphics, formatting text, and the basics of working with files (a subject explored in much more detail in the next chapter). Since WordPad is one of Windows 8's built-in apps, everyone will have it available to experiment with, and it's a tried-and-true program that's pretty hard to mess up (believe me, I've had plenty of opportunities to test that out over the years). There's also a brief introduction to playing games, although Windows 8 does not actually come with any games (the Games tile takes you to the Store from where you can get both Microsoft and Xbox games). I think there could have been a better explanation of the Games Store, because again the brief reference was confusing. As I mentioned, the chapter that deals with file management is well-illustrated and extensive. Each important concept is explained and explored. The next chapter covers the basics of sharing settings, syncing with other devices, and the ins and outs of SkyDrive. Between those chapters, nearly everyone will have a good foundation for working with data and files.

Exploring the world, in a limited way

I was very disappointed by the chapter that deals with Internet Explorer 10. It gave reasonably detailed instructions for using the browser from the Start screen, but just a one-page overview of the Desktop version of the browser. Since the Desktop version will be more familiar to previous Windows users and has more features than the Start screen version, both browsers should have been given equal space. Likewise, while the chapter on Mail and Messaging acknowledges that one can create email accounts with many different services, it only illustrates using Hotmail. Granted that the book can't cover every email service under the sun, I think that at least a sample screen from services like Gmail and Yahoo Mail should have been included. Likewise, the description of instant messaging was far too perfunctory to help a beginner understand the concept. The chapter dealing with the Store was much better and walks the reader through searching the store, finding apps, researching ratings and installing both free and paid apps. For anyone who hasn't yet encountered the concept of an app store through using a smartphone, this chapter should make the process easy to figure out.

The chapters that cover Working with Devices and Networks and Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Computer are also perfunctory and don't offer enough detail to give a beginner confidence. For example, in the section on installing a printer, there's just a brief mention that if your printer isn't on the list, you have to click Advanced Printer Setup and go on to add your printer manually. Based on my experiences in years of doing tech support, this supposedly simple procedure might well stop a beginner cold. The section on creating a Homegroup doesn't really explain what a Homegroup is, and since it's possible that a home network might not even include a Homegroup, I think a more detailed explanation would have been helpful. The Troubleshooting chapter talks about setting up Windows Update, which I don't consider a Troubleshooting procedure, and gives one-page instructions for resetting the computer to factory settings (not really recommended for beginners who might not understand that everything they've ever created on that computer will be irretrievably lost) before it gives instructions on how to refresh the computer instead. This is really a bad decision on the author's part. The chapter on upgrading to Windows 8 only deals with the versions of Windows 8 and with finding out if your equipment will run Windows 8 properly. There are no instructions for actually upgrading to Windows 8. I can understand those being left out of a book designed for beginners, but the chapter title is misleading if that's all it covers.

So what did I think?

Windows 8 Plain & Simple got off to a great start and I had high hopes that, after reading it, I could recommend it without qualifications to people who are past the absolute beginner stage but not quite into the intermediate stage. However, as the book went along, the explanations seemed to get more and more perfunctory, which is a real failing when it comes to important but more complex subjects like networking, and some of the instructions (like a factory reset) would be downright catastrophic if the person who attempts it doesn't really understand what's going to happen. I liked the illustrations very much and the book's layout made each set of picture-plus-text easy to follow. The author clearly knows her subject but made some assumptions about what her audience would need to have explained that might or might not be true.

Verdict

This is another one of those books that each individual reader will have to look over and decide whether Windows 8 Plain & Simple is the reference text to buy. Much of it is very well done indeed, but it has enough shortcomings that I could not wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone. There is enough detail to be useful, but not quite enough to be a complete guide for the beginner. I'd definitely recommend checking it out of the library and browsing through some of its chapters to see whether it's right for you.

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