Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier: The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs

Adrian Wong is one of the few really devoted scholars in the field of computer hardware. He applies a rare scientific rigorousness to his work that makes it stand out among the usual stuff on the net. He is a real asset to the PC enthusiast.

Your PC's BIOS enables your software and hardware to work together. But they can work together better?way better. If you want the best possible PC performance and stability, this book shows you exactly what to tweak, and how to tweak it.

Until now, most BIOS information was terse, incomprehensible...practically useless. Not anymore! Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier: The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs reveals the secrets behind 200 of today's most important BIOS settings. You won't just learn what they're for: You'll learn exactly how to use them in bothoptimization and troubleshooting.

Author Adrian Wong created the Web's #1 BIOS resource: the BIOS Optimization Guide at Adrian's Rojak Pot. Nobody knows more about your PC's BIOS... and no other book delivers this much accurate, usable information!

Learn about:
* The BIOS?what it really is, what it does, and how to optimize it safely
* All the different BIOS features and how to optimize them
* Optimizing your system memory, CPU, PCI bus, AGP port, USB ports, hard disks, and more
* Customizing the boot sequence and accelerating the bootup process
* Maximizing system security and stability
* Restoring your BIOS in any emergency, step by step
* Myths and misconceptions surrounding the BIOS?and the truth


If you're a gamer, PC enthusiast, or tech support professional... if you care about PC performance and reliability... if you're passionate about what goes on under the hood... this is the book you've been searching for!

Photoshop CS4 Down and Dirty Tricks

Photoshop CS4 Down and Dirty Tricks
New Riders | 06-2009 | ISBN: 0321563174 | PDF | 91.6 MB | 361 Pages | English

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE HOTTEST TRICKS, AND MOST REQUESTED PHOTOSHOP EFFECTS IN ONE AMAZING BOOK! Scott Kelby, co-host of Photoshop User TV and the world's #1 bestselling Photoshop author, is back to unlock the secrets of an amazing new collection of the latest eye-popping, jaw-dropping, Photoshop special effects--the same kind that made Scott's previous editions of this book one of the top selling Photoshop books in history. You'll learn some of the most closely guarded Photoshop CS4 special effects--the same ones you see on TV, in magazines, and on the Web. Using Scott's simple step-by-step method, with hundreds of full-color images, you'll see exactly how it's all done. The book is written so clearly, and it is so easy to follow, you'll immediately be able to create all of these effects yourself.

You'll learn:
? The latest photographic special effects
? How to fake studio shots (you'll be amazed at how it's done)
? The latest cutting-edge type effects
? The most popular effects used by big movie studios
? The most-requested advertising effects
? Commercial effects that clients go crazy over!
? The most asked-for current Web effects
? Amazing 3D effects using Photoshop Extended
? Plus loads of effects that look hard, but are easy once you know the secrets And not only that, but the whole book is packed with creative ideas, layouts, and design techniques that will help you unleash your own creativity. It's all here, in the only Photoshop book of its kind. You're gonna love it!

Effortless English - The Key To Excellent Speakin

Effortlessenglishclub | ISBN:N/A | PDF MP3 | 11 MB | Rapidshare

What is the most important English skill? What skill must you have to communicate well?
Obviously, number 1 is Fluency. What is fluency? Fluency is the ability to speak (and understand)
English quickly and easily... WITHOUT translation. Fluency means you can talk easily with native
speakers-- they easily understand you, and you easily understand them. In fact, you speak and understand instantly.
Fluency is your most important English goal.
The research is clear-- there is only ONE way to get fluency. You do not get fluency by reading textbooks.
You do not get fluency by going to English schools. You do not get fluency by studying grammar rules.
Listening Is The Key

Barron'S Gre 2009 17Th Edition

# Paperback: 537 pages
# Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 17.0 edition
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0764142003
# ISBN-13: 978-0764142000

Product Description
This 17th edition of Barron?s GRE manual reflects recent Graduate Record Exams and presents six full-length model exams with all questions answered and explained. Tests are similar to recent actual GREs in length, question types, and degree of difficulty. The manual also reviews all GRE test topics: antonym, analogy, and sentence-completion questions, reading comprehension, analytical writing, quantitative comparison questions, data interpretation, and math.

From the Inside Flap
(back cover)
# This up-to-date manual will prepare test takers for both the current GRE and the new-format exam
# Six full-length model tests in the manual plus a computer-adaptive model GRE on the CD-ROM are presented with all questions answered and explained
# In-depth subject reviews cover all test topics: antonym questions, analogy questions, and sentence-completion questions, reading comprehension, vocabulary, analytical writing, quantitative comparison questions, data interpretation questions, and math
# Extra features include an overview of the GRE with description of the new-format test plus study tips and test-taking advice

MATLAB Programming for Engineers, 4th Edition

ISBN: 978-0495244493 | 567 pages | CL-Engineering (November 8, 2007) | DJVU | 78 MB

Emphasizing problem-solving skills throughout this very successful book, Stephen Chapman introduces the MATLAB? language and shows how to use it to solve typical technical problems. The book teaches MATLAB? as a technical programming language showing students how to write clean, efficient, and well-documented programs. It makes no pretense at being a complete description of all of MATLAB?'s hundreds of functions. Instead, it teaches students how to locate any desired function with MATLAB?'s extensive on line help facilities. Overall, students develop problem-solving skills and are equipped for future courses and careers using the power of MATLAB?.

The Essential Jaco Pastorius

Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (February 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0634017675
ISBN-13: 978-0634017674

Note-for-note transcriptions with tab of Jaco's brilliant bass work on 16 songs: Amerika * Birdland * Blackbird * The Chicken * Chromatic Fantasy * Come On, Come Over * Continuum * Donna Lee * Invitation * Liberty City * Opus Pocus * Portrait of Tracy * River People * Soul Intro * Teen Town * Word of Mouth.

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