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Index
Introduction
About This e-Book
How This e-Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Dummies Classics
Chapter 1: Easier DOS: The DOS Shell
Starting the DOS Shell
Do You Have a Mouse?
Quitting the DOS Shell
Changing the Display in the DOS Shell
Moving between Different Parts of the Shell
Working with Files
Copying files
Deleting files
Moving files
Renaming a file
Viewing a file’s contents
Finding a Lost File
Changing from One Drive to Another
Changing from One Directory to Another
Running Programs in the Shell
Chapter 2: Connecting Computers with a Network
Understanding a Network’s Parts
Setting Up a Small Network
Buying parts for a network
Installing a wired network
Connecting Wirelessly
Setting up a wireless router or access point
Setting up Windows 7 to connect to a wireless network
Setting Up a Homegroup
Sharing Files within a Homegroup
Choosing what items to share in a Homegroup
Accessing what others have shared
Connecting to and Sharing Files with Windows XP and Windows Vista PCs
Letting older PCs notice your Windows 7 PCs
Accessing a Windows 7 PC’s shared files from an older PC
Accessing a Windows XP or Vista PC’s shared files from your Windows 7 PC
Sharing a Printer on the Network
Troubleshooting a Network
Chapter 3: Going Out on the Town
Going Out with the Verb “Sortir”
Having Fun with the Verb “S’amuser”
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Visiting museums and art galleries
Spending an evening at the theater
Heading to the movies
Going to concerts
Enjoying the nightlife
Making Plans with Friends
Asking a friend to go out
Accepting and declining invitations
Chapter 4: Avoiding Sexual Relationship Pitfalls
Making Time for Alone Time
Connecting through meaningful conversations
Scheduling sex dates
Fighting boredom in and out of the bedroom
Making the Most of a Long-Distance Relationship
Dealing with Addictive Behavior: Hooked on Porn
Surfing for a thrill
Deciding if porn is a problem
Stopping destructive habits
Staying Close to Avoid the Empty-Nest Syndrome
Part II: Daily Dose of Dummies
Chapter 5: Ten Healthy Attitudes for Living
Assuming Emotional Responsibility: You Feel the Way You Think
Thinking Flexibly
Valuing Your Individuality
Accepting That Life Can Be Unfair
Understanding That Approval from Others Isn’t Necessary
Realising Love’s Desirable, Not Essential
Tolerating Short-Term Discomfort
Enacting Enlightened Self-Interest
Pursuing Interests and Acting Consistently with Your Values
Tolerating Uncertainty
Chapter 6: Meditation 101: Relaxing Your Body and Calming Your Mind
Turning Your Attention Inward
Relaxing Your Body
Developing Mindfulness: Awareness of the Here and Now
Focusing on your breath
Expanding to sensations
Welcoming whatever arises
Training Your Puppy: Reining In Your Wandering Mind
Chapter 7: The Responsibilities of a Leader
Developing a Vision
Putting Together a Plan
Turning a vision into a plan
Learning by doing
Writing the plan
Identifying Goals
Creating a Cohesive Team
Providing the Resources Your Team Needs
Holding People Accountable
Chapter 8: Leveraging Face-to-Face Marketing Opportunities
Harnessing the Power of Face-to-Face Marketing
Considering your options
Avoiding boredom to ensure interesting events
Sponsoring a Special Event
Know your options
Run the numbers
Screen for relevance
Express your values and convictions
Putting On Your Own Public Event
Selling sponsorship rights
Getting help managing your event
Exhibiting at Trade Shows and Exhibitions
Knowing what trade shows can accomplish for you
Building the foundations for a good booth
Locating trade shows
Renting the perfect booth
Setting up other kinds of displays
Doing trade shows on a dime
Passing out premiums
Part III: Fun with Dummies
Chapter 9: Charting the Course of the Royal Romance
Living Life to the Full: University Days
Feeling the Pressure: Press Intrusion
Moving into the World of Work
Hitting the Buffers: The Break-Up
Moving into the Home Stretch: The Reconciliation
Popping the Question: The Engagement
Chapter 10: Rock
Classic Rock ’n’ Roll
Rhythm guitar
Lead guitar
Modern Rock
Sus and add chords
Slash chords
Alternate tunings
Country-rock and Southern-rock lead
Playing Songs in the Rock Style
Chuck’s Duck
Southern Hospitality
Chapter 11: Handling and Cleaning Your Camera and Gear
Handling Your Camera
Strapping it up
Manipulating the controls
Inspecting other odds and ends
Gripping and Shooting
Getting a grip on handheld photography
Using a support
Memory Cards
Working with Lenses
Mounting a lens
Removing a lens
Cleaning
Wiping off the camera body
Cleaning LCDs
Getting dust out and off
Manually swabbing or brushing the sensor
Cleaning lenses
Dealing with Adverse Weather
Following Good Practices
Chapter 12: Socialization and Civility
Calming Your Puppy Based on Her Age
Acclimating a young pup (8 to 12 weeks)
Catching up an older pup (12 weeks and older)
Teaching Your Puppy to Be Accepting of All People
Socializing your young puppy (8 to 12 weeks)
Shaping up older puppies
Introducing your puppy to people of all shapes and sizes
Conditioning Your Puppy to Life’s Surprises
Other animals
Weather patterns
Objects
Various noises
Places
Chapter 13: Tools of the Trade
Yarn: The (Quick) Consumer’s Guide
Fiber fundamentals
A weighty matter
Looking at yarn packaging
Choosing yarn for a project
Knitting Needles
Exploring needles
Sizing them up
The stuff they’re made of
Gizmos and Gadgets
The essentials
Not necessary but nice to have
Blocking Equipment
Organizing Your Equipment
Chapter 14: Marrying Wine with Food
The Dynamics of Food and Wine
Tannic wines
Sweet wines
Acidic wines
High-alcohol wines
Birds of a Feather, or Opposites Attract?
The Wisdom of the Ages
Part IV: Get Social
Chapter 15: Building Out Your Profile
Profile Orientation
“Wall” You Need Is Love
Understanding the Publisher
Getting the Lowdown on Info
Basic information
Profile picture
Featured people
Education and work
Philosophy
Arts and Entertainment
Sports
Activities and Interests
Contact information
Hello, Photos
Questions
Notes
Friends
Profile-Building Strategies
Building a Profile for yourself
Building a Profile for promotion
Sharing yourself with family, friends, and the world
Choosing Who Can See What
Know your options
Your Profile is in the eye of the beholder
Contact information
Your birthday
Chapter 16: Joining the Conversation
Lurking and Listening
Listening actively
Hearing an opportunity and taking it
Minding Your Social Media P’s and Q’s
Sticking to business
Selling them softly with your song
Engaging Your Audience
Keeping it short and sweet
Finding your voice
Staying Engaged
Asking questions . . .
. . . and answering questions
Being helpful
Finding content
Goofing with grace
Handling critics
Chapter 17: The Perfect Date: Person and Place
A Word about Attitude — Yours
Searching for the Best Places to Meet Someone
The halls of academia
The people in your neighborhood
Parties, vacations, and other fun stuff
Grocery stores, bus stops, and other public places
Spirituality and altruism — a dating duo
Good sports win big
Friends, relatives, and — believe it or not — exes
The personals: Online and off
Avoiding Certain Places like the Plague
Planning a Cool Approach
The eyes have it
From your mouth . . .
Admitting you’re not perfect
Perking up pick-up lines
Part V: Going Global
Chapter 18: The Sun Never Sets – But It Don’t Shine Either
New World Order
Colonies in the New World
Hey, sugar sugar
India Taken Away
Black Hole in Calcutta
The Battle of Warren Hastings
Great game, great game!
This is mutiny, Mr Hindu!
Cook’s Tour: Australia and New Zealand
Opium? Just Say Yes: China
Wider Still and Wider: Scrambling for Africa
Zulu!
The wild Boers
One for you and two for me – cutting up Africa
The Colonies Grow Up – As Long As They’re White
Lion Tamers
What about the Irish?
The Anglo-Boer War: A hell of a lesson and a hell of a shock
Chapter 19: Borden and the Great War
Marching Off to War
“Back by Christmas!”
Enemy aliens
Gas attack at Ypres
Battle of the Somme
Vimy Ridge
Passchendaele
In the air
The Conscription Crisis
Union government
“The Prussians next door”
Canada’s 100 Days
Breakthrough at Amiens
November 11
Canada and the Empire: Revised
“Transforming the British Empire”
Canada and the League of Nations
The political impact of World War I: A recap
Chapter 20: The World Cup
Playing Up to the Final
Qualifying for the 2011 tournament
Winning the pool games
Breaking Through: The Teams
Winning Ways: Significant Players
Going for Gold: The Trophy
World Cup Highs and Lows
Ignition in the opening game
Gallic glory in Sydney
Australia wakes up to itself
Spiking the coffee
Beware low-flying aircraft
That dinner, that walkout
The World Cup from hell
Introducing the World Cup 2011
Lining up the favourites
Looking at the likely lads
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