Do-It-Yourself Windows Vista Projects: 24 Cool Things You Didn't Know You Could Do! by Curt Simmons

Foreword     vii
Acknowledgments     viii
Introduction     ix
Easy
Quickly Find Anything on Your Computer     3
Use the Internet Better with Live Tools and Services     11
Create a Personal Windows Sidebar     19
Customize Folders and Flip Action     27
Quickly Browse the Internet Using Tabs     35
Make Work Easier with Windows Meeting Space     41
View and Manage Photos with Windows Photo Gallery     49
Use Windows Calendar to Manage Your Life     57
Create a Quick Multimedia Slide Show     65
Manage the Web Sites Your Children Can View and the Games They Can Play     69
Challenging
Create a Custom CD Cover     83
Create a Simple Movie with Digital Video and Photos     91
Turn Windows Vista into a Media Center     103
Watch TV on Windows Vista     111
Talk to Windows Vista     117
Synchronize Your Vista PC with Other Computers and Devices     123
Eliminate Spam and Unwanted Messages in Windows Mail     131
Advanced
Improve Your Computer's Performance     143
Use Windows Media Player at Your Next Party     155
Solve Home Network Connection Problems     161
Make Your Important Data Automatically Save Itself     169
Retrieve a Lost File with Shadow Copy     175
Build a Custom DVD     179
Turn Your PC into a GPS Device     187
Index     193